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baker, you "3 got to i; m‘é’ht as to the (ms- ? Who have admirer of Of tailoring \lontagneg. f the high on an indi. es of time 3: Overcoat to insure Falls lair illen’s The annuanl meeti ' Memorial Hospital BdIErdOfofthgoiggrs: ore and Associates took place in the Council chamber Thursay with M1- J. D. Flavelle, chairman of the Board of Governors, presiding. Among those in attendance were: Mr. John Carew [Mr. Thomas Stewart, Mrs. J. 0: 3Grace, Mr. J. R.’ McNeillie, Mr. Wm. Flavelle, Mr. Robt. Ross,. Rev. Mr. Marsh, Mr. J. M. McLennan, Mrs. J. M. McLennan, Miss Dunsford, [Mrs A. B. McIntyre, Mrs. Geo. Mills. Mrs. G. G. Edwards, Dr. A. E. Vroo- man, Miss Millar, superintendent, and Miss Vida Barker-head nurse in the Ross hospital. Mr. J. R; McNeillie, the secretary- treasurer, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were adopted as read. . The Secertary-Treasurer‘s annual re- port was then presented. This was a clear and interesting history of the hos- pital and its affairs for the year. The report was adopted without any dis- cussion, except that ’ of congratula- E_..-â€"â€"â€"---"'-""_-""_â€"' lation for the excellent condition of DR. H. A. NESBITT, L.D.s.. 0.0.5.. the hospital- Secretary-Treasurer’s Report. Graduate of rte/a1 College Of Dental. The Board of Governors beg‘ to sub- Surgeons of Ontario, 'and' Honor mit their report for the year com- Gradcate of Toronto Unwersnty. mencing Oc‘tober lst,'1907, and ending September 30th, 1908." ' A hospital that has been in active operation for six years has passed _ fro mthe initial stage and has en- Office oter Canadian Bank of Com- tered upon a steady and assured corner Kent and William-sts. course in the service of the interests Phone 272â€" the needs of which led to its eing es- tablished. The remark applies with force to the work of the Ross Memorâ€" ial Hospital which from year to year has been efficient in, an increasing degree, and has proved to be so great a factor as to fasten its claims upon the community as an indispensable institution. In consequence of the removal of Mr. Robert Bryans to the Province of Alberta his position as 8. Governor ibecame vacant. His resignation was ..-, N the need of accepted with sincere regret. Mr. .. gilt-iiiitliiuw 1; m protcc- Bryans was appointed under the Act ' " ‘ ‘ ‘ of Incorporation. During the five .. {Jillllél’ the assaults of _ , , . i 1 :;u_~.-;i.,m,1 his any, Jack years In Wthh he occuiped the p051- ‘E-i: tion he was constant in attendance at n a the meetings of the Board and devot- we are BUIIdlng ed himself earnestly and cheerfully ”vercoats willing to take upon himself the du ' ties of the office. All rifllerr‘. imorovements conducive +3 soon work mlh minimum amount} . 3 g , of cisccmtort. merce. Entrance on Wii lam-s: Wintry Blast to the promotion of the interests of the hospital. The vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Mr, John Carew, whom the remaining members of the Board were pleased to findi {\ “\'{‘$§ all lllt’ SIUOd fen- The Board place on record \Vlfll . H “inn-1' cunt, should great regret the removal by death of T11“ l‘l‘m‘f ”f thiSHt‘Sin ; the two senior members of the Med- ‘ " a ' that mm: mm as ical Staff, Dr. P. P. Burrows and Dr. \. ‘ - ~:.i. m.- placing theitgw. L. Herriman. both of whom ren- ‘ \ Elm" ,\.\vint”5'l‘ (gggldered loyal and helpful servxce. ‘lli' - i.