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FURNITURE LORD’S UNTIL April 15th FOR CASH ONLY From now until i take stock, April i5th, I will sell Furni- lure at a reduction of from zompsw cent. to 30 per cent. '1‘ ‘, ofl' my usual low prices e; stunting; r“ :s::¢:tk§i ‘- â€"~â€"-M THE REPORTER M“... . ‘vwwv mm...“â€" awaits. unit. u. was. "Balm-attu- wruu abounds-u nos-ts LOCAL _§_U MMARY. Alfllll m WWII WAS-3' NIB sum: "If"! 3!. Ive-ts as lu- W Our nun of no DOIdLâ€"m mama-u we list. Down. D. t A. Corsets at G. W. Beach's. A good second-lisnd-buggy for sale at A. James! Love in this civilized age should be spelled Rove. Alarge stock of wall paper at Phil. Wiltso & Co.'s. A year ago all lakes and streams were free of ice and Bonding had com- M a nesting of the patrons Bivull'l Willo" my on WoanI day last the following olam was elected: Salesman. Jan. Bissau with Geo. Dudley and Alex. Lam «as no slutauts; secretary, Andrew HeNish: treasurer, H. Bimll. Richard Downoy, 18 years, was gather-in Is in sugar bush of Virgil hill near Plnlipsville.'on 'l‘usedziy last, when a falling limb struck him on the hood and broke his skull. He never re- gained consciousness and died the next day. A corn festival under the auspice! of the Baptist church will be held on Wednesday evening. 19th inst. The billof-fare is unique and attractive and the programme to be presented will be excellent. A similar enter. tainmsnt given at Gouvernenr last fall was a big success. and no doubt this will draw 5 large audience. Last Tuesday while Mr. G. Brennan, an old and highly respected resident of Athens. ‘ was transacting buninsss at the banking house of A. Parish & Son, he felt himself growing weak and turned to find a chair, when he full to the floor insensiblo, remain- ing unconscious for some time. We are pleased to say that he is now able to be around all right. Dr. P. W. Chamberlain. of Mor- risburg, has been appointed lnspec . of Boards of Hamill: for Fantr-rn On- . tnrio, by the Ontario gowrnW . ‘ mum. Similar appointments have lum-‘O bull-l" “"th f”? “‘9 Kr?!" born made covering the other stock of new spring goods at G. W. ; pan, of the province_ Thini Bill‘Cll’S- is part of the plan of operations de- l lcided on to forestall the dreaded lchcllora. The sanitary regulations ‘ will he very strict and enforced fully. will be :1 great inducement to :my one who may intend buy- ing. As an illustration, it would reduce my $15.00 Ash Bedroom Suite to $12.00, and my $35.00 Plush Parlor Suite to $28.00, and so on. Take rillvztnmgcnf this sale while it lasts. -LOBD - THE FURNITURE llll BROC KVILLE menoed in some sections. 1,000 calf shins wanted at. Mott Jr Robot-Jon's. Mr. S. J. Kilpatrick. insurance agent. of Lyn, was in Athcns lust wefk and gave the Reporter ofiice a cal . 800 yds. all-wool double-fold dress goods for 30¢ yard, at G. W. Beach's. This promises to ho a poor spring tor sugar-making and the present price will probably advance. Mrs. J. L. Gallagher spent last week with her sister. Mrs. B. J. Saunders. lirockville. Nox Morrison's Hotel. 1000 unis. maple syrup .wanted at Mott dz Robesnn's. A farmer sold a horso for $90 and bought it hut-k for $80 and then sold lmn for filillU. ilow lllmli nmke in the trade '2" N. B â€"â€"Bu.by carriages from $6.00 up. .â€".~ BROCKVULLE Business College SHORTHIND A SPEGIALTY (.