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W. Fergusonâ€"Robbâ€"That Com Gordon’s report be' adopted and he receive $3 fees.-Carried The reeve reported T. Dingwall rep. culvert lot 47,_ con 2, $1 J. A. Fergusonâ€"â€"Gordonâ€"That each commissioner's appropriation be $250, to spend on his division for road improvement. and that each commissioner pay his ow: operator on grader in his dixiizm Com. J. A 'Ferguson reported G. W’almsley 50 rods wire fence. $10: C. McInnes, 47 rods arâ€" ranged for bv C. M‘cRobb. 191! $11.75. Com. Gordon reported J W Hunt, delivering tile, $6; A. Cur- rie, rep. culvert, $16; D Porter, rep. culvert, $6; P Battle, 60 rods wire fence, $15; R. Patterson, 40 $8: '1‘ Davidson. 72 rods. $18: D Halliday, 5.9 rods, $14.75; \V. Ha:- liday. 34 rods, $8.50. Com. W. Ferguson reported W Bryans rep. ‘bridge at Varney sideroad, $2.25; A. Tucker. 100 rods wire fence, $25; A. Aitken, 17 rods, $4.25; A. Henry, 146 rods $36.50; W. Ferguson, 180 rods $45. W. Fergusonâ€"Gordon -â€" That Com. Ferguson‘s report on win- ter work be adopted.-â€"Carri9d. W. Fergusonâ€"Gordon â€" That Com. Ferguson’s report be ad- 0pted and he receive $1.50 com- mission fees.-â€"Ca-rried. Robbâ€"Gordonâ€"That Com. Fer- guson’s report be adopted and he receive $1.50 commission fees â€"Car Gordonâ€"J. A rguson -- That the reeve’s repor be adopted and he .receive 50c. f es,«â€"Carried (.‘om. J. A Ferguson reported that on request of mail couriers he engaged S. McMurdo to disc sideroad 25 at a cost of $2. The yearly agreement between police Village trustees and the mgyjcipality Was gone over. The J. A. Ferguson-W. Fergusonâ€" That the reeve be instructed to see parties interested in Groat's drain and find out if it is their wish to have the engineer go over said drain and res-stake it and corrections made as stated in his communication to clerkâ€"Ca; Com. C W. Robb reported Arch M’cEachern 26 rods wire fence on Proton and Egremont town line. $6.50; J. “’agner. 40 rods wire fence, P1 oton and Egremont town line, $10. Gordonâ€"W. Ferguson â€" That Com. Robb’s report be adopted. EGREM‘ONT COUNCIL. Council met June 1: minutes at}- Opted. Garden Hose Lawn Sprinklers. Lawn Mowers; Grass Catchers to fit any Mowers Grass Shears Sheep Shears Garden Hoes Garden Rakes Trowels Spading Forks Water Taps Hand Sprayers and Wheel barrows We have just put in a stock of Garden Wheel- barrows, call and see them ».~ Screen Windows and Black Wire Cloth And can get at reason- able prices at the “RED I‘RUX 1‘ ’ H ARI)“ um: “Red Front” UUUUM UU’1 :1 WEE UUIUE W. Black Red Front Hardware Hardware Haonou Got Your Screen Doors and Windows Yet? - NG‘W' is the time 0 to get; them if you have not al- ready got them and keep the flies out fruu the start. Dm'ham, June 10, 1915. We have all widths in By-law No. 300, to appoint a sahitary inspector was passed, W. Aberdin being appointed. W. Fergusonâ€"Gordon â€" That we now form a Court of PM 151on with the meme in the chainâ€"Car The members of the court sub- scribed to the required declara- tions. after which the following appeals were considered: W. Cal. der, president of the N. P 0. Co , nts. 3-4-5, Cons 21 and 22 re- duced from $903 to $600; W. Dick- son, 1-2-3 of 16, con. 1, $800 reduc- tion. Th- following parties de- clared they had no dog, and as- sessment for dog was removed: H. Watt, J. Drimmie, Sr., Mrs. White. T. Moore, M Burke, F Reid, J D. Drimmie, E. “79113, J. Ferguson, D O’Connell, \V. Rodgers, A. Henry. Names added on roll: G. Sackett m.f.. lot 12. con. 5; R .Prattley m.f., lot 17, con. 10; T. Vipand m.f.. lot 10 con. 10; J. Marsh m.f., lot 24, Holstein; R. Smail m.f.. lot 18. con 1'." C. Smail m.f., lot 18, con. 17: J. Wilson m.1‘., lot 8, con. 20. Gordonâ€"Robbâ€"That By-law No 302, to transfer these electors, it bring more convenient for said el- ectors to poll their votes at No 3 beread a third time, signed‘ seal- ed and engrossed on Byâ€"law book. Property changes: T. Aitchison m.f.. lot 18, con. 17; T. VVaubie. 018. con. 17: N. D. Lawrence, pt.10. con. 10. As there were no other chang- es or additions, on motion of J. A Fergusonâ€"W. Ferguson it was carried that the Court of Revi- sion now rise and that the assess- ment roll as now revised be fin- ally .pas*ed and the assessor be paid $35 balance of salary. Council resumed. By-law 301, to appoint a town- ship clerk, was passed, D. Allan getting the appointment. Gordon-Ropbâ€"That an orier be drawn on the treasurer in favor of the King Edward Sanitarium r. Hérbechan, amounting ’to $30 for month of April, and $31 £01 month of M'ay.