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txton \hiiantt & "TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR "â€"" PRINCIPLES NOT MEN." P^/ i. ; .«;. .: VOL. XVI, NO. 8:2 FL^EERTON, ONT., THimSDAT, FEBRUARY U, 1897 W.H.THDBSTON, EOirOR * â-  flOPRiETOR • •»/4^/«'«/«k'°«- m WATCHES l*ri»'«*vllf« From mil inni C*nrr*'siwiu{<:itt. Wliilo Ri^liTiik McLcod. oidear son of Mr. Angus M-Le>'d, Was nmkinna wtJua in tli>* buhh Inst Wediiffday. lie ncciden hours. At convenient points free ice water ih proTideil and jjolitvly served in I Clocks, Jeweilery, Silverware t VVp are h pad quarters, Santa parcliaspil liis supplies tVciii U'', but we are like a i^ood w»>ll tluit never ruus I'rjâ€" pleuy left lo clioose fiom. Watch & Clock liepairiug m all its bmiiclies. W. A. ARMSTRONG Je^iHrellez* Fleslxerton e UT business ^usiiKos (TiUiV^. M CULLOCQH 4 YOCKG. B»ii<ier», U»rk<lale. do a Konnral banking bas- lnu^«. Mouey loanad it a reasonabU r»M. Cali ou ut. A8. VANDCSF.N. J. P. „ „ Clerk 5th Uiv Court, Co Grey Conveyancer, Noury. --ublic .taelioii or, .N.oney to .oa;i «t :«i>ner of Marriage I icenvaH Notary . from .^ toOyer c«ut Ch»i"C»« "J'^wate. Klkubbiitoii p. O. pvKBTS COLLECTED. Til.) iinrt-miKned is preparo.l to nndertako tha col'ection of all k.nd. of d.bW. Notai. boiitiht. accounts uollected. etc B. N. HENDEKSON FI.BSBZBTOM TCHISLRTT • KlesuertoD Station Vo.tii«a«t«r. CouimlMioLer in H. C. J.. Cou- TOvaucei ; deeds. moitg»KC«. le»se» and will» drawn. Money to leu.l »t H per cent, and up- wards. Debta collecte.!. Cbargaa moderate- r p. U.4KSBALL, L. D. S..M.D. S., Dentiit. Visiti Morkdalp .lie Ut and -irtl W«,loue<Jay of cacb niotitb, "lasliertou â€" Each trip ou tile day c....wiaK' r G. C.AUI'HELL, I' D S, DD S. Dental Surgeon, Markdale. CMC* over MvCulloogb <& Voung'a bank. Hoursâ€" .'(.JO a.ai. to p. ni. Visits Flesliertou the second and fourth Thursday ol each month. Office at tluusliaw's hotel. Tl HENDERSON DDR, M D S, Dentist of Toronto (gold lue(^aliHt) will visit Fleshortun proleseion- a ly the tlrst Wednesday uf each month aud Uuudalk the daj lolluwiug ( Tbursilay.) gcgal. J. SPKOULE. R Postmaster, Floaherton. Co3inji»sion«r In B. B Licensed /uctioueer, CoDveyancer, A â-  praisei and M-jnoy Lender, Koal Estate aud iBSUiauce Agc-<. Deeds, Mortgatfos, Leases, and Wills drawu up aud Valuations uiiwle ou alio, test notice. Auction sales attende<l to ia any part of the Couuty. Konoy to loan at low Mt rates of iuterest. Collections attended to with prom"tuoB8 aud despatch Charges low. Agent (or the Douuniuu Steauiahip Company, cheap tickets fioiu Kleshertou to Liverpool. 0»a*rfuw, Loi.dou or any of the British ports. Paioios iuteudiug to visit EuBlaiid, ScolUud or Ireland, will p ease a-k rates before purcbosiug (heir tickets elsuwbere pKOST A BAT80N Barristers. Solicitor*. CoDTeyancon, etc. Officeâ€" Next to poa office. Mproule's block FItsbertoD.evury Thursday until further notice. C. A. B.VTSON J. W. KKOsT LL. U. N. B. â€"Owen Sonnd ofUce, Frost's block Poulett St. East. T UCAS A WRIGHT. Barriatera. Solicitor*, Conveyancers, eto., Owen Sound, Out. - â-  Markdale. Out, \V. H. WnioHT. 1. B. Lucas. work, and utik him to repurt upon the wiiide matter, baaed u^jou the eiiuineer'a the summer aejisoii, and in the main **a"iâ€" C»iried. budding iceil milk is .