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PAGE NOR. ‘ ”firm .‘ W lured to his (Mr. McWatt‘ers') lame- 1:; MUNICIPAL mums he“ as a reason Why he BhOUId not .. be elected. Mr. McWatters said he " WERE UNDER FIRE had given the town the best that . __ was in him‘for several years, and he felt he was entitled to step up. He *- asked for the support of the citizens j ‘bravely, and the construction 0‘ bet- and assured them that he would 3 t” rm’ “0“” place 1413438! in the .give good service. i R. M. BEAL‘ Lindsay's citizens come out on 0‘3' wanted to know what Mr. Begg “95°“ like this and unite on a wished him to say about the Boud- 5: 00mm0n ground for the adVancement at. pavement. Mr. Begg was a year 333 upbuil-ding of the town. behind on the Sussex-st. drain. It JAS. B. BEGG. was last year‘s council that made 9 Mr. Begg said that Mr. Kylie and the blunder and the council this year .51 the council were warned not to go were obliged to finish the work, and :1. too far with paving and if; they made a good 50b of it. The Bond- could get paving at $1.28 a yard, they St- PaVement was next referred to. on; I (manned from our 1 ft. . .. § 'made a great mistake in paving this The reason he favored paving that ‘3 year. It was not good policy to street, was that it was the only ; start out on the paVing work carried street ready for second contract. It ‘2 out by the council. Mr. Begs criti- “5 an 8"”“8 leading from the west A of the church and on Adelaide-vet. unanimous petition. When this street and also the assessment of the was paved it was understood it was town this year. and its present rate. to go to head 'of. street. There is 3 Nearly every alderman this year difference 0t oplmOn on this. The wants to be reeve or deputy, because Chairman of the Board of Works there is a little pay attached. These “Faded the contract on the intersec- fellows are very little use in the hon of Bond and Adelaide-sts. Mayor town council. If they considered Beal sard he was satisfied to pay whatzfllcy had to do, they would not his . frontage; also across the interâ€" go. Three reeves going to County seetlon 10 feet Wide from end to end. council were a greater curse than He would give his cheque for $300, ' the question of separation. The or let it run for 20 years with rest building of the Sussex-st. drain Was of pavement, although he felt he ‘ also mnrely criticiZed. It was bad Show 1‘0" be eXPQâ€"‘Cted to do it. The business. The way tl' have been arrangements regarding the second handled. thirty-five mills will be the ”Pas“ With F°1°Y 5" mm” was - rate next year. yam-red to. Attan-g’ements have been ALEX. HORN iCOmplf-‘ted whereby the contractor - - . “'85 the town reenta f t g I have no intention of aspinng- fox-lg a pa 8‘6 0 ha . . , 'bondsi and the town will make a the Mayors chair. Thanking my pot, besides getting a 1 job done M: K . . :.::r and secouder, I will mtlr i'l‘he contractors agreed to give every t.. . . working man in town a chance to I. . N. . . . ' E WELDO. . . get a Job on the word if they want- , 1.!- Weldon, In a bright. Witty ed it. Mr. Begg had criticized the addrtsa stated that he was not a [council for not getting a cheaper cahdldfltf. The town was put '1}: ipavement. Mr. Begg had attend-3d all ‘9?“ 183* year to the amount 0‘ 339‘ the public meetings when paving was 000. The town was trying to follow discussed, and was not very anxious “Toronto and Berlin in the matter of for cheap payement then. He fought . q " ‘ ‘ . , . 3.)an work. It cou.d not stand it. !to have a friend of his get the con- lhe town 8 increased assessment and tract for laying asphalt block7 simi- rate Was next taken up, and the 12;- to that on Williamflt. north, at likelihood of a still furthzr increase {$235 per yard, while the council seâ€" in rate nxt year. The town had ilected asphaltic concrete at $2.10 per gone ahead this year. This is due to yard_ The base on the William-st. ‘the Industrial Commission. If we grog-d was not nearly so good as that rare the $50,000 spent on pavements j laid under .