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VOL. XXII. LT I‘RE UBERAL PRINTING a PUBLISHING House RICHMOND HILL, ONT. (s PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNIEG T. F. McMAHON. DR. LANGSTAFF RICHMOND HILL. OFFECEE nomrs Stu “Dram: 6:033 pm Office Hours :â€"-â€"8 to 10 a. 111.; 12 to 2 p m.; -7 to 9 p. m. Best fitting broth, also x-opIaLing, at lmwtst prices. Good work. Oddfclluw’s Bldg.Y Tumnm, cor. Yonge and Unlioge Sts., Toronto, “’11! be in Richmond Hill every \Ved u esday. (“fleshâ€"Next dour South of Public. School. Ulnvlnato of 01m Ontnrio "Maxillary College, with diploma. from film Ontario Veterinary Dohtal School. will Visit Maple on Monday End Fridsy of each week, and Concord on Friday (I'ng l to 3 p: m. Gulls promptly attended to Dr. W. fiec‘zl "fatter, B. E., DENTIST, . sin; 61‘ Branéfc’u'cél’e ((121 Béher domesticat ad luimus treated by the latest and most ap- proved methods. DR. T. A. CURRIE, Telephone W8 for appointment. Eva-7 scoommcdntinn so guascfl. Board, 31 VETERINARY SURGEON Eamodelled,nnd newly furnished throughout. One of the most cnnveniem :md u«:ulfox‘table hotels on Y-mge Street. Every modern con- venience. Sample rooms fur commercial travellers. Anidenlstnppingplace for filing or driving parties,hicycli<bs. or farmers going to m' returning {rum market. Electric cam possum dcor. TERMS 5er PER DAY. lull"! I’ALY’IER. - $1, per annum, in advance] PALMER HOUSE, A Inge amount improved farm p tel-BEL. Easy trrn‘ mission charged ( A. G. F. 01' M Richmm Room 12. 121 Vinmn‘ia SL, Toronto. 6‘ Cor. Bloor and §pndnnn Ave" Toronto. MONEY Member Conego Phonioiaus and Rnrgoouu. m. * J. T. Eicfi‘lroy, Dentist» (Successor to Dr. Cecil Trotter) RICHMOND HILL. DR. L. LAWRASON, BUSINESS CARDS. E9 émmm. GflaÂ¥$§§ EQQEfia, VETERINARY DENTIST, RICHMOND HILL, RICHMOND 158 xme s'rnmz'r EAST. 'ronos'ro @112 :Jibml Enron dz Pnormx’ron initial. W “x. Regen. Bmfi'fii, Qfitdiral. ‘e‘fifrtcrinarg â€".Agn._ uf pri vat nparts‘. nerds \W J In ENC MO 'WTT ling N EY I Prop an on HIGH COURT OF jUSTlCE, ac. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. LENNOX & MORGAN, Mouov to loan on land and chattel mortgages M luwesc rates. M. TEEFY. NOTARY PUBLIC. TORONTO OFFICE: No. l. Adoizude Sh. Fast. Mr. Cook will be at Maple nu 'fiuu'sdny afternoon of each “'l’vk. T. murmur Lmumx. G. 811'. Mom: Aaron . N: COOK & MACDONALD Aurora officeâ€"Rammed to the old post oflme, one dear west. at tho entrance to the Ontario Bank. New-market omceâ€"fi'hm doors south 0! the p )st omce. Money to Luau Room 1. No. 18 Toronto Sf... Toronto. 511nm» MACDOUGALL, rnkbpmcx mamas, (Solidi-or to the Treasury of Ontario. fiohcitors tor the Helium-c Loan and Savings Company. hues Building, ‘75 Yonge St. (cor. King). Toronco‘ MALUUUUALL o JUN 1:5, Buzz-intern. Solicitors. &c. Room 1. No. 18 Toronto St... Toronto. éLF‘IIRD MACDOUGALL, FBRDFI‘ICK Onlflfilii', Solicitor to the Treasury of Ontario. solicitors tor the Reliant-c Loan and Savings Company. iiUiic‘Aii,f€llRéiNT-M& SREAHS Barrixx'ern. Solicitors, 86., 25 KXNG STRE ~.’l‘ WEST. TORONTO. East Toronto (mice. Mi. Grant‘s renidence, Woodimdsm. Merv awning. Thornhiilmtoli Wednesday from 10 to 12. Telorhcne 2984 A. G F. LAWRENCE, Banister, Solicitor. Notary, 36¢. Snipe 77 and ‘78 Freehold Loan Build- ings, cor. Adelaide