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One thing, however. should be put a stop to, and that is advertising for teachers without stating what salary will be paid for the position. This pernicious system begets a bidding against each other by the applicants and is degrading both to the teachers and to those who employ them.-â€"Sc. pathaxines Standard. Durham, February 15, 1900 Mr. Nelson Watson fell from the left. a distance of 12 or 13 feet. the 319.: ult., to the barn flour, and lay in a heIpIess condition for four hours till discovered by his father. No bones were broken, but his hand. back and arms were bally injured. [and in will be some time before he will be able to move about.â€"Mark- :dale Standard. Inspector Campbell visited two or three ruoms in our public school yes- ;terday. and at 4 o’clock be me‘ the trustees and gave chem much valu- able information as to the duties of trustees etc. Mr. Campbell was ac- companied Mr. Ball of Durham.â€" Post. Mr. W. E. Vernon. one of the Col- lingwood curlers. while coming down from the rink on Union street. [all on the slippery sidewalk and unfor- tunately broke one of the small bones of his left ankle. Mr Vernon was ‘thpn taker. to the Paterson House. where Dr. Barnhart dressed the in- jured limb. He left for home yester- day and will likely be laid up for a. few \5 eeks.~0wcn S’d. Advertiser. A quiet home wedding was solemn-j ized on Wednesday afternoon of last. week \\ hen Miss Minnie Muir and Mr. Samuel Beanie of Durham. both former-iv of Cl nton were united in marriage at the residence of the bride’s mother, 128 Horton street, London. The interesting ceremony Was performed by Rev W. J. Clark of the First. Presbyterian church in 'presence of a large number of friends 'and relatives. The groom is the pro- prietor of the .‘Jidtiangh House at 'Duxham and the bride is well known bod: in London and at. Clinton,â€" Nexis Record A pitiable case which might well furnish an object lesson to the oppo- nents of a House of Refuge was seen in the police court on Tuesday morn- ing, when Duke Travis. an old man seventy-two years of age was com- ;nitted to the common jeil {or three months. for being poor. The old man has been respectable all his life, but now, bereft of friends and funds, be hes no Option bur. to seek an asy- lum in the county jail, which a mer- ful (P) county council deems euficient for such as he. The old 'man felt his position deeply. I? is to be hoped that. the opponents of a. House of Refuge will feel theirs as keenly. IL is no more enviable.â€"â€"0. 8. Times. The death took place in Egremont on Sunday last of J. J. Morison. who ’passed away at the age of thirty-five. He ha been ill for only a week with pongestion of the lungs. He leaves ? wife and six children to mourn his loss.'the widow being a daughter of \Villiam Caulfield. of Egremont. Deceased was a son of the late George Morison and a nephew of James Mor- son. of Manitoba. Mrs James Scott, bf Mount. Forest, uud Mrs. John Fairbairn. of Egremont. Mrs. Wm. Patterson, of Egremont, is: sister and another sister lives in Toronto The funeral took place on Wednesday :0 Woodland cemetery. The deceas- ed was very highly esteemed by his ‘Irieuds and neighbors and his sudden demise in very generally regretted. -â€".‘dounc Forest Confederate. ' 4250 result was he instant enveIOpJ me\\-or‘ {be ymiom in flames. With rem bravery Mrs. 310.8011 fought. the grit nod finally extinguished it, but not before 3r. Mason had been most shockingly burned about the limbs and body Dr. Relatin was cum- monod and dressed the wounds. and until Monday, could not huge for the‘ victim’. rocovory Since then tn improvement has taken place. Miss Amie: son. of Camilla. a trained nurse, is in uneudaucv. tmi. barringcomplio cationsg, Mr Mason’s recovery will ensue, though a long period of suf- fering-- musi intervene. In the seauume the. dear: 'el: svmpathy of {bra comma: iry goes out to £12111.wa for umuy’ .éars h 3 been prominent in hummus and municipal waits.