‘the asphaltic concrete to the Commission to'bring in in“roadways. A great deal had been dustries. the people's taxes WOUId go . heard, His. Worship said, about the down. He spoke in high terms oftlxegpoor working-man. Some were very Boving concern and what it meant f‘soliéitous about his welfare. He to Lindsay; also the ColeoBerger Co.;could shift for himself 365 days in 1122 Office Fittings and Fitzsimmons ‘ the year, but they needed him badly Co. {one day only. JOHN JACKSON, ; JAS. n. BEGG Mr. Jackson was the first candi-; (liner! that he had advocated the date for reeVe to address the meet-pairing contract of a friend in the ing. He had been asked to stand foriasphaltic pavement tender. The block :he position and bad as an opponent on William-st. was a good job and a gentle-man in Mr. McWatters. The‘i.’ this year's work lasts as long -rguestion of his ill health was referr-ihe will be the first to praise it. The ed to. The reason he resigncd as contract price for asphalt block was 'Tax Collector was beams: of a slightiszso a yard, not $2.75 as Mr. Bcal temporary illness, period he only thought of his bonds-i B. L. McLEAN, me'11 9111 the outstanding taxes. Helfn a well‘phrazed address said itl ' i accordingly resigned. The people aretwould be a pity for anyone to come the Judges of the fitness of himself, in between Messrs. Jackson and MCI 3!" McWatters. A ree'v'e is 8 g Watters. He was disappo‘ntcd lathe responsible man than the ' spirit with which the criticism was 33703 He 3098 l:0 the $011315? CD‘S-11‘ Z received. The town’s rate last year cal ‘to battle for the town. He 2 “.3 30.} mills, based on 1912 assem- \'-'ould be in the race to the finish. Iment. The 1913 assessment was 1-935- WM. McWATTERS- {ed to about $300,000. At a 30 mill rate Mr. McWatters extended the Salu-Ethat gave council about $9,000. They l and more tations of the season. Probably he ‘'should have done as well under those did refer on one or two occasions to Iconditions as the council of previous Mr. Jackson's ill health, which re-‘rears. He had favored raising the as- sulted in his resignation as Tax 001- lsmsment, believing the town could hector. He would not canvass ha". automatically lower the rate. This not Mr. Jackson started out. Mr. was not done this year, although it Jackson had made mention to his was giVen out that it Would. The in- referane-to his‘ illnes3, but forgot to state that in 12's canvas he had re- t â€"â€"â€" “â€"â€" t Continued on page 8) WMM» was; g Good Cheer lid Good Luck " , ; f, To Our Many Friends and Customers lspent Kinmount, visited week. and during that l stated. 8‘“ visiting his parents, John Casey. ., ted her ”sister, Mrs. week in the person of aged 79 years. The deceased had been in fairly good health until a couple of months ago when she was stricken with a = 4* MINDEN ’ (8906181 to The Post.) Mrs. Milton Gartshore and two children, ‘of Hall's Lake, spent a few days in town. ' Miss Marjorie Phillips, who has been attending High School in Hunts ville, is home for the holidays. Miss Orde and Miss Meldrum, {Pubâ€" lic School Teachers, are spending the holidays at their homes in Stratford and Guelph. -' Mr. Walter Gouldie, who has been in Alberta for the past few years, is visiting in this vicinity. Miss. Gertrude Hartle who has been , attending ‘Havergal College in Toronâ€" to, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hartle, of town. All entertainment with the given in the town hall on January 7th. It is expected that Rev. J. S. McMullen, of Lindsay, will be pres- ent. ' Mr. S. Ferguson. of Peterboro. came to town on Tuesday eVening. Fred Soward, who, has been attend- ing school in Peterboro, is home for the holidays. Miss Taylor, of Lindsay, is spend- ing the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Taylor, of Hindorl Hill. A large number from here attended the concert in the Scotch Line School last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. Noice and son, Will, are friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay and Mr. Duncan Lindsay who have been in Minnesota