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Durham Review (1897), 9 Aug 1900, p. 4

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/ f a% It is now time I was drawing this long lettgr to a close and I hope lsmay DURHAM REVIEW We were out on a scouting expedition the other 1;1\' to find out what was goâ€" ing on back from the trail. After getâ€" ting out "into the open country we extended 400 yds. between sections of 4. so that &ve coyered a big area of counâ€" try before we got back. There was a few prisopers captured, but most of the places thgy were contented to live in peace an‘ give up their arms. After riding about 20 or 25 miles we thought it about time to be hesetting back to camp, which we reached about 8 o‘clock and w ready for :‘food supper of bhard , buily beef and tea. Huuti the Foe.â€"Path igchts.â€"Scouting. l yaal Wednesday at noon and since then have had a yery fine piece of open praiâ€" rie to go thraugh making good time on our march. ) We reached Standerton Friday evening and have camped here since, but e ct to go on in a day or two as we h?:;' the Boers are making a stand for ug abou: 30 miles up. _ There are quite a few Boers where we are staying, allidisarmed though and a senâ€" try put oyer every house in town. One of the ou t sentries was shot on Saturday by a sniper and died shortly after. § Mr. Editpr and Friends, Now again, for a few lines tg farâ€" away Canata to let you know h we fare in this Jland of veldt and kopjg. We have done considerable travplling this while back, but sorry to say $ have nothing to write about personal lexpeâ€" rience in the fighting line only that we are getting pretty close to where jthere will be some Boers, 1 hope. We left Cape Town shortly affer my last letter left and were taken tg Durâ€" ban by boat,. We were about 4 days crossing over and had to wait B days outside the harbour owing to high sand bar and after all had to b¢g taken in on lighters, 60 horses to a lqad and men enough to look after thein.} Unce asnore we had them all }mmin- ed and left Durban about 9 p.‘m and Pu h W vaal have rie t ea of hard tack an were all glad to get all pretty nearly â€"st ijust got so much a1 right through if all and were glad to see us coming throggh. We left here on Tuesday mornf.g and followed up the trail where Buller had driven the enemy through the pags, and a pretty rough one some of it was. There were seyeral other gra\‘eyalas along the trail. â€" Beâ€" fore we went through the pass or Laing‘s Nek, where Buyller had the hard stand, we saw the graveyard of the soldiers that fel} at the bloody fight of Majuba Hill in 1881. _A bitter memory, now aâ€" All the kridges M:‘ culyerts along the railroad bayve been blown up and wreckâ€" ed to pieces, and in the meantime tempormzlmks e laid round about them. The big brigge at Colenso was blown to atoms and is a hard looking wreck, close by wl‘ere Gen. Buller lost his big guns. lis bard to imagine the ditficulty they havsrhad in driving thein out from there. Whe breast works of Tuesday : trail wher through t} one some fre many Coolie Indians, who are cheap labotrers, being employed. There are great fields of sugarâ€"cane, which seems to do well and plenty of fruitâ€"Oranges, Bananas, Pine Apples, &c. After aday‘s rest in Durban we enâ€" trained for Heweastlg at 4.30 and reachâ€" ed there next evening about 10 o‘clock. On our way up \Ve’vassed the places where Buller had _‘oen having such hard fighting with the enemy. Near Chievely camp there is a new graveyard where 1 counted 10 new finves though that wasn‘t all of our ds who there sleep their last sleepâ€" fallen in the empire‘; fight for the liberâ€" ty and equality of her subjects. FROM S. AFRICA. Lt Unce asnort d and left In eached the I norning whe orses and s: W After