- s ; ,\ out: .n “91‘0"‘hhi In the course of the year there was; Try us â€"-we all“ cmreceivcd a bequest of one hundred dollars made by the late John Ken- nedy, esq. The amount has been placed in the Endowment Fund. It was gratifying to receive so substan- tial a token of interest in and sym- pathy with the Hospital bequeathed by so estimable a citizen, 'The Endowment Fund which a year iago stood at $17,449.60, has been in- bequest mentioned, icreascd by the - . land the payment of subscriptions to the sum of $17,875.85. For the year now closed the income of the Fundl . yielded the sum of $841.06 towards the _ + ,g_ Icost of maintenance. . l The total of receipts for mainten- the: ance in 19W-8 was $8,326.69; the total in sou, ladies and Genls' Tailors, IE.» 4 its are always . ;-‘:»-;3;.,. 7, : Jul-adv when you getiof expenditure for maintenance was -: ,. .‘ '. , .91, showi a sur mi. “ "”1“”. ”we as low gradelfvgais‘iof $41.78,Il§om which is to be Â¥WC1<.\‘- -‘.l;‘ customers are all of deduCted the deficit on October lst. ' 5”“ “'9 buy nothing 1907, of $26.37; showing a pissent sur- We fill their best‘ plus of $15.41. The best is none too connection with the purchase of coal Si. people, SO the best under which the lowest price prev 21w you is to try your ° " that crowd of the best sup 1 1175’ your goods at the best has to be ' months named- the Oak Front Grocery. 1907 an dagain in 1908- ulll‘ Boston Luxury COf‘ of the institutional year in 1 {7‘ lik‘i’lvy. rich flavor will value of the coal purchased a 39pm " "WU" fist» delivered was deducted - H H amount paid and only fuel for the year was The Board accounts. _ . lvisable to continue the practice of Itakin stock of fuel, The amount ap- . ' ' the present accounts is nce brought for- the bala ar and the until .. ls. This was At the end \â€" That element will .110“ be The loiiit to Ponder M... and settle l‘izht now is “Where shall resent in ensuing years. I buy my Winter Suit ’or Overcoat ?” gt expenditure for fuel thug gang i-ODO ”Mam a superb fit, style be- is, however, partially 59* 0 y ghgd Smmhm. Work that will stand fact tha la dtftt’ weaves the best in the old plies pu n -’ Then come to me. We Sell 0V - . a . ERCOATS, made to 11163 not being apssed and 8p}. , . in :1“; in any style, beautifully trim- 'fr0m $17 to $30. We sell SUITS from $17 up- Don" buy till you see what we can 0 for YOu. ‘ LOU wroxn'r'r, Merchant Tailor, 2‘ WimIII-st. Lindsay, near The M \W “:EQIChants, if you want businem, “we m The Free Press. of the hospital has been carried on} , the each month, done in ecu 907 the taken place. the receiv ;» - For The Ross Hospital THE YEAR CLOSES WITH A SMALL SURPLUS â€" excoumcmc RF.- PQRTS FROM ALL DEPARTMENTSâ€"PROCEEDINGS or THE ' ANNUAL MEETING. will of the people of of the County. A contribution to the equipment and maintenance has again been made by the ' Ladies’ Hospital Association. amounting to $105.34, for which thanks ar heartily recorded. The Baseball League of the town made a contribution of $10.30, a very acceptable gift. has earned a further expression of thanks by making a donation of $5.00. A visitor to the town, Mr. Silas Ray, who found it necessary to take treatment in the Hospital, made a donation of $20.00, a gift much ap- prciated. ' The usual liberal grants were made by the County of Victoria and the Town of Lindsay. The number of patients under treat- ment for the year was 232. The expen- ture for maintenance was $8,284.91. which, divided by 5,195, the total number of days’ stay of patients shows the cost per patient per day to be $1.59. The cost per day in the prev1ous. year was $1.45, and the av- erage for six years was $1.56. A classification of the patients by wards and days is as follows: Free, 743; paying 50 cents per day, 2,029, total, 2,772; semi-private, 2,076; private, 347; ttal days, 5,195. By wards the receipts by the Secre- tary-Treasurer from patients were as follows: Public wards, 2,011 days, $1,005,58; semi-private wards, 2,099 days, $2,- 099,50; private wards, 352 days. $616,00; total, 4,462 days, $3,721,08- The graduation of nurses took place on June 