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The opening day of spring, March 21st, camadq with a howl and a low, and was about as stormy as any we have experienced this win- ter? The afternoon, though, turned out fine, and also the two succeed- ing days, with the result that the old-time crowd was in town on Saturday doing business. Durham, for a place of its size, boasts of about as bi gcrowds as any other town in this part of the country, though the extremely cold weather and bad roads. of the past winter, has kept the people close to home, except in cases of real necessity. . With the opening up of the roads, and milder weather, the big crowds of farmers, and others, who visit Rexall Kidney Pills are fully guaranteed Macfarla-ne’s Drug Store For spring eave-u'oughing, call and get quotations from N. H. SternalL Sh-elhurne will celebrate Vicwria drâ€"ess goods-to arrive this Week. Day With horse-racmg, foot-rac ng, At Grant’s. 1 lacrosse, and other games. . _ . ‘ The financial year‘ for Trinity Specials for Easter in Spirella church ends with Mardh '3lst. The corsets.â€"Mrs. J' C“ [NlehOI’ the annual Easter vestry :and business representative’ Durham. ‘meeting of all Anglican churches is Mr. Allan McKinnon is able to usually held on Easter Monday ‘99 around, after being laid .up Meaford bird fanciers- are puz- 10111' “ eeks from a brOken erSt, 719d over a disease Vv’hich i? tak- Mr. H. McCrae gave an inter- esting address on “Christ’s atti- tude to the poor,” at the Epworth League meeting, Monday evening, March 25th. Remember the Epworth League meeting Monday evening. April lst. Special program is being 'prepared for this meeting. Keep the date in mind. The results of the Saskatchewan Law Examination, held in Febru- ary in Regina. .show that Mr. R. J. Reid, son of Mr. W. K. Reid, of this town, was eminently success- ful in taking highest standing in the First Intermediate examination. Mr. George Stinson, of Hartney, Manitoba. in renewing his sub- scxiption. says: “We are always glad to get the Chronicle to see how things are going lim the old town. We had a very successful vear last year, but are preparing f0: :1 better one this year.” the place, must mean that Durham is a pretty good place to come .to, whether you want to buy, or Mr. John McDonald, up towm, is quite ill at present, being threat- ened with appendicitis. We sin- cerely hope that no such misfor- tune shall befall him. Sickness. even of a milder nature, is a great burden to a laboring mam. For the past three Weeks, We have been treated to about ’steen columns in the Toronto papers anent “The Beauty of Kitty Gor- don.” If Kitty can live up to her press notices, she’s certainly some looker, and we may run] down and take a squint. Try Rexal-l Cough Syrup for colds At Macfarlane’s. All kinds of clover and timothy seed at the Central Drug Store. Mr. Jam-es Carson returned on Friday night from Saskatoon, and will take up his residence here for The action of the Minister of Labor, in ordering that the Grand Trunk Railway must live up to its agreement with its employees, is. to be commended. When the; Grand Trunk strike was settled a} few months ago, the company were; ordered to take back all strikers in 3 90 days’ time. Some strikers have I not yet been taken back, and until they are, it is not likely that the Government will listen to the com- pany’s proposal to cut the Wages. of its employees on April Ist. I a time, at least. Mr. Carson is greatly taken up with the West. and, speaking of weather condi- tions. says that this Winter is the first one he ever really enjoy- ea. Outside of the storm of last November, the vicinity of Saska- toon has been practically free from any serious weather disturbances, and the Winter, taken altogether, a most pleasant one. For hand-made sap buckets call on :N. H. Stemall. VOL. 44â€"No. 2343. 