C.. Ramage, *** Pioyprictor Thursday, Aug. 9, 1900 arl v ‘hed the Tugela river at ning where we bad to ses and saddles and w t. after which we saddle river at the Ford and a & Crosse Al mire the! courage which could wlong‘gl a place surrounded n all siges with rocky mounâ€" e hidin;’ places for the Boers. iyed a day in Newcastle to reâ€" e horses, a day on the train beâ€" er thana day‘s march. Most of es are yacant. but some stayed cough if all and were glad to see ig through. We left here on Standerton, Transvaal June 25. d the In ut and ret ] P ord and made uj border into the Transâ€" it noon and since then ine piece of open praiâ€" making good time on - ‘rc_-achefi Standerton lock. Tl!‘is consis! 1 coffee which w hold of for we wer irved og the boa d stuff not fit to e: M ou l 3 urngle ut f6 C830 W ). CPOSSt in the id out * my Durâ€" days days high aken 1900 tic LV The Il;mlifdx ponl‘)le have done all they possibly could to entertain the miembers of| the Assemhly. A steamâ€" boat was chartered on Saturday afterâ€" noon to tak¢ members of the Assembly and their fifiends from one end of the harbor to fhe other_and up what is known as ghe Northâ€"West Arm. Senaâ€" tor MacKgen invited the whole Assembâ€" ly to his résidence, which is situated on the NorthWest Atmâ€"a very beautifal placeâ€"a secured a steamer to take them outand back. The ladies of Fort Massey Congregation also proyided lunch anfl the opportunity for an bour‘s social @njoyment last evening. Unâ€" doubted}y to all who take the Assemiâ€" 1y busi seriously there is abundance of , but these pleasures break the work‘s y. t Lawrence and the bridge by which the railway crosses itâ€"a grand hi){lt. worthy of being imprinted on the mind for a night or more. There is/the river, a mile wide, flowing m ceaselessâ€" ly as the brook which the poet descmbes as saying f l "Men may come, and men may go, ’ But 1 go on forever." ) ‘ But calmer and more majestic thay the ‘ brook is the flow. The inequalities of the river bed cause not a ripple ‘rl‘l its surface,. Its deep waters, which wmight bear on their bosom the trade of 4 conâ€" tinent, show none of the brook‘s sporâ€" tiveness. Behind us was the dty all but hidden in the dense foliagg of its ornamental trees and yet reyealing here a mansion of the rich, here a street deyoted to business and here a {church spire calling men‘s thoughts to the fact that life‘s goal is not wealth, npgt social position, but true nobility of character ~Christâ€"likeness. j Onward into the night our ttain rushâ€" edâ€"across the International Boundary Line into the state of Maine. [Atlength morning dawned ; sleepy Jyes were rubbed and opened and tugned upon the everâ€"changing landscape, and a rugged, rocky country it ig. Lumberâ€" ing seems to be its chief industry, and yet, in (rlflces. a good beginning has been made in the cultivation of the soil. Once again the International Boundary was crossed and we were ?n the provâ€" ince of New Brunswick Here., too, rock and sand are the predominating features of the earth‘s snrface. After seeing the prairie of the} West and 1ts immense fields one worders how men live on these rockâ€"crowned farms, or how teams can turn lin their small ftields, We saw nothing throughout our w hole journey thatAarould entice the farmer from the praitie to these once wooded countries, scarcely anything to call forth the admiration of one who seeks his living from the soil. Yet, there are throughout {this region places of great beauty; and the blending of hill and dale, nt’ rock and sandy plain, of forest and cleared fields, gives a varâ€" iety which ever plegses. After passing St. Johns, New Br swick, the country improved. There Iwas less rock anrd much more land upder cultivation. Halifax, situateg on an inlet of the ocean which runs some fourteen miles inland and is la enough to form an anchorage for ali the fleets of the world, is a very beautifift, place. The beauty, however,. is m t.