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scarcely equalled, in many prelenliousj villages, Not the least instance of this | cohesion is seen in the existence of a Union Sabbath School for which all' parties have a good word to say, and | not a few of various denominations| have a good work to point to. Last| Friday eveniag a garden party was got " up at the home of Mr. Thos. Banks, Supt. ¢f the school, whose fine orchard ! imade an ideal place for the evening‘s| outing, under the dreamy light of a| Bine harvest moon. In spite of the busy : geason a large number gathered, and . &cre very hospitably entertained, afâ€"| ter which Reeve Staples was made chairman and called off a program, the | chief contributors to which were, Mr.| and Mrs, Wim. Falkingham who reâ€" sponded to a hearty encore, Mr. Jas.| A. Hunter, Mr. Hector McKechnie.| Miss Johnston of Egremont, two Miss| Reynolds, Mr. John Moffat and the|. two Durham editors. The gate proâ€"| ceeds were $19.00 and the booth would | increase that considerably. Proceeds, |, Of course, go towards the school. 1 Eoo®: Hicu Garorx Partv. â€"It would be impossible to secure incorâ€" poration for Edge Hill, yet there is a cohesion about it not surpassed, in fact AnMoswt a_ BuazE. â€"~Last Smurduy""'" C C in Mr, John A. Black about 10 a,. m. nc-;;‘nld e,xl‘:;n.d'tf ticed smoke curling up at the rear oft MDorgde Lhe «pr the British Hotel, and on investigating | We are sorr found that the fire was in a little frame I Duff, of Maleo annex to the stable, once used as an ice ‘ in health. F house,. The fire had been smouldering :(’ednr\'ille at for hours in the sawâ€"dust and had just :inâ€"luw. Rev. M succeeded in igniting the boards of the, ter, Mary, acd stable, and but for the timely discovery | Findlay, went would soon have been going briskly. |him,. It is hoj A few pails of water soon removed theflhle to come danger. Whether the fire is the result I‘eldest daughte of boys playing carelessly with matchâ€" teachers in Bi es, or a planned attempt at incendiâ€"| who has beer arism is not clear, but their is room for | theâ€"Lake is : suspicion. Every room and corner in | week.â€"Chesle the old Hunter store and the hotel is | OrF To Ttur open and exposed, and this we imagine } day morning t constitutes a danger under the fire: Manitoba dra protection byâ€"law which should be at / thousands of c tended to by the authorities if the }g., to assist the proprietors are careless.â€"Since writing ' enormous crop the foregoing the mayor has taken acâ€" | gent, numberi tion and instructed Chief Torry to miatke | doubtless from the premises secure by fastening up all | ern Ontario th doors and windows. Ex ooatag iess and the Misses MeKenzie, of Montreal, A Socian E¥®Extso.â€"Friday evening last a company of about a hundred Buptist friends and others met at the home of Mr. Henry Burnet. The obâ€" ject was to spend a sovial evening with Branches of the Lord‘s Day Alliance awere formed at Flewherton and Chatsâ€" worth at the recent visit of Mr. Jansen. Rev., Mr. Little is President of the Lhatsworth branch. TurEE Firsts.â€"This is the record Laken by Mr, J. A. Hunter‘s Blackthorn in the Owen Sound races on Monday, in the 8min. Trot, with R. Scott guidâ€" ing it. Suceess to him., The Flesherten Advance of last week has Chap. 1 of " Cruise of the Ripple," which is a readable account of the editor‘s recent trip on Georgian Bay, Goop CoURaAGEK.â€"In spite of _ the Ffailure of past attempts, the * Bruce Oil Company," a new concern, is going to exploit Mepworth‘s supposed oilâ€" Kields further. TaX RaTtks.