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‘3de that L8 an will [ sud afoot- Prioo 250. C and £14 Saturda' attend t] the day age at! good 11 part b: succes: was th Miss Adeline Q1 ter nearly a yes shortly. Catt? 5 ring t e su ten (1 that] Mr. Robert. S Neat. Pass. a few Me of M: of fiJ \IN s . Morrisu; .xie Smith) is em on the 6th. By the w have begun t ot'our wooers going. 1900 \ many of our yo; Sam, Edward late. so). took tr ;\0 tellmg whet daY. were I) wood . Mr. J. J. I’e: up tins week. We expem t3 the details of II Haleyjr. and .' tuuk place la. this lleiahhul'j dy” and lzi~' t' A 20L poulted TO be 118‘ so. Pi‘m movemeu servants. their dept: be the bes 1y 3 little for the £1“ ing their: Miss Annie Miss Ellen, spending the home on the 6! will as well as Pd that clex'er run the same. Miss May 1‘. season in far. a week mm. 1; Ottawa anx tn 868 May wi Mr. and M. :1 r9 uver uu a and other rein . A repor of Knox has bee! business. and pron ial report financial make In “Le will . statm 3347. {run fullowx 5. balance I deaths. tu Mr. «13.5. 1 'l‘llus. find {on and L first place: Dane Mn Anmng the; and Mrs. J grew. “1"sz axe among lune been themsei \ es praise tux su Mr. David Qucc .‘il'. R. IJ. l, CC Inte .‘ICERN S . . r e ” from 11c}; mond Hill’s to rd. Possession will taken Febygl. '. father who died Mr. G. Schmm has moved into the late Mr. ached the allotted Penders residence, which he has rented for a l always enjoyed yea" resident of this The school arbitration recently held has given and one of the satisfactiontoagreat many. though all are not , . pleased Wit-h the award. Many selfish points \fé'relcfured thigh were brought forward to influence the arbitra- edt 1- . born, but notwithstanding this, they acquitted thased a pair Of themselves honorably and tothe general satisfac- nont farmer for non I.ot all conicerntid. . School now goes on as Pee“??? odered zgdgaméonew schoo Will soon haxe to be eieete slant .flf‘t En“ es Cattle King, John Brown, of Holstein, well " O ‘5 0" ° deserves the title. Any one in the village on a 1 Richard Irvine day that he ships his stock, would think he had after an absence bought up all the cattle in the surroundin , townships and for miles beyond. As he is a cas 1 h IWK hdle ““d [buyer much money will be disposed of and a. great eal left in the hands of dealers in the village. , V... ”we-lamina disposed of his she and other. was called away I Bmerty to another " Kni ht of the f?) o [d a hm 1901’ pl':_ '6 bee last Fri- villiug Workers L- large pile of has beer. ap- “s tor a concert in a week or he Red Cross her Majesty Africa and le talent will , uith possib- citizens will nee uf Show- ensure and during 1899, bout «$0 13 as [‘40, and the re were two baptisims. ted xxxunager . Jas. \Vat- appointed to of of late, and )3“. Free! for {ottiug much cases. niurris and ted ushers. he choir, M r. rs, T. Petti- vent the past -.rrived home May fur the be surprised uml meeting The system If combining tea. eatables { thu financ- a socml and :ce of ladies Elna liberal. of Cami”. L Edwards’ '. Jas. Eden mdnn, and have been l the saw. 13.3% pagan;- \\ nght. to at will give . Patrgck m. which \ing, but ' " Pad- F union. Hg bells 8W more he music year to expected \I iss An- rclatxves icago af- Ll return $1099 of turday. the old Crow’s days '._Ll ST.. Containing 33 feet frontage and : full depth of said lot. Good dwelling house land shop with good well of water, also a first class Baker’s Oven lately built with fire brick, all on said lot. I Council adjourned to meet at the R0 a1 Hotel. Elxuw,uod on Monday. the 12th ay .of February, 1900 when the Assessor, Path masters Poundkeepers and Fence-viewers will be appointed. Or G. L. MCCAU’LI Nov. 16th ’99. The Collector \yas izl§t§ucted to have all taxes collected wmxout tall by lst Februar y next. James Smith, John Pike, Mrs. Finnerty and M rs. Fallwcett were granted a quarterly aliuwauce 0t :55 each as mu'ngeuta. :l‘he Clerk was instructed to receive ap- phcatwus fur the othce 0t Assessor up to noon at the 12th February next. in answer to petition of Wm. H. Martin and utliersaskiug mat. L81 taiu lots be de- tacked 1mm U. a. .3. No.1 15. 