‘ommcrcfal Course Thorouqh " The boys are spinning tops on no moi-v, the girls nrn shipping rope, and ,gomlo spring has ('03)!) again. and Send for lllus-tm.tod Catalogue ho l "0m" ‘0 may we imp"- i'oro deciding Wllt'l't‘ you will go. 31 llfll llll TERMS REASONA BL]! The Globe is authority for tho l limncrnher. (i. W. llnnch sells Ford fistula” out that game wardens have GAY & MCCURD’ Principal: iitlllll'tlll'rl colehrutvd kul gloves, iheen llOlllllPllleL to prosecute any one > i try pair guaranteed. 1 one for trapping mnshrnt dunan April. 3 Mr '1‘“ “(180" who has b ‘0" :n The low is to be umcndsd so that tho| ‘ ‘ “ ' ' ‘ I "‘ " ' ;thoolmcscsson Will commence on May PU 3.53 S'n‘ts‘ " a ma" 0 -. - . _\r t i l fol Lllt Inst .lh lnmnlw, in l 18,, “Mead m Aim} Ht as at pmsent. turned to Athens on Wmlnvsdny lfihblVl‘h" Nmtvmphmi ph‘mgo is u 70”, l i l l l i linfl Win-th carnal-i” for U' Film” ‘ sonsiblo‘ one, and Wlll meet Wit-ll tho l lilo-t spring. l l i lapiirminl of all Mappers and furriers. < / .‘iuwdrcss goods at Phil. Wiltso & l‘lx 'I‘hc adjourned inquest Co. s. lenptvillo poisoning case WMS held At the drawing of tilt) Mount. Royal “n TUQHJM 1”" wlwl “m eVidence 15”) E adduced-fully Bllrttulnt'd the jury in tho \‘Df‘tllérl they returned, which is as ! Hollows: "We the jury have come tnl ‘elm unanimous dt-chion that. Alexanâ€" ‘ . A . < ' _ dor Kennedy came to his death by l (Ial‘l‘lflflf‘fi lllllll if) 01'0". N‘Pfl-Il’mg nrsenivul poison administered by some ‘nnd panning done in first class stylozperson or persons unknown to tho I in the ‘I.u'vtt<>ry lll Mon'rml on March. the1 capitol prim of $3,750 was drawn by Mil-ta l’imclia Rnnconrl ol‘ Rut Portagc. Ontario. l at moderate primfi‘xâ€"A. James. Pug-3g" X Allmns ()lldl't-llows will comment-l On Tuesday evening last Miss . l v u . ' lorntc tho 74th :nm \w-rsnry oi the : LNG) lV‘lly. termite-1‘ “f Dill“? 3 school. lonlur. which occurs on the 26th inst, i Plum Hollow, mot with a severe and 3M" having a ng‘ws‘iul ’li‘l‘t’llte in tho i very pninful accident. In compunl‘ '5 Muilmdisl chum}, on Sunday morning, with mother lridy she won returning Bord inst. from tile sugur hush of Ms" llolnn-s ‘_ , g 7 . i Eyre, smitml on u sitp sled, when in 20 Per Cent. Discount; llont {till to 5m: our new stork of l -;_3,n,, .1 17mm “mm, hm. 1-00,, 'wnq . . r ’ i N. . \A,7fi!)‘: '1' M: v. ri,‘ " . ' ' ' " cagh Wm in. gym.” on ‘11] com. and shots. .lnl. Mill“. n. no “Ugh: “gum...” the “mm, and 510.1 l‘vul‘s purchased liclill‘t‘ lSt. of: and or? unklo wrcnched out Of .l‘lint- February. at it! o'clof-h pun, on Saturday. April "I .Wl‘r‘i‘e‘ X” pm" Wins méengef but I Mrs. ludw d \V lutlnoro “‘1” “ill r for "'"J’l‘"? ' '0 "mm!" 5‘ " pmml’t THOMAS MILLS & CO'S‘.““““““““"" “‘ “W” “"1 “m’liiiiiiih litigioiiiiiiil. Xylopiliiiilcl iniplrmcnts. (loo. W. Lee. auctioneer. 2 She was at once convoy-d { position. Phil. l to tho residence of her sister, Mrs. (J. Nihlm-k. Athi-na, medical aid sum- moned. and she is now progressing favorably. Athens lode! “tool. The following is a list of those who obtained the highest standing for the past term. the names appearing in order of merit :--- can. iv. cuss-«summit 1. Addie Etherman Mary l/Vright Ethel (lilroyâ€"-Annio Barney Katha Livingston-â€"-Lillie Earl sun. iv. cussâ€"summit 2 Ehnn W'iltsomClayton Wilson Nollie Johnson-MN. Huger-mum Marion Gronfellenud Crawford . JUN. iv. cuss. Harry Taplin-wClol‘n Collinson Evelyn \Viltseioâ€"Eva Sherman Katie Vnimrnnm «Victoria