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(Daily Frev .Prvss, Dec. 14.) ~311R J. Connell, of Port Hope, the day in town. it P. G. Sandy, of Omemee. m ‘Own on Saturday. ‘16. W. Reid, of Toronto, W33 t""11 for a few hours to-day. ‘. John Wilson, of Kinmount, "1 town toâ€"day on business. -3- Parsons, of TorontO, W88 Mt of friends in town to-GEY- ‘ C. HOgarth, of Chatham, was M tO‘daY, a guest at the Pym Li's. Wm. Hrtheringzon, oi Feneâ€" ‘ ms: Was among our north coun- “It. Geo. Benzister, of Halibur- ”’1'“ in tOwn 10-day, a guest at it“13115011 house. *J- F. Mann, of Fenelon Falls, h"sllmérested in Cobalt mines, was Hum last evening, a guest at. the I9901111011523. “(Daily FTC?) I’I">S. Dec. 12.) 41!. J. L. Ju‘rmztcn, of Janetville, §in town try-lay. 413.1 Grant, of Woodville, call- en town friends 20-day. flit. J. R. Ronwick, of Janetville, 'd on town friends to-day. ‘11 Geo \I. Duuglas, of Manil- lulled on 1mm friends to-day. ‘15 (Dr) Hall and son, Master film of Little Brfiain, were in town GrStephenson, Toronto, p889 S38? town on a business trip MN andMl’S Bert Macdonald, of ‘1: “3- , Were in town to-day, i. the Benson house. -)[r. B. J. (hunch. clothing mer- rvmrnwi m-«lay from Toronto 'gfg hp 5mm ~:,-1‘>‘ra1 days on busi- \\'.. underfizmd that he made w 121w purvhusws from harras- jwholmir-rs at wry low figures. -5 letter rem-uni by a friend in indicatvs than Mr. John Hogan, irons form-fig: city editor of The 'reePress. is 11wa on the staff of The imam Globe). Mr. Hogan is a good Ewspaper man. and his friends in mwish him cuminued success. -}{r. Harry N-‘lson. of Fenelon mamas a vzsztr-r T0 The Free Press ficelasb 64.111111}; Mr. Nelson left nhe eight o'cim-k train for Glasgow, mind, where he“ will attend the riding of his mum-r. Mr. Nelson, Ihough a young man. has been in iscoumry about fwurteen years, and Eng that timv has been specially? nessiul in his many undertakings re. Mr. Nelson's brother has been Mingin San Fran-"i560. and is leav- hhis week 211' Glasgow for the my event. A‘- i f’ E. Merriam, the sports- 1 “me, Of Fenelon F8118, was in y on business Mr. Merriam ! of uIt! most experienced guides Lwere m {0WD } gSimPEOIl house ,ms. J. Maybe :he guest 0‘ Re‘ Jordan, of town: 15.1 new mman N. Eda? from MAI homc C°nWaY, formerly of the Do- , left this morning. for agam 'hrisnn Pacific 2 war W865 ‘nam I“ W I of Reeve and Mrs. Geo. of town, for a few days. )ICVHEHR'H. Of the Royal br‘x‘ll ilhiEpOSQd for the nut i: now able to be wx-p 3F “,1 Mr~. G. F. Trupp, of in town to-day for a \\' r' I": )\ll: ili'u‘o .thur < mp~on returned yes- “ '11.“.11m‘ “here he spent wzti; friends. 31?}, «G'eill. of London, Mr. Um, O‘Neill, has at- .M‘ .‘5 {‘1' r; . who has been trans- umseh house, Lon- 1 .n,. Muybtt‘, of Bobcaygeon, Mrs J. Dugan, of Hali~ in n-wn toâ€"day, guests mn. representative of yianos, returned ; week’s visit to the .er‘ll' Shelbume. \luuize. former pro- L1»: .1 house, was in , :m-«mxpanied the re- :‘mr. me late Walter A :21 Neepawa, Man, mtawu, where inter- 10-day. Hopkins, of Kinmount, wday on business. Aldous. of Fenelon Falls twduy on business. D. Isaac, of Fenelon .11 town friends toâ€"day. am. of Toronto, was in my on professional bu- has, Sept. 11th.) \Vuwi of Peterboro, ha“ 21 guest at the k Crandeu, of Ed- ~ in town toâ€"day vis- and will remain till Fremont, who holds ~itiun with the Grand . timber buyer, is re- weleome from his :1 Lindsay and vicin- ( 2V DECEMBER 17th, ma. ) and wife, Frank- I 3.; :erday, guests at Press, Dec. 10th.) gggart, of Port Perry, and 1113 11031. 