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About 1373 (Mr, Cathro came to Linda”, and entered the servxcea o! the late- Jopn Kennedy as cutter He remained ‘wtth him for- ”some ' years, when he entered into part- nership with Messrs J. H. Soother- zn and James Mark. Th9 firm 0! Sobcheran. (Iathro a Mark conduct- ed 1 dry goods busmesa for some years. Withdrawing from this er il 1889, the deceased npentd the aiming bushes WELCh he ha< con- énmd for thz‘ pm: {‘NPX‘1CY'IWU (Speciai to The Post) Mr. Rilsaen‘Gz-andy started for Ins home in Erin. Ont , on Thurs- day morning, alter having been in the 'embkoy 0! Mr. H 'Soward, a: clerk 111 hrs store for nearly fif- teen years. Mr. James En‘erson, of Dysart, m commnr with his son Daniel. 0! Smdan. were in town on Wed- nesday. Mr. G. A. Finch. of Halibnrton, A __ n_ m,.,..}. I _A mg some years in Edinburgh, he came to Montreal. where he worked 101' thus years. km! hquand and father. and a mafia! cit-zen and the memory of his good lite will be ever green. SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. The late Alexander Fathro wasa son of the late Alexander Cathro all! was born at brechin'. Forfor- sh-Je. Scotland in 1846. After spend w W to forego Ill: 5, WSS° He con'umi m. and when the ser‘ 0! his mm was mad am he resigned himself nigh”. his bran? spir ‘To the bereaved mic and family, sympathy, 11:: Post extends the true 336 htartielt «vi the clt.zen> of the town and dIStxict. He was kind husband and father. and 208321 citzen and the memory his good We will he ever green. SKETCH OF HIS IAIFE I a :1 of ures. ‘ They will be given the first ten days of June to get those returns in. and if they do not get then: in by that titre they will be liable to a five.’ :thn the returns are in and entered up. the hotelmen will get notice of what their taxes are to be. % t i Epeissflwwg 9: tbs town *0 ofi'er. T 35‘: and 2:); nd @353 mm CALLED BY DEATH 9N3: 0F LENDSAY’S mm CITIZENS The late Special show Shade ‘138 0A QTPP" I u and; Lathe Brussel Rue in 1 .‘ltds, regular $21.00. ma man an religion am St. Andrew’s church 'asa. Liberal He v County Victoria .13}, 3M! Roya W: h 3x51- (9 ’ D ‘4 T4933? ladpestrvS Rug. in4colorings, 3 x 4 yardh -r 5107 Sale” .. $925 we”! ShOWinzz of Tapestry Rugs. in :5 0? tires fawn and wood tint; 21-4 x 3 .4colorings regu.ar #600. lee 500 weeks 8?: Swtland, a member Brethren Lodge. AJ nah ficat M Scotch :eceaszd 1'13 ‘ . \ wlth humanly? the CO Sixty Wednes U) {11° 57\€r‘i :1 values In the egoods f‘ 7‘»? .- I'Vécnls in Hemp Carpets, 10C, -. 3"! 23c Lnian Carpets for 30¢. 40: ................................. 50c '3 yards, regular *9 30. Sale ..... and F nth looked upon as one best citizens. He was 30. public spirited and 1th quantizs of mind h brought h.m promi )usmess world, and popularity. He was k of human kind: m {be charity that 0V9! w. ugumr 53c. "V Stair Carpet I 3?. Sale ....... the. C811 um -Sixth Year was ampian Lodge heather. e too‘i ill and I his dutlts to 5m man and be th prom nzmly story of Lind- th‘rzv exght seamiess medahon Tapestry C'- S;le............. ..‘~".‘.0) fawn and greer, 3 x L Sale .................. I’r es- led to grab: ion; nature 9 known to to the A!