-Mild at one cent per Kelliâ€" McMillanâ€" That John Wilkin- gliua. On entering from the west, the **" ^^ refunded sixty ceiit^ b«ing a dia- .»|:y cut ..ff the index fii'^er of tl.. left tirst most conspicuous object is the quar- cr«P»"cy between .he as^meat roll and bind. R.^-iie picked up the disme...- ters .H:cupied by a herd of huge camels -he a»8eM«.r s HotH:e. lot 37. cuu. 10, f,r herrd limb, put It in his pocket and then '""''^â- â- "'""'""•'^•^''«'''8''t of which car- ^"^^ ^'^"«1- .pu n- . n , waik'd out to PricevUe and had the ries the m nd away t<, Bible scenes ; while Th.„..,.«,^Be8t-Tl.at F. A. Bunt. *.mnd dressed. we consider the patient demeanor and "^'^""."',7'^ i*"" rei-ainna scraper, an A ra'lier serious accident happened in *alm ey»*, -he pul..ieso),.H,lIa.',t Tuesday. As Master ''â- 'ngthy stride we are reminde.l of the .J..|,....y McAriliur, youngest sou of Mr. 8«""^li of a wife for Jacob. Then John McArthur, w»s coiuini: down stairs 'e <lip|>ed utf ihe lop step and w,ts pre- cipitAti d to the bottom of the stairway. He waM picked U|> unconscious, but after ashi'rt iiuic revived »ufcieiiily to bi r.iken h'>iur. One of his rits was 'y thH fall and bis body was also consid- erably bruised. W e Were very sorry to learn of tl'e death of Mis. Miirtha FuruuMin of Chi- cu'.'o. The .lail event oocnried last Mon- day. The reuiiins will be brought home and iiiieriedin the Bapti.,>t ceineiery. The S O.T. entertaiunieni had to bn i i i , r, p. stponed, owin« to the illness of many â- "«»' " T»i'« '-''^"y believed from his ap- '• •"^'""« ^ '"'"P"^ and the R«.-»e .8su« ..f the iii^m!«.Ts of Div. â- ^^S. pcarance. Then we meet the elephants, ' "" ""•'"' '" '»""" "f '•'o registrar at A number of you..« peo,de from Osprey ' "•hinocer.«. musk ox .ind bison, glancing ^""♦h Gr.y for 93, belugfeesfor searches .re at p.esent Tisitmg fri^^nds on the at which we iiass to the burrowed haunt "' "{'e â- ""t'e"-- S'lUth Lii.e. . of the cute littl. pniirio dog, v»ho.se agile i Kells- Thompsonâ€" That Mrs. .luhn .VIi»« Kaie Mclutyre of Toronfo „-' ""'^''â- â- "'<'"*-'"""l •â- '<"'"«'• performances are ^'y""> *" "idiuent. be alb. wed ft per rived h..ij'o last week to attend her most amusing. A little creature. s<mie- "'""'''• '""tead ..f the (trant of flour Hinther, whohaabeeu iU, but Ts now re- '»''«'•« ''etw<-'t'n a ground hog and a guinea ^ "'"""''-V heretof.. re m.de by this Cun- jm^rio". J)ig, ho buirows in tile ground .ind [wps ;•='••'•"« »""*a"i^" '" "'•'"l ""'7 w bn^ Li gnppe hold-, the mrt this week. , "> *' ^ "Ut of hii hole with the tigility of »«'» '•"â- "^tly neces*.ry. -Carried Nearly ev.-ry ..tlier citi;:ou is under the ! a weasel, feeds freely on cmckers and •teather as a r,.sult. with the i)onderou8 f.^.t and crtitied by H. Down, overseer, te paid. â€" Car-ied. Ke'Isâ€" Best â€" That as an ap|ilication come to the lair of the huge hipopottnmi, for a«»'»fance to the amount of $8.40 has of which th^re are three specimens, a ^^^^ ^'"^^ "'" Council, to place on« male and two females, the nutnher being *^'"â„¢ Tl.ou.as ,i. the Toronto ueneral hoi- increa-sed to four .since our visit. Next 1"'=^ ''"' ''"«" '""^'"' *'*'' » "W* "* ^' we enter the building devotetl to animals »*'"»'« ber to her u>ual health, be it re- br"ke"n °f â- '"nailer size and more agile movement, ; *''"^'^ '*"" '''" "*""" ''« referred to the Reeve to make imiuiries and to art ac- cording to the best infornidiion lie may obtain, and if he is aalisted that it is tha duty of 'he Council to take action iu the matter be may itmuu his order uii the treasurer for the above amount â€" Carried. Thompson â€" McMillan â€" That tlie re- the treasurers among which are lion.s, tigers, !