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On Monday last, we had the rare pleasure of seeing a mixed assortment 05 newspaper ty pe. This to a printer might appear to be no novelty. but the type in question was part of the body type used by William 'Lyon Mac- kenzie in printing The Patriot prior to the rebellion of 1837. The type is now the property of Rev. Mr. NN’right. Methodist minister here, ‘1 ho prizes them very highly It is known to most people that Mac- Kenzie, in his desire to affect radi- cal reform, wrote some very in- flammatory articles against the gmerning party then in power. The articles appearing in his paper were so offensixe that his office \1 as broken into, and a lot of the type and equipment carried away and thrown into the river. ‘The type shown to us had been thrown into a n ell on Yo onge street and was left there until the revolution- ary moy ement was settled. to some extent. when the owner of the well a friend of Mr. Wrights family. fished out the hidden type, and these insignificant looking pieces pieces of metal were sufficient to turn our thoughts back in history to the stromy scenes of three- quarters of a century ago. Just in this connection we may say that the types we viewed on Monday were no doubt used in printing the very articles that led to the rebel- hon, and further, we may say that William Lyon Mackenzie, the “rebel leader” of 1837 was a. man far in advance of his time, as all, or nearly all the measures he then fought for have since become law, and now form part of our consti- tution. - An investigation into charges against License Inspector Davis was conducted here on Tuesday by Provincial Inspector Gordon. A. large number of witnesses had been summoned, but the evidence given was such that little or no proof was positively shown. There is, of course, strong ground for suspicion that liquor is being con- sumed. Nobody will think of denying this fact, but “hearsay” evidence is of very little value in a court of justice. While we do not think it wise to enter an in- vestisgation without certainty of winning. we have no doubt the work of Tuesday’s enquiry will strengthen the hands of the In- spector. Both he and the public now know the positive character of the duty he has to perform, and no blame should be attached to him for the proper discharge of his work. i Victoria Day passed off very quietly in town. There being ,no celebration, or sports here, those desiring such kind of amusement went to Toronto, Shelburne, Ches- ley, Owen Sound, and other places. In town,‘not even a day’s fishing was to be had, the heavy, storm of the early tmorning making the streams so muddy that good fish- ing was out of the question. The day generally, was fine, and sever- al picnic parties enjoyed them- selves at Saugeen Park, Hayward’s Falls, and other places. It seems almost time that some little stir should be got up for ,at least one of the public holidays in each year, No one seems, however, to he possessed of sufficient enthu- siasm to start the ball a-rolling. Walkerton has a by-law pro- hibiting bicyclists :riding on the sidewalks between seven in the morning and twelve o’clock mid- night, but a number of the young people seem to have forgotten it, according to the Telescope. 'We have a similar by-laW here, but like other town by-laws, it’s almost a dead letter. The fire limits by- law is a farce and ‘a disgrace, as nearly everybody knows, and might as well never have been put on the by-la'w books. Cows and horses run at large too often, and no one seems to assume the res- ponsibility of bringing the owners to task. Many regard :the fire by-law as too much of a restricâ€"i tion, but be that as it may, alaw: once passed should be enforced or rescinded as soon as possible. A genuine change of time on the C. P. R. is effectixe June 2nd, ac- cording to posters placed around town. Just What changes are to be made on this line, we haxe not 3et learned. The principal points on the system affected by the new schedule are those between To- ronto and Windsor and Toronto and Montreal, where extra passen- ger trains are to be placed :in operation. A new train is also to be put into commission on the Sudbury line. The Walkerton council, after con- siderable haggling for the past year or two, decided at last to ac- cept Carnegie’s promised gift of $10,000, and build a free public library. Now they have to choose a site, and that’s a very import- ant thing to do Wisely. Mrs. :Sarah Currie, the oldest Woman in .Brant township. died on Monday of last week, at the age of 98 years, 2 months. Mr. John Kinnee :sold his fine driving mare last Week to Mr. R. Tanner. of Walkerton, for the sum of $200 VOL. 44â€"N0. 