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On Sunday afternoon last, we had quite a heavy rainfall, but apparently one flash of lightning. This one flash. however, made its way into the cement works, and put the mill out of business for two or three hours before the dam- age was repaired, and everything was again in motion. This is the second time during the present season that slight damages have been caused by. lightning. Fortun- ately the interuptions in both cases were of short duration, .and the local men were able to make the necessary repairs. Dr. Hutton has purchased the James Lenahan residence on Albert street. and will get possession shortly. This is a fine convenient property, well built and equipped with all modern conveniences. W'e congratulate the doctor on pro- curing so good a home, and we must also congratulate Mr. Lena- han on being able to dispose of it ‘so 'qui‘ckly after deciding to sell. A good article will always find a purchaser. Mr. Lenahan and fam- ily move to Owen Sound in the course of a month or so. in the Presbyterian church, on Sunday evening, June 16th, Mem- bers will meet at the lodge room at 6.30 p.m., sharp. 2 A premature blast explosion at a Canadian Northern Railway con- struction camp near Sydenham, north of Kingston. resulted in the death of eight men, and six others terribly injured. The King’s Birthday was not ob- served as a general h01iday in To- ronto. The banks, government of- fices and schools were closed, but few of the mercantile or- manufac- turing houses refrained from busi- D888. The synod of the Diocese of Huron meets in London next week. Messrs. .Joe Atkinson. W'm. Davis, and Rev. W. H. Hartley! .are dele- gates from Trinity church, and St. Paul’s.‘ Egremo-nt, to the meeting. " , A very dissatisfied ratepayer oil gentinck stopped us on the street: Tuesday and complained in no uncertain sound about the condi- tion of the roads in that township. He says they are all littered over with cobble-stones. and that the culverts are almost impassible, and in some cases unsafe to drive? ovois. He blames the pathmasters! for neglect of duty, and thinks they should Wake up to the im- portance of the high and respon- sible positions to .Which they have been placed. Something must be done, or they’ll never be again honored with the office, if we are correct in our opinion of the 'feelin gs of the complainant. Company. John D. Rockefeller's income is $140 a minute. He should, with reasonable economy, be able to The birth rate in France is fallâ€" ing off. and a movement is on. foot to give a grant of $20 to the mother on the birth of her fifth child. It is further suggested that the money required be raised by a tax on bachelors, and childless, married men, or ‘men who have only one child. A bee demonstration is to be held in the apairy of M'r. Neil Mc- Eachern. Chatsworth, on 'Wednes- day, June 12th, at one o’clock pm. The demonstration will be conduct- ed by Mr. Pettit, of the Ontario Agricultural College. Ladies are especiallx imited, though an urgent appeal is made to everyone to attend. ‘ struggle through on that. His wealth is said to have reached $900,000.000. A county' convention of the Women‘s Institute will be held in Dundalk on Wednesday, June 12th. All ladies. whether members or not The Canadian Order of Foresters will attend divine service in abody Mr. James H. Kerr, of Hampden, has purchased a high-grade Dom- inion piano from Mr. Thomas Mc- Niece, Varney, agent for that Remember the Epworth League meeting. Monday, June 10th, at 8 p.m.. in the Methodist; church Everybody welcome.~ are invite V BL. 44â€"N0. 2353. to present Mrs. Henry Reinhardt. of Berlin. was fatally burned, and her grandâ€" daughter was severely injured, when a gasoline stove exploded at their residence on Sunday morn- ing last. The woman was filling the tank of the stove with gasoline while it 'was burning, Which resultâ€" ed in the explosion. Almost in- stantaneously her clothing and hair was a mass of fire. Running from the house she called for help and threw herself on the grass, to- extinguish the flames. Neighbors soon came to her assistance, and stripped the clothing from her Ebody, which was terribly burned. lShe died shortly after, in the hos- pital. The grandmother, in pass- ing, set the child’s clothing on" fire, and she, too, was severely burned, but will survive. Users. of gasoline stoves cannot be too careful, . and the warning, “Do ' not fill lwhile Warning,” . should be strictly ob- served. ’ ' ‘ ' Word was received here last week of the death in Guelph, of Mrs. J. M. Hunter, an old and wellâ€" known resident of this tOWn for many years. Mrs. Hunter,. Who died on the 14th of May, has: been ailing for the past couple: of years and spent the last year of her life in the hospital. Though her deâ€" mise is to be regretted, it came as a release from intense suffering, from which, We understand, there was but little hope of her ultimate I'GCOVEI'Y The Hamilton Methodist Confer- ence closed its sessxon at ‘vVood- stock on Tuesday evening. Rev. Mr. \Vright goes to Paisley, and his successor here is Rev. Mr. Prudha-m. from Binbrook. Rev. Wray R. Smith. formerly stationed. herefgoes to Merriton. ‘ Constable Whelan makes an objection to our reference in reâ€" gard to the ‘cowv’ and ‘bicycle’ by-laws, in last week’s issue. He says he has prosecuted all in- fringements of these laws that have come to his notice, and is again looking for business. So, boys. keep off the sidewalks, and, neighbor, keep that cow off the streets. A marriage of interest to Dur- hamites took place in Stratford on Tuesday afternoon of this Week, when Miss Lottie Lavelle became the bride of Mr Dillon; of that city Miss Layelle was born and brought up here. and is a daugh- ter of Conductor Layelle. now of Stratford We have no particulars of the happy event. but wish Mr and Mrs Dillon every prosperity. They will reside in Stratford On Monday last. Mr. John Mc- Kelvie. an aged and . respected resident of this town. :was stricken with paralysis. and has been in a serious condition ever since, with little, or no hope of his recovery. Mr. McKelvie is a man of about 85 years of age, and nfe'w men of his years are better preserved, both mentally and physically. Only a few days ago. he {was on the street and quite as active as many men not more than half his, age. D Company ofâ€" the 3151: Regi- ment left for their annual cafirp at Niagara on Tuesday morning We hope he has a good time Last Saturday's London Adver- tiser contained a new feature, in an illustrated supplement, depict- ing the visit of the {Duke and Duchess of ‘Connaught to that city It was :1 most creditable. addition to their paper, and de- serving of commendation The outlook for a town band this summer is about as poor as it has ever been in the history of the town It has been a good many years since Durham could not put some kind of a musical organization in the field, but it looks as if a band this summer is quite out of the question. Can not something be done? continue to reside on the groom’s farm near Vicke'rs post office. On Monday afternoon last, Mr. George LeRoy Vickers Was mar- ried to Miss Sarah May Reay. The ceremony was quietly performed at the Rectory by the Rev. W'. H. Hartley. The young couple are well known residents of the town- ship of Bentinck. Where they lWill 1 On Saturday evening. about seV-i Mr. Davidson was a quiet, in- en o’clock, a horse belonging to ‘ offensive citizen, lived peaceably ,Mr. Roy Vickers, broke from‘ its With all men, and never had an moorings in front of Ted Vickers’ienemyfi He Was a faithful member residence in upper town, and gave 0f the Anglican church. and in p01- a lively exhibition of how to comeitiCS a moderate Conservative. down the Durham hill when yougThe remains were interred in are in a hurry. Half way do,wnzTrinity church cemetery this after- the hill, it encountered a teamlnoon. and wagon, and sides'wiping the heavy vehicle, completely demol- ished the buggy to which it was! PERSONAL. : , , I .attached. After getting loose, itl Miss Barrett, of Walkerton, is .dashed down town, but was cap- visiting friends in town. itured after a short run and b'- . . ’ Mr. W. ng, of Arthur, was in Ifore any more damage was done. ,town over Monday. 'Had the accident happened an. . . hour sooner, or an hour later. the Mrs RObt; Burnett, ’3 spending lchances are that with the streets‘3 few days in Toronto full of pedestrians and convey- MI‘S- James Hepburn Was in TO‘ .ances. considerable more .damage I‘ODtO for a 16W d‘aYSi 'would have been done. We un-l. Miss D-onaghy, of Mt. Forest, vis- derstand the horse was frightened ited friends in town this week. sz ‘3 firecracker, let 0“ near the} Miss Morris. of Detroit, is vis- animal by a nephew 0f M1" iting Mrs. C .0. Douglas, . 3:: . of lwas in town Tuesday. *- On Friday evening last, the mem- bers of Scots Grey‘s Camp, S. O. S.. Priceville. made a social visit to Ben Nevis Camp here. The night was spent in song and story descriptive of places and events in the “hameland,” of heroic deeds of valor and chivalry, Worthy of emulation by Scotchmen. Midway in the program. Ben Nevis Camp invited the' visiting members to the ante-room, Where refreshments were provided; Piper Peter Mcâ€" Arthur. of Scots Grey’s Camp, was present. and aroused Scottish sentiment as can be done in no other way but by the pipes. Miss Florabel Nichol contributed to the program by dancing the Highland fling, performed in her own inimit- able, pleasing and acceptable man- ner. With many felicitous ex- change-s of goodwill .and friendly intercourse, the meeting dispersed, everyone feeling they had spent a very enjoyable evening. Camp Ben Nevis purpose making a return visit to Scots Grey’s Camp in the near future. An article appears on page seven in this issue giving‘theu .law in re- lation to contagious, infectious or communicable diseases. As the Medical Health Officer is some: times blamed for discharging his duty in accordance Iwith the,.la:w, a perusal of the article should at least remove some of the unnecesâ€" sary blame. No man should ever be blamed for discharging his duty in a gentlemanly Way, and as‘ the consequences are far reaching the matter should be given every consideration in the case of the Medical Health Officer. Many a home is made sad, and (many a family circle broken by too lax an observance of the law regarding the safety of the public health. Don’t be mean enough, dear read- er. to expect privileges that may cause your neighbor to become sorely afflicted. Think the matter