for a number of years, are visiting friends here. Mr. Delamere spent .C-hristmas with friends in Toronto. ‘ Mr. D. Dickson, formerly of the Stanhope Methodist Mission, was in town on Wednesday evening on his way to Carnarvon. MPH. Wm. A. daughter, Eind, and Miss Cora Peck Christmas with friends in Trenton. Miss Maude Cox spent in Lindsay. Mr. Roy Lodwick spent Christmas at his home in Pede'rlaw. On Sunday evening, Dec. 28th, Rev. J. M. Whyte will preach a special Christmas sermon at 7 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bake and two children spent Christmas with friends in Toronto. Mr. Bake returned but Mrs. Bake is remaining for a few weels with hcr father. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Still 0.. spent the holidays with friends in Toronto. The first sleighing came on Tuesday Mr. F. Dart, of Haliburton, was in U: 1 town a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Herley‘ncy, of friends here last Mr. Wm. Archer, sr., and Mrs. Hir- em in connection Methodist Church will be spending Christmas with Welch and little‘ - Christmas 3 We wish our many cus- New Year. he) ' '\ K c I .l tomers and sour fellow citizens generally, A Very Happy and Prosperous I TO OUR lupus OWING TO THE FACT THAT and well-known throughout the coun-' Archer and little son, of Daulâ€" THIS ISSUE GOES TO PRESS A Ephin, Man, are visiting in this vicin- DAY EARLIER 0N lily. Married~Deaconâ€"Walkerâ€"-At the r: OF CORRESPONDENCE IS HELD ian Emil: e; Commerce, Lindsay, and Harold ‘Hartle, of the Bank of Brit- ish North Christmas; with America, Midland, spent their parents in own. Mr. Ernest Casey, of Coboconk, is Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Messrs Bert Hattie, of the Casa- I Mr. and Mrs. W. Rumney, of Cobo- conk, spent a few days with friends at Hall's Lake. visitor in town during last week. Mrs. Anderson, of Haliburton, visi- Porter, last One of the oldest and most respectâ€" ed residents of Anson Township pass- ed away on Thursday, Dec. 25, 1913, Miss _' E. Ward, of Norland, was_a Mrs. Lindsay, sr., parlytic stroke, from which sidence of Mr. Robt. Walker, Minden “OVER UNTIL NEXT WEEK. township, on Tuesday, Dcc. 23, 1913,i by Rev. J. iii. Whyte, Mr. Alexander Deacon, of; ’ Hall’s Lake, Maude ‘Waliér of Minden. _.+._.__ 1‘: E‘W (3.1 RTAG‘E SCH I-ID [7.11. Railways Put Increased Rates Into Force on Jun. 2, 1914. MONTREAL, Dec. 30.--The rall- wnys issued their new cal-tags sche- dule yesterday to take effect Jan. 1. They have established a rate in Montreal of four cents per 100 pounds, which is an increase over the present rate of one cent. Owing to the higher cost of cartage in Montreal and the shippers agreeing to pay the cost in all cases, Montreal shippers pay a higher rate than at any other eastern point. The rates for the other centres are: Toronto, 3 1-4 cents; condo: and the following points also 3 cents: coe. Guelph, Hamilton. Kingston. London, Ottawa, Snrnia, St. Catha- rines. St. Hyacinthe, St. Thomas, Thamesville. Valleyfield, Walkerville. and Windsor. The minimum in all cases is 2 cents. A feature of interest to the shippers is the addition to the list of exceptions to the flat tariff of the fol- lowing freight: Baskets. empty pack- ages. furniture. (excepting brass and iron bedsteads). KENT CA)! GRO\V CORN! Hamilton, 3 ‘ l 3 I i 3 ! ! Bothwell, Branlford, Glcn‘ i i l l Dr; Emma Mussel: Dead. ' I PHILADELPHIA. Dec. so. â€"â€" Dni Emma E. Musson, professor of otol-i ogy at the Women's Medical College; I try as a throat specialist, died Sun-7 day at her home in this city. Shel research work in bronchoscopy. Dur- ! ing the summer of 1909 she workéd.i with Dr. Grenfe“. in Labrador, opera; atlng and giving medical assistance? Dr. Musson was a lender in sufvi lingo movemenls, and was a memberi of the County Medical Society and oh the American Medical Association. i British Schooner “'rerked. 