â€" ”If“. ' On Sunday Moraine last Charles Mason. of Shelburna who had been confined to his bed within severe cold, attemped an alcoholic bath to induce pempiratiou. After the spirits had been lighted. Mrs. Mason wrapped plankets about him and in some way they cam? in contact with the flames Ieway Items clipped {mm our Ex- changes for Chronicle Readers. THE CHRONICLE. W. Irwin. Exchange Echoes. Editor and Ptopx ietot. The Hollinger Ball chair factory has been closed down the past four weeks the firm being obliged to put in larger boiler and engine, necessit- ated by their ever increasing trade. The new boiler was purchased from the Hunter, Bridge Boiler Co.. Kincardine, and has 114 horse-p0“ er capacity. The engine was made at the Goldie McCulloch works, Gait. Taking it all round the company has just about double the power they had hitherto. Mr. lngall, one of the Goldie 85 McCulloch’s engineers. is superintending the work here. The improvement is drawing‘near a com- pletion and the firm expect to have everything running full blast neitt Monday morning.~Heno.ver Poet. Commissioners Dickson, Jermyn! and Cannon, of Bruce, and commie-3 sionere Brigham, McKinnon and Gordon, of Grey, met in Hanover on '; Monday and. drove out to Crispin’s bridge which was inspected and? found to be in 3 very dangerous con- { dition indeed. We' understand the; commissioners selected s new site for" a. bridge and decided to report to their respective council; that each county pay half cost of the construc- tion of a new bridge. providingthe townships of Brant and Bentinck' purchase the right of way and build; the approaches.â€"-Hanover Post. I A dispatch from Barrie says:â€" Satnrday morning the County Coun- cil adepted a novel scheme for equal- izing county assessments. Councillor James Ross was appointed to visit every township and there select 15 farms, best. medium, and pooresz, five of each, and assess them at their full value, the average assessment of the fifteen to be the unit of equliza- tion for that township. Similar me'hods will be followed in towns and incorporated villages. Mr. Ross will be assisted in every municipality by one councillor. who must non, however, be a representative of the municipality under consideration.â€" Shelburne Free Press. By an advertisement that appears." in anorher column. it will be seen that application will be made to the Ontario Legislature at its next ses- sion for a. charter to build a railroad, commencing at Little Current on the Manitoulin Island. and thence easter~ ly to n point on the south shore of Manitoulin Island. A ferry system wll here be arranged to connect with this peninsula at Tobermory, from there the road will run south and easterly through Lion’s Head. Wiar- ton. Owen Sound to Meaford. its terminus. Z’l‘his road, when built will be of immense value to the Man- itoulin Island as well as to the north- ,ern portion of this peninsula..-â€"-Wiar- ; ton Canadian. A number of the young bachelors of Hanover met in the ofice of the Merchants Bank on Monday evening and organized for the purpose of rais- ing funds for the widows and orphans of Canadian soldiers who are fighting for Canada and the Empire in South Africa. They have decided on hold- ing a combined sociable and concert in Tellord’s Hall on Wednesday evening, Fabruary 2191:. The young gentlemen are determined to have this date~February 2lst. 1900, crys- talized in the annals of Hanover, as the date of the most pleasant and successful social evening of the town. The ladies of the town will be inwted, by a special committee of bachelors. to provide lunch for the occasion They will be called Upon early next week. The cause is well worthy of consideration and it is to be haped that the patriotic citizens of Hanover will manifest their loyal- ty to Canada and the Queen by pa- tronizing this efiort of the Bachelors. ~Hanover Post, One of the saddest accidents that have occurred around here for some time was the accidental killing on Monday afternoon of Mr. George Ross. son of Mr. Henry Ross. of Harriston and son-in-law of POSto master Conquest. Catswold. who was struck by the C. P. B. train. which left here at 4 p. m.. just about smile; this side of Kenilworth. Mr. Ross} was