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 m^mfw^wmmmr ilONTO i St uu4v ^i\*ti .1 alK'^at Mai] day tollowii month for 1 â- 'm -^â- ' I HARD6, CTOK, A D DRILLEB. M attended to. ^^ en Sound 122-Si â€" i«tib^. L HOTEl^ LE. Out. ms Sample Booju The Bar and l8r|« best the market t{ d attentive Hostlet^ QNSON. Propriety 6IBS08 CTOR. or all kiDds of rsNE mm, 'lital Plastering;. ^hadea anil nl'tttt nil satisfacli' n "a-iv. alio Staxdaiu' uiEoe inton. ri?f§ox COntraciof i ami Stone vork. ptly attended to. makedalz p. 0. ^TOBLE, DALE ACKSMITl HOEIN' lALTY. ^he celebrated WAGONS, â€"4 oiler Mills. leave to announce t(x| rounding coantry that j r equal to any other die the grist is bein^ j scale of eschaBge:â€" lbs, 40 lbs. Flonii. 39 " 38 " " It ' 37 ' ' 36 " " 35 " " to amotrat of flotur. ight of new wheat to I I, and the most of it»j luld weigh 61 or 62 to| I W. Ford. ler Shop. country can pro iLL PARTS kRE ORDERED. Jmtroaage respectfoHfl in McXea's block. 1. RUTLEDGE. TROSTI ^elg, about- kd under ^s from Man asy terms, eo. S. C. BhelbTuaw* lOL. 5.-N0. 287. COMPLETE. )4 Complete Watches. Oold anil Silver Gases, Ladies and Jents sizes, Waltham, Elgin, bpring- ieldand Swiss movements, 7, 9, 11 ind 15 Jewelled. Close time-keepers. ^Variants cover all breukages, for 1 »nd 2 years. 32 FINE CLOCKS, Jeth Thomas other makes. UDDINS RINGS, ACID TEST. 3 oz. Coin Case, Elgin movement, !,xp. Bill., §12,00. A good Swiss Watch, 15 Jewelled, jilver Case, 19.50. • Advertise Actual Present Stock, ad am in a positicm 'to ^ve better ^eriB9, time or casb, than any other dealer in this section of GreyJo. Get Iquot-' lions, compare with mine, and prove iny statement. Long ^^arrants lielp to sell â€" very often â€" infwior or limitatioii watehes. I hold to the plan of honest representation of every larticle, and give no warrants exceed- licg 2 years. Cash discount 5 per cent. pa worth considerable to every purch- aser. OIFFICULT WATCH REPAIRING A Spec.alf/. ALL WORK FULLY GUARANTEED. feweller, Markdale. Local and Ote Items. F(»t Latii. X^nnber, Spsh, Dpots i'lames and ilouldings, ..go to Grant Co. ^.'V' TV. A, WifttfWN, i*ratchmiEik«r, excellent jiattd to repair fiBd watches. v^;'"'!? Mb. T. Haix, of theDandalk Heratd gare us a brief but .pleasent call on Saturday. IS an Spkcxal attention to repairing eloek^'B and watches at J. G. Busseirs, Flesherton. Mb. 1[. J. Middangh of Darham, who has been ill for some timo is now recovering. Fob Bedsteads, Cribs, Cradles. Mattrasses, and Spring Beds, go to Grant Co. Envelopes, for mailing cabinet photos, fcr pale cheap at Hamilton's photo, gallery. Seeds. â€" Field and Garden seeds of all kinds at the Medical Hall, A. Turner Co. DwsLLtira houses are very scarce in Markdale, Inhere not bein^ sufficient for the demand. An assortment cH 54 complste watches in stock at Brown's jewellry sliore, Markdale. Oil Oakej unsurpassed for Horses and Cattle, tat sale at the Medical Hall, A. Turner Co. .« r Mr. G. S.Brown arrived yesterday from Arkansas. We are pleased to see him looldpg so well. It is bis mtention to rebuild his portion of the bairnt dis- trict oi tile recent Are^ HabdwaBb. â€" A liatge and well assorted stock of hardware just opening at Walker Bro's, Markdale. Call and examine for your selves and get prices before purchasing. Mb. a. Gambt, son of Josiah Gamey, Esq. Osprey, is home ^or a short time from the North West, fie spent a few days in Markdale «nd will return week. to the prairie province nett The big shipment of Boots Shoes recently purchased by W. J. McFar- land at. the great sale of John Garrett Go's stock, will arrive in a day or two, and will be sold at unprccedently low prices. James Lackt has purchased the Berteley steam saw mill and is having it overh»«l«d and put in good order. He is a first class sawyer, and we ho^e he may make this « profitaUe' investment. The MiCHiaAN gone Down. â€" The propeller MtcA^an, valued at $145,000, which has been ice -locked in mid- lake for the past month, sank on Thursday. The crew were rescued by a tug in the vicinity. Notices in tliese columns intended to benefit n-ny ir.diriduid or Society leill be charged ten tints a line for the first insertion and five ftnts a Jim each subicquent insertion. See EusscU'sadv. on supplement. ilr. Geo. Lamb has three cows for ale. Tkf, Pad Rebellion report is much xa£;gerated. K aster Oaris at the fMcdical Hall. Mhe bhelburne Free Press struck oil last voek. 