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3mm W’s Evening 'Pdfl‘f that was: undonbtedIS' a delibenxw 015th partof some fiend to hi}? the lisiness secfion ofganWn placé last evening sheet}; gm 'ght. .That the igzcendiary was ; more siccessful in his d67$§h§3e3 5. isdue'ina great measure M to ., excellent work of ihe brigad'efind 3: an hour when some of our I,- WAS WELL- PLANNED. the fireb'ng seiected an iJeaI night Eigsfiemish work. There was a sfifi ‘ldblowgng during the p1 ogress’ of glare, a condition which was decid- fly favorable for his plans. Then ag- 3 hese ected locations where he iw the fire, when once started, puid spread with lightning rapidity, inmercus frame buildings surroun- inhescele of operations. NO CLUE. [no the fire fiend was is a mystery. i Dennis, pump maker. infomed PPM last evening that about ten mes before the alarm wassounded passed through the rear of his ' on Russel-st. He Was 'awakl' bung dog barking, the animal tly having bitten the intruder, he cried out quite lustily. After ' g Mr. Dennis’ yard the stranger inaround the sheds at Maund- WHO WERE THEY ? ‘ rne Pose'was also rimmed ~, this fining that after the fire had brok- oat in’fiar of Dr. SimpSoxi’é 'resi- pee. women hurried along Russel- east, and went into the stable in «me onéIé'thindsaiét theoi mime: struck a match, “awards arigflett the d and tie horse was driven hur- Y Ovegthvmdsay-st bridge. A inTangney's block, who saw th0 men, stated that one of red by a. Post reporter who visi- fiescene this morning Tm FIRES STARTED Iere ‘13 wdisputing the fact that fires were of incendiary origin. ‘onefirst started in rear of Dr. on ~ Iur- 'fi' fiâ€"f‘“r , “*d_f Toronto this week. ‘ .e, and Miss Burns, of] Toronto, Irs. Randolph McDonald, of Rose- ssed through town 'on Tuesday on HAD CLOSE CALL broke morning in Progress the : SEPTEMBER. .2- of Mr. McGe- La-nd it was rapidity with a. 3 Mr S Nevison, Marshal,, Mich, ar- rrived in town this morning and will ‘ spend a short time visiting friends‘ Rev. Father Collins, who has been ‘visi‘ting his relatives here. left ‘Detroit today. ‘ Venerable Archdeacon- Casey has re- ! thrned from attending the retreat of f the clergy oi Peterboro diocese at the ; Electric City. ' Dr. Gavan and family, of Toronto, fwho have been summering at their ’summer residence on Sturgeon Lake, retnrned to the city this morning. Hon. F. M. Jones, with Mrs Jones, _. moo-v for From Saturday's 1fost ~ Mr. Thos. Bi-ck, of Wilberforce was in town to-day 'on business.‘ Mrs. Thomas Sadler is vis§tifg in Lorneville. V The Misses Paton left for Tofontd Mr. William McArthur. of Fenelpn‘ Falls, was in town to. day Mr. Vincent Pyman, of Grand Rap- 1ds, Mich” is in town for a few days. Mr. Geo )Ietcalf of \ictoria Har- bor, is in town to day on business. Miss Norah Dunn, of Toronto, .is xisiting in town for a few days. lfacing on Russel- st. Additional hose had but: rushe¢tb Ihq sceue‘ 911‘ tie reel and the firemen had two streams playing on the second blaze. which was a most stubborn one- The barn was situated dangerously close to ‘the skating rink and Dr. Brown. szre- sidence, but the firemen fought it bravely and kept it from spreading. The bu‘ld1n'g-"313wever was totally destroyed, togethen) with a delivery wagon belonging to Mr.