on his way to bring a load of: furniture over to Minto for Mr. Rob-l son, who is coming to live on the; John Gordon farm, recently occupied; by Mr. W. Aitchison. and did net see' the trnin or hear it until it was right upon him. so far as can be conjectur- ed. The sleigh was utterly smashed, , Mr. Ross was killed, one of the horses , was killed. and the Otherwus so bad- ly maimed that it had to be put out; :of pain. The body was conveyed to: PKenilworth, where a coroner’s it»: quest was held and the railway com~ ‘: pany instituted an investigation. ‘ Mr. Malcolm Ross. of the Minte- Arthur townline. brother of the un- fortunate young man. sent word to his sisters and brother. and the sor- rowiPZ relatives assembled at their dead brother’s side. They are Mr. William Ross.’ of Cotswold, Mrs. John McIntyre. of Balmerston. Mrs. Brooks, ‘of Balinersmn. "and Miss Jennie Ross. of Toronto. Mr. Ross. the decnased. was a widower, his wife having died about fourteen years ago -’ He leaws one son. who liveswirh hisgr ud parents. Mr. and Mrs. Boss in Harriston.~Hsrrinon Ald. Miller has furnished the Sun with some very interesting figures concerning the losses by fire in Can- ada. and the United States during the year 1899. Pine total in both coun. tries reached the enormous sum of $136,773,200. of which amount the loss sustained in Canada alone was 86.100.000, or a sum smaller than in any year since 1893.-â€"-O. S. Sun. Mary Somers, whose only crime washer poverty, was committed to the County jail by P. M. Tailor, on Tuesdag: It. is really a. lamentable state ,of afiairs to see peeple, whose misfortune it is to he poorâ€"particu- lar when their looks are silvered by the frosts of timeâ€"bundled ofi to jail to share the society of the most hardened criminals. It is surely high time our County Council would take hold of this matter and provide sCounty Home.-â€"-Uunnville Gazette. We are pleased to record an im- provement. in the condition of the Rev. Mr. Pbillimore. who has been sufiering from a very severe attack of brain fever. The rev. gentleman is quite rational when engaged in conversation with a friend, but when left alone his mind is apt to Wander. Mr, Phillimore’s friends eXpress themselves as being hopeful of his ultimate recovery.-â€"Meaford Mirror. During: the last week a. subscrip- tion in aid ef the National Patriotic Fund was circulated among the teachers and students of the Colleg- giate Institute, and $53.58 sub- scribed. The amount has been for- warded through the Bank of Hamil- ton to the Deputy Minisrer of Pi- nance. who is treasurer of the fund via the Toronto Globe. The subscrip- tion reflects great. credit upon the Institute. for it is proverbial that Students are never 36 troubled with money that the Spending of it is burdensorxie.â€"Owen S’d Times. At last week’s meeting of the wool. len mills directors it Was finally de- cided to close the store up town and the stock was sold to T. P. McGilli- cuddy. he agreeing not to charge woollen mills shareholders hizher prices than they have been paying. The directors decided to start the mill running: about the first of April and to manufacture principally for the wholesale trade. A stock of flannels. blankets and yarns will also be kept for the retail trade.-â€"Confed- erate, Our esteemed contemporary. the Durham Chronicle, announces that it has secured the consent of Inspector Campbell to give his opinion on legal questions as far as he can interpret the law. This is for the benefit of trustees and teachers Mr, Camp- bell is a very intelligent man and a first-class school inspeCtor, but we have serious doubts about his ability to interpret the Ontario Statutes. If he succeeds in interpreting some of the amendments to the Public School Act passed by the Mowat and Hardy Governments he will have done more than any man has yet been able to accomplish. It has become cuStom- ary for the Government to ask the courts to interpret their legislation. -â€"Meaford Mirror. The following wills were probated during the month of January, 1900. Probate was granted to Robert and Wm. Boyd, executors of the estate of Susan Boyd. for $500. Adminis- tration was granted to Wm. Scott in the estate of George Scott. of Syden- ham, valued at $3,000. Thos. Joint and W. P. Telford were granted probate in the estate of Mrs. Essa Miller. of Owen Sound. valued at $700. In the estate of Jus. Garret, Holland, worth $1,750. John Marquis and Wm. Rankin were appointed executors. James Southerland and Wm. McInnis were granted probate in the estate of Wm. McNabb. oi Sydenharn, valued at $4.500. Pro- bate was granted to the executors of Thomas Jacob Rorke, of Thornbury, which is estimated at $27,000.