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randa rd Re- riné. at 5++++++++++ ed v V W V V v N‘ 9.. .1. .AC ””1 13. 192%. Stock Phone 116 NED ZED OATS 01112 Sale Bush. .111. Ontario Shoes \M. ONT. \ n _\' body secure TiTT‘LchV. $5.00 .UU and $225 S:: my 82. 85 $3.65 $3.65 . 10; at $5.45 $7.80 lblV and lsikc to p VOL. 37.4â€"N0. 2964.’ lcNANNEY SENTENCE T0 SIX MONTHS IN ONT. REFORMATORY Sent Threatening Letters to Holstein Hinister Requesting $50.00 Hush Money When He Saw Minister Remove His Own Robe from His Owen Cutter in Holstein Shed. mvtml out by Magistrate Creasor at ast Friday mornings session of the mlicc court at Ow en Sound to Thos. ‘lcNanney of N_e_w Torontp, but for- merly of near Varney, who pleaded milty to a charge or attempted blackmail or extortion. The story of his case as told in Friday’s Owen sound Sun-Times, is quite an in- .teresting one. inasmuch as it was the Ifirst one of its kind which has been brought to the attention of the drown authorities in a iong time, and although the sentence imposed is a comparatively light one in view of the seriousness of the crime, all rhc circumstances in connection with the case were taken into con- Jideration and Crown Attorney Dyre did not press for a severe sentence. Six months in the Ontario Reformâ€" aory' at Guelpp was Athe_ sentence; There was no evidence submitted at the trial, but the facts in the case as given to the court went to show mm on the night of March 12, which was on a \Vednesday, Rev. Lewis L. west. the Methodist clergyman at Holstein drove his horse and cutter into the shed at the rear of his wimrch. and after putting his horse away went into the house. As he rim)“: in he noticed that there was another sleigh in the shed but didi not pay much attention to it, but! 5mm after he went into the house he {bought he. heard footsteps on the outside and remembering that there Enid been a number of thefts of robes {ruin cutters and sieighs during the mnter months, decided to go out to his mm cutter and bring in his own nlws and whip. As he was about to wave the shed he heard some person --211 uni to him and make‘some un- ‘ "llll’llllb‘nLIt-u. ___ Lust-k into the house and thought no more about the. matter. He was, tmwm-r, greatly surprised a few any later, about March 18, to rev miw a letter signed by Thomas Mcâ€" r\':mnv):. and written from. New Tor- mtn. in which it. was stated that to writer had seen the clergyman go out into the shed and take two wlws nut of the cutter and carry ilwm away, suggesting to him they and been stolen, but telling him that had no desire to cause him any ?l'nl.ll)lt‘. but. that if he sent the writ- er the sum Of $50.00 he would not me. the facts to the press. mention-j 2119.: the name of Jack Canuck, a Tor-1 unto publication. The letter contain- ~.t Several libellous remarks con- mrning the clergyman, and the lat- th- lost no time in turning it over to ‘he proper authorities for action. .\ day or two after this Rev. Mr. \\'nst received another letter from MvNanney. further insisting on his demands being complied with, but stating: that. he was about to leave m1- Montreal and giving an address. "l that NW. A nlllp trill‘lclli'dl'fi’ i. cul'ux' l‘l‘oxlm'ial Constable Gardiner of sh» district. lwadqnartors staff at Kitchener. was placed in charge of the caSv, and last Thursday after- :1. von. after securing all the facts to lw obtained. wont. to New Toronto .mol placed his. man under arrest and brought him to Owen Sound that ~‘zmw night. ’l'lw accused roalizell that ho was aught with the goods and readily madn :1 {n.l slalomgpt of‘ all the L A M 1".“ '9 'Il --___ :‘uets. placing himself on the mercy Jr the court. The magistrate gave him an Opportunity to secure legal mlviee. which he did. but, all that the heel legal gentlemen coul‘d do was in request. that His \Vorship be as lenient. with him 1b possible. as he was the sale support. of his wife and ihi-ee small children. and pointing out that. the :h‘l'L‘llSl‘d :liil net, l'uLly realize the sez-Qeus“ rss of the crime which he had mi‘mnizfexl. sugarestingz - ‘-‘.