3 Thexe 11 ill be service in Trinity chu1ch 011 Good Fiiday, at 7 pm,, when the Rex W. H. Hartley will take for his subject “Our Lord‘s last word from His C1053” The ioffering yvission work among the Jews ' < Omaha, Nebraska, has a wom- an railroad contractor, the only one in the United States. Her :gang is always engaged for months ahead, and is at present 'constructing an electric interurban ‘line between Kansas ICit3 and St. iJoseph, Missouri. ; The April meeting of the Dur- ;ham branch of the Women’s Insti- itute. will be held at the home of 'Mrs C. Ritchie, Glenelg, on April 4th. at 2 pm. Papers Will be .read on “The girls’ and. 'boys’ bed- .room," “Cleanliness of home sur- groundings,” and “Building brains” question drawer Wanted.â€"Housekeeper, as soon as possible. Apply to George Yiirs- Durham. Buy your garden, fieki and flower seeds at the Central Drug Store. New silks just to hand. New dress goods to arrive this week At Grant’s. 1 Meaford bird fanciers- are puz- zled over a disease which 17 tak- ing off their best fowl in hurricane fashion One bird man 108‘: 80 out of 100 birds in one W eek. The dis- ease is a mystery Mayor Black shipped on Monday to St. Catharin-es his pure White gelding, “Seafoam,” which he sold over the telephone. The (purchaser never saw the horse till after he paid for him, and is perfectly sat- isfied with the transaction. Mr Black has made several similar sales to the same party. Miss Mill-er, an employee at the Hahn House, ran a piece of glass into her hand eight or ten days ago. Blood-poisoning resulted from the accident, find. the young woman has been suffering much pain. We are pleased to know she is now on the mend. She is a daughter of Mrs. Harry Miller, who lately moved to tOWn from Bentinck. Servant wanted ~â€"Apply T Haskins, Durham. Rex-all Hypophosphites will build you up Try it. At "Macfarlanes Easter cards, booklets and nov- elties, at the *Central Drug Store. Inspector Campbell‘has a new auto-cycle ready for the early spring, and his auto-car will be here shortly. With the auto-cycle and auto-car he auto-get over his work in good shape this year. We congratulate Mr. Campbell on his good fortune, and would just bare- ly hint that the auto-take the poor editor out for a joy ride some time during the summer. On Wednesday morning of last Week, the residence of Mr. James W'ilson, about seven miles north of here, on the Garafraxa road, Was totally destroyed by fire, together with most of the contents. We have received no particulars, but are told the fire started from the chimney. The house Was a log one, and. was situated on the west side of the Garafraxa road, three miles this side :of 'Dornoch. Mr. Wilson feels grateful to neighbors who rendered valuable assistance, in helping to save some of his household effects. Spring is nigh. If you doubt it.‘ a glimpse at the sporting pages of, any Toronto journal will convince you. Down in Macon, Georgia, the Toronto baseball team is on its spring training trip, and, as per usual, the Way they’re rounding into form is something marvellous, If reports be true, the International League may just as well hand Toronto that 1912 championship, Without further fuss. Ditto for Rochester, Montreal, Providence, Jersey City, Buffalo, Baltimore and Newarkâ€"according to the sporting editors. - l to hand. New V to Mrs. I The horse fair on Thursday last was not so successful as on some dormer occasions. The stormy con- ldition of the weather, and fihe al- most impassable condition of the i1o:1ds, are the chief reasons. â€"- .â€". I The Frost Wood Agency here have no Iis now looked after by ’Mr. T- N- future IWalpole, who has' already taken but bel: Ipossession, and is ready for bus- in town ‘iness at the old Frost Wood lstzind on‘Garafraxa street. I Arthu. I ()f the J I We regret to report the serious of R. BL‘ condition of Master Joe Whit- and cut ‘0hurch. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ,Whitchurch, who has been serious- Ily ill with pneumonia the past week. Last reports, however, give Lthe fond parents hope. and we un- ‘derstand he stands good chance of on the to leave suaded was rig: back st _ we thin' I recovery. keep th« Mr. Robt. Maciarlane has pur- t") allov I chased a new automobile, Which is business expected here in a few days-I stop in 'Mr. Catton, Mr. Morlock, and In-101‘915‘e ‘spector Campbell have also order-3 The I 1 ,ed machines. If the four new. Ina-Z which ] Ichines and three green driVei‘S and (:01 :start out at the same time} It “7111,berth a ibe necessary to give notice fOI'Iand unl ,pedestrians to stay in *the back‘ first pa 1' yards for a day or two. was cat , Flesheiton is now an incorporat-I and CO1 I e'l village, and legislation’ has; week, ‘ ,Ibeen provided in the interest of 'She W17 the temperance people on theirineautm _ separation from the .tO'Wnship. Tfhe; througl: .I village of Flesherton and the town-3 a mile. I ship of Artemesia constituted one Mr. I Imunicipality when local option was the pas I! carried some years ago on aI engage: Istraight 50 per cent. vote. Man-err:d aim I feared that the village, if separat-; on Sat .' ed, might make .an effort to return‘ shortly Ito license, and as a protection it' accepte I was enacted that such return couldI Whelan . be made only under existing three-E McKech 'ififths requirement. It is fairly; . . . ,class 'safe to predict that never agamtrimmei I will intoxicants be sold legally in years h, Ithe Village. window I The “prophets” are again at in town 3work. From Port Arthur comes Ithe report that the ice on Lake ISuperior is breaking up, and the early opening of navigation than in twenty years, and there the sages predict that navigation will .not open till some time in May. A report from Sarnia says that the "ice on Lake Huron is about to break up, but 'when it starts to :move down stream. the great quantity, added to which, of course, is the ice from will take some time before the lake is prophesied. From Sault Ste Marie. another report states that the ice' in the St. :Marys River is heavier Superior; be one situatio: ing the Hamilto Petitit regard office. favor o atthe ( f raxa s represet . to get the pet they we ing wor While the English coal strike' may not have been all that could be desired, from a consumer’s. standpoint, still it should have a! good effect in other ways. Before; the strike Was in progress aWeek.? French, German, Italian, and all other European merchant boats’ were either tied up, or running on' slow speed. The railroads of those countries, too, :Were seriously handicapped for fuel, and if the strike continues another fortnight, it is difficult to tfill just What the results Will be. If 'the coal strike alone Will tie up commerce in prac‘l tically all of Europe, it will“ oer-T 'tainly act just as effectively on the fighting craft of the European na-i tions. From present indications.‘ all the British Government would, *have to do in the event of war iwith Germany, or any other of; ithose countries, would be to cease » eKPOrting coal, and 'back her rnavy‘. - up against the mines to protect . them. While the strike of the coal . miners, has, as yet, been only a . hardship, still, it may be the On Tuesday of this week, :Dr. D. Miss Islay Campbell is visiting B. Jamieson accepted the 'Captain- her grandmother, Mrs. 'Wm. Camp- cy of the local volunteer company, bell, and her launnt, ’Mrs. John Hen- in the place of Capt. Snider, re-‘derson, at Port 1Elgin. signed. 1’ Th9 annual moot-isno- nf flan n“- Though the roads the past .Win- ter were not rvery good. for team- ing. the furniture company have, however, a large quantity of logs readv for the spring cut, but not Sn many as in some previous years. is clear enough for navigation. Still another report from Lake Erie says that teaming across the ice from the main land to Pelee Island is still safe for a couple of weeks. The question is still in order: When Will navigation openâ€"late or early? hardship, still, it may be the means of making Germany “stop a little” before she tries to put one over on John Bull. To date, John has, apparently, the better band. DURHAM. 0NT., THURSDAY, MARCH 28,1912. need the Money. - Our Clubbing Rates the lowest to get signatures. Some signed the petition in question, because. they were led to believe that noth- ing would be accepted by the Gov- ernment but a corner lot, and that the choice on Garafraxa street lay between the site north of the bun-hige, and the lot at the corner of Garafraxa and Saddler streets. 