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following membexs present: Mayor der, Reeve Saunders, a’nd Aldermen wn, Kress, Kinnee and McGowan. I dpn£ We {’0‘ Li' e first and principal question, the ’ test of the local option by-law by l liquor interests, was dealt with at gth. and several heated arguments E£h place. The fact that thoroughly necessity was admitted by all, but who it would be seemed a point .t which an agreement was not to be p" fached. A lengthy discussion follow- I ,which w: s, at times, rather ludi- films. Some were for one. some for w,1other of the legal fraternity, while . sme were of the opinion that none of i ,e gentlemen mentioned were of the 1. IFpetent legal talent was an immed~ b. :5" 30m". low. Children in the primary grades or students in the grammar and high schools will find just what they want here, and what is more, their money will go farther here, for our prices are extremely ?ercy G. A. Webster the Jeweller, Durham We have in stock now and shall carry throughout the year everything that the ;'student can possibly need. Dpposite Post Office. For you to buy Must first of all be reliable and suit you in Qual- Ity finish and time in offering you such standard makes as Waltham, Hampden, Elgin, Webster’s Special \V e have the reputation of the Largest Manufacturers, and our Guarantee to secure to you the satisfaction desired. Draggists and Booksellers before making a Purchase. “be Best Watch leper calibre, and the “whys” of the fierent arguments is where the fun June in. The fact that one man all .- ' had a municipal position or two :1 a just reason, to some, for not - him another, and again, others ICW) a charitable spirit. It v , - resolved not to engage a Crayons, Scribblers, Pens, Drawing Instruments, Writing Tablets, Pen Holders, Erasers, Rulers, School Satchels, Lead Pencils, Inks, Etc. upplies Book Straps, acFarlane 61 Go. 'erything School Yourself what we are Showing in TOWN COUNCIL. Watches The Toronto City Council at their meeting on Monday night decided to order the Board of Commissioners to strike ofl“ thirty-four of the 144 liquor licenses now held in the city. Dur- ing the past two years Toronto was entitled to 150 but for some reason the commissioners cut off six of that number and granted only 144. The further reduction now ordered will reduce the number to 110, to take effect on the first of May next. The vote stood 15 to 8 in favor of the reduction. publish details of the Thaw trial. and names The Star and The Telegram as the offenders. It says The World and The News, which were the first to enter protest. deserve credit for doing I so. Many newspapers feel that the public are craving such stuff, and they ; dish it out to them because they want i it. On the Other hand, it may be ar- gued with a good deal of reason that the public read such stuff as the Thaw trial just because it happens to be placed before them in print. Many. who read it when placed in their way, would not go far to get the details of such scandals. Newspapers have much to do with moulding public opinion, and of improving or degrad- ing the public taste. That no harm can be done by leaving such matter out of print, while the publicatisn of such stuff is very questionable, is good and sufficient reason for letting it alone. The morbid filth hunters may seek for it, but there seems no reason for augmenting the army by the ”ink? ing of recruits. I town solicitor as yet, but employ counsel for the ballot recount alone. The Clerk was instructed to prepare a bylaw for the next meeting, for the engagement of a permanent town solicitor. The following motion was then put before the Council:â€" l L i l The Council next dealt with the} { purchase of a site for" the new armory ‘ building. and of the several mentioned! f properties, the most convenient for general purposes would be the Mc- 3, Kechnie property on Queen street, ‘ ; where there is, it is thought, sufficientt : area to erect an Armory, Town Hall . and Clerk's office, as well as to estab- ‘; lish a weigh scale and market. Even 1 . if not of sufiicient magnitude to admit:! ., of the erection of all, the placing of the hall. clerk’s office, weigh scale and market so near the centre of the town l and close to the railway stations is in itself a vast improvement over the present locations, which are, to say the least, most unhandy, and a suit- able site for the armory could be found . elsewhere. Brownâ€"Kinneeâ€"That Mr. King- ston, of Mt. Forest, be employed to conduct the scrutiny of ballots in the interests of the Town Ion the 5th of February.