6L 3., and joined to b 6‘. No.1, Wm. lryiuewas ap- puiuted Arbitmtur. Mr. Adlam was appointed to act with the fleet e in the ex ectiuu at new bridges during the 13:633th year, ; The committee on new bridges reported ‘ haviln,r had a new combination bridge built ‘ by Dear a Do. over the block)' baugeen ' River at Aberdeen at a Cost or .3310. Report. received and cheques ordered to be issued as therein recommended. The following accounts were ordered to be paid :â€"$4 to each of the Deputy Returning Ulficers and .52 for each of the polling places and place of nomination; $3 to John Small for distributing ballot bu.\;es and 6.3 balance of his Board of Health account; '2 to the Reeve and 64 to tne Treasurer for Dreparing Financial r ta tenient; $3 to Fred bunny for use of road across his place while bridge at Aberdeen was being built; will) to the ' municipal World ,; for election stationery ; 83 to Jas. Hopkins removing drift wood from bridge on con. 5 lot 25; 225550 to John Tell‘ord rent ot court room. ” ______ - â€"â€"â€"vv- v-v A'VV'U took the chair. Minutes of December meet- ing read and caunrmed. By-law No. l for the present year confirm. ing the fuiiuwiug appointments to oflice was duty passed :â€"James M. Adams and John W. t’ickers, Auditors; David Geiger, Henry Metcait and David Adlam, members of the board uf Health ; Duncan new“. George Adlam. John Brown and William Hastie, Road Cummissiouers tor Diva. Nos. 1. :2. 3 noaa Uuuumssmuers tor Diva. Nos. 1, :2, 3 6L 4. respectively; the Reeve to have charge of bridges ; D. Campbell, Clerk. at a :alary (#8175 fur all aervwes as tolerk; and Wm. lrviue. 'l‘reetaurer at former aalary. The salary uf the Assessor tor tue present year to be 560, Tue Reeve and Auditor Vicuers were appointed a committee to enquire into the 'l'reasurer'a‘ surettes. Statement. received from Treasurer of Bran; ut moneys paid over to gz'eusurers ut Benuuck m 1699. The Bentinck Council Int 1900, viz: Sam- uel Dickson. Reeve; UeJrge Adlam, John Brown. Wm, Hastie and Duncan McLean, Cunnvillurs; met at Allan Park. on Monday me an inst., according tu statute and made and subscribed to the declarations of QUuli' ticatiun andooflice" utter which the Reeve Miss Isaac. daughter of Rev. Mr. Isaac, form- erly of this circuit, took charge of the school on tho 8th inst" as successor to Iiss Meredith. at the parental home. He is an em lo cc of a Loan Society in that city. p 5’ Our Blacksmith disposed of his sho and other. prfgerty to another " Ixni ht of the orge ” from Cl 0rd. Possession will taken Feby 1. Mr. G. Schram has moved into the late Mr. Pender’s residence, which he has rented for a year. The school arbitration recently held has given satisfaction to a great many, though all are .not pleased with the award. Many selfish points were brought forward to influence the arbitra- tors, but notwithstanding this, they acquitted themselves honorably and to the general satisfac- tion of all concerned. School now goes on as usual. A new school will soon have to'be erected at Varney. For Sale or to Rent. 01‘ N 0. 9, WEST OF‘GAgAFRAXA E Apply to J. M, HUNTIQE; NTINCK CO UNCIL Durham. S. S. No. 1, presented their teach- er, Mr. J. Redford, with a fine arm chair which they hope he will enjoy. Mr. Rich’d Allan, of Owen Sound, came home last Saturday to be at the bedside of his sick father. her son, at Dornoch, last week. Union S. S. No. 1, had a meeting last Thursday for the election of trustees and other business. The children will not be long Without a school as they are going to start right away in the house, lately va- cated by Mrs. T. Hill. Mrs. Alex. McCalmon, of Flesher- ton, was visiting- Varney and Orchard friends last week. Before this issue, of your paper, reaches its readers there will be an- other couple tied hard and fast for better or fcr worse. Arthur Clark was visiung in Era- mosa. last week. Art. is .so taken up with that part he is going to return shortly. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Eden visited Egremonb friends one day lasc week. Mr. Thomas Allan is very low at present but all hope to hear of his recovery. Mr. Richard Irvine, of Grenfell, N. W. T., and Mr. James Morrison are renewing old acquaintances in the vicinity. They are looking as though the Prairie Province agrees with them. Mr. and Mrs. Sam. Fleming, of Wolsley. are visiting at their uncle’s Mr. J. Aldred’s. Report of S, S. No. 3. Glenelg. for Fall Term. This report is based on weekly examinations and regularity of attendance. Only three highest in each class published. b‘r. V classâ€"Amy Edge and Vie Reynoalds equal. Sr. IV classâ€"Winnie Greenwood. Dan Firth, Lily Ritchie. Jr. IV â€"â€" Strah Edge, Ethel Greenwood, Veleria Edge. Sr. Illâ€"Arthur Greenwood. Katie Kennv. Lizzie Raddel. Jr. IIIâ€"Bella Firth, Mabel McKenzie. Sr. IIâ€"\Villie \Villiams. Allie Collier, Lizzie Park. Jr. IIâ€"Mary Edge, Maggie Edge, Maggie Firth. Sr l’t. IIâ€"Mary Young, Becca Park. Kenit-h Vaughan. Sr. Iâ€"Arthur Edge Arthur MeNally. Herbie Ritchie. Jr. Iâ€"-\\'illie Kenny, Eva Ritchie, Jamie McKenzie. THOS. \V. COLLIN- sox, Teacher. THE Daily World and CHRONICLE only $3.00 a year. \V. Seaman is making preparati'ms to build a addinon to Ins shop and resxdence next summer. Last week was the “ \Veck of Prayer” in the Presbyterian Church here. The services were fairly well attended. Mr. P. F. 'l‘hair has moved to the farm and his father now occupies,the vacated residence. The second sale of stock from the County of Oxford, took place here last Saturday. About thirty head were disposed of. At a meeting of the Directors. of the Egrcmont Creamery (30.. it. was decided to add mare imâ€" provements to the factor this year. Messrs. Thair and Cameron have t e contract of manu- facturing the butter for 1900 at the rate of $2.40 per cwt. Mr. and Mrs. D '09, of Walter‘s Falls. were the guests of Mrs. V. G. Pettigrew during the past, week. There is a move on foot to established a binder twine factory in the village. Quite an amount, of stock has been already subscrlbed. At a meet- ing of the promoters, held last Tuesday, a. board of directors was appoint-ml. We hope in the near future to be able to give a fuller account of the work in hand. Rev. J. “K Magwood has been somewhat indis- posed during the past week but is recovering nicely. Miss Gertie Pemeroy, of Southampt-ion. is the guest- of her sister, Mrs. Magwood. at present. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Browqr of Regina, are the guests of Tbos. Brown, Esq. Thee. Main and Thos. Fleming. who have been up the Bruce peninsula. visiting friends there, returned Friday. Mr. J. H. Brethour. of Mt. Forest High School, occupied the pulpit in the Methodist Church here Sabbath last. Mrs. Wm. McCalmon was visiting :r son, at Dornoch, last week. Union S. S. No: 1, pad 2} meeting VARNEY . HOLSTEIN . \W. D. CONNOR. LOWER TOWN. -- DURHAM ShOp will be open every Wednesday and Saturday. All REPAIRING promptly and prep- erlv attended to. Bumps of all Kinds. W. D. CONNOR Monuments Repaired and Mâ€"CINTYRE BLOCK, Swedish, Scotch Canadian Granite and Marble Work OF ALL KIND. Sewing Machines. Wm. McCalmon, IMPLEMENT WABHUUMS PIPER MCDONALD,' of Wingham, will be present on Jan. 19 at the Sons of Scotland Concert. Winter Goods! Galvanized and Iron Pip- ing; Brass, Brass Lined and Iron Cylinders. CHAS. M°KINNON’S BELL PIANOS and Organs. STOVESâ€"A large Stock of Mc~ Clary’s famous Model Cook- ing Stoves. Fancy Parlor Stoves, Box Stoves. Coal Stoves, etc.. at prices that; will surprise you. NEW WILLIAMS and RAY- ROOT Pulpers, Straw Cutters, c. CUTTEBSâ€" Large Stock, Best Makes, Cheaper than ever. ROBESâ€"Large Variety, from $4.00 up. Pumps from $2 upward. Inscriptions Cut. on Shortest Notice. MON D, a Very Large Stock of the latest improved Cabi- net and Drop Tap Stands, at The Very Lowest. Prices. SEE THEM ! Importer of and Dealer in UPPER TO WN Manufacturer of And Dealer in -â€" DURHAM.