and Victoria Streets. Toronto. LIBERAL Ofl‘ice, Richmond Hill on Satuulays. W SALE! Ecxum'r. 5:1 Winchester St. Toronto. Money to loan at 5 per cent. J. H. IfnnN'ncR Uniouville Eckardl a; P: entice License“ Auctioneers for the County of York. Goods sold on consignment. General sales of ntock.etc.. nromptly attended to at reasonable rates. G. R.Uonldmg. Newton Brook, agent for the above. C STOKES D BLOUGH Stokes & Blougll. i ‘ icenuedAuctioneers to? cheCounty of York,re ‘ pectfully solicit your patronage and friendly ‘ uduenco. sales attr‘nded on the shortest. noticv lands reasonabe rates. P.O.uduress King Richmond nm Weston. Salgcon a McEwcn. Licensed Audiouoers !or the County 0! York. Sulesatcanded to on shortest notice and at reu- J. 'I‘. Saigeon, J. K. McEwen, | | sonublcmtes Patronage solicited. J. D. fleadnulu, “ Fu-nch domination " in the affairs of state and of L2,“ mme .. undue pru- pondemncc :-i muicrinl adx'nntogrs cu- jnyed Lhro: gll favor of the- Adminis- tration by (he Frcnch-Cnlu-dinn ovcr his Angio- ~nxon (-omputri: t. that the. i following c.-.fraci fioin a spi-mh by M. i l (lhauvin the Opposition mombor for} Teri-choline at :- rccmzt political moot,- 1 ing at Si. Jci-mnc will in) road with! considcmhlc intcrost. :H“ \tht :ul- ’ Vantage-s have we had ? " ho asks. “ in ! what vny has French influcncc in-l cr-asod since wc have had as I‘rimc Minister at French-Canadian named Laurier? Is it in the Senatc ? Wi- had in the French group Senator Aw‘ ault ; he has been re lam-d by on E11 lishumn, Mr. You. s it in the Cabin- it ? Mr. 7. A. Geoffrion a loyal and fine type of Canadian was replaced by an Englishman, Mr. J. Sutherland. Is it for repatriation or colonization? Not one cent m Ire has leen spent. for ithc repatriation of the French Cana- dians in the United States, but Douk- i hohors or Gulicians who do not fight ' : have been brought; here. while Unna- ‘ dians are sent, to be killed in the Trans- ‘. vaal. Is it for the French language? Only the members of the Opposition i speak French at Ottawa. Is it for an I increase of Federal subsidy for Que-l bee? Sir Wilfrid Laurier has declarcd that he never took cognizance of the resolutions of the interprovincial con- , fermice at, Quebec favoring mi in- ‘creaso. Is it, for our share of public lworks? Sir Richard Cartwright has declarcd that, it did not amount to oneâ€"third that of Ontario. Is it, for our system of judiciary ? We are re- ‘fused the necessary judges at Mon- treal and the allowance proper for the moving about of rural judges is measured out with many insults. Is it for our share of patronage? “'0 have none. and the patronage of the Yukon went entirely into the hands of ‘ cs French influence has acquired from . the much-boasted elevation of :I. ! French-Unnadian to thc head of :iifziirs } at Ottawa." the English. Those are the udvantag- ‘ our otiu‘ SON] yczu cau’ thus hut nee-C uzill; \a H; that asa- '1‘ Squ of tior suit cup Wei sho pro tiul wa: onii Hi) iua our Hflbmmu MACDOUGALL & JONES, Banister, Solicitor. Notary, 85:. Suite 77 and 78 Freehold Loan Build- ings, cor. Adelaide and Victoria. Streets. Toronto. Licensen Auctioneers for the County of York. Goods sold on consignment. Genaral sales of atock.etc.. nromptly attended tn at. reasonable rates. G.R.Gouldxng. Newton Brook, agent for the above. icensedAuctioneers toz- theCounty of York,” pecnfully solicit your patronage and friendly udueuco. sales extruded on the shortest. notice and a reasonabe rates. P. 0. nduress King J. 