â€"Yeas, 3; Nays, 3. An amendment by Robertsonâ€" Saundersâ€"That J. P. Telford be em- ployed to attend the recount of ballots for town, on Feb. 5th, 1908.â€"polled the same number of votes; yeas 3, and nays 3. The Mayor then cast his vote in favor of the motion, which carried. Mayor Calder then waded into the printers, and expressed himself that these bloated capitalistic “doers of things with ink on paper” were getting altogether too much of the filthy stuff for the amount of work done. That the year 1907 cost $130 or more for printing alone, against $65 afew years ago (he didn’t say how many) was pretty well evened up by the fact that the town got considerably more print- ing done that year than in some previous ones, but even this didn’t convince. and the man in the chair suggested that the two editors get together and prepare a schedule for the use of the Council in checking accounts. The matter was placed in the hands of the Printing Committee. McGowanâ€"Robertsonâ€" That the Property Committee bring in a. report on site for armory and market at next meetgng.â€"Carr1ed. The Fire and Light Committee were instructed to inspect and look after the tanks in Upper Town, which are not believed to be in a first class con~ ditipn. The railway crossing on Garafraxa street is not believed to be well enough protected. and, in the Opinion of the Council, more adequate protection is required than an electric bell. The matter will be placed before the proper authorities. The Board of Works was instructed to take steps toward getting the dimensions of the new bridgetobebuilt on Grarfraxa. street, when the Coun- cil will receive estimates as to the cost of construction of both steel and con- crete structures, Council then adjourned, to meet on Monday, Feb. 'd. at So’clock. p. m. The second of a series of Public Library concerts was held in the town Hall on Thursday night, the 23rd inst. These concerts are all home talent and we intimated before and repeat now, that the two already given are first class, local entertainment-s, quite as good, and, in many respects. better than the bill of fare put up by the majority of traveling shows. The invention of S'ignor Marconi, the Wireless l‘elegraph, is conceded the most beneficial discovery of modern times, and the experimental stage of this latest method of transmission is fast becoming a thing of the past. The wireless telegraph, instead of being regarded merely as a great inven- tion, as it was a few short years ago, is now a recognized necessity. and all ocean going pl ssenger Steamers of any importance are being equipped with it. Had the Mount Royal numbered among her “necessities" the Wireless system. how many anxious ones in Canada at the time of her re- ported loss would have rejoiced? A late despatch says that Montreal has been chosen as the receiving base in North America instead of New York, and messages may be sent at the rate of sixpence a word. Spirited, well rendered and appro- priate songs were sung by Misses Ida. \Vilson, Ada Browne, Ada Limin and Mamie Munro, and a. very pleasing solo by Master Foster Saunders, Who has evidently a bright future before him if he only cultivates his musical talent. An instrumental by Messrs. Rolph and Armstrong, on the mandolin, Mr. Norman McIntyre, on the banjo, was one of the most taking numbers of the evening, if we judge by the applause of the audience, who insisted on an encore. Messrs. Davidson, Benton and Mc- Nally were down for a trio, but, for some reason, were unable to be pres- ent. Mr. Will Harding was unable to give his solo on account of a severe cold, and for a similar reason Miss Meredith was prevented from taking part in a duet with Mr. H. H. Mockler. These numbers, however, will be ex- pected at the next entertainment in‘ the course of a few weeks. A scene from Henry VIII. “The I Downfall of Wolsey”. was given in good style by Mr. H. H. Mockler, who l represented the Cardinal, while Mr. E. D. McClocklin gave a splendid ren- dering of the part of Thos. Cromwell. I Later in the evening the same two : gentlemen gave a humorous