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.rb FICBS. than! More "from mall unto W81 in: )NN and with Mug 0n. 18!. 00 3U Q0 GA THERED DURING THE PAST WEEK CHRONICLE REAW$ 91:15 tun farm n of 9“) feet. Local News Items OD 'l‘hc- Tc )wn Council met Mon day night but beyond passing accounts amount- ing to $627 there was no very impor- tant business. W t; regret to learn that Mrs. Geo. Him! is svl'iously ill with no hope for ng at 10:30. Official Board meeting I‘lnmlny afternoon at 2 a). lm. (Em has moved to his new office in thv m-w J. and J. Hunter Block. hr. l’irke-ring intends moving to the snnm Mark in a. day or two. As he is taking a holiday. Dr. Brnwn, of Neustadt, will not be here un his n-gular trip this month, but will I»: my hand in September in accordance w ith his advertisement. Finder will be rewarded on leaving it at the Chronicle omce, Durham or at Edge Hill Post-Omce.â€"2. [ANT -N'ear Zion church 6180013, on .luh 17th a 16 size. (fold-filled watch, miss movement, an gold-filled chain. \V 1-: are pleased to receive local or personal items at this office, but when sent by mail. the sender should give his m- her name not. for publication but in order that we may know where the TH 1-; garden party given in Varney Thursday night. under the auspices of the Durham B. Y. P. U. was a decided \ucvess. The night, which was an infnrmation came from. “cal une, brought'a fairly good crowd out tn this annual gathering. The prm'e-eds amounted to about $45. \V r: regret to learn of the death of .‘h‘s. S. T. Orchard, of Holstein, which occurred on Sunday morning last, af- ter a prolonged illness from internal ranm'l‘. Interment took place Tues- day to Maplewood cemetery. She was alx mt forty years of age and leaves :1 husband and {our children to learn the loss of a home without a mother. “'1; are in receipt of a long letter frum Bob McGowan, of Bockmart, Georgia. Besides the dollar, which always brings joy with it, the letter mntnins a lot of interesting matter of a Very rmulnhle character. He marks it "nut fur publication" and ties our hands I'mm giving'it publicity, though we fm-l like taking French leave and publishing it anyway. If Bob Will unly so-t :tsitlt- his mmleéty and give us 2» similar letter from that Cement (‘ily nf tlw smith. we know it will he apprt-c'isltetl by our many readers. Us the 23rd of July. a telegram was reveivml by .\l 1'. Smith, announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. \Villiam Larter of Toronto. For many years she h: 1d been a sufferer from diabetes, | and her death was not unexpected“ The 'deceased lady who was fifty-nine years of age was well known in this vicinity. and heromany friends will r‘egret to learn of her death. Besides a most affectionate husband she leaves to mourn her death a devoted grown- up family of four children. one son and three daughters, she also leaves um brothers, Charter. of this town, and George, who is a resident of Al- berta. F. m SALEâ€"Jersey cow. Apply 0, 11/. at the I’ve-am Separator Factory. 81 Mns. H. H. BURGESS, and her daughters Lyle and Nellie of Owen Suund are guests of Mrs.N VHW Camp- bell. On-their way down they lost their purse containing over thirty dnl‘lars, but it fell into the hands of an hnlwst man named Reay near Dor- noch. who ascertained the owners nrmu- by a couple of calling Cards con- tlillt‘d in the purse. If we could only find nut that um Ray‘s name we’d put him down for the Chronicle for the mum-e of the year free. and then feel safe if he did‘nt pay us for the next five years. “An honest. man is the noblest. work of God,” yet how .many there are would let. nobility go to the winds for the sake of such e treasure as thirty dollars in cub. ' is fem-ml that. Mrs. Edward Lang- will have to undergo an operation rm mnt uf some abdominal trouble. best hindflr” twine at Smith’s Foundry. _‘ has been struck on the Omis- 1n near OWen Sound at a depth UL. 3840. 1951. at lowest FOR SALEâ€"A newly painted top buggy in good repair, very cheap. Ap- ply at this ofl’lce.