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A piece of burning shingle fell in the stable yard of George Kress. and was just ignited when stoppul in its pro- “ by a bucke‘ of watm'. This must greets be nearly a hundred rods from the mill and had fire broken out there {here’s no telling when it would stop. The firemen, for a. local volunteer brigade hé’o few equals and no super- iors. Every one of them went in with ,. Wmfion to fight to the last an). may all deserve much credit. Gamer, and pooperty owners in the vicinity had to keep a sharp look out to prevent new outbreaks. mt, which passed in a south easterly direction, carrying with it large. pieces a! burning shingles andpther light in- unable) material for long distances. A large ms of the town was in great, the east was also destroyed and the roof had fallen in. The fireman were heroes in the awful fight, and at once they began to pour two streams on the lnrning building and the adjoining lumber piles. \Vhen the fire started there was little or no Wind. but the in- ton-e heat soon deveIOped a brisk cur- The fifteen minutes of a wait for water seemedalmost like an age and before even that brief time had elapsed file whole building was gutted. and a Ina“ building about fifteen rods to At seventeen minutes to seven in the evening the whistle at the furniture factory alarmed the whole town. on descovering a large volume of smoke rising from the mill and factory of Mr. J. \V. Crawford. In an incredibly Ihort time the scene of the blaze was crowded with scores of visitors, many of whom endeavored willingly to re- move a portion of the portable. property but their work was of little conse- quence and from the first it was evi- dent the whole factory was doomed to destruction. To save adjoining pro- perty and the large lumber piles was the only thing now .9 be done, and to this the firemen directed their atten- tion as soon as water was got at two minutes to seven. It is now some time since the town met with a big loss by fire. but on Thursday night last the citizens were again reminded of the awful fury with which the devouring element may de- stroy a large amount of valuable pro- party. DURHAM CHRONICLE Durham, May 12, 1904. MacFAHLANE 81 El]. Dwarf Essex Rape 8: Lawn Gras’s Garden Seeds. A complete as- sortment by package, ounce or pound. Giant Yellow Mange]. Bonnie’s Giant Sugar Manuel. Suflog and Gate Post. Mongols. Ronnie’s Mammoth White Carrot. These are all thorough- ly tested and the best varieties procurable. If you have any Potato Onions to sell bring them in. Steele’s Royal Gina: Suzu- Boot. Chuico Clovets .1. other Grnhses. A Ten Thou-1nd Dollar Fire. Large Crops '. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. Draggists and Booksellers. ONIONS are very scarce. \Ve have a few Dutch Setts .â€"all we could get. Is what you will ex- perience if you pro- True to our_ revions announcements there were a‘gut fifty trained voices, all of whom took part in the choruses, The energies of Mrs. Newton who spent much time and labor in getting up so excellent a programme should have met a good audience. No doubt Mrs. Newton, as a high-class musical artist and an efficient musical instruct- or is recognized and appreciated by the community as a whole, and we are charitable enough to believe that many who would like to have been present were prevented by some good substan- tial reason, VEGETABLE SICIL ALL’S flair Renew Always restores color to 1331.?” all £111: garzgicgeiogr it D I! 0 W 2“ v W-‘ gm last Thursday evening the Choral So- ciety’s Concert was postponed till Fri- day evening, when it was attended by a rather small audience for the high- class character of the music furnished, and the proceeds which were to be de- voted to the public library were not sufficent to swell the treasury to any great extent. J ark Shaw took a hand, in the 'oh and stayed with it all night Ell-(1m letters are found upside down in this issue, blame. Jack for it because he’d rather sleep than set type next day. He. was, so tickled with the novelty of the job that he thinks of joining the. brigade. The firemen are Alex. McDonald, Engineer; R. Torry, Chief; John Har- hottle, Lieut.; Ed. McClocklin, No.1 Reel; John Rose, No. 2 Reel; Andrew Thompson, Fireman; Wm. Falking- ham, Alex. Saunders, Lauder