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V01. 34-«No. 1747. 3 Ladies A LOT of matter crowded out this week. THE Lambton street. bridge was improved last week by some tem- porary repairs. Tm: szoxxcm: {or the balance of 1900 only 25c. MR. MCDOXALD has resigned his position at S. S. No. 1. Normauby. 5‘1 5 I? COUNTY .\I.w.â€"-‘.‘.'Ir.' J. P. Telford is making good progress in his new map of the County. THE Methodist Sunday Schcol Teachers and children had their an- nual picnic in the beaver meadow on Labor Day THE Young PeOple of the Method- ist Church will have an °' At Home ” in the lecture room of the Church to- morrow, Friday evening. THERE will be a. meeting of the Directors of the Mechanics Institute [m Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. LABOR DAY was observed here gen- erally as a holiday. Apart from the Liberal Convention there was very little stir in town. Some people came to do business but, found the stores closed to their disappointment. LARGE POSters announcing South Grey Aglicuhural Exhibition have been issued fxom thlS office. The Prize Lists are in the hands of Sec y Davidson. Date of Exhibition, Sept 25th and 263th. “SAFETY from lightning is easily secured.” says a Scientific American. “Simply put on your rubbers and then Stand so your clothes do not touch anything and you are perfectly safe.” OUR boy in the Philippines doesn’t: seem to care much about the treat.- ment he gets over there, and no doubt he longs for a. change. An- other letter dated July 14th is also to hand. He writes from the hOSpital in Cebu where he is sick of the fever, and says he is booked to stay there for some time. 0): Tuesday laSt a. telegram was received by Mr. T. A. Harris from Pincher Creek, Alberta, announcing the death of his brother-in-law, Mr. Robert Bull, for many years a. resi- dent, and prominent public man of this town. For some time Mr. Bull has not had good health, and the sad announcement, though regretfully received, was not altogether a. sur- prise to the friends here. The deâ€" ceased was a good citizen, and the family in their bereavement have the sympathy of the whole commun- ity here. WE have three letters from Mr. Geo. Ledingham, all of which will appear as soon as we can make room for them. They are private letters to his mother and friends, but oil such character that no one need be ashamed of them. Both papers here have been favored with them through the kindness of Mr, John Clark, and we feel confident that Mr. Leding- l‘iam’s many friends will be pleased to hear from him in this way. These letters from the battlefields are tak- ing so well that we express our thanks for permission to use them, A Paisley woman was arrested here on'i‘uesday evening last. on a serious charge. At the time of he1 arrestl she gaVe her name as Carrie Brown, but. when brought before the Judge later on she said that her name was Carrie \‘1 akeforci. The charge against her was that of attempting to induce anOther person to commit an indictable offence. It appeaxs that the day preceding her arrest, she visite<. some of the drug stores and asked for a certain medicine which the druggist's one and all declined to give hex. She then tacked the doc. tors, In talking to the doctors she LULO, an “unauh vvvvv v ------~- _ _ was pretty guarded in her language, but was eXplicit enough to let them know what was wrong with her, and what she wanted them to do. They, too, declined to help her out. 'She appears to have returned to Paisley that night by the late train, but next day she appeared in town. \Vhen arrested she had about fifty dollars in her purse. She was brought be- fore Judge Klein on Saturday, but after reading over the depositions. the Judge eXpressed the bpinion that she had not gone far enough to estab lish a crime, and she was discharged. It seems that she is a domestic, and has lately been working around some of the Paisley hotels.â€"Walkerton Telescope. LOCAL NEWS. Ladies; summer corsets at. per pair. See the corset sell for (£00 at C. L. GRANT’S :2 F1. OUR Philippine letter and two Af- rican letters crowded out. SOUTH Grey Exhibition September 25th and 26th. A NUMBER took in the Labor Day. SM: 8. F. Morlock’s Moving Sale ad. on this page. A genuine-sacriâ€" fice for the next twenty days. O] A GRANOLITHIC walk on the west Side of Countess Street from the old posmflioe to George Street, thence West along: the North side of George to Bruce is now about completed. The East side of Countess is also under construction. A FEW davs ago a plate glass in Mcliechnie’s window, without any cause or provocation apparentlv, cracked clean across from side to side while a number of citizens were look- ing on. Strange to say this is the third pane broken in less than a year, and only the firsc one can be account- ed for. It was insured and will be replaced. â€"uâ€"â€"-H Q.. H The Roman Catholic Picnic The Roman Catholic Harvest Home Picnic, previously announced in these columns, took place in the Saugeen Park on Friday afternoon last. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance good, though not so large as many expected to see. The usual picnic amusements were provided, such as swinging, dancing, games etc., the dancing platform be- ing well patronized throughout the afternooon. The Durham band lent a. liveliness to the day and the booths and tables received a. good liberal patronage. FathersHauck of Malkdale, and O’Connell. of Mt. Forest, were pres- ent on the «grounds, and their free, off- handed geniality did much to make the visitors feel comfortable. Dr.Landerkin, of Hanover, and his political competitor, Mr. M. Richardson, of Flesherton. were also Though a. Catholic Picnic it was well attended by Protestants of all denominations, and all enjoyed them- selves in a. very quiet and becoming manner. on the ground, the former greeting old friends and the latter making new ones, and getting acquinted- in a quiet way with the electors who in a short time will be called to choose a parliamentary representative. It wasa very quiet, nicely conducted picnic, and saying: more would be "wasteful and ridiculous excess.” Misses Amy Edge and Vi. Rey- nolds left Tuesday to take up high' school studies in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald. of Balsam Valley, were the guests of Councillor Firth a couple of days last week. Mrs. \Vm. Williams left on Satur- day for her heme in the 800, after spending a month with her father- in-law‘ Mr. ChristOpher Williams and other friends and relatives Mrs. Thos. Banks, who was visit- ing friends in the Soo. Manitowaning and Owen Sound, returned home on Sunday last. ' Dr. taples, of Hanover, Spenc Sunday at the old homestead. The people a._r_e_§.l}vays glad to see \Vi_ll. ‘ Edge Hill is to be represented at the Toronto Exhibition this year, Among those who have gone are Messrs. T. Greenwood D. Green. wood, J. Staples, and Misses M. A. Edge andT. G. Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Leigh from Sault Ste. Marie Visited the latter’s father, Mr. Williams last week and left, this week to take in the Toronto exhibi~ tion. “Master Lloyd Bean, of Durham, was the guest of Master Althur Greenwood: for a few days last. week. -. Mr G _A. Staples, ‘son of Reeve Staples, arrived home from Holstein on the sick list. We hope‘ soon to see him around agaxn. “REIT. Farr. of, Atwood, is at the old homestead sick with the fever. We hope he will soon be around again . Listswei Business CslIege Has the reputation of «rmdnating a hio'her per- centage of pupils, in slxorter time, ans at con- siderably less expense than anv other College outside the City of Toronto. illustrated Cata- logue sent on application. Tho Fall Term Opens Sept. 4th. C. L. HARTT - Prop. :BER vf our young peeple the Sports at Hanover on Shorthand Institute EDGE HILL .â€"-.â€"Q . "H‘ .nâ€"â€" â€"A.\'D-â€"â€"- 'Banker Kelly has his holidays. Jeweller MacFarlane is in .Hamil- ton for a few days. Mr. Nat Swallow is “sight-seeing” in Toronto this week. Miss Bella. McLarty. of Owen Sound, is visiting friends in town. Mr. Neil McKechnie spent a couple of days in Owen Sound last. week. Miss B. McIntyre is attending th' Exhibition this week. Rev. D. Sharpe left for Toronto Tuesday morning. Mr. Harold Hoff-at, of Owen Sound, was in town Sunday. Miss Maggie Crawford returned to Toronto this Thursday morninn. Mr. Joe Burnet is in Toronto for a. couple of days this week. ' Mrs. C. McDougall is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John McLean. near Priceville this week. Barrister McCullough and Messrs. Pickell Plewes and Hill, of Markdale attended the Liberal Convention. Mrs. James Lauder, accompanied by Miss Lizzie, are the guests of Toronto friends at present. Mr. Chas. L. Willis began his school duties Tuesday as assistant principal for model school term. Dr. Culbertson, of Meaford. spent a week with his mother. Mrs. S. Scott and other friends. .‘Jr. Thos. Clayton, of Flesherton, was in town Monday and gave us a few minutes of his company. Messrs. Geo. Wright and John Boland, of Vandeleur, gave us acall Monday, wih 1e over at the Liberal Convention. Dr. Burd took a trip up the lakes a. couple of weeks ago, but has not returned to town. We hear he has begun practice at Blind River. Mr. W. G. Pickell, of Markdale, attended the Convention Monday and gave us a brief call before leav- ing. Mr. Joseph Mack and his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Lawrence, are spending a. few day sin Toronto, visitinrr fliends and attending the Exhibition. Mrs. John Robertson xeturned to Toronto Tuesday after Spending a week with her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Robertson here. Mr. J. P, Whelan,.of Hepworth, 'Spent a. day or two visiting friends in town. We were pleased to have a brief call from .him Tuesday morn- ing. Miss Minnie Banks, of North Bay, arrived Tuesday night- on a visit to her sisters, Mrs. E. Limen and Mrs. C. McKinnon. Amongst those who left for the Exhibition Tuesday morning we noticed Messrs. A. S. Hunter, Char- ter Smith, Jas. Burt, Chas. McKin- n'on. John McKinnon, E. J. Hartford. Mr. H. P. O’Connor, of W'alkerton Dr. Horsey, of Owen Sound, and John McMullan, Mr P., of Enron, were speakers at the Liberal Con- vention. The chair was occupied by Mr. H. H. Miller, of Hanover. Mr. Malcolm McKinnon, brother of Councillor Chas. McKinnon, is now in Fort William. having left Sols- girth, Manitoba, where he has been located for the last. couple of years. Dr. E. J. Freel, of this place. is very seriously ill. His sister Mrs. (Dr.) Robinson, has been with him for the past. ten days. His medical attendants are Drs. Robinson. 