‘.. illâ€"tit: if at. all kw allowed to vnm‘ "lll‘l'. The .‘dagistl'mu pininiy stated that he \Vnuld no! naive to a suspended wnteuee with '2! the ennsent of the liruwn Attorm and )h'. Dyl'e pointâ€" w! nut that 0“ mg to the fact that the mm» had been so deliberately zmmned. and the demand repeated, .uul that in addition to this the char- :u-tel- of a clergyman had been as- sailed. he enuld not possibly give vensent to have. the sentence sus- pended. and at. the same time point- vai nut that such an offense was pun- ashahle by a terg} of 1-2 years in the J illt' liuuu 1U .u.v----..-- ,. There is considerable indignation m Holstein. especially among _the mvmhers of Mr. West‘s congregation, and they were most. anxious to have the whole matter cleaned up as soon *SHEHHC U: a up; u; U. - - .v..‘.-_ - :»mitmt.iary. The magmfirgte thin} zxmmsml the sentence of $1.\ mont 1: at the Ontario Rgforrpgtoyf; as possible. Forty-two Fifty Cost of Booze and Talkfest. Aftermath of a Drink and S Conversation Two Weeks Ago. (me of our citizens was up before Police Magistrate Laidlaw Saturday charged with being drunk in a pub- lic place and also with using abus- ive language to another citizen. He pleaded guilty and was assessed $42.50 in all. and an admonition from the magistrate to try and not 69 it again. The fines were $30 [when under the influence of liquor in a public place, and $5 for using the abusive language. The costs in both charges amounted to $7.50. J - :hn prisow‘r I suslwndmi SPIN- m} the mercy zglstrate gth? Saugeen River Free of Ice; Went Out Without Damage It is hard to remember, says The Southampton Beacon, when the ice! went out of the old Saugeen River! With as little fuss as it did this year.‘ The final break came last Monday, and very little of the costly and val- uable docks built by the Government went out with the me this springâ€" perhaps because there was little left to go out. When the fish season opens the fishermen will have to find something substantial further up to tie up to. We are open to sugges- tions as to the best place: The month of March just passed was one of the most free from wind we have ever experienced in South- ampton, which has a reputation for strqng winds, especially in the sprlhg. With a hot sun beating down ev- ery day the ice crumpled up grad- ually and the extra volume of water quigtly suppeg iny)‘ Lake; pron. “Roundmouthed” Whitefish are already offered for sale here, and we hope soon to have trout and white- fish and the other varieties. ARCH. HUNTER, HANOVER, DIED IN LOCAL HOSPITAL Had Been Patient of Red Cross Has- pita’l Here for Past. Bight. Weeks. .-\ well-known and popular man 0f the Hanover vicinity in the person of Mr. Archibald Hunter passed away at the Durham Red Cross Memorial HUSpital on Saturday in his 67th year. [Math was the: result. of can- cer of {hp stomach, with which he had born atl‘lictml for several months. Hr hall been in “1}? hospi- tal for eight weeks. The late! Mr. Hunlor bore his. so- farm Sun Melted Ic'e and It Went Ont Intp Lake Week Ago Ionday. Vere :zfl‘lictinn and suffering very laatieiitiy and bravely. He was alâ€" ways a man of unselfish characteris- tics and in his last battle he Showea the same thoughtfulness for his faâ€" mily as had been his rule through hf». "Ax-chin” Hunter had lived in th» Hfllltn'm' district for many years ,and enjuyml the esteem and respect EUf a, Very wiolv ifiil‘clv 01‘ friends. Mr. Hunter was horn at Gananoquel and was :1 sun of the late William J.