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The “far Ofice received the foilow- ing deSpatcn from Lord Roberts:â€" ' “ Gen. Cronje. on behalf of his par'y. and Commandant. Wolmarans. on behalf of 4900 other prisoners. who have all now left Modder River. as‘: ‘ ° Rvi'ish officers to thank me for the consideration and kindness \vuu wmcu turv have been treated ”i An original parody by Barrister Davidson. sung {or the first time by J. A. Hunter at the Concert at Allan‘ s School House, Friday evening, Munch 2,1900. Her Majesty has sent a cabel mes- sage to General Buller saying;- _‘Thank God for the good news you have telegraphed me. I congratulate you and all under you with all my .heart. To General White. the com- mander of the Ladysmith gari'ison she telegraphs;â€"Thank God that you 'and all those with you are safe after the long and trying siege, which was home with such heroism. I congrat- ulate you and all under you from the botttm of my heart. Itrust you are all not very much exhauSted. ' Q" March ‘2ud 3, despatch from Gen- eral Bullet announced that. 73 wagon loads of supplies were entering Ladyomith, the first eleven contain- §ng hcspital comforts. “Disease has taken oFf 476 ‘more. The gi'emest danger has been the ever pressing mo-uace of disease. Eu- teric h-vex; low fever and dysentery have been ever rampant, the direcr ‘outccme of bad water. privaticu and :tbe fetid dust arising from a town crowded with 21,000 half starved in- 'habitams. __‘_"l'_h_e repulse at Colesburg was fol- lowed by reducfion of rations. From three‘quarters of a pound of Trek ox they were reduced to half a pound of horse-flesh and half a pound of on ad to half a pound of biscuits was sup- plemnncedflry one ounce of sugar and a. third of an ounce of rea. Such fare was scarcely enough to keep soul and body tagether.” "Forty-seven oflicers and 360 men of whum 94 have >ince died have been wounded m aetion. “On OCtobvr 30th Geuera! \Vbite commanded 558 office-rs and 13760 ‘men. Ten days later his force “as shrunk to 4980310913 aw! 125.36 men fl‘hq rest had exther beg-n killed or page missing. ‘ Casual bombardu- en 8 kil ed 35' officers and men, wounded 20 oflicers] and 168 men I “Since the investment the Britich jxave 105: in notion 16 otficers and 16:2 men A Indysmith correspondent to the London Standard in a. deepatch dated Feb. 28th says :â€"‘°T}ae garri- son-which has for four months de- 'fended Ladysmith with such ’8,t§unchneSs and devotion is only a shadow of the fox-or: that was com- polled to ro'ire before the Bum-s af- -1er the flarrle of Lombard’ s Kop on :,Octobrr301h Barn! ya. u; an in it but bears evidence of the physical baiting-s and mental torture of‘ those weary wasted weeks. General Buller says the defeat of the Boot: around Ladysmi: h is com- ‘lplete In their hast; r treat they fit behind them vasc quantities of ammunition and two of their guns. fiiorrible tales are told of the intense ‘sufi’ering endured by General Whitei and his garrison at Ladysmith dur- ‘ing the four mouths’ Siege to which they have been sumo-med. Shout! of ammunition and only enough} food to keep them alive for the past six weeks the rolief just came in. time. The following extracts from; Lcahle despatches tell their own sad? tale:â€"â€" J 3 sons are now surrounding Ladysmith 309; bullets fall'aro’und like rain, ' Just what Kitchener" did dcwu at Om/durman :You may be' sure he’ll do the same again; ’ Tho’ the the Gordons and the Black Watch fell in ambush Still thoy’ll find our Bulldbg c‘ourage not yet d'éad, And the Boers on the hills wxll find it’s Lyditt’e shell that kill {or there’s none can stand before thg boys in red. ’ You’ll Get