Buchan, Howard Lawrence, Percy Hopkins, Hugh McLean, John A. Black, Bert Moore, Frank Havens, Harry Bnrnett, John Lloyd and Cliff Elvidge. A better lot of men for the position would be hard to find. Chief Torry Wishes to thank the citizens Who assisted the brigade, and relieved them from the strain of so long a. siege. Inspector Campbell was on Telford’s roof, and it was so hot that he thought his face was blistered, but it wasn’t. Nearly every house in the vicinity was in danger for a. time, and several were saved by prompt action of some who were on the roof with water. Mr. McCracken lost his tools, but does not make any murmur about it. Mr. Crawford was at Aberdeen at' tending to the electric light plant alto- gether ignorant of What was going on at home till informed by Dominic Mc- Intosh, who made a. quick trip out on his wheel, The boys worked like Trojans, little fellows not over ten years old engaging heartily in doing their share. Does any one now think we are not in need of a better system of fire pro- tection, yet how would the vote go in an effort to get waterworks. “'9 are unable to estimate the loss to Mr. Crawford, but we feel within bounds in placing it at ten thousand dollars, insured, we understand, only to the extent of a thousand dollars, the rates on such a class of property. being so high as to make insurande al- most prohibitive. Mr. Crawford is a gentleman whom everybody respects, and the whole town is in deep sympathy in the sad loss, which must also be looked upOn as a loss to the community at large. Logs in the mill yard unsawed will likely have to be taken elsewhere at a heavy expense for the double trans- portation. His mill at Aberdeen is still in good condition, and the work will likely be turned over there. Had the town tanks to be depended on in such a case as this they would be almost useless; but a large pond of water in rear of the burning factory was an invaluable aid in conquering the flames. In addition to the loss of the plant Mr. Crawford had a lot of finished ma- terial ready to be turned out. Among this were a number of frames and in- side work for Mr. Hahn's new build- ing just completed, and ready to be taken away next day. proved himself a whole team in the fight. On account of Mr. Crawford’s fire It is only in a time of this kind that citizens can realize the value of fire appliances, and on this one occasion there is no data upon which an estim- ate can be formed of the services ren- dered. There is no‘.doubt however that in this one fire the engine paid for itself many times over. and it makes one shudder to reflect on theopposi- tion and apathy the citizens of a town will manifest when it comes to voting a few thousand dollars for their own protection. ' For three hours the two streams were directed to the immediate saving of the property and when ' the danger was practically over the burning deb- ris was saturated so as to prevent dan- ger of further spreading. The Choral Society Concert --.0.o .\'( )TES. N. D.â€"Only stockholders whose shares are fully paid up will be en- titled to vote at the above meeting. April 18th.â€"-3. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE Shareholders of the Durham Natural Gas Oil Company. Limited, for the purpose of disposing of the property and winding up the aflairs of the Company willcbe held at the Town Hall in the Town of Durham, on Thursday the 12th day of May A. D.. 1904, at the hour of 8 p. m. JOHN MCKECHNIE. President D. N. G. 0. Co. Dated April 18th 1904. AND NOTICE is hereby further given that a business meeting of the Council will be held at the some place at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of the same day. Dated May 12th, 1904. , J. S. BLACK, Tp. Clerk. 1 Court of Revision for the Town- ship of Gleneig for the year 1904 will be held at the Township Hall in aid Township on Monday, _tl_le_3mh Day of May HE FIRST SITTING OF THE Court. of Ravininn fnr fhn Tam-n- Township of Glenelg. MONEY at 45%. MacKay Dunn. Durham â€"-tf. Mrs. Jewell has taken up her abode in J. C Caldwell’s house at the Cor- ners. Ibis cheerful to see a light in the window again. Mrs. C. Bennett, of Port Huron, paid a visic to her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. G. Sackett and other friends here. Come again Mrs. B. we were lonesome when you went away. W. Sacketc has rented a house from G. Lune and has moved from New England. G. Sackett has purchased a thoro- bred Yorkshire pig from Frank Rus- nell. W, M. Sackett is engaged with R Kennell to handle Bufialo Bill for the season. Kennell has the right man in the right place. Mr, and Mrs. W. Haw have taken up their residence on their farm and have settled down 'to farming in good Style. W. Renwick, of Dromore. is assist- ing his father, James Renwick. of this place, on the farm. It. looks like old times to see Will at. the Corners as he was a. former resident. here some years ago. I would also Wish to state how much I appreciate the sympathy I have re- ceived (personally and by letters) from my many friends. I wish to express my Sincere thanks to the firemen and citizens of Durham for their noble effort to save my pro- perty from distraction by the recent fire. and came out. with more than ordinary enthusiasm in the patriotic selections, such as the Maple Leaf and The Red White and Blue. The entertainment was good, and we are sorry there were not more pre: sent to enjoy it. The proceeds amounted to about $20. ~â€"-. o.o.â€"- Card of Thanks. The weather is all that could be de~ sired ané every farmer is more than rushing in the seed. Some of the farmers around here are nearly through with their spring seeding. Herman Haw had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse that he pur- chased a few weeks ago. The meeting was brought to a. close by singing the National Anthem, after which a hearty vote of thanks by Rev. Mr. Farquharson seconded by Inspect- or Campbell, brought Mrs. Newton to her feet in a. pithy and Witty reply. The Holy Friar, and The Ching-a- ling chorus by bass and tenor voices were well rendered by Dr. Macdonald. Frank Vickers, J. L. Flarity, George Wright. Fred Search. Allan Bell, and others whose names we can’t recall. The 'Violin and Cornet selections given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warner were enthusiastically applauded, and the performers were forced to respond to an encore. Mrs. Newton sang a fine sole with- out an accompaniment and Mr. J. P. Telford won laurels for himself in an excellent rendering of “The Slave Ship.” at 10 o’clock in the forenoon. Baud of Revision. Sackett’s Corners. NOTICE! ‘0-..~o J. W. CRAWFORD. Were any of the Button Hill boys lost Sunday night? Perhaps they were u church, but we didn’t see them. Hutton Hill Sunday School started Sunday the 8th. We hope there will be a good turn out from both sides to help it on. Mr. Webber is superin- tendent as before. Wm. Black Durham. has purchased the brick yard formerly occupied by Mr. Wright. . David Donnelly has started the foundution for a brick dwelling hnuse he intends building this summer. .We are giad to learn that Miss Dollie Hopkins is able to attend school again after a severe strain of the ankle. We are sorry to lose Mr.-Grshsm from our section. He was well liked by the parents as well as the chil- dren. We hope the trustees will secure as able a person to fill his position and we Wish Mr. Graham success where he is going. Wm. Cufi is making ready to raise a barn this summer, part of his other one being destroyed by snow. The people here are busy seeding. David Donnelly is one of the first to finish. Zionites were more than pleased with the song service given by ten members of the Durham Methodist choir on Sunday afternoon. "The Way-side Cross” was especially good. Mr. A. A. Catton gave a thoughtful discourse. Mr. Hunt accompanied him out and helped him in the ser- vice. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilson. of Flesherton, with Irene and Jimmy. were down to the old McClocklin home the first of the week. Samuel Jacques is engaged with the big land owner, W. L Falking- ham. and they are rushing in the crops. While engaged in putting up a fence 'for Wm. McNally of the 6th. Will Lindell had the axe to glance and nearly sever two of his toes. He is able to be out again. Dr. Maitland Cook, of Wood Lawn. Indiana, who is over on a brief busi- ness trip, Spent a half day with his relatives here. He looks robust and 18 having the best of success in his profession. His mother has been ap- pointed Superintendent in the M. E. Sunday School in the town. Thos. Jack was