'I‘. Snigeon. Richmond Hill Licensed Auctioneer for the County at York. Genera) sales of implements, Inrnituronmnding timber. em. .uttended on the shortest notice and at rnasonnbln rates. Patronage solicited. P. U. address Mums. Licensed Auctionesr for the Countios of York and Onmno. All Sales of farm stock. Aha, at.- tended to on the shortest notice and reasonable rates. Morth and hail“? sales attended (.0. Residence. Stoufiville. Ont. Money to Loan RiCHMUND HILL & THORNHII L a hug WVG‘ C STOKES 811mm. So'lirxtnr. Cnnx-evuncor, Notary P11 bl ic, E be . Undertakch & Embalmm's. Ed Whit-rs and SolII-liors. MONEY T0 LOAN AT 52. Barristm-s, Solicitors, etc. Pin-mun} cutter, new; 1 Portland cutter, J-hund; l Familycuuer. nearly now; (me lab bar; ess. new; 1 Sec lig} t. Rubber: wd.dmzl.fc hmness; 1 1x222.“ I‘m-lax coul SPENCER LOVE. Richmond Bi]! on Wednesdays. 30 stock (:f kept at WRIGHT FOR SALE OOIEIBSIOFEB nu THE RICHMOND HILL. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1900. N. B. Smith. Eflrgnl. In Essentials, Unity; in Non-Essentiais, Liéert‘y,‘ in all thiqgs, Charity." J. GALLANOUGH Funeral Furnishings both places. BROS. Telephone {7 Telephone 206; Nowmmket Thomh 1 Sir Churlvs Tu per is still tum-ng in tlwwmtundas ar as one can judge from lhn sumowhat fmgmontnry ru- pux-ts of his mnvmm-uts which have reached hex-v. he is met. having half :1 hm! time. Nvarly won-y point snapped at has cmmedtmm handsonwly with n bunqm-t, or if the railroad time sched- ule would nub Yt‘t‘nlit of that, the hus- pitnlity uf_the- nytlity foumllrelivf in in free lunch to all comm s. The distin- guished guest is evidently doing all in his pmvvr to nmke return for thse kind attentions, by mute-imining the pimple with a SK’l‘ll‘S of rvnmrknhlo stun-inputs hoth us rogm-ds himself and his opponents. THE SECOND CONTINGENT. The men of the Second contingent are rapidly gathering at the different points of concentration, and in the carrying out of the innnnwruhle (le- lnils of propurutious the de-pnrtlm-‘ntul nmchinery, polfech by its work in organizing the First Contingent, is nweting every requiremvnt of the situation to thP satisfaction of the IMF!) and the appmva‘l of the country. The selection of office-rs; nocessurily an exceedingly difficult and delicate task, has heen perfnnned with excellent tart and judgment, merit alone being the test, and the selections ha re burn made regardless of crevd, nationality or political proclivity. \thu complet» ml and fully equipped the umtingent \ will be a body of men of which notonly it'll? Dominion, but the Empire may well be proud. The detail of $1.113”th will probably he as follows:â€"â€"57officers. 