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Mr. 8. T. Orchard is speading a tew days of this week in the Queen City on business. Quite a number of the young people around here took in the picunic and the sights at Hayward‘s Falls on the 24th. On the sick list, Mrs. J Jas, Watt. Mr. J. Shaefer ard Miss M. Felman of Hanover were the guests of the Misses Gilmour, Sunday. Mr. Frank and Miss J. Collinson yisited friends here one day this week. Mrs. E. W. Geddes of Hepworth is reâ€" newing old acquaintances here at present, Miss Bessie Hendersen returned home from Toronto last week. Mrs. E. Shantz, Walkerton, was visiting friends here last week. Harry Morey left last Tuesday for Toronto baving secured n situation there. @O€ C o D @0292 90 Mr. H. Byers is at present visiting relâ€" atives in Ayr. @%Lâ€"CL 0 D 0 23220 DEPARTN ENTAL STORE, Drink Kolona Ceylon Tea Is up since last week, but we cannot tell how long it will continue at the price. We would advise you to sell in the early market. We have a buyer on the lower town corner all the time, and a man at the scales. Bring you wool right to the store. _ " ‘The early bird gets the worm " is a true sayiug and it holds good in the wool market. Buy your winter supplies of Blankets, Yarns, Tweeds, Underclothing etc. from our heavy stock. Our own make of yarn is the best in Canada. The best merchants are all buying it from us in large quantities. Butter, Eggs, Lard, Tallow, etc. all taken same as Cash. Intended for last week (Crowded out last week,) MURDOCH. HAMPDEN. J. A. HUNT EFR... A uc Wool Kerr, Mr. The good wives of this place were a little depressed the other day when they learned there bad been a serious Jrop in eggs, but their confldence was restored when they found that the drop had been caused by the laws of grayitation. â€" Be egqstremely carefual in fuature â€" young man. _ We eggpect s good eggsumple from you. _ _ t t t e Rev. Mr. Matheson, of Priceville is to address an entertarnment in the church this Tuesday evening, gotton up by the Endeavorers as an anniversary. Great sympathy goes out to Mr. and Alrs. W. L. Dixon on the loss of their son Willie, at the early and interesting age of 9 years. The funeral was largeâ€" ly attended on Sunday last. The reâ€" mains rest in the old Ebenezer graveyard where Mr. Dixon‘s pareuts are baried. Rev. Mr. Humphrey preached an able sermon in the church after the funeral. Sad indeed was the home coming of Mr. J. Fergnuson jr. on Satarday night last, to find ns father had suceambed to bloodâ€" poisoning caused by the fatal accident which befel him a couple of weeks ago; and also to find his young wife in such a low siate of healith as to be unable to reconize him, and on Sunday morning death also claimed her for his victim. The young couple had only been married a couple of monunths. Much sympathy is felt for the afflicted families in this their sad hour of bereayement. Very startling was the news on Sunâ€" day forenoon that the grim reaper had taken another of our well known residâ€" ¢nts in the persor of Mrs. Jas. Renwick. Yeovii. She was ont as usual milking and being longer than usual, Mr. Revâ€" wick took a look and found her sitting on the stool, but evidently ill. She was removred to the house but died a‘â€" most instantly. Her death has cast a gloom over this community where so many of her children reside, and great sympathy is felt for the aged hnsband in the loss of the partner of his life. On Tuesday evening last a missionary lecture, illustrated by suereopticon views was dolivered by Rey. Mr. Westgate, in the school house, The illustrations emâ€" braced views of South America,. Africa, Persia, China, Jupan ana the North West. The lecture and views appreciated by every one. The attendance was very large. Mr. John McBeth, baving made arâ€" raugements for the planting and care ot his potato crop and the taking off of the hay, left ou Monday for Scotland to visit relatives there. We wish him a pleasant voyage and happy experiences. Mr. Lockbart a student from Cedarâ€" ville preached & splendid sermon to quite a large congregation in the schoo! Louse, Sunday evening. County Councillor Atlan returzed home Wednesday evening after enjoying himâ€" selt for a week on the Manitoulin Islaad. Mr, A. Allan is engaged this summer again in gathering the cream for Durham Creamery. Mr. W. Sirr Jr. gathers for Hcolsteim Creamery. LOWER TOWN, DURWAM DROMORE. \ _ Mrs. Neil MoPhail of Duluth is spendâ€" ing a few weeks at Mr. Johu McPhail‘s. ) Much sympathy is felt here over the ) loss of our worthy councilman, Mr, Thos: Fergneon. The township will in general miss him greatly, as he was the right man in the right place, and would have | left a good mark had his precious life been | saved. Mr. Ferguson was well liked all | over the township as could be seen by the | large number of votes he carried in eyery | division in the township. We extend our | heartfelt sympathy to the widow and | famnly in this their sad bereavement. What we hear. The sound of the Boothvilie picolos coming through the bush about dark and going around the sideroad on the home Istretch. No person has shown up this spring to take charge of what is known as the Robt Smmuith farm, hence it is now open to the public as a commons, and the money‘s worth of stock that now treads therecn would ba considerable. We feel grieved to mention the sad death of Mr, Andrew Goodfellow our popular mull man of Traverston mills Seemingly his short duration of sickâ€" ness cailed for a medical operation which proved fatal, _ His remains were taken