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leged, and upon the report and re- commendation of the chief traffic officer 0! the board, it is ordered that the Grand Trunk Railway Com- pany be and it is hereby directed, to reduce its rates on coal in carloads from Suspension Bridge, Black Rock, and Buffalo, New York, to Lindsay, Ontario, to one dollar and fifteen cents ($1.15) per ton of two thousand pounds, subject to a compliance with the provisions of sub-section 5 of see- tion 313 of the Railway Act. The railways have thirty days in which to put this order in effect. It will therefore be the middle of March before it becomes effective. (Signed) D’ARCY SCO'I'I‘, Assistant Chief Commissioner, Bow of Railway Commissioners for. Ca: Arrangements Completed for Ma!- geon Seed Fair- -0ther ’Caygeon Notes To Bridge Ball _ - Lake Narrows vSpecial to The Post? Full arrangements have been made for the Bobcaygeon seed fair. which is to be held in the town hall here on Wednesday, 17th inst, and the ex- hibit of grain and seeds promises to be a good one. Mr. L. G. Raynor. B- As there are about 12,000 tons of coal brought into Lindsay every year, this will mean a considerable saving. The text of the order, as signed by D’Arcy Scott, assistant chief com- missioner. is as follows: ”Upon the hearing of counsel for the complainants, the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, and the Canadian Pacific Railway, the evidence adduced, and what was al- s. A.. of Ottawa, is expected to be present and do the judging- Farmers desiring to get good, pure. clean seed grain should take advantage of this fair, as there will be excellent ties of oats wheat, peas, and grains for sale and exchange» seed means larger returns to 1 Messrs. John McLennan and Wm. mvelle, who were in Ottawa a few days ago, giving evidence on the complaint of McLennan a: 00., ,0! this town, that the Grand Trunk mus on coal from Niagara Falls were too high, as compared with those to Cambray. Coboconk, Peterboro and Port Hope, have been notified that the railway commission has ordered a reduction of ten cents a ton. me: South Harvey is quite close ‘to' BObcaygeon and the railway, “I?” 3 great portion of the year the!!!" Cut 023 by Pigeon Lake. We; Steps are being taken now to Ms? Ball Lake Narrows, and if this is done they will be in easy distance of a good market for their stock and farm produce during the whole year, The Rev. Dr. Symonds, of Montreal. 33‘? a most interesting and W “V9 address on ”The Bible saute:- liturgy in mfid'a nhnrnh hm m The Board of Railway Commissioners Clip the Freight Rate from Niaâ€" gara Falls “”8 address on “The Bible 8.8 Liter- { 3mm" in Christ's church here 18“! Friday evening. Those who had .the; primege of hearing this lecture were “my pleased with the doctor’s treatmeut of the important subject The game of curling played be- Fmelon Falls and queayséon '°’ the Stanton Cup last week- ave Pm!“ Fans a majority o! no on this rmd- More of the gun”. are t" be played this week. A, ; :3: Page McGrezor. a thin but: was ., , and did not hear the train “pm; figing. Without looking to m M1: or 219:: he drove on and as the ,train fIsi‘czune Speeding around the m, ‘ witnessed the, m those Who thought a. collision was inevitable. ‘The engineer Was on the lookout, “however. and applied the brakes, at the same time sounding the whistle. The farmer just succeeded in crossing the tracks about two seconds before the train went by. Drivers of vehicles at these cross; jugs should be more careful as trains are coming and going at all hours. } # 1 The Coal Rate is Reduced by We serious accident was narr ed Wednesday as the C 13'}? was pulling into to . 