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ADM-A‘STON films D. tourism AT BANourr l Admaston township councillors were hosts at a banquet in Hotel :‘Raenfrew on Tuesday evening in honor or Mr. Duncan Campbell, who ‘is retiring as reeve, after 1101 "g that office for the past seven on years. Mr. John L. Hodg-ins, who was elected Reeve by acclaim.- ition for 194} acted as master of cer- ‘[emonies. . ' The guest speaker, Mr.. John E. Luloft of Golden Lake, warden of Renirew county paid tribute to the, :work of Mr. Campbell as a member of county council and a. former - Warden. Mr. James McAdam expressed the thanks of the members or council to Mr. Luloft for attending the ban- quet as the representative of county council. Mr. E. J. Stewart, township solic- itor, spoke in his usual jocular man- Lner of his associations with Mr. .Oamphell as reeve of Admaston township and of his own associa- tions with municipal affairs since he became clerk of Horton township thirty-six years ago. He expressed :lwonder that, any man or woman would choose to be a. member of : auncil or a township clerk. *Mr. Michael Quiity, representing er council members. and M17." erson Elliott on behalf of. ups inted officials expressed their ap~r eciation of Mr. Campbell’s leader- -‘ 'p and. (to-operation. ' Clifford lieever presented Mr. ; ampbell with a. cane as a token I appreciation from the elected and r ointed officials of the. municipal- ? .y and Ms. Campbell was given a. Fcorsage of cream rosebuds by the clerk-treasurer, Miss M. Brown. , Mr. Campbell thanked those preâ€" (sent for their good wishes and gifts to Inniself and his wife. 9L. [2,557 tfllliitll nfinms‘mu ‘7 iHA8 ADDRESS Fflll , j'ilEEVE tiMPBEtl ’ ' ‘ An address from the councillors to Duncan Campbell, the retiring reeve. ‘was read at the conclusion of the ltiinal meet-ingot council for 1947 held in Admaston township hall on Mon- day afternoon. Mr. Duncan Camp- bell will be missed around the counâ€" cil table after serving for two years i as a. councillor and seventeen years l as reeve. Delegations were present asking to ‘have certain roads snowplowed this season. Where practicable to do this work, the roads will be snowplaw‘ed, with the interested ratepayers pay- [ing 15% of the cost. More snow- tencing has been purchased and is being erected by the road super- intendent. Wellington B. Hodgins was pointed as the Admaston represent- ative on the Cobden-Renfirow High School Area Board for the next two years. An appropriation of $36.06 was made to.purchase Admasi'on proper- ties. in the tax sale at Pembroke for which the price offered my be less than the total amount of taxes and" costs. Sheep killed in the township will cost the municipality almost $1,200 this year. less than half of this amount. Accounts passed were Reni’rew Mercury! printing and advertising, 510049; 0.0. of Reni‘rew. hospital ac- counts. $155.00; county rates, $14,- 634.19; relief, $123.46; livestock val- uers, $8600; sheep killed, $595.98; salaries. ‘ 2.550; road accounts, $634.77L and excise, $12.35.. ‘ I '“â€"â€"J-â€"â€"/X./2.+7 ap-‘ y l x Dog taxes collected are, ")7 Admaston township held a Court. of Revision on Saturday to revise the 1946 assessment roll which is to be used as the assessment on which 1947 taxes will be levied. A number of property transfers were requested but the only reduction in assessment asked for and granted was 5100 re- duction in building assessment on a ranch lot owned by John A. Mhusk. . Sixteen persons reported they had v disposed of a dog but no new dog owners came forward to request a tag. The Dept. of Highways ior- ‘warded the balance of $2524.55 due the municipality on the 65”; sub- Esidy paid no 1946 road expenditure. They had also approved the petitions for snowplowing next season amounting to 33.370. 15'? at which has been contributed by the ratepay- ers. The University of Western Ontaric requested the names of any properti- es which were thought to be in the possession of the same family for ‘ 100 years or more and seven names . were forwarded: Duncan Campbell Lorne Campbell, James Campbell James O'Gorman, Clifford Peever. Harold Mayhew and Robert Brow? The folow‘lng accounts were pa - eq: roads, $928.60; relief, $114.82; advertising and stationery supplies ’Aunmuon um Of Revision for clerk-treasurer and assessor $24.15. "' ~‘-â€"- .1.- Duncan Campbell, Reeve of Admaston township, lies in a serious condition at his home today as the result of injuries sustained when , lightning entered the stable in which 5 he was taking refuge from a severe ‘electrical storm which passed over ‘ here last evening. The bolt entered ‘ the stable door of the home of WT. Briscoe and killed Campbell’s horse, knocking both Campbell and Briscoe. l who were standing behind the horse. to the floor and stunning another horse in the stable. Briscoe, who was ‘clad in a rubber raincoat, was not lseverely injured but it knocked ‘Campbell who was in wet clothes. completely unconscious, No marks l were found on either man. Dr. GB. ,Burwell, of Renfrew, was called to l the ce 2 of the accident. l M - - - -, /736 (:5-