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'431Thatthé ssessiiefltof:*idi con- fi Stop that Cough. tai wentyacreorupadssd, rtx fixed bytelast r i....44sset rI-f 189' ta1 not b.. raised or lnc6sd. for apriod of elght years (rom t7hl@ ratG day 0ft auay 8, df0' te a ýfWi 10 4= _g4~t*tbê~pootlon ti wblc ti. aeam04t, ~rpertiCs ln the. -~ towti of Whtbyoethb h atàflrmiand bears to the Âaid fartp liandt shaili nà>ot anged s .BÂ SAP, SURE AND during tbepeïlod afoiesad *0 that the SPEE Y EE EDY O~L gpeate thereof shqIi bge çh igd2 -SPEEDY BgXl§D> M aTii. neans that the towi shah aie the assement of farmers 110f lower that t OGUGU, OOflBof householcinru to make up for the 2%~ milI's reduction forced upon the town. .1 RONQEI)TISeTC9W Thi fixedproportion should be only as 1 rega rds the town tax, the actual swornb asseasment of the year being always used t -PIMPÂtRED Ey - in levying the debenture, county, sclool n and other rate.. But the clause does notn maire this clear, so Deputy Pringle pro- f ped to strike out the words of the above t c"ause printed ini Italies and substitute for them to foiiowing : "and , for striking the h /3 rate for town hurposes,"î which would n dit u WW 1L Lmaire itclear t at when it says <for thed J . ILLPpurposes uf the act to be passed" it sn a farmers the benefit of their grab of 2Jrmilla tI d Drug t, on town rates only, while in regard to li vhmatlDug i tes ssonb h assmnrl M edical Hlall, from year to year would be the basis of taxation. In others words the pro- Brook Street, W .ty portion to be paid on street improve 0 wiliifor dg ht years have to be levied on t the revîsed asseesment of 1894, whilst other0 Slevies wii be upon current values, ajd t ijinrin Deputy Pringle sougbt to maire this plain.b Mr. Dow objected, on behaîf of thed secessionists, that to give an inte<pret-c aihThsbylaw should be based upona ]FR TDAVA R L 5,19 h agreement, and sbould follow the wodn fthe agreement as far as possi- ble. He did ot ws osywyh okt A Sam Bargain. this strong ground opposition to Dcputyh It would be hardily possible as yet to es- accnet amend ment, but he could flot t, accet i atait. He was aIl the more0 imaote the exact resuits of the compromise opposed to the amendment since lie ab- e made between the town and the secession- serves the dcputy reevd ls so anxious to i lets before the private bis committee of pass it. Town Solicitor Farewell said he t 1 te lgilitve ssmbl, ut t i sle ohad drafted the bylaw using the wordsS thelegsttiv asemlybutitis aletosuggestcd by Deputy Pringie as being thes sa nthe meantime that the town bas bad more easily undcrstood. However, hen a bard deal inflicted upon it. For aIl1 COfl- did not sec that it made -such a very great troliable purposes the town bas been sPiit dîfference. The ititerpretation would be .up Into three sections, the east wing being clearer, that's ail. the. portion east of Mrs. Richardson's side- After some taik, during wbich Deputy 1Une, and the west wing the portion west Pringle showed signs of weakening, of Mr. Ormiston's. The duty is imposcd Coun. Scott took the floor and made a upon us of looking after the roads and foia drs.H si a rig other interests of these wings, while so tar indeed, for poor men who have for years as controliabie taxation is concerned it is been over assessed for the benefit Of ordered that we be at the extra experise Wealthy farmers, to now be told that of carrytng baclc to them and expending tbey must have another large portion oft for their benefit almost every cent collect- the farmers' taxes shifted upon them. It ed from them. is ver), haid for