'clock. A farmer witfi': A avert freight train about nine 0 load of gram w mm and was just about :5 into the the C. P. R. tracks at Queen- CM “K 0P3. Tracks Earner Was Almost Run Don Red by Storm was Nearly Killed number I. mmsu. mm. mm! 13.. Acted Peculiuly and are New Charged with Using Abusive Language “spotters" had been stopping at a. local hotel for the past few dais, and that the proprietor had warrants is- sued tor their arrests for using abus- ive language. The fourteenth annual meeting of the Farmers' Union Mutual Fire In- surance Co. was held Wednesday in the council chamber. Mr. Lombar- ough presided, and the annual direc- tors’ report showed that the com- pany had now 3,731 policies in force, covering amount at risk $5,478,642.14 The surplus in the bank is $5,658.25, mortgages, $8,775, short date notes, $1,436.73, accrued interest $222.88; a total of $16,092.86. The company had 57 losses this year, 39 being caused by lighgiing amounting to $2,594.25; losses by fire 39,873, total $12,466.60. The financial statement showed the receipts to be $22,511.21, assets 3166,- 124.08 and liabilities none. Considerable excitement prevailed in town on Wednesday when the news Warrants Issued for Alleged Spotters It seems that the two strangers arrived in town at the end of the week and registered at the hotel, one claiming to be from Oshawa, and the other from Toronto, Saturday even- ing one of them was very persistent in his demands for liquor, but he was They represented themselves on one occasion as travellers for electric supplies. and in another hotel claim- ed they were agricultural agents. They made the rounds of the differ- ent hotels and made enquiries re- garding the rates. . Tuesday evening they were request- ed to settle up at the hotel where n.“ were registered and it is alleg- 'vâ€"vvâ€" 7 ions individnals nre not “spotters." To-day acting chief of police Thom- bnry served the two individuals with summons charging them with using »Wg.rprdwe and grossly insulting mid abusive language. They will ap- nea: in court toâ€"morrow morning. ed -abusive language was used. contended by sogne that the : Annual Meeting Discloses lost Satis- factory Condition of Affairs The Canadian Pacific, the shortest line, to Winnipeg and west, via. Tor- onto and Sudbury; 38 hours from Toronto; no change of cars. .Step in- to your tom-fist or standard sleepers .at 10.15 p. m., and Farmers’ Union Fire Insurance step of! ‘ at ”Winnipeg. No vex- ation delays. No trwb’ve with baggage. The easiest, shortest by a day, the - most convenient route. Close connections with all points in the great Northwest. Bertha in tom“. ported at a special meeting or the county council in the near future. whfle your ticket is being made out. Tourist or second-class rates to Win- fiipeg have always been 321. Profior- Muly cheap rates beyond to oth- a bridge at the Narrows between North and South Harvey for the ac- commodation of the people of the latter section. It would mean a eav- ing of a considerable distance in the trip of South Harvey people to Bob- caygeon. The bridge, 11' erected, will be about one half mile long. The re- mac. P. R. has purchased ana- tm-d gas well at Medicine Hat. .Warden Scott and Reeve Fife, of Otonabee went to Bobcaygeon Tuesâ€" day morning, where they met Reeve Shaw of Harvey to discuss the erection of a. floating bridge over Ball Lake. The proposal is to build Mutation of Peterboro Emit! Council ’ Visits Bobcsygeon to Discuss Floating at the Lindsay poultry show lately. Gfiorze has some very fine birdsâ€"just ‘the kind to make money at poultry shows