‘ Hunter. He came. to Nornranby with his parents early in life. where the family remained for a few years min then inoved to Bentinck. They lived . there until 15 years ago when they‘ moved to Hanover. Mrs. Hunter‘ passed zawuy in llllz'). Two children blessed their union. \V‘illiam J.. of Major. Sasku and Miss Annie of Han- over, both of whom were with their ‘l'ather when he. passed away. Three ;sisters and one brother also survive. as follows : Mrs. Helen (lollett. Sou- ris. Man; Mrs. Jane. Little. Edmon- lton. Alberta; Mrs. \\‘=iiliam J. Mur- click of I‘Jdn'ionltm, and Mr. Thomas Hunter of Victoria, B. (.1. Thu. remains wvre takm to Hano- ver 1:) the homo. of a relative. Mrs. Mina. Lynn. fmm whose» residence the i‘unvral took place un Monday afto-rnuun t0 tlw Hanovm- cemetery. The. funeral services wow conducted by tlxv Rev. Mr. Gilbert and Rev. Capt. Lana. Mr. Lou Patterson, of Bronte} and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Hammond of Hupworth attended the funeral. . - o ‘ Mr. Hunter was a brother-in-law of Mr. Thomas M. Reid of Durham, and his son, Mr. \Villiam J. Hunter. is married to a daughter of Mr. 'l'hc.)ma.~: Wilson of town. SPECIAL PRIZESTO BOOST SOUTH GREY FALL FAIR Mr. J. W. Blyth of Varney Anxious That the 1924 Exhibition Surpasses Anything Yet Attempted by South Grey Fall .Fair. As a olix'm‘tur of tho South (h'r-y Fair. Mr. .I. \V. Blyth of Vamoy is 11mm than owr anxious and (IMO?- minvd that. the Fair this yon? will he Lian bust in the histm'y of tlw South hwy shnw. With that end in View Mr. Blyth 10595 no omgoytuqfly .to secure anything special for the prizei list that may appeal to the. exhibiturs’ of the mumr)’ roundabout. ' With others, this year the prize} list. will tiller :1 $53.00 cash prize. in? ezu-ii of lhrm- classes. There will be a $5.00 special prize donated by Mr. Blyth for the best team on the ground in any class: another $5.00 special will be for the, best animal (horse) on the grounds and another $3.00 special prize will go to the best cattle beast on the ground. In addition to this. Mr. Biyth has secured from the Rennie Seed Com- pany a special prize of $10.00 payable {in Rennie's Seeds for the following : ;a $5.00 prize for the best display of lvegembles' grown from Rennie’s seeds, 3 $3.00 prize for the best dis- play of roots. and a $2.00 prize for the best display of flowers grown from Rennie's seeds. - °-_: ~- LLA‘ :. llUul I‘C'lilll‘. \‘ ~‘vuv-v- Mr. Blyth is of the opinion that if the town and country get together this year in a (so-Operative spirit. South Grey will have the best Fall Fair in this part of Ontario. Person- ally, we think he is right, and hope everyone will get his shoulder to the _wheel_apd work for the success 1 5-]! [.110 IV u-vv- w-â€" of the societfgggt fall. Mrs. D. C. Town, who last week underwent an operation for appendâ€" icilis in Durham Hospital, isrcccra ering nicely and will be able to be out and return home in the course vâ€"v of 3’13“. days. RECOVBRING PRO! OPERATION DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, MISS FLETT, MT. FOREST, GAVE G000 LECTURE Ladies of Local Branch of Women’s Institute Delighted With Instruct- ive Address at Monthly Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Women‘s Institute was held at the home of Miss A. Weir on Thursday afternoon. A'pril 3. with a large attendance present. After a few minor items of business were dis: posed of, Mrs. Patterson’s paper,i “The Sunnyside,” was read and brought to mind many every-day pleasures that we are apt to over- look. Exen lifes troubles and dis- cords haw their bright side for rxxithout them we would never learn patience. forbearance and forgiVe- ness. --‘. wâ€"vv Miss Annie Smiths reading from Jessie Alexander gave us‘The High Cost Of Li\ing.’ from a new \iew- po_i_1_1t_. ‘v_iz-_ ghe hurngreus. I-n'__- -A The choir’s beautiful rendering of “One By One." struck a tender chord in many hearts and they were forced to_ respond to En encOreé‘ -v-v‘l -' _v_ The address on “Flowers, Plants Etc.’ given by Miss Flett of Mt. Forest was both interesting and instructive. In speaking of the preparation of the soil she advoc- ated the making of a sod pile which would give good soil for potting plants, also for flower beds. For the average home a pile 3 feet square would be sufficient. About July dig up the sods and turn them grass- side down; on this put. a layer of wow-manure (preferable to other ifertilizers as it is less heating) sprinkle with slacket’l lime, next put another layer of sods earth-side down. then another layer of limei tsprinklml