Lori lll. cuss. Winnsbsli Elliott Daisy Fowler Laura Bullin Henry McLaughlin Walter Lander J3. I". OLA“. Mary Stinlon Helen Fawler Mary Berber Oscar Kincaid Kettle Gilvoy Carman Colbert Ell. ll. CM. Willis Colllnlon Hobs:- Pierce Ernest Rom Hiram Hawkins May Hagar-man II. If. m. Harold Blonolnrd P Taplia Fm Gla- Frsd Barber Joanie Wilt-s Gusts Mullah Wilts-s It. ran ll. flush Ballls Barri“ WM mm. mm ductian IN PRICES ' At Mollnuuhlin'n stt‘ro. Athens), l -A.i 35).! Tim. Futurism. llltol'xvnmn . ‘0‘. Money saved by going to Wilma Co‘s for dross goods. boots; and shoes. I Ilnirymeu throughout this section l will watch with interest the use of the Baht-lick mill-t test to ho uscd flit (lion llncll factory this unison. ills-tor in the neuron the lit-porter will ill. them nil about it. The factory ojwnqi on ' the 3rd inst. We will give extra value. in u... .. 1 goods. All the latest styleswllhil. l Wiltse & (:o. l Mortars. llszolton & Son, llcltn, the lwellhnown shoomnkvrs. have pur- ichascli a large stock of boots ' l l nut-3r}? rind shoes of Montronl manufacture, and, l as usual, “Honest Jack" can he relied upon to give his patrons full value for ‘ .hsi: money. All new goods, romeor ‘borâ€" see them. i If your druggist says he does not. ‘hnow anything about the curen ‘Memhray's Kidney and Liver Cure ;liave inflected, write to Peierboro ‘Medicine Co. Limited, Poterboro, .Ont. Ask J. P. chemilfil it i, umul ARE IRIENDR TO THE . '| about it. Farmer and Builderl n. Waters. Campbelll’ord, Out. Of 5513‘s that the Pelerboro Medicine Cm, l om, l (Limited). are at liberty to age Iii. Vamishes, lenlminefl, Glass. Bilver- immai“ ll” "WT?" or "n 'l’0 may wan. Fish,” Twp}... 5.,” in man [be suffering as ho was before he used "Id pm,” m V...” H“. “mm. Th. } Membray’s Kidney and Liver 'Cnre. Daisy Chumsâ€"who“ in the mr.rket~-~ ' A“ J' 1" L‘mb' Alben‘v 'b‘m‘ "- Always in smelt rind lt low)“ Prim A Hushohs pastor has declined on Gun! find hmmv‘d‘vim 0‘ be" (hum! addition of one hundred dollars a See them. you to his salary on the round that. O O A L O I L "‘9th Wtof his ls rs high". to has been the collection of his sal- BostQuality. low Price 'sr ,snd it would kill him to under- tshs the collection of one hundred KARLEY BLOCK “m” “m ATIIENR » ‘ " .3, 4‘ A M Issac-mic In! a room . "7 . . who we of .150 Meningto the cost of living in ' ‘ “Mh'fln if] '“ M nu m mm - "' ' anh, They have tho. mist Assortmon IMwars. Tinwrm, Paints, Glue-go during the World‘s Fair. the Inter 0m says that it will be very Whartohvlniiofto 4mm .50 a“). and it will quite I w, :. " J sashelso’tsmwhstborths hat a bird or an animal, but be always W it with the lurkâ€"Elth use . “I'm on to your game." said the con- stsbloto the dealer when he caught selling snipe out of seasonâ€"Youths”- sum. whohld "This," said Farmer Bogosh listened to cheers tillho had a headache “is another reminder of the hollerness of life."â€"Washington Star. Barbers complain that their business is not what it was fifteen years Thsyhavatoscra hardto getalivng nowadaysâ€"Lowe Courier. ngw ~Buuletop s a queer chap. Blohbsâ€" ow so? W gwag~ He 15 hot last night when his cook let the lunar-o fire go out. wPhlludslphia Record. Teacherâ€"Did you do this problem all by yourself! Bright Boyâ€"-Yes’m. Teach- eervery bit of it? 811 ht Boyâ€"Yel'm -â€"all but the answur.