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2213i; 1s sun in a very I SUPT. CARROL hope h: : reclvery. AROUND AGAIN A ions h ’n°s dgrim [u up“ Ammg to the story of Leslie 3:11. be was passing the Express (m, atqabout 1.30 this morning when he saw the burglar moving about inxde. He entered to inve- zigm. and was at once mixed and :hmn to the floor. His hands and Sat we fled fast. rendenhg him a» tire}, helpleg Burt. was also gag. pd. The stranger then set fire to the papers and cleared out. A The youth was found in this con- dtho: by the livery-man. who was the first to be attracted to the sects, by wchim: smoke and flames. Leslie 15 a printer and has been in Coibome only two weeks He is said to hail from Picton. Al the burned premises were imm- The many {bends of Mr. '1'. D. Ceroll.'8uperintend£nt of C. I’. R. ssnstmctioa wcrk, near Cambray, will be measul to learn that he ms table to {same his dunes this naming. Er. Carrot}, :t ; will be remember- Miss Helen Fisher and M‘sa Laura Smith. of Toronto. Miss Ella Mc. Donald of Kgrkfieid, Mrs; Eva Mc- Donaid, of Beaverton, sts M. E. Smith, of Owen Sound. Miss Mabel Kerr. of Baddow. and Miss Beatrice McFadyen of Toronto. morning. The burned premisrs wereâ€"The Exâ€" msg, owned by Geo. Keyes Son; branch of the Toronto Ben‘s; Chase Bros. nursery stock; McCrackan‘s harm}? store; and E. R. Wilsons insurance office. The prcmlses were entire?! drstmyed, and the loss is estimted at $10.000. named German assaulted at the work. dear 270155;; 3.5%? 30an AND mean A PM TO THE momma FLAMES and incend.arism The boy describes the stranger as being tad 211-! about 30 years of age, gm 3 black moustache. ONE ARREST MADE A stranger “'35 arrested whde the {,re “s m prnzn-ss and locked up on suspicon. but he wasrable to mar himseif \vlun questionni tins tion by hatpiess :“j‘” 3““ P'nhrniq L'Wehf 9.” n- h)? {£3011 “nod. 'o: and Coil?or 'ozznty V; morn‘. Ont , April 1?.~â€"Int'rrupt n his Work of robbing the office. he Colborne Express. 8 burgh:- ed as Gisturbfl‘, Leslie Bart. gag and bound him. and then set fire :he 132111.595. leaving the bay {less in the midst of the flames. kw minutes later. the youth rescued from his terrible situaâ€" , by a liveryman. but nzt be- he had suffered t;rr.ble burns. entire block was destrOyed. )hce officers and cltizens are flung the DBRgthl‘hOO’j in szarch :he fiend. wh) attempted to add a“ to his crimes of robbery, Fil' our fisxty‘s'ixth Year f" _‘7‘VRT'A.L\'S -â€" Nuttinqham “‘- 35“ 35:- :md...... . ...... 56c :3 and Htmse Furnishings, '11:“ With #201119: in tapeiuy ”‘ds. ‘Pcl'inl ........ ..... $4.00 yards. $7.51: ans mm he wpnflpr, at .1' .“i'l'nidered trimmed Cur- 11': Wilts in radars. navy. mum and green. reg-tin “In. $9.95 in Mark and ‘i’l‘u's- (- Aux-herds check. 33:?- L'ndt-rvests, 2 ieadm-s l!!! 5‘; and ””0"!“ Inuit-s in ["56" Minus :u, 50-. date Lzuliés Ed‘s onton. April, 13.â€"-â€"Unable to ed by svallow because of a cut tonsil and With 1h! finding sleep impossdale because of Engmeer pain: in HS throat, Reginald N. The docu Hendren, of Peterboro.- Ont., was fiublic as cwne here with two brd‘thers a, few that the , days ago, walked into the Twin What 1m 5 (‘ity baggage and express company's lgotiatnrn office here this mormng. and 50-! A mce curing a revolver from a trunk he i all prob: had there. shot himself in the right { ginning temple, death resulting inn ediatcly. 1 tion mull ‘â€".-¢.~-~.‘M.~â€".