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To us it seemed as if every witness tied to give a good straight evidence. Reeve McNichol and every member of \Conncfl were willing to admit that DURHAE CHRONICLE The case for damages instituted by Mr. Robert. Smith against the Town- ship of Bentinck was the occasion of an arbitration in the town hall here on \Vednesday of last week. The ar- bitrators were TV. A. Ryan. of Ayton for the township, R. H. Mc'Willizuns, President of the Cement 00., for Mr. Smith and these two selected Judge Hutton of Owen Sound as the third man. I‘Ividence was taken on both sides and the investigation occupied the greater portion of the day. Mr. Lucas appeared f or Mr. Smith and Mr. Kingston. of Mt. Forest, for the town- ship. - Readers of this paper will remember that early in May lust Mr. Smith broke through the ('t'metery bridge while in the act of (-x-nssing it with his traction engine. Exnininutiun of unimportant bolt through one of the needle. beams showed that it had been very imper-i fectly welded and that the defect was the prime cause of the accident and consequent damage to the engine. Mr. Smith was precipitated into the water and completely submerged, and claims that his health has been some- what impired. In addition to this he put in claims for d:-1mages_sustained by the eng’ne. and the loss of consid- eréble time. Arbitratons Award 8500 and Costs. The award gave Mr. Smith $500 and costs, the damages including $250 for repair of engine, $100 for lost time. It was intimated as the opinion of Judge Hutton that the municipalities should provide safe and suitable bridges for such engines. as the statutes pro- ide for their use. As we said at the time of the acci- dent, we do not see that any blame could be attached to the present or former councils, as it would be next to impossible to discover any carelessness in the works of construction. Never- theless, it appears that municipalities are responsible for damages where such accidents occur. School Supplies Mac-Fal'lane 61 00. Druggists and Booksellers W. IRWIN. Edi-to: and Preprietor. Special Discount DURHAM. AUGUST 29, 1907 SMITH VS. BENTINCK. the books you 1'9- than. At. the New Low prices. Come wherv the largest and best selection is to (:h(')0S€ from Students. 11 a C 'e \\ ' d 11 21. ‘ 1'0, 11 (11 SH '1 mly anteo 0111' prices as low \Vp know just H i111 1-S<:h(1)01 T H E w m with Wu any. 2’1 1 {LT- l i To THE BOARD or SCHOOL TRUSTEES, ‘ EGREMONT: MR. Bowenâ€"Kindly allow me the privilege through the press of cor- recting an error that evidently prevails in the minds of school trustees respect- ing the School Grants. The Council published last week in their minutes what they desired respecting school requisitions for 1907, but, I find it is not understood yet, therefore, we de- sire to state that every school in the township will get $300 of a. general grant levied over the Whole township, the Union Schools will get $300 also, made up by the municipalities of Which they are formed in proportion to the terms of the arbitrators or by the equalized assessments made by the assessm-s. It is therefore clear that the municipality is responsible for the levy of said $300, together with any Debenture debt that may exist on any section. the levy on each individual section is the difference between said $300. and the amount paid to teacher for salary together with the. amount required to pay all current expenses of the school ; but there are two Legisla- tive. grants to be considered, one to be made in August of 40% of salary paid over and above the minimum, the other paid in December according to the school grounds and equipment, the former of these is easily calculated, the latter willlbe continually changing. Respecting the present standing of the schools some have borrowed enough of money to pay the teachers quartiar- 1y. while others raised enough to pay without borrowing, this inequality should not exist as it is a grave injusb ive, unless interest is charged, for whivh there is no provision made, therefore, there is just one of two \ 'ays in order to have perfect equality that is. those who have borrowed to raise enough in :1 yem-ortwo to pay as they go then there would be equality. The other way Would he for those who do [not horrow to retrograde and