men of small means who The secessionists arc still to pay their have been idie aIl winter, and who have share towards the debenture tax, the 51P- been soreiy pinched in providing food and port of education, and one or two other fuel for their farnilies, to now lic told that, 6tms, bu t the amount patd by them for no matter how unjust or oppressive it town purposes wiii be very smali wben may be, another blow is aimed at their the statutory exemptions tinder the iaw of~ small resources. The farmers are will 1892 are added to the rebate Of 2,4111111. able to pay their taxes and he (Scott) onlyt The next iniquity this compromise forces wishes he had a farm to pay taxes upon. 1 upon us is to make a. schedule which for If we do not bow to this great injustice asd the next eight years wiil (in addition to demanded by the farmers we arc told that1 the rebate Of 23J mills) exempt every inch the town wiii be tom te pieces anid givena of farm land in the town to a greater or away. He dom flot belleve this fouia 1cms extent (rom the rc<nainng portion Of wrong wili lie the resuit of our refusaI te town levies, especially those for electric submit te an act of oppression. He doms iights , sidewaiks. etc. It it to be hoped flot beic i lvrMwto o.Jo that when this schedule ta being peased Dryden wouid permit the disfiguî ationt the authorities will endeavor to dispense and desmemberment of this town. They1 with these unbecoming fears of other tri- have a better sense of justice than te do .bunals and do the thing rlght without fear this. dowtsadn i h akaot or avr.how ready the local parliament le to per- peuate an act of spoliation, he dom net TOI owaCuàOu, beeve this thing will be donc. It is too e Met Monday nîght. inonstrous an act of injustice. ,A ietter was read fromn chief Constable 1Coun. Jackson took a like stand, speak- 1 siga niaeof saîary. ii a considerable length. aaCno a n cîcasverelpttr harpr The mayor and reeve fouglit bard to rounth. Dee cput trughanretdefeat the amendment, and finally the1 fom the stareents orcomml ying the an members weakened until there were only lloîng f act fr shovl i s no ndfour stalwarts left, Councillors Noble, Whit~e 5oc, Thos. Harris $2.î o, Jno. Mc- flor a heirad Deverchl, who deserve Carl Soc., Ja.Flyg. praisefo hi determination te fight for Jno. Foley I te ton's rights,.Uvbn thouli theV lose, b.entiticd se a rebate of s3X milis on the i REMEMBERING. 1iiar,(.esmeat ia euch year la respect of No Medicine that is flot of more thau thgeneral Town tax as now Ievied dnring ordinary menit sufers (rom imitations or th,petiod aforesald. subaritutes. The fact that an imitation la 4. The të*n1 cotinci shIas far( as la offered la eue of the strongest proofs of the- pmactlable in respectcft.maiase ' excellent -qualtties of the genutue article. - aId 1DWOVHil1tetlb.f045,5ISWak5The Di. Willams Medicne CoAs cniu ind tromtu th ae terratryFfpoSd bY,the afly tryang to !m presupon the public the ,Bill te b. excldadd boi. LMt*OWded ~'fuelthat Dr. Williams Pink Pille are oulY withi the mm as a85dbit an sd. sep0rate sold ln secuteiy aealed boxes, the -,wrappeir Muolcta 'thail b111 t CPm'd M" t'&"around whlch iw printed Inuredink - nd la reaabl4o uio@sin lu81101tni0t ort erstereIpsterd trade niatk&"Dr. Whil- Sucb ýmaiutn au=ï dPA. = t* MW lin Pln Plls forPale People." !îotwith- jWd (rhrta heas1t-i4 ru5tO stanâlag this constânt wazming there, are *oe*tey l repet îeretf 1111 . OPOiOdUnscrupulous dealers hée .ane tire wbo tbVOs fietîoie ote 00thde bot -deiraudthe public by selling an imîtatioli p on$ _ ro >pili ( - -IQeipik lîe y the (Itzetti;at dmueren-tnnw-ý-ur.ul &gq tempt aaporthistot ifthe truble.T anfou r mebefa of the Sons of au excursion on the Grand Trunk te Guelph ln the name of the lodgo, as a brivate speculatio.LALst year the sane tour nzight have donc the same ,~ la they could uot aie to do ao.