2352. NEWS AROUND TOWN The Chronicle to Canadian Subscribers for baiance of year for 50 cents On Friday morning last. the worst electric storm of the season passed over this locality. For an hour or more, the lightning and thunder were about as wild as are generally seen in these north- ern climes, and rain. accompanied by hail at times. descended in an almost tropical downpour. So far, we have heard of no damage being done in the surrounding country, with the exception of a possible fire to the south of us, where a reflection was noticed. In Durham, the only :damage done was to a house owned by E. T. McClocklin, and occupied by Mrs. Davis and family, where lightning. entering by the chimney, knocked down the stoyepipes, turned the stove partly round. ripped the carpet, and scorched the paper on the walls of the kitchen. Mrs. Davis, too, was struck, though not seriously injured. In her case. the current ran over her feet, and also over her hand, in which she was carrying :a lighted lamp. The lamp was either knocked from her hand by the electricity, orj dropped in the excitement. Luck- ily, in d-ro ping, it Went out. Mrs. Dans ha just lifted her baby from the cradle a moment before the crash came. After calmness Was1 restored, it was found that the4 cradle was filled with stave pipes. vâ€" ‘â€" ing. The appearance of a $2 bill‘ to pay two years’ subscription in advance, is extremely interesting. A small snap-shot of himself and his two dogs. one at his feet and another in his arms, is also inter- esting. But the interest doesn’t cease till you get {down to the bot-f tom of the letter, when, in apost-‘ script he says “Mrs. Munro 'andt the boy of eight weeks are fine' and dandy.” He says further, “we" have a very favorable spring,‘ and the country looks grand. Threshing in this district is com-_ pleted, except some flax and a section of Wheat east of the town,: and a half section south. You; would have thought it a little out‘ of order if you could have seen the; faremrs this spring ploughing, seeding and threshing on the same section. Wheat turned out Well. too, this spring. Of course there was a lot Wasted, some shelled by, mice and birds, but the Wheat was in better shape than if it had been threshed last fall after the snow fell, and as the price is up now, the farmers are not so badly off." The annual Sunday school con- vention of the Anglican church was held here on Monday and Tuesday. Quite a large number of dele- gates were present from surround- ing towns of the diocese, and a most successful convention was the result. On Tuesday evening, Rev. J. Cooper Robinson, of Japan gave an illustrated lecture on the mission work in that country, and We congratulate Mr. Herb. ‘Chit- tick on his recent appointment to the position of clerk of the town- ship of Bentinck. He succeeds the venerable Duncan Campbell, who discharged the duties faithfully and efficiently for over half a cen- tury. We believe Mr. Campbell, up to the present appointment,was the only clerk the township ever had. Now that he has resigned, We hope he may yet be long spared ana enjoy the evening of his life in rest and comfort. To his newly appointed successor, We extend our best Wishes. '_U I v.__ v- as he has been a resident of that part of the Far East {for twenty- four years, thoroughly understands the country, and his lecture was much appreciated. A letter from “Dug.” Munro, of Eyebrggv, Sask., is quite interest- The electric storm on Monday afternoon did some damage to machinery in the cement works, and as part of the plant was put out of business instantly, it was thought the loss would be con- siderable. Fortunately, however, the machinists and electrician were soon able to locate the trouble, and by Tuesday afternoon the mill was again in operation. We are glad the damage was not serious, as a few 'weeks’ idleness now would make a big difference in the season’s output. Levine’s haven’t moved away from Durham yet. They are going to remain in business for a few weeks longer, in order to clear all the dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, at cost, and below cost. No doubt people will take the opporâ€" tunity of saving big money by buying from them. Mr. J. D. Morgan, :of Dundalk. died at his home there on Tuesdax of last ‘1 eek. The deceased \x as well known in South Grey, having run as Liberal candidate for the local legislature about fourteen years ago. John Frame. of VValkerton, was fined $5.00 and costs for tethering a cow on the street, and Mr. Ma- ther was handed out a similar fine the next day for a similar of- fense. : W e haxe heard several \ e1} fav- orable Ieferences to a solo bv Miss Florence Everett, in the Methodist church on Sunday even- ing last. ._. __ _ v â€"â€"â€"â€" A. Munro and Mrs. W. E. Buchan,‘ Mr. and MPS- ThOS.