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A '1‘le belonging to Mr. Wm. Grsnt,of Normanby. made a little excitement on Monday last when they took frieht and started down Hill street end turned west on Gera- lrsxs. siter nearly running into Mc- Kechnie’s store window, Mr.Grnnt threstened to kill us if we made mention oi the mstter, and to avert such n misfortune to the town let us Bodily the sfl'sir a little by saying the teem ‘ran slovyly. Should the 3's ethane by‘sending the money not to our heirs whose present distress will be intensified by the alien tskinx o! of s kind, indulg- “endlofln‘ dsddy. â€"'â€"__ Mu. J. J. HASLETT of London, England, who with Mrs. Haslett has been visiting here for some months past with his ftther-in~law. Regis- tranfl‘hos. Lauder, and other friends, loft Wednesday morning for a trip through Eastern Ontario after which they ienve’ for Manitoba and the North West where they hope to upond the month of June and return to England about the first of July. Hr. Heelet is a Canadian bv birth, but spent about ten years in the World’s Metropolis engaged in the emigration agency, during which time he believes he has been instru~ peace! in increasing the pOpuiation of the Dominion by twenty thousand end n1! good stock, being of English, Irish end Scottish origin. Mu. WILLIAM COLLINS, well known to many of our readers, died at his home in Walkerton on Friday last at the age of sixty-eight years. and was buried Monday. He may he re- garded as one of the pioneers of the place, having lived their for forty- flvo years. He was identified the Mooonic Order. the I. O. O. F., the A. 0 U. W.,and held high honors amongst the Orengemeu. In the only days of Durham he resided here for: short time. Mrs. Harg- reave, of Egremont, is asister and Mr. Arthur Jackson. of this town, is his nephew. The funeral was a very' large one. and honors were paid to the romaine by the diaerent societies to which he belonged. A VERY elaborate banquet was held in Markdale last week to do honor to Mr. and Mrs W. J. McFarland, who have been in business there since 1862, and are now retiring to live in Toronto. A golflheaded cane. a eulo~ giatic address, and many complimen. tary speeches formed the features of the evening. Ms. M. K. Burns. of Fiesherton, . was in town last week to arrange for ‘ the shipping of about twenty thous- and feet of square timber. Having a large amount to ship by the C. P. R., he let the contract of loading what he has here to Mr. B. J. Hart- ford. who is also leading some for himself. Mr. Beaten has bought extensively and, we undersmnd, has laid well. WHILE Mr. Blackweil, second mil- ler at McKechnie’s. was playing round the dam on Wednesday morn- )03. he missed his fearing. fell in nnd took an involuntary excursion over the chute. He was fished Out below slightly damaged by water. We understand he was wet. but)": didn’t tell us so. Perhaps he Watsi hunting Adam’s watch. ATELEGRAM received Tuesday by Mr. Dewar. Secy. A. F. A. .\i.. announcrs the death of Mr. Geo. Russell. in Cleveland. The remains are being interred with Masonic honors this Thursday afternoon. We are not in possession of particu- lars at time of going to press. BUILDING operations have begun, had this week we announce the start 0! Mr. Alex McLachlan’s new house .01: Bruce street. v--v'-~-lva-Il-u ‘1’ Mr. Guteing. Bigâ€"h Court Organizer. paid a fraternal visit to Court Dur. 1mm, No. 446, Wednesday evening this week. My. T1108. Warm, of Brantford. High Secretary of the Canadian Or- der of Foreqters. accompanied by u... n-_A_- 1'. u I- _. Ml. GEORGE HL'unEs, clerk at Morlock’s. shows considerable artistic ability as a. window dresser, judging from the windows now on exhibi- tion. which, we understand, were done by them. Mn. JAS. EDEN, of Varney. purch4 used a house and lot last week from Hr. John Wilson, and will come to town to live. MISS HL‘GKEB recently patchued the house the family has been occu- pying for some years past. Tun Rev. P. Ryan will, D. V., conduct DiVine Service at Aberdeen next Sunday. at 3 o “clock Au. stores close at 6 p. :11. except. Wednesdays and Saturdays. 5‘ rooms“. " “'9 am «filing a man's split plow bunt fur .31. A man‘s harvest F bout fur 81.2.3. aml a man’s grain ‘_ Him-her fur 81.75. A “Milan's pub. bal, $1. a wmneuk low shuts. (' 7.30. .