• opards, panthers, hyenas and wolves, of which the liyena sei ms to be the most fierce and relentless, his every movement calcu- ; lated to inspire mistrust and dread. Ever on the move, with restless eye on; the watch for a victim. Tliis animal 1 i» Slid to be ununmble, and the ^tate- ! P"" ""''*'="""''""' â„¢ IIaxw4-U Councd adjourned. I nuts thrown to hiui, sitting on hia haun- uvbb.hbsxs op bichwats cUen, and ha.idling his food in his paws, T. J. Coleutan, Jarvis Henry, John but disappearing as if by ma^ic on the [ Siedweii, Wui. Puivis, Henry Mathew- slightest al.iriH. Xcxt we visit ihe deer "O". RoLert Bo»t, Uicliard Bentham.J.hii From onr own Can t'lpoiuieuL F|kuHt. Herv n re found specimens of al- -^'l*". Tims. B»..noii, W. J. Ureeiiwar, T'.iere was service in Sc Mary"s church i most every specie from every clinie, from ' H. tt. Galaxher, Riohnrd Watson, David last Friday evening. j the graceful gazelle to the stately elk and 'â- â-  Foster. James FfSter (li.t I*'0, c^-n. 3 E.), Born â€" On Feb 30, to Mr. and Mrs. ' |)onderous tiiooso. Deer with immense 1 ^^'"iam Hill, Jacob Thompson, George Whi. Cl.irk, a daughter. , antlers, deer with smaller lioms and deer There waa a debating and literary soci ^ without horns, and niiig tig iu size from ety ori;anizcd licre for 'he winter tiionihs that of a small goat to that of an ox, and on last B'nday evenlu|{. Tlioy intend to 1 in cidor from brown and red to pure hiild meetings every two weoks. The i white. But I must pass on to get a tollowiiig oUicois were elected; Thus. ' glimpse of the birds, from the great Gamey. Hon. Pres. ; W H. Guy, Pre».; American eagle to the tiny wren, cover- D. K.. Preston and Jas. Claik, Vice j ing almost the entire bird kingdom, dis- Pietiden's: Ed, Pnul. Sec. ; Win. Beui playing a most beautiful variety i>f pluiii- lose, Tre.i8. A gond ttnie is expected at these debates, as we have some very good talent here. age. Here the s'ately peacock spreads his charms, there the voluble j)arrot pnites to his mates, and 'othe amusement N. B.â€" Floshorton every Wednesday. office, Mitchell'* Bank I Mr. aiul Mrs, Riimsay fnin Nottawa- , of the .-pectators, and in all ilrectionsare sa"!) have been fisiliini for a few days , hcanl sounds musical and otherwise, until Willi friends iu this vicinity. j the monkeys in an adj.nning cage s.eni t" .\ number uf our Orange brethren from i dance to the strain But my time being here attended the county meetini; at up, I am forced to leave, with the sjime Markdile. reluctance ;ui 1 left tiie Art Museum, with Tlie funeral of the late Vi m Madil l J"s' ^""»^^ "^ '^^^ t« '-•â- â€¢Â«ate a desire t (Dundalk) took place on Monday. The TUCKER & PATTERSON. HarriAtei s, solicitors, eto. Molsou'a Bank, Owen Soun4. Harry Q. Tucker Goo. W. Patterson <foci ticsi. AO U \V -meets overv flr-t and third Mon dav'in each month, in their loilgo room 'tndu's Hlock. Heshcrton. at » p. nl. PriocT e-* M.W.; A. M, Gibson, Kecoidei. W I l«oll.