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' (another card, dated the same day. women there Wear veils over their vice. Sev 1' ,. a \ «'- . 1 . , '. ., - 0' - o . - â€" ’§‘ The way they distribute milk tofpmced’ an? “'Ol‘k generally is in their customers in Malta is told; progress. )1-0’floffbt the W01": 3“” in Cecil Wolfe's letter, and thegbcd 0‘39 a? 1’3““? 33 905-9“?- story is no fairy tale. This, likegan may reaca us sooner than many other eastern customs, is ' some Of us expect, . strange to us in the West, but There was rain to the north and strange as it may seem, it is south of ms on Sunday, but none nevertheless ’true. The letters.in_ town, .though we had heaVy were mailed at Malta’on the lst'thunder for 2a tithe during the of April and reached us here on’afternoon. Considerable damage is the 26th. Even yet we are unable'reported from :Toronto. and the to say where the next letter is country adjacent. One man was likely to come from. They’ are sail- killed instantly .by lightning, while Gag under, sealed 'orders and the his companion has thrown to the next stopping place is unknown * ground, but soon recovered: The; till the boat ieaves the harbor. In organ in St. Paul’s Anglican church, the finest in the city, was .Irom Malta, Mr. 'Wolfe says the damaged during the evening 591-- era! fires are reported to faces, and that the stores, close it: have occurred from Lightning. The the middle of each day .01: ac- Canadian Machine Tel5phone “‘ count of the ' tense heat, which Company’s building was struck, {is worse than have it here in! causing ‘ damage. estimated at 5.....2Angmtfi - . ,.- ‘. $40,000. ; . . ; --,.-»,._-, g; « . ‘ “ The annual mee ing of the Bury. ”N 113111 branch of the WOmen s Iz1sti-' luc lute W11 be held at. the home of A 3.313. Jas. Hepburn 0'11 Ti'uz‘sdax,g to“ Nay 6,:1t 2.?0 p..m After the el-; ing' ection of officers, and other busi-~ thi: ness, papers will be given bv Mrs. .-'thc Reid and )l-rs. Prudham. and a 1'0 general discussioh on- gardening. year All ladies are invited to ttend: sun and members are requested to: the come prepared to answer 1011?ch call by paying membership fee so for the incoming year. - ‘ 3101 .â€"-bâ€".« . time. but is now better._ When driving to meet his sons, who were returning from their visit 110%, the horses ran away, and throw him out of the conveyance, rendering him unconscious for a time. It is only a few days ago since we learned of- the' mishap from his daughter, Mrs. Noble, in town here. ‘ nun)“ goou mm: “”1812 \K'Ol'k on the host offic e is likely to begin this 511mm»? . :It is not III: 913. how- ’m‘er, that it “ill be comp late-ii Mrs. James Sharp; and little daughter, Viola, of Both“ e11. Manitoba, returned home Tuesdav. after spending a couple of months with he r father, Mr. Wm. Vessie, at the Rocky. Mrs Sharp came here chiefly on account of her father’s illness, and rejoices to know that she is Ieaxing him? much better than she found him} tuo months ago. 1 vv AAV “u“! _ c, V- - ’ _______ , ~ Vessie, at the Rockv. Mrs Sharp: quoted The Toronto World as? Snccessful attempt to came here chiefly on account of' predicting from hearsay a gener-I Hussein Kamel, the her father’s illness, and I'GjOiCE‘S t0: 31 Federal election on the 28th or Egypt, at Cairo. on .‘X know that she is leaving himiJune- NOW, iron! the same source hanged on Saturday. much better than she found him? “'9 find the date is fixed for MOI“, Mr. C. M. Bowman h' two months ago. day,tJ111ne ‘° 1‘ 5189:? as at .3135 ected a director of t - , .are a o ave an e ec 101), no WI 1-, . There is no definite information} i Llfe Assurance CO- 0 Standing the efforts of thn LibJ . . ' _ ‘ . . , z ” :hcad office, W atcrloo. C out Jet regmdmg tne new POSt- ends to prevent one. : I _ ‘ , office. Owing to the large QY-i' ifather, the late Mr. LI poncuture incurred by he “var. [110’ 1311‘. James “11115, \VhO has 13391]; Of “ aterloo, “'33 pres»: o'ovcrnment has delaved some of,‘ in Dauphin. Manitoba, for tn): company {01‘ many 3503! o ‘ 2 _ ‘ '- ' ‘0 . V'v. . ‘nf . . the. public Womzs, but we have a; 133‘: 11 01 1') 301115, 15 ‘15”ng hwy The Mutual Life of Ca: fail‘l}. gOOCl hint tllat \VOI'I: OI]; })X‘OIIXCI', Bert, and I‘L‘DC‘Wirng' :1C‘EO-ffico‘ “'at£\rloo, Ontar the post office is likely ,to begizi§czuaixitai c-c-ship with his fri;,'1:-:Is 01’ ‘ :Agent for Grey and Bi this summer. It is not likely. hovr-j 1011?: (13’0- HC 5008 many changes: tics, A. J. Chisholm. 0“ 23"ng that it will be complete-'1’ in the old town since he left, the? Ontario. Cm‘rc-spnudcnr slaying the Inf-953;}: your. :CC‘IDCUt 111”]. th? C. 1). P.” the Gilt-l I "l J . {and infoymation chcerf' . . . . me"; mu an.“ man‘s otnvr im~ * “51”,: ' H? I‘t‘ZI‘C-t to learn tun: Mr- n z ‘ ~ the chance of doing so. Prospects are none too bright just now, but we hope for better times soon. Wedon’t need to remind the public who is to blame for most of it. ‘ The man who has a iob now better stay with it. Theré are dozens waiting to fill vacancies as fast as they occur, and glad of Mr. R. E. Richardson has starth the erection of his new residence, opposite the Methodist parsonage, Ritchie Bros. havte the contract for the mason work, Geo. Kress the carpenter work, and J. H. Hard- ing the plumbing. Rev. Mr. Prudham and Mr. Roht. Brigham of Allan Park, are recent purchasers of new five-passenger Ford cars, sold by C. Smith 8: Sons of this place. A car lopd of Harab fertilizer inst arrived. Different varieties. Call and get your requirements.â€" C Smith 5:. Sons. Clover, timothy and othe at lowest .prices. Central Store. Fred A. Lewis, piano tuner, ex- pects to be in Durham m a few weeks. Fifteen hundred university men are going :to drill at Niagara in preparation for active service. Wanted.-â€"_Good general servant. Apply to Mrs. G. C. Knicker- backer. gret to learn that M] of Saskatchewan. accident a few veeks h he was laid up for other seeds \lr. )(‘P net , -. “u w 1.1 u; nyaro men are in to“ 11 taking measurements, 1111111;- i115! stakes and (101119; other things of :1 mvsterious nature to the uninit iatei During the Winter f we \\ ere led to believe the Hv lro ;' current W 0111-11 the here in the ele summer, June being mentioned as the probable month for its arrival. 4V0 scarcely expect to see it here} so soon, but Vs ork ' .along the fine, voles , 13 in progress. No doubt the wor‘ will be done as rapidly as '9'.)ssi‘1:le.l and may reach us sooner than some of us expect. f Mr. Hugh“? “.1 id’lell of Beniinck nurmzascd a iOO-acre farm on Monday ”011163165515. G. 8: J Evic- Kc-c chnie. It just suited him, as it lav between {two of his'o they farms. and comp letes his black of :00 acres. Mr. Rid: 2911 is an 110ml, doing “(’31, notxxithstandizg ms misfortune a couple of 5ears ago, “hen his new barn, inst fin-3 ished, \x as totallv destrove d bvi fire. W'e hope he may have no ill-i luck from now on. - ~ ‘ provements having be the interval. Lileut. Harry B. McGuire of Or- angeville wa‘s one of the Canadi- ans killed at the battle near Ypres. He was 24 years