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A MAN and his wife and family out{ about Aberdeen have not been leading a very happy life for some time. The result was his wife left him and went to live with or near some of her rela- tives. A short time ago he had an ad- vertisement inserted in this paper warning merchants not to give her any credit. Last week we received a very pathetic letter from the unhappy woman and also letters received by her from members of her family and other sympathizers. She wished these to be published in both Durham pa- pers, but as further publicity would do no good the papers here have. decided not to do 80. “’e sympathize with the poor woman and her’ family under the sad circumstances, but we do not feel like taking part in these domestic squabbles. We do not know the wom- an at all, and we may state also thati our knowledge of the husband is very limited, but we are not anxious for an intimate acquaintanceship. When people get married they should try to make the best of it and not publish their troubles broadcast throughout the length and breadth of the land. One point in the letter is a warning, or a request, to the public not to buy anything from the- husband till he settles up with her. People round to, and othus’ m the vicinity will soon ' - find out. Others need not know. f APRIL is reported to have averaged up the coldest of any April for over half a century, and it does seem as if May would do about the same. The snow has been gone so long that people expect different weather, but as a rule there isn’t much growth before this time of the year. DR. J onx WATSON, better known as Ian Maclaren, died suddenly from blood poisoning on Monday last at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He was fifty-six years of age. LEARN the truth about your eyes at the Hahn House Thursday, May 16th. THE regular meeting of Durham Lodge No 306, A. F. 8.: A. M., will be held Tuesday evening, May 14th. Visitors welcome. W. E. Brooker, W. M.; J. R. Gun, Secy. CANDIDATES for Entrance Examin- ation will please bear in mind that the fee this year is one dollar, and not fifty centsas intimated in Inspector Campbell’s circular. The change was made at the January meeting of the County Council. THE Council met on Monday night. passed a few accounts and other rou- tine business, and then went in for a squabble over the Fire By-law, which has been somewhat amended inasmuch as brick veneered houses will be allow- ed in the fire limits. The By-law made no provision formerly, we are told, for other than brick, stone and cement concrete buildmgs. NEW houses are now showing up. Mr. Falconer-’3 new two storey cottage is now ready for veneering. Mr. New- ton’s is also ready, and Mr. Grant McComb has his foundation completed and ready for the superstructure. AT the Hahn House Thursday , May 16, Miss J. J. Allan, Refiacting Optic- ian. The latest appi oved methods used in couecting i111pa.i1ed vision. No charge for consultation. M RS. ROBT. DASS (nee Anme Suther- land) requests all her friends and ac- quaintances to get Toronto \Vorld, cut out coupon and vote for her in contest on trip to Old Country, sending coupons with her name on them to either Mrs. Matiida Sutherland. Dur- ham. Ontario. or Mrs. Robt. Bass, 632 Church St., Toronto, or Toronto ‘World Office. THE Directors of the Cement (.‘mn- pzmy had a meeting here on Tuesday. \Ve have no minutes to give to our readers. Citizens would be glad to hem: of something being done to pre- vent tha smoke nuisance. It. was thought the improvements made dur- ing the winter would be a help. but. there seems to be. no improvement; in the reduction of the amount of smoke flying over the town. destroying pm- perty and producing discomfort to the citizens. FOUNDâ€"Fur mit. Enquire at this VOL. 40-N0. NEWS AROUN D TOWN wthe wom- it fi-(mldn’t go to the bottom of the :e 3130 that river as Mr. Smith’s did the other day. and is very From the way it swings it seems al- zious for an most, unfit for ahorse and buggy to [3. When cross. In case of accident, who should uould try to be ['Q'SPUDSible for the loss? This is a. “05 publish different caSe, however. The Durham throughoutibrmge is not regarded asstrong, the THE effects of Messrs. Barclay and Bell, insolvents. were disposed of last Saturday by Auctioneer Clark. The goods were nearly all new and the buyers got many good bargains in useful agricultpral and domestic 1m- plements. Mr. Wm. Calder was the assignee. WE all have several pieces of old furniture that have been discarded be- cause the article is soiled and out of repair. Mr. Russell sells Campbell’s Varnish Stains. We believe that you would be surprised at the effect that one coat would give on old articles. This Varnish Stain comes in all shades. Why not try it? CALF for sale. Apply to John Bry- on.â€"2 pd. DON’T forget that Ed. Kress is offer- ing a Go-Cart to the first baby born on the 24th. See his ad. bbordale.â€"2. FOR SALE.