elected president of Zion Epworth League last week and has an able stsfi of officials under him as follows :-â€"-W. J. Edwards, Miss A. Blair, Miss Olive Cook, Miss Stella. Jack. Mrs. John H. Robson and W. L. Falkingham. Mrs. (Rem) W ray R. Smith is Spending a. few days with Miss Emma, Edwards. Mrs. Peart, who has spent several weeks with relatives near town, name home on Sunday. Geo. Furneaux drove her out and got many a warm hand-clasp from old neighlors and friends at the afternoon service. The colt crop is proving a very plentiful ono and are lusry and active. Zion Sunday School re-o ened on Sunday last. Prosperous o tlook ! May Day was specially joyous for Mr. and Mrs. Peter Darcy. Twin boys were born to them and are doing well. Mrs. Ed. Embury. of Toronto. is expected up on Tuesday to visit her mother. Mrs. A Cook. who has been quite unwell of late. Miss Mary McNally came home from Toronto last week. She looks hearty and is in good spirits. Opp. Caldwell’s Livery. Durham. Ont. NE TWO-YEAR~OLD THORO- Bred Durham Bull. For further par- ticulars apgly to 'I‘HOS. FULTON. Lot 27. on. 18. Normanby, Hampden. May 5â€"5wâ€"pd. Seeding is half done in the neigh- borhood. If you want anything in the line of Metal Roofing. Metal Siding, Metal Ceiling, Eavetroughing, Furnace Work“. Plumbing and General Tinsmithing, Get a figure on the same “FROMâ€"â€" Fred Siegner REPAIRING A SPECIAlTY. NOTICE. I can save you money on a first-class article Bull for Sale. Traverston. Vickers. >â€"--. 0.. o-- “ VVOLBOROUGH CHALLENGE ” (No. 7%) Bred by Brethour Sanders, Bun-ford, Sire by Oak Royal King, imp. 3044. 7 ONONDAGA HERO 3rd. (No. 13747) Bred b J. W. Chrk, Onondaga. O t. ' [2131wa Hanson limp.) 9121. n The Agent, Imported Yorkshire Boar for Service. SEWING MACHINES. Singer Sewing Machines SEPARATORS. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE at- tended to. JOHN LIVINGSTUN / ORGAN S. New stock of Thomas and Doh- erty Organs. BICYCLES. ONE CARLOAD Buggies, Democrats and Carts just to hand. Provin Hay Forks.-Perrin Riding Plows. To attract everyone’s atten- tion in the following lines: MASSEY-HARRIS THOS. BRIGHAM. Lot 41. Con. l, N. D. R.. Alhn Park. my W-pd. Terms-81.“). Massey-Hams Showmnms Owen Sound and Durham. Money Don’t All Grow on Trees! Oxford Cream Separetors made in Durham sell themselves. Large stock Bicycles. all make 8 1904 machines. Second-hand Wheels and repairing attended to promptly and right. Binders, Mowers, Drills, Rakes, Hay Loaders. Plows, Harrow: and Implements of all kinds. HAS SOMETHING HE most prominent methods of making money is buying and selling The merchant. who sells (0 make money for him self alone. is no good. But he who sells and makes money [01 the customers as well as him~ self is the man you should buy from. Our stock is selecfml and made for these purposes. and the people know it. The appearance and quality of on: new spring footwear makes ex tremely fast sellers to the most particular customers. The far- mer. laborer or mechanic. will find by comparing our qualitiv‘~ and prices that money don‘t all grow on trees. PEELIhe Shoeman Durham. Ont. A large assortment of Boots and Shoes from 25c to 85.00 Alsc Trunks, Valisee. Club Bugs, In Given Away Free. experienced. for S. S. No. 11, Bentinck “ Hutton Hill. ” Duties to ' ' '- etely after the summer holidays. cations. personnl preferred will be re- ceived up to Suturdny. May 2lst. ECON D CLASS PROFESSIONAL k eXDefienm‘ ‘nr R c K'- I‘ TENDERS WEBâ€"BE RECEIVED 12“ by thehundersigned. up to Friday..May 3. necessgrily accepted. For f yBar- tiCUIars applyjp ALEX. McLACHLA Stock. Tenders Wanted STRICTLY CASH SYSTEM TERMS CASH. of Boots and from 25c to $5.00 Also 9, Vdisea. Club Bun, etc. and Cgofom work dono' u --v‘,' undo by the Vic. ~ ”It! with every luck on Dressing 01! Cu Scribbler, ifs"; (roe, You should cut Wuhing ll: Century in sellil WRINGERS CARPET SW Now is the uprnying and ! kind of sprly I sad smgll. No persoix of Clothes Wri found in the B1 in prim from 8? SPRA Y PUM It is a p10! VVA HING FENCING We cut in vnriety < price in Tin Wire woven precicted by it. week in Granite (oncing Keeping on t he 1 haps not weeks yd some wd Howewr,‘ originally1 excepting Save Vow A full sto‘ AL Har Russen' Now" is th Wins of tin exchw “18f LEAD €“'8l'P C IO nwan (H Ou slul II