All That’s “sings are getting mighty hot in the Tranvaal Lots of Boers down there are biting dust, Old Paul Kruger could’nt take a pointer But we’re a~zoing to Show him that he must; He took the very best of everything that “as going, Till the British thought they’d try a little lead, So with Buller in command, Kruger’s insults we won’t stand And weill' shew them that we meant it when we said: ' HER MAJESTYS MESSAGE. GEN. CRONJE'S THANKS. THE CHRONICLE. W. Irwin, You’ll get all that’s a-coming to you. And a great deal more before we3re through; ’Taint no use of kickin’ ’ 'Cauae you’re gain? to get a lickin’, And We haven’t showed you yen what we can do, \Ve’ll'get every solitary kopje too ; ‘ Don’t' rejoice because Baller’s fprce withdrew. And you’ll never see it fail, if You twist the‘L . ion’s tail But. you’ll get al} {have 3-00ming t‘e you. - .- . . War News. MARCH 8, 1900. Editor and Prop: ictor. CHORUS. -vvvtvv-lJ W' uvuuUu. .‘l‘ro Gen. Binnie did the talking. Some three or four men took a share each. Messrs. A. U. Beaton and D. Mc- The meeting in the School in the interests of the Holsmin Binder Twine Coiwa‘s poorly attended. Mr. Grant McComb took a load of pleasure-seekers down to Varney lasr 'v'vieek. 'Fho’ Grant didn’t get all the company he would like to have had, yet there was a good time. v.._â€"v ‘uvwvv. .There’s a grand opporiuni’ty for any Spirited young lady who wants a man. Billy Bell now Sports a spirited team of greys. Notliing on the line can touch them. Billy is a spirited fellow too, so there will be great work done this year. By the way, Billy has a farm with g vacant house. T. Davis is the propd possesgor of another boy. W. Britten has rented his farm to J. Edwards, and will have a axle of srock,etc., before Spring. He in- tends ;noving away. ‘ ' N. McIntyre has a. dozen or so teams hauling: log 5 from the north line. The log business here is gen- erally brisk. worse. He told her she was a hope»- les§ victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her deiight found hersnlf benefited from the first. dose. She continued its use and gher ‘aking six bottles. found her- 59” so‘und and well; now does her own housework. and is as well as she ever was. Sold by all Draggists, large bottles 50 cents and $1.00. Mrs Michael Curtain, Plainfield 111.. makes the statement. that she Caught cold. which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew The marble man Bill McCalmon, dil not arrive home last Saturdav. Think ne must have gone to South Africa. Mr. Edward Fee is going to Owen Sound this week as juror, o-Coming to You! Blrs. Visited Archie weak. Miss Mary Gadd axrived home on Sa urdav from the citv of Guelph, where she has been for the last few months. Mr. Adam Little had a. wood-bee on Saturday and got home a fine lot of wood. Good idea Ad. Messrs. R. Irvine and J. T\I‘Iorriaon are visitmg Paisley friends for a couple of weeks before going home to the North West. A sleigh load of young peeplé Spent a very enjoyable time at Mr. Adam Little’s last Friday night. 5 The humanity of Lord Roberts. ;brave soldier as he is, is fully shown iin the following toucning remarks on {Tommy Atkins’ kindness to the Boer {prisoners He says;â€""I was struck ' by the friendly manner of the wound- ed Boers and our troom They chat- ; ted about their experiences in the (campaign. It delighted me to see £our soldiers sharing our rations with g the Boer prisoners before the latter geommenced their march to Modder E River. Some of the poor felloms were very hungry, having been half 3 starved in the ganger,” M‘evsrs. W Clark and N Eden are seen on the ice every day storm or sunshine cutting ice for the farmers. LORD ROBERTS’ DELIGHTED. B] REMARKABLE RESCUE. McEwen and her son Grant her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Little for a few days last BUNESSAN. VARNEY . Patrmtio ”"0““.