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GATHERED DURING THE PAST WEEK FOR CHRONICLE READERS. DOMESTIC WANTEDâ€"Apply John Ebrhardt. Durham. Local News Items SALTâ€"1 Pukor’s. LAND PLASTERâ€"‘ bggs at Parker’s. Go to Peel’s and see the greatest shoe bargains ever ofiorod. 1;: you want what. in men’s hats, YO“ ‘ Ireland’s. A) uu lluu-yu n â€"_ -- _ 'Ifnnatisfactory the hai'he wore-â€" \Vhen Ireland sold a but. to him, \Vell, now they call him “ Sunny 1? you are not too slow you will he in time to get a bargain in any kind of footwear at. Peel’s. Tm: Manager of the 2 Show Co, will be team for some time by visito: era. House in which he drap' curtain containing advertisements. “(P2168 GREAT snow humanâ€"mum”. m, ‘ 'nle McCaul. PrOprietora. Every-‘ thing to amuse the Children, Break I fast Cast-JR. George. A. C. McCaul. Mother Mary,_G. E. Noble, Nurse 1-. { val Col N Tm: Anna (iorzlon Show which played here all last week was not patronized as well as the perform- ances deserved. Miss Gordon her- self is a good actress. and took well in every performance. We under- «and she intends to give us Rob Roy in the course of a few weeks. I.\' this issue we publish an adver-j cuss tisernent of The Manitoba Cement L is a Company on which the name of Mr. 3 expr J. A. hunter. late of Durham, tip-1 to se peers as Director and Secretary. “'8‘ Brm are pleased to know that Mr. Hunter the I is prospering financially. and also knm that he is becoming an expert curler. and A short time ago he took part in a The big Bonspiel and his side came off ‘ ever victorious though the other fellows: werensistetl by Dunbar, of St. Paul,’ 'l‘l ohn plinmnion curler of the world. l ohul Victorian-s though the ot werensisted by Dunbar, the champion curler of \\'E regret to learn of the illness of Miss Eva gampbell. who is sufiering a severe attack of pneumonia, for which a critical Cperation had to be performed to remove an accumula- tion ul matter around the lungs. To get at'the seat of the trouble a large portion of one or two of the ribs had to be cut away. The sufiering child is about fourteen years of age, and a daughter of Mr. Donald Campbell. We are pleased to report prOgress at time of writing this Tuesday evenâ€" Eng. Doctors MeeDonald, Gun and Jamieson performed the operation. which we trust will be successful. H Tm: question of municipal owner-’ ship of public franchises is a moot question with us just now. The purchase of the Crawford and Moln- tyre electric light plant is under con- sideration by the Council or, failing to make a satisfactory bargain. to install a steam plant as in some of the neighboring towns. It is claimed that in either case the town should own its own plant and that money could be saved and better light se- cured thereby. \Ve should like to have the question fully discussed, and we invite any interested citizen to put his thoughts on paper and let us have them for publication. Short pithy paragraphs. or short, condensed articles from books or magazines, glVlng both sides of the question, will be welcomed. THE BishOp of Huron has divided the County of Grey into two deaner- . iee instead of one as heretofore. They l are to be designated as the deaueries of North Grey and South Grey ”'l spectivelyâ€"-the former to comprise} the towns of Owen Sound. Meulunl! and Thornbury the villages of| Clarksburg and Chateworth. nnd thv townships of Keppel. Sarawak. Syd t enham. St. Vincent. Holland, Su-lii . van. Collingwood and Buphra.~ia-â€", the latter thp remainder of the ("aural ty. The Rev. J. Arthll, Rector .11 Owen Sound. has been appoi mi rural dean of North Grey, wil» South Grey continues under the efficient administration of Rev. Rural Dean Ryan. of this town. Mar h~ long be spared to '20 up and down 'within his district cheering by his genial sympiuhy Ind. kindly w'ord - twee who are burdened with sorrow, and oneonreging thou who are reed, him by the way. , “'35 a 31mm). 1878. \V. L. ' M cCuul Car Windsor fine ult Snow Cmusnâ€" Messrs. No great victory. r of the Anna Gordon be remembered here by visitors to the Opâ€" rhich he put ashowy “naming a few local Car land plaster in to Mrs. READ Theobald’s ad. Solid hots, no blufi. Tm: Latest American touch Huts at Theobald’s. in COAL oil. One. five or ten bbl. lots at Parker’s. BOY wanted to learn printing. Apply at this ofiice. ALL winter goods going prices at Ireland’s. SEEDâ€"Impgrt of seeds to arrive from Britainâ€"H. Parker. MR. FRED A. LEWIS, piano tuner, of Berlin, expects to be in Durhtm about the lat of Apnl. Go West young man. Theobald’s store is on the west side of Glenelg, in the Town of Durham. PEEL wants more room for his up- to- date spring stock. That.’ 3 why he is selling so cheap. See ad. THE kind you don’t see every day, that’s the kind of carpets and Linolumns you can see at Ireland’s. THERES’ many aslip twixt the cup and the lip. There man a misfit from the head to the feet. But not if you buy your clothes at Theobald’s. For: SALE At less than half their value. a. litter of pure bred Scotch Collie puppies. sired by Allie C. K. C. No. bfilh’, whelped by Rose 0. K C. N... :‘m1'.).