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-- Orillia "needs many more houses: particularly small houses, or houses' of 'moderate sizes The newspapess ate tellingof "a silent Irishman av Washington." 'deal and dumb, no doubt. - United States authorities assert that the number of bearing apple Arees in the Union fs constantly declining: The Saskatchewan Government yeports. excellent crop prospects, nd in Alberta the "farmers, are 'Joking for a repetition of last yous "record hatvest- : An Atherican farmer built a ce« ment block silo five, yeats ago; } a coat of! #waterproof: ing all over the inside, and he has Hever Jost a pound of silage. Ths Farther's Advocate : --The tha who' grumbles most "about: the weatlier and vther-thinge isigenéral, ly the ohe Who makes povrest. use of ideal conditidns. Writing of the Hin Troops, a ar t says, v of battle." But not $0 ull as they would like to be of ssauer-kraut and sausage; "The assessment commissioners of 'Winnipeg announce that the city's population. has dropped 11,000 in the yeas, the totaknaw- being 202,- poo. Enlistments . Jor military service acoount for th falling off. A strange thing (Cobourg last week. - The Sentinels)' ar tells of a nian' there who went fetord of the Frovince. municipality, and Hongred with tr ht of time. the storm was | ded. raging its utmost three ifrierise psterspouts were in motion at the ame time, one at Washburm Island; one at Ceesares, and -anofher at Ball's Point. Some of the Surimer resorters at, Ceesarea, from became greatly alarmed, sof 'of the knowing ones believing ¥their time had come" were desirous of bequeathing their clothes but they had difficulty in persuading any one to accept them, Champ Clark, Speaker" of the House of Representatives at Wash- ington, agsuresit that "No Mation is Toolish enough to attack wis" and ifone does it will get whipped." "Right as to getting whipped," says the Edmonton Journal. Cana- da would never stand ly by! and gee its neighbor licked." . The Port , Hope Daily Guide says: "Thieves entered the Metho- dist church on Saturday night, and ransacked - the "desks, cases and other office equipment; but all they got was $2 in small changéand a few stamps." Only an amatens | burglar would raid a church apd disdain the coffers of a daily news. paper, Almost next door, In the United Kingdom sent dutyon tea is a sl pound, and on cofiee and ~Onee- more, Jot compare what 'she ik paying with the Moth cents for a shilling and fait] for a few cents more. that included jp the the building for the Saskatchewan : wee ; wine and whisky ¢ were paid for at the io Toros 0d secs a sitaa-f et 8 e Sentingl-Star_ certain i mot "accept the posi: : acket Ae Journal 5, who bas been investigating! 5 at 'Erzetum, declares Turks } have slangh- A soil survey of Son of Chautauqua. in that every « one of soil types:teprese: stock of SPECIAL Session RE By-Law A special - dession of the County Council "was held on Friday morn- ing, at which the by-law to "author- ize the 'issue of debentures: to the amount of $20,000. to' raise money for the paymefit of thie cost of builds ing certain bridges in and adjoining the County of Ontario was given its several readings and passed. Miss Ray and Miss McKay were each given a grant of $10 for type. writing auditors' report and Eylaws, etc: SQUIRRELS 10 BE Prorscriy A footie. by Messrs. Mowbtay and Hoover was ¢arried to the effect that "the Clérk mémoralize the On- tario Government to enact legisla. tion prohibiting the killing-of black aad grey squirrels in this County. The question of rebate to the Towoship of Whitby to. correct an error. in equalisation of County ass- essements made by Judge McIntyre, was referred to Finatce Committee. Yeas ann Navs Taxsy «A division occurred on motion of Mesers, Hoover and McKenzie that {the report of the Equalization Con- mitige be adopted. The vote re- sulted as follow egs-- Downey, Foster, Francis, pi: tof, Hoover, McNabb, Mason, My bray, Madill, MacKjnii Rundle, Vickery, Will, Wa Mc¢Keozie, Rowe. The Pickering bridge".on . the Kingston Road in the' Village of Pickering was assumed as a County "ttre highly &ppreciated, " Nays-- Dearborn, Gerow, Hearener, Darliogtoo. "{On the evening of 2nd, the opening seréices ducted - by the Pastor, Re Currie, while Rev. i Bowles, of Victoria, Univ gave an eloquent. 