â€" inendren left a letter drccted to glikelihcoz the police, asking that h s body he E submit : turned over to Anderson’s undertak- E for the r mg rcoxrs,and that his remains be ;' ment. ! em‘L-almgd an} 5.12:; to Peter‘coraugb.i The (31‘ g The letter also gave as the reasan 3 Lindsay ' for suicide. the fact that tonsidtxsrplant anc‘ kept him from eat ng. Six trunks 5 by the 1.; {or the dzdeasrd and 11.3 lrathsrs {mission 8 George and Fred, are n3w at the Y Town 00 Twin City express await'ng claim- ‘ stood th: ants. They arnved in the city oh siderably April 10, and frou: indicat'ons, they ~ ed for, v } were evidently bent on homestead‘ ratepayer in;. f neeofinti‘ l an‘ 0 Men‘s Soft, Front. Shirts. 0‘ and .. ....... . Men's Spring H’d Gloves and Greys, $1 (Maul ............ We :‘gret 10! say that at the tEm: of waxing Mrs. Donald McArthur, who has been ailing for some time is still in a vary precar ous cmdition and l-ttle hope .3 enffiitained for (Speciai to The Post) The remains of the late Messrs Mc- Fadyen. the two sons of Mr. Ronâ€" 31d McFadyeu. o! Earthy were in- terred in the Eldon cemetery Mon- day afternoon, April.17th.Th3famâ€" .ly have thes ez'ncere sympathy of this community in their sad and sudden bereavement. The iollowmg visited at. their var- ious hfines dgridg the East;r Holiv days. Rev. Mr. Mann, of Woodvme, wili occupy the pulp“. of St. Andrew’s chm-2h on Sun-day next. Mr. and Mrs. Caramel}. of Cobalt spent a few days in this Vic nity. Mr. H. C Banal]. of Mar’Zham, formerly of this locality. called on friends here lately. 31m. Kiteley has returned to Tor- onto, after spending a few days i: th s vicinity. PETERBORO MAN SUlCthS IN WEST \Vbiic Bet. Spreads. $103. MANSE GROVEâ€"ELDON. can” Ln gal“). VOILES Handsome hamlus. jewdsett: mg .500 Spring Neckwear, 25c 11111.”... ....50c - . -. . .- 3. 1.)? 331190333 3" white, M:- -:1chod "able 0": Multamw 311,0 Linen, 5'.:'(." 15mm $100 Pam-3 (‘mts tin Selims, 13‘. 19c... .5c . I re. in Tan Splvndid assodmcnt. nf floor Oi's. ..... 5 . ...... . not-ll... Priestley; VOILES «in not Me, and have a toxin that sheer, open wezves are the thing for street and house dresses this Spring. FASHION says .o. The Globe says: An option on the lindsay Power Light Company s plant and equipment hes been seemed :hy the Hydro-Electric Power (‘om- miss-Jon and was forwarded to the .Town Council yesterday. It is under- stood that the'price quoted is con- : siderably less than the town had hop- ed for, when on the authorization (,f ratepayers it was decided to open negotiations with the company. The Town Council secured the coâ€"opem- t;on of the Hydro-Electric Commis- sion in the matter. and in addition to the option have been furnished with the reports of the Commission Engineers on‘the Company's. plant, which at the present time develops 2,000 horse-power at Fenelon Falls. and trqnsmits to Lindsey. is antici- pated that the town will now make tan cfler to the Compcny on the figure quoted in the option. The COmmission has also secured fer the city of: Peter-hero an option on the Otonabee Power Company's development and transmission plant now supplying 3.000 horse-powerfrom leeks {our and Eva on the Trent Cen- Hon. Adam Beck presented this option to- a meeting of the Cit zcn’s Committzc at Peterboro on Wedne. s- day night. He was able to tell them that‘hv carrying out the proposition they would be able to secure a 2+ hofir‘ service at frcm $16 to 317' per horse-power. a most advan‘fagwus price. They would also -be in a posi- tion it the city closes on the option of having- an immediate service, free from competition. Lndmz' {inn Kid thw. 101 I Pwm h Rid (Si-Wt". ”11311311033*1/(‘811‘01111' 1“ ”1 c _:. leg. ‘1 3.3. Sprin" seliin'r. .. *1 L") Lot" " 1‘10"! I: kid (rim vs in Him and 13mm v IMAM-s, :11] shudvs. H'g 311‘1. Spring 8.119.. ......... .. 