â€"-2pd. THE Mayor has instructed us to say that persons will not be prohibited bathing in town if provided with pro- per bathing suits. LIVIVGSTOVE’S Implement show room recently damaged by fire has the roof repaired and is now as good as ever. BINDER Twine at cost, at John Liv- ingston’s. Plymouth Special llc. Green Sheaf 12c. Gold Medal 1.230. MANY of our readers will regret to learn that Dr. J amieson is suflering from Typhoid fever. The attack we are told is a light one and he is likely to be around in a week or so. THE Middaugh House stable recently burned is again in shape for business. The work has been in the bands of OUR old friend Calder goes round street now with as much conceit as a. boy when he gets his first copper-toed THE stone work on the north side of Lambton St. between Caldwell’s old livery and the new bridge is now com- pleted, and ready for filling. The other side will be started shortly. ' boots. He says he was mistaken fox: ye editor the other day on the train and this explains it. How it does put! people up to imagine they’re good looking. Being in the Cement busi- ness any way makes people vain, and there’s no telling how soon Billy Laid- law, will be taken for the Czar of Geo. Moore and he has certainly hus- tled it along. °‘ Russia. UN W ednesday morning when Jim Mack of Egremont was bringing his horses in from the field, one of them playfully kicked up his heels and struck Jim in the left Jaw, inflicting a nasty gash and splitting his ear. 'l‘he wminds were patched up by Dr. Hutton, andJini felt himself put in respectable enough shape to go to the picnic at Lawrence’s the same after- noon. Jim’s light treatment of the event makes us so that we can’t be serious. yet We’re truly glad it isn’t worse. Death has always got its terror, but there are times when even a news- paper is loath to chronicle the sad event. It is our sad duty this week to publish an account of the death of Mrs. Edward Hutton, who terminated her earthly career on Monday morn-' ing last by hanging herself in the driving house of her son Thomas G., at Hutton Hill. For many weeks she had been in constant attendance on her brother, Sandy Hopkins, and with loss of sleep and other causes of phys- ical exhaustion, she became mentally unbalanced, which led her friends to he apprehensive lest she should make! way with herself. She was conse- quently taken from town to her son’s place, and carefully guarded, till Mon- day morning about five o’clock she eluded vigilance, slipped out to the shed and hanged herself as above stated. She was fifty-five years of age, a widow, and leaves two sons and three daughters to mourn the and event. An inquest was not consid- Conservative Candidate for the House of Commons. ("H ARLES MCKINNON. A SAD HOME. THE GOING AND COMING UP VISITOR? IN THE NONTII 0F AU6088. Master Edwin Search IS VlSluug Georgetown friends. Mr. Will Purvis of Hanover, spent Sunday in town. Miss Ida Williams returned to Tor- onté Tuesday morning. Miss 000, of Fort William, is visiting her cousin, W. E. Theobald. ' Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Hopkins Sunday- ed with Proton friends. Mr. Finch, of Buffalo, spent a few days with the Kress families in town. Miss Laura and George Hutton visit- ed Owen Sound friends on Sunday. Miss Rita Irwin returned last Week after a. visit of three Weeks With Rev. and Mrs. Smith, of Arthur. Mrs. Godson, of Toronto, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. O. Wilkie, in town. Mr. Ferguson Grant, dentist, of Georgetown, is holidaying at his home here. ° Miss Hannah Lawrence was the guest of Arthur relatives last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner and three children spent a week with the form- er’s bmther-in-law, Wm. Falaise. Miss Jessie Burnett retui-ned last week from a visit with friends in Lon‘ don. . Inspector Campbell spent a week in Berlin, returning Monday night. Miss Maud Cuifiof Toronto is spend- ing her vacation with her father Mr. George 0111!. Mrs. R. J. Johnston, of Cannington, is spending a few weeks visit with her mother Mrs. Samuel Scott. The Misses Sockett of Guelph return- ed Saturday, having spent a couple of weeks with Miss Margaret Hutton. Mr. Hugh Rose, of St. Louis spent a few days with his father and other relatives and friends in town and vi- cinity. Miss Vollet who is visiting her broth- er and other friends at Fort William is reported by the Times to have gone on to Winnipeg. Mr. Colligan, of the Dundalk Herald and Miss Bailey of the same town. gave us a pleasant half hours call, on Thursday last. Mr. John Hanna, teacher, of H01- land Tp. was in town a few days last week visiting friends and acquaint- RHCBS. W. J. A Bellamy. A. S. VanDusen, Fred Hickling and Dr. Ottewell all of Flesherton, were in attendance at the burial of the late H. W. Mockler. Dr. and Mrs. Culbertson. of Dauphin Manitoba, are spending part of their honeymoon trip with the Drs. mother, Mrs. S. Scott, in town. Mr. and Mrs. Charter Smith and son Robert attended the funeral in Toronto of Mrs. Wm. Larter, sister of Mr. Smith. Rev. Chas. Ryan of Hiawatha, Kans- as, and Mr. Fred Ryan, Bank