-â€"-O. S, Sun. Surgical Operations as 3 Cum for Piles. . . Are Painful, Expensive and Dangerous -Tho Only 09min Cure as Dr. Chm' s Ointment. ‘ ‘ Besides the acute niiseq produced by the itching and burnizeis of piles. this horribic disuse is the: more drad because e sur (icei operatio- ie commonly considered the only efi'ectivo euro. Fortunate! this is e mistaken idea, {or play. sicians have corned to use Dr. Chase 3 Ointment instead of epplying the knife not only because it is less expensive and less risky, but Jar mm it is n more en'ective cure. It frequently happens thet the: people have endured the torture of piles {at yen: and tub- Initted to operations, that they are finally cured by Dr. Chase's Ointment. the only [wanted For bronchitis. croup. coughs. colds and as'hma no remedy can be compared to Dr. um.) Sympofi Mud’hrpogtiu. p ' MCGILL medical students ducked a} young American freshman in the? I dissecting bath for making ofirnsiveé remarks about the British forces in‘ . South Africa. 39 has recently lent money to borrowers in Walk. erton, in Durham. in Holland. near Mildmay. near Southam ton, a. short distance from Owen Sound, and WH ' do people 5:) to him from such eat animus“ Because ey maké monev by oiug so. if they_d_ialn’_t_ 3112}; glglcantfiggnwggfi-‘m'lggy MW "H. H. MILLER- Has been at the business for nearly 20 years and knows the ins and outs of it, and always studies to give his customers a good bargain. knowing that in the end-it pays him as well as them, That, in fact. is the rgagson" xyhxhe to-day has the best ‘1? _A.._._ n_A.--..‘A uu AA- -â€"-_ ‘5 v- _. __ , Everybody seems to want MONEY, and IT Is SURPRISING hqu‘x‘nany people go for 1118‘ so". if the didn t tbev wbulcln t oto him. m 01min]; mum}: _s_T_ and_ 1511233 firms: in fact. is the reason xyh ' he to-uay one we Dean business of the’km in Western Ontario. GOOD FARMS and'Splendid Hanover Preperties FOR SALE or EXCHANGE. Properties Bought and" Sold on commission, Debts Collected. Old Notes Bought. Ocean Tickets for sale. Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, Wills and other Writ.- ings carefully drawn. Fire, Life, Accident, Marine and Plate Glass IN' SURANCES placed at lowest rates, in Good f‘-onvounie.~3. Business Difficulties arran ed. Creditors settled with. Any and every ii”! of legitimate bnai nee: attended to and everything kept S'lRICTLY PRIVATE. ALWAYS PROMPT. Never negligent. CHARGES MODERATE. HE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS for salp thefifollqwing valuable Earp: J. for sale the following valuable Farm properties. (i) Part Lot No 26, Con. 19. in the township of Noxmanby. coxntaming 62$ acrqs, all cleared. ngl fenced.‘ wpll wageregi 5:303 'cB't-xcwxg}; '(ik'eliiinél {1603 flameâ€" bank barn and stables. finebeariug on'glnagd.” (2) Lots 41 and 42. (Jon. 3. S. D. R. Ben- tinck, containing 72+ acres, about 50 acres of good hard iyomf bush. never failing spring. cIeared land in good state 0f cultlva twu. 2 miles tram Allan Park. For further particulars apply to THOMAS DERBY. HAMPDEN P. O. A with Maven acres of land in the Vil- lage of Pricoville. suitable for a retired farmer. Also a shop and dwelling: in the centre of the Village. Will be rented ‘on reasonable terms to suitable panics. Apply to R. L. MORTIMER. Free Press Otfice. Shelburne, or to C. C. JAMES, Priceville, Ont. Feb. 1, 1900. 3w I Street. North, in the Town of Durham. containingS acres, All cleared and in good state of cultivation. 