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DfiRHAM GHRONXCLE Elephant, Bangholm, New Ont, Good Luck, Steele’s Improved Westbury, Mag- num chum Kangaroo, Hartley’s and Skirving’s Yellow 1310811,. Cowhorn, Greystcnug, Green Top and Purple Top. 5 110m Beets The dense volume of cement smoke passing over the town every day is a grave public nuisance, and something must be done to put a stop to it. Not only household goods, but all kinds of property are being injured all over the town. Those who live near the mill are the greatest sufferers and the man or woman who doesn’t feel sorry for their misfortune“ is little short of a brute. Last year we were promised an improved condition of things but so far we are not a. whit better than we were before the promise was made. It is a downright shame to think that1 any such institution should be allowed to go unchecked, and it seems to us there should be some remedy afforded by the laws of our country. Some even go as far as to tell us that we shmildn’t say a word about it as the mill wouldn’t be here were it not for the newspaper agitaticm. \Vhether this be true or not the smoke nuisance is an injury to a. vast amount of public preperty, and we think that citizens as well as the Cement Company have rights that should be considered. '1‘;\1 : PIS. Turnip Seed The question of a proper svstem of sewage will soon be. forced upon us. 1 The School is now engaged in the con-1 struction of closets which the trustees purpose emptying into a cesspool, but a protestzis being entered against the use of such method. If they are forc- ed to abandon the cesspool the next move will be to drain the closets int-o b’lacFarlane 62 00-. the river when another big protest 1 will be made by the citizens and resi- dents of the townships below us. What the next step will be remains to be seen but a slow system of evolution is working its way to a. proper solution of the problem. We are crawling up SANCTUM SIFTINGS. to a. population of two thousand in- I habitauts, and it is grossly absurd to think that all sorts of contaminaeions can be carelessly disposed of without endangering the public health. We do not favor the cesspool system; we never did and especially in soil such as we have in Durham, they are far from being safe, A few years ago the ordi- Druggis‘is and Seedsmen. :carf Esxc‘x Rape, ‘C nary pit closets 'were eundemned, drawers were substituted and the Council made a bluff at having these tings prbperly attended to. How successful was the effort and how long W. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. All the popular varieties of Garden vads ; DURHAM MAY 30, 190? ; [so kvpt in Stock. BEST 1"I'{()(_.‘URABLE. 11 SHOCHSS. ALL Swedes) r us for-â€" THE and Mangels 1 8pm iztlih . always did it continue to work satisfactory'Bi If pit closets are a menace to the pub- lic health What ground of argument can be taken in favor of the cesspool which may easily connect wlth an un- derground w ater vein and find its way into a. neighboring well. Sooner OI late1, and it will not be long, a proper sanitary method must be devised for the disposal of all night soil and pois- onous matter of all .kinds. The cost may be considerable, but the public health and safety of the community are of more consequence than the nec- essary increase in the tax bill. . As high as nineteen cents a dozen has been paid for eggs in this town during the past two or three weeks and all that were left of the same eggs w'ere handed over to the egg man when i he came round at the market price of sixteen and a half cents. The rushing up of the price was the desire of one merchant to get ahead of some one else in the same business. The farm- ers who have the eggs to sell will have no objection to find a ready market at an advance of two or three cents a dozen above their real value. [It Should make no difference with the ,ordinary citizen if a town meréhant, ' or merchants as a whole, be willing to give prices that they can not again legitimately realize. But it isjust here that the local citizen has a just cause for objecting to such tactics. The talk of liberty of the subject is the. merest poppycoek. The individu- al of today seems to have no rights that are not interfered with. We