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-â€"'â€"w- v v- vâ€" igil better tbwn than Peteflbbro ‘ m - ' ‘ 'th h . 15 One of exxstence w1 ' ’ and if local aption is {Nth farmers living chat Em transact their business in in n Peterboro adopted 10- {*- w“ it certainly will not hurt '5" to see how it works Wong are put on the that ~city it willdrive h "bruit such a. proper w9093!) TO IT. WW ”I would like to see it LN?” making the high diver" Ex. ibispeaker. Many will say it. If local Option is adopted Mien will be cut 03, My some one will dole out Modation at a rate 0! 25 The 50101 keepers to m I he,h'flineas under the new condi- Ih’u M their rates, and 1‘"th in driving trade to {M m- Local option, Mr. 0'- EM “ht-0d. Struck him as 8. rev- in; Bhtting out one system and :‘m‘ an Opposite one, is going i 1'“ Re101'!!! must be brought in”! Question. It would be beb- M'm until it was tested satis- ‘ “' other points. The town 1?th find not the country back 5,3“ Lindsay has and could not lfloa a! hotel keepers putting P! in the business and then be- icmt M by local option. Lindsay 7'73 a peculiar position, being in hlift: of one of the finest agricul- Hdistricts in the province. When than sweeps over the country ' does not feel it, because it “- rely on its industrial condi- » but. on the farmers whomme n “to“ in large numbers. Lind- . good highways leading into ‘52! efiort is made to mduee human» district to do busi- fleaid, that there is not a va- ‘atae here, and that being the "the value of Kent-st.property is min-certain standard and is also “gallium. Thereare on th main new hotels, and if local op- ‘ume the tenants would “not be iii to pay the rent and would be impelled to cancel their leases and En m. The hotels would then rivetobe turned into stores. for '15:]! there is no demand at present. 5M they be converted into Stores Ithwonld demand a good rent in flatopay the owner. Could you, item asked, get outside mer- {enuto come in and pay the rents Lille of competition? You may ar- {Rheeonginned that the local mer- «hits m'improve their position, R the {act is theft the value of ‘5 My will depreciate. The In: aid he did not argue the mm. He had no use forthe “Wt who infringes the minor watt. This matter was, he con- fiai, broader than one usually pt man! at a temperance meet- jg, Anything that would tend to W and drive away trade was an “able. In the first place, Mr. m argued if local option ‘ tb hotel properties would ' be quarto close up. We an know, the 1151,. V. O’Connor presented a *3 w W by 500 ratepayars who: a; not favorable to the presenta- fi, am]: a by-law. He read sevâ€" all ”a of signatures, and said he £23m his duty as acitizen to M the meeting. He was interest- 9“! the welfare of the town, as he .5 the representative of several es- ” owning store properties. This ,3 a (inaction of great importance ma. mu, he contended. Mr. O’- cmnid he was not a teetotaler moonldbebeclassed as a A my attended meeting of tin, :5 and citizens generally m I!“ in the Council Chamber on Wed- evening for the purpose ,0: Mg the question of submitthg ‘5’“ option byâ€"Iaw to the ratepay- ‘ ”in JUN-317’ 1910. THE MAYOR PRESIDES. fig Worship Mayor Beg: occupied -fiw, and stated that he had 3‘ ”quested to call this meeting uwlflidfl' whether it was advisable ”W as a farmers' town to , M the question of local option , w a: ratepayers. W Adopted Decluing it h. via to Introduce Menu: in Linda!- iwfing Opposed to Local Option Wim, and PETITION Continuing, the said he was LINDSAY, FRIDAY, my 14, ms given. Every question has two side. and this question must be thought out. He was not impressed with la- cal option conditions i" some towns, espeoully in Owen Sound. He believ- ed in temperance and was or the opinion that license laws would be a thing at the past 111.3 few years. In can sound conditions'ym not Mr. D. Cinnamon said he did; not want ‘any one to think that he was opposed to local option or in favor or it until proper consideration is all sides. “If “yon eve} saw what I saw in England you would put it away,"‘said the W“, -â€"â€"' â€"â€"â€"â€", -7 do put it away. (Laughter). Mr. Stulfoingsâ€"As long as I live I will fight drink to death. NOT IMPRESSED. WILL FIGHT DRINK EVIL. Mr. Stublfings marred to. a state- ment regarding the evil of drinking in England, an<L said he saw plenty of sly drinking in this com on all sides. “If you ever saw what I Mr. Jas. Brown said he was not in flavor of the proposition, and it was unemaary {or him to say any- thing because the ground was cov- eoed by Masts. O’Connor and Black. Dating the Scott act period in Lind- say the speaker said there was mom harm done in three months thanin the three previous years. He was in a position to know, as he was iden- tified then with a business where n. quor was sold. It Was well, he common. because Woodville, Kirkfleld and Omamee trade comes here. If Peter-I boro wants to try it, well andggood, andfiitis'a'goodthfng.inflme let us have ‘it, said {he speaker in‘ tors kept good houses. 1111 local op- tion towns, the speaker said, before the introduction of this measure the hotels were locked up at reasonable hours, but under resent conditions in the cool of the night you could find 'a room Tull of young men and old me: drinking, and it wasn't soda. water either. Any merchant in town year ago His Worship stated that he was criticized by one paper but that he did not reply to the criticisms. The townhadnotsufleredasarre- suit of his stand. Lindsay had at present eight hotels and every Sat- urday farmers are looking for stables and it was a common thing toseetravenersinaearEholaee'om- modation, which was at wesent in- snmciant. The hotels in Lindsay conâ€" ducted a good business, and if the accommodation should be cut oil it would have to be supplied in some “way. The Mayor said it was unfair ‘for some citizens and a few women to agitate for local option. They{ had their homes to go to, but thel travellers had to hunt for accommo- day.’He considered Lindsay was one one o! the best towns in the hotel line in Ontario. The hotel proprie- His_ Worship Mayor Begg was thankful for the privilege aflo'rded him of presiding. In referring to his stand and vote on license reduction a. ACCOMMODATION NEEDED Mr. John Fleury said he was not in favor of local option at the pre- at present was naeded and it would not do to cut it on. The town de. was a. new one in town. Mr. Blbck’e views met with his idea. It brought contempt fox: law, encouraged perjury and other evils. not like it, and it was atmi'b’leevil when taken to excess. Such legisla- tion as was proposed, the speaker said, mom-33d prostitution of vir- tue and manhood, and he objected seriously to it. ,. dimdent about his posiudh. i-ie v?“ 3 the only ham: Mr. O'Connor hung up " on on the petition, and he always ‘ would satisfy that craving, that de-' sinethatmineveryhumanheart.‘ Liquor was an auxiliary food, ‘and There were enough anarchistic prin- ciples in vogue at present. There is a moral objection to such an in- novation. and the speaker cited as are coeocive, and tend to encourage contempt for law and nuthority. These hysterical movemmts be an incentive to lawlessness and disorder LET IT ‘STAN'Q FOVER. conclusion. quot out of the province I would support it." said In. Soother“ in was indulged in :6 Lindsay in Scott act days. "Itvprohthion came up to drive the manufacture and sale of 11- force. The ‘spt‘aaker‘nlâ€"so cityed inci- dents in connection with the large amount of drinking which he declared cut as a temperance worker. at mn- brook during the Dunkin Act; and he declared he never knew what drink- ing was until that act mm mm THE MAYOR SPEAKS ENCOURAGES EVIL. fiet it stand over for 8 by“; that is when they ANARCHISTIC PRINCIPLE the subject was not Mr. Mchanâ€"If I knew of one it would be my duty tow 10%;“: is the duty of our aims tohelp on- force the law. 1:: than. who favor zealous for present H091 require; in of ‘the a know it. Mr. J. H. Southernâ€"There was not. one of the hotel keepers fined last year for breach of the law. If Mr. McLean knows of any violating of (the act he would be‘ pleased to mg. In Prince Edward Island drink- ing is. done by the bottle, which is carried. by travellers and others and produced very frequently" The drink; er who usually bought his liquor by the glass now purchases a dollar bottle,_and as a rule consumes it all. If the present license law is not en- forced, who will enzorce the other measure, over which we have less contuol ? If the present law were en- forced there would be very little drunkenness on our streets. {rated his experience with prdvlnclal ‘ prohibition in Prince Edward Island. He had observed more pemptstions in Charlottetown, its capital, while there, than in any ten years of his life. The city had scores of places where liquor was sold. He consider- ed the question was dealt with in an neas one. He beheved it was not productive of the best results mor- any. It leads to deception and deg- redaflon and does not lessen drink- ofl-hand way by Mr. Smale. ~It should be considered from a. moral standpoint more than from a busi- Deputy~Reeve B. L. McLean said there were two reasons for his not speaking. First, bebsusp there were older men than himself present, and secondly, because he was in the coun- cil, and he felt he should be there with an unbiased opinion. Mr. Bmale in his criticism did not cite one par- ticular instance inwhich locul 01'..-1 tion would better conditions morni- ly or otherwise. M were both good friends and he kneler. Sande liq‘por budiness is-a legitimate one and is controlled by 113w. The local license commissioners were men of repute, and they could be reliad up- DOW that in one 1008]. option centre not came loose and made 8 break (or twenty miles from Lindsey there “WY. 48811188 south on Linda!‘ were five places where liquor was fit at break neck speed. When in aold. Local option, he argued would front of Dr. White' a residence the not do away with the selling. Mr. buggy struck e tree. The horse then Beattie of Omemee. recently inform-t toot l:0 the pavement minus the edhim $31.12.qu to put vehicle, andthoee who witneeeed th) fourteen men out a! his stable on one runaway state that the fire new occasion, and M1 McKinnon, a for-ih'om the animal's shoes as they met hotel keeper 11: Bethany, had struck the hard walk. An effort was made to bring the also cited an instance to illustrate: how the law was being evaded. The. animal t3 a standstill but it kept measure was not a success, but Mr Smale did not name a place when it was beneficial» m speaker stated Kr. Middleton argued that Mr. Cinnamon nicked place where th- (Laughter). Mr. Smale, he continued claimed that. this by-lawr-was one to improve the morals o! the communi- tv. tn renrd to the argument flnt it would he wise to wnit. Mr. Sun-1e ‘said thov were not without examples of its success. Too much. he thought had been presumed by the speakers. ' THE LAW EVADED Mr. Herb Middleton add it loo-.1 option carried here Lindsay would ’those in favor of the measure are hostile to the best intents o! the town. Another .argument tint was used was that' Peterboro would vote for looal option. Distance be com- Mr. Sande-No, that is not so. st. property. He stated that 91'0- pertv on this thoroughfare was at a premium. and afterwards deplored the fact that the abolition of the hotels might make more space aVail- able. Mr. Smale did not atree with ‘the argument that local option was an attemnt to encourage morals by law. The most earnest local option- ist‘ does not ‘propose that-He m not ina bosmon to say who the men; were who Would endorse local option] optidn to (one the licence. legislation Mr. Newton Smale said he had listened with interest to the diflerent speakers, and did not agree com- Dietelv with the arguments. The first speaker was somewhat contradictory in respect to his reference to Kent- make provision for accunmodatlon. Enforce the license act at present in vogue. He would be sorry to see Lindsay like Owen Sound and Camp- speaker said. This is a country town, and if we ‘change, we must tel. The travelling public, be con- tended, should have accommodation, We Know what we have -got. the then {or accommodation tint In Lnot worth.$1.oo. The 13w: were not enforced, and were broken mam, low way, such as cmy‘ln muon- under one'a coat. On the on Of a recent visit to Campbenford no breakfast was served at a local ho. THE MORAL SIDE LOO MUCH PRESUMED under J. u, 1 put‘ vehicle, and those who witneaed th) 0110‘ runaway state that the (ire new tor-i from the animal's shoes as they m struck the hard walk. rate! An ellort was made to bring the The'animal to a standstill. but it kept andgoing still, and it is understood did Rev. Father O'Lefl'y- parish priest ‘1 of Galway and 1301368180011. has been 11‘ appointed 1,, ms Lordship Bishop 1’! O'Connor to the parish of Brace- = bridge, mda‘d vacant by the death I .- of the late haunted 30' T~ F. 09!