â€"TWO icows of Holstein breed, heavy milkers and in good con- dition. One due to calf May 10th, the other a. little later. â€"R. T. Edwards, REV. ALEX. TORRIE, B. A.. is con- ducting evangelistic services this week in the Baptist church. He is spoken of as a good speaker, and the meetings are well attended for so busy :1 season of the year. VVANTEDâ€"A good girl or elderly woman to take full charge of house' Must be good cook, clean and tidy. None other need apply. Highest wages paid to right person. Apply Box 33, Holstein. Unt. A. BELL is now ready to do picture framing on shortest notice and at. a. low price. Give me a. call. Shop south of T. Swallow’s barber shop. A LARGE number partook of the Sacramental at the quarterly service in the Methodist church on Sabbath morning last. At the close of the ser- vice some fifteen persons were added to the roll of the church. ‘ SUBSCRIBERS in the United States will now be charged a dollar and fifty cents a year. The new International Postal arrangements have forcecLus to take this step and future subscriptions must be paid in advance. Arrears to date will be accepted at a dollar a year. Subscriptions not renewed by the. first of June, will have to be cut 011', but we boys that very few will sever our pleasant relationship for the additional charge. A FEW days ago we were in conver- sation with Norman McIntosh, and he happened to make the remark that he had been round the world quite a bit and didn’t know the taste of liquor of any kind. nor of tobacco in any form. Now isn’t it sad to think of a. man right here in Durham growing up in such ignorance notwithstanding our boasts of twentieth century enlight- ment. , Norman is Scotch, too. and he grew up in the County of Bruce near Paisley. IT'S a111using to hear people talk about traction engines. Some go so far as to say that Mr. Smith should repair the bridge as well as bear the loss otherwise sustained in his recent engine wreck. These engines are now in common use, and they need the use of roads and bridges to get from one place to another. Years ago there was not so much strength needed in bridges as we find necessary to-day, and it is high time for municipalities to look out tor present and coming necessities. Some bridges are allowed to go till it is almost unsafe to walk across them, let alone the taking of ‘heaxy loads. Our own Garafraxa Street bridge can hardly be considered safe, and our own Oouncil IS not ignor- ant 0: its weakness. Should .1 tr action engine attempt to cross it we doubt if othvr was thought. to be sound and in good condition, and would have stood the test, perhaps, had it not been for an anproperly welded bolt. _We can not. blame the Council of Bentinck for the defect, but. it does seem to be a piece of criminal negligence on the part of a careless blacksmith. Farmers fiffiflfinfl Mr. Wm. Laidlaw l'eft Tuesday for a. trlp to Southern California. Mr. Thos. McFadden went to Ham- ilton on Tuesday morning. Mrs. Burgman and Miss Schwenk went to Toronto on Wednesday morn- mg. Mr. A. M. Bruce, of London, repre- senting A. Tabbot 00., was in town Tuesday on business. Mrs. John Scott and Mrs. Lehigh, of Toronto, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Christopher Williams. Mr. George Lawrence is down from Port Arthur visiting friends and rela- tives in Durham and vicinity. He re- ports everything booming in Port Arthur and. Fort William. Rents are very high compared with what we are accustomed to here, and living is much higher. He tells us he has sold out all his property there, but has not yet decided what he will go at next. .".....‘v v YOU will find the cream of the Can- adian shoe market in the fine kid shoes at Peel’s. Miss Freeman, of Holsteiri, arrived in town Monday to take a position as dressmaker with Miss Torry. Mr. George Fox was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. H. Lauder While in attendance at; the Piano and Violin Recital. BURNETTâ€"In Durham, Monday, May 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bur- nett, a daughter. FOR the niftiest, dressiest and most reliable patent footwear go to Peel’s to be money in pocket. FOR the quickest, nearest. strongest and best shoemaking and repairing take your orders to Peel, the Shoe Man. The following contributions have been handed in to this office :â€" Mrs. Adam Weir, Durham, 500 S. T. Chapman, Varney. . . . 250 A friend, Durham ......... 2.50 Wm. Smith, Durham ...... $1.00 DR BURT, Specialist in Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, will be at the Mfrldzuxgh House, Durham, \Vednesday, May 15, from 11 to4 p. m. Eyes tested and glasses supplied. In the absence of Dr. Brown, of Holstein, who telephoned regrets that he was suffering from asevere cold and unable to take part, the gaps Were well filled by Mr. George Mid- ford and Mr. William Coleman, tenor and basso voices respectively. Each of these gentlemen gave very pleasing numbers to the delight of all music lovers in the audience. The Piano Recital on Friday night last was a great success so far as the entertainment was concerned. The attendance was good also compared with many similar events. Had there been a lighter program it is probable there would have been many more present, but Mrs. Newton’s musical recitals are characterized always by a most classical program. Mr. George Fox, of Toronto, " the genius of the violin,” gave a number of selections that we can not under- take to describe with justice to the performer. He seemed to put his Whole soul into his work and the in- strument is made to fairly respond to the finest musical sentiment. “ Annie Laurie” and “ Home, Sweet Home” were captivating numbers that held the audience spell-bound to catch every note. Mrs. Newton and Miss Rita Irwin gave a couple of finely rendered piano duets. Mrs. Newton played a couple of piano solos in her usually graceful style and also favored; the audience with a temperance recitation. The proceeds were in aid of the Baptist Church Organ which is now completely provided for out of Organ and Piano recitals given by Mrs. New- ton, and the organ may be regarded by the members asa gift from Mrs. Newton whose work to accomplish the purpose has been very trying and sometimes very discourageing. Mrs. Newton deserves much credit for the way in which she has improved the musical taste of the community since coming to Durham. CHINESE FAMINE FUND. BUSINESS LOCALS. DURHAM, 0NT., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1907. PIANO RECIT AL PERSONAL . o--. v..