all hor- ’ row. whivh Would 1w. an undesirable i stall- of all’airs. the bolt in question was defective at the weld. There was some objection made because My. Smith did not use planks, but the using of planks under the driving wheels are intended only to save the planking and in this case would not have diminished the nature of the accident. ' Mr. Hugh Rose who recently under- went :m (qwmtion at Fergus, is doing we“, and will. in all probability, be homo again 5mm. Miss Aldred returned last; week. from .l“ul‘glls, where she was operated on smne time ago for appendicitis. We understand she. is quite strong again and will be all right in a very short; tune. \Ve omitted to mention last Week that Mrs. (Dr. Hutton) had returned from Fergus, where she underwent an operation a few weeks ago. Glad to learn she is doing well. Mr. David Smith is in the Hospital at Stratford. Where he underwent an operation on Monday last, for some- thing in the nature of an abscess. For some time he has been troubled. and decided on Saturday to have the growth removed. At present the trouble is not considered serious. and it is expected that he will be round again in the course of a. few weeks. Mrs. ~W'm. Laidlaw underwent an Operation last Thursday.’ Two or three years ago she was operated on for appendicitis, and the wound, it seems, never healed properly and a second operation .was decided on. Dr. Star, a noted specialist of Toronto, performed the operation, and was assisted by Drs. Gun and Maclaurin of this town. She is carefully attended to by her daughter, Miss Lizzie Laid- law,' a professional nurse,» and we are pleased to learn that she is getting along nicely. We are pleased to learn that Chris Scheuermann, who had an operation for appendicitis some time ago, is re- covering nicely at the hospital in Stratford. His case was rather serious but he is pulling through all right, and will soon be able to come home. A marvel of eflicncy and promp- nees, a remedy that does cure corns and warts. Its name is Pntnnm’s Corn Extractor, Contains no nqids. never pains, ‘2 gives lasting minim. tins... “Insist on Putnam’s” only- lt’n the boat. - Miss Hintz, of this town, is going through a siege of typhoid fever. The case was a peculiar one at the start and was rather difficult of a. positive diagnoses. She has been ill now for two or three weeks and the disease is following its course naturally. One can never tell what the outcome will be in typhoid, but the chances are good. Dr. Hutton is the medical at- tandant. GOOD CORN SHELLER FOB 25c LETTER TO THE EDITOR. . ... mun/p; v13 ӣ289 .Nf. t. S .‘HVL. 13...”...0”. . A $.54mtgi EM OUR SICK ONES. I). .‘\14IJ.’\N9 Clerk. I‘Igremnnt. Coming to the township of Bentinck when it was almost an unbroken wild- erness she endured to the full, all 'the hardships of pioneer life. She w'ws a noble helpmate to an industrious Zus- band and through their combined en- ergies and a large measure of frugality they accumulated considerable proper- ty and the latter years of their life were not full of cares and anxiety re- garding this world’s goods. Saturday, August 11th, there was laid to rest in Rocky Saugeen cemetery all that was mortal of Alexander Mc- Cormack. He died on the 7th inst. after a prolonged illness at the good old ageof 70 years. The funeral of this worthy pioneer citizen was a re- markable tribute of respect to his memory, it being one of the largest if not the largest seen here. His pas- tor. Rev. N. A. McDonald, conducted the services and improved the occas- ion appropriately speaking of deceased ‘ as he knew him and bearing testimony to his kindly christian character. The deceased was it member of the Baptist Church, at devoted Christian Woman and a. highly esteemed mem- ber of the community. Interment took place on Friday last to the “Sixteenth” Cemetery where the re- maisn were laid beside those of her husband and two of her children, The surviving members of the family are zâ€"Mrs. Stephen and Mrs. \Valker in town. Mrs. J. L. Brown Vankleek Hill, Mrs. B. B. Moore, Victoria, B. 0., Mrs. W. H. Whittaker, of Kam- loops, B. C. The others, Mrs. Samuel Moore. Nicola Valley, and another son and daughter died some time ago. The deceased lady whose maiden name was Mary Barbour, was born in R¢nfrewshire, Scotland, on the 16th of