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twlm'lflblr »ric*s h» ng your f warns» in teo. 1903 m *§ EL U R E. Tton by aith Ocr 10% ew pail NORKS TOR} : thus ES & RBET, ponglÂ¥ ptly atâ€" tters W ) som«r crrive so wil} S§ Arthur tning on ever, BELL WOX DE $# ces WIid C)y d J pPFCEMBER 31. 1903 LEGGINGS Are positively the cheapest and best obtainable because there are no seams to rip PEEL, tuE sxoeman. All our Customers and Friends A few month‘s study of business methâ€" ods would perhaps save you hundreds of dollars in the future. Take advantage of the slack winter months and attend the Owr:x â€" Souxp.â€" Ox1. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE TO owEX sSOUNXD _ â€"â€" _ PRINUIEPAL Winter Term Commences January 4th. SR 0@§NK Tfifoflflflhfll\ CAPITAL, Authorized ... CAPITAL, Paid up.....« RESERVE FUND ..... Prosperous New Year \nprov: Your Education This Winler AGENTS in all p Ontario. Quebec, _ Ristes ind England. OUR PATENT SEAMLESS CaALF _7 NORTHERNY! ) _ 4) HIAb @%/f/ pURMHAM AGENCY _ t _A &A 4 t : ictsdatiss 5 A guperal Banking business transacted Drafts issued and collection «made 0P all points,. _ Deposits received ard intelt est allowed at ex.rrent rates uie oz NKA sAVINGS BAaN® siavings hink deposits wards _ Prompt atte tacilit~ afforded ceust dista ce. oo k TE WORLD‘S MILIONARE C. A. FLEMING, TWEEDS & YARN®S Durbarm and Owen Sound. oraBEST QUALITY. Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots & Shoes, Crockery, &c. We can give yoUu Bargain‘ . ~~ We ask inspection of our Teas. «s/ A Merry Christmas fo Wa Smrtu, Jr.. We, the members zu:d of Latona Presbyterian Ch this opportunity of showing manner our anpprfCiaggt)ll_Of.l We Wish We, the memne®" "A" h 1 of Latona Presbyterian Church, take ; g this opportunity of showing iN 2 slight | manner our appreciation of your sery!~ | ces as precentor for the past four yeats. recognizing the important part in makâ€" ing good congregauon-sl song servu-el that the precentor takes, aud knowing |â€" the efficient and faithful manner in ‘ which you haye done yOUT part. we would ask you to accept this coat as i\ token of our esteem ind well wishes to you and yours. Signed on behalf of the congregation James Ledingham, Wm Lochead, | Tao Trakankett. T Campbell, _ S. sCOTT.â€" Addresses and Presentations. ;, i\;. Robert 'ogv And a Happy and wW. F. COWAN, President. GEO. P. REID, Manager. THE BIG 4. 5 BAN® â€" .aterest allowed op mink deposits of $1.00 and up Prompt attention and_ every aforded customers living at ) in all principal: poimts .n Quebec, .;\‘I»mmha. United J KELLY . BEAN John . MILLER, The Hanover Conveyance PRINCIPAL £ Agent. $2,000,00L 1,000,000 . _ $50,000 Then you he Hanâ€"â€" ioi tm CC lt m .’fi 4“”3... adberents A Racy Narrative by Robt Cochrane. | Continued from last week. ; Well Mr. Editor I thought 1 was tlllotzl:‘. but please bear with me a little longer, {}nu. Sir, or perhaps some of your readers, or more likely some of my own relatives might poâ€"sibly any here by your letter you have simply made yourself out an old ox driver, _ If sauch were the case, the name sir, of course would not sound very big. alâ€" though I don‘t know that a man should be ashamed of it. Agnin, Sir, supposing there was any honor in connection with the name, then I hold 1 am about as worthy of that honor as perhaps any mher ‘man in the two Counties tuâ€"day, The good old ox, that true friend and faithful servant, of the ioneerâ€"What would we have dore witKout. him ; like the wild buffrilo of the plains he has hecmne-u‘thinq of the past. you never see or benr of him any more. ~ To me he was not simply my faithful servant, but for manyâ€"aâ€"day my onltycompanion. Is it any wonder I like him? We had a long, long nequnintance one with anoâ€" ther, for 12 long years | drove him in the township of Elderslie, in the townâ€" chip of Ek-l:;'v-l{c)-n‘t'l followed himwm some 1) ye irs and in the town of Durham one sutmtrer, I and my oxen, Sir, claim the credit of all the stone in Charter Smith‘s mould ing shop. ‘Then again, Sir. I hold I have drivan them in many ways that few drivers ever did, for instance I have often drove him single across the Sanâ€" geen river, sitting upon his back, when there was nothing visible but his head. That awas one of the many oxen and the only one Tever drove, that would take the water like a duck. 1 have already told you that Tâ€"drove one through Durâ€" ham in the shafts. _ Another, 1 drove | through ‘Durham. he too,, was single,. but not in the shafts. _ He had his load upon his back, bound for Elderslie. Kome few miles before reaching there, he and I calied at the bouse of an old Bcotch Presbyterian minister by the name of Eckford, a fine old gentleman, not long from the old country, a widow | er with a family of ore boy and two girls, and whoJater on used to preach for us occasianally, and a clever man he was, and 1 often wondered why he came to settle down in the bush. _ When 1 and my ox wentin, we found him standâ€" ing alone in the yard. the first time 1 bad ever seen‘him, and I says to him: * Can you give me a bite of anything tor my ox"? Heâ€"shook his head, "No. my young man," he says, were it a | bite_for yourself. you should have it, but T can spare nothing for your ox." [ turned to go, the boy some 12 or 14 years of age appeared at the edge of the | woods, a little way from where we were standing, with a yoke of oxen and a drag of wood, just upon the spur of the moment I says to the father + How Jame is growing." â€" He looks at meand says " Do you know Jamie" * Yes‘ and nip<Iullince ol drdedictuint edtactiutiiit m ‘How do you come to know him*‘ *Beâ€" cause he and were scholars together at the Durham Sunday School" _ *Put your .0X in the stable and I will find him a bite MNet at Clerk‘s office, Hanoyer. on | Tuesduay the 15th Dec, â€"mstant. accordâ€" € ing to Statute. _ Members »ll present. The reeve in the eaniv. Mimutes of Oct. | meeting read aud passed. The reeve reâ€" | ported baving expanded 8700 on new\{ bridge on sideline 25. con 5, and 821 25 |â€" on â€" approaches thereto, @and $9.75° im repairing to bridges. _ The several r0ad |â€" commissioners i« ported expenditure «Ince last meetingy as follows : DBivisi n No 1. §#72.51+ No 2. lof 8G ; No 8, 81 8o ; nud No 4, 88 00. The reeve as ebuirmiun on \the Board of Healtapresented Ius anâ€"| nual report and statement of u.\pcnq-.-‘ ot the Boardâ€"$86.50. â€" Heport ordered to be receiyed aud expenses poui. l‘._v-{ Law No g @ppoimnting place of nommouâ€" tion »et Allan Park and Byâ€"Law No. lo, »ppoiuting â€" polling â€" places and â€"Deputy | Returning â€" Officers were daly passed. ) The reeve reported. . hbis . visit w the Connty Conucil as per resolmfou of last imeeting reâ€" Neustadt roud ns a cousty line was oulered to be recerved and lits ‘ expense» ol $6.40 paisg. Jolhn Patterson was paid $1 80 wunirs' to griader ; John MeDonald, pathmaster | iwns puid $3 64 for services in having 1 part of buseline opened