0; wt... .. , will join The Free and social circles Press in wishing him 11303 Speedy and complete recovery. (Daily we”??? 1...;de a Dominion Bank staff, who has been relieving at Uxbridge, will be trans- ferred to the Toronto office in a few days. He spent Sunday in town. â€"-Mr. Alf. Parkin, jr., superintend- ent of the light and power plant at Dauphin, Man, arrived in town last Friday evening with Mrs. Parkin and young daughter to spend Christ- mas und eithe narental roof. Mr. and ' ’ '4 ,, __-.a.~‘l â€"â€"Mr. A. E. VBottum, hardware mer- chant, Bobcaygeon, passed through yesterday to Toronto. - â€"â€"Mr. G. W. Stevens, manager of the Gull River Lumber 00.. Coboconk, was in town yesterday. -â€"Mr. Jos Fettis, of Toronto spent Sunday in town with his brother-inâ€" Iaw, Mr. Frank Dennison, and other friends. u- m r‘. (".nnwav. late of the â€"Mr. T. H. Patterson and son, or Haileybury, New Ontario, were in town yesterday. â€"â€"Mr. A. E. Bottum, hardware mer- â€"â€"Mr. J. C. Davie, of Orillia, was in town toâ€"day, a guest at the Benson house. â€"Mr. N. J. Robinson, of Toronto, was in town yesterday, a guest at the Benson house. â€"-Mr. W. E. Baker, grocer, was in the city yesterday on business. â€"Mr. Arthur Bell, of Burnt River, called on town friends yesterday. â€"Mr. J. W. Latimer, of Peterboro, was a guest at the Pym house today. â€"-Mr. W. F. McKenzie, of Cobo- conk, called on town friends yester- day. â€"â€"Mr. Fred R. Greene, of Fenelon Falls, was in town yesterday. â€"-Mr. J. J. Cave, proprietor of The Beaverton Express, was 9. Lindsay vis- itor to-day and paid a fraternal visit to The Free Press. (Daily Free Press Dec. 15th.) â€"â€"Mr. R. A. Peters, 01 reterboro, was in town yesterday. iâ€"Mr. M. Clarke, formerly of the Bank of Commerce, left for Peterboro this morning, where he hasNaccepted a position. â€"Miss Hazel Coad, who is attend- ing the local Collegiate, spent yester- day at her home in Oakwood. in the north country, the recesses of which he knows like a. book. Yoronto HARRYâ€"In- Lindsay, on Dec. 16th. mong Lake. This morning the lake Rose Lax-kin, wife of Herbert Harry, had a substantial coating ofyiee end aged 68years. . no danger mpoeeible. ltr’. Whet Thefnneralwilltakev plaeeFx-i- ungcroeeedenrlythiemorningnnd day morning at 8.45, from the few succeeded, 01 course, in getting to Pe- ily residence to St Mary’s church, terboro with considerable lea hhor , and thence to the Roman Catholic than is generally expended. The cemetery for interment. thermometer out at (Daemon: Reserve “BESSIE BUTLER DAMAGED BY FIRE. Lakefield, Dec. 16.â€"-About. 8 o’clock last night fire broke out on the Dom- inion Government steamer "Bessie Butler. Damage to the extent of $1,- 000 was done. Origin of fire unknown. 4 in. ; Dec. 15th, 5 ft. 0 in. at pump house. Town Engineer Hammond gave a Free Press reporter the following wa- ter measurements Wednesday for the summer and autumn months, from which it can be easily seen that a steady drop has taken place ”each month: May 1st, 9 it. 1 in.; July 1st, 8 it. 8 in.; Aug. let, 6 ft. 2 in.; Oc- tober lst, 5 it. 8 in.; Nov. 19th, 5 ft. Mr. Bridge has, though, greatly in- creased the water supply. He is now getting through the ozone works be- tween 750 and 800 gallons while the filter is somewhat better. LARKE.