â€"Carried. A petition was presented by G Hunt, with 17 signatures, asking that they be transferred from polling subdivision No. 5 to poll- ing subdivision No 3; It was resolved that the follow- ing accounts he paid: J.W Hunt, tile. $21; 5. Robb, .sheep killed, $15 , H. Watt, sheep injured, $1: W Libby, gravel, 25c.; Municipal World, supplies, $6.71: Clerk post- age. $6; J'. McArthur, sheep kill- ed. $10= J..C Fairbairn, sheep killed $9; W. Gxoat, sheep killed. $4' J. Mchath, use of room $2: J. Sinclair, sheep inSpector, $2.75; Councillors’ pay sheet, $15. Wm. and Silas Edwards are starting out with their ement machine this week, going first to Archie M'cAr-‘thur’s on the 4th con- cession, where they are building the foundation for a new house. amount due village is $172.52“ which was agreeable to both] parties. . ,~ {Mn Pear‘t and sister of Travers- ton were guests at Mr. J. G. Sea- ton’s Sunday afternoon. Mr. Hugh Campbell has rented his farm to Mayor Huntt‘r of "your toun for :1 tom: of yeais. Hugh intends going up to the north shore to W011i for a lumber com- pany. Edgar McCauley was badly in- iured on his father’s farm near Cooksville. A large quantity of wood and rails had been cut up, making a huge pile. In some wav the pile tappled- over .on him, crushing him badly and breaking Council adiourned to meet on June 29 for general business. ~D. Allan, (Elm-k. Mr. Chas. McArthuz‘, who has been sick for the past five months is improving slowly. Mr. Dave Young of Waudby ~was a caller on the north lin’e'Sund'ny. Mrs. E. Davis of Toronto is via. iting at the home of her father. Mr. D. McFarlane. ‘liss Annie' McGiElivray has been laid up with the mumps for some. time, we are sorry‘jo say. The dry weather of the past few weeks has retarded the growth of grass and spri.n .g creps. If ruin doesnt soon come hay :11] be a light crap this ycar uguin. Mrs. Walter Ewing has: been un- der the doctor‘s care- for the past few \xeeks \\ith an an ack of la grippe, but is on the mend now. M'ré. John 'Whittaker, Mrs “’31. Rum and Mrs. T. Nichol of Dur- ham, were guests of Mrs. Emma Brown the last of the week. Mrs. Jas. Marshall of Boothville visited her sister, Mrs. D. Mc- Farlane, one day last week. Mrs. M'cFarlane had a severe attack of la grippe, which gave her quite a set-back, but she is on the mend now, and we hope she may con- tinue so. BUNESSAN. ‘ Now, I hope you won't get anxious about letters from me, when you see how long it took .for yours to come to me. I don‘t . exr ect, with the mes :things are in out here you Will get half of the letters I am sending ;v0u. It is such an awful distance from home and you may have the boat carrying your mail sunk by 'the Germans like the Lusitania. I ’wish I could see some papers to see how the war is going in France. Out here we are pusling‘ the Turks back but very slowly, and with heavy losses. I expect 5. we will move up to Grallipoli soon; it may be any day. and then I will 'turn medical doctor. as all the other Veterinary surgeons are doing up there. “Well, at last I have been re- warded I received about one hour ago four letters from you at home, one from Lena and some others from friends of mine, these being the first letters I have re- ceived since before I left Eng- land The dates of them were March 12, 16 and 23. and April 6 The first three and Lena‘s have apparently been all over England and France, and finally ended up here in Egypt, but the length of time is nothing, as long as I have received them, although I hoped for some papers as w ll You can't imagine with what eagerness we look forward every day to the coming of the mail cart and what disappointments I have had in not receiving any About the same time every day we begin to watch the sand-s for the appear- ance of the post corporal with his team of mules and cart, ploughing his way slowly through the sand, and then, when he is miles in the distance, the rush starts Three or four of us officers saddle up and away we go to meet him as hard as the horses can gallop, but I have been disappointed every day till to-day I couldn’t wait till I reached camp to read the letters, but jumped off Rose (I call my horse Rose), and sat down in the sand under the blazing sun and read them all over once, with Rose‘s