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Last Tuesday morning another of our pioneer settlers in the person of Mr. Isaac Crittenden was removed from the scene of his labors by the hand of death. Seventy-nine years and five months ago he first saw the light of day in West Gwillimbury, Co. Simcoe. and arriving at maturity he moved to Arthur 'l‘p., where he commenced life as a teamster. Mov- ing settlers to their homes was one of the tasks be delighted in. He it was who moved the first settler to Dur- ham, Mr. Hunter. father of the late Jae. M. P. P., who was then an in- fant As an example of the hard- ships of transit at that time it took from nearly sunrise until late in the afternoon to cross the swamp north of Mount Forest. At the age of 24 he chose for a life partner Margaret McDermid and then moved up to this part and settled on lot 7. con. 2, which was then a wilderness with only the surveyor’a biaze to serve as a road. On that farm he hewed out a comfortable home and raised eight children, four of whom survive him â€"-â€"Ben, on the old homestead; Henry, in Man. ; Mrs. Katie Fleming, Man; and Mrs. Martin, of Hamilton. Twenty-one years ago the hand of death robbed him of his noble part-- not. and a few years subsequently be formed a second marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Grasby who survives him, to mourn the loss of a kind husband. and who has the sympathy of every one in her bereavement. The funer- al took place on Thursday to Maple- wood cemetery. The service at both the house and grave-side was con. ducted by the Rev. Mr. Farquhar- son. Mrs. Peter Brown, of BOIStOID, is visiting her son. Mr. David Hamil- ton. We regret to learn that the old Indy is not in the enjoyment of good health. Mr. Thou. Bartman and Miss Rachel Billie were, we learn. united in the holy bonds of matrimonv last Wed- nesday. The ceremony was perlorm- ed in Mount Forest and we have no particular. but we hope the union may be a happy and profitable one. and therefore extend the best wishes of all in this part. Co. Com. Allen was back at Cedar- yille last week to determine the niety of a. big bridge which was thought to be unenfe no.1 would hnve to he replnced with a new one. But by melting some repnire he w.“ ehle to stave the evil day 03 for e few yum yet. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ray, of Bolgrovo, spent n dny with Mr. Tucker loot week. They were taking a. oomowhnt lengthy trip around tho province to non the improvements nod ohnngu oinoo they soak tho mo trip two!" you! on. The: thought favorably Corner Concerns. oi the advancement of this part in that time, and that the present in- dications for a good 010;) surpassed any place they had visited. Mr. Jas. Finnigan has purchased Sam Patterson’s gore lot in the new survey and will take possession in the fall. It contains in the neigh- borhood of fifty acres. Mr. Wm. Brown, of Orchard, bought a two-year-old colt from Mr. Chas. Gray for the sum of 8100. There is no labor that Bill, (as he is familiarly called). can take up that gives him more pleasure than prepar- ingafirst-class driver for the mar- ket. The Rev. Mr. Miller preached his farewell sermon on Sunday in Var- ney, very much to the regret of the whole congregation as they have never before been so well satisfied. He departed by preaching an inspir- ing sermon from the words, “Occupy till 1 come.” Agoodly number; from this part took in the Model Farm Excursion. and all seemed well satisfied with the day ’8 sport. Miss Edith Mathewson. of the Wingham teaching 3:35, is to spend this week with her sister, Mrs. Ben Crittendon, on her way home to Ayr. John Queen, Mabel Mead and Janet Marshall tried the Entrance exams in Durham last week and will anxiously await. the finding of the examiners. Jusc exactly the provision we advo- cated a short time ago to be made for the safety of passers by the bor- Dar]: Hair “ l have used Ayer’s Hair Vilor for a great many years, and al- though 1 am past eighty year; of age, yet I have not a gray but in my head.” Geo. Yellow, Towson, Md. We mean all that rich, dark color our hair used to have. I it’s gray now, no matter; for Ayer’s Hair Vi or always re- stores co or to gray hair. Sometimes it Tnaies the hair grow very heavy and Ion ; and it stops falling of t e hair, too. ing machine was plmd lat week. Whnt T- Gammon! mnot nooonpp- fishâ€"when it eete ehont it. no other power need ettempe. Thenke. gentle- men. Our hoye epent lent Tneedey efter- noon with Mr. Rieherd Allen, of Verney, helping with the rotting of his new hern. It ie n no; building end everything went well. We will now leeve the rest for the Verney men to report. Statute lebor sue the principel occupetion of lost week. Some very goodimprovemente were made and no one seems any the worse for it either. We are very sorry to beer of each carrying: on as your Glen- mont Cor. reports in his pert. They should be given a few mouth at herd labor as reward. Miss Agnns Bnird returned to To- ronto on