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Durham Review (1897), 23 Aug 1900, p. 1

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E:STRY. LT L. D. S ARARA44408 24 Aessseee es e ‘o cure all effects of abuse wa â€" Durham e poude te ing DON, “Câ€"OT and nt. GGSS‘ LE KMAGE in Durhame IL KRESS Kress, H tl FIRNTURE use of Toâ€" Teliâ€" EAST CF _ Calder‘s vest of the m 7y Dt iry r for 1 M OÂ¥ Rev. Jas. F rived from Ne« now guests for er‘s here, bef home in PVOL .MOROC, 207 of Mr. Es lettees Gescript: appear in this week‘s RevI are to follow. Hepworth boring for oil O. Sound and other place was Ww n bul ing boring was mo with an arm J M at t] ago made the heat most oppressive and he left the city for home. About fifty miles out he took advantage of a stop in the train to go out and stretch himself on some shady green sward, but was overcome and was found in a state of prostration by a brother. Mason. The Masons and the Pythians nursed him through three unconscious days, and h,, is now entirely recovered and able for his duties, but feels he owes his life to bs lodge brethren, [‘l M« De kn De ago mad he left th miles out the train Tir®» or Lir®.â€"Many from lmrhmn‘ to Dornoch remember T. O. Stewart, who about a year ago left Bentinck for | Toronto. Last Thursday‘s Toruntus papers contain an account of his suicide | by poison in that city. . His wife is a cook at the Arlington Hotel, and the| "*World" says that ‘"of late he has not been engaged in any kind of work, hut‘ was content to remain at home." Hul! mother lives at Peterboro and had sent " him a letter opposing a wish of his to : visit her at that time, He felt t#His keenly and wrote thia\re‘ply: “Dur‘ Mother : Ireceived your letter toâ€"day. 1 asked to come tohu:“l und} ‘no.‘ Well I have two oun ‘Jaudâ€"| anum. 1 wu.nt to hear from *you. â€" If| not, [ will be gone, and good .fid.'.:.l to me. (I am tired of life. This is last letter. â€" Goodâ€"bye, old mother. ~I am sorry to disgrace you, b:lt I eu’tl him a letter opposing a wish of his to ; visit her at that time, He felt tHis| Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Arrowsmith, Sagiâ€" keenly and wrote this reply : "Deart naw, Michigan, arrived in town last Mother : Ireceived your\letter fodav.] week on a visit to the former‘s parents I asked to come to 420090 :n it SEavit | for a week or so. They arrived in time po.‘ WellI have two ounc%_ Inuaâ€" [ ** meet their English cousin Miss Lydia anmum. _1 want to hear from *you. â€" If| who left on Thursday for Montreal goâ€" not, 1 will be‘gone, and good riddance ing by boat from Toronto so as to see to me. (I am tired of life. This is the}"'he'rho"“nd Islands. ‘The week before last letter. â€" Goodâ€"bye, old mother, 1 she and cousin Jemima spent at Hamilâ€" am sorry to disgrace you, but I can‘t mf" Niagara Falls, and other points. khelp it. Goodâ€"bye mother, Iam sorry Miss Lydia was a bright and popular £ cart meet you there."â€"T. 8. Mis m:ullber of the young people‘s circles gelatives in Peterboro are wellâ€"connectâ€" ; ie h"&::d will be welcomed back ad, and besides his widow he leaves one | y ie c nc entacade Son who resides with his mi Additional Locals and Personals â€" hmh Bentinck. ue * on M’ e uie * mt o 0V 0 npte td w ie C C 3 uc Or es $ 8888888888888 808 gesses seseeesesecesesse? : Local and District News. ; Cs‘ssssssQQstssd M : AT GRANT‘S. $ sssssssstsQis:,i A MD VOL. XXII. NOS. 34 & 35. Alt BALANCE AI he differe »de the h h itizens as. Farqubarson and wife arâ€" im Reotland this week and are ste for a few days at his brothâ€" », before proceeding to their Pilot Mound, Mamitoba, One © letters Gescriptive of his trip i this week‘s ReEviz®w and more of Summer Dress Goods and Muslins etc., at low prices at H nvalide devel ne nté ith M at the battile Of J lided to England, in good health, ermanently injure lially welcomed M rprise an m the | natur ND 1) T€ 18 in th in al pen abor Day and 11 On try iten t 18 i1 Walkerton, contemplatâ€" n â€"Tuesday W at L determin ‘ouncillor ring from uble. Durham t EE;*!