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proceedings at the town hall] riday. evening last th the nomination of a can-| or the office of Councillor of ane itement, . Either the people] Port Perry don't care a rap who septs tliem at the Council , or they 'were cock sure that ght man would be nominated § lected. Apart from the mem- bers of the comcil not more than . a.dozen citizens put in 'an earance. The town clerk, Mr. 'H. Harris, occupied the chair. About eight o'clock Mr. Geo, A. 'Rose, "seconded 'by' Mr. W. L. «| Parrish, placed in nominatian the {name of 'Mr. James Stonehouse. Drug | : 'The clerk waited until half past Ae ~ Jeight, and finding that' there were UBLIC NOTICK-On atid aft 116 othier nominations he declared oth of May cows may be Mg: Stonehouse duly elected by n°tipon the streets acclamation. The new cotuteilman that they wear having jist entered the hall was . , These tag fedlled to the front; and congratulat- ed. and havicg made the statement qualification; and taken the oath fice; he was welcomed to a seat he council meeting 'which was ut to be held. Mr. Stonehouse 'will 'make a inted Secreta he 1 § C strong man in the council; and the minion Li : irs has mportant offices in connegs|his acceptance of office. the Ontario Educational [fiominated as a candidate in Jan: on. He is a sec fudty, but, as hie expected to be out : : rane fot-fown during the winter, he 'did {mot stand for election. Now. that he is 'back'in town, he is the uuan- Ai choice of the electors. - * The 1 Stee owners! rtaiuty that he waulg he elected 2 wees Lunopposed, accounted no doubt for Tun Srar office heal attendance at the nomin- ation on Friday evening. Town 1 Counc Tlie motnithly meeting of the town .| Conncil was held on Friday evening May ard., at the gonclusion of the nomination proceedings. Reeve Parrish occupied the chair, and all members were present... Mr: James Stoneliouse, who had just been elt "member of 'the Council lance of the year, having be statutory declaration, and oath of office, was wel: 1 ugil board. No sale of fresh meat in a quantity less than a quarter of a carcass shall be made inside the Corporation of Port Perry except by a person hold- ing a valid license for such sale, and paying therefor an annual fee of $25 00. This by-law shall not affect, or apply to the sale of fresh pork by bona fide merchants assessed for tlie premises in which they carry on business, Council adjourned, Among the Churches. The pulpit of the Baptist church was occupied last Sabbath morning By Rev. W. E. Norton, of Toronto, general superintendent of Baptist Home Missions in Ontario and Quebec, who gave a very interest- ing and instructive address upon the character and extent of the work being done by the'Board in these two provinces. Mr, Norton has held the office of superintendent for nearly six years, but this was his first official visit to Port Perry and it was very greatly enjoyed and appreciated by the congregation. Silver Wedding. - The home of Mr, and Mrs Dan- iel McDermott, on Scugog St Port Perry, was the scere of a very happy - gathering of {riends' last Thursday afternoon May 2nd, the occasion being the celebration of the twenty fifth anuiversary of their weddibg day. In Baysville, Muskoka, where they were resid: ing in 1882 this worthy couple was united for life by Rev. Mr. Cole, minister of the Anglican church, Several of the years that have in- tervened since that day they spent upon Scugog Island, and now for about five years they have resided here in Port Perry. The celebration cn Thursday last passed off .very pleasantly in- deed, and will linger. many a day among the delightful memories of 'all those who. participated in it. Tuvitations had beén seit out to nearly sixty: immediate relatives and friends, living near and far away. * Among those present were { Mr, and Mrs Sweetman, and' Mr. ke | Milton «McDermott (son), of To- [ronto; Mr. and Miss Stauton, Rag- lau; Mr. and: Mss. Thos, : McDer- mott, Caesarea; Mr. and 'Mrs, T, | Barret, 'Mauchestery Mrs. * Bond, Utica; Mr. and ¢ < «McDermott and Miss Ridley, Mys. Town, Mas- 'and Miss Gertrude Reserved for Western Bank of Canada WE ARE Headquarters Presentation Goods IN CHINAWARE Fy ----AND ---- GLASSWARE from the cheapest to the finest I-------------- A beautiful line of fine Bohem- ian Glassware just received. We have also over §000 postal cards to select from. ROSE & CO. "THE FAIR." Death of Mr. Mungo Weir, It becomes our sorrowful duty this week to record the death of another of the oldest and most highly. honored residents of this community, After an illness of several weeks, during which hope and fear alternated in the bosoms of his relatives aud friends, Mr. Mungo Weir at length succumbed to the disease which had laid its hand upon him, and on Monday last, the 6th of May, he passed quietly away, Mr. Weir was born on Yonge St., north of Toronto, nearly sevesty- two years ago. 'A number of the years of his early life he spent in the township of Pickering, and there he was happily married. About forty years ago he came to reside in the township of Reach where he remained until about five years ago wheu he moved into Port Perry. Here he continued up to the time of lis death. An honorable, upright man, a good neighbor, a true friend, Mr. Weir was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends and acquaint- ances. That he enjoyed the confi- dence of the community was seen in the fact that time after time he was chosen to fill important offices inthe "township. For a number f years lie was regularly returned to a seat in the Council, He was ding dir iid the