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_'~,/ ful- .- ttiit gain °iii MW"; 7 7 7 ' H V RICHMOND HILL, Own, Dec. 7, 1905 I; [i 1493. Mrs. A. Pryor of Toronto spent Sun- day at the Dominion House. . . _ 1 Several school reports una vordably held over till next, week. Get a Copy of the “lit ist mas Ladies7 Home Journal at THE LIBERAL olficc. Price 15 cents. {iss King. Toronto, has been mak- ing a visit with Miss Duncan at "Levellands." Dr. Coultcr aird daughter, Miss ‘v'innifred, Ottawa, were in the vilâ€" lage Monti-1y. Tire \Vhist Club will meet this Thursday cvuning at the home of Mrs. (Uh) Dean. Mr. H. A. Nicholls is spoken of as a likely candalate for municipal honors. The infant Mr. and Mrs. \Val- ter Crrirrisky of Headl'ord died last Thursday. no. J. P. (ii:..~§1§ii7.iii§-himwii for re-election as councillor on the first of January. Pickering News: Mr. H. \Vrig Richmond Hill spent Sunday friends at lirougharri. ht of with Mr. and Mrs: Kirkpatrick and two children. Toronto, spt'nl Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. D. Gray. Mr. (James Marsh has sold the old homestead. the property of thc late Hubert Marsh. A gentleman from Kingston is the buyer. Miss E. Preston of Napanee, who is attending the Toronto Conservaton of Music. spent from Saturday till Monday with her sister, Miss Preston. Mr. Thos. Ludl‘ord returned from Stralford Saturday, where he had been on duty as special Constable for the past four months. A good programme will be given at the Unsin 'l‘tnrpeiauce Meeting in the Temperance Hall next Sunday afternoon at 4 o‘clock. Everybody welcome. A meeting of all interested in local option iir King township \vi.‘ be held in the Temperance Hall. Kettleby, on Saturday. Dec. 9 at 2 p. m. for organi- zing a Campaign. The. \Voman‘s Missionary Society \\ It ht lu their December meeting at t 1 home of Mrs. J «turd this wiek t =irsday)3p.m. L...dial invitation e: .ended. Dr. Stubhs said a filial good-bye to his Tliornlrill friends on Monday, 4th inst. He Will spend Christmas at his home in Stratt‘trd lit-foregoing to Eng- l md to take a post graduate course. All \\ no can attend are invited to be r=esent at the Eiiwnl'tl] League next Monday evening. Ess:tys on several Biolt- clriaractt-rs will be given with names omitted. Music, etc., will also be provided. Mr. John Gibson, who hasbeei. in Atland, British Columbia. for a num- ber of years, is borne for a visit \\'i h his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fullarton Gibson. Fe will not return till after the new year. T. H. Lloyd, the Ncwniarket bar- ristergpleaded guilty to three clung s of that of moneys entrusted to lis care. and was sentenced by Judge \Vinelroster to 13 months incarcera- tion in the Central Prison. His many friends will be. pleased to learn that Mr. David Lynett. who has been very ill. is much improved in health. Mr. Lynett has been confined to the house during the past month, but it is hoped that he will soon be out again. Richmond Lodge No. 23 A. F. d: A- M. will receiw an official visit from R. W. Bro. F. \V. Harcourt. D. D. Gr. M. of Toronto East District No. 11a. at its regular meeting to he held on Monday evening. A number of sister lodges have signified their in-- tention of being present and a very enjoyable evening will be the result. The annual meeting of the. Vaughan Reform Association will be. held in the, Township Hall, Velloie. on \Veduesday, Det'. 210th. 190:"). at. 2 p. In. for the election of officers and the trans- action ef other business. A fullat- tendauce is requested. Mr. Campbell. M. 1)., and others will give addresses. The farmer to pursue his business to the best advantage must know the value. of his product'; failure in this particular often results in heavy loss. The \Veckly Sun is recognized as the , farmer-s” tuarket paper. Every year it saves its subscribers thousands of dol~ ' lat-s. You should read The Sun and share in the profits. \Vm. Fahin and E. H. Fahey of Elgin Mills are bringing action against the Jame-s Bay Railway Company for a declaration that the execution of the contract for the sale of lot .52. lst con.. Markham, was obtained by fraud on the part, of the defendants. that the said contract he set aside and be dc.