â€"Sout hampton, 24 mills ; Port Elgin, 20 mills. We pay 15 cents for butter and giye 20 Ibs white sugar for $1, W. Laidiaw, Markdale Standard and Mount Forest Representative take holiday this week. W. Laidlaw is having a genuine clearâ€" ing sale for 30 days, Now for bargains» The Mail of Saturday dast copied our Account of the trial in the treegirdling case, but neglected to give credit. 1 ham â€" officeMondays and Court Days from 10 a, m. to 4 p. m. «Good proygram. Music by Band ADMISSION â€" ® 10 CEN P | Rev. Dr. MMcRobbie has Accej)cgd the on the Iwauu'ful lawn of call of the Kemble congregatiot, and Mr. B. Warner, ! has beer. inducted there, i| TOâ€"NIGHT, AUG. 24, 1899. _ Miss Jennie Little has seciired fi_ump. Lucas, Wright and Batson.â€"At Durâ€" BAPTIST â€" GARDEN â€" PARTY ! REVIEW # Windsor Salt $1 per bbl, at Laidlaw‘s. Local and District News. § / VOL.â€"XXI â€" NO. 34 ! if VIEW & f Is the place to get all kinds of Printing. e & _7 . , _ _/den school and took t‘rhmfir’“liffiflq Â¥ B4 _ |naving secured A sulmtilme,&bt e 10 CENTS | place in Muskoka in the person of 1 ex McDonald, all of Bentinck ; Hugh | McKechnie, David and T. G. Dayis, Jas | Smellie, Jno Williams, (son of coun W.)) Ewea McNab, Jas Banks, Dayvid Davis, | (son of M Davis), all of Glenelg ; Ewing‘ Buchan, Wmm Wilhs, Jas Willis. Chas.; Scott, Thos Storey, all of Durham ; Jno‘ Dunnet and Win Sirrs, Egremont ; 8. | Caldwell, Normanby ; Hugh McDonald, ‘ F. Mervyn, â€" Buchanan, M McMillan. | About 26 of them purchased their tickâ€"| ets from C. P. k. Agent R MacFarlane, l the others mostly from G. T, R. Agent ,' Jas R Gun. Whoever makes or loses ; money this traffic fattens the railways. | \qoubtless from most stations in Westâ€" | ern Ontarto the same depleting process is going on. _ If, as reported, enterprisâ€" ing American railways are also running excursions, the possibilities are the marâ€" ket may be flooded. Anyway we hope ‘ to heir good reports of snceess attendâ€" ing eyvery member of our migrating parâ€" ty. A number of friends were at the s ation to say the * good bye * and there were a few tender partings. _ We give below a partial list of the travellersâ€"laâ€" dies first ; Mtrs Simpson, Miss Hattie Whitmore, Miss Mack and Miss O‘Neill Messrs Allan MeKinnonâ€" Rocky, J:um»s; Allanâ€"Normanby, John Pinkertonwl Dromore, A. W Hunt, J W Vickers, Neil McLean, John Dalglish, Peter Dalâ€"| glisb, W im McCracken, Don Corlett, Alâ€"‘ _ _Orr to TtnE® NortH WEest.â€"On Tuesâ€" | day morning the C. P. R. Excursion to Manitoba drained Ontario of a few ; thousands of our best young men who go to assist the farmers in taking off an enormous crop,. Durham sent its continâ€" fgmn. numbering bet ween 40 and 50 and | _ We are sorry to learn that Rev. Mr. ! Duff, of Malcolm, is not much improved ‘in health. He is at present down at :(‘wlurville at the home of his brotherâ€" |inâ€"~law, KRev. Mr. Morrison. His daughâ€" \ter, Mary, accompanied by Miss Stella |Findlay, went down this week to see him. It is hoped that Mr. Duff may be able to come home this week. His feldest daughter, Miss Jessic, one of the | teachers in Brantford Ladies‘ College, who has been ill down at Niagaraâ€"onâ€" theâ€"Lake is also expected home this week.â€"Chesley Enterprise, 2CCCd pas, minerals, marl, etc., the latest we see is that two gangs are at work looking for oil on the farm of J. A. Lamprey, near Guelph (well known in South Grey). Nature is beâ€" ing called on to yield up her resources, and expenditure of human skill and labor is the price she charges, schoois.