nose on my shoulder I believe she was trying to read them too, and she seemed real pleased I had them, as she seem- ed hardly to touch the sand go- ing back to camp after I had finished. The following letter from “Bill ’ Stinson, a former resident here, under date of May 10, and written 'in France, was received by his brother, G. H. Stimson, Hartney -Ma.nitoba. He says; I am lmlmobhing with the linâ€" glish nobility now. In the next -amp to ours the commanding of- ficer is Major Lord Seuton and his captain is Sir Paul Makins, two of the fin-est men you eo‘ulzl ever meet, desyite their titles. I oft:n ride over and eat with them, tint is. chew away at dry bread and bully beef, washed down with water no self-respecting cow would drink. They seem to have taken a fancy to me and I have had invitations from both, at the termination of the war, to visit with them in England. and thev would both like to ‘come to Can- ada with me for a trip. Now my farrier staff sergeant has just informed me one of the mules is bad with colic, so {Imust go and give him something, so I will close this now and try and send it off and Write you soon again" _ Cecil Wolfe Still In 15th The following letter, under date of May 12, has been received from Wardian Camp, Egypt, by his parents here He says; . “I suppose you .will have given me up for dead by the time you I am writing this letter in tent on top of an old keg w and I hope I will be able 15) do work for them all at some future time. LETTERS FROM THE SOLDIERS i get I had my boots off twice, and that was in order to change socks that I happened to find on the field. There is no use of me tell- ing you the Whole story for it would only mean repetition, for I suppose you have read all about it in the papers, but there never ‘Was an artist who could picture ' what we have seen. I don't think the Germans will ever want to face Canadians again, but we will give them some more soon. I am not anxious to go through the same thing again in a hurry, but I will go without saying a: word as soon as they want us. We are out for a few days’ rest, and to get reorganized. 'Out of 126 that left Medicine Hat there are 23 of us still in the game, so you see I am one of the lucky ones. I 'will 'be .glad when it is all over so we can get away from these awful sights: it is not war at. all, it is murder pure and simple. No one 'can' imagine what it really is un- til they see what Belgium is like. ‘All the money in the world can never pay these poor pe'Ople for what they have suffered at the hands of the Huns. Well, George, I got my bayonet into two of them the night of the charge, but I couldn’t run fast enough to catch any more of them. I haven’t been able to- find out an‘i" thing about Charles. but I heard that their battery got it pretty hard. \Vell, brother, I am going to ring off for this time, so good-bye.” OKLAHOMA LAD TURNING TO BONE A strange story comes from Enid, Oklahoma, to the effect that a 13-year-old boy there is turning to bone, in spite of all that the hundreds of physicians who have exanuned hhn can do.Ifit.m L0 be credited, a marvellous change is coming over the boy, who has what might be termed ossifica- tionuthough physicians say his symptoms are not those attending ossification. His flesh is hardening and is now almost as hard as bone. get this, but 'I am very much aliv _. and hope to continue the £00d work. I think I must have a charmed life to come through 'the hell that we were mixed up. in for a couple of weeks. In 22 days me‘wa him and found a piece of flesh at the ,base of his neck as large as a fierson’s hand, which had harden- ed until it was seemingly as hard as bone. The malady has been spreading since until not a spot on the boy’s body remains that has not hardened similarly. Ilis cheeks, his lips, thighs and arms and portions of the body usually soft and yielding, are as of bone. The flesh shrunk all over his body and the skin has tightened, giv- ing him the appearance of a su'ul- len, yet emaciated body. He can- not protude his tongue from his mouth nor open his jaws wide. Neither can he move his evcballs more than slightly. though ‘ his sight is as good yet as ever. The boy does not suffer a par- ticle of pain from the alav‘iy. He sleeps fairly well and his an;.-étite The {fist symptoms were notic- ed about five months ago. After sekeral days his mother examined P.S.