â€"â€" 1“. PEEL. tf. Miss Anderson. of Simcoe. is en- gaged as head trimmer at Miss Dick's millinery establishment. We under- stand Miss Anderson is a first class artist and right up-to-date in every department of the work. She com- menced Tuesday morning. . \1-1'111 sad indeed was the death of Miss .lesme ROger-‘on which occurred \est'erda) mormng at five. Miss} l Roaerson dismissed her class at the ‘Public School on Monday morning, ssy1ng she was not feeling well but! for the children to return in the afternoon, however she did not re turn. The doctor was called 1n on Monday evening and pronounced the trouble to be peritonitis. The fun- . eral will take place to-morrow after- ’ noon. Miss Rogerson was a general favorite, especially with the parents i of the little ones who formed her , class at school. Much sympethy is ; felt for her bereaved mother.â€"Bruce i Herald. [Miss Rogereon was at one time a teacher in this school, and her ’ many friends here will regret to hear ‘ of her death.â€"Ed.] A l’l'mJt' meeting is called to dis- miss the electric light problem. This is a good opportunity for the public expression of opinion. and we hope to see a good turn out. Councillor Browne is the youngest menber of the Board, but he has considerable knowledge of municipal ownership and a strong advocate of the system. The meeting will be held on Friday evening of next week. Tm: special services at the Baptist' church, conducted by Dr. Spencer, are being well attended. 0:) Sunday evening the church was crowded tol its utmost capacity. The sermon1 was on ”The New Birth.” The in- terest and attention were great. Every night this week Dr. Spencer is preaching and singing the Gospel, and will do so next Sunday. All kinds of maple are attending, and there is an absence of sensationalism or the airing of fads. The public of Durham should appreciate this efiort. Dr. Spencer has just come from Spec- ial services at Atwood where he preached in the Baptist. Presbyterian and Methodist churches. The min- isrers and congregations of all de- nominations are cordially invited. THE Postmaster General, in order to facilitate the posting of printed matter mailed in considerable quan- tities. addressed for delivery at post offices within the Dominion of Cana. da. has decided that payment of postage on same may be efiected in cash, instead of postage stamps, in conformity with certain regulations. As these regulations provide that the amount of postage paid at any one time is at least $25, it is not likely et'er'to become of much practio cal importance in small towns. It will be of service mainly to large patent medicine concerns, almanac ilmalters, and perhaps to a few manu-‘ facturing establishments that issue large'numbers of catalogues or busi- ness circulars. If the huge manu- facturing concerns located here should so sprout up as to avail themselves of this non-lick' g regn. lation, before it is cancelle by an- other we shall be havy to apprise our readers of the fact. The Chronicle is the best place to put your Advertisements. at cut THE GOING AND COMING 0F VISITORS IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. Mr. George Dodge is visiting friends in Michigan. People Miss Dick was in Toronto attend- ing the millinery openings. Mr. Albert Dodge, of the cement works, has been laid up with cold {or the past three weeks. Miss De Lyon, we regret to learn, is in the hospital at- Cleveland. suf- fering a severe attack of typhoid. Mr. Robt. Robinson leaves today for Georgia to assist in the construc- tion of the cement. plant there. Mr. Philip McKechnie has been ser- iously ill for the past week or so, but under medical attendance and the care pf a trained nurse is recover- ing nicely. Mr. \Vm. Braithwaite, of Indian Head,l\'. W. 'I‘., who has been out West for the paSt twenty-one years, is in the vicinity on a pleasure and business trip, a pleasure trip in re- newing old acquaintanceships and business inasmuch as he is buying up a carload of horses to take back with him. Evidently Mr. Braithwaite knows his business from the class of horses he is taking. He has purchas- ed an entire horse, “ Bowman \Vil- low,” rising 4 years old, with a good record, got by Clear Grit. He will leave about the 15th of this month accompanied by his brother, R. “7., and family, with two carloads of cattle and horses mixed. When leaving here twenty-two years ago Mr. Braithwaite walked to Owen Sound, having little or no money, but now he is evidently well-fixed. The Annual Supper of the Canadian Order of Foresters was held last Fri- day night in the spacious eating room of Messrs. Jordan and Burnett. The event was noted for the demoli- tion of a large supply of oysters, raw and stewed to suit the tastes of above fifty or sixty participants who did full justice to