Suturdny. taking in the Guelph excursion on her way and al- so taking with her Miss Kate Allan for an indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs. Jae. Tucker visited Travereton friends last week and at- tended a barn raising on the farm of Mr. Jae. Bell. of the widely known Bell's Lake. A few years ago it received notoriety by placing on it a small steam boat but they tell us it is to be made more 'femous by the erection of a. cement plant and that the preliminaries are prOgressing fu- vorably. The Varney S. S. is going to pic-‘ nic at our Cement Lake on Thursday. On Sunday Mr. John Aldred made a strong plea in behalf of the children .of parents who take no interest in such affairs further than to warn them not to go near the water. Boat ing is the chief attraction and to ab. stain from it mrkes the day one of tantalization more than pleasure The boats are good ones and the managing committee most reliable. He asks all such parents to visit {or once and see for themselves how things are. As the Lake is getting. to be so popular for pic-nice the mat- ter should receive wide considera- tion. Master Roy Wismer is, we are sorry to say. on the sick list at pres ent. It is reported to be diphtheria. We hope that the disease will now Spread. and that the little fellow will soon be able to be around again Mr. Thos. Turnbull is building a fine largo brick addition to his house, which. when finished. will be quite an improvement Tom is one of our go-ahead farmers. Mr. Robert Milburn is making a great improvement, lately by putting up an attractive wire fence along the road in front of his dwelling. Mr. G. Newell is by no means he- bind in the line of improvement. He. also, having put up a fine stretch of fence in front of ,his property. which brings it right up to date. What might have been a serious accident occurred between here and Latona a week ago Tuesday night It appears that while Mr. John and Miss Cassie \Vilkie were driving home from a picnic they came in con- tact with a. couple of rigs laden with l disappointed Owen Sound lacrosse: players and their supporters return ing from Durham where they had lost the game that was played there that day. John. of course, saw them coming and pulled off the road. How ever, they ran into his buggy and splintered the front wheel throwing the occupants out, and as a result John got his shoulder put out of place and has not had any power of the injured arm since. Fortunately Miss Wilkie escaped unhurt \Ve , think that one person has a right to ‘the road as well as another, and that such mean and ungentlemauly acts should not be allowed to go unpun- ished. machine ‘ Most. of the sports took in the excursion to Guelph and report, a good time. Mr. Wm. Wade made a friendly call on the Hay {amily last week. There must be some attraction. Mr. Fred Showell expects to raise his barn next week. At a party the other night some naughty girls were there and took poor Tommy’s bunny away down to the lake. But Tom didn’t think they were naughty for he spent the next day and part of the night looking for it. One of our young men has started up 1n,the poultry business, and the first setting of thirteen eggs turned out to be thirteen kittens. You want to try your luck again. W. New with the colt ana kittens he will start farming next week. Stewart and Quinn have moved their mill down to D. McQuerry’s swamp. We expect the shingles WI“ fly now. We wonder what. important busi- ness one of our gentlemen friend. but got in Dornoch. ‘8 he winds his way leaving a. trail of sawdust- boo hind him. Miss Minnie Scheuermnnn left for Wnterloo lest week where she ex- pects to stay for the summer. J nck will be lonesome. Pick up courage, she will return. Mr. Chris. Schouermann and family htve moved back to our bars. and he is running the swamp crew better than over. x Mr. Dan McDonald (called on a friend in Sullivm. and duo took in the picnic at Domooh. Rocky Saugeen. Welbeck. â€"o 0.0 0-4 low mm:- to m in on chflrudactmlwhc- 'wmwumnceotmwuveu known. A most mm mm“ 0‘ mam-lamb! Bowen Ford ‘13:: one. Nine." The author In” 0‘ Other things beddu mischief. how- over, had Silver lea-nod. Chief of that. was to sun with the Jitter. Sleep!" or waking. lying or m. the sum- mom that tuned the men from unor- that same instant found Silver gath- ered tor the rush through the long. narrow lane leading trom his open sail to the poles. above which. like great couchant spiders. waited the harnesses pendent on the hanger rods. Once under the harness Silver was like a carved statue until the trip strap had been pulled, the collar fastened and the reins snapped in. Then he wanted to poke the poles through the doors, so eager was he to he on. It was no fault of Silver’s that his team could not make a two second hitch. 