for travel ; Dr. Taylor was pard #7 as Medical Mealth Officer in the Miller diptherin _ Case. Following motions were P# sed : That Staturte â€" Labour clhrged â€" agaiust Thoâ€" Rachiards snd Wim Reay hbe remitted, the same haviny heen pertormed. â€" ‘That parâ€" ties on buseline, who were compelled to | remove their ftences of the romd. be alâ€" lowed to put up gates to Ist June noxt | nufes» the Couneil decrdes otherwise . at an earlier dute. â€" ‘Flat the ratepay ers haye the use of grader by emploving the operalo! und moving grader and taking it | back at a cost of l0 cents per hour while in we. That the unexpended balance of money appropriated to Roul Division | No 1. remain w the hands of the Tieaâ€" surer to the credit . of said â€" Diyision. Bentinek Agricultoral Society was grantâ€" \ ed the sum of 418. Council adjourned,. y Onett, NTE ECS l Sadie Langrill, _ Florence Mountain. | | Marion Petty and Agnes Petty. eq. Jr | | 2nd (a)â€"Percy Aldred, Robert W _ Culf, | | Arthur Morice. Jr 2nd (b)â€"Bessie | Webber. _ Sr_Pt 2nd (a)â€" Jean Picken. \ Leila â€" May _ Vollett, Maggie Maggie | Mountain _ SrPt 2nd (b)â€"Leslie Morice. | | Je _Pt Indâ€"Herb Noble. Nina Noble, | ; Sadie Lawrence. _ Sr Pt Istâ€"Edward J l | Hutton. Jr Pt Istâ€" â€"W m J Vollett. ‘ I Joux A. GramaX, Teacher. | Report of S. 5. No. 1. Normanby, for | December. Class 5thâ€"Maggie Wallace. | 4thâ€"Harry Gadd, Janet Kerr, Nellie lBurns Sr 3rdâ€"Viola Backus. Ir3rdâ€"â€" | Willie McAllister, Eya â€"McAllister, | Arthur Backus. St 2ndâ€"Arthur Gadd, | Lizzie Burns. Jr 2a2dâ€"Harry _ Gray, ‘| Mary Backus.. Sr Pt 2ndâ€"Tommy W.l{u:e. Jimimy Marsball. _ Jr Pt 2ndâ€" . | Waiter McAllister, Neila Marsball 1st .â€"John Kerr. nes Cl o Ti s .nvew Taachar. Honor Roll of Huntton Hill School for December. _ Class 5thâ€"Dollie Hopkins, Elsie Petty. Alice Lawrence. _ 4thâ€" Will â€" Morice, Maggie â€" Petty. Fred Mountain, Jane Milligan, Selina Hopâ€" kins. 3rdâ€"Bessie â€" Milligan, â€" Gortie Morice, John Petty, WIll Noble, Earie Vollett. _ Sr 2ndâ€"â€"Rebecea Grierson, a«aia TLangrill,. Florence Mountain. BENTINCK COUNCIL EARLY uvAYS. L224 ie s * L. MacCrRAckEN, Teacher. Th\ Samples of Choice Grain for the Imâ€" provement of Seec. To the Editor, Durhain Review : Drar Sir:â€" By instraction of the Hon. Minister of Agriculture «another distribution will be made this season of samples of the most productive sorts of grain to Canadian {armers for the imâ€" provement of seed. The stock for disâ€" tribution is of the yery best and has been secured mainly tfrom the excelient crops recently bad as the branch Exâ€" perimental Farin at Indian Head in the Northâ€"west Territories â€" The distribuâ€" tion this spring will consist of samples Losing your hair. '.g out by the combfu.. doing nothing? No sensu .. ; that! â€"Why don‘t you use j Ayer‘s Hair Vigor and' ot oats, spring wheat. barley, Indian corn and potatoes. â€" The quantities of oats wheat and barley to be sent this year will be 4 lbs of oats and 5 lbs of wheat or barley, sufflicient to sow one twentieth of an acre. ‘The samples of Indian eorn and potatoes will weigh 3 Ibs. as heretotore. Every farmer may apply, but only one sample can be sent to each applicant, hence if an individâ€" ual receives a sample of oats, he cannot also receive one ouf wheat, barley or poâ€" tatoes, and applications for more than one sample for one household eannot be entertained. These samples will be sent free of charge through the mail. AY)phcations