- It finally great be- a member In polities S a chart- possessed n ‘v demlse 2rpet, in green and :. Sale,” 48c true W85 all ng. in green and Newsy Budget From Minden Mr. Jamcs En‘erson, of Dysart, m comhsnr with his son Daniel, of Smwdon. were in town on Wed- ncsday. Mr. (I. A. Finch. of Haliburton, was In town on Tuesday last. them by the Provincial License De- partmsnt. These circulars explainin greatest detail the new five per cent tax on bar receipts. In a few days they will receive some blank forms with a separate blank for each day in the month. These they are expected to fill in and return to the department at the end of the month with an am- davit as to the correctness of the fig- Miss Pearl Graham has taken a ‘ school for the rest of the yea: at { Cedar Brae. Fr. John Gill. who has been .11 {nu ise'seral «weeks .5 able to walk out fa. little. Mr. Thcs. Ransom has a new Larn ; Mr. 'I‘owrxley, (if Penelon Falls. W9“ and" Way. partially replacing J and Mr. R. Glassford. of Canning- the bUildiDzS burned there. ‘ton, merthant tadors, spent Thurs- Miss Iatbie cm is unaér the day here on business. care of her physician. and has Miss E. Ryc‘sman who has hem been confined to her room for se“- spendmg a few days at her home. cm! days. 5 here returned to Bobcaygeon 0n 9 Mr. Donald Rosa, of Peterson’s Monday morning. .'(A 'ALV (IL y u» --\Juoy at. .. Ll CIRCMENT Hntel-ku-prm are busy HIPS? ("HUD”): T0 £91131. MEN dzn's ' "V‘CI‘ some cirvula W Ll"\,|‘ sent 1 ' . . T' 'days thh his fr.ends. Lawyer Peel, of Lindsay, repre- Isented the company A. Stevenson. v osq., Crown Timber agent, and Wm. \ l ! I Manice, of the Crown Timber of- fxCe, Peterboro, attended in their)- tcrests of the crown. Miss Bigelow returned an Monday :cwning to take charge of Scotch :In‘ne School. after spending the bolt The deceased is survived by his wxfe and two sons and five daugh- ters. They are: Harfy, in Vancou- ver; Basil. at home; Mrs. 3235. H. Kelly. of Rochester. XX , Mrs. B. Bateson, of Lindsay, Elizabeth and Violet, of Regma, Sask.. and Grace, <3 1'2 "17-75 $82 Finr 01:!)thin on: yari. two vards and Mm mia hnlz‘ vae‘ris Wi‘le; in anzdian 0 l; per Squxr: yard 28: and 30:: 4 yrd F!) )r l inoleun, floral and block fle- sigm Such! 43-, 55: and ....................... 63c Jm Mating, in green and crin: Spec1.1115-: and Will be pleased to h 2v: :1 visit from you when in search of timese goods. ane Curtuns, 35c. 51c and ................. 73c $1 35 Curtains for ........ $17 ,, Lace Cu talus tor ...... ’ ............... $123 Scrims at 8:, 12 [-2:, 15c and.............. Cretonnes 9‘, 12 1-2: and ..... $2 30 Lxce Curtains for .......... Shade B in’is 33:. 40: and .............. Messrs Bart and Harold Hartic returned to Lindsay on Monday to attend the L.(‘.I. after spending the holidays in town. The‘ resxdtnze of Mr. John Cow- an, of Blairhamptxn was burned to Ithe ground on Tuesday afternoon. Very alttle of the‘contents was sav- rd, as Mrs. (’owan was alone with the chlldrtn, her husband being ab- sent agtgnding a bee“ in the neighâ€" bm‘h'ood, We understand there was no inaurtnce. .- 1“... «-Mâ€" a- Miss Pearl Mar-Vin and Mr Buch- anan returmd last week to resume them duties as teachers in the Min- drn Publm school. MiSs A. Ryckman spent Thursday of last week in Lindsay. Mr cuto Mr. John Snell. foreman of th: Gull Rwer Lumber (70.. is prepar- mg to stat h‘s drive as 3.011 as the ice is out of the lake. RANSONâ€"In the township of Lut- tcrwcréh. (11 Monday, April, 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ransoma daughter Mr. John \Velch went to Rtnne on Thursday evemnz. Mr. John Boyd. of Himon, 331118. va'mable young team to Mr. Danâ€" iel Emerson, on Wednesday. Thursday was settlement day for the Gull River Lumber Company at Minden, am the usual good natur- crnwd were in attendance. Mr. R. C. Garratt has sold his nllage residence to Mr. Hus. Kirk wood, who Ls moving in this week Mr. :mratt has moved his.goods to South Lake. wheré“ he w.ll re- side with Mr. and Mrs George Howsc. Corners made a business trip to Lindsay on Monday. Mr. Phillips is making improveâ€" ments at the drug store. > Mr. A. J‘ Hewitt, having pur- chased the T1103. Rogers farm on th? Scotch Line. mm'ed from Hi1)- dou Hill recently, and xs nw: 0c; cupying his new home. «Special to the Post) J W. Shields, was in Torâ€" a few days last mask on busi- VICTOR IA ROAD. 101 1 ground, .' 