‘ J. 1C. Burke, and a pair of sleighs, the prOperty of Mr. Thos. Simons, of South Ops. who had‘ the building rented. The stable was owned by St. Mary’s church and itr "is understood there was a small insurance on it. ' K Rev. Robt. Burns, of Omemee, will preach in Cambridge-st. Methodist church to morrow. Mr. John Maunder .and Mrs. Mann- der left toâ€"day for Montreal and Queâ€" bec via Richelieu and Ontario route Mrs. Jos. O’ Connor, of Pullman 111., is the guest of his mother Mrs Mrs. Jos. O’Connor, of 111., is the guest of his mg L. 0’ Connor. Dr. Stafiord Shannon, of Bay City, Mich” is visiting his parents Mr. and Wrs. J. R. Shannon THE SECOND BLAZE Wife the fire was in pfogress in rear of‘IIr. ’ Simpson? a, - :a second seri- ous blaze broke out in the frame hem in rear of Dr. Brown s residence and it increase; 14’1rrriplubné.4iIr° Iiopqil hurried to his store for a knew hose, which was to be attached to tandther {Orxthepumbse of checking the fire. Mr. =~Wfll Morrison 'of A. 'L. Camnbell’s store. was assisted by wile ling Workers to the roof, and he bravely made his way along to where the fire was» firming He drew a: 1 of water up the side' of the'biildin and quenched one blaze. In the meanâ€" time the small hoseihad been Connect- ed and he was therefore able to save the barn from destruction . ' ‘ AFTER THE LAD-DERHTRUC’K, While the fire on McGahey’s roof was being attended to, Mr. F. Armâ€" ‘ strong ofrArmatron‘g’ s Knew; ghenid +~'+be fire-ban for the‘ hook ‘afld ladder truck He was informed that there was no one there to take it on Two citizens then hurrisd to the hall and after experiencing some difficulty in getting the harness in shape, the true}; {wags hurried to ‘the “'13 sl’wzi xé'g’.‘ sand outfio'r‘ S‘Ifhef‘bt hbs'e fifitfi‘fiiâ€" der, but neither was available. -The fire was fast eating its way under the roof, and everyone; ex’p‘ecged to_ see ‘fifld PURELY PERSONAL They are doing first c1389 1; several of the farmers are 1 follow Will’s exampler ’r Boénggir‘ line of small Mr. J. Carroll, of Ops, ‘ Orillia today to attend ‘1 School. ' Mrs. Harry Peters and Master Ray 3 ' of Havelock, are visiting her brother Mr. Ed Kingsley left this morning ' I for Montreal, where he will attend ' Mch University. 1 Mrs. Will Bick, of Oakwood, has reâ€" 1 turned to her home, after spending a , week with relatives in town. { Mrs. Peter Teatro and daughter, IJulia, have returned from. Bobcayg- 1 ' eon after visiting with friends. ‘ Mrs. D. McFadden of Fraud Haven “ [Mfch., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 7 lFrank' McFadden, St. Paul-st. Rev. John Morgan, of Maple, bro- places . therâ€"in-law, of‘ Mr. Wm. Thornbury, nearly all:~ frame building's, and 0f (U H- I is spending his vacation in Lindsay. Messrs. H. E. Tripp, G. Guy Tripp, Mrs. Tripp, and ’3. Guy ‘l‘ripp, jr of I: Franklin, motored to Lindsay Tues- day. Mr. Watts, of the Dominion Bank a staff, leaves tomorrow with Mr. Mor- ' gan of the Standard Bank, to‘spend I Went to s . Model ; With . . ’ diary Mr. W. R. Smith, of 85 William-st. ' Last week Lindsay Was threatened a disastrous fire of an incen- and the newspapers for origin were blamed in some quarters devoting too much space to the af- fair. This was done with. ‘a view, to giving the people the facts as well , as putting them on their guard. The Post has been informed that a number of buildings in the centre of the town in the rear of the busi- ness places afiord retreats for night prowlers. There {is no efiOrt made to: keep the buildings locked, and they are the scenes of drunken carousals, and fights. Is it any wonder, then, that ‘flres are started when such are left open ? They are course are ‘Veri‘table fire traps.‘ _ If. those places were securely locked or nailed up, the danger from fires would be greatly removed. It is upl to the property owners to sea tfiat this is done, and done. at once, in- order to prevent ,9 serious conflagra- tion from ,taking place. Mrs. Harry Peters and Master Ray of Havelock, are visiting her brother Mrl W. R. Smith, of 85 William-st. Mr. Ed Kingsley left this morning for Montreal, where he will attend McGill University. Mr. Byron Greene returned {-0 toWn: this morning from the north part of the country. ' “ Misses Giltenan and Murthlé.