‘ 3“ ll. 1113?: why it cures so many am of early comumption. Evenl in advancéd 12am it brings comfort and greatly prolong: life. ; Mbadtastcandodorhavebecn taken away. the oil itself has been I partly digested. and the most sen- ' sitivcstomad1 objects to it may. i Notoheintgncantzkeand dig est I the plain oil. Nine out of tang can i take SCOTTS EMULSION and di- I (as? ! Ask your physician this ques- l l tion, “What Is the one great i remed for consum tion?" lie wil answer, “ d- liver I f oil.” Nine out of ten will g answer the same way. I § Yet when persons have i l consumption they loathe all ' fatty foods, yet fat Is neces- §sary for their recovery and i ' they cannot take plain cod- ' liver oil. The plain oil dis- ? turbs the stomach and takes i § away the appetite. The dis- agreeable fishy odor and taste make it almost unen-i durable. What Is to be done ? I Mr. Geo. Lamb afler a three months’ course through the proper channel of officials has LOW become a full fledged Justice of the Peace and is in pomession of all books. statutes and documents pertaining to said ofiice. The recent, union surprise party composml of the youth and beauty of Zion, 'l‘raverston and Glascott. who all assembled at Mr. Thomas Jack’s one evening last week. was, we understand, a g) and success and a pleasant time enjoyed by all pres- ent. Mr. J. Having heard a hint of the visitors coming had in readiness a fine treat of taify, which was freely indulged in, Mr R. E. EIIgIISh Inaâ€"s. disposed of nearly $400 worth of timber on the Stump to Mr. John Pickett, of Berk- eley. It u as cut and moved by Mr. P35. men and teams. Mr. Robt. Goodwell has returned from Woodbridge and will again set- tle on his fax m here. He is now busy making preparations to build a new house next summer. Mr. Ged. ‘Lamb got thirty-three tons of hay pressed and is now busy delivering it at Berkeley Station. The cold wave which we experi- enced a few day’s ago has passed 'away and the ‘ivéatlul‘r has become much milder with fairiy good sleigh- ing. which is being made use of in moving, logs, wood, etc. of Cod-Liyer Oil with fly 0- phosphites. Although t at was hearty twenty-five years ago, yet it stands atone to- day the one great remedy for all affections of the throat ang langs. Mr. John D. Ewen and his hand- some bride, Mr. “‘1” \Vade and his sister, Miss_Lily, Spent Sunday at Mr. George BIaix’s. Miss Williams, the Evangelist. be- gan Special Serv 1ces in Zion on Suu~ day, and has won the favo1 of the peeple aheady. She is a. brlght. impressive Speaker. Services every night at 7 3.50 Miss Kate Firth 18 not recovering so Speedily as was anticipated. This question was ans- wered when we first made Zion’s E, L. Entertainment laSt Thursday was one of the brighteSI ever held within its walls, but Miss Ella M. Cook’s recitation, and MiSs Annie 'Jardine’s eloquent speech on “Self Reliance” will echo for many days within the memory of those present. Mr. John Jardine has quit timber- ing for this season. . and $3.00. 2'! druggists. SCOTT’E: 80 W N E, Chcmists, Toronto. Mrs. Broncheart, from near The “boys ” presented Mr. Thos Jack with a pretty purse and a Snug nugget. within, at the party last Thursday evening. Tom is deeply grateful for such unexpected me- mentoes. Mrs. Delaney paid a visit to Miss Somers. ac Dundalk, on the first of the week. Cormick were in Owen Sound last oraine, Man , after an absence of week. and took in the great patriotio over twenty years visited for a time celebration there. {with her brother, Mr. Neil Living The Rev. E. Bosworth held forth;9‘°u- in the Baptist Church. in aid of the Mrs. Walter Fee. (nee Miss Annie Grande Liane Mission. The speaker I Marrow) of Touch wood Hills, ASSa., deserved a better attendance. has for some three months been en- joying herself amongst her many friends. She will return home on TRAVERSTON. the 12th inst. ~--..