â€"- 00d News. The keen man is (Quite as apt to come to grief as his dull allow-mortal. It is the well-sharpened pencil that is most likely to be broken.--~Boston Transcript. Only one person in One thousami dies of old age. So it seems that old age is not so dangroroun as the insurance tables would have us holieve.-Boston Trans- cript. He to town meeting Moor day to vote on the “ways and means." for another your had to try some mighty moan ways before he got thereâ€"Low ell‘ Courier. ’ nor Objections Torlmlcally Stated. “You have no objection to me person- ally, Miss Foathercroft, 1 hope,” remark ed the young lady’s somewhat elderly admirer. “Why, Mr. Ulsspy." she replied, “you are not acting as a proxy for some other man, are you?" “As a proxy? Do I understand you correctly, Miss Fosthcrcrot‘t? Asaproxy for some other man? Certainly not. ” “In asking me to be your wife you meant yours individually, did you not?" “I nurtztinly dial.” "Then my ohjevlione to marrying you, Mr. l‘llaspy, must havosomo orsonnl ap~ plicatlon to yourself. must t my not?” “Of course. butâ€"â€"" “Very good. Let us dispose of this oint first. You asked rm: to marry you. declined. You inquired whether 1 had any objections to you personally. I asked you in rr‘ply you were acting as agent or some other man. you were not. Now, then, if the ifth considered established that you wish me to runny you and I refuse to do so, it follows inexorably that my refusal is based on the fact that it is you, yonrsclf, whom I do not wish to marry. Do you follow inc?" “I-«I think I do," said Mr. Glaspy. somewhat bewildnrt-d. “but~wâ€"-" "One moment. this refusal has nothing to :20 with any other mun. lichen, whatever reasons I may havo for not wishing to xnnrry you 3 ply to you personally. and nobody else. rlUinref'oru thoy nro pun-tonal to yourself. Is that entirely clear in your mind?" "Why, yes," gasped tho discomfitod Mr. (iliwpy, helplessly. “but still -â€"-â€"-" ” Hence, it must be apparent to you,” she proceeded, raising her voice, pointing her finger at him arguniontotivoly, and following his now retreating form around the room, “ it must be appuront to you that [do have some objections to you personally, your question, or, rather, your assumption. tocharaoterize it more accurately, was founded on a manifest misconception. I proceed now to give some of my oh notions. Fitstly-” “ You needn't, M Feathercroftl" exclaimed Mr. Glaspy, recovering him» self. “ You needn’t proceed to state the ohjoctlons. I'm glad ou'w got obâ€" 'cectionsl" he went on, truly graspln is hat. ” But for those 0 :jections . mi ht have been by this time the prom. frog husband of a walking rhetoric and. female Domosthonesl Thank heaven for the objections! I have the honor, modem, to congratulate myself on escaping: u horrible fate and to wish you a our; good evening!” “11.! Ho fluid, The young man had been to call on the lrl the night before and she was expect- gig to hear something of especial ' Inter- sst to her, but somehow, though he talked a great dual, he did not say those things she wantodto hear most. The 1 next morning her mother, who also was 1 somewhat inme, broached the sub foot. “Mr. Henderson stayed nits late last n lit, didn't he?" she . ‘Yes mammn, until ll o‘cloc .” “He hspt ups very active m tion I should say, from what I heard!" “in? 3mm" M r the mother I: 0 m .n W I asked nervously. “You, mamms.” stints. __.........._ m... AMMW I _Try to sell your but good rst- Talisman-bolt the