1224 men. “37 hnrsvs, 18 heavy field guns. (N3 transport wagons, 9000 twelve ound cordite cartridges, 9.000 shells, ‘ 10.000 munds of rifle ammunition and 75,000 rounds of pistol :nnniuuition. NOT GF‘ATEFUL FOR SMALL MERCIES. So much has bat-n said particularly m the western constituencies about at Ottawa." Mr. Ghauvin cannot have hem-d of the outrageous manner in which the Dominion has been handed over to the Quebecel- tn despuil at his Ivism-e ; Sit- Charles Tupper should post his sup- pul has better I The following lvtte-r received by the secretary of the W. M. S. shoxvs that the articles sent, about the first of December were appreciated. and gives an idea of the poverty and wretched- Hill : ‘ DEAR FRIENDS,â€"\Ve received the box and bale of goods, &c., that, you so kindly sent us for the Indians, and we thank yuu all very much (In lwhnlf (If the Indians, as Well as fornnmelws. Many uf then) are indeed \‘(‘l‘)‘ glad and thankful to get them. These Stunios here are n poverty stricken iut. mess that exist-in 501139 of the northern mi sinus: Dec. 6th, 1899. Mrs. J. Switzel' and the Ladies of the \V. M. Soc’y Aux'y, Richmond Cur Ottawa. Letter. “'hite “'hzlle Lakp Mission, Stuney Plain PLO” A _ A Thankful Letter. Adminis- -dinn m‘vr t. that the. 11-h by M. They have {Mn lliinting Indians, and the game. buffalo, moose, deer; beavers; boars. 82c" have altogether or almost, disappa-nwl, leaving the Indians at their wits‘ onds, and in poverty. By and hy the ynunger ones may get settled down tn farming and stock- i‘aising. us some other bands of Indians are beginning to d0. But it is hard to change the older ones. You would feel wry sorry to see them in their wigwams of very thin cotton with not enough to keep them warm, often lying on the cold dump ground, With Rex-Imps only one l)l:mkot under them. ‘rne thy could be better ofi if they worked harder, but all their training has been in a dim:an direction, hunting, &c. \Vhen our hand winters come (7” them so im repured, what. wonder thew. is so mnc sicknnss and so many taken off by cunsumptinn, &c.. so that, your kindness in sending the warm clnthing may often prevent sickness and perhaps indixecbly death also. You wish to know the needs. Quilts and blankets uro in great demand. and we thank ynu fm- those sent. Good \vm-in undorclmhing for men. women and children are always needed at this time 01‘ the your. Sucks and stockings are uppn‘ciuted. Your sympathy and encouraging \umls are just as muih uppwciatod by us as your gifts. We need your prayers in this difiicult and discuuragin work, which I know we will haw. '01) say you hope we may lind suuiething in the boxes and bales useful to (nurse-Wes. VVeli there was one thing that (ls-lighted my little Eva, that, was the "way doll, uf which she is writing the giver. i ‘v-u .l ‘vv‘ The Iiidinns: here at \Vhite \Vhale Luke me mostly Rocky Mountain Stnnies, :l branch of the Sinux 01- Da- kota. Nation, with a. few Urees mixed in. Those We have at. Stoney Plain are mostly Crees, though a. few are Stnnios there. The \Vhite Whale Lake Mission has nnly boon here about, seven yvam, (hnugh wine xvi-iv. at un- other Methodist Misfixm before that). Sometinws their Paganism of former years rrnpsnut and hinders US. We can’t, sw the result, of mu- lubor as theme who \\‘()l'k\in viper wheat-fields, but our sved-snwing is just as much needed. and God wiil’nu doubt event- ually gather in the harvest. n.. Yours in Best bonds, Ausrm G. MCKITRICK. P. S.