should be addressed to the Director of Experimental Farms, Ottawa, and may be sent in any time before the 1st of March, after which the lists will be closed, so that alil the samples asked for may be sent out in gooc{ time for sowing. â€" Parties writing should mention the sort of variety they weuld prefer and should the available stuck of the kind asked for be exhausâ€" ted, some other sort will be sent in its place. Wa. SauxpEas, Director Ex perimental Farms. Ottawa, Dec. 15, 1903. promptly stop the falling? Your hair will begin to grow, too, and all dandruff will disâ€" appear. Could you reasonâ€" ably expect anything better? Hair Vigor Suow ! snow ! snow ! nothing Lut snow and always more coming. Cattle King Browu hnd three earioads of stock, hogs. sheep and cattle delivered at the station on monday and theâ€"rmulway Company could not take them awny, 82 he bad to provide for thein in the shiatbion yard. which is a great incouyenieunce to say the lea=t, besides a msg loss in weright of the stock. There hn« been much good done by the reviyal meetivgs held in the Methodi: t church by ar Trunx,. a goodly â€" number coming for ward, _ ‘The meeting~ came to a close last week. f Thin H air Nominations came off very qmelly on wonday. althouch there was a fair nattenâ€" Aanee of ratepa;ers. There were four names enine np for reeve, D mecQueen, the retiving reeve, Walter Haâ€"tie, Peter Dickâ€" son and Chas melones bus all withdrew their names except Walter Hastie, so he was declared eiected, and for conncillore theore were ex aspirants for the four seats. Chas Robb, P Goruon, both otf these held seats at the council board last year and Walter Ferguson, John Puilips, mc Arthur and S Queen,. _ Wm icFadden‘s name was brought forth, but he begged to have his name withdrawn as he did not wiâ€"h to * A“or’l Hair VI’or is a great suceess with me. y hair was ullln, out yory badly, but the Huir Vigor utom t and now my bair is all right."â€"w. C. sDoX, Lindsay, Cal. be reâ€"elected _ David aeIntyre did nct get out on account of the bad roads so he is not on the list this year. The Sunday school 0f| Ine PFESVY"C.! an Church are going for a sleighride 10 t Forest on Thursday of this week. if weather permits. _ The Clhnistmas Tree of the amethodist OS. 8. on Christmas night was a grand ! snecess, the singing and recitations of the children. showed extra ability in the ‘chilureu as well as good training by the teachers. The Egremout Creamery Co. will hold their annual meeting on Saturday, J«n 2. 11 druggists. There was a social gatherimg at the mause. yonday night of the C. E. and Bible class and we think nearly all the mmembers of each were present and a very enjovable time was spent In games aud singing until going howe time came and they parted by singing ** God be with you till we meet again." i _ Tarkeys Flour...... Oatmeal....... WDQRb.,. .cs cce se e se se 6 6+® PORQ...... .ce ces e e e 666666 6+# BArl@y ... .cc cce k68 666 6+® OAbB... ... se cesc se se e en +® LADDS,.. .ccsc kess es +666 6+ Dressed Hoge, per ewt Hogs, Live weight..... Tutter, freah roll per Ib Buiter, Tub.........â€">»â€" DURHAM MARKETS. Hides, per cwt......>.*> Calfskins, per Ib.......« Sheepskin8.........â€"«+*** MAV .e cce ces cce cee cce scn ces Bea:, per CWt..........«.