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h 12, 1903 ecretary ictus Shoeo nto 45,000 70,000 15,000 @ M aY £K. ce o m m n man mt ns Pn m a n a on an a o a n a n a n a n a n a o a w n a n ue n an n e $A E904 k DoN‘T IMAGINE MEXN‘S SUCITINGS %Se.8e8e2+e NEW SPRING SILKS and WAIST GOODS AS8444444%8 NEW TABLE LINENS and TOWELS WHATS NEW? (Pntlacelane azelneeloela® ala calu® ole ols es alatela ts s sn Remember the place That the New I~ts we‘re showing for Spring wear will never go out of style, but they are the Correct Styles for the Spring Season of 1903. We claim to put up the best values in Worsteds and Tweeds that you can get in Durham. The new designs for Spring are in and OUR SUITINGS WILI, SUIT YOU. The latest designs and colors in plain and fancy Silks and Embroidered Cashmeres for Spring wear. We have just stocked some Extra Special Values in these Goods. _ Now is the time to replenish your linen supply. Come to this Store and let us show you what‘s new in SUITINGS and DRESS GOODS. We have everything New that counts. Here are a few, Homespuns, Hopâ€" sacking, Zibeline, Satin Cloth, Voile Taffeta, Fancy Lustre, Grenadines, Snow Flake effects, &c., &c. Select what you want and we‘ll see that the price is alright. Wili use you Right Try Him. ames â€" Srecland T rmes Sretand 1 1 1 1 1 1 %88e3:e.e LAIDLAW‘S Old Stand Purhd feloedecelssolpcofecelace! Uxiqu® Srrvic®,â€"The â€" Methodist Church was crowded on Sunday ever»â€" ing to hear the service which was prinâ€" cipally conducted by the ladies, and they did their part well. @ A large number of ladies filled the platform and took part in the various hymns, anthems and choruses sung. and they also conducted the prayer and read the tesson. _ Mr. Smith‘s â€" subject _ was " Womenâ€"and othersâ€"of whom the world was not worthy" which was quite a ealoginw on women, [N. B.â€" ghlis notice was written by a woman,. id.] Ax Activ®e WestEerx MixistErâ€" Rey. Jas. Farquharssn, Pilot Mound, was a guest of his brother here from Friday till Tuesday of last week. He is down east on his annual business trip in connection will the Mission Board of tha church, whose sessions #re held in Toronto. Sunday morning last he reached a comforting sermon showing ?)ow the love of God ran through s righteousnass and justice, _ In the even« ing he spoke on Home Missions, and gaye a graphc account of the great Western fields, The picture he drew of grist mills grinding wheat away north on the Peace River in Athabasca, is a compelling illustration of the yast doâ€" main yet available for settlement, and of the need of great Christian actiyity to see that the gospel followed the settler to his new and isolated home. $102000 was asked from the church last year and oyer $104000 was given. This year the extra needs make them ask ?10000 and he had no doubt it would be orthcoming. Dr. Spexcenr‘s SrrvicEs C.Los®. â€"On Monday evening last Rev. Dr, Spencer: Brantford, brought to a close the speâ€" cial services conducted in the Baptist Church for the past two weeks, His last appeal was for all to use such talâ€" ents as they possessed for the furtherâ€" ance of good in the world, Byv apt illusâ€" tration, devout earnestness and convinâ€" cing argument, Dr. Spencer has helped to create an atmosphere of religious thought and activity in the town, and he endeavors to rivet every advance {fast to the Word of God. CEMENT NortEs.â€"Messrs Stanhope. Calder, ‘Bogardus, and Dr. Jamieson M. P. 2., were along with a lot of visiâ€" tors to the Cement works on Tuesday. Five rotaries are running constantly, shipping is taking place daily outward, and a very large amount of coal is pgurâ€" ing inward, four teams being employed at scraping it back. Golden Syrup, 20 1b pail, 90 cents, 10 1b pail, 50 cents, at Grant‘s, The Pilgrim Magazine 50 pages, 10¢ at News Stands or 15¢ for 3 months, 45¢ balf year, 90c a year, or both Pilgrim and Every Month Music Journal both 1 year each half price $1.00. Send stamps or postal note to W. D. Card, Toronto, â€" Ont., General Circulation Agent for Publishers. MucH Lix® Tur Gexummâ€"J. A. Snell, principal of Wiarton high school. in a letter to Hon. John Dryden, says that a discovery has been made by which a delicious syrup can be manuâ€" factured from sugar beets, closely reâ€" sembling in appearance and taste the ordinary maple syrup. We will pay $3.00 per week.and comâ€" mission to any young lady that will take orders for old silver ware to be resilverâ€" plated. For particulacs address Ward and Co‘s. Gold and Silyer Plating Works, 249 Colborne St., Brantford, Tnr Pray or HrawaTHa.