scene I from "As You Like It”, Mr. McClock- lin taking the heavier part, which was a rare treat to a delighted audience. Without entering into anything like fulsome praise of the work of these two gentlemen, we feel that Durham has reason to be proud of such talent amongst her own people. Both, we believe, are native born Durhamites, and whatever ability they possess is E the result of their own labor Per- : sonally, we congratulate them on their success, and hope to hear them again i in the near future. Both were appro- ! priately costumed. Rev. A. A. Bice, rector of Trinity] Church, gave a very pleasing address. ': His introductory remarks were hum-1 orous, which contained a number of: local hits that amused the audience, while they did not fall heavy enough on the mark to do injury to any one. ‘ Turning to a more serious vein, he spoke on “Amusement and Entertain- ment”. Some things, he pointed out, were amusing, though perhaps not i entertaining or elevating. Sports and igames, properly carried out, were entertaining to the spectators, while the physical exercises necessarily in- dulged in had a tendency to build up the physical manhood of the partici- pants and make them better men morally. The same with books; some were entertaining, instructive and elevating, while others might be en- tertaining and yet debuing in their influence. Some books were perfectly true, and their teachings perfectly good and elevating if placed in right hands and viewed by right minds. Only those sports, amusements and books should be indulged in where the tendency was to make men and women better. Every other kind should be PUBLIC LIBRARY CONCERT. 3 I The evening was pleasantly _ and profitably spent by those who were present, but the attendance was not as large as desired, owing, partly, no GUGLIELMO MARCONI DURHAM CHRONICLE Mr. Raniage acted as chairman with his usual ability, and Mr. W. P. Pat- erson is entitled to much credit for the interest he took as chairman of the Entertainment Commitnee. Look out for the next meeting and be at it. Mrs. Newton gave 21 fine instrument- al on the organ, and acted as accom- panist to some of the singers, while Miss Rita. Irwin played the accompani- ment for other singers and rendered the necessary music to accompany a. number of the school girls, who gave a. fine exhibition of club swiagina. doubt, to the unfavorable condition of the weather. 0n Having Passed The Twenty fifth Anniversary of their Wedding Which took place J an. 24 ’83. CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. AND MRS. JAMIESON. The return of the happy event came this year on Friday last and the event was celebrated on Tuesday by a party to which were. invited the ministers of the town and their Wives, Mr. and After the wedding dinner, Mr. Campbell in felicitous terms, proposed the health and happiness of the bride and bridegroom which was duly re- sponded to by Dr. J amieson on whose memory is stamped the recollection of the incessant storms of that winter which blocked the railways and con- spired to come between him and the realization of his hopes. But “what love can do, that dare love attempt,” and so the Doctor found a way thro’ the storm as he has found a path thro’ many a tempest since and thus the event was solemnized and the bride triumphantly brought home. There, the strm again returning, sealed her up for the three weeks following and that is how through storm and shine she has been the light of his eyes and the joy of his heart ever since, Dr. Maclaurin. best wishes were heartily presented. That the silver may become gold, the gold diamond and that gold and diamond may be but the symbol of that which is more to be desired than pure gold and whose price is above rubies is the hearty wish of all who know the genial and pOpular doctor and his charming and accomplished wife. On Sunday morning last about two hundred tons of clay fell from a bank eighty feet high onto the C. P. R. track at Goderich. The train crews working in the yard were not aware of the accident and not until two young men who were out walking dis- covered the earth covered track and notified the Road-master, did the rail- way company know anything of the mishap. A similar accident on a smaller scale occurred at this place a few weeks ago and a watchman has been placed on duty. The morning