‘ left for Orillia this inorhing 'to c'Ommence studies at the Model School there. Mr. Basil Kingsley is spending a. short time holidaying in Mindenu . W. J. Ferguson, of _.J Sutclifie Sons. was in Toronto yesterday. _ Mr. Wm. Power, _insurance adjust-V er, Toronto, was in. town taday on business. Mrs. Robt. Bray. of Balsover. fias returned home after Aspendxng the past week in"towr., the guest of hm: daughter, Mrs W er Wilson, Queenâ€" st. ‘ â€" (From Wednesday’ ; Evening Post) Mr. D. Adams left for Toronto thls morning. Mr. Rose left town today on a short‘ business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Somers, of Foam Lake City, Sask., are spending their holidays in town at the hpme of Lbs. mus. . ~ . . ‘ .. Mr. “ 5nd“ 'Mrs. gdbi‘bétt. 11113 ‘Mr‘s Fordhmri, of- Rochester,- arrived ’ in- town last evening on their way to visit friends in Emily. ‘3 Mr. Albert Barjarow, driver for Mr T. A; Fisher, is spending a. wieok s vacatibn with friend» at Haliburton. . Fenelo'n Falls and 01boconk. . Mr. Walter Burns has returned to his home in Toledo after apleasant visit with his friends inn Ops : ' Mr. H; (X Sootneran, who; has Eeen vrsitin'g .his parents at Cameron L_a_.ke. has returned to Spokane. Mess'r. i J. H. Mosgrove, J. W. Johnston and A. A Sangeter were in ten today en route to Kirkfield. Mr. Geo B. Hjlliard and ‘Irs. Hilliard, of Lakefia}d were; in town last evening. Meats? D. W. Avery, M_rs_. Avery and son, of Detroit, arrived m town laSt evening. cured the pps IOIL of teacher of that village 0d hgiifiyi she fiviil évisfi her sister, Sister ’M‘. Rita, of St. fidéeph's Hosgital, Port Arthur. . T M3.T1ios.15mtt,aipm:-}Lmqsay 1 ¢iti2en and well' known curler of Min- neapolis is in town visiting his bro- ther Mr. Geo. Pratt. Mr. Pratt was for many years a Grand Trunk engim eer running out of Lindsay. “Tom" is just as genial and good natured as ever. When in Lindsay he was an an- thusiastic curler, and his many old friends were glad to welcome him. Mr. A M. McCutc’hBOn and wife of Cobourg, were in town on Monday. Mr. C. Nurse, of Humber Bay was in town roday on business; Mr.’ S. 3Wéf1iwrig‘htfld " ‘Pet'e‘x‘Boro: wasinfiow‘n last evening. ' w’ ‘ 1 V I 1 of Rbd’iester. a‘i'riirea'in tows yebtep‘a few days With the latter at his ’ " ' 1min Twin. ,,:.ei-'3~‘.rfl,..1-..-.: Miss Fox and Miss Winterlein of J. Sutclifle 80113,. returned last ev- ening from’TOBOniib. Vhere they have ; bben attendmg the wholesale mlllin- : 3ery ropenings. ' ‘ ‘ Mr Norman Nesbltt Went td Oril- : ,lia th1§ morning to. commence studies ' ‘a #the No{mail 8011001 there} the! l VisiL friends at, Bondâ€" Ft A W. Parkins, Regentâ€"st. Mr. J qhn Campbell of Fenelon Falls was in gown to day and made a. call 0111816 Pdstflof Yhich he has- heei‘i 'a éupscribpm {p} 58.1%1083: fifty years. . Mrs Wm. Swain, of Fair-ave” *left by Grand '1‘er this morning for To- rQnto Exhibition, and before returnâ€" lag homé W §Mis§§t Filtenan, o town, left on tfie.9.ZO t'rain for Tornnto, where she wfll make connections Monday for Kipling, Sask., where she has se- cure; the .npsgiongfxeacher .of..fl_that‘ 3*, she fivill visi‘i her Retreats for Night Prowlers Should Be Securely Locked tTiamLst.’ in‘ allL rts Dhtsés' They care-~. :r-tully inspected- -the work, and in com versatiou with- a. PM repgrte'r ex-i. prfiessed themselves gs very favorab-; earries freight, on its ,lines to the1 'd1'fierent factories, and sixty ton carsi‘1 are u’s'ed fOr this pdrpOse A ‘ good, i substantial base is needed for. the‘- thoroughfares which it is probosedli to paVe _ :1 The deputation was taLeo in hand I by Mr. F. Reed assistant manager;1 of the Ontario As’phalt Block Paving51 C3, who arrived this morning from1‘1 Windsor. This gentleman explaanedq carefully the many good qualities of: the pavement and its superiority 0?- er all other makes both as regards1 durability and appearance. How Fires Can Be Prevented in order to' see :the paving of' Wilâ€"f ougfihres anfi, §Qég visitpp {,hidsay - u r v 7‘--. Sinclair, 'Deputy-reeve Parksl‘iw.’ It; Smith,» 3 chairman Board , of rade ~'-‘ ., ‘s:\«,,_im; ‘ fig damning ; J . , , a ‘ ‘ and. manageriof the' ‘Odh factory, .' ' J . E,” (Gnqrsgpf chairman ‘3 Rgad Commissippersw .1, .52.” r _' The citizens of 'the; livé 'lgkeghorei .H‘rl'i‘lj . town are at present seriously; con-g sideri g‘ paving so,e qt the thhor-l; ___\_I- -§'.‘L¢ EV “9. ‘3 u- ing laid down by théOntario' As- phalt Paving CQ., of Windsor. \ (From Wednesdays: Evening Post) -L1fndsay was visttefi‘todayflryfi de-: pntaticm 7 o.f Oshawa citizens‘who; came inspect the new aaphalt '1 .1 block. fiverdegtmn Mum f be; Mayor and Other "Officials Inspect he has a position on thk Co‘jrnwalrl 6Mod¢1 Schqol, 31:83. :3 - t 5- . ‘ Miés IiovénSbroughh‘ trimmer for ‘J. S'utclifle Sons' arrived in town last wening. She comes Very highly rec61fimended having heed with the Robf. 81mpson Co. of Tomato 'for a numl’ier of years. - 4 Oshawa Citizens ‘= ‘IVi‘sit Lindsay ‘. vâ€" ., .V, â€"---.qâ€"Iu Mr Norman Nesbitt Went to’ 01-11.. .1ia this morning to. commence studies 'ft the Normal 8031001 there; the "tenfi comnmncing tomorrow and last- ing until the let of msmber Last night Mrfn D: SIP-3th, . who spent the mOnth of August holidaying in town, returned to Cornwall, where Inn 1.... _ _A-:L___ -_ “.LL~ h 1‘. Wfihfime’ht Hm; .I THE LINDS; \ It E. E. W. McGAFFEY 20 pairs, regular $1 25, sale goc, reg $32.00 sale... . .......... $1 50 Lace insertion trimmed 35c, sale price ....... ‘ ................ 25c 25cm; 20c, 3°C for 25c. Fancy elastic belté jn’all >co‘ors, reg 25c. for. ................ ' ....... ’ 18c' In white, red, and brewn, me each or3f0r..,-...’:.....I nnnnnnnnn 25C . COLORED and B10CK) Lisle Hose 1 In pane blue, tan, champaigne, heiio pink and While, reg 35, 53.16.. 230, For the past few ‘years the deer slaughter has been rn'ountin'g up an- nually. ; Not long ago ‘ it was 5000 dead deer that were shipped out of the wilds annually by the ' express companies. Last year it. WAS .more rthan double that figure, eyen with a shorter pe 05.13131? that which used to prevail. 3h here were prObably 101300 more thdt were left féta1'1y onnde‘d or dead in the Woods. ‘ 3 -’ ‘- ( There; are: good .and valid ,reaSOns tor ignposing; the restrictions thatare announcedlâ€"Q‘ttawwa; Free ,Brese. ‘ In white and colored Repps,‘ half price " ) x A; 7 gr '-.'_«n~) T Police Chief Mad 1km L . (Speclgl to, Whitby, Out. 'A 'ieSo'n. last night laundry and arres . smoking- nDium 'l‘ | W VJ uvvw - ---.,...- avw Iq- ~ In the olden. ‘days' we recklessly. kilâ€" led off the buffaloes that roamed the prairies by the thpusands. We .see. the mistake noW when it is toq late Government restrictions would héve preserved the buflalo and left us one of the most valuable of Canadian game animals.- ‘ ' I‘b' With a View to feddcing the annual slaughter of deer, the Ontsrig and Quebec authorities have made a. pro- vision that, for this season each li- ceased hunter ‘will be allomd to shoot but one’ deér. The‘ true spolrts'man is not 111:er to compfain over this re- gulation It 15 to his ipterpst to see thaé our vaIuable game supply is not permatteq to become extinct Boy’s Buster Belts. 