- ciiu'ed void, and that damagss be granted. Saturday evening of this week. Misses Risebiough and (iibson. the DiVision Arch. ' A grand concert in connection with 9 the. Sons of 'l‘einueranee will he riven - I in the School Hall at \Villmvdale, on Qiiartctte and otheis will take part in the programme. A ten cent collect- ion will be taken at the door. BOARD Oi" it‘DUUATION The Board met Friday. Mr. J. H. Sutldt'ir'eirtl rcsigncd the position of trustee. and Mrs. \\'ileyicsigni-dthe Position of teacln-r iu the junior de- parlnn-nt ot' the Public School after having held the position for 25) years. Both resignations were. acm-pted. Mrs. Lilian McUomtghy \vas engaged to till the position vacated by M rs. \Viley. at a salary of $2375. The Board adjourned. HOCKEY PLAYERS ORGANIZE Tin- llockey Club have re-organizrd with the following ol'iicwrs ;â€"_ lion. President ~.l. ll. Sanderson. l’rcsiilcntwd. (Elinor. First \llt'(‘-l"l':‘Sit]"lii*.‘\. Btrylt‘. Secretary" l. ll. Sanderson 'i‘reasiirm‘iiA. (i‘r. Savage. (laptailiw (1‘. Sims. Committee of L‘ilanagi-ment â€" ll. Goodv. A. Glass. .l. Naughton. The team will play at the rink Mon» day and “'ednesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.30. Tickets for playing mem- bers were plaeed at $1. Mr. Arthur Boyle, the rctir ing president, presided at the meeting. BANIS‘TI B LACK KNOT By instructions from the Council, Mr. John Startup. the. village irr- spector, made a trip round the \ illage Friday and found considerable black knot in many of the orchards and gar- dens. A number of our citizens have cutout and burned the diseased limbs. but the inspector found that others had disregarded the printed notices and allowed the black knot full sway, much to the detriment of themselves and their neighbors. It is to be hoped that those who have not already looked after their trees uill do so at once. as the Council says that the law in this respect must and shall be enforced. Should a line he inflicted on any of our careless citizens they need not say tln y were not forewarned. CURL NG CLUB MEETIHG A trier-ting ot' the Curling Club “as held Monday evening. The club plan d the animal fee at $1.50 and decided to purchase two pairs of lead stories. It was also decided to play for the Smith medal the saun- as last year. and the followqur were appointed to select the. teams: J. .‘dlt‘llat-l, \V. Sanderson. A. J. Hume. t‘. \\'ilcv. G. McDonald, T. Lainou, J. Glass, A. Ur. Savage, G. Cowlr‘. E. Sims \vt-ie appointed skips for the Didrict (‘iip competition, and Messrs. \V. H. Pugsley and M. Boyle for-the Tankard. The l’r-csident and the Vice- President wt-re requested to select their men and play their animal Irratch on the lirst available ice. ."\lr. Mo '0 e resigned his position as treasurer, and his place was filled by Mr. McDonald. BALESâ€"JOHNSTON. A very happy and interesting event at the home of Mrs. M. \Vilson, 10:5 Baldwin St... Toronto. on November the 29‘. h, was the marriage of her llll ce Miss Mary E. Johnston to Mr. OliVer D. Brit-s of Lansing. The, Ceremony “‘hich was perfor tnedby the Rev. T. tended by only the immediate friends of the bride and groom. The bride. who looked charming was unattended and wore a handsome suit of hue Venetian cloth. with a lace-trimmed bodice of white lorrisienne. After the ceremony the guests sat down to an elegant repast,at the close of which the toast to the happy couple was drunk in lemonade. The rooms \\'l‘l"‘ pr‘ttily decoratth with ferns and chrysanthemums. The wedding gifts were very beautiful. On their return fin-m a short. trip Mr. and Mrs. Baes will reside at Hillcr-est, Lansing. Ont. BUILDING JAMES BAY R. R. The railway men took down their tents a few days ago. near the village, laud moved to another place. A large gorg is now working in the Don Val- lgv Hats. near Taylor’s nrill. They starth work there. Friday. The pros p rsal to divert the Don, near the paper mill. is still to be settled by thc court. I If it. is granted the railway will diVert the river for a short distance, save two bridges. make a straighter line and avoid an ice-jam in spring. The en- gineers expect to have the whole three miles in tl:e valley graded before lhristmas and to begin track laying almost immediately. The diversion in the river can be accomplished in less than a Week. and all the material for the seven Steel bridges crossing the Don is now on the. belt line, and can he. moved up airy day as soon as the rails are laid. The ties are also ready. The t rails are being laid in a southerly direc- tion from Beau-rton. and is now well down to the town-line between Mark- !ham and \Vhitchurch. All the abut- Incnts for the bridges in the Don Val- lev have been built with the QXCt‘ptltlH of (Wu or three, and these are being .rushed forward. The officers of the ‘railway expect to Complete the iron i from Toronto to Beaver-ton . March 1. GOSPEL TEMPERANCE A Gospel ’l‘empcrance meeting was afternoon. The speaker was Mr. F. J. lJt-hnston. A., a teacher in the To- ronto Junction Collegiate Institute. and a. choir furnished good music. The chairman regretti d that. Local Option had recened a setback in this \ illage for it few wet-ks owing to a techni- l Newumrkt‘t and i'lu'rmt'dlflte but exonerated the Council I‘ each Saturday night at 11 o’clock has Mr. ' cality, from all blame in the. matter. Johnston spoke principally on Local Option, and how it worked in Toronto l Junction. ‘had interviewed many professionali l Messrs. ll. A. Nirlrolls and l“. . ; k Campbrllof Richmond Hill was at-‘ before ‘ I I i ' held in the Temperance Hall Sunday ' t i The speaker stated that be men. business men, and all classes. and the great majority said that Local Option was a success. It was a rare thing to see a drunken man in the street since the bars Were closed and the treating system stopped. The only person interviewed who claimed that Local Option was not a success in the town was etc-Mayor Bond. the present licenseinspector. Mr.JohnstonStated that business of every kind was t'lour- ishing. It was a success in Toronto Junction. and he saw no reason why it Would not be a success here. Attire close R. Vote of thanks. moved by Mr. \V. A. \Vright. seconded by Mr. .1. ll. Sanderson. was tendered the speaker. HIGII Sermon The High School Commencement Exercises were llt‘ld Friday evening. A particularly enjoyable programme was presented, and the. large room was packed with students, and friends of the school. Mr. J. H. Sander-Son presided. and in his openingr remarks referred to the exerllent standing of thr- Higlr School and the cl‘licicncy of the teachers. Mr. Shaw the Princi- pal, gave a rrport of the school during the past year. There are now. said ilt' 95. students. which is 2t! more than last year. and 30 more than the year before. The large number of eertzii- cates granted last summer was an iii- dication of the class of work done. His remarks went to show that a large number of the pupils Were hard wor kers. referring particulary to Miss Georgie Brown, Mr. Ali-x. McConn- ghy and Mr. Clarence Kinnee, whose diligence and earnestness Were corn- mendable. and who ateomplishcd lll one year more than is generally taken in tivo years. ltev. .l. A. Grant pre- sented the ceititicates, and in doing so took occasion to speak well of the tetlt‘ht'l's, pupils. Board 0: Education and all concerned. A good musical and literary programme was also giv- cn.principally by pupils and ex-pupils. A number of popular-.patriotic churn» cs \Vel't‘ sting by the students led by Mr. Sanderson. The following took part in the. programme: â€" Mr. 1‘}. Mason, roruet solo and song; Miss Nor-ma Morgan. recitation; Miss Horning, recitation; Mr. Douglas Der» ry. Song; Mr. \Valh-r Frisby. recitrr tion. The accompaniments \\ ere play- ed by Miss Anglin and Mr. Earh- New- lon. 