1 1 5 I 1 r: LM 3. a 1.10le Kid (ii-ave. in black and ('flIl-I'R. fur .. .. .. ... too-onto. ................. l";- at (Ir-mm and silk met Blunt-«es and ............... “'hih- lawn blunscs. 3i 00:11:.) .-. The Hydro Electric Commission se» cured an option on the Ideal LLght, Heat and Powcr Co.'s plant and the eqmpment, and it has been receiv- ed by the Town Clerk, together with the report of the Commi<sion lEngmeer on the Company's plant. ,The documents hm»: not been made public as yet, but it is understaofl that the price quoted is 1sz than what had been mentioned whcn ne- gotiatxrns‘ were first started. A meeting of the council, mil, in all probability be held at the be- ;gmninz of the week when the 0p- ‘wflom Lad 50> (' )qu'i-d Side Cnmhs and Bnrrvnos - Fancy sulv combs. same sz-llmg. 1-3", 25%. 25c hurdles to match, 181-, 2i to ...................... . .............. buy is at, Mrfiafitey's. when. sun-E‘s are Irvsh v-nu rmupiete. Elm-o .‘H'L‘ n {ow spec-ink: Lnuivs’ Cullzlrs ~ Silk and minus .ou... ........... 'I'iw tEme fm luymg ymu- Spring Wrarlnguppuro‘l is :mw. the plucv In The following is from the Mai.: “Notification “as sent to Lindsay yesterday by the Hen. Adam Beck, rhafrman of the Hydro'EIectric Com- mission, of the terms: made by the commission with the Lindsay Light, Heat and Power Co. The municipali- tion w.ll be cons.dercd and in all likelihood steps will be taken to sultmit n hytlaw to the ratepaycrs for the ratification of the ag'pe- ment. ’ ELydro-Lfiecfirie Lemmisséon Leis Wion Ln Liam of Locafi Fewer Lomzmy Now‘s'uilh‘gs in Huck not. and sflks { 4)qu (qu-s ........ .. 0UP .... .... ....!?.'):§ 2 Kid (Have in Mark ”33:1 :Jottifigs From ,_, .....~o............. ...,..l-)(.'| spot ' mls. lid ('(flxn's. I: l LSNDSAY, ONTARIO, FRIDAY. APRIL . . '1 ()1) and 33‘. L: up va-mâ€" _, _â€"--â€"-.â€". The W.F.M.S. of St. Andrew's met. at the home of Mrs. Dickson on Wed- nesday afternoon. The meeting was presided ovcrby Mrs. Lord, President of the Society, Mrs. W. H. Walsh read an excellent paper on Home Missions. Mrs. Jchn Northey con- tributed Very interesting reports from the foreign field. At the close of the meeting rtfreshments were served by the Misses Dictson. !' ty will submit a by-law to the rate- payers for the ratification of the agreement. and there is no doubt but that it will pass, as the Commission has made the terms by which the town will save ahout $20,000. The town will take 'about 2,000 horse power, and soon will be in the Hydro Electric zone. . ...._-‘.-.â€"â€"_..“~ o :t .53 at 1: m: dinnar .arty at her :sidznce (n Friar} cvlning. A Btston Lea will be held by the Parish W; rizars of St. James' chufch on Wednesday April 19. Tea will be Sr- _rved from five to sevan p. m. in the stcrc one door north of McFarland' 8 store. A!) apron sale will be held in connection. Everybody Welcome. in: entertainmtnt will be held in connection. Ex'crybody welcome. This was the emphatic declaration of Mr. 'A. W. Cameron, B.A., presi- dent of the Ontario Library Associa- tion, in the course of the annual ‘ presidential address at this after- 3 noon‘s Sgasion of that body’s eleventh 1 annual meeting. which opened in. the} public library. 