of age, and eldest son of Blaney McGuire, one of the proprietors of The Orangeville Banner. ’ l church will hold a sale of home- made cooking and white goods in iCalder’s hall on Saturday, May 1, commencing at 2.30 pm. i The Ladies’ Guild of Trinity A nice selection of ladies waists. well worth your inspection; also1 something good and new in lad-j ies boots. Men’s white p.k. shirts at $1: men’s new ties, etc. 0.. L , Grant ’ Just received. â€"A new stock of stamped goods, including centre pieces. ti'ay cloths, pillow slips and guest towels, at the Variety Store. l j The local Council of Women will jmeet in the Armory on Tuesday,{ gMay 4, at 4.15 p.111. ' {May 4, at 4.15 D.m. will preach in the Durham Bap- tist church on Sunday morning. The law now requires that but- ter wrappers be printed. leave your orders at The Chronicle office the work will be done prop- erly and promptly. {rapidly from .the serious Opera- If vou 3‘ tion, to which we referred I l The horse fair last Week was an- ‘other success, for this season ‘ of {the year. Fifteen were sold . of , the small number offered. We are pleased to learn that éM'rs. Valentine Hahn is recovering last ‘ Just arrivedâ€"A car load of! Homestead Bone-black Fertilize r:l Th; fishing season Opens on‘ ; Saturday. couple of weeks ago we an added u _i W. Bengough addressed the Pres- ibyterians in the morning. and the fMethodists in the evening. In {the afternoon he was at Zion {Methodist church, Where‘he gave. ' a temperance chalk talk, and gave; . a similar talk at the mass meeting; §in the Presbyterian church here; Waiter the close of the evening!! services. Mrs. Hitchcock is a ’forceful, speaker, and addressed [the Baptists in the morning andi m the afternoon spoke ‘to the, lBaptist congregation at Glenelg i Centre. At the mass meeting in: the evening ‘she delivered a brief} that was’apparently very; émuch appreciated by a fair-sized: audience: Contributions were ask-i ed for the Alliance, but” the r651} name, it seems to us, was not so ' Sunday wasâ€"Field Day for the Dominion Alliance in the county of Grey, .and outside talent rap- nitrared in the churches here. Mr; J. 3.3113. T. R. WV hC-lzm re 'uzncd 1.3m week from Fergus. Where me 1111- derwent an operation TC‘ 1013351 H3 rema ned there about a morth and is d 3lio‘hted with the success. H3 is vetting quite smait aoain but feels that he mustn t exercice himself to the fatigue point. He sp3aks in terms of highest praise of Dr. Grm es, the Fergus Hosti- tal and the treatment, of the nurses. The new plans'for the High School» me now to hand and ‘a number have been iookin * them 0'» or with a View to putting in tenders. “'9 are still of the Opin- ion that th° better plan in he long; run Wiofld be to ails} Hm. additional cost ani get a good building to start with. i wwwwwwww uh abLCllllJL LU 21552153111319 :Husseim Kamel, the Sultan of {Egypt at Cairo. o'n April 8, was {hanged on Saturday. s‘ing to rent one bi’ the season . should apply at once to W. A. M:- Gowan or J. A. BroWn. A Card.â€"We the undersigned. ., herebv agree to sell a package of 'five standard size So. boxes of Silver Tin Silent Matches for 20¢; Qualitv guaranteed-Alex. Mcâ€"i I Lachlan, J. J. Hunter. 12 1? 