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THE COUNTY OF GREY. -ޤ?Housekeepefis i?‘ Backache. 3 Public Officersâ€"County, Joseph Maughan, sheriff; Henry Macpher- , son, judge; Thomas Lunn, registrar; Wm. Armstrong, clerk of the Peace; John Creasor, county attorney; F. ,‘LePan. treasuier; M. Macnab, col- ' Iector inland retenue ,.Thos Gordon, coroner; G. J. Gale, county clerk; James Douglass. deputy registrar. l 'l‘oun,A. .\l. Stephens, may;or l‘hos. Gordon, towncletk; Robt. Paterson, L '3. J Lane \V. Kouuh. councillors, :itentte \V anl; John Chisholm. Henry '3'Kenned3. Jas Broun, councillors, ,viver “ard: \\ A.Stephens, Chas. s‘Rankin D Cluistie, councillots, bav ward ,George Spencer, sasessor; J. J Blyth, collector of taxes; Wm. A. Stephens, collectcr of the Port; Geo. £‘nl . St. George’s Lodge, Freemasons, "meets on Wednesday on or before Mun Imon. Installation of officers, i 24th June, J. \V. Parker, \V. M.; S. 1' Johnson Parker, secretary. .. Loyal Orange Lodge No. 611, meets on first Monday of every month, W. 2 31., Bro. Svmou Patk ; l). M , Bro. R. Malcom; Sec, Bro. W. H. Carney ; Treas , Bro. Jas Graham ; S. 0., Bro. ,8. Cobean ; Chap., Bro. Geo. Crane. ' .311, depressed. lifeless. 3 .Listen! T he hard work ymi’vef 1 :en duing has tlmm'n extra work f :3.) the kidneys. They cry out in! :mtest thrungh the aching bark! gon feel wn-tehed all over because' e kidneys are not wnrking right. . 1d poison is circulating in your! w _stem. The kidneys.must have ; Tilpâ€"better give them the benefit ;, the best Kidney Medicine made ’ '0Dr. Pitcher’s Backache Kidney _ ibletsâ€"the prescription of a kid. _ ~y specialistâ€"the result of years ~ f study of kidney diseases. m- nmlnn sun. I §§nbitiun out of them. They feel! Magistrates. -â€"Geo. Brown, Robert Paterson, Druid Christie, Uharles Rankin, John Frost, Wm. H. Smith, IGeorge Cor bet. William Miller, Ezra ,Brown. Frederick LePan, John Mil- 'ler, Thomas LIIIIn, Alexander M. Stephens, George Spencer, Robert Crawford, 'l‘homas Scott, John Chis- holm, John Blyth, Wm. A. Stephens, George James Gale, Thos. Gordon, Peter Lenfestey. St. Andrew’s Society, president Thomas Gordon, Esq; secretary, Jae Douglass. St. George’s Society, president Thomas Scott, E.~q.; Vice-president Thomas Boardman. Institutions and Societies.â€"Me- chanics’ Institute Established in 1855. The Institute now possesses a very good library, and deserves much better support than has been accorded to it for some years past. William Kough, president. Jno. Rutherford, secretary; R. H. Hill, librarian. Board of Trade. Established in 1864. Meets quarterly. Committee meets on first Tuesday evening of every month. Officersâ€"D. Christie, Pres; Geo. Williams, Vice-Pres. Committeeâ€"W. Kough. J. Potten- ger. P. Lenlesty, T. G. Chatwin, G. Price,J. W. Parker, S. J. Lane,G 1 Spencer W. A. Stephens, J. Chis-1 holm. Sec’y and Treas., W. W.j i Smith. drs. X. Laviolette, Arnprior, Ont., tea as follows: “I have used Dr. {chef’s Backsehe Kidne Tablets. They ”a he and question the kidney rem- ‘1 I ve ever used. I had lamenessnnd g acute pain between the shoulders. I nld not sleep nights. I had more or headache. Often I suffered from in- wantion caused by uric acid in my sys- Thesetrouhles depertednfterlhsd Dr. Pitcher’s Beckache Kidne Teh- . n kidneys were strength and I ternigz'hts. I thinkthesestlus lost efiectzve kidne temedy I hsve nan. 'Iknowthst t ysurpssse tint I have tried heretolore, and “his in recommending them.” Nerchanta and Dealera.-Among lo many in the same line it might appear invidioue .to particularize. There has been a very great improve- Ient in the appearance of the merchant shops within the last eight years. Before that. time there was not a handsome shoplront nor a shop of large dimensions in the place. Now. Owen Sound can compare fav- ouralny with any aimilar town in the Province in these respects. The shalt-fronts of Buchan and Price, Parker Cattle, and in Jae. Butch- an'n new building, are conceded to be very handsome. Ihave eI'er used. Ihadlamenessand} All imaginary line. drawn from tcute pain between the shoulders. I Squaw Point to the centre of the d 00‘ 9199? "”533. I had more 01' ' mouth of the Pottnwntami ' ' c , 9 River 18 headache. Often I snfl'ered from tn- 1 the boundry of the corporation do- “‘%'L§‘mbli§su£c “"1 3;:3'1 3 {main on the side of the herbor. Why .Dr. Pawns“ Rachael he Kidney he ‘be ”hem"? ”‘83 existed in giving m kidneys "to strengthened and I . the town an unnnecesenry amount of d “or nights. I think the” Tablzes . lend, did not extend to giving it the meet efl'ective kidney remedy I have ‘weters of the harbor to the centre neon. 'I knowthat theyeurpase every between Squaw Point and the Indian r thet I have tried heretofore, and I shore ' d'fi . d hesitate in recommending them.” I ’ ls l cult 0‘ exrlenauon, r. W. Beckeche Kidney 1mm ' 7'“ “mm“ 0“ TI“ TOWN- De. e Box, at “Mugging or by mail, The Gerefzue Road, elsewhere de- li. 2n; Pusan 0., Toronto, Ont. scribed. enters the town-plot at the (own: 80mm 002171:sz ) Many Women lift and strain, over-work and over-tax thei. strength. Their hark gives out. Their kidneys lwcomea ti'ovtvd . They have a painful or sore feeling in the small of the back that takes all the life and FORTY YEARS AGO. «Continual From L.“ Week.) on every side, and greatly tended to its prosperity; whereas (at least an. til very recently), it was a common remark, that the town was surround- ed with woods. ' -J ry\--“1. '---".'h.v l.‘ aI‘GPC’ “UUl‘L Q, m. long and 2.2; in. broad. It extends west to the Pottawatamie River and the 3rd concession of Derby, and north to Squaw Point. It would have resulted to the benefit. of the town. thus far a! least, if the area of the town- plot had been much smaller. The “Park Lots, " blocks of ten, twenty and forty acres, are mainly in the hands of absentee speculators, and are lying unimproved. Had the town-plot been but 1,000 acres, in- stead of 5,000, the remainder would have been sold as [arms on condition of actual settlement, and smiling farms would have environed the town ' The harbour is tolerably well shel ltered from almost all winds. The only wind that raises a swell IS N. N. U) As the prevailing winds are N. and IN. “I, the shelter is found very complete. The advantages of Owen Sound harbour pointed it out as the natural terminus of the Northern i Railway intended to conneCL Toronto ‘ with Georgian Bay , but the interest of parties holding wild lands at the lien and Chicke. s. secured its term- Iinus at that place, and the forming of breakwaters and artificial proteco 5 tion at Collingwood. The town plot of Owen Sound con- tains about 5,000 acres, being a near- ly pen-{cot tr‘iangIein shape, about 5 L'IVC gun's ago a cnannel was dredged across the bar. several hun- dred yards in length, about 100 feet broad. and 12 feet deep (the water was then nearly two feet higher than at present). Inside the river the imprm ed channel follows a bend in the river. and then reaches the " Basin.” 3 trianguL r dredged space sutiiciently large for a steamboat to be swung round in. From the basin to the Swing bridge at Division St., the river banks are perfectly straight. This was all brought to an uniform depth of 11 feet five yearsago; and though the fall of the water and slit- ing of the channel has reduced the depth two or three feet in some places, its former depth will be re- stored during the summer of 1865. 325.000 were expended on the first improvement of the river and barber; $12,000 of which was a grant from Government, the rest raised by the town cmporation. A small light- hou e is erected at the mouth of the. river, at the W. brink of the channel. The Sydenham River, which occu- pies so conspicuous a place in a survey of the town. makes an exceed. ingly poor show on the Admiraltv Charts by Capt. Bayfield, made 40 years ago. It is put down as a creek too shallow at the mouth to admit boats; and “half a mile up the stream becomes rapid.” The probability is that the slit at the mouth of the river was more of an obstruction then than when the settlement was begun; for no one now residing in the place as- serts finding at any time less than 2.5 feet water on the bar. The depth generally found on the shallowest part was3 feet, sometimes 3}; feet. Or the oft-noticed rising and falling in the lake might partially account for it. 1'. might have been a season of very low water; or more probably, it migh have been after a long-contin- ued 2". wind, which drains Georgian Bay, at: least its southern shores, of a foot or more water. The magnificent inlet known as' Owen’s Sound forms in its inner reaches an unsurpassed harbor. Thel bay (for it is more properly a bit} l than a Soutd), opens out to the N. N. ‘ B. on Georgian Bay, free from shoals} and islands, with a width of 8 Statute] miles, and nuns up into the land 15'), statute miles from the outer bead-' lands. Within “Squaw Point’ (4’ m. from the town), is considered the harbor. The anchonage at this dis-l tance from the town, is about 203 lathoms. It gradually shoals towardi the head of the bay, having a clay; bottom; till after passing Boyd’s old wnarf (in 12 feet water, at present), the bottom becomes fine sand and the “Bar” is reached. At the outer stake, which shows the north end of the dredged channel, the water is now 8 feet; but is to be deepened. At some points within, it is even less; a state of afiairs which has led, during the past winter, to an appro- priation of $10,000 by the town. {or the purpose of re-dredginp: the chano nel and river to a depth of 10 or 12- feet. l Brown. postmaster. Miscellaneous, C. R. Wilkes, clerk division court; G '1‘. Gale, J. G Francis, oflioial as. aignees under Bankrupcy Act ; 'I‘lioe. Scott, harbor has-(er; W. H. Carney, Sec. Board of school trusteea. I’ve years ago a channel COR I‘ORA TION LIMITS RIVER AND HARBOR On each side of the “Sound,” a ridge runs with more or less regular. ity. parallel with the shore, but gen- erally about a mile back from the water. The eaStern shore (in the township of Sydenham), lies in many places pretty low, covered with hem- lock and other timber loving a cold moist soil. In consequence, the well cleared-up farms lie on the higher glevel back, and the shore has few cleared openings. On the western side (oarawak and Koppel townships). the land is drier directly on the shore. and it is becoming well opened up. We much mistake if the Owen’s Sound slope of Koppel and Sarawak does not vet become (sheltered as it is from the north and west) the best fruit growing locality in these north- ern counties. The Sound generally freezes in the winter about half its distance out; the outer half being only frozen for a mile or so next the shores. There is seldom much ice till late in January. Floating ice is sometimes brought in from the north BhOl‘B ,in the Spring by northerly winds; but navigation is generally open two weeks after Lake Ontario ports; in fact, as soon as vessels could arrive from below. This bay is becoming a favorite re- sort for summer tourists; and is Owen’s Scund is shelcvred from N. and N. W. winds, the prevailing winds of the region. Itlies some. what Open to N. E. and N. N. E. winds, and vessels are sometimes wind-bound in Owen Sound harbcr till a shift in the wind gives them a chance for tacking. The bottom is generally clay. With all possible respect for the inestimable services of Capt. Owen and Admiral Hayfield, we must Say that the name of Sound, as applied to this sheet of water, is a misnomer. It is neither a Sound, with respect to its shallowness of water, nor as being in any sense a channel connecting other waters. It is a bay, and a very fine one. Its depth. on a line be- tween the two outer headlands, is 3130 feet. The water shoals toward each shore, and decreasesin depth toward the head of the “Sound?" with considerably regularity. It be- comes, from 60 fathoms. 50 fathoms. then 40; at Squaw Point, 4 m. from the head of the bay, it somewhat suddenly comes down to 20 fathoms in depth. From that it decreaSes steadily. till the bar is reached out side the months of the Sydenham and Pottawatama Rivers. The bay. so named after Capt. W. F. W. Owen, R. N.. admiralty sur- veyor on the lakes. It is a beautiful sheet of water, and one of which the inhabitants of the county town are justly proud. It opens out to the N. N. E. into Georgian Bay or Lake Manitou, being 8 miles in breadth at the headlands bounding itâ€"Point William or Vail’s Point and Cape Commodore. From these headlands, it runs up into the land 12% GeOgra- phic. or about 15 statute miles. It is remarkably free from islands and shoals. With the exception of a shoal at Vail’s Point (extending out about a mile). there is neither island nor shoal in its whole extent. Its safety and easy access make it a magnificent sheltering bay for heavy weather. Volunteer Infantry.â€"-In 1862, a Compony of Volunteer Infantry was organized in the town, and are now in a very efficient state of drill. The town corporation, in conjunction with the County Agricultural Socie- ty, erected a large plain building on Bill street to serve the double pur- pose of a Drill Room and an Exhibition building. In this the Company meet for drill. George Brodie was gazetted as captain. and commanded the Company for nearly two years. Since he has received the appointment of drill instructor for the district, the Company has been commanded by Lieut. John Creasor ; Geo. M. butchurt. ensign. south, and connects directly with Durham, Mt. Fore-3t, Arthur. Fergus and Guelph, being grat'elled through- out its entire length. and, as for as the limits of the County of Grey, ;free of tolls. The Owen Sound and ;Collingwood Gravel Road comes down into the valley of the town from the east, by Division street, and meets the Sangeen Gravel Road at the S\\la g brirlge over the b‘ydenham River. The latter road enters the town from the west. Galafraiut St. hill brings in the travel from Syden- ham Lake Shore Road. and the team 5 portion of the trafiic from the Men- ford Road; while a COlllllluallLll of Poulett street southward connects .with the township of Derby. and i8 .- the present stage route for Saugeen. ;In addition to these, West sttet-t 'leatls north toward the Pattitwntntnit 1 bridge and the township of Sarawak Railway connection is still in the future. A Charter was obtained some years ago for a central line to Toronto, 110 miles long, following nearly the course of the Toronto and Sydenham Road, and joining the Grand Trunk at \\ eston; but the Charter is likely to lapse, and noth- ing done. The route most beneficial to the town would be an extension of the Northern Railway from Colling- wooJ, via Mealord, a distance of 41 miles. By water there is dailv connec'ion with Colliuuwuod and intermediate ports by the Steamer “Clifton.” Capt. \V. H Smith ; and with Bruce Mines and northern Ports weekly by the Steamer “ Algoma,”Uapt. Leach. There are several schooners belong- ing to the Port. and arrivals from Detroit, Chicago, c, are frequent during the season. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902. OWEN'S SOUND world can be sure. Rul over the sore parts night ing, and see how quicklyi the pain. Five times str any Other. Good for in external use. Lame hnH ' From Mealord. we run back from l the shore nearly a mile, and just be- ‘fore commencing at very long,r slope, turn off to the left and resume our former easterly course. The road is a little winding,r in places, but on the whole keeps pretty near the shore; and in due time we arrive at 'l‘horn- bury, between 8 and S) tn. from Mea- fortl, or 27 in. from Owen So .llltl. The road from here to Collinguood is pretty level, ansl follows the shore closely, the traveller being seldom out of sight of the hike. Three miles E. of Thornbnrv is Millizan's hotel. comfortable stopping place. 