â€"Exchonge. " o 2 . _ 00 °_ ®"Af HOL D¢ pPHDAISAMM@®Een _ HKev. Hr. Morlock, of Listowel, cousin masse after this year, A number of of the merchants of that name here protests have been made by High Sch‘l Sviis a guest of Mr. L. E. Morloek for a amasters, who say that comparisendarte Tewy days, ‘ apade bet ween schools, and some schools _ Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Birch, of St.] psethe numbers of stadents who pass@s Thomas, wheeled Kere to visit their anadvertisement. Thisleads to the beâ€" grandpatrents, Mit. and Ars. Christy lief thit the end of education 1s the PS Williams and other friends in vicinity,. l i of â€" examinations. In future the Mi l lm‘ezullts of each school will be sealed and .. '.‘.;.B"h :h-»!)_trfpn.of Dusstasses The results of the departmen eminations will not be publis masse after this year, A nut fVCY, Jnos, Farr, of Atwood, was |_Snor a Porcurin®.â€"A dog of M!‘k"hmne on a visit to relatives on the man Atkinson‘s cornered a PoPCAPi®® | A vonie last week. | last week, and not understandi porâ€" ; | cupine anatomy got the usual Â¥ee of| _ Mr. Joe Irwin, of London, was a ‘;qui“s to ornament mouth an ”u“‘d. guest of his uncle, Mr, John I{l)h(‘l'h-‘(lll, ‘John, Mr. Atkinson‘s son, got !1 gun last week. land shot the bristly intruder. i 1 _ Mr. and Mrs. 8. Kennel, of Proton, ym Fuses +. _ [ _ and Miss E. Wilson, of Dromore, visitâ€" | Price Lists.â€"Every farmes, stock ed at Mr, John McKelvey‘s this week. man, â€" poultryman, _ gardener, houseâ€" ‘kwper. etc., etc., should get a copy of _ Mt and Mrs Malcolm Clark left on this year‘s South Grey Prize List lately Tuesday for Meaford where Mr Clark is issued from this office. _ Mr. Arch, assuming the headmastership of the Davidson is now secretary, aad Mr, Public School there. 1 Calder â€"treasurer, from whom copits _ Mrs. Irwin, of Toronto, has been uJ cin be obtained. _ The date is Bept. guest of Mrs. Webber for a few duys,, 26 and 27, t and is visiting Glenelg friends before | The results of the department@} ex® "#lurning. | _| Nora Chadwiek. _ _5 /) ) & P Rit | _ Rev, Wiw, Donald, known betrb “ to a few old Durhamites, we lewbn jioim I i Sain:4} 4 | the August Presbyterian R cord, died , auddenly in California at the, & M,“' | He ministered in Durham fot 6h sumâ€" | mer over 30 years ago, ;; i | _ Markdale young men are l ‘lecâ€" tured in the colummns of the ; dard . |fop public profanity and up‘ t (boâ€" whmeyo juice. etc. on the s« Q alke, MoveDp AGaty.â€"Calder‘s imf#ement shop has been again moved to make room for two other new stores to he occupied by photographer J. L. Browne and himself, thus completing; the fine block to the riyer, Work on these w ill begin at once. fyrham‘s young men are, wit ceptions, gentlemen in this re: Division Court hetd here Tuesday, we Jéarti jiotm n Réeord, died the &ie of 04. i fof bbe sun.â€" are i." u lecâ€" the d sp‘ 3 inoâ€" he _« Lulks. , wit r exâ€" is respe 4 porenpine dip porâ€" 1 dnge of in( jwud. +t ! gun | preached in Durdalk on Sunday last. f , Capt. A. D. Galbraith is this week | transfer ring all militia matters into the Ihands of Lieut. Snider, Hampden, as he [intends leaving next week for fat away | Idaho. He has secured Miss M. Clark, ?fmmerly' assistant in Hanover, to comâ€" | plete the year in his sehool. _ This is a | genuiue surprise, and will cause regret | in several circles where Mr. Galbraith‘s t talents and abilities are valued, He has: | been a publicâ€"spirited young man and | | ever willing to help in any way, town ! | institutions, His musical abilities have | been highly yalued in the Presbyterian : â€"Church chotr, and in other directions,; , and a gap will be cansed by his absence, | ‘not easily filled. He intends to follow? | dentistry in the west. We heartily wish | him all success in his new sphere. I‘ HooD‘s PILLS cure all liver ills, Easy to take, easy to operate ; reliable, sure. | 25 cents. ' for second class certificate with fAying | colors, and we congratulate her, ‘ Rev. Hugh Cowan, who preached very acceptably in the Pres. Church | Sunday