â€"Town Halil Friday, March 27, in aid of the Public Library,. Tickets and Plan at MacFarlane‘s, _ Nothing like it on the boards this season. â€" Educatiye, interestâ€" ing, amusing. 1 Additonal Locals on Page 4 |_ Read Mockler‘s Ad on page 8. | _A snap in Bird Seed, 3 packages for | 25 cents at Grant‘s. |_ New Spring effects in laces and emâ€" | broideries at Jas. Ireland‘s. _On Sunday evening the Rev. Wray Smith will couduct the service in the Methodist church presenting the gospel with crayon, song and story. Strangers especially invited, hymn books proviâ€" ded. Our New Wall Papers are now in and are much admired by all who have seen them. _ Let us show you the pleasâ€" ing effects. MacFarlane & Co. j ‘ Pure go | caOWrNKkBe | o PAEOPICS (2 Grand Millinery Opening will take place at 8. F. Morlock‘s Friday & satâ€" urday, March 27 and 28 and following days. GIRL WANTRD.â€"For general house work. Apply to Mrs Jno. Ehrbardt, McKechnie Block. Upper Town. Whitney and Ross would have all theis differences settled if they each bought a suit at Theobald‘s Little girlsâ€"You can get a nice, new raincoat for $2.50 at Ireland‘s. A First Class Tailoress wanted, ap . ply to J. A. Grass, Merchant ‘Lailor. For tickets or any information re the West see R. MacFarlane Jr. 4 DURHAM, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1903. m Bevien. TurEspay, Marorx 24.â€"Mr D McKin non, Lot 20, Con 21, Egremont, will sell Farm Stock and Implements on above date. Terms, 9 mos. sredit on apâ€" proved joint notes. _ 5 per ct discount for cash in lieu of notes. _ Sale at One o‘clock. D. McPram, Auctioncer. THurspay, Maror 26. â€"Mr. Thomas Bovhwell, Lot 17, Con 22, Egremont, will have an extensive Auction Sale of Stock and Implements on above date. Terms, 9 months‘ credit on approved joint notes. 5 per cent discount for cash in lieu of notes. Sale at 1 o‘clock The fine Orchard, mostly winter fruit, situated behind the Parker proâ€" perty in Upper Town. For terms and conditions apply to _ __ All three at the Hiawatha Play in aid of Public Library on Friday, 27th inst. Secure your ticket at MceFarâ€" lane‘s. Hartman, the cleyer Indian imperâ€" sonator. * Waltz, the famous soprano, in Inâ€" dian Songs and special programme. . Robson, Scientific electrician presâ€" enting 150 Stereopticon views of Indian life. A Juxmr ror Lir®r.â€"Dr. J. C. MeGil ; tinuance of of Denver, Colorado, is well known aâ€" ,’We do DOt 8 e conditions li; round here and a recent experience of "but surely b his is worth relating. The Post found I walks on the 'it in an American paper as follows ; !no reason * Only the rarest presence of mind and ,’dark. We the best of fortune enabled Dr. J. C. Mcâ€" |number tha Gillivray to escape with his life in a colâ€" |Fl‘e8tige as lision with a Tramway car yesterday. |factory light His nose was broken, his teeth knocked \ We believ out, his knee cut open, his wrist sprainâ€" |secured for , ed and his whole system jarred and | POWer as th shaken, but he is alive today and receivâ€" worlgs, comj ing the congratulations of his many required. friends that be is not in the morgue. | .The,Wth' At the Sixteenth street viaduct he was Egl?etsdlrectl(1 walking across the Tramway tracks and } ?nlegre ;?] es:] in trying to avoid a car coming one way (given 'us the he did not see one coming from the opâ€" ‘two wavys t posite direction until it was nearly upon giving them him. Then he leaped high into the air |years, or by and alighted on the fender, instead of | will sell. _‘ trying to clear the track, in which case | poorly with : he would inevitably haye been run over. |its own ligh The front of the car struck him heavily, | DO® be disc smashing the glass of the motorman‘s ; kno“{ledge 0 vestibule and throwing the doctor vioâ€" . This lacter lently aside, but clear of the wheels,." ',t,‘,'e motion a a s Zne ‘{own to acquire the present plant JSudge Creasor, '0. Sound, died there | by purchase or install unc of their own on Tuesday morning of last