23C 931.90 C n) LeNDSAY, ONTARIQ, FRIDAY. MAY 5 1911 15-: Red '\ 3mm Accmm AT PETERBORO #3“ 35; M and shock. Her terrible death is greatly regretted by be friends and relatives heré. The funeral \ook .place at Sterling on Tuesday after- ATHERLY news»: iS CUT OFF Oakvool, May. 3.â€"â€"Tbe many friends of Mrs. Hadley, mmhcr oi the late John McPherson, ,whn {or- merly resided in our village, learn- ed with regret that sh: died at. Sterlmg, at the home of her son. Mrs. Hadley was engaged 2n burn- ing some leaves and rubbish, when her clothing caught fire. and she was seriously burned, and passed away from the effects otthe burns BOOB FATALLY BURNED AT STIRLING Telegram : Hon. W. J. Hanna; und- er the amendment to the License Act, made at last sessicn of the Legislat- ure, giving the power to vetolicenscs anywhzre in th: province. has vetoed the l'c:nse of the hotzl Charles: Healy at Athcrlvy. The License Commission- ers of North Ontario voted that. the hotel azain rarive a license. in spite of the strong opposition against it. Orillia has long objected to this li- cense, which is just across the nar- rows of Lake Couchiching and on the borders or the town. Its presence there practically makes Local Option a dead letter in Orillia. Despite the strong opposition that has been continually manifested and despite the fact that the license was suspended last year for a time by the courts as a result of sellingito a an alr:ady intoxicated, and who was: found dead, the licznse was renewed, Quebec, May, 2.-â€"In a, fire which destroyed. the. home of their parents m Saint Sophie, Megantic'County, five children of:Phileas Patty per- ished late on Sunday mght. my tn: commissioners last week. But the Provincial Secretary promptly {S‘d then-1122 psncfl. 1"xfends of the lic:nse' holder were in town t'rd'ty sacking relief from’ the M nister‘s cxut action, but as lhau is no appeal from it, they will likely get little help. FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH Examiner: Mr. Wblter Heat a. well known resident 0f, the city and the caretaker 0f the go“ links, “‘83 k1- led at the Luke today, as the reâ€" sult, of a pccnllar accident. He Was engaged in burying a large stone, beside which he was excavating, when the ground near the stone caved m, prECiDitBting the massive rock upon the unfortunate man. The stone caught him across the chest,“crnshing mm badly,ah1 1m. doubtedly' (‘12th was instantaneous. The body was discovered by Mr. qut. Neill this afternoon as hezvas playmg a game around the l‘nks. Mr. Head was! quite dead. 1e is survived bya. Wife and two chil- dren. Little Britain (Special to the Post.) Mrs. F Maunder, of L: ndsay, vlis- ited her parcnts a few days this for a t Mme Rev Chapman preached from the u.-. 4- . S¢MAMA¢ (Special to the Post.) Live Brevities ’ Rev. Walkgr, of Toronto, who has ‘hecd appointed 'a missionary to {China will preach in our Method- :ist church next Sunday m tehalf of the British Foreign B.ble So- clety (Special to the Post.) Mr. Moses Gilson has bee'i) visi- ing h's daughter Mrs. Ed. Brad~ burn. Miss Vera. Sproule‘ ias the guest of the Misses Hutchison on Sun- day. ~ The W.M.S. o! the Methodist church held their monthly meeting In the basement on Wednesday even an: . Jottings from Lively Janetviile Mr. and ed friends last. The Misses Hutchison entertained a number of their friends some time ago. Mr. Wm. Manning, 0! Oslnwa vis- ited friends about here in the early part of last week. 