> Potatecs. per bug | Be ce cce cce e en ce n 60 inday School ol the Presbyteriâ€" cesc cee see ns ce e e 8 8 HOLSTEIN. for es e 0e e 60 608 THE buUuxKHAM REVIEW eFe ce e# J. C. AYER C0., Lowelt 44 U 15 15 18 Maraa 14 2 20 74 6 To Because he carries so mauny breaka%. knicknacks. | For Xmas Gifts we make this claimâ€"â€"that there is no ‘ so useful, so good | every way as a Clock, Watch or a piece of Silverware. | Here you may spend an extravagax{t sum or you may sperd as little as you choose, but whatever you purchase will be of dependable quality. Although the demand for our CUT GLASS and EBONY GOODS has been large, we have still an assortment. .. In meeting fully the wishes ot our Patrons we dest serve out Wotc Gfils own interests. _ This prompts another reminder to the effect that Christmas engraving should not be deferred, 16 16 18 A comfortable brick house, a stone cellar under it, three acres of good soil, on the south siqe of Lambton street, a mile and a half from Durbam. _ Just neross 100 acres is a school house, A good traftic road to Durham. _ A good creek close by, â€" Small fruis. Apply to Mrs. WiLLarx WILLATGHAN or Mr. C L. Graxt. Durbam Valuable Property situated on North Side, Lambton St. first place outside the Town of Durham. Evergthing in firstâ€"class shape, good new brick house, good bank barn, and 11 acres Airstâ€"class land. _ Large orchard set out last spring with every good kind of frmt. A firstâ€" class place for anybedy. Apply to good bank barn, and 11 acres first«class | _ j4th day of January, A. D.. 1904. land. â€" Large orchard set out last spring lrei ndd * a o Ano nmbe with every good kind of fruit. A firstâ€" | their names, resses and descriptions class place for anybedy. Apply to \and a full statement of particulars of i het c thk fier, Phirh | their claims and the nature of the securâ€" KEELER, The Jeweller, DurhaW» | ity (if any) held by them duly Ccortified, o_222c2~~cz _ ~_g_â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" land that after the said day the adminisâ€" FARM FOR SALE. | trator ;villl‘ p;oceed e(tl" dist,rihn{‘e the Lot No. 26 and 21, Con. 3. N. is a., Reois o the oo ons Cund anly Glenelg, containing 100 acres more or | :"“:: mf:‘:?d th“;‘et(;;.h.:VI'l‘\g "“‘ti‘l.“l'l‘d ‘?"“l}' lese, 80 acres fit for machmery, land in 30(2554 tims ‘of which he shall theb good state of cultivation, Water o. n baz. both 50‘s. _ 6§ miles from Durham, conâ€" | Dated this 18th day of December A. venient to CUhurch and Post Office. 4| D. 1908 ncres in Fxall wheat, 24 acres fall ploughâ€" ; J. P. TELFORD, | . _ ed, Comfortable buildings. Terms reaâ€"‘ Solicitor for administrator, 14 # ubacd neep w neenn p@iP. PTT C F Groro® Bixxi®. ed. â€" Comfortable buildings. Terms reaâ€" sonable, â€" Apply to the proprietor, Joux McDoxAaLo. Bunessan P. O., Nov. 24, ; Wanted, two first class farm hands to begin work at any time during this month. _ Steady employment. _ Wages $20.00 per month and board. _ Apply personally at this office or by letter to Cuas. RamagE®, Darham Dec. 2nd, 1903. Lot 10 Con. 22, Township Egremont. County Grey, containing 120 acres,. â€" For full particulars apply to FTARM HELP WANTED. elight the ALadies Wby is Poor Claus‘ Rack At FEFARM FOR SALE. inty Watches LaAvID McKruv®ey, Thistle E*E PBAE 6 3P itb itb o9 Pie Cie ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO FPOR SALE. FOR SALE. There is no time for delay, only 7 days more. % /. PO.;... HA Word in Season Quality Does It In the Surrogate Court of the County of Grey, in the matter of the Estate of Archibald McNab. late of the Torwnship of Glenelg, in the County of Grey, farmer, deceased. Nmice is hereby given pursuant to R. 8. 