'â€"â€"â€" With the first strain at the traces his impatience died out. A sixty toot truck starts with more or less reluctance. but .when once the tires caught the car tracks Silver knew what to expect. He and his team mates could feel Lanni- gan gathering in the reins as though for a full stOp. Next came the whistle of the whip. 1t swept across their flanks so quickly that it was practical- ly one stroke for them all. At the same moment Lannigan leaned tar forward and shot out his driving arm. The reins went loose, their heads went for- .ward and, as it moving on a pivot. the three leaped as one horse. w-vâ€" Left to themselves, each horse would 1 have leaped at a dlflerent instant. It l was that one touch of the lash and the succeeding swing of Lannlgan's bulk' which gave them the measure. whlch i set the time, which made it possible for less than 4,000 pounds of horseflesh to jump a five ton truck up the street at I a four mlnute clip. Contentment gives a crown where fortune hath denied 1t.â€"Ford. Constancy is the complement of all other human virtuesâ€"Mazzinl. KNOWING FIRE HORSES. He who will not take advice gets knowledge when trouble overtakes himâ€"Katina The more one speaks of himself the ' less he likes to hear another talked of.-Lavater. The readiest and surest way to get ' rid of censure is to correct ourselves.â€" Demosthenes. Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth any- thing.â€"â€"Whitm:m. 'Tls not your posterity, but your ac- tions, that will perpetuate your mem- ory.â€"-Hutchinsou. Calumny would soon starve and die of itself if nobody took it in and gave it a lodgingâ€"Leighton. Civllltâ€"y is a charm that attracts the love of all men, and too much is better than to show too little. Knew Papa’u Limitations. She was a doctor’s little girl. In her father’s office she had seen a number of boxes on which was written, “This side up with care.” In answer to her question her mother had said. “You see, when papa gets these boxes he doesn’t know what is in them, and if it is something that might break it wouldn’t be good for it to set it upside down." The little girl pondered over it for some time. A few days later she came to her mother. saying, "Mamnm. when God made us did he put a Sign on our left sides that says. "l‘his side up with care?’ ” “Why 1’” asked the mother, smiling. “Bee auso l hozud papa to]? somebody that it “as bad fut pouplo to lie on their lelt sidvs’ cause it \\ uuldn‘ t be good for their hearts. and 1 know pupa doesn’t know what is inside us." Then She Remembered. Near the elemted road in Park place is a news and apple woman. She is ' very absentminded. Also sy mpathetic. , A ragged street urchin ran Up to her. . “Say,” he yellet “your little boy has I been run over by a big truck!” 3 “Where? Where? For goodness’ sake. where?" shrieked the “01mm. rushing wildly down the street. She ran half a block and then stopped suddenly. v-v v “Lord, what an old fool I am!” she said to herself disgustedly. “I have no little boy. I’ ve 3e\ er been married” â€"â€"vvâ€" Meantime the I"astreet urchin had stolv en tout apples and a bunch of grapes. A Wonderful Harbor. Puget sound is one or the finest bar. bors in the world, it not the finestâ€"a deep bay 'over a hundred miles long cut of! from the ocean by the moun- tainous western peninsula 0! Washing- ton. The waters nearly everywhere are deep, the shores ab t. and the tide is moderate. Ships m go from Tacoma half way to Alaska without passing out of this great sound and its exten- sions northward. By Way 0! a Lennon. “One of our cars ran over another man last night," announced the super- intendent of the street railway line. “Well," replied the president. “after awhile the people will learn that the only safe place is aboard the our and that 5 cents is a small price to pay for “Do you think there 1: any dancer 0! America being dominated by Europe!” “No, air,” answered Mr. Heekton with extraordinary emphull: “Wt '0 long an eminent European! cont!!!" 3 n. APHORISMS. I. Met. The Limit I We certainly set the pace in price and flew quantity for Berries. We will have all other Fruits in season. It will pay you to get our prices, or better stillâ€"leave your order with us. JORDAN BURNETT We are selling everything in the Millinery line at a very low price at present. McIntyre Block. ~â€" Durhum, Ont. At this time of the sea- son we always reduce the price of flats. We have a large stock still on hand and some of the most stylish hats we’ve had this season. MISS DICK Sole Agents fér Nasmith’s Bread, Mount Forest Laundry and Gammage’sCut Flowers. J. M. Hunter’s New 81001:. Thg Clothier, We have doubled our busineu in six months, but have not reached our limit. In order to meet increased demands we have decided upon two deliveries at 10. 30 a. m. and 4 p. 111. Customers would oblige us by getting their orders in in time. Is reached when we say that we have every. thing a man needs to complete his wardrobe from head to foot, and can save the buyer money on every 000881011. . E. THEOBALD ’Phone 27. Special Attention given to \VEDDING CAKES which we shull tarnish on shortest natice. DURHAM, â€"â€" ONTA RIO. HIN D BROS. Prompt Delivery of all Goodo. For Bread, Pies, Cakes, Buns. c.