'Hello " Mt. Forest is introducing Ithc telephone., Mike CnMjnNGs of Glenelg lost a Ihorse recently. i Farm to rent 6v sell, apply to J. 'G. Ilrving, Markdale. Et PHRAsiA Council meets at Eocklyn |on Saturday, 28th. l^Iiss Knaggb of Meaford ij visiting |at Mr. \\ m. Brown's A baby-carriage is almost sure to 'be stiiick by a squall. Mr. W. H. Hunter of Orangeville "ivas in town last week. The Spaxdard Io the end of 1885 to [any r.Jdrcss for 75 cents. A loAD of good apples would sell Ireailiiy iu the. village now. See ^Y. a. Brown's new advertise- |iaent. He means business. Last Greek's Confederate was largely liaken up rdth Scott Act matter. Speclu, dicount on watches for 80 ays at Eussell's, Flesherton. r^ ^^;^° â€" Jo« oss, the well known [Pusehst, died Monday at Boston. A STOCK of Cabinet Envelopes just [Opened at Hamilton's photo, gallery. An interesting letter from our John l^ui may he seen in another column.. •r^^'-^f;!â€" 32 of them to choose rom at Brown's watch shop, Markdale. te^^nV"' t^ "«' Msortanenl 8f ""oice candies cheap atMoMgomery's. Nationai. Pills act promptly upon the Liver, regulate the Bowels and as purgative are mild an thoiough. Db. Low's Worm Syrup has removed tape worm from 15 to 30 feet in length. It also destroys all kinds of- worm. Envelopes furnished and neatly printed at this office at the rate of 5 cents per package of 25, by taking 1,000. Peof. Low's Sulphue Soap is highly recommendec" for iJie cure of Eruption, Chafes, Chappettteui.ds, Pimples, Tan, c. Hanlan won an easy victory over Cliflford at Sydney, Feb. 7th, for a thousand pounds,beating bine by seven boat-lengths. Notice. â€" Parties indebted to me will bestow a great favor upon me by making immediate payment, as 1 have sustained quite a loss by the recent i fire, therefore I must have my money Thos. Mathews. CksDiT Salb. â€" ^Mr, Miohael SnlUvan will sell by pubbc auction at the City Hotel, Markdale, at one o'clock on Satarday. 4tn April, a quantity of farm stock, implements, o. Terms on Bums over $10 nine months credit on approved pamper. Geo. Noble, auctioneer. DuNnAs' is selling No. 1 Prince of Wales Chewing Tobacco at 88 cts. per lb. Brier 6 s. smoldug at 47 cents Natoleon al 42 cenU; XXX White Wine Vinegar, No. U at 80 cts. per gallon 8 lb. ican Tomatoes at 7 cents p^ can. Other lines cf Groceries proportionately low. Cbedit Sale, at Berkeley on Friday, 27th, at one o'clock, consisting of Horses, Lumber, Wagons, Tracks, harness, c., c. Geo, S. Brown, proprietor; Geo. Noble, auctioneer, also at the same time and place 68 acres land being lot 15, con. .12, Holland TtArms easy. The place to get reliable Watches. In 17 months I have sold 60 Watches â€"Waltham, Springfield, Elgin and Swisii gradesâ€" from |4.00 to $85.00 each. JiLindly read my new adv. No trouble to show goods. Large stock. Close prices. The reliable Jeweller, W. A. Brown, Markdale. Credit Sale. â€" Mr. Joseph Manarey, auctioneer, will hold a sale on Friday the 27th March, on lot 18, con. 11, Euphrasia, commencing at one o'clock. A quantity of farm stock, implements c. Terms nine months on approved pai»er for sums over $5.00, John Carefoot, proprietor. Pbeeman's Wobm Powders no other Puigatiye. They and sure Worms. to remove all require are safe vanet^es of Parties having good seed grain for sale would find it to their advantage to ^ay so tlirough the Standsabd only ^0 cents. D(Jn't purchase a common paiaMied Green Tea when you can get a nice, sw^t, pure Japan from McFarlandj at alow price. EfRE.â€" J. S. George's large wwre- house 4n Port Elgin was destroyed by fire on Sunday last; loss $15,000, insured for $11,000. Head Qtjabtebs.