0., 1897, Cap. 129. Sec, 38 and Amending Acts, that all persons having claims against the Estate of the said Archibald McNab, who died on or ahout the 26th day of September, A. D 1902, are required to send by post prepaid or to deliyer to J. P. Telforé,‘of the Town ot Durham. Solicitor for the Adminisâ€" trator on or before the At The well known Taylor farm at Droâ€" more, township of Egremont. 350 acres ; good state of cultiyation ; well watered ; good buildings ; convenient to post ofâ€" fice, church and school, Apply to NMrs. TA vror, Dromore, Ont. Lots 16, on the 17th and 18 Concessions, in â€"~the Township _of _ Egremont. 200 acres, 150 acres under goo:f state of culuvartun,. Welt warereu. Oon yenâ€" ient to Church, School and Post Office. Adjoinng Dromore. . Good buildings. For terms, &¢ apply to is â€" M FPARMS FPOR SALE. Notice to Creditors. FTARM TO RENT. Sordon‘s Mrs. TA vror, Dromore, Ont ?a L. R.C. P., London, Rngland Graduate of London, New York and Chicago. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat. J# wWill be at Enapp House, Durbam, the 2vd Baturday in cach month, _ Hours, 1â€"6 p.m." \C) «ate asgistani to the Royal London Ophthalmic .m%nahnd. and the Golden Square Nose nd t Hospital. #2. SPECIALIST EYE, FAR, THROaT & NORE, MBBRLDOYPrproomume.w. FXCLUEINVELY. 6i Office, 13 Frost 8t, Owen Sound. Will be at the Middaugh House, Durham, the !‘lut Wednesday ol each month from 10 a. m. ti} p. m. OFFICE HOURS 9â€"12 4. m, 2â€"4 p. m . RESIDENC E and OFFICEâ€"Ol4 Bua UPPER TOWX, DURBAM. OFFICE FIRST DOOR EAST CF the Du nam Pharmacy Calder‘ Block. Residence first door west of the old Post Offtice, Durham. W. C,. PICKERING D. DS., L. D.S. MHONOR GRADUATE of Torento University, graduate of Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Roeoms, Calder Block over the Post Office. OMficeâ€"â€"LOWER 10WN. DURHANM. Jompany and private Funds to Loan 04 Moriguges at lowest rates of interest. Valustion made by a competent and careful Valuator. J. G, HUTTON, M. D. Member College Physicians and Surgeons &c.correctly prepured. Jstates of decensed rorâ€" sons louked after and Elo:n&o‘ll"l and l“. aisâ€" trators‘ Accounts prepared an rtuod urrogate Court Business, Probate of Wills. Letters of Adâ€" minstration -.ud Guardiauship Obtained, gearâ€" chas made in Registry Office and Titles reported ARTHUR GUN, M. D. Office ov:r Mel.not:l‘-n'-' Store Wills, Deeds, Mo &c. correctly prepu Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers, &c. Money to Loan. flices, old Chronicle office stand, Garâ€" O afraxa 8t, D i as a A. G. MacKay K.C. W. F Dunn 4#@~ Special attention given to Diseases of Women and Children. DENTISTRY. Dr. T. G. KOLT L. D. S. Co‘lections and Agency prowptly attended to the child‘s immediate Compreneusn@®s. Musical N Rh Metion mwflr-flo Pane Work _ For terms appiyite Miss Margaret Gun, Teacher,; M.M.NK, Telephone Connection No. 10 DENTISTRY. BARRISTER, _ S0ICITOR,* NOATRY PUBLIC CONYEYANCER, ac. 2.ll Charges Moderate DR GEO. S. BURT. G. LEFROY McCAUL. fhice, McIntyre Block, over the Bank Adopted by ali leading:Schools in Toronto. Thisideserved] lar system by means of iiiercire t banrd Dicgrams and other imierâ€" MACKAY & DUNN, HOURS : DR. BROWN, may be left at his Implement Wareâ€" McKinnon‘s old stand, or at the Review D. MecPHAIL, Hopeville 2. 0. C. RAMAGE, Durham Private Money to Loan, 8 to 10 a. M. Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey. Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey, S &s ix ake _ J% zm " >