«uy, flaaocler. Visiting Bretheru iiivitjd. ROYAL TEMPLARS OF TF.MIT.KANCE. -H.'ijnlar Council meets evorv first and lliirl TueslH'. eveniiiK in each uiou.h, in Sproule's block at » p ui. S^i-vf «, ''^f '"" iMRui-Hucel meets -uouthly. tlio Wednesday preceding tbe 2;iud ol each month. JLTACKAY * HATTON Barristers. Solicitors, eto. O(llcosâ€"3C roulette St. Owen Sound; and M(un St. Dundalk, everv SaturrJav. N.H.â€" Alwavs in attendance at Flosherton and Dundalk DiviKiun Courts. A. G. .MacKay. M. a.. W. j. Hatto.n County CiowQ Attorney. PctUval. OONS OF TKMPHKANCK.â€" This society ^ meets in D:-. Clirittoe' HkII firet \\ oil ^-^ nesdav i" oacli uioiitli at 8 p.m. VHiting bratht reu iuvited. lusurauoo iu oouueotiou. Uf. U. A., moot in tlieir ball, Christoe's >iock evcrv first aud third Friday in each month. J. J, Urowu. W. M.. T. Clayton, Secretary. PTltN'CE ARTHUR LODGE, No .133. A F A A ,M moet in the MasoLic Hull strain s Block. Flosherton, every Fri.lay on or before the fuHinioon. Geo, Mitchell, W M, W J Bollamj , secretary DCFFERIN LOOOE, 1 No IM, I O O F. nicols in Clayton's Hall every rues- dav eveniiiH at ^ o'clock. Visiting brethren cordially luvitod _ „ „ AS VanDuskx.N O 'Wm UooaK. Sea r\K HUTTON MDCM, M P P&S Out, Priceville Office ue.tt d,;or to Urowu's store; rosidouce one door west o* Methodist church. Kiuross st. Olllco days. Tuesdays and Saturday roiiiaiiis were interred in St. Mary'* cliurch come ery in this vicinity, and were f(dlow>d to their last rcstiiiij place by a tar ije concourse of friends and rela- tives. He was buried by the Oiango and F'ir'jstor societies. The funeral sertn<in return at a future time for a more pro- longed stiiy. vv\I. CLAUK. Artemv.siik Cuuiicil The ni'iiiicipal council >>f the township of Arieniesia met in tlio t..wn hall, Flesli- ill bo preached in the English church j «""". «"' Satuiday. Mcmhers weie M 1 present, the Rewe iu the chaii. Min- utes of last sessii'ii weie read and con ti.mrd. CuiiiinuniCittions were leid as follows: A. Ni'iUon, a.sl,iiig change of his properly n.'.o another road division ; here next Sunday niorinng at 11 o'clock. ThoOiaiiite and F'toater societies will attend lu a body. Scenes iti Qotliam NO 3. rvK C.UtTEB M C P & S Out., Physician. SnvReon. etc Flosherton olDcoâ€" Strains bock. Kesidencoâ€" Muushaw's Hotel TOHN A SCOTT U B dorous hippopotamus in his watery lair. Member CoUeBoPbysic* Sui'BOons.Ontari ' j Like the Miiseuiii of Art, thi'i inrtituticn Graduate in Medicine of Toroi- University , j^ j,,^, property of the city of N. w Yorkâ€" Fellowslip Diploma, Post Giaduate Medical I .,.•., " i i ,. Scho..l aud Hospital, Chica«o, Disea.es of eye I " ">OKt efhciently iiKmag.'d by a cotirte- ear, nose and throat specially treated, Kosi- | ous staff of oftic .lis, who seem to tako a douce, Maxwell, visits FuverBham Thurslavs l-'J prjile in making the vi.sitor feel at home. Admissi n is free aud every facility is atfonled to s'co ami uiulerstand the exhi- bition F. A. Bum, itccouiit lor repulriiig scrapi r for U. Down, ovciaeer, 20u.; Reitinirar ot The Zoo in Central Park is situated South Giey, le »cait:be» as to treasurer's oppvisite Sixty-fourth ,>;treet, occupyii.g a suteti.s ; Cleik of the town.shipol Proton rather romniit c site of sevend acres, in- a»liiuii re>uii:ance of 9M „n account of chsuing hill and dale, ivcky height iUid drains ntar Pioton Statmn ; T. B. G.lli plain, affoi'.liiig variety of location suit- land, accounias engm.er re drains nea. able to all classes ,)f .animals, biids, tisl.es ?'""'" Station, .?7. Bylaws 534, ap- aiid reptiles. The eyrie of the eagle in p iutiog municipal oHice.s for 1897, and the rockyc;iffoverlooksthe placid lakelet 535, to appoint ro.id o n.mis-i.dieis for where floats the Stat ly swan, while the 1»'J"- *^'« """•J"'-'--^ »'"' '«â- "• » first po'ar bear, from his grotto, views with and second time. These b.Nl.ws were comidaeencv the thmnde-ings of the pon- "'«" ''"e'l "l* '» c"U'a""eB of the whole Wardrobe, Davd McMullen, VV. H. Allen, Robt, T. Wlnte. James Cornfield jr., W.J. Love, N. H. Hutchinson, Jos. Duwsett, Jits. McNicoll, Win. Speers Thos Suell. Noble Lawrence, R. Stew- art, W. C. Parker, Joseph Duncan, R. J. Carson, VV. H. Ludl ,w, John Whyte, ! R. H. Ro:d, Thos. Nicliol, Job. Oliver, ' W. J Henderson, Colin McLean, .\rch. Cuiry, A ex. Noviu, Donald Stewart, H. .McFidyen, Wm. Burnett, J.«. Uaiiey, Beujauiin Stone, John McLeod sr., W. Kiuiiey, Joseph Crott, Alex. Henry, Ja*. Ryan, John English jr., Thws. Fisher, Jtdin Beecridt. James Soincrs, tiector Kennedy, John W. Benson, Jaa. Arin- Btrong, Elijah Paul, John Boland, Wm. Son.ers, Robert Gorley. Henry Williams, Robt. Cooper, Simon Freeman, John Biaii, John Bran iff, Geo. G»riey, J. H. Uuckeit, Robt. Campbell, J. dm Wel-er, James Hemphill, John Adams, Jo^M Holley, RicliHid Genoe, John Lyona, R. ..nd A. NeilHoii, Cliaile* Hickling, F. VVliewell, John Linhy, Sdas PhiUip*. A, Neilson, Malcolui McMillen. KKNCBVIKWtBS, Richard Whiitakcr, Joseph Aussum, Alex SI uir, Doug.Hl Curry, U. D. Irwin, .lames Biodie, V.'m Blair, C. • Irving, G.o. .VI, .ore, Geo. Stewait, C. W. Bell- amy, Geo. Bintiie, W. H. Hemphill, Joimihan Hickliug, Jonathau Latiuier, Alex. Madil. POCNDKBErEK.S. Joseph McDonald. H. Purvis, Robt. Wright, Joseph C:iiin.s Peter Munshaw, J. U. Heard, M. G. Orr. J P OTTBWBLIi Vctoiiuary Surgeon. Graduate of Ontario ' Veter'uary College. Roeidonccâ€" Second door i aouth on west side Mary streo This street ruu* south from Presbyterian churob. Bylaw 63r> was read a third time, aud by'aw 534 will receive its third reading at ucxt meeting of council. Best- -^McMillan â€" That as this council has been presented with a bill from the council of tbe township of Piot> n of §26, and another bill from T. B. Gilliland for surveys, boili in reitard to ditches near Refreshment. H are ea:ii;y avail- Proton Station, the Clork is Weby in- and time is litu- structed to comniunicate with Mr. A. Uarri^tl. Toi.TON-SaiTn- .\t the residence of »ho bride's parents, by the Rev. Wm. Mc- Gregor, of Durham, ou Weduosi" ... , â- â€¢"eb, a, Laniel Tultuu, Erin, toHattiu Hu'.l Smith, seconded younr;*bt daughter of Mrs, Angas McGillivray, Fleslieitou, Tiixic Tabic GOING .SOtTH. Marl' dale â€" 6.40 a. in. F.esberton â€" 6.53 a. bi. GOING NORTH. Flesherton â€" 11. 4S a. m. able at rctisonable cost, ited only by the opening and closing Nuilson, who had th« overseeing of said^ Maikdale-12.04 p. m <4.40 p. ip. 4. 53 .p. Bi. 9.17 p. tos 9.30 p. m> .1