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To move the town hall to the market lot would not increase the danger to town property. hut there are instances Where extra danger was incurred hy the mov- ing of frame buildings. To save readers the trouble of asking us to name them, W e’ll just mention the )IcKinnon huilding and the Wm. Sharp building, both of \\ hich were taken from Upper To“ n. and placed in positions more danger- But to return to the question of the post-office. The more the Government has to spend for land the less there will be left for the erection of the building, and 'We want to get as good and as ShO'Wy a building as possible. It will be a long time before we get another favor from the Government. and we should make the best of our present opportunity. The pro- posed site alone will cost $4000 or over. Should nothing more than the $10000 appropriation be allow- ed, the remaining $6000 in a GOV- ernment building will make a very shabby showing. The proposition. as we under- stand it, is to sell the town hall property to the Government. and to move the present hall over near the market, and still use it as a town hall. Without a lot of ex- pense to the town, this cannot be consistesntly done, The present building is a frame one. and the market ground is within the fire limits. Such a building could not be moved without a violation of the fire by-law, by a private in- dividual. and placed elsewhere within the fire limits. But why sworry over the hy-laWs of Durham? They seem to be more of a joke than anything else. and as a rule only the man who tries to abide by the law is the man who is forced to keep the 111W. The fire l>y-lm\\"s of Durham are practically a dead letter. The Edge property. already sel- ected, is not so convenient, it is true, but as a site for a public building, there is no comparison betWeen the two. For that matâ€" ter there isnt another site in Durham, either on or :off the main street, as good for a public building. The former Government had that site in View, and their choice was a Wise one. It is conveniently located, a corner lot, good porous soil, easily drained, and a good building erected thereon will present a good ap- pearance from every side. The OD S, as trouble himself As the site comes within the limit of the only petition we. ever signed regarding its location. we cannot consistently offer as serious objections as we might otherwise do. There are objec- tions, however, to the town hall property, and some serious ob- iections, according to our way of thinking. If the present Govern- ment .follows the plan of its ."pre- decessors, the post-office will not be built on property adjoining :11 hotel. They never carry insurance on their public buildings, and as they are thus unprotected. they exercise all possible care in hav- ing them located as safely as pos- sible. We are not in a position to say why the former Govern- ment objected to building along- side a hotel. but there are reas-l ons, as anyone who takes the trouble to think can find out for IHE DURHAM CHRONICLE An effort is now being made to change the site chosen for the new post-office, and the present town hall, with a part of the Hahn House property is being talked about. The location would be a convenient. perhaps as convenient, or even more so, than any site heretofore suggested, but there are other things to be con- sidered as well as the selection of a convenient centre. THE POST OFFICE SITE ’. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. DURHAM. JULY 18, 1911 The residence owned by Mrs. McCracken, on Bruce street, has been sold by her to Mr. Adams, of Egremont, brother of Mr. W. 'J. Adams, here. Mrs. McCracken in turn has purchased the residence of Mr. M. Ryan, near the furniture factory. we understand she gets immediate possession, Mr. and Mrs. Ryan moving to the Mrs. N. M'cKechnie residence on Albert St. Durham’s junior 'C. L. A. lacrosse team was beaten in Hanover on Monday night, by 9 goals to 3. Last year. Durham was beaten there too, and rotten-egged out of town. This year they were beaten and stoned out. The Han- over Post man did considerable whining last week because the game here was rough. It was just as rough at Hanover, the only diference being that the Hanover team left Durham uncmolested. In view of the Post’s whines of last week, /we await with interest the “calling down” he will hand out to the Hanover mob. who are ver- itable lions when they number fifty to one, but who are as meek as Moses when they go up against anything that is anywhere near their equals in either numbers or strength. But we’ll wager a quarter he doesn’t say anything about it. We would bet a dollar, but twenty-five cents is just about Hanover’s size. .Samuel Black, a pioneer of the township of Euphrasia. died on the 10th of July, at the age of 98 years. We saw the old gentleman about a year ago. and found him a genial joker of Irish origin. He was unmarried, and everybody liked him. Though not a drinker, he preferred a “nip" of whiskey to a cigar. We remember last summer, on seeing him take a drink, say that it would be along time before “it would catch up to the first one.” He has been a resident of the township for about sixty-five years, was there even before the concession lines were opened up, and chopped down the first tree where the Village of Rocklyn now stands. The August meeting of the Dur- ham branch of the Women's Insti- tute, will he held at the home of Mrs. Adam Weir, Glenelg, on Thursday, August lst, at 2.30 p.m. The program will he given by the girls. A selected paper will be read