‘ly in the site. Our. western towns have better public buildâ€" ‘ ing,s and bei ewer, have fower houses of a t nh& down character.f There are public gardens and a park in which the cittzens pride themselves, and which places of great beauty. But the harbor with its deep water and green, slopi banks affords many a grand view. 1 now â€" tear tields. _ W our w hole farmer frc wooded c hy of being imprinted on the for a night or more. There is/the a mile wide, flowing m ceaseljessâ€" the brook which the poet descmbes oncius10u surroundé THE/WAR SITUATION./ 4 iN CHINA. / I am, etc., Jax®Bs FaRQUHARSON U y AFRICA. yet.] De Wet i: d. / Olivier bas s w foree of 15( stea« The evening was spent in music and games, evef;' body forgetting themâ€" selyes till it was in the wee sma‘ hours. The guests then dispersed to their homes well pleased with the evening‘s amusement. The home of Mr. A. C. Beaton of the corners, was the scene of a pleasant evyent last Friday evening, Misses Annie and Maggie gaye a party in honeor of their cousin Miss Auna Ritechie, before returning to her home in Port Arthur. L Misses May Morton and Mary Brown of the Garataxa, spent a day visiting friends arouud Roby Roy and Bunessan recently, J Miss Jewell Mg@Comb, is spending part of her holidgys with her cousins Mr. Dan and Miss Susie McKinnon, of Fairwell Cornersg. The framers are lu’td at wor Chas. MeArthur‘s, he intends his barn together by the end week. J Mr, Sam McComb, t a trip to Owen Sound on Thursday. _ He went to visit friends and alsq to look tor a situation as he has given up farming. :; «e ~enpgopagacagagaggqagooggag u0000000000000 008 ra s\ Quite a number trgm around Rob, Roy and north took in the Baptist gar den party in your towp last 'Fhursday evening. i Most of the people along /this line thrashed their fall wheatdast weex which turned out very g considerâ€" ing the dry season. Mr Anguas MeArthur of the Garafaxa yisited triends in the Glemjast Sunday. NOT BUT The Style and the make of our Clothing, the quality of Material, the care and skill in its finish, these are the features of a fine Suit and the reason why our Clothing Department is kept bilsy. RLOCK $. . MOR BROWNSVILLE Rob Roy HOW CHEAP, HOW GOOD. work at Mi h a iss 1 Cousins Intended for last week. non, Ot; A number of our people were thrown | with great excitement the righs of Wedâ€" on of the | nesday, July 25 owing to the Â¥eport that pleasant | burglars were around, awakiyg thoughts Misses | of dynamite, lives lost, &c. ;'e give the arty in report but are glad to say it/ was only a Ritchie, | scare. About 9 p. m, a resident saw 3 or in Port 4 me»n eating a lunch on the/grass at the | edge of the yillage. It look#d suspicious, isic and | and considering the lives and wealth of ‘â€" them.| °* inhabitants in danger, th; alarm was x .\ given». The men bad begn seen in the . hours. fstores and this strengtheped the report. o Ehe{r} Preparations were then made, it is allegâ€" Fenio§ 8| ed, to fortify the buildings considered in | danger, old guns and othgr warlike articles ; were brought into requisition, and a watch kept into the night. It was soon is week | remembered that a vacant building near Farlane, | by mught affora cover the robbers, so .._Mary | some sturdy yeomen, ammed as best they 1814 in'could,promded cautionsly to the house coiland, | to find all dark and still, and fearing an im Tor-’ambush, a parley wgs held as to who lived in / should enter first. ‘Tlgis was soon settled a few l but nothing there was to be found, only a 3 years | stray mouse. $ having of the While all this wak going on some of our residents were in/ blissful ignorance of their