â€"On Monday, December 14, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. I. Clarke, 8 â€"Mr. Fred Begs, of Souris, Man., arrived in town Monday and will ispend several weeks looking up old friends in Lindsay and surrounding districts. Fred left here about seven- teen years ago, with his father, for the West, and before long took up farm- ing for himself, in which following he has been quite successful. Of course, the many changes and improvements HEIGHT OF WATER. The water in the river for the past summer and fall months has been very low, and it has kept the water- works going some to keep the engines from sucking mud into the pipes in- stead of water. in the old town are quite noticeable to him. B I RTHS. OTT.â€"-To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bott, 1183 Howe-at, Vancouver, on Nov. â€"Messrs. F. H. Johnson and Wm. Henderson, of Bobcaygeon, were In town yesterday on business. â€"Mr. Redmond McGrath, of Buffalo, N .Y., arrived home yesterday, after sailing the Great Lakes during the summer. â€"Mr. John Finley, of Norwood, was in town yesterday, a guest at the Simpson house. v -Mr. Uriah Jones, of Balsam, call- ed on town friends to-day. Kinmount, was in town yesterday, a guest at the King Edward hotel. DEATHS. , â€"A number of the membersof the local lodge of the Independent Order ‘ of Oddfellows drove out Friday to lvisit the Fenelon Falls lodge, where they asisted with the work and spent a generally enjoyable evening. They report the roads as being in splendid shape, and also the Fenelon Falls lodge as prospering and progressmg. â€"While working in the Gull River Lumber Co.’s camp, north of here, Mr. William Harrison, oi Anson town- ship, cut his foot badly, severing one ltoe completely. He was hastened to Minden, and in the absence of the doctor, Mrs. Boice, the doctor's sis- ter, dressed the wound and carefully replaced the severed toe. The pa- tient is progressing as favorably as can be expectedâ€"Kinda Echo. â€"The Victoria Poultry and Pet Stock Association held an iniormal meeting Thursday to consider certain matters in regard to the arrangements for the big winter poultry show here on Jan. W, 27th and 28th. Reduo >ed rates on all railways will be in force for the event, and Lindsay's poultry show promises to be bigger and‘better than ever this year, which is certainly saying a great deal for this county event. â€"Peterboro Examiner: Once again Mr. Dan Whetung has been the first 1 todriveateamothoraesacroaaae-r mong Lake. This morning the lake , had a substantial coafing’ofjca and 1‘ -The Cambridge-st. Methodist church held a very successful ba- zaar Thursday under the direction of the ladies of the congregation. Tea was served and a generally pleasing time was spent. The event was a complete success and over $50.00 rea- lized from the afiair. --It will pay any ambitious young person to read, on page 7, the new advertisement of the old estabilshed Commercial School, located in the city of Peterboro. The winter term opens Jan. 4th.â€"w4. â€"The Board of Governors of the Ross Memorial Hospital acknowledge with thanks a. contribution of $5.00 from the Presbyterian church, Fene- Ion Falls. â€"Ops Council met lately to receive the treasurer’s financial statement and transact business remaining to be dealt with before the close of the year. â€"-The Winter Fair is a winner. â€"Bert Naylor, Barber, four chairs, no waiting; east of Simpson house. opposite Benson house. Shoe shine in connection. Most. upâ€"to-date. TOWN TOPICS THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS. V“ trade from these counties to the city 0! Peterborongh. We my In mug. lyintormeduponthemtter,butit Hatfield next Hominy. oonnfleswonldbegniltyofmchan seems possible that men who are ei- ectedtolookdtettheintenshofthae --Port Hope Times: It is reported that the County Council yesterday made a grant to the township of Gavan of 8600, to assist