'I‘hwr:~ Presbyterian Sunday 36.00! are holding their annual co1cert on Friday of this week. A program, w." be given, after which rcfxesh- ments Will he served A mmber of young people from here attended the play giVen at' Sonya last week. Th?y report it as‘ being fine. . 5 Mr. Fred Perrln “.s preparing his tenms court this week. Tennis i; ‘ the coming? game hwe, and some. good players will be de'v'; oped this ' summer. i monis. but under the s‘tilful care. of Dr Jof, n (n 18 recoverinz nzcz- 1y.K Mr. Isaac IrwinW.s in Fenelon Falls thus week mling contract on carpenter work. ' sts Archer, organist in our Meth edust church was slightly indispos- ((1 last .wee‘r. not b9ing atle tv take the organ, Lut she is better, this week. At a' mLetmg of the league on Monday night the business for the year was transactcd and' the new officers for the ensuing. year were elected. Reports were heard and adopted from the various co n- mjttees. The folloWing officers were elected. - g Pres.dentâ€"â€"M:ss Eva Bradburn. 151:. che Presâ€"Mugs Cloris J. Hutchison. 2nd Vice Pres.â€"-Mrs. Thos. Paul. 3rd. Vice Pres.â€"Mrs. John Brad- burn. ' 4th. Vlce Presâ€"Miss P. Morgan. Cor. Seeâ€"M153 Mossie Hutch;- The suc'rets are vu‘y plentiful in our creek and pond now. and the men and boys have been very busy netting them lately. Pen. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden wpre in Toronto a few days last \vee‘: Mrs. Snowdcn .s returning from a visit to her 'relatxvcs in Meatord Mrs. J. J. M'chr, of Toron‘n, hrs been visit n: hsr parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Parrington lately. Mr. Thomss McMuilrvn 1135 pun- chasvd .Mr. E. .Bradburn's farm but will not take possession untJ next March. Rev, Wt Mc'icnzxe was the guest of Mr. James 'xhorm during ast, week. On Tuesday .evemng of this wee'< a joint league meeting was held of the junior at” senior leagues. The subject was Temperance. A very in teresting and profitable protrammc was given. We are glad to hear the sounds of the mlil again. It remind; that we have one manufacturing estab- lishment at least. Mr. H Tmaey, of Uavan‘vih: was in town last. week on business. Mr. Thcmas Heashp is v'rs;t;ng relatives in ' Toronto. With the fine weat'ficâ€"r of last. week. the farmers proceeded well, with the s3eding operations. A few day:.a of life weather will s:e the finish. Our shingle min czased work last week, and the buzz of the saw i: missed considerably. Methodlst pulpxt on Sunday even ing, taking as the subject, ‘Ne Te- mere. He very ably acqudted him- self. son. , Twasâ€"Mr. John Bradburn. Organistâ€"Miss May Arthur's. The night of meeting was chang- ed from Friday to Monday.‘ We are SQI'I‘Y to report that Mr. Jen” ins has had an attac‘t Mancuâ€" Mrs E. Z. Yetex vism- zit Manilla on Sunday 6 During the evening .\lr. Meehan ap- ' reared before the foc-tlights and . made a mcdfit little speech. He thanlu led his friends for turning" out in ‘ such large numbers to welcome him on his vis;t to Lindsay. Some twelve . years ago he sat enznigbt in the :gal-lrry cf thz Academy 91‘ Music tak- .ing :11 Mar‘:'s Bros. product‘on.'Dur~ ‘ing the evening he had visicns of the ‘iuture, in which he saw himself ar- peariag before a large audience in the same theatre. His appearatce last' even’ng was a realization of that: dream of twelve years ago. He also. took accasion to thank the press for: its- kindly references to his efforts.E He was warmly applauded at the: lelese of his remarks. . e ’ ..._.