â€"'-According to Lord Kitchener, the bi; war has only begun. CANADA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ":60. 000060‘00000600090040 000066900060060060000000: O . n 09.: fin M The Western Fair, London's nopular agricultural exhibition, will be held this year from Sep- tember 10th to 18th It is consider- ed by the management that this vear, above all others, should be the one when extra efforts must be put'forth to 'make the exhibi- tion a great success: therefore is notnfuch below normal. As yet his ailment has nbt seriously in- terfered with his activities, though he realizes that there is a grad- ual stiffening of the ioints and muscles. Some of the oldest practicing physicians in Oklahoma have exâ€" amined the child and confess that they are at a loss to know the nature of the malady: When the medical association was in session at El .Reno recently the boy was taken there for a clinical exam- ination by from 50 to 60 doctors, some of them very old men who. had been practicing medicine for 40 years and some of them recent graduates 0f umto-date modern institutions, yet not one of them would hazard a diagnosis, ac- cording to the newspiper report. THE WESTERN FAIR, LONDON ’b§¢§¢++o+§ooo+¢¢¢¢4+o¢¢+ooo.ooo+§ooooooooooooooooooo 90090000000000900009900000 0000090000 90009099000090: OOQQOOQOQOOOQOOO §¢§§§§§§§§§ 90099090900900999099990009 ANNUAL MEETING E. A. ROWE : will be addressed 1W Hon. “7. T. White 11 P How. 5. Lucas, M.P.P., R.J Bail Mi) and others. , . The Annual Meeting: of the Liberal-Conservative Association of South East Grey will be held in the At the same time will beheld 3 Convention to se- lect a Cmu‘lida‘te to contest the lidinp; at the next Dominion Election. A full attendance of (‘lelegntes and others from all pan-ts of the. Riding is requested. MEETING TO COMMENCE AT ONE RM. At the close of the business meeting; Almost from the very day the great European war hogan in August last. the outstanding- feature in Canadian juurnalism (mu-rim: 11w ”'th :has been “The War Summary" daily on In :03 1 and 2 of THE “LUBE. In the (-oncisest possible form the writer has given his rvzulrrs :1 pen picture of the develol‘mwnts in all parts of the world. While the dvtnils of the movements along the extended frontiers haw hut hwn m‘nrl<mk<:«l, the'readers of THE GLOBE have been enabled tn fullmv intelligently and with (-onfidonms the general outlines uf tho slmwmlmm Conflict. “The “'ar Summary” of THE GLOBE is reproduvcd daily U." several papers throughout the Dominion. THE GLOBE on its editorial page has strivmi to place hofnro the Public in proper In‘x‘siit‘<.'ti\‘e the broad hzzckgrouml‘d the “tank- struggle. This sorios of articlvs has attracted the :lttcntinn not «mly of the Canadian leople. but of leading men and journals in all parts or the WON‘L ' he 0"‘l-“93 loading: “D to the war, the elements warring into its conduct. and the results likely to flow from the wssurlun of hogtilities ha“? been dealt. with in that. bold and clear-cut form charac- teristic of THE GLOBE’S editorial pug . “T he War Summary” News Service The SDOPfiDg D9299. tlm finnm-inl and common-in! 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Local and City Papers The Editorial Page Friday, June 18 OYSTERS AND FRUIT IN SEASON A Pubiic Meeting Town Hall, Durham For all kinds of Bakery Goods Cooked and Cured Meats. Liberal-Conservative E. A. ROWE’S I ‘with assistance given' by the Gov- gernment the board of directors have decided to make a cash ad- {dition to the prize list of $3.000. Good as it s as before, this will certainly make London 5 prize list \ery attractive. The list is now in the hands of the printer and will soon be readv for distribution. Thousands of advertising maps {and hangers have. been Sent throughout the country during the past couple of weeks an- :nouncing the dates, and ar- rangements are being made as :Quickly as possible to ensure ex- ,‘hibitors and visitors alike that 'this year‘s exhibition will be the Ibest ever held in London. Any in~ 'formation regarding the exhibi- ftion will be gladly given on appli- :cation to the secretarv, A. M. fBunt, London, Ontario. Two young boys residing at Claude stoned a passing auto- mobile and shattered the wind- shield. The driver of the car gave chase, caught the boys, placed ‘them in ”the car and after ascerâ€" taining their names, took-them home ahd made their parents pav $3.25 for the damage done '3‘. - a". fif‘rg m Confectioner and Grocer “We