\ girl s pgb. ha]. 87w. t fidémnn. . . '3! We no selling a man’s split plow I boot in! H. A man’s harvest 3 [’20: fur 91:25, and a man’s grain Bluchot - gr" 5135- Tugogajfl; pal). ha], 3]. a women"! low shoe. oéc. A girl's peb. bad. 85c. - v- -'v‘. UUV“ years, his action caused considerable anxiety in the minds of the parents, but nothing daunted. Cecil had some grit in him. and forged his way through in spite of every obstacle. He is now engaged on the Ortona. a large ocean steamer running from London. England, to Sydney Ans-1 tralia. The boat left London March‘ «3. and reported at Adelaide, Austra- lia. on April 3rd. The return trip will begin from Sydney on May _2. Our young townsman has seen” a great deal for his years, having 6108- sed the Atlantic three times during the winter from England to Balti- more prior to his engagement on the [make a trip now from . Australia to China. We hope he will come out all right, and that the liberal educa- tion he gets by way of travelling will expand his mind and ultimately make a man of him Master Cecil Gun, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gun, of this town, is seeing the world in earnest. About two or three years ago he left home. and be- ing only a lad of thirteen or fourteen horse. ~,_.__‘V_____ _ _ Mn, El). HUY, of Orchard, is again to the front asa horseman, and at As'ton and Mildmay his celebrated Imported horse “ Phenomenon ” took first prize and diploma. His other horse “Gordon Anderson ” took first prize and diploma at Ayton and first prize at Mildmay. The Advance says there would be a blank in the South Grey Show should Mr. Hoy fail to lappear. He is an enthusiastic horse- man. and his exhibit here was worthy of his enterprise. The imported horse “ Phenomenon " needs no com-i ment; his fine symmetry and liberal action gained for that animal the admiration of admirers, “ Gordon Anderson,” Mr. Hoy’s Canadian bred horse, is indeed a picture. and farm- ers wishing to improve their stock would make no mistake in nm'nn. nu- _---., .gnnnplclllullb Agent, of Walkertox and sole agent for Bentinc-k and Normauhy for the Anchor Wire Fence 00., of Stratford, was in town on Tuesd' ' Editor a brief call. He reports aebig rush in the fence business and good prospects for a heavy summer’s work. In his recent delivery of Frost Wood implements ho had 73 teams, and had the day been fine he would, says the Telescope, have had near a hundred. sion. 'I‘hisunagnificent pageant. of solemn grandeur has been photo- graphed by 'l‘hos. A. Edison at Hyde Park Corner in llving moving pic- tures and with music and song pre- sented by Cox Bros, Anspices Trinity Church, Town Hall Durham, Mcn- day. 99 Tickets, reserved 35; ad-' mission 2;"), children 10 cents. Plan as Maclarlane’s Drug Store. WHERE are you going? I am go- ing to W. A. Glass to get one of those first-class fitting suit for $12.00 at the Merchant. Tuilor’s, down on the banks of the Saugeen. Look at the advertisement. Fawn-last week on sideroad be- tween Orchard and Blyth’s corner, 1 bag of chop stufi. Owner may have it by calling at once. THOMAS MC- NAMARA. MR. '1‘. H. 11.xums0xf6rganizer of the Canadian Order of Home Circles, (C 0.1L 8.) is in town this week endemoring to work up an order here. LOOK out for something new next week. The - greatest chance ever offered to me people in this vicinity to get bargains.-â€"W. Laidlaw. v V’VHJV and Miss Dunsmore is omitted, as it, already appears in Rocky Saugeen correspondence. M u Boats and shoes, 3 select assort- ment. low 'in price, high in quality, and thoroughly up-to-date in style at McArthur’s. MR. JOHN WRIGHT, whose marriage is announced by our Flesherton Cor , is ason of Mr. Samuel Wright, of this town. Mn. Wmemsrux, .13., is chair- man of the School Board and not Dr Gun, as we stated in last issue. SEE McKechnies’ window for prints and suteensâ€"they are showing the finest. range in town. _Vâ€"~_ THE CuuoxwLE for the balance of the year only 500 Cash in advance. CARPETS and floor oilcloths at bar- gains at. N. G. J. McKechnies’. HOUSE and lot for salé with stable -â€"a bargain. J. A. Human. CALL and gée the children’s foot- weu at Peel’s. CASH for butter and eggs as Mco Arthur’s. - Flsmxo Tackle, a full assortment, at Parker’s. â€" V'VV" make no mistake in using this WEDDING notice of Mr. Vessie Bummm, Implemefit iCompeny’s expert has examined‘ everything in detail, and :11 report it to be a deposit of superior quality, and perfectly adapted as to location for the business to be conducted successfully and profiubly. Various tests of the difl’erent articles made throughout the cement producing countries of the world, including Belgium, England, Ge”- many and ths United States. show the tensile strength of that manufac, tured from North American produc- tions to test higher than any of their competitors, and fully double that of y foreign importations after six months istanding. This is no guess work, as' the information is taken lrom actual tests, and reported oflicially from the Laboratory of Inspectors of Cements and published in the Engineering News. The reason. as given by the chemists and engineers for the superiority of North American Port- land Cement, lies not only in superior raw material. but also in modern improved methods of manufacture. The mill site at Durham has a central location as regards the larg- est markets. ' facnlmes and Special advantages for f The properties intended to be uti- *lized by ’ and nu deposit to be of exceptional value and purity of quality, and fully equal. if not superior, to a property in the world. I | The object of the National Portland Cement (30., Limited, as expressed by the letters patent, are to manu~ lecture, buy, sell, and otherwise deal in Portland Cement; to own, pur- chase, or lease marl or cement and clay land, developing and dealing in cement preperties, with their pro~ ducts and other such things as may be necessary or convenient to its' business. Blakua L381] Cooke. Jas. P. Langley, Chartered Ac- countant, Toronto. BANKERS. The Standard Bank Toronto. W. F. Cowham, Managing Director Peninsular Cement 00., Jackson, Mich; Gilbert McKechnie, Ex-M. P. P., Merchant, Durham. Ont.; P. W. Stanhope, Ontario Manager McCor- mick Harvesting Machine Co , Toron- to, Ont.; A. F. McLaren, M. 1)., Cheese Manufacturer and Exporter, Stratford, Ont; Barlow Cumberland, Vice~President Niagara Navigation 00., Toronto, Ont. Was incorporated by letters patent under the Great Seal of-the province of Ontario. General office, Toronto. Works at Durham. Capital stock $1,000,000, in10,000 shares of $100 each. However, as Cement is the burn- ing topic of the town and the country round about us, andhas grown to be 'of interest in all the cities and large towns of the Province, and even outside the Province we crave the indulgence of our readers. and devote some space to the subject again this' Week,;dealing by principal with some points of the prospectus that may never reach'the great bulk of our readers. The long looked for prospectus of the National Portland Cement Com- pany is now ready {or distribution. We have before us a “ proof ” copy which refers at length to the plant here. the abundance of material, the facilities for manufacwre. the ar- rangements for transportation, the creation of a market and many other important items. In addition to its reference to the business proper, it ‘ gives a history oi cement, which, by 1the way, is no new thing, having been in,use before the Christian era, and in a limited degree all down the ages. To go into the matter fully would require more space than we have at our disposal and more time perhaps than the general reader would care to devote to the subject. THE CEMENT QUESTION. TUE PROPERTIES. THE QUALITY. THE OBJECT SOLICITORS. 1 Cassels, Pinkerton THE COMPANY. A U DITOR. DIRECTORS . of Canada, The factory constructed at Durham is to be of the newest design and the finest product of the best mechanical and engineering skill. The power a generated is to be electrically distri- of conven- ience, and equipped with the best and strongest types of machinery.. b specially designed. Under the - burning process is insured. and hence ' the beet product obtainable. In ad- r dition to the most modern, most - complete, and most perfect machin- a much larger output. In 1890 the Domestic production was practically nothing. During that year we im- ported 200,000 barrels, which Amount ‘ was increased annually ever since nntil last year the total consumption ed elsewzhetâ€"ev. Signed Jous GODFREY DEAN, Chemist. THE POWER. , of power. In many