-. .. .-. -â€">â€". .........-.u...-...__. --. ~-.-..._ STORY OF CHICKEN THEFT S [N FRANKLIN THIEV ES WERE TRACED T0 [INDSAY A great deal could be written con cerning Mr. Meehan's work last evening but the greatest tribute that could be paid him is that he: :1ch his part to perfection. "Lindsay is proud of you, Jack, and will watch your future success with interest." Mr. Mcehan was surrounded by a. f Special to the Post) 5 Franklin, May, 1.â€"-Q‘uite sation was created in the mightier borhood just to the south of hire somehen fancier: M r. a son- last week, when paid the hen house of \‘wsley ‘} Dainaird a fish tak ng away l’lymouthh rocks. later they returned, this time get« tin: 19. Next morning; Mr. Dain- aird trachea them north, and Cullâ€" cludezl they had gone to L‘nusuy. In the afternoon he drove in t.) Lindsay, and found that a nurse and open buggy had been hired from one of the liveries Ln each _ night that the raid was made 0:1 the hens by indiv:d.ials, one of whom tallied with the descriptlvn, given by Mr. Dainaird of the om he suspected of the thievin‘z. He then found the hens 2n the pass»;- sion of certan parties, but there were only 19, the other been dress: (Land shipped to Tor m- to. He was! informed by a certain Jew, who in fact had done the shipping, never thinking th:y were stolen property. The town cmsta‘ul- es sucCeeded In getting one of them Safely lodged in the caunty gaol, but while the constable‘ was waiting for the other culprit to enter a house, where he had been staying, some» person put him wise concernmg the officer inside. He thin struck across some lots to- wards QuceL-st, and cont'nued 1:;3. course towards the G.T.R. s‘at'ofi ihs ccnstable iiusing Sight of hm: 88 he passed behind a barn . How- cver he wandered back’to the neigh borhood (it Sunday, where the pouL try was stolen, to the home or his hrother-xn-law, Alfred Saunders, wh) lives in a house belchzing to Mr. -' communmated with by phone, 'aiong 7 was surrounded twas very dark Sunday night, , constable mistook 2 to About four nights ‘ ‘ succeeded 25 ha 111‘' . and with another constable drove Lindsay and the in )use by men, but it the man one 3111’)ch him latchcn, be out from itS his for of h‘s own men, and get out the track Once outside in the lar‘r' 2n dxiging the half damn who were. posted outszda, alâ€" though Mr. Allan Murphy gz'ahbed him as he was going over the fence. but he shook off his wouldâ€" be cantor, and made. good esâ€" eape. Mr. Short still hopes to ef- fect his capture. however. LABORER MEETS WITH BAD ACCIllENT From Wednesday's Post. of nrss men , its \‘estu'day :ifternocn amen named Fras s, employed on the CPR. con- near Distillery Creek, :1 painful accident- sti'uczmn work was the victim (1,; of h:. rses ran away and Fras» (r sxstained :3 severe cut in the heat: besides havinz his shoulder hurt. He was brought to town and phacndin the Ross Manama: Hospital. CHILD BlTl'EN BY TWO PIGS Boboueg, May 2.â€"While trying to liberate a small pig, which was caught under a picket fence, Lilian Mackin, ag d 12, was knoc‘uddovrn and {rightfully httten ty two 613 A teem The large audience which attended the production was a tribute to Mr Meghan which he Was not slow to rec0gnize For weeks there had been nothing else talked about but the visit of John and his talented com- pany and everyone was anxious to see how he would acquit himself. JOHN MEEHAN IS A CLEVE R ACTOR RECEIVED GREAT REQEPHON AT ACADEMY John Meehan, “The Man or. the Box," has_come and gone, and Lind- say district is talking of the, clever young actor, who claims this town as his own, and whose parents reside here. THE DOMINION BARK Deposits by w Public ........................ 