have the first gasoline engine that was ever used in Durham and for two or three years the only one. Since its installa- ‘ tion we have been forced to pay a higher insurance rate because of its use. Now it puzzles us to see where the danger is in such a machine. In fact we feel that it is safer than an or- dinary coal oil lamp upon which the insurance companies make no extra charge 'so far as we know. The ordin- ary gasoline stove. that will soon be brought into use for the warm weath- er and which has been used for years, is to our mind much more dangerous than the gasoline engine, and yet we have not heard of a gei'ieral increase of insurance rates because of their use. The tailor’s gasoline goose and the tin- smith’s fire pot, and the much used gasoline lamp are not a whit safer than the gasoline engine, and yet these can be used without any general howl be- ing made. A couple of new gasoline engines have recently been installed in town and the threatened increase of insurance rates has forced us to have company in the grievance we have borne so long alone. We presume it will not be very long till the use of all kinds of heating apparatus will be sub- ’0! jected to an exorbitant insurance tax. They certainly will be if the public will submit calmly to every imposition that IS placed upon them. We have positively more fear of fire from the very safest stove we can procure than we have from any ordinary gasoline engine and if it’s right to tax the en- gine which is used by a comparative few. it must be right to tax the kitch- en range or the parlor heater to be found in all our homes. If the major- ity had to use engines and only a small number required to use stoves, the condition of things would be reversed, and the representatives that We almost break our necks over to send to parliar ment would sanction the injustice. The idea of charging from twenty-five to fifty-five cents extra on a hundred dollars insurance is simply preposter- ous, and renders the placing of insur- ance almost prohibitive where such machines are used. i l AEâ€"GADDâ€"On Wednesday the 22nd inst, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by the Rev._ Wm. Farquhar. Wm. Gadd of Normanby. Items Clipped from the Durham Stan dard of May 14th, 1857. The Rev. John M. King, of the United Presbyterian Church, and re- cently from Scotland, Will preach in Durham on Sabbath first, the 17th insL, at 11 a. m. and 6 p. m. At 15 minutes before two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, the 14th of April, the Queen was safely delivered of a Princess. ~ We understand that extensive prep- arations are being made for the Orange Soiree, which is to take place on the 25th inst., in this town. We have no doubt it Will be a brilliant affair. The public generally are invited. Birthâ€"On the 14th i Francis CoskI ey, of ti] Bentinck, ’of ason. 1y annoyed by the separation bill, and insinuates that it is the undertaking of a private party, (Mr. George Jackson Esq., M. P. P.) contrary to the wishes of the people throughout the country, except Durham alone. We would ask our much respected contemporary if he is aware there were upwards of one hundred and fifty petitions. numerous- ly signed by the inhabitants of the 1 various townships, now being set apart . as the junior county. These facts, we imagine he must have been well aware of. The “ Times” considers the Regis- try at Owen Souue, quite sufficient for the whole extent of country, compris- ing the County of Grey; with the very' ! plausible argument, that we can send our documents by mail “at a cost of one shilling postage both ways.” The same rule might apply to the whole district. if the convenience of the Reg- istry is all that is to be considered. \Ve think the “Times” must be very hard up for an argun‘ient against the B111, when referring to Mr. Jackson’s The Owen Sound “Times” is serious‘ past disinterested friendship, by us- serting curtain parties out of office. The parties will no doubt, in due time ‘ return thanks to the “Times” for the interest taken in their supposed griev- :mees, but the public can easily see for what purposeâ€" â€"-- -â€"-it was at failure. Letters reniz'iining in Bentinek Post Office on the 2nd of April, 1857: Allen, Richard