outgoing train was delayed only one hour and the company is taking every precaution to safeguard passengers. Important to Some. Some who did not listen to our appeals to pay up are kicking now because we carried out our promise to place accounts in other hands. We don’t like to offend our readers, nor do we like to go too long without our money. The next batch of accounts will be handed in shortly, but all who remit at once at a dollar a year for arrears and a dollar in advance may save themselves annoyance. Act at once. . Campbell, Mrs. Gun and i? ‘ . is; Great Sale of Sliverware Now is Your Chance to buy High-Class Silverware at Great Reductionsmfi at I Gun’s Drug Store 20 " “ celluloi 20 only berry spoons 17 ‘6 u We are putting on sale our Entire Stock of Extra Quality Silverware at about half of what it is worth. These goods are made by the Standard Silverplate Company, of Toronto, The Toronto Silverplate (30., and Rogers well-known. goods. 25 dozen Rogers tea spoons, . . . . . . . . 25 “ “ dessert, spoons . . . . . 2O “ “ knives Forks . . . .. 20 " “ celluloid handle knives The above three firms make nothing but the best quality goods and this is what we are selling in this Great Silverware Sale. Now is the chance of a life time to buy what you need in Silverware. 7 “ fruit dishes 6 “ cake baskets... And Hundreds of other Why wait until you get it, or put 03 taking something reliable to break up the attack when you get it, just be- cause you have’nt anything handy. Gun’s Grip Capsules are a specific for La Grippe, Colds and Neuralgia. They will not knock a cold out in one day, but will do it better and quicker than any similar prep- aration on the market. Have a box of Capsules in the house, and when you feel that chill running up and down your spine, or have a headache or an attack of neuralgia coming on, just take one or two Capsules and see What relief you Will get. They contain nothing injurious. Are fully guaranteed. R. B. Keelep 6’1. Sons ‘6 Put up only snaps like these. See our Window this week. worth $4.00 per dozen, now $2.50 66 ‘6 6‘ ‘6 6‘ 6‘ Jan. 30, 1908 each b‘ ‘6 6‘ o5 6C ‘6 6‘ 6‘ 6‘ 6‘ 0‘ .10 ’. 3 acre building lot in Dprham. fl cheap, or trade for anythmg a mi eat. wear, or throw a suck at. Property bought and aold on Com Money to hand. Debts collected. 4 Tickets and Ocean Tickets for sale of stock in Durham Cement 00., p ‘- my hands for sale cheap. E: Then do business with H. H. MI 1' the Hanover Conveyance: 5 Mrs. Chas. Kennedy is 1 Iriends in Arbemesia at presen Misses Kate Firth and Binnie left. last week to via ormer's brother Mr. Alex Fix-1 is teaching school near Bolton I beg to annoumev m citizens Of Durham «“11“ cinity that I have olwnc a. first-class Butchm' Shc the \IacIntyre Blod \\ 11 Will furnish all kinds of class meats at reason prices. Trial order solh ; Miss Mary Brown who has I gDnluth for the past, mo years Eed home last week where she to remain for a couple of men Barn, Good Farm, ought to bri Will sell {or $3003. wheres. Glenelg, splendid location 3999 Buildings, cheap at $7500, wi 200 acres. Glenelg, Frame Dwelling? Note the address McIntyre Blue", - D1 100 acres on Durham Road, Bentincl Farm. Bank Barn. Fair Dwellim tor 32500. IN acres. extra good Buildings, 310: th nearly the $211) asked for thc Near Crawford P.O. The storm of Sunday and 3 Spoiled the good sleighing everybody enjoyed all winter. Mr. Donald McFarlane w] been seriously ill for some pass, is not improving very f are sorry to say, but we hope the skilful treatment of Dr. ' he will soon be around and usual health again, Mr. Jim Edwards of Ma: Spent a. week or so with his 1 Hugh of this burg recently. = , Mrs. Albert Leslie and son hilt. Forest are guests at old Mr.C. R. Watson took a 1 Markdale the beginning of the Misses Mary and Jennie McE of Government House, Toron home to wait upon their fath is quite ill. 3 Mr. Jesse Edwards was laid‘ it was]: with la grippe, but: {right again we are glad to say‘ E The Hanover Furniture C figsttingalarge quantity of l: ' ir dumping ground in the r. Will Conkey the sealer is satisfaction, as we been no kicking. J an. 30, 1908 Always Prompt, Never Negli DO you want to make. mnnvy B. PHILLIP EN AND WOMEN TO P. . their snbaaiptions to the C H. H. Miller, SHOP SAVE MONEY '§ The Hanover Convej Wanted Bunessan. He offers: Dul'l