the occasion. All present were members of the Order, we believe. with the exception of the two Durham editors, who evidently took kindly to the evening’s excer- cises and did ample duty in the way of assisting to unburden the tables. At the close of the festi' Elie-s Dr. Ilutton was v0ted to the d'll‘tll‘, and an impromptu program was rendered, consisting of short addnwses by the Chairman. Alderman .l. Browne two visiting brethren, Messrs. Herteland Px'ast from Hanovw'. Frank Lenehan. and others. The Unler is in a flour- ishing COfl'll-AOD. and the Grand Court is fortified with a large surplus. The importance of making provision for loved ones who may possibly be left in destitute circumstances was forcefully pointed out by a number of those who took part in the addresses. The Missouri Legislature has! passed a law prohibiting kissing. un- less the kisser and the kissee can produce the certificates showing them to be free from any hereditary or infectious disease. The object of the bill is to prevent the spread of disease by germs hopping from lip to lip. It is only kissing on the lips that is vetoed; kissingr one. fair lady’s hand is not infectious unless she is in the habit of putting her fingers in her mouth. It is a pretty sure thing that kissing will go on. law or no law. There are seldom witnesses at a kissing match. and the kisser dare not tell. though the girl might give ewey the kiss inad- vertently (to another fellow), so it would be as well for the bachelors of ‘ Missouri to limit their oeculetions to i widowsâ€"they would never tell. He is an eccentric chap, and often does strange things. eminently philo- sophical. but queer, you know. And so it was that upon becoming engaged to be married he presented to the young lady a ring. on the in- side of which was engraved the motto:â€"-“ In time of peace prepare for war.” Mr. Thos. Banks’ sale on monuay, conducted by Auctioneer Noble. was well attended, and everything went at a good price. On Wednesday. the 18th, the day the sale was to have taken place. some mean, contemptible wretch went into Mr. Banks’ stable and deliberately cut the snaps 05 his lines, and also took possession of some other parts of his harness. And again on Monday a big lock 'clevise, which had been bought and paid for. was taken. Such thieving should not. go unpunished. DURHAM, 09"., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, HITS AND MISSES. C. O. F. Banquet. Banks’ ale on Monday, Know CHURCH NOTES. Zionâ€"-The Durham Methodist Choir with male quartetce rendered eificien service in Zion Methodist Church on Sunday last. Durhamâ€"The Rev. ‘Vray R. Smith will preach in the Methodist church on Sunday at 11 o ’,clock his subject being “ In 9. Tight Place.” and at. 7 o’clock will give an illustrated ser- mon with “Blackboard and Object Lessons.” The moonlight meeting and pleas- ant hour service of the Junior League will be held on Monday evening from 7.30 to 8.30. A good programme of songs. choruses, gramaphone selec- tions, etc. will be given. Parents and guardians specially invited. A collection will be taken at the close of the service. Mrs. Thomas Scarf, to whose death we referred briefly in our issue of a week ago. was the only child of Mr. Wm. Stokoe. of Longhorsley, County Northumberlrnd, England. where she was born March lst. 1842}. In 1863 she! was married to Thomas Scarf and remained in England until 1881 when. with four children they came to this country. After remaining a year in Durham they moved out to the farm near the Rocky where the deceased died on the 28nd ult from the effect of a stroke of paralysis re. ceived seven before. I. Besides her sorrow sti‘icken hus' band, the deceased leaves a family of four. two sons and two daughters. to mourn their sad loss. The eldest son. \Villiam, lives near Aberdeen and the remaining members of the family. Thomas, Marion and Ruby. are still on'the homestead. Interment took place Tuesday in Durham cemetery, whither they were followed by a large number of mourning friends and relatives. Rev. Mr. Ryan was the officiating Clergyman. and con. ducted a memorial service in Trinity Church on Sunday last. Late Assistant Roy. Londnn Ophthalmic Hos. Eug., and tn (iuhlcu Sq. Throat and Rose 1100 Specialist: Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose EXCLUSIVELY. Will he at Hm Middaug In House lat \Vodnosday uf each month. from- ’ to 6 p. m. Keelers Watchmakers Jewellers Opticians and Engravers. Watches IF YOU want a Watch, KEELERS’ is the place to buy it. Also buy your SILVER WARE from them and save money and get the beat goods that monby can buy. All Goods Bought at Keelcr‘kfinmved Free. R. B. KEELER 818011 Big Jewellery Store. If your Watch or Clock is sick Keeler can make itltick. HAVE the Jewellery trade of this town. \Vhy? Because they are Practical ALSO because we can save you money on everything you buy in our line. DR. GED. S. BURT. Mas. Tnos. SCARF. OBITUARY. METHODIST . IN GREAT VARIETY.