* essrs. R.owland and Wpramm asked for the privilege. but were refused. They at once .sccured the piiege frota the Oshawa lodgc and announced their excursion, but werc hindercd by many efforts to thwart thcmi on the part cf unfrlendly members cf the lodge. Mr. Rowland dld net order any prlnting at the Gazette of- fce, se our cotem. at once became the tool cf the kicking lodgc members, and comnmenced an onsiauglit upon hlm and his éxcursion. The Gazette firat an- nounced that the 'Sons cf England here disowned the excursion; that it waa tnereiy a acheme of Adam Rowland's, and that there were whisperings amiong the Sons cf England cf '<doing witli Row- land wbat the Oddfellows did wlth hin, expel*n him from the order."1 Mr. Row2lnd puliislied a letter in the next week's issue cf tue Gazette statung that lie had not sougltitnl any waY te make out that the S.O.E. liere liad anything te do witli the excursion, ner had h e souglit to practice deceit la any way wliatever in conaectlon with the business. He etated that aie wliolo 181k lied been stirrcd u'n by Iprlvate members cf this lotiçe wlio haé decided te injure hie excursion if pc.. sible. As te has beiag expelled (rom the Oddfellows, Mr. Rowland declared that lie had been wrongtully treated and lied appealed againet the injustice doue him (whicliappeal was aftcrwards sustaincd.) In reply te this very geatlemanl.y letter, thc Gazette poured a terrible fusîlade on Mvr. Rowland 's hcad1 dcclaring that lic tried te bribe the Whîtby iodge S.O.E. la ordcr that lie miglit "skia" the railway company ,tliat lie "deliberatcly deceived thie public" that lis "unsavory record is too weIl kaown liere" Iliat "bis brother Sens cf England are a thousand times hie superiors, and if tliey art net they sliould ne longer lie permittcd te diagrace the principces cf Suesex lodge"l that lhis brothers are looking iute bis coaduct" te fiad ont if lie were net a forger ; that we would soca sec whether or net everything, lied been donc on aie square ; that "as to the injustice donc Rowland-by aie Odd. fcllows, some mcn ean repudiate any- thing". The Gazette weat on te compare Mr. Rowland te a murderer wlio with aie noose about bis neck would " continue te proclaim bis innocence wlien there is not tbe siadew cf a deulit cf hie guilt."1 As te bis appea againat lis expulsion from thc Q fellews, tbe Gazette said that lbe (allure cf Mr. Rowland's past appeals ouglit te be proof eneugli that there was ne inj ustice doncbita. 'Our cotemn. indsU<~ witb the grand finale that "r; RcwlanS is ne ornament te aay benevol- cnt institution."1 1Mr. Rowland did net take action at once, and later in the year wlien aie supreme court cf Oddfellcwship decided aie final appeal in Mr. Row.- land's (aven, the Gazette announced that aften "Barney Rowland" had failed in bis' appeal te every tribunal connected with the order in Canada, lie had at last re-, ceived favorable considenaticu (rtom thet Sovereiga grand lodge, but even ais was tantamouat te ne action at all. The -pre-,ý liminary hearing was te bave takien placiff on Monday last before P. M. Harper at: the towa hall liere, but aie matter wssr: pcstponed till next Monday te suit tbeý cenvenience cf aie lawycî-s. ý MARRE HlLu Skating -lias been good on the Marsh fiais5 and the young bave been enjoying i. l Misses Fanny and 8arah Swanick spent' Friday callinR on finonde in Uxbnidge. We are pteased te report that Miss Fanny. Howsan le rapidly recovering and le able te be around again. Sevei'ai from eut neghborhoed bave attenld- cd the special services ai Greeabanir. aud-re-,- port gooxl meetings. Mrs. joshua Horne and Richardare visiting ai Mrs. W. H. Leask's, Greenbank. Richard intcnds going to Manitoba te spend the sum- mer. Mn. Joseph Ward le doing s rushing busi-, ness in herses, and we shouid judge thar ho iW doing well, as Walter is away witb the aecoad& shipmcnî and intcnds te remain ln Englanti as; salesman for some tiie Edwin gem with a- shipmenî let nex: wec . We wisli îhem good, luck. Durtng the recent thaw the roade have been almostimhpassabie. In some places the water gel vcry deep. We hourd of a young man, frem Grecabanir who hsd quite au expenence on Sunday. Re came te out church, and a young lady invitet i hm te tes. On the wvay îhey met with what mighî have licou a-fatal' accident had i no e licofr the stratogy used' liy the young man. The giri's moîlior, wha was with theni, feU out cf the cutter lato île waier, which was vcry deep. but the Young man being a good swimmer, plunged ipte the, waîer and succecded In geiting ber out. Ail' wenî weii til îthey reéachcd ilie bouse, whea ho wss auddenty taken with chilis. but w. are glati lo say that lie got homo the next forenoon no- much the worse. Miss Fiera Parkln spent Sunday et ber home here. Miss Ella Pearson Io vlsitiag friends la, Whiîliy.ç Mrs J. Burs nte lrtained a féw fiende om Tuesday eveaing. Miss E. Foy wae 1the guost -of Ms ni over Sunday. Ye . Mooney s et w ek ,bers ist Ing ber aat, . B.aird~ 'intbyluhe. md beroavementcftheurinfaut,. daugiter, Violet Elvam Wood beesa ppeer to tbcthe, prpet "Y o, Y r w-r It is - Y., about the time of year for doingHosC1I1 an when yu fin that your Old -CarpetsadCutmn will lo't do for another season, cal1 and see The Grand Dis play We a re Sho wing AT THE FOIrLOWING FRIC IIEMP CARPETS -AT- 12je., 20C., TAPE STRY -AT- 23e., 30C., 35C., 40c., 50., 60c. UNIONS -AT- 45e., 5O0., 55c., 60e ., 65C. SS PELIAL CAliBre n':, YTahI 1 ALL WOOLS -AT- 75e,ý 85C., 90C.. $1. ~i; ~* DR Y GOODS, WHITBY, ONT. GLOTHING mni Mm LACE CURTAINS -AT- 45c., 60c., ART MUSLINS -AT- 17c., 200. PEEK-A-BOO MUBLIN -AT- 25 es 30 ots,, SALE§ Rely*made h-Si- For this Sea&son'fs Trade we have made a very extensive ?puichase of Clothing -which is now to hand and whieh ,e- piirpose to seil at very close prices. These good s are equal to- the best cunstom made goods and at about ,half the prïce. :A Note a few of our prices: Children'. 2 -pc'd Suit., (Coat and Knicker Pants) Wooi SBerge st,$2.00, 6< ~<Tweei st $2.00, $2.65, $8.00, $3.50. $8.75, $4.00 and $4ffi0. Boys' Knicker Suit., 29 to 82, from $2.55 to $4.60. 27 to 32, (coat, vest and pants), from 4Qt$8 Youths' Suit., -88te 85, fromn $4.50 to $8.00. Men's Suit. from- $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $8.7à, $ 1. Boys' Knicker Pants for 75c. Men's Wool Pants, good quality and well made, for $1.25. Men's Colored Woriited Pant. for $3.90. Men's Black Worsted Psitt. for $3.75. THE NEW DRY GOODS STORE- JJ.O'CONNOR. P raotiÃ"aL Horseshoer, -AND- Ge*ra1 'Bluclsmith. I beg t10 anunce t01the public et Whlt- byý and victnlty that I have purcbased the blàcksmitbing ýetàbrMslment 'Iately ecc- pied ,by Mr., James ThmpeWîb awnad -have commuedbukselir., heres nr~ bymy .wprocee s faie i#g, -Steel be sand sideweights, and trot- ÃŽhig ahees always uband. AUl work guara11leed, and buoinessi properly attend-, edte ', J.J* -0 qO qQO Dund FSt 11 aal Noxon Steel WÂ~KN Itooir-o 1 ', 25