by Miss Julia W'eir. There will :be a debate on: “Resolved. that there is more profit and less labor in dairying than in the poultry business.” Roll call. All ladies are cordially invited to at- tend, Whether members or not. Let there be no minunderstand- ing in regard to our attitude. We never pronounced on any particâ€" ular site until after the Edge property was chosen, and we heard the unqualified approval of the Government Engineer. “’e commended the choice, and We still stand firm on our decision. The title to the property may not satisfy the Government; the ihemmed in location is not the :most desirable; its proximity to E the hotel may be an objection. but gin these days of special legisla- ‘ tion to right wrongs, 'whether they are rights or wrongs to start with, hopes are entertained that these objections may be easily overcome. It would be a nice change to see the old town hall building replaced by a better structure, but its re- moval to another conspicuous part of the town will not increase its beauty, nor will it enhance the. value of any other property near which it may be placed. It has teen a disgrace to the town long enough, but the town is hardly ready to replace it by a new one at a cost of $20,000 or more. 1 location is all right and should the gbuilding go there, there will be we already said, the town hall lo- cation is more convenient to the general public, and will not meet with serious opposition, especially from those who have no regard for the artistic appearance of such a building. Smothered in between other buildings, only the. front appearance will need to be considered. very few objections. Even yet it is the best site suggested, but as LOCAL NEWS 4 In last issue, we congratulated - Dr. J. F. Grant. and Miss Vio'et Blackburn. whose marriage xx as solemnized just as we were going [to press. The ceremony was vtry zQuiet. only immediate relatives of the contracting parties being in attendance. and was performed at the home of the bride’s mother, at thigh noon. The nuptial knot was ltied by Rev. Thos. H. Farr, ' of eBlyth, uncle of the groom. assisted 'by Rev. Dr. Farquharson. After congratulations. and a dainty wedding «dinner, the happy young couple left for a honeymoon trip up the lakes. and to a number of the Canadian and American cities. They are expected home on Friday evening of this week, and will re- side in Durham. where they will be cordially- welcomed by all citi- zens. The bride was the rcci1‘2iertt of many valualiile presents. We again tender our warmest congrat- ulations, ' It Is the Most Danger- 003 Animal on Earth! Swat - the Fly! Not Their Fault. . An American woman who resided for some years in Mexico had an odd ex- ; perience with an earthquake. She was the mother of two lively small sons. One day they had been especially obâ€" : streperous and did not grow quieter ': as the time for her siesta and theirs ' approached. After rousing her from ~ her nap two or three times by their , antics she gave them fair warning . that if there was any further commo- tion severe punishment would result. ? Again she dropped off into sleep. Sud- denly she found herself awake and on her feet with sounds of hanging still in her ears and the room quivering as if from the fall of a heavy piece of ; furniture. The boys. scared and guilty ‘ looking, were in the doorway. She seized the nearer. reversed him and had him half spanked before the ex- cited protests of his brother penetrat- . ed to her brain though his anguished ‘ howls. Then she became aware that ‘ she was spanking him for an earth- quake-New YorkLHerald. ‘ “Six of us went down on the cape duck shootlng soon after the season opened. I was not much of a shoot- er, so the gang thought they would put one over on me and assigned me to a blind where no ducks ever were known to go and went away and left me there. From an hour before sun- rise until late afternoon I stuck to the 50b, but nary a quack. "‘That night at the table I absent- mindedly cut open a shell and was surprised at the number of small shot it contained. After more or less air- ing of opinions on projectiles from each ‘expert’ a pool was made up on the number. Fifty bucksâ€"ten a head -â€"is not a bad day’s work. 1 think. Eh? How? What do you suppose I was doing for twelve hours in that blind?” Worked an Old Trick. One of the solons under the gilt dome of the Massachusetts statehouse swears" this happened to him. Have you heard itâ€"back 1n the rattle days? And yet they wonder at some of the bills that get by the sacred codfish.-â€" Boston Traveler. M'ME. COUTTSâ€"BAIN Scottish Dramatic Vocalist, and Elocutionist. At Firemen’s Ccn- cert, Town Hall, Durham, Mon- day evening, August 5th. Keep everything clean ancl than will b. no flint. Don’t lot files have a placo to lny thclr oggu. Koop covorod all places whore young filo: may be hatched. . Put Goran: at windows and doors. Whom I. dirt there are flioo. Mouser-muss As CAREERS or page“; TEE DURHAM CHRONICLE. Domestic Nata. “ Gibbsâ€"So your wife’s will is law. Dibbsâ€"Yes. but I can sometimes bribe he: not to enrqrce It-Boeton Tran- wript. AI] human things of deans: nlu «an; 9}: gig“; emu-Walla. Had It All Over Again. “The other night I went to an ama- :eur theatrical performance. and then I went home and had a terrible dream." “What did you dream?” “I dreamed that 1 went to it again." Mr. Dan. McDougall, of Ottawa, engaged in the Civil Service, son of Dan. McDougall, of Winnifred, Alberta, but formerly of Bentinck, is visiting friends in town and vicinity. We congratulate Miss Marion Gun on her success in passing the intermediate examination in vocal music at the Toronto Conserva- tory. Mrs. Cameron and daughter, of Saskatoon, are visiting her father, Mr. James Carson, They will like- ly remain a couple of months. Miss Tunstead, professional nurse, of Lexington, Ky., and Mr. Chas. D. Harris, nee Jessie Tun- stead, of Toronto, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Blackburn. Mrs. Lyman M. Smith, and grandson, Robert Grant Styles, of Buffalo, are visiting her brother and sister, Thos. C. Cauldwell, and Miss Cauldwell, of Bentinck. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, and two boys, of New Hampshire, 0., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Robertson. Miss Florence Mountain, of Ham- ilton, is spending a few weeks with her parents,~.Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mountain. Misses Margaret and Elva Law~ rence are visiting their aunt, Miss Mathews, Mr. Joseph Moore, of Toronto, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Moore. Mrs. L. C. Karstedt. of Owen Sound, is visiting her brother, Mr. Noah Sternall. Mrs. “’illoE. Mountain, and fam- ily. of Hamilton; are Visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mc- Donald. Mrs. J. K. Green, and her son. Collier, of Edmonton, are the guests of R. J. and Miss Mathews, Upper Town. Mr. Chas. R. Lavelle was in town Monday, and took his fam- ily with him to St. Mary’s. Miss Edna Brawley, of Grand Valley, is visiting Miss Sadie KreSS. Mrs. Ard, of Hepworth. attend- tended the funeral of her mother, the late Mrs. Ball. Mr. Guy Kearney, of Edmonton, is visiting at his home here. Miss Inno Davidson, of Toronto, is Visiting friends in town. Miss Bessie Saunders left last week for Toronto. Mr. Roy McCracken, of Toronto, is visiting his mother here. CHESTERVILLE, ONT., JAN. 25th, 1911 “For over twenty years, I have been troubled with Kidney Disease and the doctors told me they could do me no good. They said my case was incurable and I would suffer all my life. I doctored with different medical men and tried many advertised remedies, but there was none that suited my case. Nearly a year ago, I tried‘ ‘Fruit-a-tives”. I have been using them nearly all the time since, and am glad to say thatI am cured. I have no trouble now with my Kidneys and I give “Fruit-a-tives” the credit of doing what the doctors said was impossible. I am seventy-six years old and am in first class health.” GEO. \V. BARKLEY. 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. DICIURS GUUlD NUT HElP MY KllNEYS “Fruit-a-tives” Cured Me PERSONAL. July_9 an_d 23, angvery second _ Tuesday until Sept: 17, Winnipeg and Return, $34.00 Edmonton and Return, $42.00 Homeseekers’ Excursions WE WISH to announce to the public that we still have a large stock of trimmed Millinery that we will sell at bargain prices. We bought some goods in Toronto and will have black mohair hats in styles for matrons. Also have some lalge shapes. We will have cream mohair and White braid hats at a very low pr"e. We will keep a large stock of mourning millinery during July and August. Successor to Miss Dick. Millinery Reduction Sale Proportiouate rateg ’99 qther points. Return limit 60 days. I THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPING CARS to Edmonton via Saskatoon. also Winnipeg and Calgary via Main Line TICKETS AND FULL INFORMATION FROM ANY C. P. R. AGENT. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Iron and Brass Castings and general Repairing. Feed boilers fitters supplies. Engines and Thrashers. Sash and Doors- Plar In Coal Oil Stoves we handle the New Perfection, also several smaller and cheaper (mes. \Ve were said out nf Screen Doors and had to lay in a fresh supply, which we are selllng at a low price. In XVindow Screens we have what will satisfy you and our prices are right. \Vho would be without a. Cl: u‘coal Iron when they m e selling at so low a figure. We have some choice Hammocks and no Without one on account of the low figure. In Gasoline Stoves we carry the hes: ever heard of “THE DETROIT.” There is no Gasoline Stove manufactured to equal it, so say experts. A child can manage it, and evm'vone We have sold is giving entire satisfaction. each kind of stoves. Our- sales have been something immense in Gasoline and Coal Oil SCOVeS. and we have just received another large shipment of punk L’;h(‘ (‘4 Dfn‘vnn Winnipeg Exhibition July 10th to 20th, 1912 GUN’S DRUG STORE WM! MISS L. McAULIFFE SMITH BROS, THE DURHAM FOUNDRY HIS is the only preparation that, has proved good T where others have failed. Easy to applyn-No water to carry, and better for the plants than Paris Green. Now is the time to apply it when the plants are showing up. Good for Cabbage Plants, Berry Bushes. Tin-Hips. as Well as the Potatoes. The only preparation that. acts as a Fertilizer as well as an insecticide. July and August (For the Potato Bug) W. BLACK a will continue all R and Thrashers. Sash and Doors, Planing and General ‘Vood \Vork. Town Ticket Office THE BIG 1”. IN. 0.“. .W‘ 'MO OH. 'H‘ ‘M‘ OM. 0*. 0*. Steamers leave Port McCicoll Mon days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays at 4 p. m. for SAULT STE. MARIE, PORT ARTHUR AND FORT WILLIAM. The Steamer Manitoba, sailing from Porn McNicoll Wednesdays will callab Owen Sound leaving that point 10.30 “m leaves Toronto 12.45 p.m. on sailing days making direct connection with Steamers at Port McNicoll. .‘. .‘. ’0. ,0. .0. ,O. ... C. 'O. '.. .Q. ,O.’. . § O 4 O O O b O O n 0V O O 9 Steamship Express Lambton Street. Durham UPPER LAKES NAVIGATION DURHAM, 'ONT. O Q O July 25th, 1912. person should be. ++++++++++++++ Steam