3 WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. â€"â€"- Com-l mander E. L. Beach of the lender? Vestal at Pensacola, Fla, reported to l, the Navy Department yesterday that the British schooner Cheslie was waterlogged in latitude 27 degrees 25 minutes north and longitude 87 de- grees 32 minutes west. Commander; Beach added that he had despatched the tug Patuxen: to the ,Cheslie’s 8.8-. sistance in response to summons for. nelp. Boy Shot by His Companion. WINDSOR, Ont.. Dec. 30.â€"â€"â€"George Flett, aged 13 years, was shot yes-' tel-day and died shortly afterwards by a playmate, Stanley Craig, aged 14. who told contradictory accounts to the police in explaining the affair. (me version was that he was shooting at a trap and the other was that he did not know the rifle was loaded. Saskatchewan’s Referendum. 7 REGINA, Sask., Dec. 16.-â€"-Provid- ed that no fewer than fifty thousa‘ d Parliamentary electors cf Saskatche- wan cast ballots at a plebiscite on! the second Monday in December next - many will take place in February. I Hicknell created much excitement at ’ 'iBICKNELL. Ind.. Dec. 30.â€"Threeir°°f' We extend heartiest wishes for she never recovered. She is survived by four children. Mrs. John Gouldie with whom she resided, Mrs. Daniel Taylor, of Hindon Hill. and John . m year on a bill for the abolition of the Children’s Contest Shows Marvellous bar. the majority of the votes cast Yield Per Acre. will ensure the enactment of the CHATHAM, Dec. 30. __ Yesterday! measure. Its passage will mean the For 1914 we assu Next Bea?! Building N ineteen-Fourteen. even greater efforts to merit a most happy and prosperous l their continue-d patronage. i . . ARMSTRONG Wmmrmr , W' ”3"“- M“ .Darve's W398 and Duncan, of Minnesota, 13.8. The funeral took place on Saturday to lMinder: cemetery in charge of Rev. ‘8. M. Whyte. The pail-bearers were ,Messrs. John Boyd, Rbbt. Johnston, lRobt. Walker, Wm. Corbett, .s. Goul- ldic and S. Rumbeiow. l ”T“ l re our friends i M technicality in the matter of Mlatcs will» require the drawing up of [a new'fisheries treaty between Cana- da and the United States. ’.â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-1 O Road Horses Won In the prize list of the Winter Fair published in last week’s issue Hie winner of second priZe in road hors- es (open to all) shohld hava read C. were - Kent Street wry much aw ""td. . 7.. -m~r:y -. Mame-m lhe announcement was made that in this northern climate of Kent £42 bushels of shelled corn to the acre have been grown by D. A. Caughlll, a school boy, under the supervblon of the Department of Education, which will vouch for the accuracy of the plot measurements and the weight of ’the corn grown. Another boy, John Wilson, had a yield of over 135 bush- els, and a. little girl, Edna Wills, se- cured 135 bushels per acre. The above mentioned boys and girls were members of a corn~growing contest in Harwich Township that was organised by R. H. Abraham of file Martment of Education. The object~rin“having the contest was mainly to test the Wisconsin No. 7 corn. to try to find out if ilvwas r suitable corn to recommend for Kent County. Pure Wiscorsin No. 7 seed was secured and distributed to two hundred boys and girls who planted one-eighth of an acre in plots isolated L'.‘ '~“_St°€ “c‘d‘! Mia-v.3 l closing of every bar, but will 1 av; the wholesale dealt rs alone. Bylaw Results In \tinnipcg. WINNIPEG, Dec. 16. ~â€"~Filr.l .e sults of the bylaw voting show {1121' . ’ five were carried and four lost. ’l‘h~ _ former were: Power extension, isola» tion hospital, public lavatories. firs stations and schools. Those Lil‘f‘lltl’f were: Parks, Linwood inr-Ener‘iCl I general hospital and controller rel r l endum. ’ Mona Lisa Going To Pal-is, PARIS, Dec. 29.--The "Mona Lisa," Leonardo Da Vinci's grcal masterpiece, which was stolen from the Louvre, and recently recovered in Italy, will arrive in Paris from Rome on Wednesday. It will be ex- hibited at the Ecols Des Beaux Arts till Saturday, when it will be trans- ferred to its old place in the Louvre. iviu Move Inc XIII.s Body. {in be filled the position of ‘ which ROME, Dec. 29,â€"It is understood?chaiman. that the negotiations between the! ' .- e . Government and the Vatican relative Mr. James ngsboro, 0m" spent to the transportation of the body of!Chr-istmas under the parental roof. the late Pope Leo XIII. from St. Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson arc Peter's to the tomb which has been receiving many congratulations on ACCOUNT OF was 50 years old and had done much! erected in the Chm-Ch of St' John account of their little daughter, Iva. THE HOLIDAY, A CONSIGN‘MENT! Lateran have reached a satisfactory . . conclusion. It is said that the cereâ€" 3 being one Of the pm“ winners at the inaby Show at the Lindsay Christ» 1 Fair. Bod of Ram )0113 To Be 12.1; , was riding, Dec}, 29,“;n spit; $9238, Miss Richardson left on the 30th to denial given out at the Vatican. The jspend Christmas with friends in bar.- Eliessagero, a popular newspaper, says ’31“; County. the exhumation of the body of Car~ A. number .Of our actors performed dinal Rampolla has been ordered in . , consequence of the suspicious arous- at the Band « Concer. ‘3 Bobcaygeon ed by his sudden death and the dis-Ion Christmas night- appearance of his will, which it. is; Mr. William LewiS. 0‘ Toronto. thought may have been connected! with it. Ispent Christmas on ,the old homeâ€" I stead. Tried to Kill Himself. 3 : HAMILTON, Doc. 29.â€"A foreigner : zIONâ€"FEXELON, whose .name the polio: give as Nick (Special to The Post) ‘the‘ G.T.R. ‘station yesterday after- Mr. and' Mrs. L. Sharpe. of Torch- noon about four o'crock when he tried to throw himself in front of a locomoâ€" to. are spending their ti ' 111 h d i C ve w c was raw ng a train intc . .2 born the station. He was overpowered 81- holidays at Mfs' Sharp- 8 e, m. ter~ considerable trouble and taken to 'F’ed Pethic‘s. ' jail. Miss Dorothy Brown, of Lindsay. spent Christmas under the parental Three Miners Killed. 2 Miss Stella Brown, daughter of Mr. J. Brown, of Tessier, Bash. ar- ~ ' ' t wn last Tnesda and Dlosion occurred. The dead are: “V061 in o , Emery Williams, Robert Cotton and spent Christmas with her uncle, Mr. an unidentified man. The four injur-‘Weldon Brown, of Zion. ed are hurls). in the mine. Little: Mr. and Mrs. Herb Worsley Bp'ént damage was done to the mine. §Christmas with her parents, Mr. and . Big Fire at Buffalo, W. Va. Pm- P- Hew‘ev 0‘ 03W“- :GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, Dec. 30.-â€"â€"The Mr- and Mrs- Cecil 3’0“ mt business section of Buffalo, W. Va., Christmas at Mrs. Brown's parents, Situated SlXteen miles edit of here,'Mr-. S_ Cooper‘s of powl's corner. was destroyed, by fire of mysterious‘ . . origin early yesterday. The loss is 1W and Mrs. 8' Cooper “mm at estimated at $125,000. The intur- 0”“ Browns 0" Saturday. slice is small. On Christmas El‘e the people of men were killed and four injured yes- terday at the Indian Creek Mine, four miles south of here when a gas ex- 4413mm"! 1 Zion and surrounding neighborhood SCOTCH LINE. {turned out to the Christmas tree â€"â€" {and concert. The committee appoint- (Special to T1" PM) led gave a real good entertainment. The Public School Concert hellermt praise is also due for the orâ€" here on Dec. 19th was a decided sue-ichcgtra who done so well. After the cans, and great credit is due thelprogramlle was over in come Santa teacher, Miss Richardson, for the ,ex-zmaus who called on his beards tn ccllent way in which the little onesito help him distribute and union; were trained. The young people of the the two large Christmas trees which section joined inthe programme, and were heavily laden with presents, a solid three hour entertainment wasl Mr. Fred Pebhic returned a few given, after which the ladies served days ago after several weeks of Mis- a lunch that would do justice to a sion work in the North West. Royal Wedding- Mr- Broderick. of Mrs. C. Moynes is visiting ht-r Lindsay, and Rev. MIR Smyth, Odeaughter, Mrs. Branton, of Toronto. Dunsford, gave short and interesting Mr. Wilbert Worsley, of the public addresses, and R. J. Mitchell delight- stall, is visiting with his parents. ed the audience by the admirable way Mr. and Mrs. Lot Worsley. t