week. He | to be run by steam. had been slightly indisposed but no ; The di o hich followed fatal result was thought of, and death ‘wid le (;?cus'sm“ w ;lcx ho i?wb l‘l:.? was startlingly sudden. ~ He was in his lthe esy al:::: g&:fi'_e t ,l(;‘gfllvti:mgor gf Tlst year, settied in O. Sound and was ‘munic‘;f)al ownershipp ® called to the bar in 1854, was appointed | Not bein resent.durin (he whote Co. Judge in 1891. The Sun says of!mectine wg }()ioubtless migs‘ed éome Of him :â€"*"It may be said of him that he !the good things said, but we heard filled the position with dignity and |enough to form certain conclusions. ability, and his death will be deeplys The interest of the moment centers mourned by members of the judiciary on the lighting problem as regards our and the bar, as well as the general pubâ€"| stréeets, and we were surprised to hear lic," { a few of the speakers advocating a conâ€" A Jumrp ror Lir®.â€"Dr. J. C. MeGil | %i;mance of our present experience. her C o 1o wall. an _ | We do not say that under any or all of Denver, Colorado, is well k'uown * i conditions lights should be installed, round here and a recent experience of \'but surely because we have good side. his is worth relating. â€" The Post found | walks on the main streets should form IF in w * Aimetsmirmes ecucuik ces emearelclo4 A _ SpuEx®DIp _ SocIatL.â€"Is being planned by the Presbyterian Guild for Monday evening, March 30. Elaborate preparations are being made by an active committee to have everything first class in its line. so a treat is in store. The meeting will be in the basement of the church and the admission fee only 10 cts, These events occur during the year only on months with 5 Mondays so their occurrence is as ravre as the entorâ€" tainment is to be excellent. Postâ€"rox®Dn.â€"The Concert to haye been hela on Monday last in Priceville_ Presbyterian Church has been postponâ€" ed till Monday, March 30, with the reaâ€" sonable expectation of having better weather and passable roads. The proâ€" gramme though likely changed someâ€" what, will still be of a firstâ€"class characâ€". Every thing must goâ€"We will make the price low enough, come early, We can wait on you better before the crowds comeâ€"H. H. Mockler, PusBL1c LisRARY.â€"A full meeting of the Directors of the Public Libray is called for Friday evening, Mar 20, in the | ness. Gamey and Stratton don‘t read Theoâ€" bald‘s adâ€"** They should ". Money to Loan at 44 per cent. MacKaAaxy & Duxx. Durham. Get ready for Ireland‘s Millinery Opening on Friday and Saturday, March 27th and 28th. Everything bright. ORCHARD TO LET ON SHARES. HIAWATHA and MINNEHAHA. ?ure gold Jelly Powder at Grant‘s. ‘‘y MacFarlane‘s Grip Tablets for Reading Room. Important busiâ€" SALE REGISTER. D. McPraiL, Auctioneer. +A site s + H. Parker. ; ~uNIARKIU ARCHIVES : TORONTO J=;no reason why all the town should go found this out the motion directs that ‘the council be requested to call anothâ€". er mass meeting and give their report, . | before submitting a byâ€"law. | | Amongst the number speakingâ€"! ’outside of the council, of which body ‘ [Mr J L Browne, seems to be most | |activeâ€"â€"were Messrs G McKechnie, H| \Parker, N W _Campbell, F Caiton, C | | McKinnon, Wim Irwin, Jas Ireland, | (G L McCaul. J P Telford, Charter | . The question of waterworks kept intruding all the evening, and before long this will have to be taken up. | The whole situation is difficult to |give direction to. _ A natural desire |exists to safeguard. at least not to injure, themen whose enterprise has given us the light so far. 'Fhere are ‘two ways to overcome this, cither by giving them a contract for a term of |years, or by buying them out if they | will sell. _ The contract idea fits in | poorly with a town ambitious to handle [its own lighting, the buying out can |not be discussed for lack of expert : knowledge of electrical yvalues _ This lacter phase was the cause of ithe motion of Messrs Gilbert McKechâ€" nie and H. Parker directing the counâ€" |cil to find out in a technical way by i icompetent men the value of the plant| required to furnish 3000 incandescent j |lights, and 2 are lights, with an apâ€" | |!proximatiou of the worth of the presâ€" | ent dam, dynamo, wheel, &¢., also the | ‘eost of insulating the wire from the ! \power