9th. The ceremonies were held in the Academy of Music, and the event attracted much interest. Addresses were given by the resident clergymen, by Dr, F, A, Blanchard, re- presenting the medical staff and by Dr. G. A. Bingham, of Toronto, Dip- lmas and badges were conferred upon the following ladies, as having com- pleted the three years’ course of train- ing. viz: Miss Sarah E. Garbutt. Miss Dora E. Wallace. Miss Robina I. Beatty. Miss‘imella H, Hickson and Miss Mary I. Costello. Apart from any formal commendation of the, ladies who have graduated, the Boardl desire to express earnest appreciation. of their high personal qualities and their skill and ability, The Board have pleasure in ex- pressing the assurance that the workl throughout the year with great effi-' ciency, and that harmony and con- fidence have prevailed between the' Medical Staff and the Lady Supt’rin-l tendent. Statistics. The average stay of patients in the hospital was 22,39, 3 Dormitory capacity in bed, 2‘3, Num- ber of beds made up, 23, The number of patients treated dur- ing the year was 232. Of these, 197 were Prtestant and 35 Roman Catho. lics. There were 103 female and 129 male patients, In nationalities thel patients classed as follows: Canada“ 197, England 22, Ireland 7, Scotland 2. other countries 2. The residence of patients for the year was as follows:| Lindsay, 115, Cunty of Victoria 89.; other countries in Ontario 26. United] States 1, other countries 1. There were 202 patients discharged during the year. 16 deaths and 4 births. Th number of patients on Oct, lst. 1907, was 18, and on Sept, 30th, 1908, plus for the the number was 14, Report of Ladies’ Auxiliary Board. Mrs. A. B. McIntyre read' the fourth annual report of the Ladies’ Auxiliary Board, which was adopted as follows: During the past year this Auxiliary Board has held its regular monthly- ' n the first Monday oil with the exception of June, July, August, and September. There was one meeting of the ex- tive and one special meeting. One change in the membership has The resignation of Miss leaving Lindsay and the office was filled by Mrs. Dundas. At the beginning of this year’s work it was thought advisable to ask ladies ' ' ' e villages in the county to become members of this Board to assist in any work when called upon by the President. The followmg ladies were written to, and some of them expressed their willingness to become members: Mrs. Nie, Fenc- lon Falls; Mrs, Stewart, Bobcaygeon; l l 1 Mrs. Clark, Omemee; Mrs. Dix. and ‘ Little Britain. lkept open for the exercise of the good- Court Kinmount No. 703, I. o. F - ieral for the splendid assistance given With" the coming or movem- “ ber we Announce ’ Our ANNUAL SALE ‘ of ladies’ Suits, coats, cloaks, Dresses, Waists, Gowns. Owing to the recent mild weather our stocks are the largest and beet assorted we have ever shown at this season of the year. And the Reductions Include Not Only Many 0dd Numbers and Sizes Which Have Accumulated but Regular Lines McCall Pattern No. 2183 MODISH ,IUMPER DRESS see our goods and compare values. COATS SKIRTS Half dozen only Ladies’ Coats Beautiful pleated Skirts in back, of brown mixed tweeds trimmed navy, green and brown ‘ panama cloths, sale price _ 4.50 with strappings of self, 5 00 O Skirts of navy and brown pan- reg 9.00, Sale Price - - Coats of fancy grey tweeds,pret- ama cloth pleated with Lily trimmed With strappings Of folds of silk, sale price 5.75 self and black cloth, set in collar, Skirts in black and brown pan- ama, beautifully trimmed with cuffs and pockets with silk buttons to match, regular price 7 00 o folds of silk to match and 5 buttons, nine gored - 7. 