‘ 3 ‘E hss iN All give Dr by Mt has reâ€" though t1 ) from heated f Chicâ€" ve and A t 1arcde at s1 who W i He W _ The Listowel Business College and Shortâ€"hand Institute has the reputation of graduaiing a higher percentage of pupils, in shorter time, and at considerâ€" ably less expense, than any other | College outside the City of Toronto, | Mustrated Catalogue sent upon applicaâ€" ‘ tion. Fall term opens Sept. 4th. C. L Hartt, Prin. * 4 | _ Mrs, Arch. McCormack, Mall Cornter, | Bentinek, left Tuesday on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Wattsworth, Toronto, â€"She will be absent two weeks and will meet two of her daughters there who will acâ€" company her home. Quite a number of people in Durham will remember the late Jas. Elliott of Galt, soap manufacturer, who used to trayel for his firm in these parts. Deâ€" ceased died the Tth Aug. of Consumpâ€" tion from which he suffered over a year. He was a cousin of Mr. Wm,. Johnston of town and the Johnston family of return is §$2 day, $3.15. as Whelan‘scorner and in front of the Methodist Church and residences on Queen S8t. McFarlare and Co. have got new plate glass fronts in their store, and Mr. Geo. Sparling is making proâ€" gress in the conversion of his old place We will sent the Review to any adâ€" dress in America to Jan, 1st 1901 for 25 cents. Let vour friends know of this N~ormanby, IyrPRovEMEXTsS. â€"Since on the cement paving has been week and ud next week the Artemesia Fall Fair will be held in Priceville on October 11 and 12. We beg to thank Secy Brodie for a Complimentâ€" ary Ticket. His sis bim at this tragedy the deceased left Tuesd Mrs, Kranz is leaving this week to join her husband in Winchester near Ottawa where he is engaged in a Farâ€" niture factorv. Mr. and Mrs. R. A, Grant of Toronto are in Paris attendingAthe Exposition. Revy. Thos. Legate arid daughter have been visiting his sister, Mrs. Haskins, and other friends about here. ind give Ye editor and better half since last issue took a trip among friends in the north of this county in the neighborâ€" hood of Walter‘s Falls, Selcote, Balâ€" aclava, Annan. Leith, 0. Sound and Chatsworth. Some notes taken on the trip have to be left oyer this week owing to the demands on our space. RAILWA Y Dr I‘H +# the Treel has been under the weather e past week, but is recovering. ter Mrs. Dr. Robertson is visiting ipied the attencion of the Corâ€" ourt in South Glenelg for some ras brought to a close at Durâ€" Saturday last,â€"the verdict beâ€" . ""the deceased Sarah Anu Seaâ€" from neglect to provide medical nce for her at the proper time, mart of those whose duty it was rat such would be Erovidod for ‘he investigation has been a Mr and M ERDICT it le int IFARY Puesd nt DL mornin f (Gar ad injured, â€" His father i was at once wired for, re Wednesday morning o find him alive. His naâ€" s in gloom for he was a le young man, and great ‘elt for his parents, broth sisters. I& died on his d 22. A warning lies in for all wheel riders, for was an expert wheelman. Il LE FATALITY H M w k.R(lb';)ll'l’ll:(llll"i:"\"i:;:;::": The official meeting will be held at f ‘ t “il p, m. and all delegates and party | friends are requested to be on hand. At s.â€"Thursday of this| the conclusion of the business, a puwblic iy and Thursday of | meeung will be held about 2â€"30 p, m, we to Toronto and | and addresses are expected from local Ilonday and Wednesâ€"| men, the candidate elect, H. 1. O‘Conâ€" nor, Q. C., Walkerton, Dr. Horsey, usinest. College ang | Owen Sound, the liberal candidate for OR . <op | the Commons in North Grey ana Mr. ite has the reputation higher ¢ £ l John MeMillan, M. P. for South Huron. righer percentage 0 s L at tongide ‘These three gentlemen are well known ime, and at considerâ€" | / "."" i. than mHy mherib"""‘m public speakers. All have We Yank * promised to be on hand, so a treat may he City of Toronto, aenbedme ie ol o 7 be expec‘ed‘ The In mmod ic W wed WI Ll 1xA St as n for Toronto impbell, Mulock Arch Galbrait vigorous you! Wednesday | ur last ir last issue n completed as far south front of the sidences on PrDHK W descend t from hi me way push hi ; was dis ras brok 1d place d it is )lence other ath of which ncé n thd DURHAM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 & 30 1900. t Donald, Welbeck, left for Toronto Tuesâ€" day morning. Mrs, Sutherland and dauaghter, Gertie left on Monday week for their home in Fort William. Mrs, Wiggins returned from London Saturday, where she visited her sister and daughter. Mr, Norman McRaeleaves on Monday to take a course at the College of Pharâ€" macy in Toronto. Berrer Tnax EvyErRr.