-â€"-My wife wishps me to add that she takes the pretty bracket drape as e}- Ghl‘istlllils presoqt froln the Fjigiies, ‘3';th 7:: rMeVn-y Christmas and a Happy {ffiw chal‘! lllld some of the ()thrx- fancy things she is giving to twu huge Indian girls whohave been to Regina. Industrial School, to fix up their home. They appreciate them and are very thankful for them. A. G. MCK. The dull referred tn in the above letter was sent by Miss Genevieve Han-is, who recoived a pleasing letter of acknowledgement from the mother ()f the little. five year old girl, whu was delighted with the little stranger from Richmond Hill. The annual meeting of Victoria. Square S. S. wits held on the evening of VVednesmty, Jan’y 3rd. for the elec- tion of officers and teachers for the en- suing ycar. Rev. Mr. VVellwood oc- cupied the chair. Satisfactory reports were given by all the retiring officers, showing the school to he in a very prosperous condition. After the elec- tion of the superintendent the meeting was then adjourned until Monday ev- ening, Jan’y 8th. in order to allow Mr. Bixon, who was not present, to nomâ€" inate the other officers and teachers. The following is a list of the officers and teachers for 1900 : Supt... Mr. John Hixun; Assistant, Supt.. Mr. 600. Brown ; Secretary. Mr. \V. L. Carver; Assistant Sec'y, Mr. L. Nichols; Treasurer, Mr. W. Frishy; Librarian, Mr. N. C. Carver ; Assistant Librarian, Mr. L. Row- buthzuu ; Organist, Miss A. Hopper; Coll. of singing, Mr. C. Sanderson; Leader of orchestra, Mr.J.Trudge0n: Blackbt mrd a rtist, Mr. L. Rowbotham. T eachersâ€" C-ths N0. 1, Mr. H. Huppor: motinn was unanimously Czll'l’lt'd :â€"- Moved by the retiring supt., Mr. G. A. MCCaguv, secnnded by Mr. “X F. Nichols, that We desire to place on record our regret at the departure of our organist. Miss Brown, from our midst. and we take the present oppor- tunity of expressing our apprvciatinn for the many valuable servives render- ed the school, and to assure her of our \'e1~y best wishes for future success and prosperity wherever in life her lot After the {be Vic borl‘a. Square Miss H. anpor; Mr. Geo. Gee; Miss L. Ruwhulham Mrs. \V. Frisby ; Mr. N. O. Hugenuzm Mrs. G. Dvnuis. Mr. H. Hopper: Mr. \V. Brunm‘ell; election the following unanimously carried :â€"- rotlriygfiupg? Mr. G. Tire Omlucil met in the Clerk‘s office (m Jan’y 5 at 8 p. m. Iembers present, the reeve; Coun- cillors Hill, Innes and Trench. The minutes of 15le of December rend uqd approved. ThevfiillJu-ving accounts were read. via... U.A.Mm“riso‘n. cleaning and heat;- ing co‘until-i‘imms for liioetmgs of fire- men dun-m past year,$2.00; J.Bmwn- lee for pai help cleaning High School in Midsummer and at Christmas, $4 ; J. Bmwnlee, for meals to trump, 700. : Joseph Hall account, for oil fur street: lamps. &c., $9.81 : P. G. Suvagt‘, e'x- penses attending Good Roads Conven- tion at, Toronto, &c., $4.25: Will Trench’s account. for sundries. $8.75. Moved by Mr. Innes seconded by Mr. Hill that, the treasurer do pay the fogegoipg uccqunts.â€"â€"Carried._ MF. Innt‘s intx‘cduced By=Lmv No; 172 to authorize the enforcement of payment, and collection of statute lab. or taxes, which was read a first second and third time and passed. The council adjqurned. 