'Doronto, Monday 1 morning. His subject was, “A I’ro- ‘ viucial Library System." ONE HUNDRED IN ATTENDANCE. About one hundred members of theé Aesociationmover half of them ladiesl awe-re in attendance. "Free education will not be wholly; attained in this province.” continued; Mr. Cameron; "xmtll it is mime for; every sincere student to obtain the material for his legitimate study and research from $9119. of our public l . . , , o libraries. 1 o...â€" I 3 l Library wars in small centres thrcughout Ontario, said the presi- dent, was being sadly neglected, simply because the Provincial 1n- spector of Libraries had too much work upon his shoulders. - Many of the smaller libraries were not. cogni- zant of what the Department of Edn- cation was willing to do for them in the matter of annual grants. Surely “There is need of a provincial public library, whose vcl‘dmes are are ccssible to everyone in this province 3. system of Country libraries and to exercise supervision over them, and such provision as will make it posâ€" sible for townships and- even sections of them to organize so as to sacure free public library facilities." FREE LIBRARIES NEEDED FOR ALL IDEAL SUBMITTED BY A. W. CAMERON Vi Re'v'. Fr. Galvin conducted services Fcnel «E. 1.2 .1 v: of the locks at Fenelou Falls, The Government intends making im« portant alterations, it is said, at this point Coutmucc on page 4. Special to the Post.) 11 Falls, Apri} 13.â€":Speczan. F}. A. MC Arthur was the at erg: dinner party at her Eemlcn E3113 «Special to The Post) Fir. Jas. Ferguson, of Toront») “'11; home t3 spcnl the Enster hulLdays u::d:r the parental roof. _ Mr. Wdliavm Medland has returned 1 from Oshawa, where he was emplqy- " cd by the McLaughlin Carriage Co Mr. and Mrs. Loms Wic‘zett, and daughter, of Lindsay.» spent Easter 1 with Mr. Wm.. Wickett. ‘little Britain Lia; Br eviiies 3 His report, which reviewed at glcngi‘h, the work of the year. began by recommending an increase in the Government grant to the association . as central office expensee were inâ€" icreasing at a very rapid rate. ’OVER 888,000 FROM MR CARNEGIE Mr. Andrew Carnegie’s grants to libraries in the Province during the 5 year aggregated $88,900. distributed : among Latowns â€"â€" Beaverton. Dan- 3 das.r‘Elora, Hespeler, Leamington, ; Midland, New Liskeard, Orillia. (men 2 Sound, Port Arthur, l'rutun, Simccc ‘, and Grimshy. i Commenting upon the xwrk which i awaited the summer library sabccl, i the secretary briefly referred to the i methods Oi'lirrary training in rogue ' in Great Britain and the United Stat~ es. Th'e elstert‘dc social given in the I.0.0.F. hall on Friday ewen' ng un- der the auspic:s of 1113 Christian church was a good success. Th3 The funeral of Annie PLni-ham, be loved wife of Robert Rumney, Co- boconk, tco‘i place in our Village on Saturday last. She rema'ns were brought by train to the home of the deceaséds parents Mr. .1110 Pink- ham, where a short service was con. ducted by Rev. Elhott. of Oakwood after which the ran. 31123 were tlen to the Methodist cemetery, for bur- ial. We extend our heartfelt sympaf thy to ~the bereaved. Mr. D. M. Grant, 3.1L, of turnia, presented the report of the "u-mmin tee on Technical Education and the! getting loose. I managed to get to Public Library. According to thin reâ€" I themback {10013 which had been left port 25 toivns' and citihs had applied I open by,the man When he went. for technical libraries. during the [BY this time the fire‘had broken year. The treasurer’s report showed a. through the partition between the balance on hand of $233.09. two offices, and the place was go-- ing up quick. I cried for