danger and s}ept through the night as usual. ‘The nekt day inyestigation reâ€" vealed the cause pf the scare which was this: Some young men, strangers of course, of Melangthon Tp. are building a barn for a Ventgy farmer and had accomâ€" panied the farnjer‘s son to the village and while he transgcted some business they tcok a lunch in the manver indicated. The young mazh is one of the most resâ€" pectable in ‘the townabir and the others we have no eon to doubt are equally so. All a ftright for nothing. Others took no clhances, | a friendly neighbor‘g house they were seen refurning morning. Frrew Itx®.â€"Good lime always on rand at Neil T. McCannel‘s lot 21, con,. 9 Proton. In Gaelic her beloved Janguage. Aun an Proton air ag 31st July 1900 andergh moran tumeg fulang re 3 missan Mary Lamony bean gbradarch Alasder McFarlane 86/bleathna dh avis. Bha i na mathair]/ agus na munaoi dhileas, chaoimhnerl/ na bhan Chriosâ€" didh, sheaswmhach agus na boirionnach a bha darereac!i beaigach. Dbghag i aon mbae _ thruir nighpean agus aireawhb mhor de chnairdegr‘s de luchd eclais gu blhie ga cavigh. /Chaidh a todblacadh aun an Pricevillig lean armeauh mhbor an guilan dh :onnsfidh nabhâ€"uaghack. She is not dead, sl Her dear head viour‘s breast. Sweet sleep of dea! awaking Within the arms Ob smile of God breaking To bid them we abov e. ne 22, 1900 lead, she only lies gsleeping _head pillowed m; her &n /Hopeville death ar Neil T. McCannel, Proton Station of everlagtin upon his we but moyed into from whence in the early ob Lhe 34 cluldréer H mi€ , We are well stocked with TURN LOTS OF MONEY to Loan at 5 LOWER TOWXN Implement Warerooms. ITâ€"â€"â€" In Heavy and Light lin.me-, Collars, Pads, Bits, Blankets, Ete. IS RELIABLE HARNESS, We want you to know we handle everyâ€" thing in the Harness line. Harness that is durable and fits a horse comâ€" fortably, will bring profit to you in the, greater amount of work he will do. SOMETHING YOU WANT We have a new light Masseyâ€"Harris Binder weight and Roller Bearings from Top to bot running Binder in the world. Our Warerooms are now fully stocked with Massey Harri Plows, Drills, Harrows ete. All the latest improvement on all articles. Don‘t fail to see the Massey Harris Dril then buy one and it will make you money. A car load of Waggons \yill.arrivr' within a few days, the AGGUNS were bought before the rise in waggons, No other shop whe + you can buy a firstâ€"class Waggon at as low a price, duexic yrorcane > oo in e me apee slae »a sid [E EL 91 EL S o e fe iL. Sit. c 3 iX tS » Hirar . d JL s JEX e 4/b a1,!~> ie: ‘ ENP CA HEAIEZ TrRPARTY: . ‘FA n y oo B e ons Sn ie pooihe ce omm 9 oi ntffomal â€"~ ‘J“, "=‘ra=‘f 4 ~‘r4 rairairarartmitâ€"4rar? P®CME | PARKERS _ | s TTeeaass | A Imperial or Manitoba Flour, Bran, Shorts, Chop and Middlings. WE SUPPLY Full line of PIANOS, ORGANS, and MASSEY HARRIS AGENCY, DURKAN C. LEAVENS Special R. McCOWAN. Having resumed operations with improved power facilities we are prepared to furnish on short notice, any quantity of ‘he Reople‘s Mill, ed with TURNIP SOWERS, SCUrELERS ttention paid to local and exchange Chopping done promptly. Trv Excelsior Meal for your fowlâ€" avwovar loads of Bugg to choose from. â€" Good Prices will surprise you Improved Yorkshire Boar for sc season of 1900, at lot 32, con. 9, Bent Terms $1.â€"Wa. Coon. w kJ _ ship of Bentinck, 00. of G rey 2nd div. of lot 9, on the first concession west of the Garafraxa Road. _ lr&la (!}{m E,. 5 astings St. Detroit, Mich. 5( t we want you to see, red ttom of it. . Positively the Buggies, Democrats soods bought six m« ACRES of Land SEWING MACHIN] â€"VFPFILERS, HAY FPORKS, etc. Issuer of MARRIAGE License s CALDEFR FOR SALE. trade con. 9, Bentinck in the Tow n n P ve TH rvice W M(

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