manure and another! layer of sods grass-side down. This may he continued as high as you require. always turning the sods earth to earth and grass to grass. Leave it till spring when it should ,he fully decayed and full of fibre. ‘ Leaves should not he naked off .lawns in the fall and burnt but left ltn decay till spring. )yhat then Leaves should not be naked on lawns in the fall and burnt but left in decay till spring. \Vhat then I-vmains may ho- raked off and saved l'm' plants as lo‘saf-muuld is an excellent fertilizer for tho garden and may nm-ossary for ferns. \Vood 2151105 and 500! am- also good fertil- izers fm- flmwr- buds particularily fur msvs. hut. smut is not. suitablo for l'vl'taill \‘vgubablus. Seeds and cuttings should be. proâ€" pogatml in 1mm- suil and 111 small pots or shallow hl‘mus closely planted ,L L‘-.s:.vn {\I‘ Jar. k"-'|.\J \IL L’.-“--v w- as young plants do not thrive on too' strong or too much food. As plants grow, ropot. giving more and stronger soil at (51101) tnansplanting. tluttings should be takon with a. sharp knifo. cut on a slant and not too many loaves left on them. For wintrr bloom. geranium cuttings shnulcl be taken in July and may be rooted in pure sand. Tomato plants should ho planted out the first hot day after Juno it and not shadod. If the plants are woll ilm’olopoil when 'plantm‘l you should ham ri-po toma- tors in July. In forcing; plants for: show or othor purpi'isos use our half toaspoont‘ul ot‘ hone-meal and dried blood mixml. to a four-inch pot. once a week for six wooks. Do not use it on small plants. In watering, follow Nature's meth- 0d and water from above. Spraying frequently to t-leanse the leaves as they are tho plant’s breathing or- gans. Charcoal placed in the bottom of pots helps to prevent souring of tho soil. -~,\AA,‘ LA ~‘\JA-. 1n speaking ul‘ injurious insoces and plant diseases. Miss F lott recâ€" ommended washing in a nicotine so- lutinn for all kinds. of spiders. and lumping “10 air sufl’iciently moist to prevent trmililn with mealy bugs. also. rublwr plants help to destroy insocts on plants nmu‘ tlmni. \Vhon 50310 is found an plants. the part affoctvrl should be romoved and burned {mil tlin_ plant tliormlghly sprayod. For 11111135... a gory (103111116- tiw plant c’lisoasn aftmstmg the .stem. the nnly 1'1‘mwly is tn 11511 :1 inmoâ€" pump and iCO‘-(‘HM watm: «m the; af- l‘vvtml stem 1111111 H10 «Insuusn 51'an falls MT. 1‘ Ir _.-‘__“ In Miss Flott invited the spvmi an aftnl‘uoml at houses 111 Mount, Furest. future. lLll‘ll L'- Aftm' tlw_usual clusingXMiss \Vni served a damty _1unch. Horse Ran Away, But Did Little Damage. On Monday evening about 6.30 a horse belonging to Mr. Ed. Pratt of Lambton street. broke: \away from its home surroundings and started \wstward toward town on a fiill galton. Everything was going well until the animal, with rig attached, overtook Mr. W. John McFadden opposite Mr. Anthony Lawrence's. Mr. McFadden heard the horse com- ing but it was too late to do «anything and while_ he_ tnqnog ogt to let it -â€"-â€"â€" kl; by. the wheels of the Buggies be- came engaged. when the runaway brook loose from its own rig and came on into town with nothing but the shafts: attaoheo. -7 A- _-.A_- n... LIIC Ulla; {‘3 u suwvu‘. “- When the collision took place, the Pratt buggy was thrown right over Mr. McFadden and deposited in the road in front of him. Though some- what frightened. his horse took the matter philosophically and did not attempt to run away. Mr. McFad- den’s buggy had a wheel smashed and the axle bent, while the Pratt rig was badly ‘ wrecked. It is not So much what was done that makes it interesting,_ gut .what might have - A1--- 1.