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Supplement "m The “mam Clhrnicle. The Council met Dec. 15th, pursuant to Statute. All the members present. The Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meet- ; ing read and confirmed. Communications} read as follows :â€"Fron1 the .Ulerk ot the? Legislative Assembly relative to proposed Legislation: from Donald Gillis. a claim for timber for culvert: trom Malcohn Cam- eron.a claim for gravel; from the Local Board Of Health. their annual report: from Robert Uargavel. an account for lumber for sidewalk. McMillanâ€"McCannel-That the Reeve and (‘ lerk be instructed to sign t: 11: circular tr 0111 the Clerk 111 the Legislatb e Assembly approving ot the char 0'13 therein suggested. â€"C- 1rrie1:.l McMillanâ€"Lambâ€"That Donald Gillis be paid S’”. 45111 building cnlv erton "lown Line G. 8: A. p101 1111111.: Aztc1ne>i 111 Day an equal a11101111t.â€"â€"Ca1ried. .lcCauuelâ€" .‘vchill: wâ€" '1" mt the Rep n t of the Local Board at rlealth tor the current year as read be zulopted.â€"Carrled. McMillanâ€"-McGaumlâ€"That Malcolm Camemu be pam :53 :25 tor gl'.u'el:tur two b0;tt8.-CU'l’led. Williamsâ€"-Lambâ€"That Robert Dargavel be paid the sum of $350 for lumber delivered for sidewalks at Dornoch.- Carried. McCaunelw-Williamsâ€"J‘hat the widow Catherine Cameron be exempted from pay- ing land taxes for 189:). â€" Carried. Lambâ€"\V"illizunsâ€"-'l‘hat 850 be granted to \Vard No. l to be spent at lot 1, con. 4, b‘. D. R. as the interested parties have promised an equivalent in work to the above amount and to be expended by commissioner for said wardâ€"Carried. -McC;.nnelâ€"â€"-Williamsâ€"~That cheques is- sued in favor of the several Boards~ of School Trustees, for the several amounts levied for School purposes, amounting to $303.36â€"Carried. Williamsâ€"McCannelâ€"That the Reeve be paid $4.80 expenses of sending John McLeod, an indigent, to Port Huron.-Uarried. \Villiamsâ€"-Lambâ€"-'l‘hat Jas. Hislip be paid 75 cents for removing tree off the road. â€"U:-u‘rie . . McOzmuelâ€"â€"-Willizunsâ€"-'l‘hat the Reeve and Clerk is hereby instructed to get legal advice re luts 36, con. 2 and 3, N. U. R. , and to take the necessary legal steps to) preteen the interests of the 'l‘owuship.â€"Cau‘rie(l. Lamb--McCannel-Jl‘hat Angus McArtlnn' be paid $6.73) for buildin; culvert at lut 35. 1), ii. and 514.501'01‘ covering: bridge :1: lot. 25, l). R. Also Julm Mclmcnlan :5l.OO fur repair of culvert at lot {-0, con. 2; Peter Neil. \‘l.00 fur rep. of bridge at. 10: 10, con. :3; John Mc Millan, $3 00 for lasting: and inspect- inu“ and Neil sulcUziunel, 40 cents for Cum- H9. mission. - Carried. .\lcMilianâ€"v-Mchgnnel-.-â€"Tha§ Jas. Edge be paid $5 for preparing Financial bkatement. -Uarried. McMilIanâ€"VVillianisâ€"Tl_1at the .Clerk be paid $10 for prepainng Minutes of Council Iur publication and $1.72 tor postage,.