'and touch dress on "Otr Heroes." who were present could oot fu being beuefitted by the excellent way the subject was treated. The musical portion of the . services, under:the efficient direction af Mf. Veale; leader of the Chott of the the 'North Nestleton Methodist Church, 'and theif effictent services Th whole showed the unity that exists between both denominations in this] part and is a suré sign that the Union of the fature will not 'present @ difficult problem around here, Alter the liberal offering was re- R ceived Lieut. "Reed, who was pre- sent, gave an able address oh. fiis work of recruiting, which' was well§t received: On Tuesday afternoon, July 4th, the young played ar 'exeififiy atick sfrefuons game of basket ball whet the score ended ina tie. Strawberries and cream as well as the morgdistaple varieties of food, . for Which; ton is famous; were served gn the | lawn of the church till afer 3 pitti. Hl give in the church by wet The only draw was the lack of seating capacity the building * as may had to § for the whole tiie apd nearly' I the people could not get in a | placs. was filled as full as .|ience would allow'and safet tion: Rey. J. J. Mellor and eed, of _ Blackstock, gave, ting and, we believe, *| addresses" on _the need fol '| med and better men if th "ltd: 'succeed i in"the great ci bility of 'the minor fi i keep the leading roads in a state of repaif - to meet the 'demands of t the ever increasing auto traffic, the Clerk 1s hereby. authorized - 'to coms municate with the several 'minder piiclpettie adjoining the King-{* between Toronto dnd. Kingston asto the great eckssity of organizing and appointing & re- |? Te | Pimsearin deputation to wait upon ladies of "Blackstock }¥ Thos. 1 / ig div 0" ch Silas Reynolds . Byers, work div ). Wright, 114 loads Devitt, work div Whitheld, 54 loads . Forder, work diy. Met st Township. Hall Man on Monday, July 16, at Hi am: All hembers proven, ; : Susie I 13 coo 82,252a8 y reas. 'Tofonio |} Hospital efglosing accanat sa for mainteMance of dne ey House an indfffent thnvate this municipality.' % Accounts Passfip J. Stone $4.05, Bontts 17 ire fence £ Jan Sullivan $6.05; a geing ditch 64 Christe §t, valuing sheep. Murta $20, grading and gravs ling Stott Townling, . Fatehétt §2, ald Masters $12, teaming , Veitch $10.90, shoveling show nd grading hill, Rynard $3, money collected for Statute Labor 1915 'Christie. $3 75, bonus go rods i wire fence lok 13 con § Colleton soc, repairing grader ohn Spencer $9, bonus '60 rods wire feticg lot 18 con 1 fn Thempsén $20, gravelling div 21 Forond General Hospital $4650 "maifitenance of one S. House Ly Vickery $21.50, cement for a! ! Brown $4:50, 95 loads gravel Mitche IF £7.28. repaiting "washe out and opening pit HR. Harper $3, money collected for statute Jabor 1915, - . Wm. Phoenix £3, gravel dw 64 ° Gec. Mcllmurrey $9 gravel div gt $3. bo, shoveling snow div 70 Geo. Midgley $16; teaming gravel Richard Real $9, bonus. 60 rads. of wire fénce The. Reete d thronged the is! y cathedral during i services hie belore the soldiers ef ed: 4. The witness test ostli thatthe passenger train Was hour when'f, running at fo miles an the collisiun occurred. 5: The agent charge on of one half per cent, for i the freight buildings of railway and steamboat companies. & The lower shelvesof {he delar were loaded with nunleroys rs of plums, BRITAI N GIVES "ALLIES BIG MUNI TION SUPPLIES ne! ny Hlirigs when {completed will consist of gronps of twoustorey 24 cottages for the pati- ents; 8 horses; home, a 'scheme of French, Russian, Italian, Bel! YY] gian and Serb ' Arties are 'Aided. New York, July 1 10--A Jesparch fiom the British Intelligence De partment, received in New York, gives further extracts froth a speech |' made Thufsday night by Mr. Kell- oway of the Munitions Department al, Bedford. He aid: +.Germany has never done any- thing which equals the woik in this country in the 1 Srganization; Jiwelves have been' hnltor adapted, and, fwith the exception of a very few, are now "producing teavy howitzers, ohn Abbott $11.99, 119 loads of i gravel for div 42 BH Wn. Tummonds $2.60, F. O'Neill $6, fepairing rede tH Geo. McMillan, 3:12.50 wacenly received in several it 'The sett receipts will be a dollars, and the total rec ave the largest in the hi chucch,' 5h the: poal be ¢lin which the new {emerged from oo divyy Wesley Page' $850, "sapetanes statute labor W. E. Prescott pos rods wire fence. London, July gt Blcaimpess and 1 Bl have " maintained' bin B| far been preserved : 4 otony of trench warfar in a violent. battle. : industrial 2 Pat enough was up (0-see what new ideas are Satied: out bet -- Mail