or in the farm yard. ‘ Mrs. J. M. Simpson held her post- nnptial reception on 'last Wednesday, and Thursday and entertained a large number of friends. Miss N. McGuire. Mrs. W. Hickson, Mrs. L. Cotting- ham, and Mrs. W. C. Moore assisted at the tea room, where dainty re- freshments were served. Mrs. vSimn- son was neatly gowued in white 8- Skortest Route to Winnipeg for Ball L Itia well. a well-known residen’b! that locality, aged 56 years and 3 months The funeral will leave his late resi- dence, lot 17, con. 14, Manvers. at 1.30 pm. Service at the house an hour earlier. Interment at Emily The death oecured at Mount Horeb on Tuesday Feb. 9th, of George Cald- The citizens of Lindsay will be pleased to learn that operations will, in all probability very shortly begin on the new locks. dam and bridge, the contract for which has been awarded to Mr. Alex. Ritchie, of the work has been shipped to town. and Wednesday, Mr. .Alex. Brunton who has lately been employed by Contractors Larkln and Snngster on the Campbellford section of the Trent Valley canal, arrived in town and will be one of the staff on the con- will be one of the star! on the con- struction work. Mr. Ritchie will be in Lindsay this evening. A serious accident betel] Mr. Harry Chambers, butcher: for Adams 81:03., 7.. ~74. Tuesday. Mrzaciuihbere was working ing in thé‘YBack storehouse when a number of bags of granulated sugar which were Epiled against the wall. fell on top of him. 1905, he was promoted to the Sn- preme Court of Canada, in the place of Judge Nesbitt, who resigned. His Lordship is an adherent of the Pm- byterian church. He was married in June. 1862, to Elizabeth McGill, only daughter of the late James M. Strange, Toronto. He was knocked to the floor and was severely stunned by the blow. It was in this condition that one of the clerks found him. He was at once taken to his home and a doctor sum- moned, where it was found that his back had been severely strained. Mr. Chambers is now doing nicely. ‘ Wm. White, of the Fmvene produce department, sold his handsome Kes- wick‘ mare Tneadayflto Mr: “Vary A1- lah, of Believine, for a handsome ed a. member of the Ontario Court of Appeal on Oct. 27, 1888. On Oct. 4, ‘Hon. James Maclennan, judge and jurist, is the son of the late Roder- ick Maclennan, who cime to Canada with his father and settled in Lan-. caster Glengarry, Ont, about 1795,“ and a brother of Sheriii Mcbennan. of Lindsay. He was born, in Lancas- ter, March 17,1838, and was educat- ed at Williamstown Grammar schoolj and at Queen' s University, getting his degree of. B. A. in 1849. He was call- edtothebarin1857. Heenteredthe law firm of Mowat a Downey, Tor- onto, and continued for many years ‘to be professionally connected with the senior member, Sir Oliver Mowat, and was made a Q. C. by the Earl oi Dnflerin in 1873, and by the Ontario Government in 1876. He served for some years as a member of the {Board of Public Instruction, was ap« pointed. a Senator of Toronto Uni- versity in 1892, and a member of the Educational Council for Ontario in 1896. He is also chairman of the Board of Trustees of Queen’s Univer- sity, from which institution he re- ceived the honorable degree 0! LL. D. in 1885. He sat for North Victoria in the Liberal interest in the House of Commons in 1874-75, when he was unseated. He had previously unsuc- cessquy contested Glengarry for the Ontario Legislature. He was appoint- Some of the material to be used in Supreme Court and that his retire- ment will take effect on Saturday, Ila: Semi Twenty Years on Bachâ€"Has Been Over The Mr. Operations Will Begin Shcrtly It is announced that Hon. James 