-â€"Uax- med. _ -4; .' The Reevehavimr left. was Bakegl by 311; Let , . «kinship at largE'aud ’ ‘1'“ {her would beg leave tome-union the nam , If our worthy filer}: who has 50 ublig- ingiyand instruczively performed his part of me work as a 'L‘u-Nusinip utficial, and Lu: 'L‘reusurer has lacked nothing. in giving 4‘ __ vv False modesty causes many people to en- dure in :ileucze the greatest misery imagilb able from itcuing piles. the application uf Dr. A. W. Chase’s Ointment Will soothe and ease the itching. one box will completely cure the Wurst case of blind, itching, bleeding or protruding piles. Yen have no risk to run for Dr, A. W. Chase’s Ointment is guaranteed to care piles. L I C(50\5l V‘ 53“.; â€"‘_-â€"_ _ strict acteutwu to the finances of the l‘uwu- snip, and as a. whole, the present has been a year of harmony and pleasantuess thruugnout.-â€"t)arried unanimOusly. Council adjum'ned sine die. IIr AI‘I" nln‘.‘. No. 5 Glenexg. III. to 1v. 8 tried 7 passedâ€"Myr- tle Hunt]. 614, Alfred Staples, 530, Maud Tucker, 530. Allie Davis, 517, Olive 000 k. 514, Shana. Ryan. 505, Wm. Mosally, 484. u. to m. 5 tried all passedâ€"Geo. Tucker, 45:, Arthur Blair, 406, Roy AIchlly, 395, “'11:. Ryan, 373, Earnest Cook. 30.). Recommended, Sadie Firth. GLEN ELG COUNCIL. Itching Piles J. 6. BLACK, Clerk. DURHAM, DEO’R 28, 1899. The Bentinek Council met at Elmwood on Fri- day, the 15th of December. nempers all present, minutes of October meeting read and passed. Petition received from Wm. Martin and 1‘.’ others asking Council to annex the farm lotsand portions thereof not, included in the Village corporation of Hanover to school section No. l, Bentmck. 'l‘he lieeve reported hzmng expended $50.00 in the re- pairs to bridges since last lueetiu". ‘l‘he com- missioners reported hnvmg extwnded on roads since last meeting as Iolleu’s: $4.00 in division No. l; $7.3 0'5 in .‘x'o. 2; $.lt‘.50 in .\'o. 3, and $25.20 ; in So. 4. The chnirmsn or the Board of lleztlth presented his report to council wnieh was ordered to he reeeired and the eXpenses of the Board amounting to $54.50 paid. the renewingaccounts wereordered to be paid: J. Williensou. $4.7.) L'or mat-king 3.5 rods wn'e Ienee nnd it. undies? $1 for inspecting the same; J. “7. Stone, $1.5m [or pro- visions and Peter Weis $4 for wood (or the Unse~ ment family: 5. ti. ti: J. Alciiecnnie, $.$.6J for Ilour for widow Fatwcett; t}. Uollinson [Joe [or scunthng; Uints. Edible, $.:.l.$ for lumoer ror culo vert on townline 1.5, B; .31. McLean, $2 tor broken . wagon axle; U. Meyer, we. and Jonn ix ennedy 350. forbrokcn plough points at statute labor; Henry Senxpiel. $i tor Dill'jlllg; n. (lend hog-so; Urueizner and others $11..)o, expenses ourylng ' tne late John Rosinson; L‘noums Aligumn $16.4.) tor Clutlllllé' (or John l’yne, am nntzgtun; (no mlktoro: the Post, $45.70, pruning account: 11. ‘tirueazner, .p-LJJJS, iltlkl‘.)\'t€l' electric llgdb con- , tract; the treztsut'er,$l.7.3 for postage and station- ‘ery. The following parties were retunded for i errors in assessment; r‘. Weidendorf, $4.20; Fred Lunney, 90c..; E. Gruetzuer, $4; cheque issued to county treasurer for $3.2.) to redeem mts in Hun- over soid for taxes in error. lientinck Ag‘l Soc- iety was gx‘nnted$;50. Noah Wndt'ang was up- pmnt-ed 1). it. t). in place of Guns. fionusucu. Council adjourned. HOLDSTOCKâ€"IHU vex: Smmd, on Dec, 14th, to Mr” and 311's. Alf duldstuck, a son. HOLDSI‘OCKâ€"In Oucn Sound. Dec. 21st, the infant son of 1311'. and