help and Mr. Goheen came and released me.” caught some way in the stove or stoveboard. and tore my overcoat WM “The past year has in the aggre- gate surpassed any of its predeces- sors," said the report of the Secre- tary, Mr. E. A. Hardy, B.A., presen- ted at this mcrning's scsszcn. MrHar- dy has been secretary of the Associa- tion continuously since its organiza- tion 11 years ago. this sufficed to establish the need for more thorough library inspection. MORE AID FROM GOVERNMENT. Midland and Penetang will vote next week .. on by-laws authorizing the towns to make contracts with the commission. Penetang will buy out the existing plant, and both places, together with Waubaushene, will take power supplied by the com- mission through the Simcoe Light 8r. Power Co. report, and if the city acts on the report, Peterboro Will be in aposi- tion independent of the «power merger which generates power on the Trent River. The city willget powu' from the Otonabee Power Co. Continued on Page 5. 19H Mr. Bahccc‘; moved that balance ; of Mrs. McKay’s taxes for 1907 be ! writtzn 01f. Mr. Clark seconded the; motion, which carried. as it was the opinion of the council that the taxes had been paid. 1 Burks was found near the back door of the Express office Swith Ins 5 arms tied and rolling on the {11023; [ bya‘lfleryman named Goheen, while‘ the building was in flames. He Was immediately cut Icose and taken to9 Mrs]. McKay mid she had a smrnl hook ir which she entered all pay- ments, and her tax payment was included. She showed this to the Sizccial Auditor, and he stated her case was a just one. From Wednesday's Post. Mrs. McKay :‘;pp(a:‘ed before 1h: council last even'n: in refcrcnce ta arrezragves in taxes, which she cla‘m- ed she ra'd the late clzrk an}. tr:a;- urer. Winn hor house was pariially destroyed by fire she lost all he? receipts. She esl’cd far; a crzd t 0i $24.52 on 1171' last war taxes. AMOUNT WAS BURKS' ()WN STORY. This .s the story told by Buri's of 11‘s exp-cri:n:es: “I was returning: home about a quartcr after eleven, ’ and saw a light in the Express 05â€" fice. and I wert in by the s’d: floor, V my.usual way, and into t‘e front office. A man was sitting at Mr. Keyes' desk (Mr. Keyes being the edi tor) WAth papers straw; around and on the floor. I as'ud him what h: wanted here. He replied ‘What do! you want ?' and with th at we made for one tmthcr. . g KNOCKED INSE‘NSIBLE. 4 “The man rot me down and hit me between the eyes and kncc'ied me insensible. When I came to, I was- lying on the sofa. bound and gag- ged. Just as I came to. the clock was striking twelve. and the man! was standmg in front of the szte ! 1 was manomg m treat or the 82!: He said: “Dâ€"n it. if I can't' find the paper I mil bum the placs up‘ !" ‘Wlth that he went out into the bt-ck office, came back with a. can of coal oil. spanLried oil on the floor and on the papers,. and set fire to tbzm. “He drew me out to the bac‘i ofâ€" fice ncar the stove. I tned to wrig gle out after he had gone, and got caught some way in the stove or stoveboard. and. tore my overcoat getting loose. I managed to get to theihback door, which had been left The entire block, includ‘ng the Bank of Toronto branch office, was destroyed at a. 1035 of $25,000. Mr. Keyes says Burks was a good \xorkman and he has no fault 1:1 with him,“ He knows of no possible reason why anybody should burn his place down or desire any documents in his pcsses-sion, other as ehtor, or Divis'on Court Clerk. Burks was brought before the local magistrate ani