'aclennnn has resigned from the 1'. Justice Madman Retires from the Bench Back Severely Strained GEO. CALDWELL. A Coming late 8014‘ Years on Supreme Court Obituary folk and thunk“. the ledies an’ e the members toreby the one: (hot wagons members who undated in the programme. He announced thst 3 month hence they would (D.V.) he'e advantages of 80138 30 A" ." which was muckle apprecutod. “Scots wa Hae." that sublime ode o' the immortal Robbie. Burns. '0 rendemd in grann' style or I Qw‘ at“ composed o’ Messrs Cameron. McDougall, Lee and Stuart Mason. Mrs: J. Northey then m. " 3! flame is' Where the Heathers Blooms" which was followed by ‘ M” by the orchestra. an Irish nicht on' March 17th: St. Patrick's Buy, an' bond to see I big mood there. Thevmoeting sang, “Auld Lang Syne," cud the nets vqre opened the folk and home. 11y applauded. Miss Ruby Austin then an; “An- nie Laurie," withoot the rendition 0' which use Scotch entertainment could be conseedcred correct. A duet (Vocal) “Joule sod Jean- nie," by Mr.'ud Mrs. Findlay Xe Dougall in costume. took the and- ience by storm. Mrs. John Northey read "The An- nuity," which jam shoot brocht Miss Doris Townley. a wee bit son- sie in full Hielsn' costume then mg “Within’ a Mile 0' Edinboro Toon, " in a way tae captivate ilk: chiel in the hoose. 1111' was encored. Miss Marjorie McDongall, whose costume was Insist becomin', played a violin solo th'et was muekee enjoy- The orchestra then payed. “ Campbell: m Comtn’ ” Mr. Wm. Walker. lock master, Boh- caygeon, was in town Tuesday morn- ing. He reports the new dun in splendid oxder and there will be no difficulty in maintaining the wnter level in Burma Lake hereafter. The old fioyd null has been purchased by him and will be at once taken down. boro during 1907. WWW” rying oil 20. .111. m‘mve commenced work the folk, and said he was nnco glad tae see sas may present. He ca'ed on the orchestra for a tune, an' ‘Maister Ned Chambers and his twa sons, and Malster Barclay Mason played for the company in their malst obleegin' manner. When they stoppit playin’ Malstet Cameron. the schule maister set a' launchin' wi’ a’ readin' ca’ed “Carrie Nation in Scot- land.” Then the orchestra played some malt and it was ale a lively tuneitmusthaebeenasalr trial tae some 0' the hlythe lads and bon- nielasaestaesitstflllnthclrseats. Miss Violet McKendry. wha looklt fine in Tartan and Glengarry, then read, ”For He was Scotch, and So was She," in a pleasin' miner. sroon' the tables, wnitln’ on s' the folk that turned oot toe the Scottish nicht. Then the variety 0' takes and ither gnld things they ser’ed tee the folks. was something the must 3' them winns snne forget. When a.’ had thoroughly enjoyed the refreshments the wee tables were cleared ewa' and the periormsnee (some folks cs,’ it the programme) be- gan. Whatever it's cs'ed it was gum, aboon an’ noon' and the flag 0' said Scott: 'wasna’ forgotten cither. Mon. but it was groun' ! Then it was tmdaulin’ toabody’seentu see a' the bonnie Scotch but“. in their Mr.1.ordthenaddncaedthe guld AGeyGoidecfl bthlolk Tht [an [loo 1!.th lull: A Nicht If the Scotch Folk The room wu bran wi' downtim- Plenty of Water for Next Yuk II doathl in Peter- “The Dio- ANTEDâ€"A I about 45 onto wns'nâ€"Amma nod- uon to son you ant-ch- “'4 mamuuamnumtorufl mm.wmxouuyou°nlt 3°“ ”WM-Klan” V" about 45 or 50, ton» hon-l torovidowerounhrm.wtmu to help milk and 3 good butter m. The rightpnrtyanhvenperna- neat home. Writ: with retention. to John Bald. Bsdow P. 0.. Ontâ€"mt potatoes. ' 40Munnodmukml.huha ultmckmlnndmku hours In half pint of milk. Put into moder- ate oven and bake one hour. more the fish