6m‘ The young Egyptian merchant} inamed Khalil, who made an 1111-] The Mutual Life of Canada Head Office, Waterloo, Ontario. Gonezafl Agent forfirey and Emma Comm tics, A. J. Chisholm. Owen Sound Ontario. Cox‘rosp:)ndénoa solicited and infoymation cheer-fizilv fur- nished. Mr. C. ‘M. ”Bowman has been el- ecteda director of 'the Mutilal Life Assurance Co. of- Chmada head office, Waterloo. Ontario His father, the late Mr. I. E. Powman. of “'aterloo, Was president of the compam £01 many 3.0318. As there are only three boats and a canoe left, persons wish- Nolan Johnson, a former slave in the Southern States, died at Kent County House of Refuge. in his 110th year. Sir John -Willi'son, Toronto, and Judge .A. Lavell, Kingston. have been elected to the board of trus- tees of Queen’s University bv the graduates Buy your clover and timothy seeds at the Central Drug Store. Get our prices on seeds before lbuying. Central Drug Store. | Dr. Jamieson has purchased a1 new Ford runabout. \ He sold h.'sl old one to Pratt Bros... of Louise! Women have beep giver: the privilege of voting in all civic elections in «Edmonton. ‘ DURHAM. ONT., THURSDAY, APRIL m we merging and moon spoke ‘to the 'rogatioq at. Glenelg he mass meeting in she delivered a brief was'apparently very For sale at '- Blyth, Varney. a former slave assassinate the name elf-patriot. who isn’t winâ€" ing to give something for those wh.o‘_are‘ fighting his _ battleg fm- ‘. Mr. A .H. Jackson has been tak- ing a deep interest in the war. and no man in Durham is better posted on the situation, This Week he started a subscription to get tobacco, chewing gum and luxur- ies for the Canadian soldiers in the trenches, and after a couple of, hours’ canvas- on TUGSdAy raised $22.60 for the fund. Ile for; warded an express order for the amount yesterday to The Toronto News, which is taking the initiat- ive inthe movement. The list. is not yet complete, and subsequent remittances willbe made and oth- ers have a chance to contribute. Lots of people sympathize with the poor fellows, but sympathy i I sympathyh‘alione to aliexriate their sufferings. No person deserves " n..- -_..-- -n - Min'Robt. “Wade is in town for the first time since last gal}. He is in his 8lst year, and quite strong and hearty for his years, and especially in View of the fact that he has been confined to‘ his bed for the past five months from rheumatism. .' The Water wagon mad trip this :mornirfg, and start any too soon. M‘erob“. 'Wad‘e 1's in t “nu 11U111|L21DQG£L 011' to attack And ‘teach the Kaiser, who contrary, ' -To respect the Union Jar-k. ‘Vhen Ii’;42g_.>;land~ needed, her child- ren ‘heeded, ' . And Went to die sh‘outi13g_‘flur- rah!’ Now all the world take off their hats to the good old Princess Pats And the boys from Canada! This song will be '1'epeated at to-night’eshmv, and is about" the catchiest piece of parodic - verse we have ever hpnrr - got that ever .turned out to see a show in this place. That this company is :not deserving of such treatment was much in evidence before the first act had been in progress any length of time, and the succeeding rthrree acts were just as good. BOYER VINCENT STOCK CO. GAVE A GOOD SHOW Now serving on the Torpedo Boat Destroyer “Osprey” in the North Sea. .avve ever heard CECIL GUN " 29! '9'5 Repairing Promptly Attended To We have something new in Middies for the girls, White -Linen with Blue and Red Trimmings. Wear, we have what you want in any width. men's Shoes and Oxfords 2.25 to 2 50. any pair . es’ Patent and Donggxfla.1 2.25 to 2.50, any pair. ‘5 and Youth’s. in lam (w s. 5 Shoes and Oxfords. z '. 3 boxes for ;. {r} and 0xf0r “I: 50009000....000000 - see them, and ch01ce. 311‘ "- \ 13, any p 5 any pair $2 $1.0Q PER YEAR .UODCOCOOOOIOOOQ Pvg‘uhu' 1:20 'm ... 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