last is spending this week with | | Bentinck friends. Heis now stationed | in Chatham Presbytery, and his two . (sisters are teaching there. We wore: | pleased to have a call from our oneâ€"time | ’felln\v pedagogue, i preached i han, in the Niagara Peninsula, have been guests for two weeks with Rev, | Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, Priceville. / The two reverends became acquainted | some years ago while engaged in North ‘ West Mission Work, and the friendship ‘ does not grow less with the passing of the years, We were much pleased to have a call from the party while in town last Friday. _ Mr. Buchanan / Rev. Mr han, in t _ Dt, Arthur Gun, Woodstock, came home Saturday last for a brief holiday, Me has made his stay longer than he inâ€" tended owing to the illness of his son , who is, however, recovering,. * Elnore " came thr for second class certi colors, and we congr; John Firth, Branttord, and Wim. Firth, souns of Mr Jno, Firth, 8Sr, are yisâ€" iting their father in his illness. Also his daughter, Mrs. Crisp and her husband, and Miss Hattie, from Rochester. Miss Elnore Patterson left Saturday last for her home in Wiarton, and beâ€" gan teaching the Monday following in a school ten miles north of that place, * Elnore " came through her exams iss Miss Allie Grant took charge of the Itish Lake school on Monday last, havâ€" ing modelled last year, and passed sueâ€" cessfully at the recent examinations fot a higher grade, Mr. and Mrs. Herbett Birch, of bt]:fiu Thomas, wheeled Kere to visit their thoant deg. on grandpatrents, Mit. and AMrs. (rhrlst.y{ lifd Williams and other friends in vicinity,. _o“’;',_“ Mise Ruth Johnson, of Dushnanes; Hfi. H. L Hall, of Michigan, and Miss Johnâ€" heenure: son and Mr. Lennox, of Holstein, wen-‘ | Munitet visiting at D. Greedwoud‘s lastâ€"week: Mr Jos. MceCulloch left on Tuesday morning for Montreal where he enters on a course in McGill College. Miss Hattie Whitmore left Tuesday morning for the Northâ€"west along with the excursionsts. Miss Maggie Munro left for Toronto on Tuesday:â€"morning to imbibe the lat» est in Fall Millinery ideas. Mr. and Mris. A. MceDougall and little daughter, of Williamsford, spent Sunâ€" day with friends in town. Miss Sadie Ector left home Saturday to take charge of her school in M ulmer, Messrs, Arch. McDougall and James Allan spent Sunday in Mount Forest, Mr. Alex. McLachlan is visiting Port Elgin and other friends this week. i Mr. R. D. Legate, of Ceylon, +pent Sunday among Durham friends. Mr. 8. T. Orchard left an organ at the Edge Hill Grange lasr Saturday, Miss Nellie Swallow returned to Torâ€" onto Monday last. . Thos. Farr, of Atwood, _ waus ‘. and Mrs. Buchanan, of Pelâ€" DURHAM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1899. PERSONAL MENTION n 1 j ua " eege 0120000000 CE +â€"â€" VC ~ AOUCE n the Wingham Advance, brother Hall‘s publication, that work for the manuâ€" facture of peat for fuel has been comâ€" menced in a marsh near Listowel, 50 tons is being manufactured daily, There is very little doubt that peat is the coming fuel ; in a ‘ew years at our present rate of depletion our forests will have disappeared ; it will be very comfortable and convenient to have an unlimited quantity of it right at our very door. Within a few miles of this village are hundreds of acres of the very besc peat soil.â€"Dundalk Herald. | _ SeERrtovus AccrDrE®T. â€"Last Thursday as Misses Lizzie and Angeline Lauder | were returning from the country they ‘met with an accident which will lay | them up for some time. While coming down Hutton‘s Hill, a road pgenerally in a disgraceful state of roughness, one of the retaining bolts of the shaft came | out, the light waggon they were seated in ran to one side, and before they could get out the waggon upset and i they were pitched out with great force. ; Miss Lizzie has one of her legs broken at the ankle, while her sister has a like injury at the wrist which will take longâ€" er to heal, We hope they may make a speedy recovery, Soon Left Her. "I was taken with a swelling in my feet and limbs. I was not able to walk for four months,. 