is done drop bit- at butw not on it. â€"Tobotlultflshmktbe Mow erutghtinskimedmflk. When". quiredwipoitdryudwtiton ‘ veil grand grid-iron. When bron- ed on onoddo mummy-o- ADJOURNED SALE OF ~ LANDS FOR TAXES Isle of lads in the for mu of Mus. -._ __ ALA which he presented to um «um. declares for compulsory education. â€"m word "genial" is never used to describe women. although m are more genial than men. held st the Court Home, L nduy, on the Ninth h! of February, i~ sun', I, the nndonignbd 'l‘reumr o! the County of mm, Ml“ to sell 5 number of pu- colsotlmdtorthoumn o! axe: duo thereon ; and choral I did a such Isle give notion tn? 1 would. a 3n rjourud ad: to be held on My. ti}. _23r¢_l d_ny was in town yesterdty and panda-ed such an: a Loonld mu: ‘. and ‘would wept such mu u {an psyment of aid 5mm of “no. Now. thmtoro, notice is hub; given tint rnleu ow mad I the tin banana, 0h!) F'fiufififim. ~11 'inch had: (021 l \ ( -Ch111 sauce is now :11 the use with Peru. O'Connor Skip 18 Skip C. O. Knowles, 1!. Ree-or A. B. Nichols. l. H. 811 amt group No. 1 was fought out yesterdsy on the ice at the Queh City Club. sud the Grsnites secured it by defeating Lindssy by five shots. The Rennie snd Little rinks Insde s drswoitheirpsrtoi the mtch, sud victory came to the To- ronto club through the lead thst Skip Tom Wilson hsd over Skip O'- Connor in their game. The score: Toronto Granite: Lindssy F. Tremble. R. Butler R. Hunter '1'. Knowlson H. '1‘. Wilson uric silver W. The right to man have t_he honor 6! competln; inthonnnhfor the moat covetodo: Though they came doc. to it, Mons Lind-u curlers will not W thc'roronto Gmnltu'l‘u'u- day. Itmanofldsytortheloe‘uh judluckmodtobewiththelrop- Ml. Skip G. A Little's mt to brat oven with '1‘. Rm 1110'. , while L. V. 0' Can- not' a was five down in its “So with H. 1'. Wilson. und his rink. 1» Toronto”: Globe thus rulers to the Linda! tailed to win the much coveted Ontario silver W Totnl Skip W" 813k. 30: 9.â€"d.d2. 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New Arrivals 14, A Great Offering 'at13 1-2:: a J. Sutcliffe 8 Sons .coinphuutot NJ WEDNESDAY, FEB. mu, 1909â€"31 ' mm Bow. “cum, our lot 21,‘ can. 8, Fusion. hm stock and! HI' rented my tum. lot 24, 000.61% to my son. Mr. Geo. M . intend selling my Farm Seockmdlmplemmuon Auction Sale inchding award a thomughbnd Friday, February 26 EXECUTORS’ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Samuei Parsons, late of the town of Lindsay. in the county of Victoria. gentleman de- mad, who died on or about the fitth day of December, 1908, are henc- by notified. pursuant to Revised Sta- tutes o! Giulio, 1897 chnpt.129.to send in their chin- duly verified to the undersigned on or More the Isl: dny of m.1m.m MM nu. um and only Io “I an. a nun an an one-iv ”a. not a pâ€"AMII- III “I ‘1 Wm. ~.,..4n...' mom , ‘ B'l‘l'AR‘l‘cuvun Wp-uJa-mut’m “I”. MONDAY, 36 inch printed Madm Mus- lin: suitablefor curtains etc._ and designs. A very new ma- terial and a plming change 115er gaginmm stufis. ml; [‘2‘ Marathon suitings, 36 inches wide, stripe and small designs, light and mid-colored grounds with or without borders, color- ings of tan, brown, green, grey and blue. A splendid wash material of the newest class, something that will make up splendidly- Special per '1, nun mull. 8113. arm-o'clock mm Bows, am; on lot 6, con 9, Eldon tum stock .- follow, property 0! Dcvid BM“: 2 brood minted,textumre,4 yrs. old, 1 home 8 yrs. old, 1 colt 2 yrs (good) 84 head a! cousin! you: nttle.1.ow1npi¢.imflewpctot My. 8d: at one o’clock, propcrty of Philip Allin, lot'l‘l; con horses, 17 cattle. 6pm M11 LINDSAY JOSEPH ‘.. molt: