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be read in the House of Commons; they will be read in the Investigating ‘Committee. It appears that the mem- bers of the Liberal Government think nine: that, indeed. a suspicion of for- gery attached to them. M r. Borden, the Opposition leader. thereupon de- manded that the whole matter be re- ferred to the Committee of Elections and Privileges. in order to establish the bcna fides of this great protest from the taxpayers of Canada. This step has been taken. Already Con- servative members of Parliament are in receipt of letters at Ottawa from constituencies who had signed the pe- tition, protesting against the deliber- ate insult dealt out by the Premier to .over 100,000 people. These letters will as it has been in regard to public buildings.â€"â€"I\I. K. Richardson, from the Hansard. On ”\Vednesday, Oct. 7. in the House ¢ Commons, at Ottawa. Sir \Vilfred Laurier i'nsi nnated that the anti-Grand Trunk Pacific petitions were not gen- \\111111\11list111111l \x1tl1s1111111 interest be made to antagonize the two por- to the V111 v eloquent address of the 1 tions of the town. '1’ ' Any reasonable Deput 1.1 81111111111111111ga111ling the to“ 11 council will endeavor to meet out of \‘1 ingham. l 111-131 sav that we . equal justice to all. To merely supply hax 11 in the consti 1111111113' of Grey three upper town with water for domestic towns that can 1iai111 11\ 111 ything t 1at purposes would give suilicient pressure has 11111111 said 1111 b1 hair (11 the town of ; down town fo 1 all needs in case of fire. \Vingham.z1.11din some 1as11s a good: Do we! n“ed betterfire protection? deal 111111111. Sonuahing has alrez’idy If so how 11111 W 11 to Wet it? been said about H111 town of Owen 1 13 111018 11013 a strong probability Sound. I doubt if there is in the th 1t .11 large 111ve11ue Vs ould be derived whole of ('anada atown of its popu- from :1 satisiactory s3 stem of water‘ lation. with such i111portant manufac- 1 w mks? l turing industries and with- such a, \Vould “"13 most people prefer to great (10111111011110. that has not had 01111.; pav fm‘ "008 wholesome water rather dollar of public monev expended in it 1 than 113k the hf“ 0f himself andf unily for public buildings. Then I come 3 by using some 01 11h" questionable south to the town of Durham. I ask- Stuff thats far too common? ed 1118' v 111111 fora public building there ‘ .W ould not the laboring man be ben- It IS a thriving and prosperous town. fefit1’1db3 the “ Ol'k reqlured for the with a population of double that of installation OfSlICh 618338139111? some towns that are getting handsome If It were 01108 DOXSGd abro ad that buildings. And a little further west: : we hid the beSt and purest water in of Durham. tne town of Hanoverfi the world would it DOt have a strong which has no less than four furnitme tendenc3 ’50 increase 0111‘ POPUIdtiOH? factories and other 111anufactories as W Vouldn’t the town he more up to- well, yet it has never had a dollar of date With a good system of water public money expended 1n it for public works. buildings or for any other purpose. ,‘ ‘V e I“33PM?t the opinions Of an hon- ‘Vhile lake ports claim a good deal for ' 955 opponent and though W6 may dif- their harb01s.0r docks. or elevators, ' f9!“ from the VleWS Of Mr Calder we or dr dging, inland towns like Dur are not womg ‘30 pronounce the pl‘Op- ham and Hanover have no claim of 031t1onanundebatable question No that kind and therefore no public' dOUbt theresroom for argument but money is expended 1n them. I would the weight of it would be in favor of again ask that they should have some; 15901115133 the W911 0111' columns are fair consideration. In some cases too Open to all who ma3 wish to enter the much mane} is (1.x ende11 on large 011-;discussion. namental and expfiisive buildings for ‘ post oflice and custom house porposes . to the detriment of other smaller} places. The hon. member for \orth? Met 1n Elmwood on Monday the Grey 011‘- Thomsonl has already SPO' ' 12th Oct. inst Members all present. ‘ ken for Owen Sound. doubt 1f there' , The Reeve 1n the chair Minutes of is any town of its size in the whole of , August meeting read and passed. Canada which has been' so neglected BEN TINCK COUNCIL. The Reeve rnnnrtnd haw-inn- av- Durham, Oct. 0533M? SHEONIGLE MacFARLANE 61 00. The balance of our Spring stock of Wallâ€" paper is now offered at a sacrifice. Remnants at half price. FIX up your moms new if price is any inducement. Clearing Sale of Wallpaper W. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. A WORD FOR DURHAM. Drnggists and Booksellers. not in Canada taxpaygers 1903. Widow Fanbel’s taxes were remit- ted, being in goat circumstances. _ _- â€"â€"â€" â€"vw- vs “VII UV DU ‘18. con. 3,VW. G. R. Petition 'receiv-ed and John McDonald authorized and instructed to have said road opened. The reeve was appointed to repre- sent the township of Bentinck at next meeting of county council, re Deviation of the Neustadt Road. Reports were ordered to be re- ceived and cheques issued, Peti- tiones received from John McDonald and 87 others asking council to open the base line i9 rear of Lot 36 to 42. pended $11.25 in repairs to bridges since last meeting. The several road commissioners reported their expenditure on roads since last meet- ing as followszâ€"Division No. 1, $87. 01; No. 2, $11.04; No. 3. $50.93. Met in Elmwood on Monday the 12th Oct. inst. Members all present. The Reeve in the chair. Minutes of August meeting read and passed. { \Ve IeSpect the opinions of an hon- .- est opponent and though we may dif- fe1 from the views of Mr. Caldei we are not oroing to pronounce the p1 op- osition an undebatable question. No doubt there’s room f01 argument but the weight of it would be in favor of securing the well. 0111 columns are Open to all who may wish to entei the discussion. I Is there not a, strong probabilibv that :L large Icvenue would be derived 'from :L satisfactom 3351363111 of water 9 Wm ks? Is anybody sure they can strike as ' good a spring at the same depth any jother'place in town? Is there it cer- ’ tainty that the smne spring can he 3 touched at even a few feet distant from ,’ the present boring? “'hy should even the faintest effort If it were once noised abroad that We had the best and purest; wther' in the world would it not have a strong tendency to Increase our population? \Vould not most people prefer to pay for good wholesome water rather than risk the life of himself and family by using some of the questionable stuff that’s far too common? 3 Did the. public meetmg here a few iweeks ago seem as though anybody fwas anxious to unload anything on j:mybocIyZ-’ The Ithepayers at that meetine wele almost; unanimoush in i fax or of buying the well. SO 1"; “'ho said that anybody wanted to unload a white elephant on the town ? Neither the gas company nor the town council ever let us into the secret Is it safe to have a fire close to an empty tank? How many of the tanks are empty today? Perhaps none but we don’t know till we look. If the tanksare empty do they fill up again without; cost? Have we plenty of water now, good Wholesome water for domestic uses? How about our supply in case fire? How many tanks have we town that would supply a big fire? Get the water and the works will follow. Isit absolutely necessary to com- bine the putting in of waterworks with the By- law for the pumhase of the w ell. J Mr. Calder has a letter in this issue opposing its purchase to a. certain ex- tent. The vote on the By-law to purchase the flowing well comes up next week. E with enough independence to raise up itheir voices in protest against the rfoolish Grand Trunk Pacific project and condemnatory of the .Govern- ment’s course. The investigation into the petitions will teach them different- 13;; the letters of protest- against the Premier’s insinuationsby the signers of the petition will emphasize that teaching. W'e understand that al- ready from this vicinity a large num- ber of letters have gone forward to Ottawa, addressed to the Cons’erva- tive