â€"Posters were out for the Liberal Convention on Monâ€" day Sept. 3 before we knew that John McMillan, M. P., for South Huron was coming. This shrewd old Scotch farmer member will be a host in himself and should not be missed. Miss Nellie Mearns and brother Hec tor of Hanover are the guests of Mr. W D. Mills. onto to imbibe Millinery ideas at the PERSONAL MENTIOQN. Miss Smider of the Rocky left Tuesday for New York. Mr. R. MacFarlane, Sr., left Tuesday for a visit to Brantford and other points, Miss Allie Grant left Monday week for London to attend the Normal College, Miss Tena McKinnon, of Priceville, is visiting at her uncle‘s Mr. Allan McKinâ€" non‘s. ° At a meeting of the executive of South (Grey Reform Association held in Duham, on Thursday, Aug. 2nd, it was decided to hold a nominating Conâ€" vention on Monday, September 83rd. W h openings tit LIBERAL GCONVENTION Millin:e‘ry openings. Mr. Watts, of the Furniture Co. staff, is about occupying with his family the residence lately (ypt‘lpied by Mr., Jas. R. (Gun. â€"A hearty welcome is extended to Mr, Watts and_fgmily. Mrs. Alma Séott from Manitoulin and Mrs. Jno. Scott: from Toronto, who were yisiting their sick father Mr. Chris. Williams, also spent some time with their motherâ€"inâ€"Jaw Mrs. J. W. Scott, Messrs MWm Johnston and S, Wright were delegates from Court Durham 1. 0. F. High Court of Central Ont. in Owen Sound last week,. Dr. Smith represented the Dornoch Court and Wm, Ramage the Dromore one. _ __ Mr. Jas. R. Gun, druggist, shipped his goods to Bright on Monday, and left today, (Wednesday), accompanied by Mrs. Gun, for his new home. Again we wish Mr. and Mrs. Gun success and hapâ€" piness in their new sphere. Mr. Edwin DéLaney Evans, who has been in the niilling business since leayâ€" ing Durhaim twently five years ago, visâ€" iteggiffin friend and schoolmate, J. A.. Blieke last week. Mr. Evans has purâ€" cm the Chesley Mill, and is running wflder the came of Evans and Dodds. He secured a number of orders for their flour to be shipped to dealérs in Durham _ Misses K Miss Culbertson left Tuesday for Tor Mrs Miss A. Gun returned from Manitoulin musday, â€" much â€" invigorated _ and M M IAV h GPl M thened by were n hn 1C LI with McKinnon and Maggie Mc ind Miss Taylor the former‘s i n 11 ut A d I< ither â€" from ro at â€" Mr. t1 W n, of Loronto, Is usband‘s parent s am Robertson. NL St r, oi Lon uncle Mr Cna Elliot onto. 18 it m As intimated in our last issue we have been fayored with some of the "home" letters of Trooper G. W. Ledingham, sent from 8. Africa to mother. brothers and sisters. _ Runuoing through these are interesting sketches which we have pleasure in presenting to Reyiew readâ€" ers. e oldest date we have is one writt@A to his mother from Cape Town Agri 25, two weeks after he landed. in which he is longing for mail matter not at the time haying received any. As usual these letters contain expressions like "We are all anxious to get to the front,. to find out how they are getting on and to have a hand in what is going.‘, Early they found out that 8. Africa was a "landâ€"of lies" for while still at Cape Town l{e writes : "A telegram came from Roberts yesterday telling of the different regiments that were in the heat of the battle and they had it in that the Strathcona Horse was under a heavy baptism of fire and only lost two horses. Kind of laughable when we were still in CapeTown. _ I guess the horses were shot all right as there were eight thus disposed nfgun account of glanders. Thqge has been a lot of sickness among The horses." + *The people here atre quite different from Canmru in their talk. _ Quite a lot of Scotch and English and any amount of Kaffits and Negroes. I save been to church twice, the first evening when coming home, we were invited in for a hot cup of coffee, which we accepted very graciously as we could stand it pretty well as we are not used to such things only rich boiled potatoes and beef in one dish, Coffee or tea and bread and jam comes once a day, someâ€" times twice. _ I can make out all right as long as we are not on the boat." "Well, L am rather sleepy. _ Toâ€"day I was down to see the folks where I got the coffee, and was on guard all last night. (Ot course we are let off in turns ; off 4 hours «ind on 2, but a fellow just gets asleep when he is called out for guard again.) They wanted me to There is more than glory in a soldier‘s life as he writes. ‘"We have been drilling on foot except one day and I find it very tiresome as the day time here is very hot, and then it gets quite cool in the evening. _ This is their winâ€" ter time, but they have no snow or frost around the Cape, and they can raise about three crops of potatoes in a year. 1 hayen‘t seenany of their fruit orchards yet, they are up country quite a ways. just gets asleep when he is called out for guard again.) They wanted me tc come down toâ€"night again, as we expect to leave soon, 1 told them I wasex pecting mail and would have to answer toâ€"night,. That was no excuse, come down and get everything ready., â€" They like to talk to the Canadians and are curious to know what we do in the winter, and if we can grow fruit, and any amount of other questions. The [nterestln% Snatches from the Dorâ€" noch Boy‘s Correspondence. piace, 0 weers Loâ€"Gay sinc sight of the Cape, though that length of time. We f“m bed that night *"*you mwusy all day getting stuff * Evyening.â€"Well boys, since writing the foregoing we haye been out exerâ€" cising our own.bhorses. â€" The sergeant was with us but, he allowed us a good | run of ten miles or so. 'l;‘wet’):’y ofg our boys were taken from our‘squadron and placed in squadron B for a\while and I think they are going away sbon. and loaded on to transport cars to . get taken up to the grounds. _ Then our horses were toget out and when we got up with them there were ropes to stretch and pegs to drive to tie them to. Then our tents were to pitch and all we had for supper was *bully beef‘ and sea biscuits _ It was about 11 6‘clock when we got through, then up at 5.30. . Everyâ€" thing being new it takes longer to do it than when we get used to it. /e were three wee Green Point bf#ore comimg here next move e hope will be to th though the oys l‘mt have been hey have had enough of it wi oing back again. _ But I don‘t‘ to go back 1.0)’:4 that have been hey have ; had enough of it wi oing back | again. _ But I don‘t WaRt to go back | without seeing and having a crack at | the fellows that can raise the white flag | and then when they get them within | range, fire on them. This was done lnte?y: a party was sent out to forage | for feed, they came to one Boer farm | where the white flag was up. They gave up their ammunition and rifles, and on the party coming to another and just within range, there were quite a few Boers hidden behind some proâ€" tection who fired on them, killing two privates and wounding other:i\ The ow ga.id they threatened to‘whoot | hin hinders them putting it up. | T icks a gettin"‘ played out ; nd the sooner the better for | ance we get at themyI,don‘t ! th hite flag will stop us. _ . I $ been a big celebration . oing ere over the relief of Mafeâ€" fiing, and I guess in the old country and in Canada there will be big times also. j " Eveilthing pretty quiet here for a long tirn‘e, an occuaiomfl drill, _ Yesterâ€" day we were out exercising our spare horses and had good fun racing and tearing around. We have our best times when they let us out by ourselves. We have pretty good horses if they can staud the journey, which I believe they will for they are low built and mostly pretty well broke. te ; Well dbe Amnp we 6 wee LEDINGHAM LETTERS. 11 )â€"day since w« e, though it d me. â€" We wer 11 evening the sam ing (heâ€"used to tmzie A.) He by hk ere veady to et," we were ff the boat m MA he say un( of: the come They 1 are i the and The Mai WO n M t |liams Sewing Machines and supplies We take this opportunity of thanking our customers for past patronage, and we are convinced that the new system vrill merit a continuance of the same. "Large Sales & Small Profits." We invite your attention to the following lines of goods : CULTIVATING, Coulter & Scott Drills and Caltivators, Disc and Spade Har rows, Scuffiers, Etc. . Also Sceotch Diamond Harrows. Wilkinson Ploughs, number _ 1 to 20, and repairs of ail kinds. 4 ~Bhares, Soleplates, Etc. Not genuine unless the words *‘ WrukInsox PuovéH Couraxy" is cast on each piecs. _ Wilkinson Famous Steel Rolier made in three sections. ON WHEELS, â€" Chatham and Snbwball Wagons, Palmerston Buggies. _ Buggies trom Campbell of London. & Bell, Doherty, Thomas and Berlin maxes of PIANO ag, ORGANS SEWING MACHINES. _ A large stosk of New Ray: ind Wilâ€" Q@uerything for iarmers ! of We beg to inform our Customâ€" ers and the Public generally that we have adopted the Cash System, which means Cash or its equivalent, and that our Cash System c hi & J. McKechnie. ADOPTED BY N., G. & J. McKECHNIE. WHOLE NOS. 1171â€"1172 Motto will be n C. : IMcKINNON. ‘Qmmmwyvs, e Lapies sairors. A : We have a few of these A 6 left, also a few Men‘s fine 6 Straw Mats at big reâ€" 0 Q ductions. g ': AT GRANT‘S. : $444%%%4%904%4%40 424 2@ 0 se to l0 18cfor °15 »*_ 15¢ for 123 5oc, 70¢ & 1.00 ;0¢ to 1.00 25¢Jjto 60 2&e & sc 25C 10C 5c to 1.2 to to

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