«...-‘ SCOTT’S EMUL8ION GLASCOTT. -THE BJJRHAM CHRONICLE. W. H. BEAN. Granite Wash Bowls, large size -- 25c Each. No.9 Nickle Plated Tea Kettle -- $1 35 Each Granite Pie Plates, lfi-in. 13c Each- 2 for 25¢. Table Oil Cloth, 45-in wide Floor Oil Cloth, 6-ft. wide Floor Oil Cloth, 4-ft. 6-in. wide â€" 40c Yard. Floor Oil Cloth, 45-in wide ALL WORK GUARANTEED at “Live and let live” PRICES. NEW PUMPS AND REPAIRS. DIG DRILL CURB. RE CURB. PRESS URB Big 4, And further take notice that after such mentioned dzitcg'the said admimstracrix will proceed to distribute the assets of the de- ceased among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims" of which thevshall then have notice and that the said administratrix will not be liable for the said assets or anv part thereof to any person or persons of whose clains notice shall not have been received by them at the tirne of such distribution. ELGIN MYERS. Solicitor for the said administratrix. Dated this 20th day of February, 1900. Pumps. J.‘ pursuant. to “ The Revised Statutes of Ontario 1997 ” Chapter 129 that all creditors and others having claims against the estate of the said Elizabeth McClatcheyor Eliza- beth McClmchey who died on or about the 8th day of January. 1899 are required can or before the !2th day of March. 1,9“). t‘o'S‘end bv post prepaid or deliver to Elyiu Myers. Esquire. ()rangeville. the solici=or fur the administratrix of the estate of me said deceased their christian and surnames. addresses and descriptions. the full panic - hrs of their claims the statement of their accounts and the nature of the security, it' any. held by them. TOTICE IS IIEREBY GIVEN Jâ€" DUl'Sllallt t0 “ The Rev 'ised Statutes nf In the Matter of the Estate of Eliza- beth McClatchey, sometimes called McClutchey, late of the Town ship of Egremont in the " County of Grey, deceased. Mr. Wm. Bray, of Bentinck. is busy plastering Messrs. R. and Wm. Moraus’ new house which they bunlt last summer. The gallantry of our Canadian boys in {south Africa is much com- warned on around here. and. no actibt, Other parts as well. Sorry that so many of them fell on the battle field Those who wili return have won for themselves grc-at honors for their bravery. Mr. Thos. and Miss Anabel Blair, from Zion, Sunda5 ed in our Burg. Mr. Herbert C. Lamb is likely to go to Winnipeg in about three wet-k8 where a. good situation awaits him, Mr. Joseph V\ alker, of Holland, has purchased the Wiulow property, 320 actes. Joe has now over 690 news which will glve him sufficneut elbow room. Mr. James Brodie and sons are preparing to build a large bank barn next summer on their vacant farm, lot 8, con, 14. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Free have left hexe and have gone to reside in St. V incent township. Mr. Joseph Boyle will shortly move back to his farm which he left a year ago. ‘VELLS. All ord'ars taken at the old stand near McGowan’s Mill or at Shop at Charter Smith’s Foundry. l‘he recent invited party held at Mr. Chas. Boyle’s was a pleasant, affair, guests being present {tom Berkeley, Holland Centre and Dor- uoch. â€"â€"x‘."'