0f Markham, and S. L. Freel, of Stouff- ville. Editor Robb oi the vValkerton Telescope, in company with M13. Robb spent a short time F1iday last as guests of Mr. and \‘Irs. Latime1. “’9 were pleased to form M1. Robb’s acquaintance during a brief call he made at this office. Mr. Findlay Graham, brother of Mrs Wm. Calder, returned to Toron- to last week to resume work in the Drug business. Almost immediately on his arrival there he was ofiexed the management for a Sudbury Doc- tor of a Drug Store at Copper Cliff, and has accepted the position. which is much more lucrative than the one he formerly held. We congratulate our young friend on his advancement. flux-ham, 0m, Thursday, September 6, 1900. returned after Mr. W. J. Porteé, of Dunkirk, N.Y., visited his mother, Mrs. Porter. Mrs. and Miss Black are holidaying at; Southampton. Mr. A. W. Park left last week for Millbrook. ' Mr. Frank Dewar. of Detroit, is Visiting his brother, R. J. S. Dewar, of the Standard Bank here. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, of Owen Sound, visited friends in town Saturday and Sunday last. Messrs Cantelon and McDonald, of Mt. Forest spent Labor Day in town and attended the Grit Convention as a side attraction. , Mr. Malcolm J. McIntyre. of; Duluth, after an absence of about fourteen years spent a few days with old acquaintances in town. He was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Beck. Both were born in Durham and enjoyed their short stay. Mr. McIntyre is in the wholesale cigar business and is quite prosperous. We were pleased to have him stop us on the street Tuesday morning be- fore leaving and handed us a dollar for the paper which we hOpe he will enjoy reading every week regularly. True enough, we’re getting gray, but we have no notion of dyeing. Wah Lee says :«â€"“ Me no christain, me just, Methadie.” Glenelg is the first township where they have their Love kaed. We‘ll do any kind of legitimate advertising for pay. Now this is the time for politicians to flatter the ladies and kiss the babies. Mr. B. B. Moorq is in Toronto. Rag buyers are almost as profitable around town as the ordinary organ grinder. If a man gets big and rich sudden- ly a four-foot sidewalk isn’t wide enough for him. The general public is warned not to fish for trout in Principal Allan’s Catfish preserve. An Irishman doesn’t like bicycles. He says it looks lazy to see a fellow walking sitting down. A fellow soon changes his mind when he runs his nose against an Open door on a dark night. Always charge a faker the right price for the first job. The promise of a big contract isn’t worth more than a hundred cents on the dollar. The lost budget from Bunessan may have had an account of the Bi- cycle mishap that two of our town girls had about that time. Its a bad time to show off a monkey in a printing office when the boss is wrestling with the crank of a power press. It makes him “ cranky.” Some printing shOp visitors are] like young crows. If they don’t get their noses into everything. its be- cause there isn’t a big enough hole. Our Traverston Cor. shouldn’t try to puzzle an Editor. It isn’t fair and you know it Bob. That new kind of breakfast has given us a severe attack of indigestion, but then! what can we expect when you talk‘ of ”threshing” before the honey- moon is fairly begun. Two big lazy lumps depending for a living on the antics of a monkey find supporters even in a shrewd business town like Durham. As long as the people give away their hard earned c0ppers to support such, just so long will these nomadic characters Ava-a --__ be found to infest our public high- ways. These and a lot of other tramps are a useless. non-producing class, and its no mark of charity to contribute to their demands. There’s a whole lot of parasites hanging round in every community just ready to suck the life blood from a man as soon as he has a dollar ahead. We fired our. the last three or four in short order, and if the people are wise in their own interesrs they’ll follow our example. Don’t waste Sept. 1 " 0-1 Rainfall for the week, 0.51. Hours of sunshine, 66 hours. General di- rection of the wind, northerly and westerly, light and with very heavy dews in the latter part of the week. 1900 For week ending Sept. A u (r. 26 31 Weather Bulletin. Letter from Mr. G. W. Ledingham To THE Boys: DEAR BROS,â€"â€"I now take the time to write you a few lines to let you know I haven’t forgotten you entire- ly. I intended writing some