1 Moved by Mr. Trench, sgcofided by “Mr. Innes, that. the treasurer be here- by instruch to pay Mr. Glass $12.9], two-thirds the amount of his claim for shf-gp killedâ€"Carried. ‘ Pursuant to the Municipal Act the following persons elected to the Coun- cil of the Municipality of the Village of Richmond Hill, being present, on Monday. January 8th, made and sub‘ scribed their respective declarations of qualification and of office, viz., Peter Gould Savage, Reeve: Reuben W. Glass, \Villium Innes, and Thomas H. Trguch. Councillurs, took their seats. The minutes of die 5th of Judy were read and apptpvefl. A conmiliniwtion was read from Mr. John Ross Robertson relating to thgflospilfdl f1}? Sigk Children. Moved by Mr. Innes, seconded by Mr. Trench, that a grant of $5 be made in aid of the fund for the Hospital for Sick Childlen. and that the Village Treasurer be instructed to remit, that, sum tn Mr. J. R. Robertsonâ€"Cm ried. An account from Mr. John Glass was read claiming $19.37 for damage done by_glogs‘k_illi|‘xg leep bglonging {,0 pip). Mr. Inues intnniuced By-Law N0. 173. to appoint; certain "filters for the year 1900, and tn state the remuner- ation for their services. The bv-luw was read a first. second angl u‘phixd tune and_pusse§l_. Auditoxsâ€"Messrs. [sane Crosby and Robert E. Law. Assessorâ€"H. A. Nichol]& High School Trusteeâ€"F. McConaghy. Public Libraryâ€"T. F. McMahon. Board of Healthâ€"“7. H. Pugsley. Pound Keeperâ€"J. Bmwnlee. Village Inspectorâ€"J. Brownlee. Fence Viewersâ€"M. McNair, J. We Elliott and James Freek. The Council then adjourned. M. TEEFY, Clerk. The Literary and Debating Society held an interesting debate Wednesday evening. subject. “ Resolved that a sailor's life has more hardships than nsuldior’s.” Affirmative, Messrs. Wil- bur chfer, Nelsnn Shunk; Negative, Messrs. E. H. Elliott, J. Campbell. It. was declared a. tie. At the monthly business meeting the following officers were elected :â€"President, Mr. Kirk land ; Vice-Piesident, Miss Ethel Rup~ (art; Treasurer, Mr. J. McLean; Sect retary, Miss LizzieflRumble. The following officers were installed for Sherwood Lodge: No. 274, A. O. U. “’.. on Saturday lust, Bro. L. Richard- son :wtin as Installing Oificex' :â€" P. M. \ ., John Gillis; implements, furnitme. &c.. at Hughes, Hotel, TLuruhiu, Suic at 1 o'clock. ’i'erms 8 months. Eckudt & Prentice,auctioneers. Si‘anies getting their l-ills printed at u]ng Office will receive a. notice similar to the above I321: 0F CHAILGE MON)AY.J8n'y15-Credit sale of {arm stick, i uplomeuts, &c., on low-'1. con‘ 7, Vaughan, mu property of Mrs. A. Mulluy. Sale at one O'clnck. Terms 10 months. Saigeon dz McEwen, auctioneers. TUESDAY.J&D. lGâ€"Crellit sale of farm stock and Implements, at the Ontario douse. Tenton. Sate at] o’clock. Terms :0 mentha. J. I). Readman, auctioneer. \\’)-:DN}:suAY,.Iun. l7â€"Auction Sula of standing cimber and cedar posts on lot s, 7.11 con. 81111:. the property of R. C. Archibald. Sale at 1 p'clocx; Termsauontbs. J D.Bemlman. Wznx'z-zsou. Jan. l'lâ€"Crcdit sn'e of farm stock xmplements,\'ehicles.&c. on {on 68, 13!; con. \Vbibcburch. (Oak Ridges) the property of Wm. Harper. Sale at. 1 o'clock. Terms 9 months. Stokes 6: Blough. auctioneers. WEDNESDAY. Jan. alâ€"Credit sale at farm stock M. \V.. Nat. Shunk; Foreman, Thus. Mutheson ; Overseer, Herb. Gordon ; Recorder. Joshua, Kaiser; Financier. Jas. B. McLean ; Receiver, Leeds Richardson ; Guide, Robert Rumble; I. \V., G. H. Rumble; 0. \V., Ed. Leece; Trustee. Hem-y, Rumble; RPpI-Psentative, John Gillis; Alternate, Nut Shunk ; Village Councn. [Single copies, 3 cts. Sale Register. Maple M. 'I‘EEFY, Clerk. No 28