remanded fora week Startlmg developmcnfs are look- (d for. a hotel, whfire a doctor attznded t3 him. His face and gafr w:re cozside: hbfly scorched, and he appearad to be hysteriCai or dclinous from the fright. Colizorne, Ont, AprJ, 1%. Leslie Burks, of Blenheim, who came here eight weeks ago to work at the Ex}- press newspéper office, and who ta-ld the remarkable story of being tiel to a chair and left bound in thz burning bulking, was today arrestzd by Chief Constable Jarvis, of 130w- manvillh and taken to Colborne. This action was the result of the m vestigation of Detective Miller, of thz Provinclal ,force. HAVE ARRESTEB 'FHE YGUTH W30 SAYS HE WAS GAGGED AK!) 30859 WRITTEN 352‘ I’eterboro, April, 18.â€"The Spring Assizcs opened here today, Mr. Jim. tice TeetZd presiding, and Mr- K Meredith, K.C., as Crown proszcm The docket lis very light, om’y on c.vil case, and one cnminal, Hugh’ ‘ Delina, .chargcd with the murder 4‘ . his wife in the townsth of Belmul; i last autumn. He claimed to have I found h‘s wife dead in his homo. ’ his return from work. His mutant» 9 tory stories led to the charge ct -murdar. This afternoon. the Grand 1 Jury returned a true bili‘ and Ba ; trik; will prcseed tomorrow. -._.â€"....‘ --â€"-.... _..M-â€"â€"â€"â€" Mr. Clarence 1-3;}! has ing the week but we i hsar he is betttr 323‘. spent the holidays Mrs. McCc-rvie here :"- u. L‘uuun; u-..“ “1.:‘1V1Luyo, and Mrs. Wm. Gorrd. II: V1.1. Perkinsn Fawn: with Mr. Wm. SA . Miss Lama Mci‘or‘ii (If Tor, spent the half hays with hermr. Mrs. McCc-rvie here. 4.9 Mr. Ntlsan Graham and 515% i ‘ ‘ - 1. Mr. hilsan Graham and 553%”? Miss:s F. And A. Grahams holiday at their home hmtfic‘; Mr. Morley‘Gcard, of Lornedifie, spa); Sunday with his psrents, fir. and Mrs. Wm. Goard. SOLICITORS WILL BE lNTERViEWEfi We are quite plezssd to bear tut Mn. Ge). Hicks is siowly improving after 11': long iiltxhzs. From Wednesday’s Post. At last night‘s meeting oftthil- ance Cc-mmitttc o! the Commit Rig-.5 R. Knight appearxd brute the (w oil regarding armlrs of (use; €113an Mr. L. V. O'Coanar gpncamdeflw ha” of W. E. Baker re claim for at- rcars of tans on West part of it: 21, north of Wellington-st, Both gentlemen address the CM at. some length pointing out that they had been assured by the late Clerk and Treasurer that there I‘m; nothing against the properties. in: which aclear deed has been W. B f re taking tetion the Gene?) 425- cided to get the advice 0f the m solicitor 0n the matter. on cast part of lot :20, earth of [5-1- say-st. Improving the Woodville Cemetery TRUE BILL FOR WIFE MURDER In last week's issue an unfortmate ~ error occurred in the article rden‘ing . to the Presbyterian cemetery funds, which we regret exceedingly. The art- icle was sent in by an esteemed oorâ€" , respondent but the printer failedta correct the errors made in setting it in type and it went into the papec' uncorrected. We tender our ”01053:; to the writer and those connected; with the laudable work of improving “the city of the dead. " It must inc! deed be asource of satisfaction to all to know that the appeal for funds has met with a hearty response, as the arrounts ask ed for have been doubled in many instances. (Special to The Past)‘ Rev. C. H. Best, of Toronto spent a. few days in our village with fir. and Mrs. G. B. Rennie. ,. lb M253 Kettle P2 rrm spent the Mi. Cay with h'rparmts. Mr. and fits. C. C. Fen-in. M's; Pezrl C016. Sf‘g‘lt the hofiday with finals in Norland. $52283 ECEEESS From Oakwool Continued 013., m; PAGES ONE TO E‘WELVE No.