3Now this is not true. The Govern- ;ment prefers a corner lot, and should a suitable corner not" be gavailable, their next preference is- for a centrally located site of seventy ‘feet frontage. We under- {stand the Gogernment does not in- 1 sure its public buildings, and Wish- ‘ es to have .them isolated, and with ias much light as possible. Another ésigner from the south end of the} town tells. us that he! was led to’ 'beli‘éve the choice lay between the *lot at the corner of George and Garafraxa street, and the lot on M'ill street, opposite Laidlaw’s house. To him there was no men- tion made of the dot at the corner of 'Garafraxa and Saddler street. The reason for such concealinent is plainly evident. As' near the' "centre of the business portion of The last round of Mr. Geo. Fin- ney, as millman, was made on Monday, and on Tuesday our new distributor, Mr. T. G. Lauder took over the business. Mr. Finney had a successful auction sale on Tues- day, and disposed of his entire dairy herd and farm effects. We have no intimation as to what his future business intentions are, but believe he intends remaining in town. ‘ Arthur Edge tried to climb onei of the Alpine decorations in front; of R. Burnett 5 store, uith a horse; and cutter, on Tuesday, and upset on the sidewalk. The ‘horse tried: to leave the scene, but was per-I suaded to Iermain until the cutter‘ was righted. Snow banks on thel back streets are bad enough, but; we think the council should; try to; keep the main streets clear enough; The annual meeting of the 'On- tario Educational Associatioq meets in Toronto on 'Tuesday next, and will last for three days, as usual. Inspector Campbell has two papers to present. ~ t) allow people to get into the business places Without having to stop in the middle of the road,â€" or else upset on the sidewalk. Whelan, formerly of this place. Mr. McK-echnie, besides being a first- class clerk, is also a window trimmer, and for the past two years has made the J. J. Hunter window one of the most attractive in town. We understand this will be one of his duties in his new situation, and feel safe in predict- ing that he will make good in Hamilton, as he made good here. The big car ferry, Bessemer. which pli-es between Port Stanley and Conineaut. Ohio. got into her berth at Port Stanley on Friday, and unloaded a cargo of coal. The first part of :1ast January, she was caught in the ice, a mile out, and could not be moved till last week, when dynamite was used. She will endeavor to make Con- neaut, and will have to break through two-foot ice for more than a mile. place for a post-office, or any other public building. We Would , ask the citizens not to be deceived by anyone Who says a comer lot is the only one the Government Will accept. A corner lot is preferred, as we said before, but a Well lo- cated lot With not less than seven- ty feet frontage will also meet their requirements.. In this, as in other public questions, we submit to the will of the majority, but we like to see the majority have a the privilege of exercising their .Will Oovvoooorovoovoooooeoeeo.‘ 1851 H vb.“ on Saturday night, and leaves shortly for Hamilton, where he has accepted a position with Mr. J.P. Petitions are being circulated in regard to a site for the new post- office. In one that was signed in favor of a site north of the river at the corner of George and Gara- fraxa streets, we learn that mis- representations Were made in order Mr. Elmer McKechnie, Who, for the past couple of years has been engaged with J. 8: J. Hunter, sev- ered his connection with that firm .c++ooo‘¢o¢¢o¢¢¢¢¢¢+oooooo4+¢+++¢++¢+o¢+++¢o§§¢+§+00 SPRINE ’ OPENING S. F. MORLOCK J. J. HUNTER é H U R R A H ! ! ’Tis Spring and House Cleaning time. Now 1s the time and this is the place to buy your lfiew Rugs, Carpets, Oilcloths and Linoleums. Also some exquisite styles and patterns in Lace Curtains. See our grand display in Window before buying. We beg to announce our First Display of New York and Paris Models, will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday March 26th and 27th, 1912. You are cordially invited. $1.00 PER YEAR my . .15.” f‘