cases the abund- ance of cheap power has been the main factor in the building up of large manufacturing centres, the saving in cost of power alone. enabfl ling manufacturers favorably located to survive competition which has proved ruinous to others. It is generally conceded by engineers that a good water power is at once the most reliable, the simplest and the cheapest of all forms of motive power. The power is always ready for use, the machinery is simple and requires little care. and the cost after the first installation is almost inothing. The saving over steam power for a plant of 1000 barrels, capacity should be not less than “ With this report. I send you a sample of cement and a “ briquette ” of same made in my laboratory, from your marl and clay and by the above formula. “ Pats ” and “ briquettes " r from this cement, when subjected to boiling water for several hours, do. not crack, but set quickly and harden slowly.” After giving the proportions of the various ingredients which show 98-05% of carbonate of lime, the chemist concludes with the following para‘graf hs :~ (5) This marl when mixed with the proper amount of clay will, on calcination, produce the finest grade of Portland Cement. (3) The marl is found ina very finely divided condition, which is an admirable feature, since it Will re- quire but little grinding preliminary to calcination and therefore cheapen cost of manufacture. (4) The marl is of the finest qual- ity, no better material having been analysed at the laboratory. The chemical analysis, which I include in this report. shows it to be of excep? tional purity. being very high in carbonate and lime and low in magnesia, sulphuric anhydride, and contains no sand whatever. seuunenn overlying the marl so that it would be unnecessary to do any stripping before dredging for use at the factory. (l) The marl was found to be covered with water so shallow that it can be dredged without any diffi- culty. (2) There is but very little organic sediment overlying the marl so that therefrom :- ; week'we pointed outvvvt'li-e annunl output of 20 mil- 3 a. year in Gorgnany, of 'rxm FACTORY. CHEMISTS REPORT saga It has been decided by the Manag- ing Committee of South Teachers’ Assocxation that the Con- vention this year will be held in Sept. or early in Oct. Jersey and Ayrshire. five old, comes in about lst June. to J. M. HUNTER, Lower Town ham. The stock is now in the market in full swmg. Those requiring it can get it if they speak in time. Those who do not want any are not obliged to take it. It's good stuff. and the man who misses it will have himself to blame. There’s no coercion. ..-.v vvualluuy All making allotments to different towns and cities is doing so largely for the purpose of establishing trade rela- tions and a ready Canadian market, and for this reason they do not wish to make too big anaallotment of stock to any one place. NO COERCION. , and during that time he disposed of twenty thousand dollars worth, the full allotment made bv the Company to that town. Mr. Calder assures us that he had to refuse two or three applications for more Stock, and that he believes an- other twenty thousand could readily ha an‘A 51...--- "‘1 r- known that Germany has an area of only about one-seventeenth of Cana- da. will give some idea of the ‘immense amount that will soon be required in our own country alone. In the United States the demand during the past ten years has risen1 from two millions to twelve million barrels a year, and notwithstanding the fact that mills are being estab~ lished in localitiesgwhere the natural product is obtainable the supply is not yet suificient. gold thére. T71}; Teachers’ Conventxon Cow for Sale. T1103. ALLAN. Sec galnpany i5 Cash for Butter and Highest Price. Tne finest selection of Tweeds, Worsteds in Suits to order from $10.00 up. Henriettas, Serges, Sateens, and all shades qualities of Ladies’ Dress Goods. The Buy Store 0n the Busy Corner. Hobby Hat we are Headquarters. For Gentlemen ! .II THE FRONT RANK Priestley 82. (Alt-heal:â€" W W '4 $1.00 Per '0' VIII. Vanuatuvm *4 'w. . -V â€". +3 uen' interchange. for 55mm. Men’s I for 75 cents. Men's White striped drill lion’s night shirts. and inspect our flock. “0% interchaumblo callus cents Men’s Print Shir“ for 75_oents. -qut§_ Black and ‘IVI I town.