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Mr. Jas. Baird is going to begin seeding on Tuesday with a rush. as he is going to have all his neighbors helping him. Supplement to the Durham Chronicle. Only two reports from health offic er this weekâ€"Messrs. Willie Black and Bob Mead.â€"â€"boils and carbuncles respectively. but between them they are able to keep a team going full time. Arbor day was duly observed at the school, where the children, SUp- erintended by the teacher planted trees, cleaned the yard and made a number of flower beds as thoroughly as if they expected to grow a crop of strawberries. 3hr ' '. 'l‘ncker ix cumming a V" h ..u M“ 0‘3“ "3" a lectu. .. .Jlbathnt'y \vmflf, pgobnwy accompanied with \‘iews‘.’ in. "PM School house on Tuesday, 17m, at 9 U'CIOCL'. . Miss Mary Allan has returned from Guelph. where she has been Spending the winter pleasantly and profitably. The western fever, which this spring has carried off so many of our stalwart young men and handsome maidens. found its last- victim in the person of Miss Aggie Sirrs, who left last Tuesday for B. t). to examine into the veracity of those glowing reports. Mrs. BellaGrierson. of Bentinck. paid at short visit to this burg,r last week and took to herself a helpinnte, Miss Rachael Hillis, for the summer months. The weather is fine and nu st of the farmers are through with their spring seeding. Mr. H. Atchison has a sore toe, the result of a frost bite. Under the skilful care of Dr. Sneith, of Dro- niore, we hape it will soon be well. We understand that Malcolm Mc- Cannell is preparing to put a stone foundation under his barn. Success Malcolm. â€"- 1 \\ e a1e sorrg t0! 11 Smidt who left this visit New England, ter. We hope with warm weather she v We are sorry to hear that Mrs. J. Smidt, who left this neighborhood to visit New England, is not much bet- ter. We hepe with the return of warm weather she will improve. Miss Annie McFadden has gone to the Queen City for the summer. A pleasant evening was spent at ‘ -n.-1.m.=m n! George backett In the A pleasant evening the house of George CORNER CONCERNS. SACKE‘I‘T’S CORN ERS. DURHAM, ONT. MAY 12th, 1898. way of a musical treat. Mr. E. Cor- bm, of Neijnglant‘t, humorist and singer, with a few friendsand neigh- bors spent an entertaining evening with some choice selections both comic and sentimental accompanied with guitar and violin. \Ve’d like to know why PM did not. get his nursery stock according.» to cram”! If th wedding on the. North line. is soon coming oi‘f‘.’ 'l‘he mest'of the farmers around here are thruug‘h seeding. except a few who ueglevt~ ed their fall pluwiug. h‘nme say they’re three ,h wine‘s: amt tln'ee-fuurths (lune like the "‘mmn whw blew: the "."'uer horn in the ke her height?! -: 393$)”. ‘WA' M r. iliuks‘ --.\ 7 "H? H PBT' ~ “.V ‘.““'t. "gunning to ma‘. am' '3“ g.“ V “'6 see there are same hmmmbln rnt'er- cuces made upwards smne uf yuur leading «01's., and as yml exteudel Hm same courtesy tuallcorrespondents, we uny my that as far as “Top Ulifl'” i4 concerned we «in nut, want tn be made cmnspictu)u.~;l_\' knmvu tn the public. ()ur sins will find us «mt man enough without publishing our name. ‘ g _ ‘ Uld Mr. Waii', of Pricevillc, had another paralytic. stroke a con ile of weeks ago. liy all appearance.-' it wil end his life in a sh n't time as he is almost totally t1i~‘:lblmi. 'l‘he old gentleman has passed the four sv-n‘te years and in the natural course of ' ' end of his journey cannot be far ott'. Rev. Mr. Mathewson will hold prayer meeting at. our school on \Vezlttesduy ut' thi 4 week. He delivered an interesting dis- (nurse on mission work in the Nuxth-Wed last Sunday evening in his church, Priceâ€" ville. Mr. Mathewson was a llli‘sinnal‘)’ in the N. W. for six years. 3 One of the saddest examples of lllL . l I l l dreadful havoc wrought by that scourge of humanity. COIlSlanthll. has to be recordedthis week in the case of an Owen Sound family that has been almost wiped Out of exis- tance within the short. period of three weeks. The wife of .\l r. Jacob Meddaugh, an employee at the. chair factory, residing on West street, has been suffering from pulmonary dis- ease for several months-«her case being hopeless. The young children, having been in almost daily contact illness, contracted the deadly malady. ,On April 18th, Herbert, a little child of eight months died of the i trouble, and on Tuesday the mother ' succumbed. The funeral of the latter l l l ! i l A Family Practically Wiped Out. TOP CLIFF. 0‘...” Q \\ cat's. Cor- i took place on Wednesday afternoon. and ‘ and the hoarse. had scarcely left. the aigli-lhouse. when another child, Pearl, n. ningl girl of about four years passed away lioth l from the same cause. The father ,nieil land one little boy are now the sole survivors of a family of live. This did l We believe. is one of tlm saddest (inwlcnses of the kind in tlie nistory of ll”? lthe town.-- 0. S. Sun. Don’t, go to the theater. cultrm't nl‘ hall, But, stay in _\’ulll‘ l't‘mlll twilight : Deny yuut'solf tn the friends that will, And :t guml 1 mg let:m' write. \Vrlte tn the sad uld fnlk at hume, \th sit when the day. is tiHIN‘. With fultit-tl hands and tluwut'ast vyux And think ut' the absent «me. D w‘t selfishly scribble, ”Excuse my haste. «fly the tune to write.” mumn" " oughts an wandemw ' I- ’6‘ .\;~. u ' v eves. . let them believe Yuu news. .h'got them quite * r ‘ - a [hat yml deem It a pleasure when far m Lung letters home tn wvne. Dun’t think that the ymlngzm‘ giddy triv Wlm make. ymu' pastime, gay Have half the auxiuus ilnuughts fur ynu That. the uld fulks hme tn day. The duty Uf writing: «in Nut [mt UH: Let sleep or pleasure wait, Lest the letter tur Whh'h tht'y hmkud lunged ”0:1(lzlynl':lll hulll‘ tun law. Fur the sad uid hdks at. hnmu. With lucks‘ fast turning whim. Are longing tn hear {rum the absent um- \\'rite thvm a letter m night. a-“ 'Phelflathzunfivermu3'of Hus Ep- \\ orth League will be celebrated in tho Methodist Chum-h on Monday even- ing, May 1ch. Topics for conversa- tunn furnished \vhll refreshzueuts. Inuskg chfl) swing Hg 9H3 gkdnfls- skunlOu. (Jonu+:uul enjoy {I sochd evening. Mr. David Leith, of Ncrinanhy= wishes to thank his new friends. and a. number of his old ones fcr their kind assistance in helping him with his plowing. 31.. L. moved to his new farm during the winter, and as no planing; had been done the timely help was much appreciated. Seven- teen teams rendered good service, and there are more to follow. Here is a good story about Dumas which will tear repeating: In the days of his affluence, someone went to Dumas for '3') sons to help bury a friend. "What was he ?” Dumas " J Ll.4. LU IJ L| saucy-J - . "What was he?” Dumas asked. "A bailiff, sir." replied the borrower. Dumas’ eyes lit with memories. He ran to his desk and returned with a note which he thrust into the man‘s hand. "You say it costs fifty sous? Here are one hund- red. Bury two of ’em.” Write Them a Letter To-night. 't‘l‘my luukcd and :m’ gidd y trimuls when fa r a “'21 y