Clerk, of Stouffville, are visiting at the parental home for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Robert Smith and four children, of Grand Rapids Michigan, are visiting the farmer’s brothers, J. H. and H. Dean. Miss Little, of Hanover, accompanâ€" ied by her sister, Mrs. Scott, 'of Tor- onto, spent Sunday and Monday in town with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams and family. Mrs. Montgomery, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. Living- ston and a host of other friends in the vicinity returned last Saturday to her home at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. ‘ S. L. M. Luke, who printed the first issue of the “Standard” in this town Feby. 19th 1857, was in town Tuesday, as smart as a cricket and as full of good sound Tory politics as ever he was. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reid, of Oxford, Michigan, were guests for a few days at Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hunt and other relatives and friends in Glenelg and Durham. Mr. Reid called on us Mon- day on his return home and weean assure our readers that he gives strong evidence of being. well fed. Miss Belle Lamont, who has been stenographer for Livingston Bros. for the past four or five months, left last week for her home in Mount Forest. _ This estimableyoung lady. during her short stay here, has made many friends by her cheerful disc position, and someone with a voice as clear as a “Bell”.is singing, “Will ye no come back again.” DUBHAI, 0NT., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, Edwin Search is visiting Mr. Charles McKinnon is in the North-West. Mr. J. M. Hunter was in Brussels on Tuesday. Master Fred Karstedt, and two sis- ters of Flesherton, were in town Tues- day. l Mrs. j. E. Smith and daughter Beatrice, of Brandon, Man., are visit- ing Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hunter. Mrs. McInnis and daughter, of Brandon, accompanied by her' mother Mrs, George Harbottle, of Kimberley, are visiting her brother and sister Mr. John Harbottle and Mrs. Angus Cam- erm an . Mrs. Mantill, of Tillsonburg who was attending her brother for some time this summer, will return this week and remain with her mother, Mrs. Thomas AndersOn of Pomona, during her trouble. re. To-day Monday, August lst, 1904 he celebrates his 70th birthday. He is in company with Mr. Drysdale who 18 well known here, but who IS not with- in a year or two of being as old as Mr. McVicar though they are old chums in Detroit. Laird McGillivray of Sau- geen Valley an old gentleman of 80 years was in the company, when we add to the list Hugh McLellan another octOgenarian you may rest assured that the four old chaps had a jolly good time, and they’re a’ scotch and three can spoke the gaelic. Mr. John McVicar, of Detroit is vis- iting Hugh McLellan, of Glenelg Cent- ENEBGETIC MEN WANTEDâ€"TO can- vas in country $2.50 a. day and ex- penses. Apply at the Chronicle Office Durham. No woman is ashamed to tell what her age was. Some wise old news are so old they heve lost their teeth. . The man who pleats a get-den plot Where neighbore’ chickens stray Hes faith enough to move 3 bill A mile or two away. Nothing amusoa a baby thut doesn’ t mnoy grown folks. An Irish philosopher says the sweetest memories in life are recol- lections of things forgotten. Possibly you may beve observed that lots of girls merry during leap year who never married before. A summer girl’s idea of economy 18 to make one hammock do for two. “I would kiss you,” snid a Dur- ham youth, “but, alas. I’ve been eating onions.” " Don’t mind that,” laughed at Hanover maiden. “ we had limberger for supper. The men who never doubts hasn’t brains enough to believe. Talking to some people on certain subjects is as useless as winking at a blind man when he isn’t looking. The wings of richness make flying machines look like 30 cents. Old Mother Hubbard. She went out. and rubbered. New neighbors were just. moving in, “ I’ll just. take a peep, My ! their furniture’a cheap She said with a satisfied grin. 'n When the “firstborn” begins to pull poor old dad’s hair it’ a time he had the clippers on it. Bargains. Any thing you need in the Stntionory line can behnd nt money suing price: from in Ten DAYS KEELERS ’ There will be BARGAINS such as were never heerd of before in Durham. Then et the end of that time we are going to move into the big store on the corner in the McIntyre block, where you will find the beat end lergeet Jewelery and Book Store in this county. HITS AND KISSES- The Leading J owolerlu $1.00 PER YEAR.