--]. ‘gut'ablus. Institutv to the! gymn- m Um mat- Bentinck Resident Died Last Sunday Morning 111'. Edward Gross Passed Away At His Home a1. Blmwood. Mr. Edward Cross, for many years a resident of Bentinck, died on Sun- day morning at his home at Elm- wood after a long illness from par- alysis. About ei ht years ago he took the first stro 'e and since then has been an invalid, growing weaker at each of a number of subsequent attacks, the last and fatal stroke coming about three weeks ago. He was 62 years of age, born near‘ Woodstock in the County of Oxford. Ae the age of 12 years he came to Bentinck gwith his.parents, who set- tled near Louise, which the deceas- ed always regarded as his home, al- though he had been West sevenal times and owned farms in different parts. one in Manitoba, and one in British Columbia. About twelve years ago he left the West and bought a farm on the 14th Concession of Bentinck. Ten years ago he married Margaret Hastie, who survives, but there areno children. I‘iI‘ He was the last surviving member of a family of four sons and one daughter and. strange to say, all the brothers died from paralysis of some form and one of them ver suddenly onfireceiving the first stro 'e._ The deceased was in comfortable circumstances, of quiet disposition, and, though nominally a Conservaâ€" tive, took but little interest in poliâ€" tics. He Was an Anglican in reli- 8191.1. â€"_ . ’- Mr. Herb Cross in town is a ne- phew of deceased and, with his mother, attended the funeral at Elmwood on Monday. Billiard Parlor Shop Purchased by J. Allen The. barber shop in the Veteran Billiard Parlor changed hands es- terday when Mr. Fred Falking aml disposed of the business to Mr. James‘ Allen of Hanover. son of Mr. and Mrs. David Allen of this town. Mr. Allen gets possession on Monday. The new proprietor needs no in- troduction to Durhamites, as he was raised in Durham and with the ex- ,eeption of the past few years spent ’in Hanover has been a resident here for the most of his life. We trust he will enjoy a goodpatronage. Joseph Howie Dead; Well-known Resident. James Howie. Bontinck, one 01" the best-known residents of the Lou- iso neighborhood. died Tuesday af- ter a brief illness. “"0 have not been informed as in the particulars of his death. Mr. Howie. we under- stand \\ as a man of about fiftv years of age and much respected in the .«ommunih in “hich pho liwd. FORMER RESIDENT ~ DIED AT GUELPH Late “Mack” Gould Left Here Sixteen Years Ago.â€"Was Former Bmploye at Cream Separator Factory. Many of the old-timers aroundl Durham sixteen or eighteen veers ago will remember “Mack” Gould. a former employee of the Oxford- Cream Separator works, and will reâ€" gret to learn of his death last. week at the (luelph Isolation Hospital, at which institution he was confined With an attack of diphtheria. When here. “Mack” was one of the live} wires of the place and his friends: of bygone. days will keenly regret to. learn of his passing. “Mack” would not be well known by the younger population. and it is more than like- ily that a good many more of our [readers in other parts of Canada will he hotter acquainted with him than most. of those resident in Durham. \V’hile in Guelph last summer the writer had quite a long conversation with him :llltl for neariy an hour was kept liusy :ms\\'eri1g some of Mack’s questions as to where this and that. one had gone to in the intervening .years. We clip the following from |last Friday’s Guelph Mercury; “There passed away at the Isolaâ€" tion Hospital Thursday evening, af- ter an illness of two days’ duration, 21 well known resident of Guelph in the person of Marshall B. Gould, son of Mr. Peter Gould of \Vaterloo Ave. The late Marshall Gould. who was 46 years old, was born in the Township of Nassaeaweya, coming to Guelph with his parents when a young man. He was employed in the city for a time prior to going to Toronto, where he worked for a number of years with the Massey-Harris Com- pany. The last. two years he had been employed with the F. B. Partâ€" iridge Rubber Company as a mechanâ€" iic. The circumstances of his death are particularly sad. He .was taken ill on _Wednesd:a.y with diphtheria, and was removed to the hospital where he was considered to be doing well until Thursday afternoon, when he took a turn for the worse, pass- ing away in the evening. His passâ€"I ing will be generally regretted by a large circle of friends to whom the news of his death came as a decided! shock. His father, brothers, and sis- ters will have the sympathy of the community in their sad hereave~ ment. He leaves --10 mourn his loss his father, one sister, Mrs. Joseph .Monkhouse, Guelph, and four broth- ers. Jay, of Haileyhury, and John, ,William and Elmer, of Guelph. The ;funeral, which was private, took pace Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'- clock to Guelph cemetery, Dr. AuJ. MacGillivray conducting the ser- â€".