- Wilson, of! of this town, and Mrs. Thos. RELoraine, Ohio, were present at the W'ilson, of Loraine, Ohio. The sur-iuneral of her sister, Mrs. McAl- viving brother, Wm. G. Lauder, is ister. Mr. Wilson attended the a resident of Normanby, near funeral of his brother, Stewart Varney. The remains were inter-.WIISOD, 111 Hanover, a few days red in Durham cemetery on Sun- DI‘QViOQSlY: and W38 renaming a day afternoon, the services being short time to VlSlt, when Mrs. Wil- ‘JIZI ‘sil; 'JIZ. :]EEI:][:’:]!§l1:][!][§][lEiL’ conducted by 'her pastor, Rev. Dr. son was summoned here on account Farquharson. [count of the death out her sister. - 9909999$r999 : i On Thursday night of last week death came to Mrs. W. E. McAlister' at her home in Normanby. The,T deceased lady was born in Scotland? in January 1846, and was in her 67th year. Her maiden name was} Margaret Lauder, daughter of thez late John Lauder. and niece of Mr.:’ Thos. Lauder, Registrar for' the South Riding of Grey. In 1852 or. 1853 she came to [Canada with herf parents, who at once settled inj Durham, which was then an almost unbroken wilderness. About 29 years ago, she married Mr. “I E i McAlister, well known in this towni and vicinity as the genial and popular proprietor of the .McAlis- ter House, now the Hahn House. She leaves no children, but her husband, three sisters, and one brother survive, to mourn her. death. The sisters are Mrs. John: A. Munro and Mrs. W. E. Buchan,’ of this town, and Mrs. Thos. Rag. Wilson, of Loraine, Ohio. The sur- viving brother, Wm. G. Lauder, is A serious operation was perform- ed on Mrs. Hay,,wife of the recent operator of the electric light plant, who until recently resided in Aberdeen. We are pleased to know know she is progressing as fav- orably as can be expected. Drs. Deacon, of Stratford, and Gun, of Durham, performed the operation. On Thursday night of last Week death came to .Mrs; W. E. McAlister ‘J. 1--- 1___... Mr. Adam Kellar is still busy reâ€" modelling his new home in the village. He will soon have things very fine. McMillan, Who came home Toronto ill with the fever, is rap- idly improving, but still under the doctor’s care. 1 A tee demonstration will be held? in the apairy of Wm. Artley, iMark-! dale, cn Tuesday, June 4th. .All,’ and ladies especially, are invited to‘ be present. '1 A meeting was held in Orchard church on Tuesday night last to look into the change concerning circuit boundary. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of Conference, being that the H01- stein appointment had rushed things for WhiCh we were unpre-‘- pared. ; We regret to report the Serious illness of Mr. Sam. Neal. Mr. C. W. McLellan, teacher, and the pupils, treated themselves to a concert on Thursday afternoon, in honor of Empire D_ay. ‘ Miss Florence M311: and Miss Emily Eddington spent last Fridav ex ening at the home of Miss Lulu Bradley. \ Mr: and Mrs. P. Fiddler andi children, were the Victoria Day‘ guests of her parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Steve Seaman. I Mrs. Butler, ‘of‘ â€"Hw£{rriston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Adam DQRglas- Mr. and Mrs. Adana 'Dduglas are receiving congratulations on the argival gt. a baby_,g_i1:l.~ Bert Edwards played with the Mount Forest baseball team in Dgayton on the 24th. ORCHARD. We had some rain last week. y Miss Emily Eddingtoii, (ii To- ronto, is visiting her parents, Mr. an}; Mrs. Geo. Edgingtgn. Bért Brebbner will ‘again handle the lathe in the handle factory this season. \ Mr. Brown’s new residence will he proceeded with at once, as the brick has been secured at the Pro- ton brickyards. Miss Rae, of Mt. Forest, spent the holiday with J. W. Manary and farnily. "Mrs. W. Horsburgh has gone to Brampton, Where she will likely re- main for some time.o Jim Brown’s new auto arrived last Wednesday and proves quite an attraction to the burghers. .Mrs. 'Cavers, and little son, are spending some time at the parson- nlâ€"A age. Mrs. Colbeck, of Toronto Junc- tion, holidayed at the home of Mr. Tllos. Brown here. M rfan (1‘ Mrs . VVmT hghevrt $137111 (1 Master Allan, spent a few days here at the home of her father, D. Allan. Principal Allan, of Durham, called in the burg last Saturday. His chi-2f lament was that the flow- ing waters of the Saugeen -Were swelled to such an extent on the 24th that the sons of Isaac Walton were unable to tempt the speckled beauties. No doubt this was a trylng ezgperience for Bro. Allan. Mr. J. D. Roberts has again had the misfortune of losing his hack- ney stallion, Hamlet of Shelbourne. He Was proceeding to Dundalk last Tuesday when he was taken sick with inflammation of the stomach. The local veterinaries, _ together uith Dr. BraceV, of Mount F01est, did all possible, but to no a\ ail. Miss Nefiie Philp anâ€"d Mrs. Ed. Isle-Robb spent Victmia Day at the ho_me gf J. W. Ph1lp, Metz HOLSTEIN. Mr. Winfield Hunt preached ac- ceptable sermons on the Holstein circuit last Sabbath, in the absence of the pastor, who was in north Arthur in the interest of the Ep- Worth League