good price. Hoot lswlllpayforwbot any mt. l on “vantage of some point over g pompefitofl. and scam-tins that total. us in. mm m... '90!) t claim what i Darn say yours ls s You said . I than (ll. I l i l l l l "luring m .m L‘ono Tron to drop will ‘ never return. a l would take our advice in a brotherly way, and there were other times when he'd see us clear into New Mexico before he'd admit that we knew beans. It was this erraticdis tion of his which ally led to h sad and. The mayor wms a rest liar, but a poor hand wit 3 , n. ‘verybody know this and when I e felt just right he would admit it him- self. A few da 1 ago ex-Ju e Goodhuo of Lode Tree, in a women of ubstrson tion, mentioned the major‘s falling. The I major felt insulted and decided to re~ move the 'udge to a ha pier world. We I talked and or ad an advised. but he i was igheadei. We tried to convince l him t rat the judge was lightning on the i draw, but it was no go. He went over 1 the judge, and be t He hadn’t got his hand to his hip before thojudge dropped him. Major Scott’s spirit has crossed the! great divide. What it found on the other ( side no one can say. All may err. Every man has ways unto liiuisnlf. “While we ' have not attempted to gloss ovsr his, faults, wo earnestly and sincerely hope . that his virtues have proved more than l an offset in tho land beyond our ken. ! Mrs, Jones‘ Mistake. “How long is it since you've seen Hank Sinith‘l’ asde Mrs. Jones as she ! washed up the silver and put it in the ; chins closet. . l "I saw him yesterday.” said Mr. Jones ' pensivoly; “he was buricdmw" “Mercy oodness, Jepthal You don’t mean to to me that great strong Hank Smith was buried yesterdny! Door, dear, what are we coming to? And so i Mrs. Hank Smith’s a widow? I do wun~ l ' dor how she'll look in black. VVon’t she Observe, now, that . s lurge round, though,on Hank‘s money! Slim isn't alittls bit good looking, but she thinks she is. Poor Bank, the world isn‘t Worth much to a man when his 3 wifo's‘a widow. Something has stained ‘ that butter knife black. ‘ dopends on how he has l l l l I l behalf of this man- I s then want it. Hm Do you so - posu it‘s sterling silver? I know r. l Sterling's namu is on it somewhere. And so poor Hunk Smith is gone?" "Gonc where?" asked Mr. J ones, look-i ing on 'lrith usurious twinkle in his: eye. r "How should I know. Jeptha‘l That l lived. What was it that carried tho poor fellow off?" “Who said anything about his being carried Oil?" “Why, you did, Mr. Jones, you said he was buried esterday." “So he was, rut you chipped in. u usual. mid interrupted me before I got to the and of my sentenceâ€"ho was buried in thought. ' “The land sakes!“ exclaimed Mm. J ones as she dro pod a damn teaspoons on tho floor, "w at. a tnmtylon've given me, J eptha. and all for no lag." Proof Positive. Elbeâ€""There is no doubt about it that marriag; does improve a man's lite- nosa" yâ€""How so!" Sheâ€""W you i neatly get up and odor me your char now. Before we were married you never gave me more than half of it." ~The General Manager. nun Mrs Pot-mm. “le dry?" asked tho-Safety Valve. "Oh. not I‘m tanked up," an: the Baler. “Glad to hear it,” was the, y; "I was about to blow you ofl ;" and not of the conversation was lost in the Ma- lng that followed. marooth ' "The Bootsty for the Prevention of CmtytoAnlnals tolnts’rfsro "my," ‘ beast has bssn hers several "mspoor "weeks. and hasn’thnd smart to out fit.” “as Dan m- T‘ It. i loâ€"“l so. thatXr. Pullman con- Fang tun 1m loprov‘tnfln ivng d oars." ‘flu'f‘ monument”! you. Don't , v “y n l. tNHMIWf lg ‘flmul‘ . B“ r"... mm: l m 4' "p“_ nth «so Paper - noticing. ligfi?