â€"vâ€"- v 1 TCMERSEnd‘thE Sublic m’ 'geneEft Ti am prepared to furnish Mr. Robt. Aitkens, who left this part about thirteen years ago and has since been travelling through the Northern States, Manitoba and B. C.. has returned and is enjoying himself around the parental home and in the company of his many friends his brother James aISO from Iowa, U. 8., is over. He looks hale and' hearty and receives many a handshake. after an absence of over eight years. Notice to Creditors. BEG LEAVE TQ [15'3ng M}'__CUs_. le\I“‘iLV ,, I A. ig 4, Balder’s Block, â€"â€" DURHAM. â€" GEORGE WHITMORE, 20c Yard. 50¢ Yard. 32c Yard. DURHAM To Manitoba and Canadian North - West Will leave Torontq"every TUESDAY during Marching April."" ' Pusengers travelling vgithout Live Stock should take the train leaving Toronto at 2 p. m. Passengers travelling with Live Stock should take the train leaving 'loronto ’5‘ 9 p. m. ‘ Colonist Sleeper will be attached to each train. ‘ ’ ‘ ‘ ' " For full particulars and copy of “Settlers' Guide" apply to any Canadian Pacific Agent.â€" orto "' , ‘ - A. H. NOTMAN. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent. 1 King St. Rut, -' â€" Toronto. Settlers’ One=Way Excursions SURA'NCES pla'ced at. lowest r'a'téa, '{ii' 683d ‘wmmnies. ' :1usinoss Difliculties amn ed. Creditors settled with. An y and every ind of legitimate busi nus attended to and everything kept S'l RICTLY PRIVATE. ALWAYS PROMPT. Never negligent. CHARGES MODERATE. Has been at. the business for nearly 20 years and knows the ins and outs of it, and always studies to give his custon‘ers a good bargain. knowing that. in the end it pays him as well as them, That, in fact. is the reason wh ' he to-day has the best business of the kin in Western Ontario. GOOD FARMS and Splendid Hanover Properties FOR SALE or EXCHANGE. Properties Boughtand Sold on commission. : Debts Collected. Old Notes Bought. Ocean Tickets for sale. Deeds. Mortgages, Leases, Wills and other Writ- ings carefully drawn. Fire_.‘_l_._ife. Accident. Marine and Plate Glass IX- ‘ He has recently lent money to borrowers in \V alk- erton in Durham. in Holland. near Mildmav, near Southam ton, a short distance from Owen Sound and WE g do people 0 to him 110m such 'rcat distances? Becauset tey make monev bx "oing em, if the didn' t thev woulclu t “£9 to him. '1 he _ ,4. A“ “n“ "Tm‘ “mm m--‘ â€"â€"_---. m, it tin didn’ t 111MB wouldn' t o to 11i111.'ihcj get CHE BB INTEREST and B TTBB TERMS. CALL IT WHAT YOU LIKE Ev en body seems to want MONEY, and ['1‘ IS SURPRISIVG how many people go for it to | Snow Rooms .vaz Sco'r'r's STORE. MQDLEX;$$ 3 3; vâ€"â€"-v V- “\JL‘IJJI L. H shoes made for all kinds of diseased )r deformed feet. A CALL SOLICITED. Mill Streetâ€"In Rear of Calder‘s Block, Lower Town, Durham Logs will be classed according to quality and size. and to be cut as much as possible, 12 ft. long, allow- ing three inches. pct 1 MAPLE $9.00 $7 00 $5.00 ” BIRCH 9.00 7.00 5.00 “ SOFT ELM 9.00 7.00 5 00 “ BASSWOOD 9 00 7.00 5 00 “ BEECH, 7 00 5.00 4 00 ‘ BLACK ASH 11 00 8 ()0 5 00 “ PINE cut 14ft. 11.00 8.00 5 00 ‘ CEDAR 6.00 5.00 4.00 ‘ SPRUCE 7.00 HEMLQUK $4 to $6 accord’g to leng TAMARAC $4 to $6 .. H. H. MILLER, THE HANOVER CONVEYANCBR. General Blacksmith. [OBSESHQEING A SPECIALTY . MORAN, H . H- M I L L E R , The Hanover Conveyancer I beg to intimate that I am still in Business, and prepared to supply the public with any- thing): in the Millioery Line. Greenbapks ; CASH ! 8. CULBERISDN, J. W. CRA WFORD. DURHAM. 3:? c. L. GR NT, - - DURAM. $$$%%%%%$%%§%§%g Big Bargqins it) TABLE LINEN ; Bleached Table Linen, 6645 wide, per yard ................ 50c Half Bleached, 72-inch wide, per yard .................... 40c Half Bieached, 53-inch wide. per yard .................... 30c Colored, 54-inch wide, per yard, only.... .. ............ 50c March 8th,