of that place. Live hpgs are $8.45 DURHAM. mm THURSMY, MAY 3 1912. here The little two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Glaser was run over on Saturday afternoon last, While playing on the street, and somewhat severely cut about the face. We are pleased to report she is able to be around again. supplied. Derby, for a few days. Rev. Mr. Wright is attending the Hamilton Conference at Wood- stock this week and next. On Sun- day his work Will be taken here by RenMr. Hampson, of the Varney circuit. ‘Zion Will be otherwise Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Milburn and family have left town to take up their residence in St. Mary’s. Mr. .Milburn has a good position in the cement plant, about to be started there. Mr. Adam Gillespie, of Steige, California, Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Davidson, of Paris, visited their cousins, Messrs. Andrew and Wm. Derby, for a few davs- Mrs. Sproat, and little daughter, Nora, left Wednesday to spend a fexv‘daye a_t the pérental home at Mr. C. L. Grant was in Toronto visiting his daughters for acouple ;of days last Week. i .NMi‘.Aq‘zis; McGuiro, of thehQuoen Mrs. W. D. Davis, and little son, Murray, of West Toronto, will return to their home this week, after spending a month with her father-in-law, Inspector Davis. Ceylon; before staffivfi'gmâ€"Wgs'tm' on June 5th, to join her husband at Granum, Alberta. Mr. H. Rowland, of Toronto, spent from Friday till IMonday with the Allen families. v Miss E. McDonald, of Toronto, ,spent over Sunday with her par- ents here. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Douglas, and Miss Flo. Limin visited the former‘s parents in Owen Sound over the holiday. - Dr. and Mrs. {Wolfe were in Markdale Friday, to Visit Mr. and Mrs. Roadhouse, prior to their de- parture for the West. Mrs. Road- house is M’rs. Wolfe’s sister. Messrs. St. Clare Little and Jos. Moore, of Toronto, visited the lat- ter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Moore, over the holiday. Mr. AbHNoble, of St. Mary’s, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George :Noble, at Hutton Hill, on Victoria Day. ' Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ramaée. of Toronto, spent the holiday with his cousin, Editor Ramage, and family. ' Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Sternalfspent the 24th with the latter’s parents at Drew. Mr. John MacKenzie, of Milton, visited his father, Mr. Duncan MacKenzie, ovei Victoria Day. Mr. W. J. Hewitt has purchased the house and lot on Queen street just vacated by Mr. Fred Sproat. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew; Dale, of Chesley, are spending a few weeks with Durham friends. Miss Florence Everett, of Palmer- ston, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Whelan, and other friends in town. Miss Clara Aljoe, of Chatsworth spent the holiday with her par- ents here. City Oil Co., was, i713 {éwn Monday on business. Miss Annie Lawrence spent the holidays with her parents, (Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lawrence. Miss Vina Neil, of Mt. Forest, spent the 24th with Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Duncan and family. Miss Mooney, milliner at Mor- lock’s. was in Toronto over the holiday. \ Messrs. John and lClarkson Mc- Caul, of Toronto, spent the holi- days :m town. Mls John McKechnie, and little daughter, spent the holidaV with Hanox er relativesp Miss Izzard, of Port Elgin, was the guest of Miss Vida McClock- 1111 for a few days. Mrs. T. A. Cook spent over Sun- dav with relatives in Toronto. Mrs. Allan Bell has returned from a \isit with Guelph friends. .Mr D .H. Cooper, of Teeswater. spent Victoria Day with Mr. and Mrs. H. Burnett. - Miss Grace Hunter ‘Was .home from Stratford over Sunday. Mr. Aliie McIntu‘e, of Toronto was home over Frida}. Miss May McClocinn was home from Toronto over the holiday. Mr. W. J. Firth was in Toronto on Victoria Day. Miss Bessie Levine is Visiting friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Burnett spent over Sunday with Hanover friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Benton are \‘151ting in town. Mr. Jos. Reid, of Toronto Univer- sity, was home over the ’2-1th. Mr. Jas. Lenahan was down from Owen Sound over the 24th. Mr J. Levine is in Toronto on PERSONAL. NM. ‘5 OM W§§§§§§§§§§§§§ MOOWNWOOfifiof‘IQ CHILDREN’S BOOTS MEN’S BOOTS WOMEN’S BOOTS Do not wasne a minute MEN before choosing your New Straw Eat. This season promises to be the largest ever, in the straw hat business. The sail. or is the hat, made with low crown and smart wide brim. Come quick if you want the pick of our first shipment. S. F. MORLOCK BARGAINS IN BOBTS Sll is "i An Array New Designs Slippers and Pumps at Popular Prices. Have you seen our Special Boot for men. 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