§§fiflfilfififfi 0| "m 0"” ° w. A. mam-ox. Athens March stub. 1.. i no. no.5... 6 Wall Paper Ten Rolls of Paper and Border for 500. 250 180 200 1 50 100. 80 for 6‘ Paper ! ‘l H H 10 BC 5c H H ‘4 6‘ AT O’DELLS TELEPHON I! l83 . ma...“- 8 E E D Garden, Field and Flower A full stock Just rocoivsduAll Trash 8s amiable “ALSO” LINSEED HE AL AND GROUND OIL CAKE For Foodlng purposes. at the Lowest Market Price. v.--” .â€" Partlos .enuiring qlfintlttos of Seeds will llnd our prices mom. and we invite enquiry. ALLAN TURNER & CO. Chemists and Dragglsts KING STREET. BROCKVILLE m“... M“. ...-..._.___......_. Don’t Fall to call and Inspect outfath of Watches, Clocks, jewelry and Silverware. Correct fitting of the Eyes our Specialty. A full line of Stationery always in stock. Repairing in all branches of the trade carefully and prompt- ly done. A ll goods represented. WM. MATES I. 80H “In!” I "Will" :20 King Street. Brockville ... . 9“. fr an: GoldeLCrbw-n guaranteed as . 4w»... ..-.. u...“ l on on _.‘,fm‘j,;; . ONCE A CUSTOMER ~-â€"-- Amnil:;}'.. " ‘ . .l 1 .n 1 . A. I A n i. the prevailing opinion that m u lbs. ugh: have: the best selected “00k 0‘ GI'O- o" ’6' " caries in tho‘plsco. We keep every- thing roquirod in our line and this volume of business we do is a moron. too that our prices are right and an fresh. Dried Apples, pp .2"... Blight, Wilbur-assnon-seapoligti v sunnnosthat our goods are always mwdm-HH-i-unuhfi' i ‘ Int-d.porlb..,s....'.......‘u"h Our bargains for Club, Produce, or 0“” WMNH - a u fH'I cm H, its equivalent are unequalled. We Corn, per;hmhol_ p“... n. "ma quote as follows : Every lr is marked at a price to sell. them wh lo you cm got. them at grid on can take your choice. Table or you to buy now. Have. you seen our new “1min! Stocki 'tw minor: but dado. 1‘“le Maple Bow, halo." You «fro [W to can ' Mow-r a non They Have Got vi :40 About 800 pairs of Ladies’ India. American,‘and Button Boots must be disposed of befom 15ml" i W0 (1 I) to U per cent on t Our Bargain Tables are filled with Ladles’ Button NJfor .- ~ " 60. Therolssllgbergatnlnevergpalrgowgflyfigm “,M“ .4“ .7. a 33.51..» ' v v «1 14+ wi-rv. H, Wm. . i Q. - .. game v ..:. ' ‘ ‘la..:. 7‘ z I I lx-li‘u' ' l * "ill, r . 'w It ls wonderfully ch .. a. r' 9 . "1 - .7 3 call “ department, comprising it full lino of Tlrullaa' and Gentleman’s Agent. for Butterlck’s Patterns. "WI on runs 3mm sno- m ..._â€" “mm BROCKVILLE a WW . n. The Great Bargain * Housoa *- for one o the largest carpet houses in the .7 r variety and 15 per cent c prepared to show a la than you can find in Broc ville. “I'mHsving secured the agency for caper, Window Curtains, Art Muslins, Curtain Nets. Beautiful 3 designs and extraordinary value. . nl'Olll finchâ€"See our line of Prima'fpém 5c; . I A splendid lot Satines in latest designs and shades“. Madyumaild ‘01 all as. O’Brien’s make. are relic ' , V ' 3' 1 be. Look at these figuresw-Meulawwgi. $3.70,‘M‘$‘529h*““ represented to Tweed See our Men's Pants at $i.25. worthy of your attention. Suits, $4, worth $6; Boy-l" do. -Th “ Sill?“ an you Our Spring 017m. l mt..-We have an immense; stockâ€"all no". styles-4nd splendid value. Call 'and M. a .v . :4 will."