member from this constituency (or to the member from the nearest Conservative constituency.) The people are right in not tamely sub- mitting to the gratuitous and un-1 warranted insults of even such a high ': personage as Sir \Vilfrid Laurier. I THE GUSHING GEYSER "! u". ' If So of in IRWINâ€"Near Clinton, on Friday, Oct. 9th, Mrs. Robert Irwin, mother of ’ Mr. W. J. Irwin, of this town. LEESONâ€"MULDERâ€"At the residence of the bride’s father, on Wednes- day, October 14th, 1903, Mr. F. W. Leeson, of Indianapolis, to Miss Ella Mulder, of Rose Lawn, Indiana. ‘ WILKIEâ€"«In Durham, on Thursday, October 8th. to Mr. and Mrs. R. C Wilkie, a son. MIGEITONâ€"In Bentinck, on Wednes- day, Oct. 7th. to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mighton, a daughter. MCKECHNIEâ€"In Durham on Tuesday, Oct. 6th., to Mr and Mrs. Philip McKechnie, a son. TOWNERâ€"â€"In Durham, on Saturday,‘ Sept. 19th to Mr. and Mrs. J. Town- er a son. fl If the ratepayers of the town are ready for a system of water-works _} for the whole town, it would certain- ly be reasonable to buy the well, al- though the price being paid for it is at least double what it should be, but until such a vote is taken no one 1 can tell if we are prepared for such an expenditure or not. If we are ll not prepared for water-works, then it would certainly be aridiculous and foolish transaction to buy it just for ' . the fun of paying for it. It has been 1 said that if we do not purchase the well now it would not be available 7 later on. Now every one in town I; knows that such a Spring is there and also the depth at which it can be 1 lound. and shouid this well' not be obtainable, arrangements could be made and another well sunk which would tap the same supply of waterl at less than one half of the cost that > is being paid for this one. Again it >! is said by some of - the Council that L the cost of extending waterworks to , the upper town would be too high.‘ and that all we can ever expect is only a system for lower tgwn. Now if this is the case it is certainly dis- ’ honest and unreasonable to ask that 'part of the town to pay for the well if they are not going to get any ben- efit from it. It seems reasonable to suppose from what drilling has al- : ready been done in town that a flow- ing well can be struck in many parts of the town which could be utilized at very much less expense than the present one, situated as-it is outside the limits of the town. It seems under these circumstances that' the! most business-like proposition would J ,be for thecouncil to set at work andJ . ._ . l obtain an estimate ot the cost of such ' a svstern of waterworks as they may; propose, show the peeple what the cost will be. and then submit the whole matter now or fit the let of January to the ratepayers. If such a by-law carried the well would be useful, if not} the well is of no more use to the town than a fifth wheel attached to a buggy. The by-law has the appearance of buying to un- load a white elephant on the town at avery high figure. Thanking you for the space necessary for this dis- cussion, would say that I am only anxious for the best interests of the town to be advanced at the least possible cost. Yours truly, Dear Sir :â€"-Permit me through the valuable columns of your. paper to advance a few suggestions in regard to the By-Law for the purchase of the well from the Natural Gas Co. at acosc $2700.‘ I notice this amount is to be distributed over a period of fifteen years, entailing a levy of $251.39 each year for the discharge of said debentures. Under these circumstances it is reasonable for any ratepayer to ask the qug-stion, what is the objecn of the purchase of the well if the by-law should carry. I have heard some members of the Council say that it could or would be used for a system of water- works, if this is the case it would be only reasonable to ascertain what the cost would be of such a system and submit the whole scheme to the ratepayers at the same time. To the Editor of_THE CHRONICLE. Council adjourned to meet in Clerk’s ofice Hanover bn December 15, at Blankets, Flannel‘s, Yarns, Tweed’s,‘ Ready-made Clothing, Prints, Cottons, Flannel-ewes. Men’s Hats, Caps, Boys’ Hats, Caps, Underwear, Fresh Gro- ceries of all kinds, etc. wâ€"Goods delivered twice 'a day to all parts of ‘the Town. ' THAT FLOWING WELL. S. SCOTT’S. .fi. “H‘érw Call and examine goods and find gut pr the ices -â€"AT MARRIED. DIED. BORN. W. CALDER. Fall Wheat .......... Spring Wheat ........ Oats_..... .. ; Peas ................ . .Eggs ................. Potatoes per bag.. ..... Flour per cwt ........ Oatmeal per, sack ..... Chop per cwc ........ Live Hogs ...... Dressed Hogs per cwt. Hides ' per 1b ........ Sheepskins. . . .; ...... Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove‘s signature is on each box. 250. (i. H. Stinson Give us a call and sample our goods. and donlc forget. to have the driver stop at your door. Our wagon belts t e town daily. The good wife of the house always likes to have good Bread. and the best Bread is to be had at Stinson’s. The whitest. sweetest and most healthful made. No husband will ever find faulttwith Stineon’s Bread. We turn out a first-class article whether it’s Bread, Pies or Cakes, and give special attention to our cuStomers. â€" .. v, VVJ.‘. \Jg \J‘LJUJ‘JJJJU 5 containing 100 acres. about QOacres clea1ed 80 acres fit for maclfineiv in good state of cultivation two never failing, 1' w (2115 well fenced good orchard good frame house noodshed and kitchen, good frame barn 11 1th stone stable underneath and all other outbuildings. _.mile from school 1.1 miles from chmch 1-3 miles to post ofli1e.'l‘erms easy. F01 further particulars apply to THOS. COOK, Oct. 10:11. 1 m. pd. Traverstou P. O. Bread - TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. For’yfi, C ”’F VI ‘ â€"¢ _‘~...'« 1"“ x. 180 Fulton Street New York FIRST-CLASS LINE of Bakery Goods always on hand at Rowe’s. The Vapox-izer and Lamp, which should last a lifetime, together with a. bottle of Crcsolcne, $1.50. Extra sup lies of (Trcsolenc 25 cents and 50 ccpts. \ 'ritc or descriptive booklet contain- mg highest testimony as to its value. VAPO~CRFSOLENE IS SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. Whooping Cough Bronchitis Group ' Coughs Catarrh, Colds Grippe and Hay Fever cures ‘W 2131-3 You Sieep It cures because the air rendered strongly antiseptlc zs earned over the diseased sur- face thh every breath, gtving prqlonged and constant treatment. It 15 Invalu- able to mothers \X'ifh cwm” nTaflJ "m EING LOT 19, CON. 6 GLENELG Market Report. going»; like :1 SHOT and we always hit the mark. MODEL BAKERY. to mothers with smslll children. Is a boom to asthmatics. o I o o. p 000000 0.00 o o. o... o o. . 0000......0 AA If“. f o Farm for Sale. DURHAM, Vapo-Cresolcuc Co. Estaélz's/Qcâ€"a’ 1579. 'â€" FOR-â€" OCT. 14, 1903. 165! Notre names: '{rtgt Montreal w O "C’- 00 [0 \‘l Kl 0‘ I CID 0:90) OOO enact-ad- 000000 ’2 I O DF-OOIHH 0000‘ deter ooo QUlHlOIO OOH OO 6" 708” H“; U} Hâ€"aooto we‘re-fel- 0000 4] c9- 0 C) or O {0 m C)! H In kn 10 to Q0! 0‘00 125 12 50 15 Will be at the Middaugh House lat \Vednesday of each month. from 1?. to 4 p. m. Specialist: Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose Late Assistant Roy. London Ophthalmic 1103.. Eng., and to Golden Sq. Throat and N036 Hos. {é (o Coal ()‘il in Gal or Bbl. lots Boiled and Raw Linseed Oil Turpentine and Paints, Varnishes and Brushes Alahacn'no v. SE B DSâ€"â€"â€"Timothy, Orchard, Grass 3 6 ’71? \‘L’ '4? \‘3 :_ Li xi: DR. GEO. S.‘ BURT. -A.full line of School Supplies for Sch’l Opening EXCLUSIVELY Sbl. lots. Harness Oil 600 per Gal. Fly Oil 65c Gal. Vinegar from 300 031 ~‘:~L ‘I.’ ‘n L-Yl‘mmzsé. July 28nh.â€"-3m.pd. The undersigned has now on hand at his mill at Lot 23 and ‘24 Con. 21 Egremont a large quantitv of lum- ber. Don’t forget the place when m need of first-class material 4 HOUR 500 0'31. 13 .. r Malt 650 gal, 11p. Older Whole and LUMBER FOR SALE. and Clover Seed, J. G. ORCHARD. e, Mixed and Dry 3 Paris \Vhite and