011% Beer for a Licensed Hunter IIC for SC, 12 1-2c for... laundry « and ‘; arrested toms: .mons smoking opium. fie.:persons are~two whites, agygung man named Hams bee and -a girlvzgiving the name‘; of Edna, Fink, -o£ . Oshawa, and two Chinese who carried on the ianndg-y; Ladies’ Cotton Vests Ladies’ Wash Belts . 7 Lad}; (Special to The Posh) . Whitby. Ont, 'Aug. 3lâ€"Qh1e1 J am- Cambric Drawers Lace Curtains $5 .50 qfor - 6-00 “far A l’ I gfoq' for Wasli S'u'lits‘ '. 31.327- . . J. . 5,04 , F_ ‘,“,-. uwmâ€" ‘ . ‘vyv. v. V. quULfiy, OI WOOJE waded; Chinese; is well-known in Lindsay, was J ‘ f MIDLSUMMER SALE _ The number of persons in Peterboro prohibited from inciulging in intoxi-, ’cants is eighty, License Inspector, ; Stewart listed one on Saturday, an: other Monday. morning, and still an- other yesterday. l After many years in business in the town of Lindsay, Mr. G Ingle is ab- Out to sell- his planing mill. The name Tof the purchaser has not: been disclos- 'ed. The business is a most successâ€" ful one, and has been conducted by Mr. Ingle for nearly ‘oh 21f a._cer_1tury.â€" LCana'dian Woodworker. ‘ ' fl ‘ ,3 The Post was informed to- ~day that there was no truth in the above statement regarding the selling of the mill. ls Nat Selling f Planing Mill The Peterboro R‘eview says} F er McAuley will 'be attached to Church of the Sacred Heart, city curate to Rev. Dr. O’Brien. dained in that parish toâ€"day by} ;His Lordship Bishop O’Connor. The rev- erend gentleman attended the recent double. orhination ceremonies in Dow- neyville. He is a cousin Of Rev. Fath- er Phelan, formerly‘curate of St. Mary’s church, Lindsay, who preach- ed the ordination sermon toâ€"day. Rev. Father Guiry, curate of St. Mary’s church, Lindsay, and Rev. J. F. o'Suuivan, ‘of- Victoria Road, at- tended the.ceremony. Rev. J. V. McAuley Received Holy . ‘Orders‘ This Homing (From Wednesday's Evening Post) Rev., J. V. Mquley, of Wooler, who Cream Taffeta Cloth, Cream Panama Cloth and Cream Satin Cloth regular 60c, sale ........ . ................................. 48c Colored Satin Cloths and Colored Poplins, all shades, reg. 6°C for 486 ' 20 per cent 08' all Silks and Dress Goods not mentioned in this Tapestry Rugs $12.00 sale . . .. ist. Reg I5C, sale we. White Muslin Aprons, special line, speciai 25c 3 specials 48c, 68c and ..... 2 leaders; 2 5c and . . . To clear, regular $1. I 5, sale ........ English Floor Ollcloth, 24C, 400 and ‘ oooooooooooooooooooo 10 per cent of? all Carpets and RUgs not mentioned in this list. Carpets, Rugs and Oil Cloth Peterboro Indians’ Men’s Cotton Underwear Black Sateen Underskirts White Lawn Blouses Dress Goods and Silks 3 x 3 1-2 yds, reg $9 50, sale $7.50‘;3 ‘g Ml Some rural. schooi ‘boards. have ' , v . I found it diflicult’ .to secure teachers . _ ithis,summer. , ‘ h . usiness in the ' It is worthy of note however, that . Ingle, jg abei Boards that advertised right and at - w. The name . the right time, ofienng reasonable sa- : V , Ilaries, had but little trouble in se- .beext dzsclos- curing qualified teschers. Certainty - ’31: success- salaries. have increased, but not yet , an'ducted 'by ‘in, proportion to the ‘m’crease‘ in' the r a_‘cent1iry.â€" grants- White Lawns says 2 Fath- Remember Ktnmount Fair, Sept“ 19 and 20.5[1' you were there last your, you know all about it. If not, be on hand this year. Itiwrll be better than ever. S. L. Taube, Eyesight Specialist, of Toronto, will be at his oflice, at 126 Huron street, Toronfio, during the Exhibition. Hours, 10 to 2, Sta-8 p. Rural Boards And Teachers 116 KENT STREET LINDSAY Eyesight Specialist '3 1-2.)”. yds, reg $1000 EASE; .5