M13. Alf Huldfiock. MCCOMBâ€"In Durham. on- Saturday, Dec. 23rd, Mrs Thomas McCumb, Sta, aged 91 yczus. \Ve are having good sleighing again after tlm lung postpmuletl snow. Mrs Fletcher. who was laid up uith influmnntiou is improving un- der Dr. Jamiesun's ('am. A Christmas Tree for the Sunday School Children was held at Ll)“ Rocky Church last Friday night. It. was a. decided success. Miss Cassie and Goo. Putherboumn are hclidalving; at the. 0M humestead. Mr. A. Saunders is engaged with Mr. .lns. McDonald for the winter mouths Ml‘. \Yidendorf .1)le farm 1113‘”; OLE-lug MAPLE $9.00 $7.00 55.3.00 '° BIRCH 9.0:) 7 00 5.00 ° SOFT ELM 9.00 7.00 5 00 “ BASS WOOD 9 00 7 00 a") 00 ‘ BEECH, 7 00 5') 00 4 00 " BLACK. ASH 11 00 800 5.00 “ PINE cut 14ft. 11.00 8.00 5’) 00 CEDAR. 6.00 :3 00 4.00 ‘ SPRUCE 7.00 HEM LOCK $4 to $6 accorJ’g to leng. TAMAR.\C $4 to $6 Logs will be classed according to quality and size. and to be cut; as much as possible, 1:? ft. long, allow- ing three inches. ENTINUK UOUN CIL. For which the followingr prices will be paid. \lu LL CORN I) 11 Saw Mia! . DIED. W. CRAWFOtLD. U! (3‘ SI m :3! ~41 fl *1 -~l 00:: coo OOOOO OCOOO Honor Roll of S. S. No. ‘2, Egremont. V class-â€" E. Elll‘ll. 600; B. Grierson, 500_ IV classâ€"Edith Allan. 2.62).”): Sat-hon Grierson. 1.525; Minnie Jolinson.149€): Tillie Pollock. 865. III classâ€" Kato Alian. 4010: Tom Allan. 3,655; John Queen. 3.050: \\-'m. Paterson. 2.515: Wm. Morrison. 2.415; Sarah Tucker, 2,063; toy Pollock. 1,875; Jcnnet Marshall. 1 661'); Lizzie Grinrson, 830. Sr. II class â€".\In,blo Mcaul. 3.435; Tillie Griersmn, 3,170; David Morrison. 2.12;); Vinnie Black. 1.825: Lot- tie EllPll. 1.670; Tnm’ Gordon. 1.640. Jr. II class â€".\'1~llio Allan. 2.040: Linnie Graswy 1.640; Sr. Pt. II classâ€"A ggio Marshall. 830; \nte Morrison, 400: Annie Crittcmlvn. 3m); Joe Patterson. 3'00; Lillie Nelson. 30!). J r. l’t lIâ€"Stmllcy Mead, 5300: John Gmsuv,300: lloy Patterson. 2200. Part I clansâ€"gh'chic Allan, 1.00:); J 09 Morrison. 300; Esther Tucker, 300. Nothing particularly new 1-4 com- ing: our, of tlie Boer \Var. Both parties. seem to be comparatix'ely in- active. 01" at least non-aggressive. 'l'lieforms under General White as Ladysmitli are lnoiding out. well and snffmii-g little iron: the sieg.e. [t is reported that, Kruger is now will- ing; to sue for pea-ice, yet from a. knowledge of past treachery it is doubtful if an anfiable settlement: would longremain such. The Bri- tish are willing to spenda. billion dollars in the prosecution of the war. Though General Buller met with a sadloss and a sad reverse the Bri- tish ave s‘till undaunted. Sewmg Machines. {LOWER TOWN. Shop will fie Open every Wednesday and Saturday. All REPAIRING promptly and prop- erly attended to. kW. 0. CONNOR. W. D. CONNOR CUTTERS-Large Stock, Best Makes, Cheaper than ever. ROBES~Large Variety, from $4 00 up. R00? Pulpers, Straw Cutters‘ c. Galvanized and Iron Pipâ€" ing; Brass, Brass Lined and Iron Cylinders. Pumps from $2 upward. uiz'w WILLIAMS and RAYâ€" MON D. a Very Large Stock of the latest improved 93bi- SCHOOL REPORT. net. and Drop Top Sta mvm‘f‘ Manufacturer of And Dealer in -,â€" KINNON’S DURH A M.