McDonald, Gilbert Allan. John McLean, Hector Bell, \Villinm McDonald, Sarah Banks. J :Lbez MeArthur, Neil Currey, \Villizun McKeehnie, Miss Daniel, Israel Porter. S. F. ’ Filemon, Andrew Stare, Francis Gunn, Alex. Salisbury lornel’s Lawrence, Lucy Young, John Livingston Duncan \Vhitson, J aunes Mackie, Jane \Vhite. Wm. ALEX. B. M CNAB. Postmaster. Daniel, lsx'ncl Filemon, Andrew Guxm, Alext Lawrence, Lucy Livingston Duncan Mackie, J anc By the decisive score of 9 goals to 1 the Durham Junior Lacrosse Team defeated the “ Young Tigers,” of Ar- thur, 1n Drayton on May 24th. The game throughout was clean, free fr om all roughness and consequently a good exhibition of the National game. Durham this year has a bunch of Juniors which the town may well be proud of. This was amply demonstra- ted to all who witnessed Friday’s i match. It was the hr 1111ant combina- tion and accurate shooting of the Dur- hams’ that made things tell. The fol- lowing is the line up: I") ‘ V's! Campbell Farrel Brockle bank McKenney Haldane Johnston Dunn Mitchell Buschlen Peterkin Ferguson Howson - "I.â€" ---.. Manager _ J. F. Grant Referee, Mr. Allan, Mount Forest. The Flesherton branch of the Women’s Institute held their annual business meeting in the town hall on Tuesday afternoon of last week when officers were elected as follows: ~â€" President Mrs. Robt. Best; Vice Pres. Mrs. Albert Stewart: Sec. Mrs. W. H. Thurston; Trea. Mrs. Wm, Wil- cox; Dustrict Representatives, Mrs. Best, Mrs. Thurston, Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Armstrong. The past year was a very successful one for the Institute. The meetings were well attended and the subjects discussed proved interesting and profitable. At the regular monthly meeting of Prmce Arthur Lodge A. F. A. M. held on Friday evening lasr.‘ oficere were elected for the ensuing twelve months as follows:â€"-W. M., We!- Bro. W. A. Armstrong; S. W., Bro. T. A, Blakely; J. W., Bro. C. N. Richardson; Chaplain,~~Bro. Rev. Dr. Caldwell; Trea.,_Wor. Bro. A. S. VanDusen; Sec. Bro. Herbert Smith; Tyler, Bro. 0. W. Phillips; Auditors. DAYS OF LONG AGO. LACROSSE. Flesherton Outside Home Cover Point Field Captain 2nd Defence 3rd Defence lst Defence Inside Hdme 3rd Home 2nd Home 13!: Home Centre Point Lth inst. the wife of of the township of Goal DURHA M CHRONICLE H. McDonald D. McFadden B. McDonald Peck Darling M. Smith Saunders McComb Kearney F. Smith Hughes Lavelle \Volfe W, Hickling. Upon motion by Won. Bros. M, K. Richardson and A. S. VanDusen a resolution was unani- mously adapted instructing the Sec. rotary to convey the sxncere sympa- thy of the Lodge to Bro. Dr. J. A, Scott of Collingwood. who is at pres out; very ill. Wor. Bros. W I. Bellamy aqd F_._H. The “Shirley M”, was successfully launched at Wilcox’s lake on the 24th and that her construction is perfect was evident from the gracc ful and birdlike manner in which she sat up. on the water. The gasoline engine however. failed todo the work ex pe‘cted, excepting for a short time when splendid speed was made by the launch. It was disappointing to the large number of spectators who visited the lake. but Dr. Murray is determined to overcome the difficulty .‘md yet make the pesky engine work. .Editors who run presses With gaso- ! line engines know something of their intricacy and the annoyance some- times given by failure to work. Principal Mill was laid up with quinsy last week and unable to teach in consequence of which Empire Day was not fully observed in the school as would otherwise have been. Miss Goulson and Miss Toll, however, instilled the patriotic Spirit in the minds of the pupils in their rooms. Numerous flags and Union Jacks were displayed here on Victoria Day in memory of our late beloved Queen. The holiday was very quiet here, our citizens largely going abroad for pleasure. Many went to, Markdale. others picnicking and fishing. Mr. Herb Smith on returning from the latter favoured your correspondent with a much appreciated mess of Speckled beauties. . Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis have met bereavement since going to Idaho by the death two weeks ago of their little nine-months old daugh ter. Their friends here sympathize with them in their sorrow. Dr. Carter has had the exterior of his residence neatly repainted. Messrs. Scott and Davis, of Markdale did the job. Rev. Dr. Caldwell of this place and Rev. Henry Berry of Holland Centre exchanged pulpits on Sunday. Ed ucational sermons were preached in both places. It was Floral Sunday at the Baptist church and Rev. L. F. Kipp preached ,an appropriate ser man on The ‘ Lessons of the Flowers.” The Presbyterian pulpit was supplied by Rev. A. F. Webster of Oakwood. Miss Edith Orr has sufficiently rev covered from her recent: severe illness Rev. Dr. Caldwell gave his lecture Courtship and Marriage at Holland Centre on Monday evening and at- tended District meeting an Markdaie on Tuesday, vâ€" to be about again. We were pleased to see her in the village last week on her first visit since taking ili. A proposition to unite Eugenia Methodist Circuit with Flesherton Circuit and thereby make a double Circuit for a. Superintendent and colleague was brought before the officials at the church here at the close of the service on Sunday morn- ing, but the proposition was not favorably received by them. '* Among the 24th holiday visitors here were Miss Lulu Mitchell and Miss Lily Boyd home from Owen Sound high school; Miss Lindsay, of Owen Sound, was the guest of Mrs. W. A. Armstrong; Miss Haines, of Lucknow was the guest of Mrs. W. Bentham; Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hemp- hill of Toronto were visitors at Mr. W P. Crossley’s; Mr. W. Hales and Mr. Waters. of Toronto visited the farmer’s home; Mr. Bert Field of Toronto visited his brothers; Miss Bertha Colquett of Toronto, visited her parents; Miss Annie Howard of Toronto. visited her mother and brother; Mrs. (Dr.) Webster and baby Helen. ofToronto visited the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Rich- ardson; Dr. and Mrs. Paul of Toron- to. on their way to visit the former’s parents at Feversham. paid Mr. and Mrs. J . Blackburn a short visit; Mr. W. Buskin and daughter Annie, of .Guelph, visited the former’s br0ther. Wesley, on the homestead and called on old friends in the village; Mr. Thomas Whittie and daughter Miss Whittie. of Woodbridge, were vis- itors at Mr. Miles Thistlethwaites; Misses. Lucy and Alice Whitehead, of Brampton, and Mrs. Phillips, of Maxwell, Were visitors at Mr. Thos. Clark’s; Miss Annie Wilson of Tor- onto visited her m0ther; Mr. Reg“ inald Irvrng, of Toronto, visited friends; Mr. Goe. Moorehouse and; . mother, of Toronto, visited Mr. and} Mrs. T, A. Blakely and other rela tives; Mr. Ed. Blackall, of Toronto. and Mr. Duquid of Collingwood vis- ited at Mr, Andy Wilson’s. Among those who visited abroad I were Dr. and Mrs. Carter at VVood- l stock’; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stewart at l Thornbury; Mrs. Fred Tucker, at l Uxbridge; Misses Zilla and Ethel . Trimble at Owen Sound; Miss Reid , and Miss Toll at Dundalk; Mrs. Has- . tie, Vina, Percy and Charlie Crossley . at Alton; Mr.'J. Foscer at Berlin; . Mrs, VanDusen and daughter Celia, r at Collingwood; Mr. and Mrs. Robert r Moore at Owen Sound. Mrs. J 08. Olin1 Thurston are in dglegates to the The undersigned will receive cations for recruits for Co- I Regiment up to _ Friday. Ma; -1.‘ The undersigned will receive appli- cations for recruits for 00- D. 313 Regiment up to Friday, May 3131;, inst. The annual Camp at Niagara begins June 11th. - _ ‘- A nA-“A:n nicnmis' WANTED- N. T. MACLAURIN, - E. M. WOLFE. ' } Clinton and. Miss Florence e in Toronto this Week the W. M. S. convention. 01‘ } Lieut. Our New Spring Footwear is the best that has yet come before the eyes of the people, and there’s not much danger of anything better cropping up, because there is possitively Nothing better on the Canadian Market. Our Men’s Patents $4 and $5 “- 'o'L fl- Weeeoogeogooomouomecmc NJ N a J 4335‘ Our women’s fine Kid Oxfords, are the cream of the aanadian market. ASH ONLY. SPRING FOOTWEAR Ropun'mg and orders neatly and promptly attm-dvd In. DURHAM AND OWEN SOUND are just the exact thing lucked for, and are ("mullmndmg gund sale, Are sellingrliko mt (ilkL’S and woming LlKIl IRON. :‘u 0 \\ uhmxt a doubt the most rclmblc nth 10d at an} pri< v. Our Boy’s Patents at $4 ‘ Our Women’s Patent Strap Slippers, and Oxfords at $2.25 $2.50 and $3.00 May 30, 1907