time ago, but when that time would come I was generally called on for some- thing else. Well we are Still at the same old place. It is six weeks ago to-day since we came in sight of the Cape, though it don’t seem that length of time. We felt ready to go to bed that night. You bet we were busy all day getting stuff off the boat and loading .it on to transport cars to get taken up to the grounds. Then our horses were to get out, and when we‘ got up with them there was rope to stretch and pegs to drive,to tie them too; Then our tents were to pitch and all we had for supper was bully beef and sea biscuits. About 11 o’clock when we got through, then up at 5.30, everything being new takes longer to do them than when we get used to it. We were three weeks at Green Point, then we were moved up to Where we are now. and the next move I hepe is up to the front, 211- though the boys thathave been up say they had plenty of it; without going back again. But I don’ t want to go back with- out seeing and havinbg a crack at those fe'lows that can raise the white flag, and then when the) get them within shooting range to fixe on them. The same thing was done! lately. There was a party sent out; to forage for feed. At one Boer farm they had the white flag up. They gave up their ammunition and rifles and then they came to another. \Vhen they got within range there was quite a few Boers hidden behind some protection and fired on them killing two privates and wounded some others. The owner said they threatened to shoot him if he 'wouldn’t let them putit up. But those tricks are getting played out 1 think, and the sooner the better. The first. chance I get at them I don’t think the white flag will stop US. There has been a big celebrating going on over the relief of Mafeking in Cape Town and other places. I guess in the Old Country and in Can- ada there will be big times going on. We have had everything pretty quiet here this long time‘ An oc- casional drill yesterday, we were out exercising our spare horses. That was good fun racing and tearing around. That is when we have our best time when they let us out by ourselves. We have all pretty good horses if they can only stand the journey, which, I believe they will, for they are low built and mostly pretty well broken in. 'Well boys since I wrote the lasr. few lines we have been out for a ride just for exercise for our hora es. We had our own to-day. Our Sergeant was along, but he let us have a good. run. I guess we mgs‘t have gone about ten miles on our trip. There were twenty of the boys taken out of our Squadron and transferred over to B. for a while, and 1 think they1 are going away soon. I haven’t1 heard anything definite lately of when we are going, but I hope it is soon. I was talking to a fellow this gevening that had come out on the ifirst contingent who used to live in Cobourg He knew uncle A. He is just down from the front, and ex- pects to go back to Canada next month. He was saying they had it pretty tough some times, half rations to live on most of the time. The worst he said was raw potatoes for 1 three days and nothing else. A Creditorsâ€"In the matter of the estate of Elizabeth Vollet, deceased. Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1897, Chapter 129. that all creditors and others having claims against the estate of Elizabeth V ollet, deceased, who died on or about the 13th day of May, 1897, are required on or before the I6th day of September, A. D.. 1900, to send lg, Rest, prepaid, or to deliver to. Messrs. c 'ay 8: Sampson, Barristers, Owen Sound, solicitors tor Aaron Vollett, the ad- ministrator of the said. deceased, their Christian names. surnames and address- es, with full articulars of their claims and ”tie nature 0 all securities, if any, held by t em. And further, take’notice that after such last mentioned date, the said administrator ‘ willproceed to distribute the assets of the deceased among the parties entitled thereto. having regard only to the claims of which he shall then have notice. and that the said administrator will not be liable for‘ the said assets, or any part thereof to any Berson ot whose claim notice shall not have een received by him at the time of such distribution. Dated the 2lst day of August, A.D., .1900. MACKAY SAMPSON Solicitors for the Administrator NUTIEE TU EHEDHUHS STRATHCONA HORSE DMINiSTRATORS’ NOTICE TO Maitland Camp, May 9.211d, 1900. “no w?! *3 «Qaigvnflg- o0»; 9.01.. viva. Q71 \\>,(l .61... v‘ V $4 AVE. .va . $4 :‘s'é. Shin Waists and WM Come Early and Secure a Bargain Before They Are All Picked Over. The Busy Store on The Street. J. J. HUNTER. We have a few Shirt W aists and Wrap- pers left that Illust be cleared out within the next two weeks, and to do so we will sell the balance of these goods at cost, and when we say cost we mean cost. WEATHER HOT Gents $1.00 Per Yea 1") Men’s overalls for fifty ce'nts per pair, worth sixty-five cents; at . L. GRANT’S V mé w :1; .S «0’4 5"; S"; 4/, no)“ A\\ 0| S"; ‘ .;\‘ :N’ a"; 14$ _ ' A‘ .9. V23 .0. o 'I. I)? z“ u, ”I o ‘i‘