0 Suits in navy blue Venetian 14.00, Sale Price - - Co ats o fanc brown and green Cloth with silk braid trimmings, mixed tweeds, both are regular all sizes, sale price 15 00 ' ' ' ‘ ' 0 $15 Coats, extra good style, neat- ly trimmed, all sizes, Sale Price - - - - 9.00 Lindsa J W WAKELY y c o . v It will certaily pay every lady handsomely tom PM_WM No. 23% 5”,, "0,2313 ' EARLY FALL STREET DRESS WAISTS A large assortment of season- able styles in cream and black Taffeta Silks, with fancy 'yoke col- lar and cuffs trimmed with Val lace, regular 5.95 sale price - - ,- 3.75 WHandsome Marvelleaux Silk aists, black only, very 4.00 neatly trimmed, sale price Taffeta Silk Waists in cream only, yoke and sleeves trimmed with tucks and Val inser- 4 50 O tion, all sizes, sale price Tafieta Silk Waists, black only, in all sizes, neatly trimmed, al- ways sold at 6.50, sale 5 25 O .pnce - - - Ontario. Founded l885. â€"â€"the synonym of success. ates eminently ncss Systems. Individual instruction. day, tirely in the hands of the young ladies ' faithful, diligent, and conscientious, E and the older members of the Boardn and he moved a very hearty vote of'Tllol' ed Herd The work of visiting the Hospital. ways speaks of the cheerful way with' Mr, Robt, Ross seconded this ex-i aovo, or: BOBCAYGEON.â€"7o to hospital: Sateen, towelling, flan real reward for the work was in “where from Mossum Boyd Co ,5 R ed' ' l L'ttl Britain, 39 from Oakwood, l4 ‘ 1 e would rather be a member of the hos‘ithem being double standard Pollcd logue. l have been relieved of any har‘d work!thanks to them Mr Marsh also during the past year. .- . ‘spoke of the kindness he had always 0 etc or each month has been done faithfullyireceivcd at the hospital, and the, ‘ b." MR Mills 01' 50m? member 0‘ the ‘ sympathetic co-operation always to be. House Committee and their report al'moticed in the staff there_ NEW TYPE ORIGINATED BY MR. WhiCh they are receivedby the SuP‘pression of appreciation, and it was .4ng m THE HERD. erintendcnt and her assnstants, edlcarried heartily. i Durin the car we have furnish - i g y In reply Mr. Flavclle said that theE Bobcaygeon, Nov. 9.â€"There arrived; elette, renewal 0‘ rubber ““35 for results. To be! in the cod work of: . . , wheel chairs, and fruit, The fruit in- relieving and bittering zany humaniDeer H111 StOCk Farm, near Prince; eluded 129 jars from Lindsay, 10 from Swain was its own mm H Albert, Saskatchewan. over 70 head of ‘ g pense. e~‘pure bred Hereford cattle, most of from Bobcaygeon, and 5 from a . pital board than hold any other lib-z ‘ ' . Treasurer's Report. p IHerefords, a new type originated by Mrs, McLennan, the treasurer of the lie position in town. To assist in this firm. Mr. Boyd had tried cross- i such good work makes a man better, 1 ing with polled Angus, but in this way ! Ladies’ Auxiliary Board, read the very broader and kinder. i there was the dificulty of getting rid , *- gratifying financial report of that Mr. J. McLennan. ;of the Angus and the progress was - . . . , 7“ ‘ ' ' ’ ceived a splendid training in the Tor- helpful organ.zation. After a busy Mr. McLennan briefly expressed too slow. Many years ago Mendort, onto establishment, and since open- the general opinion as to the work ac- i mademost. important discoveries 1,” experimenting With plant life, but his complished by the Ross Memorial; . Hospital. The thanks of the people , book in some way got shelved and for- went out to all who had assisted iui?twg'.