49,300,009 Tot I1 JKSSEtS.gcoc¢ - ............................... 62, 680,000 SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO SAVINGS ACCOUNTS . Bigelow. Constable Short ;-h0‘ Lindsay Branch CAPSTAL STUCK PAH) UP - 3 4,000,000 Reserve Fund and Undivided Profits 5,300,000 .‘commun.cated with by phone. and sen- 'aiong with another constable drove ‘ont from Lindsay and the tuna: h>rc ' was surrounded by men, but us it _ ’ was very dark Sunday night, the acts, ' constable mistook his man for one 381” of his own men, and alf-owed bin: 2.? éto get out of ' the back kitchen, guts Once outside in the darknr‘ss. he :succeeded in dodging the half dozen llmr get~ _ )a'mâ€" men, who were posted outszdo, al- Con- though Mr. Allan Murphy grabbed say him as he was going over the A fence. but he shook of! his would- John Mcehan. who £00k the title role of Robert, Waburton, the grnnm, 1 r “The Man on the Box..’ played the part mth a natural grace and case that seemed peculiar to himself. Hus. sel G. Randall who very ably imper. sonated Charlee Henderson, the news. paperman, won a great deal cf 9;!» plause by his “free and easy. ' way. Harold Collins. as Magistrate Watts and Col. Raleigh acquitted himself i very honorably and Frank Hacdomfld :who had a very dilfl'cult task to per. form in pcrtraying three diflcrent (-h:r3cters, still maintaining their in- d.viduality, was very good. He man- aged vary cmahly. Count Kasbfi. the clerk of the court, Lad Mons Pierreg- gthe chef. The ladies were also excel- ! lent. in their diner-eat parts. especial- :ly Miss Marion Johnquest, as "Betty lAnnw’ey," and Miss Ida Parker as { Mrs Conway, her friend. The musical ’selsct?ons by the orchsstra wcr: very ‘swcet and very superior. - ....._...._....-.~.._.. - -. “-‘u. - _..-‘ _.....-.r.-.-. -. .... “The Man on The Box" is a clean, bright comedy in three acts, spark- ling with hilarious and also dramatic situations. The play centres around a young lieutenant, Robert Woburton Intending to play a practical joke on his sister, he dresses up as a groom, and intending to drive her home iron: 8 dance, by mistake gets the wrong girl. As she alight; from the carriage, he, not knowing the mistake, seizes and kisses her. He is arreateh and brought before the police magistrate and fined, but the young lady who lays .the charge, Miss Elizabeth An- nesley, takes pity on him and pays his fine, and alsa takes him into her (mploy as a groom. He is unsophis- ticated in his new profession, and finds it exceedingly hard to keep his identity concealed. The mistress thn falls in love with him, and. it being mutual, brings down the curtain with the grand finale. Boboueg, May 2.â€"While trying to liberate a small pig, wh‘ch was caught under a picket fence, Lilian Mac'.{ in, ag d 12. was knjc'icddq‘m and {rightfully b.tten ty two old SONS. splendid company, on; of 1911c best, in fact, seen here in years, and they de, lineatsd their different roles in a re- markably brilliant manner. struczion war}: near Bastinery Creek, was the victim of a painful accident. A team of hcrses ran away and Fras- cr sustained a severe cut in the hem] besides having h s shoulder hurt. He was brought. to town and plamdm the Ross Manama; Hospital. ROBT. ROSS, Manager PAGES ONE f0 EEGHT No. 18