March 1825. In the year 1848 she left her native land for the city of Auburn, N. Y, where she was married on the 7th of July shortly after her arrival to the late Wm. Whiteford, who died seven years ago last month. In the following year she came with her. husband and infant daughter to the“ Townshippf Bentinck and settled on the Durham Road, about three miles this side of Hanover where she remain- ed till after the death of her husband. Since the year 1901 she has been living with her daughter, Mrs. Walker, in this to wn. On Wednesday of last week one of the early pioneers of the township Of Bentinck died in this town at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walker. Deceased was a native of Argylshire, Scotland came to this country over fifty years ago and for nearly all that time has resided in Bentinek where he took his share of the pioneer life and hardships of the early settlers. As citizen, neighbor and friend he was greatly respected and in the more ten- der relation of husband and father he will be greatly missed while his mem- ory will be cherished. His wife, who survives him, was a Miss McLean and to them were born six sons and two daughters who all survive him, he beâ€" ing the first break in the family after a long married life, a somewhat rare occurrence. The sons are: Alex. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Angus, Mont- ana ; Hugh, Pittsburg; Dan, Wiscon- sin; Archie, Milwaukee; Charles, at home. The daughters are Eliza, (Mrs. D. McQuarrieLnearby, and Miss Kate at home. He also leaves one brother, Mr. Arch. McCormack, of Bentinck. Alex. and Hugh attended the funer- al, the others were unable to be pres- ent owing to distance but wrote verv comforting and dutiful letters. Mrs. Capt. McNab, Owen Sound, a. niece, attended the funeral. The Central Business College of Stratford. which has an advertisement appearing elsewhere in these columns is without- a doubt one of the most successful business trainingschools in the Province. It is well and favorably known for the thoroughness of its work and the success of its students. The school is now sending out its let annual catalogue, and we advise any- one interested in a Commercial, Short- hand or Telegraphic education to write the College for their free cata- ogue, The Fall Term we believe, commences on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. 11 Mill Street. Durham, non: frohtnize; Agply 39 William Laidhw W'ish to announce that they have purchased Miss Dick’s Millinery Stock and will take possession August 15. We will occupy the same building. We will carry a much larger stock and keep a larger staff of competent help. We leave on the 20th to do our buying for the fall trade, and will visit the leading wholesale millinery houses in Toron to, Detroit and New York. and will be ready for the fall trade by the lst of September.â€"tf. ' ‘ 'A'né 29m ALEXANDER McCORMACK. DIED AT EIGHTY-TWO. DEELLING AN D SHOP. 0N A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL. Parisian Millinery Company For Sale.‘ THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Miss Laura. Hutton is in Toronto this week. Mr. Cameron Husband, of Toronto, spent Sunday with his sister-inJaw, Mrs. Herb Livmgstop. Miss Ada. Limin is visiting in Toron- to at present. Toronto. Mrs. Cope left Mondalv morning to visit friends in St. Catharines. Mrs. Mills and two children and Mrs. Harris and daughter, spent a few weeks’ visit; at; Eugenia. Mrs. George Noble is attending Too ronto’s 'big show this week. Miss S. Volleb is holidaying with friends in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Morlock went to To- ronto \Vednesday morning. Miss Maud Vollett, of Hamilton, is a. guest at: Mrs. \Varner’s. Misses Ethel and F10 Limin returned Monday after a forbnight’s visit at Pike Lake. Mr. Tom. Bell, left; \Vednesday morning for Toronto, where he intends to remain for some time. Mrs. Kelly left Monday morning to visit friends in Hamilton. Mr. Will Johnston is spending a week in Toronto. Mrs. J. C. Capper, visited in Bane over, last. week. Mrs. Geo. Sparling returned last week from a. visit to Old Orchard Beach. Mrs. Norman Hunsperger and three children, of Toronto, are visiting the Leggette families in town. Miss Burnett, of the post. office, is enjoying a. well earned holidav. Miss Mary Daniels is home from Hamilton to visit her parents here. Mr. J ames Stonehouse returned Fri- day to his home in Hawkesbury. Mr. and Mrs. John \Vright are visi- ting in Toronto and attending the Ex- hibition this week. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. \Vhelan left; Tuesday morning to visit their son at Uxbridge. Misses Marjory and Marion Mc- Kenzie returned to Buffalo, after vis- iting their aunts for some time. Mr. John Shutz moved the super- structure of the 01d Lauder residence to his lot, on ,George Street, East. Misses Laura and Edith McKenzie and their little niece, Edith, are spend- ing at week or two in Toronto. Miss Cousins, of Buffalo, returned home last; week after spending a month or so with her cousin Mrs. Pet-er Gmgnon. Mr. Joseph Kinsman, of Toronto, left. for home Tuesday morning after visiting friends at; Edge Hill, for the, past; five or six weeks. Mr. J. M. Moore, of Hamilton. spent a couple of weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Moore and re- turned home on Saturday last. Mr. Herb Greenwood, of Edge Hill, started Tuesday morning for \Vest- hope, N. D., intending to remain for a couple of months. Miss C. H. Hutton went to Toronto Tuesday morning to attend the mllli- nery opening after which she goes to New York on a similar business. Miss Minnie Paterson, of Flint, Mich., returned ‘Vednesday after spending a couple of weeks with Miss Colville and other friends in town, Mrs. Mighton and daughter, Miss Mary, leave this week to visit friends in Detroit. They expect to be absent for three or four weeks perhaps longer. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gagnon, have moved into the old Crawford residence which was recently moved along-side the Furniture Factory and refitted. Mrs. Fox and daughter Miss Etta, left for Toronto last week. Mrs. H. Steel of Toronto, who has been visit- ing here, also accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Browne left on the Excursion Tuesday morning to spend a, couple of months in the \Vest‘. with their son Archie at Gâ€"renfell, Assn. Mr. Emery Dean and son Lorne went to Stratford Monday. Lorne has been lame nearly all summer, and he intends having the leg examined at the hospital under the X-Rays. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are in Toronto on business, but will go to the Exhibi- tion as a. sort of side trip. They also ihtend to spend a. few days with friends at Fergus and Elora. Rev. and Mrs. Wray R. Smith spent the latter part of last week with friends in town. The week previous they were in the neighborhood of Zion, and this week they are visiting friends about Grimspy. Mr. Fred Connolly, of the Fire Deâ€" partment, and Miss May Griffin, both of Toronto Junction were visiting last week at; Mr. S. Walker’s and the Ayling families in town. Miss J ack§0n who spent the past five months as guest of her brother Mr. A. H. J ackson. left for her home in Greensboro, North Carolina» on Tuesday morning. She will remain in Toronto until many when she will be accompanied. to Buflelo by her brother Arthur. - _ "PERSONAL. Irene Latimer is visiting in :«WW Ira. Now is your chance to clothe your feet cheaper than evc1-~â€"Cm-efully read over thls lust: Infants moccasions - - 33c Child’s whlte mm ms. shoes 5 to 7 .31 h; Children’s and Misses’ ditto 75c Children’s sandals. (longmla kid strup slippers, boy 5 and men’s grey cem- vas boots, boy’s and mm’s best; quality lacrosse boots for 750 Child’s and Youth’s lacrosse ox. 25¢ Boy’s lacrosse oxfords - 50c Men’s “ “ - (550 Here is a list of H igll-class footwear \Vomen’s patent ku‘l ox. reg. :33, 32.1%) \Vomen’s VlCl kxd ox. reg. $2.27 $1.80 . \Vomen’s vici kid blu’rs reg. $25, $2.50 \Vonw_n’s Ahe§t patent colt bluchers Clearing SALE Summer Footwear Hang on to Your THIS IS HOW! - regular $4 for ' . - $3.1m The remamder of wmnens dongola knl strap shppers for - $1M) CASH ONLY. §H|SIERY SALE§ HIGHEST PRICES FOR EGGS New work and repairing promptly and px-npm'ly uttvndvd to. PEEL, the Shoeman (Cash Systvm ) “-118 is not, half the [luvs wennw have on MUN. spam} being: LOU small. \Ve aw pmpniring fur fall. and our summm' gnuds must he re- duced to maku mum. Get measured for your fall boots. DURHAM AND OWEN SOUND August 29, 1907 _ .1 ’5‘ edema J 9*.) .a .2 4,1112!