‘mu}l a few years if: someSione this work. Mr. McLennan also madel can It an gave 1" an a regs? nce reference to the able and kindly ser- 2 gzgdgimegfitz‘: fxpplmgngse vice of Miss Miller ,the superintend-f and with marked resultsnng. Boyd cut, and the excellent staff of the 1105- found that on a rare occasion a poll- pital. lied Hereford was produced by what on A- E- V'”"""- was looked upon as a freak of na- Vrooman congratulated the ture. ' After a careful search of the con- tinent he found two pure bred polled Hereford calves, and purchased them. It is found that a polled animal mat- ed with a horned animal will produce about half the calves polled. In the breeding of the present herd there has hen no crossing, all the animals being pure breds. The advantage of the polled animals are immense, in the dangers of the horns being removed. In a few days a Government inspec- tor is to test the animals for tuber- cle, as it is probable that most of and profitable year, in which much help had been given the hospital, the report showed a balance of over $480 on hand. . Work of the Ladies Appreciated, Mr, J . D. Flavelle, chairman of the Board, expressed the deep gratitude of the Governors and the people in gen- Bazaar as popular Lindsay. by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. He also thanked the ladies of the town gener- ally for their generous support, and Dr. the same good word was given to the Board on the excellent progress made local newspaper for their kindness, by the hospital. He also referred to During the year the work of the Board the good work that would be accom- of Governors had gone along smothly plished for the general health if the and successfully, 811d on behalf 0‘ the ozone method of treatment of the Governors he expressed very sincere town “a, proved as beneficial as it thanks to 811 Who had helped *0 this promised to do. He touched on the medical qualities of ozone and quoted medical authorities as showing that ozone was helpful in curing certain diseases as well as preventing such troubles as arise from impure water. The Nuna' Home. Mr. J. G. Edwards inquired as to whether the project of building the nurses’ home had been dropped. In HOSPITAL. assistance, and had a spec in conclusion for the ladies and the medical men of town, who had so generously and ably assisted in mak- ing the hospital work successful. Mr. John‘ Cal-cw. pitul was held last week. ‘ to be connectedw ith the Bo . ' . . . . . - Board and axon could be made until a conference tinned with increased energy. Memorial Howl“ ' that had been held with Mr. Ross. the following are the oficers elected for founder of the hospital. Mr. Ross was any at present, buton his re- turnthematterwouldbetckenup. Hr. Flawlld. Chairman. Mr.J.D.Flcvellemngcin ap- pointed, chairmen of the Board. Mr. D. Ann-gluon was, on motion, 3rd Vice-Presidentâ€"Mrs. 3 Cough. successful. very essence of modern. living Busi- Stenogmphy, Tele- gmphy, Commercial Courses. paratorv Course for those whose early education has been neglected. . . Enter any W rite for handsome cataâ€" A Successful Year For the Boss Hospital PETERBOROUGH BUSINESS COLLEGE l GEO. seorrou, Principa Presidentâ€"Mrs}. G. Edwards. let Vice-Presidentâ€"Mrs. Thos. Ste- B. Secretaryâ€"Mrs. A. McIntyre. Garresponding Secretaryâ€"Mrs. Wm. Largest and most popular Busi- nevas School in Eastern Ontario. Widely experienced. broadlx- edu- catrd. sympathetic. attentive staff Gradu- The Pre- ing here has had no cause to regret having returned to the old town. The public will find him a young man im- bued with progressive views and dc- tcrmined to make the new Weese’s for low priced goods as was the old establishment. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Weese to ANNUAL MEETING OF LADIES' AUXILIARY OF R088 The anual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the. Ross Memorial Hos- A very pleasing annual report was presented. and there is every indication that the . excellent work in the past of this most helpful organization of ladies. who have done so much for the ad- the ensuing year: vancement of the hospital will be con- The wart. 2nd Vice-Presidentâ€"Mrs. Geo. BeaJl.