- lins. A “We: to_ Rev. Fatba- 0':- Stevens, and the quartet“. w. Sullivan, Bi V: Sharpe. and F. 8. Chapman. IiFIIIIIB IOTKS, Kant-ct. Illa-u. Cum the Win W. H. CRBSSWELL, Prop My Ml] Joann. largely attended. and in the m- Mahala-hat m: Do On Sunday the membafs of the evangelistic band of Lindsay took the services morning. afternoon md evening at the Baptist church, Fune- lon Falls, of whlch Rev. It. Cook Baddow. The band comvrf-od luau. Wm a. $1131 . . I I“ mnngeme'nte to have the addition built have not been mnde yet, but it is simply a. matter 0! time when the increnud eocon‘nnodntion will have to be provided. It is expected that the operations in connection with the new wing will be commenced this summer. The accommodation of Mount St. Joseph, Peterboro, with which at. Joawh's Academy, Lindsay, is con- nercd. is becoming too inadequbc and a large nddition to the build- ing will probably be made. Definite Aprilâ€"$81.72L The increase for April 1909 over thesamemonthlutmrhin the neighborhood of 280 per cent. M)- parently ,the present year will be e recordoneinthehiatoryole box-o as far as buildingia eoncemod. The building permits Wed in the city of Petorboro’sinee January lat total 890.881. The figures for the to!- lowing months are as follows: Januaryâ€"$3.300. February-$1.165. The buggy and harness wane damag- ed considerably. going still, and it is understood did not stop until it reached home, not much thuworae as a result of its On Saturday evening Hr. Arthur Cunningham. o! Ops, drove into town andpheedhishoraemthe shodin rear of the Y. M. C. A; About 10.30 o'clock the horse be- came loose and made a. bush (or Shcnsatioul Stunt Performed by An 03: Equiae on Saturday inning Runaway Horse Creates Excitement The prince canted tor the but name are certainly nth-ten", nnd shank! bring in some clever lugga- tions. Pnrticulan o! the contact are given on another pngé. the. the new weekly will be fulloroflglm a1 and attractive features. and that the intonation it given on sgd- I ~to be a pretty‘good gnu-sum ““1 stone, who for ten you! was uto- dnte editor of Amulet!” stock journal. the Chicago Breeden’ - Gs- aette. will be the editor. This seems Courler, and to circulate throughout the Dominion. Mr. J. H. 8. John- ricnltnral paper which they on out)!" to bring out. They want 3 Men- lnrly good one. too. and are willing tospondulotolmoney 10:01: the clevemt and most Initnblo nuns anyone can think up. So they on holding I contact with mmmhhmgupupflm. A: the publication is to append especial- ‘ly to farmers, stock m, fruit ‘growm .nnd horticultnflot-thooon- testiaumitedtothooesctnny en~ gazed in these occnpntlona. . The new pnblicntlon u to be c large illustrated weekly. snbcrlPtion $1.00. It is intended to be a nation- Pemboro's Building Permits { Hr. Herb 1(1de mom. neoc- ded bylr. J nubthatowmgco the fact tut 10¢“ 0913101! was not a. success in otha' tom, rt would be.me at Precent to intro- duce the measure In Lindsay. The resolution was carried. Goes to Bnabriln The publisher! of the Gunilla ouflerwantsnametorgm‘g. Will Boil! Addition Services It thehlls A msonmox Anop'm $500.00 fat a lune Live Stock ho bouillon. Ontario Marble and Granite Works, Look for Coad’s alnyson hand. Fresh Baker’s Bread in every day. BEST PRICES PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Brady’s Creamery Butter F. F. COAD! Everything newand up-to-date. Wagon This Summer OAKWOOD ' special . . . . “w““““”$%“ Also handsome rugs in tapestry and Brus- sells. Floor oilcloths and linoleums, from 2 to . 4 yds. wide, per sq' yd., 25c, 30, 35 and 50c. 0’Loughlin McIntyre . ~ For the Bedtoom-abeautiful an sateens for window decomion, and for bedspreads and holsters. thue are the correct coverings for both beds and furnishings throughout. the room. Tapestry portieres. chenille and tapestry table covers. fumiturercoverings. Our window blinds are very stylish and so satisfactoryâ€"in cream, white, green, also can-- from 35c up to $1.00. Some curtains will be found full of holes. others you are tired looking at. Then you change them to some less important room and buy new ones to make things take on a better appeal-woe. A,room always needs something new If a carpet, we can give ycu very hand- some designs. There never was a time when we had so my pretty patterns in art sateens, denims, Medina. net or muslin curtains and coverings. Also handsome lace curtains. They are ell the way from 25c to as high a price as you wish to go. Curtain poles in every variety. Wool and union‘ wpets, all prices from 5c up. After your spring housedeaning. you natur- ally will need some new furnishingsâ€"Always the my, isn‘t it ? THISISFURNISHINGTIMEALSO Housecleaning Season CASH AND ONE PRICE. man mn-