1 read about Hood‘s Sarsaparilla and procured a bottle, beâ€" fore 1 had taken it all the swelling left me. J took three bottles of Hood‘s and have not been troubled with swelling since." ResEcca SEEvERs, Chathaimn, Ontario, Mr, John Firth, of this town, is very ill at present, and very little bope is held out for his recovery, He is waited upon by his daughter, Mrs. Annie Stoâ€" ver, who is a trained nurse from Bufâ€" falo Hospital, and Dr. Freel, who are doing all in their power, with the help of nature to bring him round. We trust he may tide over this severe atâ€" tack. as a special new century offering. Those who have access to the August Record will see an able article on the subject by Rev. D. D.2McLeod, Barrie, which he entitles "The Methods of Moses." Read it. Wint It BE PEaAT?â€"We notice Tne CExTURY Fuxp.â€"The Presbyâ€" terian church at its last Assembly meetâ€" ing adopted the scheme, unanimously we believe, of raising one miltion dollars All forms of scrofuin, soves, boils, pimples and eruptions, are quickly and permanently evred by Hood‘s Sarsaâ€" parilla. Lucas, Wright & Batson.â€"At Comâ€" mercial Hotel, Pricevilie, every Monâ€" day from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. The extreme heat of last week was afg en on Monday and there hum_fine showeas since, 1(2 deg. (mhwruments last Satâ€" Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic this afternoon, in McGirr‘s Bush. 12899 _ Several Second hand Wheels Very Cheap. 4 1 Srescent, 1 Antelope, Also Our congratailntions ary due 2 Clevelands, 1 Cleveland, 1 Clevelan:d, 1 Crescent, 2 Crescents, Prices ! Special While they last we offer the following new wheels at genuine bargains. All fitted with Dunlop ‘Tires, and guaranteed : b @4 _ . LAIDLAW regnlar $55, now $45 regular $50, now $40 rcgular $50, now $385 regular $55, now 845 regular $50, now $40 regular $45, now $85 regular $45, now 830 Aeview. ‘ 10 Mis® two. ago Bell, Dherty, Thomas and Berlinfmakes of PLIANO and ORGAXNS. SEWING MACHINES. A large stock of New Raymond and Wi!â€" liams Sewing Machines and supplies. o e e L e nc C. McKINNON. Warerooxs â€"Upper Town, Daurham. ON WHEELS, â€" Chatham and Snowball Wagons, Palmerston Buggies. Buggies from Campbell of London. HARVESTING, ~Aks ~ Alls aAgls Deerini "* Ideal " and " Pony " Binders. Ideal Mower and Steel rakes. _ Also Maxwellâ€"Binders, Mowers and Rakes. Wilkinson Ploughs, number CULTIVATING, Coulter & Scott Drills and We invite your attention to the following lines of goods : Q@verything for armers / We take this opportunity ot thanking our customers for past patronage, and we are convinced that the new system will meric a continuance of i the same. 1 to 20, and repairs of all kinds. Shares, Soleplates, Ete. Not genuine unless the words " Wi«txsox Puovon Comrpaxy " is cast on each piece. . _ Wilkinson Famous Steel Rolier made in three sections. Caltivators, Dise and Spade Har rows, Seufflers, Ete. _ Also Scotcl Diamond Harrows. t rge Sales & Small Profits." ers and the Public generallg that we have adopted the Cas System, which means Cash or its equivalent, and that our o Motto will be We beg to inform our Customâ€" Cash system ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO â€" & J. McKechnie. ADOPTED BY .. G. & J. McKECHNIE. REVIEW e WHOLE ‘;o. 1119. Has Telephone connecâ€" tion. Call up No. 6. %Gâ€" ie *# 18