'lln- receipts. about $i3, wi l b' used in the purchase of magazines lor‘ t’ie school. " One dose of Ayer’s Cherry _: Pectoral at bedtime prevents 5 v nignt coughs of children. v' i No croup. Nobronchitis. A 1 Cherry Pectoral doctor’s medicine for all . affections of the throat, bron- ,; ': chial tubes, and lungs. Sold -, for over 60 years. “ I have med Ayer'a Chen-y Pectonl In my famllv for eight years. Therein nothing eqqu to it for cough: and coldl. especially for chll- » dren."â€"nru. W. H. Bantu. Shelby. A13. 254: 50c” II J. a. nun: co.. - M'wm for s... Night Coughs Keet_ 5 ii I e Ayer's Pills at bedtime, Just one. ++M+++++++++M+M++++++++ A Well Chosen ‘ Variety } + Good variety and best; qual- ity make it comparatively easy in choosing tor Uln'istrrias giv- ing. My stock is varied and goodâ€"bought from the lead- ing,r manufacturer's v- and the prices below the average. A good choice in the follow- ing lines:â€" Ladies" lorngnette chains. Chatelaine necklcts. turquoise necklets. “Norma” expansion bracelets. Belt. buckles, toiiet st‘tS (silvtr and ebony), brooch pins in silver. gold tilled or solid gold; and as usual the best of watches. + JERRY SMITH Practical Watchmaker ++++++H +++++++++++W+++ +4-M+++++++++++++++++++++v +++4*++++++++++++++++++++++ The chair- was filled by Mr. J. Pauli"I l bhange Of tune on the metâ€" ropohtan. ++++++++HH+++++H+++++++ '5‘++++++++++++++++++++++++ The late car leaving Tor-onto for‘ points been changed to 11.30 p. In. ‘HAS. L. 'v'lLSON. 2.3 2 Trafii; Manager. r t Whatever your Wants may be In first-class dry-goods, groceries, and crock- Don’t for- get that the goodness of goods is more import- ery, you will find our prices right. ant than the poorness of price. Come and see these goods at these prices: Extra clmicc golden dates at (in. 1b.: extra quality new figs, 50. 1b.: select Valencia raisins. 4 lbs. for 25c.; extra. select raisins. 3 lbs. for 256.: choice cleaned cur-rants, 4 lbs. for 25c.: extra quality Vostizza currauts, 3 lbs. for 25¢; best washing soda, 8 lbs. for ltlc. We are riot in Business Solely for Philanthropic Purposes And we are not afraid of dying too rich. But we believe our own interests are best served by making satisfied customers. Hence we study to please. And we deriveacertiin amount of pleasure from pleasing other.) apart from any pecuniary gain that results. We quote further:â€" 27 inch, pure wool, grey flannel, 25c. per yard. 28 “ " " “ “ 3th. per yard. 42 inch, all wool dress tweeds. 350. per yd. 44 inch melton (ll't‘Ss goods, very special, 25c. yd. Ladies' hygeian vests. special value at 2?. 35. 5t) and 550. Ladies’ black sateen waists, regular for $1.50. Men’s winter caps. 50. 75 and $1 each. Men‘s winter socks. 15, 2t). 25 and 35c. pair. \Vill make to measure a winter weight pure Scotch tweed suit, for $13. regular $20 suit. fiiiiii‘iSflil & SWlTZER. December 7, 1905. A .4 g . , _ ~ Eithiiiiiitl llill Hardware titre XMAS GOODS When looking for Xmas Goods don’t tail to see our stock of sleds, coasters, skates, cutlery, bread boards, carpet sweepers, etc., etc. One of our reliable ranges or heaters will make your wife a suitable present. Call and see thenn C. SGULES l ~iâ€"4-:-++++++++++-i~+++++ +++~z-t~r~+~i~+++++i-++-i-++~i-eâ€"+oi~+-i«:- $9 5 lg 9 +++++ Furniture Snaps One No. I Couch, Velure Covering, 24 inches wide, regular $10 for $85.99. One No. 1 Couch, Green Vclure,26inchcs wide,reg- ular $12 tor $9.99. Fine Bedroom Suites from $15 up. Golden Oak Chairs. 50 cents up. Dining-room Furniture, complete assortment. Fine Wire and Mixed Mattresses, Picture Frames. Sewing machines a specialty. All suitable for Christmas presents. 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