â€" For Implements and repairs of all kinds, call on J. H. Hoil, dgent for Fleury's Sylvester's and Wilkinson's manufacture. x\lBs. MiBBXAM of Ch^tsworth, formerly, of Flesherton, spent a few days with friends here pn her way to Toronto to purcb^^^a stock of millinery. " A severe snow aiid wind storm pre- vailed on Tuesdav, delaying trains and bringing business generally to a efamd- sUll. Wednesday, howevw, was mild and beautiful. The Sacrament of ihe Loid's Bup^er wfll be dispens«dD.V,) next Sabbath ^h inet., in *be Markdale Presby- tMian church. Service will commence at 10:30 a. m, *^Tt^ ' At the Hess mi »hb List.â€" Lamp- ton county voted =ca Uia Boot* Act on Monday last, giying a majority of 8,100 for the Act. Tlijsis thegratest minority on 'rec«:4.- Sevr Prints «t MeFarland's New ^weeis at MftftB^'B New Cottonades •* MM?*^*5 ire# siiaiffiii » aiJ^sj$»»*i, New Dfwa Go«af «t lleFiwiMa «« We occasionaly receive a communi- cation, or batch, of correspondence without any name. We cannot pay any attention to such. We must have tbp. name, not necessarily for publi cation of course. Cunningham and Burton. â€" Two detectiyes who were sent to the United States to wcik up testimony against Cunningham and Burton have returned to London witli'i'tnportant information against the prisoners, Just received -at MeFarland's direct from Nottingham, England, White and Cream Laces, Lambrequins and Lace Curtains, which will be sold at «ame price '-as wholesale merchants charge for same goods. We have sent out a largo number of ^accounts will the parties interested •kindly respond as promptly as .possible, tbe're not very large amounts, but sakes alive the're numerous, and we .are in sore need of them. Those who wish to purchase a cow or a yoke of oxen, or any other stock, or have such to sell should let the public know through the Standard nearly everybody in the district is either a subscriber or else reads his neighbor's paper. If you want an easy sliave. As good as barber ever gave. Just call on me at my saloon At morn' or eve' or busy noon. My raisers are both sharp and kieen. And towels are also neat and clean. T. D. Bmitii, Markdale. Dundas' Onstom Boot Shoe Shop IS now running in full blast. Orders promptly executed wd repairing in all its branches done with neatness and despatch. It matters not where jwk have bouiiht your boots, -teing yoor repairing to Dundas' Sbttlbbs and colonists, March Slst there will be a qeoial excursion to Manitoba. Dakota, the Padfio Coast and the North W^t via. the Albert Lea Soute from all points on the Canadian PadfieBuIway. Fmr foil particolars i^ply to Station At^eatiB. Kb. 'WM^^Oai»mfK»^^cmD^aar tf aie«%, dMcbei Mogii^ tiw £6th Mir. 311euoio88 wn liighly iMMMMAad aad an exdeilm afilgltKv, lihtijbpmSml (im^ iriueh tuaOr 1dm to » fwrn/Om gisye. A Markdale youth who had been sent to the butchers for 8 lbs. of steak said to his mother on returning Ma, what part of the eritter is the steak? Part of the hind quarter my [boy. That's what I thought, said the child, but the butcher cut thid off the front quarter and said it' was steak. The anniversary of the Markdale Presbyteri^ Sabbath School will be^ held in the Presbyterian Church on the evening of Tuesday next, 81st inst. Tea served from 5 to 8 o'clock. A sufficient and well prepared pro- gramme is provided for the occasion, admission 15 cents. Easter Holidays. â€" Betum tickets will be issued to all stations on the C. P. B. and branches (Ontario Division) at one fair and a third good to go on April 2nd, 8rd and '4th good to return until April 7tb, Tickets at' above rates can be procured at any station. Passengers paying on the train will be charged full fare. At Bundas' Ladies can get any style of Boots Shoes from the coarsest Double Sole Eip, or BufT Boots to the finest Kid. Misses, Girls and Childrens Boots Shoes in end' less variety; Gentlemen, Boys and Youths Boots Shoes by the million.. In any of the above departments you oan be well served at Dsndas' â-  '"â- â-  Mb. John Obb is now well up in years, and has never been successful in securmg a picture of himself, though he often tried) until last week when our Photographer, Mr. HamOton^ brought forth from the camera a beauiifhl