in the construction ofaroad throughthe swamp. Thedia- tanee to Peterborongh by thfa propos- ed road will he tour miles shorter than by the_preaent one. It hardly â€"-Peterboro Review: The Boston Herald, in discarding its so-called “comic” suplement, declares that “henceforth it will cease to issue its weekly array of illustrations and em- balmed humor, and who may venture :to say what it will lead to? The comic supplement has sown the seeds of idleness, duplicity, irrespon- sibility and dishonesty in many an impressionable child’s mind, and the fond father or mother who purchased the Sunday suplement has alone been to blame. The influence of these sheets has been essentially irfimonl. for they have ever idealized the vapid, stupid, vulgar and demoralizing." â€"The Lindsay Poultry show, on ; Jan. 26th, 27th and 28th, gives promise ‘of being the best ever held under the auspices of the association. Mr. J. P. Ryley, the bustling secretary, is in touch with a great many exhibitors who will show here for the first time. --Messrs. A. C. Babcock Sons, grocers. and J. Houzer, dry goods merchant, William-st, finding that portion of the street rather dark and unattractive at night, have clubbed together and had an are light placed in position between their stores for the holiday season. Their stocks are worthy of inspection. â€"Arrangements are being made to have the north train held here until 4.30 on Dec. 22nd. This will give the visitors from the north an Opportunity to take in the Whole of the Christmas Fair here on that date. For Children's Story Books. Dolls, Toys, Books, Stationery, and Novel- ties of all kinds see our assortment. We are selling cheap. Miss J. Tang- ney's 2 doors west of Y.M.C.A. -â€"â€"Remember the Christmas Fair in Lindsay next Tues'day, Dec. 22nd. There will be heaps of fun and lots of opportunity for the gaining of good cash prizes. e during the night hovered around the 20 degrees below mark, wd "Dan” was seen on the streets to-day wrap- ped up in mid-winter furs. â€"Merchanta. ring up The Free Press end get our prices on your printing. §§§§§‘{§§§§§§§*§§ii*i§§§*§§§*§§§* * THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS THE DAILY TORONTO STAR and The Weekly Free Press THE FARMERS' SUN andTho Weeklwf-‘m Pros: . Miammumu poulbloto ###****t*Â¥*#Â¥###*********#******#t THE FARMERS' ADVOCATE and The Weekly Free Preu. THE DAILY HAIL AND EMPIRE and The Weekly Free L..- Below will also be found a number of money-caving con tiom. Other clubbing rates may a he be «cured at this office. the whole 24 page: compriaing AN ALL ROUND LIBRARY, regular price of which alone is Cl N per year. Another good oflcr is the old reliable home and farm paper. and everything pertaining to Literature, the Fine Arts, Society the Home will be found in its ed in it: The Weekly Mail and Empire We have made arrangements with The Weekly Mail and Em- pire, of Toronto, one of the leading and most influential papers in Canada, by which we can offer The Weekly Free Press until January lst, mo, (no premium included), for the bargain sum Special CASH OFFER The Family Herald and Weekly Star and the Week- ly Free Press for $1.25. The Canadian Dairyman and Farming World and The Weekly - Free Press for 81.60. ; Weekly Mail and Empire has no equal as AN EXPOSITOR OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS and of tho HAPPENINGS OF PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES. a most valuable and practical Information is alwaye obtain- $1.25 AGRICULTURAL SECTION, MAGAZINE D EPARTMENT, . 00-00.... 'C AND PAGE SEVEN. I; . :4 is M. 15!!