'r‘our miles further is Mrs. Cook’s tavern; and near by, but at a most inconvetr ient distance from the road, is Craig.- leith post office. At Milligan’s the! "Blue Mountains” come out quite‘ close to the lake. The road just skirts the base. At this point the mountain is 750 feet above the lake. In rear of Craigleith P. 0., a point is 900 feet high. We see, as we skirt the foot of the mountain, where the Shale Oil works were once in opera- tion, but now abandoned. A mile from Craigleith, we enter the County of Simcoe. The road is gravelled no When within about 5 In. of Mea- l'ord. we come out on a high piece of the road. and see stretched before us the broad waters of the lake in front. with the shores of Nottawasaga Bay and the Christian Islands in the far distance, and a large portion of St. Vincent township to the right and left. and in front. From this point to the lake seems all descent. Be- fore we reached there. we have pass- ed Leavens" post. office on our left, distant about 15) miles from Owen Sound. After reaching the shore. the gravel road turns to the right, and follows shore a mile to the vil- lage of Mealord. 18?; m from Owen Sound. After rising out of the valley of Owen Sound. and attaining the first table-land. at the distance of .‘l in. from the town. we come to Manders’ Corners. where the Sydenhani "Lake Shore ” road comes in from the north (our direction toward Uollingwood is easterly). \\'. Wilkinson keeps a comfortable hutel at the Corners. We shortly after rise to a higher table-land,'by arock cutting-in the road, and our next stage is to Wood- ford, 9 m. from Owen Sound, and half way to Meaford. We look in vain for a Village. but there are two taverns and a post office. Hill’s N. American Hotel is a good and pOpular house. Before arriving at \\'oodtord we had crossed a great gully and ascended a steep, cutting up the side of a perpendicular rock, and had passed through a strip of the stoniest land to be seen for many miles. We must noc judge the township of Syd- enham by this strangely unfavorable sample of it. About a mile from \Voodford, we are in the township of St. Vincent, and have passed over the highest ground between Owen Sound and Meafordâ€"about 600 feet above} Georgian Bay. 1 noon. Ahont ti o'clovk there is gen- erally a (lead calm. Pleasure parties, awake to these peculiarities, Call generally manage to get a fair wind both to go down the bay and to come back. The vicinity of the Indian and Indian Falls. is a favorite resort for pleasure parties. OWE.’ souxn TO COLLINGWOUI). 'l he road from Owen Sound to Col- lingwood is gravelled to Within five miles of the latter place. the improve- ment ct‘asing at the county line he- tWeen Grey and Sitncoe. Before the gravellinu, the route, except as a winter road in sleighing, was scarcely practicable for loaded teams. It is now a well travelled road, all the year round. much used hv the people of Owen Sound town fur boating and sailing. During tho summer months. there is great l‘vuuhu'ity iu the wind. A light south wind prevails in the mowing. blowing off the land. which change-s «hum 10 o’vlock to northvrly wind 0! dvlighti‘ul coolness. lasting till four or live o'clock in the after- the back number rheir thousands. Only very d penetrating remedies these distressing "om- D-I- ‘ " Darts nigh t. and v V~ V“‘ e times étronger than ood for internal and Large bottles 25c. '"ythina in this Rub Nerviline vvuu Nerviline is as it drives out morn- A BEHARKABLE LITERA? 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