3 acres of good hear. ing orchard. good locality, will be sold on easy terms if bought soon. For further particulars apply to ARK LOTS NO. 2 3, GEORGE Street North, in ‘t._h_e Town_of pprhan‘, Gm. laws or to ED. KRESS. Jan. 17 1900. tf Durham Jan. 22. 1900. RICK HOUSE AND LOTâ€"THE Melligan Property on George Street. one acre ot good land in good location, a. desirable residenoe, will be sold on easy terms. Apply to En. MILLIGAN, Palmerston, or to W CALDER, Durham. Jan. X7, 1900. tf JOHN MCVIQAR, Eamon:- i900. 28,1890. 2m ' sion {Eaâ€"9:15: remont. is for sale at. a rice greatly below its values. For particulars app) J. P. TELFORD Bmxsma J an. 2. 1900. *tf Durham ‘_ .Bull For Sale. EDIGREED DURHAM BULL. COLOR RED, 17 months old. HE UNDERSIGNED WILL Keep for service at Lots_45 a.nd_;glf52 09p. 3. .1. for service at Lots 45 and 46 Con. 3 N. D. R., 3. Pure Bred Chester White Boar. Regietered Pedigree may be seen on appli- cation. TERMS $1. 00. JOHN HOPKINS JR ._. IUKV 561 VIL'U ab “U0 “(7‘ VIJIIVV nnnnnnnn A. D. N.. D. R.,' Beutiuck. two ure bred Berk- smre Boats. ' ‘ Register pediatrem may be seen on ”apphcation. Terms 31.00. , _ RQBTg-Bnrr'rom Proprietor. Dec. 28. *2m ' ' Aflan Barr}! Jan. 9th, 1900. tr. 1 m. HE UNDERSIGNED WILL keep ‘for_ service ag Lot. 26, Capces‘yig‘n :1. HE UNDERSIGNED WILL keep tqr. sgrvice 'a‘t- Lot 17. Concession ‘5. J. for. service at Lot 17. Concesfion ‘5. Glenelg. Centre,°two pure bred boars one Yorkshire and one Berkshire. Terms 3‘ John Baird's Farm for Sale. OT 22, CON. 11, BENTINCK I Price $1,000 if sold before 1st March. T. BROWN, Durham. :1. 22. 1900. lm Bears for Service. LARGE 8 ROOMED HOUSE, Farms for Sale ! Bears for Service. COLOR RED, ‘17 months old. ISAAC WILKINSON. Varney. M ILLER, Boar for Service. TEE HANOVER CONVEYANCBR. Greenbacks ; BASH ! 14'? H- H . M I L L. E R , The Hanover Conveyance; WEST HALF L011 31681:. CONCES- Farm for Sale. To Rent. For Sale. For Sale. it to ALLAN PARK. CHRONICLE. N EW Pumps AND REPAIRS. DIG. DRILL, CURB. Bra-CURB. PRESS TURB WELLS. All orders taken at the old stand near McGowan’s Mill or at Shop at Charter Smith’s Foundry. Lower Town, LL WORK GUARANTEED at. “LiVe and let live” PRICES. A. GORDON Our fee returned it we fail. Any one sending sketch ant} description of .any invention vyil promptly receive our oprnxon free concernxng the patentability of sgme. “ How to Obtarn a. Patent" sent upon request. Patents secured throngh us advertised!“ sa}: 8!. our expense, _ Paté'nts taken out throu 11 us receive special notice, without charge, in ma PATEN RECORD. an illustrated and widely circulat journal. consulted by Manufacturers and Investors. Send for sample copy FREE. Address. V|CTOR J. EVANS G: 00. (Patent Attorneys.) Inns Bqlldlnz. ORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. shoes made for all kinds of diseased 3r deformed feet. A CALL Soucrmn. T. MORAN, Hz Sells (beam! Floor Oil Cloth, 45 in wide Table Oil Cloth, 45-in wide Floor Oil Cloth, 4-ft. 6-in. wide â€"- 40c Yard. Floor Oil Cloth. 6-ft. wide Granite Pie Plates, 154 Big 4, Granite Wash Bowls, large size 25c 1 No. 9 Nickle Plated Tea Kettle $1.35 ] W. H. BEAN. 00 MAPLE $9. 00 $7 00 $5.00 BIRCH 9 00 7.00 5.00 “ SOFT ELM 9. 00 7.00 5 00 " BASSWOOD 9 00 7 00 5 00 “ BEECH, ‘ 7 00 5 00 4.00 " BLACK ASH 11 00 8.00 5.00 “ PINE cuc 14ft. ll. 00 8.00 5 00 " CEDAR 6.00. 5.00 4.00 “ SPRUCE 7. 00 HEM LOCK $4 to $6 accord’g to leng. TAMARAO $4 to $6 " Aberdeen Saw Saw- Logs will be classed according to quuhty and size. and to be cu: as much as possible, 12 ft. long, allow- ing three inches. " ' Mill Stree tâ€"In Rear of Calder-’3 Block. Lower Town, Durham General Blggksmith. For which the following prices will be paid. ig 4, Calder’s BlOSK. â€"- DURHAM. -.-- AT THE GEORGE WHITMORE, DURHAM Watchmnkcr and Junucr. J. W. CRA WFORD. L9rlrt7u6m0m0m0 mm ommmmwm_ ggeg’u’uuluwb owmmoo o s fgwhdqveigmunmu. wmmomo mmm ’’’’’’ 13¢ Eachâ€" 2 for 25c. algal-gunman, o. c. â€"â€" DURHAM. Wanted I9ir). 32c Yard. 200 50c Yard. %%%%%%$%%%%%%%$$§ 7 % Grant 5 Ad. I g; %% Bargains ! NW. 0. r5531 M %%%%$%%%%%%%x%%** Parker’s Drug Storeé February 1 5th, Bamains ! We are now _busy stock - taking but still open to give Bamains I i?-