honse to the town. _ Having | We hope the council may secure inâ€" | formation that will give promise to the | town of early streetâ€"lighting, owned ; by the municipality, giving us good | service at a minimum of cost. _ It is | claimed that those not using lights | will nothay e to bear"one cent of . taxes | extra, bnt on the contrary will ultiâ€" mately be partners in a revenue proâ€" ducing affair. On the other hand there is a pessimistic view that some day when hard times come the town will have a white elephant on its hand as proprietor of a lighting sysâ€"| Rev Dr Spencer, Brantford, gaye a brief address, extolling the public ownership system, and giving his city‘s experience. Smith. We believe that are lights should be secured for the streets, and if of such power as those used at the cement works, comparatively few would be required. dark. _ We belieye with the greater number that our town would gain in Frestige as well as comfort by a satisâ€" actory lighting system. | This term, now becoming so common refers to the practice, also becoming common of municipalities owning pubâ€" {lie utilities, such as electric lighting, ;'vnterworks, street cars, gas, teleâ€" phones, &c., and operating them in ’the public interest. _ It is claimed by |its advocates either that a saving san |be effected in the cost to the public or ‘that a better service can be given or | perhaps both can be secured . Not being present during the whole mecting we doubtless missed some of the good things said, but we heard enough to form certain conclusions. The discussion which followed was widely divergent, though the bulk of the speakers were plainly in fayor of municipal ownership. E7 Sm CC Om TV Tmebeey U the Town of Durham to acquire and control its own system of electric light for the purgoee of supplying street and private lighting." ‘This was the part voted on, the part dropped authorized the town to acquire the present plant by purchase or install une of their own to be run by steam. "* Resolved that in the opinion of this meeting it would be in the interest of so marked that the city has become » classâ€"book for the study of other muni cipalities over the world. Gradually the idea has spread downward to smaller Iglaces and has at length reached Durham, for, at the public meeting on Friday night a vote on the Erinciple of the question was carried y a large majority. The meeting was called to order shortly after 8 p. m. _ Mr _ Thos Allan being made chairman, Mr W B Vollett, Secy. Mr J L Browne introduced a motion affirming the principle and coupled with other matter as follows : Glasgow, Beotland, is a brilliant examgle of the idea, for that city has led the world in the new system, exâ€" tending it to every branch of public businessL apd its success there has been DISCUSSED AT "MuNCPAL omerggp MASS MEETING. * Your inspection of our values is kindly invited, We will be glad to meet all old customers and it will be our aim to merit a continuance of their trade by keeping good goods and selling them at right prices. We beg to inform the residents of Dromore and vicinity that we have gone into business at the old stand, the wellâ€"known * Taylor‘s Store,""* and have opened up a General Assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots & Shoes Readyâ€"made Clothing and Hardware, THE OLD STORE ROMORE Containing 131 acres, being the north half of Lots 21 and 22, Con.22, Tp. of Egremont, in the County of Grey. For particulars apply to J, Muir, 31 Coolmime Ave., Toronto, R. B. KEELEBR & SON. KEELER‘S Everybody says Keeler must fix my watch. "*If your Watch or Clock is sick Keeler the Jeweller can make it tick If you need a pair of Spectacles Keeler can suit you. We guarantee to make you see as good as you ever saw. _ Hundreds of frames to choose from. For Big Bargains in Watches Clocks, _ Jewelery, Silverware, Spectacles and Eye Glasses, &c. MacFarlane & Co., Druggists & Booksellers. LZeeds Farm for Sale. We aim to supply â€".onâ€" ly the purest Seeds ard true to name *if quality is a considerâ€" ation with you as it should be. Choice Timothy, Orâ€" chard and _ Other Grasses Fancy Export Red, Mammoth, _ Alsike, Luverne, White Dutch and Other Clovers, JEWELERY CHAS RAMAGE, Prrster axo Pusursuee. Come to us. at lowest prices. STORE % * is &