XIV. MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS. Dec. 31. The most active Provincial or individual Boards of Trade and Municipal bodies of a Provincial character in Canada during Feb. 21.- The 1st Annual meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade of Ontario is held with Delegates present from many parts of the Province-including Toronto, London, Galt, Guelph, Kingston, Belleville, Brantford, Haileybury, Sault Ste. Marie, Welland, St. Thomas, Berlin, Ingersoll, North Bay and Hamilton. Resolutions are passed in favour of the appointment of a Royal Commission to investigate the question of improving agricultural conditions and a Publicity campaign in Great Britain through the Provincial Immigration Office at London; of the promotion of Technical Education in the public schools and of a general adoption of the County highway system of improving roads. By a substantial majority a motion denouncing Reciprocity with the United States is also approved. So is a Resolution in favour of enlarging and deepening the Welland Canal as of "the most urgent importance to Canada.' It is unanimously resolved that " the development of New Ontario is of paramount importance to the whole Province"; that splendid results had already been achieved but that an active policy of further Railway construction was essential; that the Provincial Railway should be extended southward. Officers are elected as follows: President, W. J. Gage, Toronto; 1st Vice-President, H. T. Reason, London; 2nd Vice President, H. W. Richardson, Kingston; 3rd Vice-President, T. C. Simpson, Sault Ste. Marie; Sec.-Treasurer, F. G. Morley, Toronto. Oct. 4. The 4th Ecumenical Methodist Conference meets in Toronto with 500 delegates-chiefly from the British Empire and the United States. President, Royal Canadian President, Canadian Press General Superintendent of C. W. Young Rev. Dr. A. S. Grant....Toronto. R.C. Archbishop of Kingston.. Rev. Michael J. Pratt....Belleville. Theology .. Rev. C. E. Bland, B.A. Rev. George W. Kerby. Alberta College, Edmonton.... Professor of Homiletics.... Rev. C. W. Bishop, B.A. Professor of Homiletics.. and and University of Dalhousie College. Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology University of Dalhousie College. Professor of Physiology and Histology Professor of Civil Law... . Principal Professor of Animal Hus- Montreal Wesleyan College... Principal McGill University McGill University .. Professor of Alex. J. Apphvall, M.A. Rev. B. C. Borden, D.D. Rev. G. M. Campbell, D.D. J. A. Estey, B.A. Dr. M. A. Lindsay, B.Sc. D. Fraser Harris, M.D., D.Sc. .P. B. Mignault, K.C. T. C. Harrison, F.R.S.C., D.Sc. H. Barton, B.S.A. Rev. James Smyth, B.A., LL.D. . Ernest Brown, M.Sc. .J. L. Hogg, B.A., Ph.D. W. S. Jackson, B.A. W. H. Gooderham. Prof. A. L. McCrimmon, Ph.D. Dr. A. C. McKay. Queen's University, Kingston.. Professor of Anatomy ...E. G. Kidd, M.D. osophy Queen's University, Kingston.. Chairman of the School of .A. S. Ferguson. .D. M. McIntyre, K.C Andras, Ph.D., John William Gay Arnold, K.C., Orville Montrose Aylesworth, Francis Charles Church, Halifax......... Dartmouth Lecturer Toronto University. Toronto Date. May 5. June 15. ...Feb. 9. ....... Feb. 1. ...July 12. .President Muskoka Conser-s % ོ་ ༢ vative Association....... Bracebridge tion Roads, Ontario. ....Madoc Crown Attorney for York..Toronto Manager Union Bank. Winnipeg .Mayor of Fredericton...... Fredericton Montreal Bennet, Rev. William...Pioneer Methodist Minister.. Peterborough .Apl. 11. ..Jan. 16. Samuel Clarke ........ One-time Minister of Public Blackburn, Stephen. .... Founder of the London Free Press... Bog, Lieut.-Col. Thomas."Father of the 16th Regi .Twenty years Sheriff of ...... President Midland Loan & Toronto Woodstock .....Sept. 29. Port Hope......Dec. 27. Vice-President City & Dis- . One-time Minister of Agri- . Nov. 19. ..... London ........ Nov. 6. .Superintendent of Presby- Cauldwell, William.....Chairman Montreal Branch Cayley, B.A., Rev. Canon John D'Arcy. ..... Anglican Divine. Crothers, M.A., D.D., Rev. Daly, K.C., ex-M.P., Hon. Davidson, James.. .Secretary of Acadia Sugar Dominion Minister of the Interior in 1892-1906. ... Winnipeg . June 24. ..Oct. Davie, M.D., John Chap man Davies, ex-M.L.A., ex-M.P., Victoria ..... .......Aug. 10. Archdeacon of Bedford.... Montreal Prominent Physician Member P. E. Island Legis- Deacon, K.C., Thomas... County Court Judge of Ren Delamere, M.A., K.C., frew Prominent Barrister.. .25 Rev. . Charlottetown .. May 11. Pembroke Toronto years Secretary-Treas- Dewey, M.A., D.D., Dyer, ex-M.P., Eugene A. One-time Warden of Brome Earle, ex-M.P., Thomas.. Pioneer Miner and contrac- Ellegood, M.D., D.C.L., .... Hamilton ....Victoria Canon of Christ Church Ellis, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.C., Fagney, Rev. Francois Survey of Canada.......Ottawa . One-time Professor of Lit- ary Quebec Fairbairn, ex-M.P., Chas. Falconer, D.D., Rev. Alexander ....Ex-Moderator of Presby Ferguson, M.D., Alexander Hugh terian General Assembly. Elmdale, Eminent Chicago Surgeon.. Chicago Ferguson, Mary Laura.. Ex-President Quebec Asso ciation of Protestant ........ July 13. ...Dec. 3. May 23. .Sept. 2. .Apl. 26. . May 7. N.S.... July 23. Oct. 20. Fisher, John...... Fleck, D.D., Rev. James..33 years Pastor of Knox . Six years Mayor of North Toronto . May 28. Jan. 3. Senator of Canada.. Nice . Lindsay Toronto Financier and Broker . Montreal .Nov. 26. Galt, Amy (Torrance), Widow of Sir A. T. Galt... Montreal Garneau, M.L.C., Hon. |