over calmly, and you’ll soon come to the conclusion that the .Medical Health Officer is working in the general interests, and in your in- terests, by strictly observing the laws by which he is governed. Mr. V'illiam Black received ‘a telegram Tuesday morning an- nouncing the death of his brother Thomas, who has for some time 1199'!) receiving ,treatmént in a hos- pital in London. Mr. Archie Park. of the firm of John McQuaker 8: 'Co., and Mr. J. S. Robertson, contractor, both of Owen Sound, were in town. last weekatnd gave the Chronicle a brief call. They went through on their car, and called on a few acâ€" quuiiftanccs. The Chronicle hopes to be in :1 pcsition next week to announce the title of its new serial story. We are looking for a good one, and our readers may prepare them- selves for the best serial \we have yet published. Watch for the an- m-unc-ement next week. 1") l t June hrides should not overlook The Chronicle office in selecting their wedding announcements or invitations. \Ve guarantee you quality of workmanship that you may show in any company. patrons’ interest is our interest, and while we do not dwell on our low prices as an incentive for you to buy. our prices are as low as is consistent with the quality of work. Remember, We make specialty of fine and particular printing. and guarantee Our? the. 3 leaves one daughter, Mrs. Robert as corner and cloth dresser, at which he 'worked about twenty years. He was engaged in Kelly’s woollen mill at the time it was burned about thirty years ago. Since then he has been engaged in various employments, for the past ten years being caretaker of the town hall, at which he proved himself to lie faithful and ef- ficient. Besides his .widow, he Morrison, of Harriston, one brother satisfac- John, and one sister, Mrs. Robert tion. DURHAM. 0NT., THURSBAY, JUNE 6,1912. Mr. Harry Stevens, of Chesley, is in town this week. selling western property. Mr. C. Oliver, of the Standard Bank, spent the holiday with friends at Tiverton. Mrs. Gilbert McKechnie will re- ceive to-morrow, Thursday, and not again till September. Mr. and Mrs .Ramage are attend- ing the meeting of the Canadian Press Association, in- Ottawa. Miss Emma Harvey, of Toronto, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mr! N. Harvey. 'Mrs. Thomas, and children. of North Bay, are visiting her sister, Mrs E. W. Limin. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lenahan attended the Dillonâ€"Lavelle wedding in Stratford on Tuesday. R. is not carrting passengers on Mind. the only thing for the man with the punch to do Was to put the inebriate off a short distance the other side of Allan Park. W'alk- ing being a healthy exercise, there is no doubt but he was in a good healthy state When he struck town. JABIES S. DAVIDSON. On Tuesday afternoon last, after a somewhat prolonged illness, Ml. James S. Dav idson passed awav peacefully. He \\ as born {n Pictou Nova Scoti1, on the 14th of Februâ€" Mr. George McKelvie, of Toronto, came up Tuesday night to visit his father, who is seriously ill at present. Ye Editor, and daughter. Miss Rita Irwin, of Newmarket, are at- tending the Canadian Press Asso- ciation in Ottawa. One of our Durham sports went to Hanover last week, and, becom- ing intensely interested in accumu- lating a really first-class jag, neglected to make provision for the return trip by train. Lacking the price, he decided to burn his Way home, and on being aCCOSted by the conductor for his ticket, could produce nothing more than 3 two or three dollar breath in pay- ment of his passage. As the C. P. 'TQtn year. When thirteen years old. he moved with his parents to Streetsville, Where he spent nine or ten years. when the family moved to the Village of Arthur. In. the Miss Barrett, of Walkerton, is visiting friends in town. Mr. W. Hoig, of Arthur, was in town over Monday. year 1858, the subject of this sketch was married to Sara Mor- rison, and about 1860 they moved to the ‘township of Bentinck, where they spent“ about nine years. About the year .1869, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson moved to Durham, where they lived continuously ever since, MARRIED. RUDOLPHâ€"REDFOBD.-â€"In Toron- to on Wednesday, June 5th, Mr. Charles Rudolph, merchant, of Hanover, to Maggie May Red- ford, of Durham. Congratulations. Mr. Davidson following his trade as corder and cloth dresser, at which he worked about tWenty years. He was engaged in Kelly’s \VOUHOD mill at the time it was Long, both in Michigan. Mr. Davidson was a quiet, in- offensive citizen, lived peaceably with all men, and never had an enemy. He was a faithful member of the Anglican church. and in pol- itics a moderate Conservative. The remains were interred in Trinity church cemetery this after- noon. 834. and was therefore in his OBITUARY. vOOOzOOOOOEQzOzOOO z§§z§§§§§§§z§§z§ O00 MWOWMMQQQ?O WW. A hat that goes on a honev moon should be an except1onal hat should it not? Just a little bit prettier, and smarter, and more interesting than the hat for ordina1 y times. All the art and skill of our clever milliners have been concentrated on this latest collection of smart Inillinery, and they are bonnets worthy of heads full of the anticipation of happx parties and jaunts. 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