near ‘Leeswater for icterment. He leaves a wife and some five or «ix small children, who have the sympathy of the locaity in their sad bereavement. Miss Eliza Duncan has been on the sick list for two weeks, but is on the mend of late. Nrs. John McLesn has also been under the Dr‘s, care for some time but is now improying. Inspector Campbell visited our school this week, and reports favorable throughâ€" out, which is very creditable to Mr. Beatty our teacher. Mr, James Brodie is said to have in oyer 125 acres of grain crop this epring two farms three teams and four men. Rev. Mr. Little visited around this week and attended prayer meeting on Thursday evening at Townsend Lake church. A June wedding is spoken of in our midst, if the occurance takes places, more particulars later on. Mr. John Riclhhe‘s barn 1s being rapidly pushed forward by the several contractors yiz., John Duncan has a big gang on building the stone work, Win. Ritchie and engaged help is in attendance. _ Sapâ€" plying stove, lime, sand etc., and we uuderstand that Joseph Boyle will raise the frame work next week, and we preâ€" sume that Mr. Ritche who resides at Pork Arthur will take a trip down the Lakes in July and inspect the work throughout. Mr. Ches. Boyle delivered a p ir of three year old steers in Markdale last week which weighed 2745 los and netted him the handsome sum of §$111.66 they were good ones. Exceedingly fine growing weather the pass two weeks, grain crop compieted, and the root crop is now in full swing, the orchards have a fine appearance at present all out in fall bloom, and if Jack Frost d es not again appear there will be a fine erop of fruit, Miss Kate Sinciair is home from the Queen city on her holidays. That the lantern went the wrong road the other night. That Dan was one to swell the at the milk stand the other mght, W. A. Fraser visited friends here last week. Thomas,. Quinn and Alex. Mclotyre have each made the purchase of a new bike and Alex. McEachern and Hugh Mcâ€" Donald each a new buggy. Miss Mary McCormick left for the city of ‘Torouto last Monday where she inâ€" tends to remain for some time. She will be greatly missed as she was a general fayorite among all. "Charlie is down in the mouth now." Misses Janet, Sarah and Kate Ferguson retuined home from the city last week looking hale and hearty. One day l«ast week as Mrs,. Rev. Mcâ€" Kellar and Mrs. W. H. ‘Nallace were driving along the 8th con., ascending a long bill some part of the harness gave way and the bugsey started down the Iull at a break neck speed, turning oyer in the ditch, Fortunately a few scratches was the ouly injury, and after some help arrived, they got straitened out and went on their way rejoicing. Mr. Dogald MceDonald, of Lawlash, paid a short visit at D. Melotyre‘s last week, his daughter Kate also is going t. spend a tew weeks with friends hbere, That Oscar goes to the Boothville Post office very regularly. . The fishing feyer ha« struck the little boys of this part and they «pent one day last week at the Saugeen, and caught a lot of fine suckers, Mr. Joseph Campbell has moved frowm Klondike to Alaska. He has secured five nuggets of gold weighing nbout two lbs each. Tuat there has been 20 lbs. of barb wire purchased to snare some one. â€" Wear long boots and leather pants now boys. _ The sacrament of the Lord‘s supperâ€"will be dispensed Lere on the first sabbath in June. Latest newsâ€"All done seeding and potato planting is the order of the day. Quite a number bave hbeen trying their luck nlon{; our spriug creeks but we hare not heard of anything very fishy yet as the best was from 4 a day to 1 day. The speckled beauties are hard to catch. _ One lady thought she would try her skill and after loosing a few hooks was geiting disâ€" gusted and had the last hook on the line, it also got fast, but this time it was fast in a trout over 12 inches loug, _ O( course that stopped further fishing that day. It weighed 1} lbs. C. W. Robb has purchased the Crawâ€" ford mill property. (Intended for last week.) Intended for last week. BALSAM VALLEY. (GT LASCOTT. ROBB. TORONTO e crowd 1 REV. EJWARD A WILSON, Brocklyn NewYork. Theundersigned having beenrestoredto healta by simple means, after suffering for several years with ase :’erelunT Aflection,n.ndthntdruddineue Consumption, is anxious‘ to make known to his fellow sufferers the means of cure, To those who desireit, he will cheerfully send (free of charge) a cepy of the prescripton used, which they will fina a sure cure for Consumption, Asthma, Caâ€" tarrh, Bronchitia,and all throatandlurg Mal. adies. He hopes all sufferers will try thisremedy is|‘t :invaluable. Those desiringthepreleription wfflch willcost them nothing, and may prove a blessing, will please address tA The only firstâ€"class Hearse in town Would intimate that she will continue the Furniture and Undertaking Business estabâ€" lished by her father in Durham in1§58 and will endeavor to give all old and new custom ers the same entire sotisfaciion. Undertaking and Embalming on latest prin ciples‘at reasonable rates, Furniture of the Best Make PIcTU;él;‘RAA\MSI:E AHQI:E%I ALTY I certainly feel that 1 cannot say too much in praise of your medicine, and shall do .-x‘l I can to mauke known its value to others. Yours very sincerely, (Signed) REUBENX CLARK, Manufactu‘d on Honor & Sold on Herit I did so, with the result that when my boy had taken only half a bottle he wa‘s nhie to get on his Imeycle and ride like any other boy around the block,. OTrawa, Sept, 9th, 1896. 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