- BORN . Durham ...... $1.00 TOTAL to date $2.00 Mr. Robert Smith met with a bad accident on Friday last, but fortunate- ly there was no loss of life. He was taking his new traction engine out to Bentinck, and in crossing the bridge near the cemetery the bridge gave way suddenly and he and the engine precipitated instantly into the river beneath. The drop was about fifteen feet and the water at the time was about four or five feet in depth. Mr. Smith, who was navigating the engine, went down with the wreck, and in some mysterious way escaped injury. Beyond a complete drenching there was no personal harm sustained. Traction Engine Goes Through Bridge. The bridge is comparatively new, being erected about SIX or seven years ago, It is constructed mostly of wood With iron bolts, bars and truss sup- ports. It is, we understand, what is known as the “Baer” bridge, and was considered to be good as there are'a number of them in the surrounding townships. There was a serious flaw, however, in one of the supporting bolts and this was evidently the cause of the collapse. Not more than a half inch square of iron was. left to hold up the cross beam, and many are now astonished that an accident did not occur long ago. The engine was a new one which Mr. Smith purchased last fall at a cost of $1700. To what extent it will be damaged it is impossi- ble to say at present, but there is very little doubt it will have to be thor- oughly overhauled. The members of the township coun' cil;were mostly all on hand Saturday to decide on making repairs which will be gone into at once. As the engine was under Weight there can be no blame attached to Mr. Smith. Neither Can the Council be blamed for an in- visible defect which may have gone in even without the knowledge of the (contractors. “’0 now have on display the larg- est stock of Canadian and American VVall Papers that has ever been shown in Durham. Our stock for this spring is all brand new as we had a very large wall paper trade last year which cleaned up our stock, and for this spring we are showing every- thing brand new in wall paper and will sell you the brand new goods cheaper than you are asked to pay elsewhere for old stock. This is the Noted Store for Wall Paper Come with the crowd and you will also save money. We show you the very latest patterns manufactured by the Menzie Wall Paper Co. of Tor- onto, called the Menzie line. All that is new and up-to-date, manufactured by the Watson, Foster Co. of Mon- treal. These are two of the best wall paper manufacturers in Canada, and we show you Janeway Carpenper’s newest patterns manufactured by the above firm in the United States which are the largest makers of wall papers in America. By handling these three lines we have the strongest line of papers ever shown in this part of the country. Come and see the new goods, it will pay you well. Though the loss to Mr. Smith and also to the township will be considera- ble, it is fortunate that nu loss of life occurred. It is evident, however, that a point gave way in the structure that is_ weak in all bridges of this type, and in future the double bultiug of such parts shnuhl he rigidly insisted upon. It was a. billlilétl‘ bridge, we are told that the. treurtinn engine went through near Urrhwdville a year or so ago. New Wal‘l Papers A: Keeler’s R. B. Keeler Sons DURHAM ' up WELLAND ,. Two Mammoth Stores "U" 35 é New ghipments of g flRESS é Spring Laces . . . g and Embroideries Highest Price Paid for Pgoduce S. F. MORLOCK J. 6: J. HUNTER In Our Clothing Department . . Progress Brand Clothing If you \1 111 inspect our stock and note Style Fashion, Material, Linings, Workmanship and Price of our Clothing ,you 11 111 see that it is almost imposible for: 11s to improve on them. We never had such a large assortment of glen’ s B03' 8 and Childrens suits as we have this prlno. We have almost any kind of a suit you want in Fine Tweed and Fine English Worsteds of the very newest patterns which are particular well tailored in the very latest cut at prices all the way from $7.50 to $15.00. This is a department that we have always paid special attention to, and our stock this Spring is one to be proud of, We have a very Wide range in boys two and three piece suits and childrens fancy Norfolk and Buster Brown Stvles. - Men’s ,Youths Worsteds and T“ eed Pants. and Boy’s Short Pants 111 great varities‘. MEN’S AND YOUNG MEN’S SUITS BOY’S AND CHILDREN’S SUITS SOLE AGENT FOR PROGRESS BRAND. he“ 0191111 (i111); Cheviot, Panama. and Lustms in “eights for Dress Suits. We are offering some remarkable values in Men’s and Boys’ Ready Made Suitsjn the latest styles. MEN AND BOYS. CASH AND ONE PRICE. THE 8087 STORE ON THE 8087 CORNER. FOR $1.00 PER YEAR