and life-like photo. Mr. 0. is much pleased over it and has forwarded, some of them to friends in his native land. A sample of diver ore from the Babbit silver mine at Port Arthur has been assayed m London, England, and yielded at the rate of six thousand dollars a ton. Mr. Jess, of Sarawak, has a most productive sheep. She presented him, a few days ago, with four beautiful lambs. They are all alive and doing well. Who can beat this Mb. W. G. Bichabdb, has let the contract of the mason and brick work and plastenng of the now Methodist Church to We. Thos. Chambers of Meafoi'd, "who is to have the bridk work complete by the 1st July. Mr. Chambers is a pushing contractor and first-class workman and the prospects for a first-class job is now assured. A Bio Boy. â€" A teacher informed a friend the other day that there was banging in one of the rooms at the High School, a map drawn by a boy seven feet long and four and a half feet wide I An Irish gentleman havmg purchase ed an alarm clock, an acquaintance asked him what he intended to do with it. "Och," answered he, '-sure I've nothing to dj but pull the string and wake myself." We give this week a list of all the post offices in the County with the reveniie from stamps together with .renumeration paid to each post master with other allowance. It will be seen that Markdale stands fifth highest in point oi revenue Owen Sound, Meaford, Shelbume, and Durhara being the only places in the County over our post office. A Bio Hat Carnival will be held at Roller Bink, on Friday, March 27th, when prizes will be given for the largest and smallest Hats also for the largest and smallest Collars and Neckties.â€" 0. S. Tew^s. Gazetted. â€" Letters patent have been issued to Heap's Dry Earth or Ashes Closet Co. (limited). Capital $180,000. Tne Company consists of the following members: â€" W. Heap, Managing Director J. B. Taylor, Sec'y Treasurer Mrs. Taylor Mrs. D. A. Creasor and Mrs. Wm. Heap. A man near Hanover in search of a wife said to a friend, "I will give you a load of peas if you will get me a wife." The friend procuerd him a wife, the couple were marriedinstanter, not having seen each other previous to the day of the ceremony, and the frieud received his load of peas the following day. The Hanover "Post" is responsible for the above. Grey Printer's Association. â€" This really desirable organization was never consummated principally through the incompetence of the secretary. How- ever it is about time the treasurer re- turned the subscriptions paid by those who attended the first meeting* It dosen't amount to much but he ha:i nonght to retam them.â€" Chrotdcle. Correct Mr. Jenkins, that's oar opinion. Thb Tbip HAM]CBS.-^This is the apropriate name of a new monthly journal published by the employes' ot theMassey Manacturiiig Co., To- ronto. This eompaiiy; have m coa-^ iieetibn with Hitit extoia^jre worh^ a splendid library and reMuig robm^ and the scores of ext^aa^^ whi^ will be added l^hrough the ptil:^iiBBti(»]i of the Trip Iiaiima\wd^}j^ t*h^ aaaeii totbsvsnety^of' " m MATTB]^. Sensible Sugoeshons. â€" The follow- ing saggestions are good ones and would be highly beneficial to the public In many cases serious loss would be averted and the cost would amount to a mere bagatelle. The Port Hope times thinks that the hold- ing of the Division Courts should be properly advertised aiid paid for by the Counties in the local papers where the Courts are held' The Oanipbellford Herald adds that tho Treasurer's sale oi Lands for taxes, should be advertised in every paper in the county. The mere appearance of this advertisement is next to useless. Thfefollyofit iriay be seen by the fact tiiai the paper in which the ad-, vertisement appears may not cjf culatj^ a single copy iu the districts wuere most of the land iadvertased^is located,-^ and mJEmy timra the sale is knowi^} only to this few, withla the rmge c^^ t|ie onq newa|pi^«r (HsEnlatibib. @tii-* Cotmty Goiu^ .duMdd. a|be iidttiiiB^ mntttt and have thfr 8ale«f hu^^ro- pcrly ventilated in the local press. i^uiiiaiaMiiaiiiilii ii^fiiMiiiiMiliriiliMiilii