- vice.” l0, During Hay, June, July, August and September.â€"Wednesday Evening Band Concerts Likely to be Gon- tinued.â€"Open Wednesday Nights. The merchants at the town met last night in McIlraith’s Shoe Store and decided that. Durham merchants as last year would hold their sum-' mer halfeholiday on Thursday afterâ€"l noon. with the exception of any week in which a regular holiday Occurs, when the stores will be open as! usual. As last summer, too, stores will remain open Wednesday even- ings to 10 pm. for the accommoda- tion of patrons, and possibly this one feature may be found more accept,- able to rural residents, as it gives them a chance to do mid-week shop- ping -without being compelled to quit work and come to town in the busy season. _ -m:-:-l qu uvv--. T303311 we have not been official- 1y informed on the matter; it i_s more ---- -â€"v-â€" _.__ tfian likely that. the Wednesday ev- ening band concerts will be contin- ued as last. year, which, too, will add a little pleasure to business on Wed- nesday nights. -I--__.- So far as the opening and closing of the stores is concerned, the same policy as. last year has been adopted and should cause no confusion to outside shoppers. MR. C. C. DOUGLAS DIED IN STRATFORD HOSPITAL Passed Away Thursday Last After Seven Weeks’ Illness Prom Uremic Poisoningâ€"Interment Made On Monday in Owen Sound Cemetery. After an illness of seven weeks. fiw. weeks of which were spent in the Stratford Hospital, Mr. C. (1. Douglas, well-known local jeweller.‘ passed away last Thursday evening in the Stratford Hospital. Mr. Douglas. who for some months had carried on a jewellery repair busi- ness in Durham. left eight weeks ago to take a. position in Kitchener. but had worked only one week when taken ill. For two weeks he was confined to the home of his sister- 'in-law, Mrs. Pearce, at Sli-atrom. but was later removed to the hos.- pit-al.1- . -- 1x, _‘ . 1-.---1.-l - 1J5 uttn. The start of Mr. Dougals’ trouble probably dates back about twelve years when he was poisoned by in- haling acetylene gas from the lightâ€" ing system of the automobiles then in use and from which he never fully I‘UCOVGI'OfL He was ill from the OffHCtS of this for a long time and though able to be around and at work. he was never the same as be- fore the. accident. I“ Ile‘l v---- vv_â€"V Mr. Douglas was born in Owen Sound, where he grew to young manhood and about thirteen years ago camp. to Durham and purchased the jmvrllory store now owned by Mr. D. C. Town. In January. 191:2. he was married to Miss Ada Limin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1:3.W, Limin. who. with our daugl'ltor, Dorothy, suryiws. Y’\__ After quitting business in Dur- ham. Mr. Douglas went. to Barrie, and has also lived at Galt. Chatham and Listowel. being in the. latter town for about seven years. Some months ago he returned to Durham and opened up a repair shop here, where he remained till eight weeks ago, when he accepted a position at Kitchener. He was a son of Mr. J. J. Douglas of Owen Sound and was 34 years of age. Interment was made Monday afâ€"l tcrnoon from the residence of his! father at {.kven oSund, and was at-l tended by a large number of friends,: including quite a number from outâ€" of-town points. The service was most impressive and was conducted by Rev. J. L. McInnis of the Division street Presbyterian church. assist- ed by Rev. John Morris of Woodâ€" stock. a hrother-in-law. and former Rector of Trinity church. Durham. The pail-hearers were : Messrs. Roy Pearce. Stratford; Nelson Harding. Stratford; Lester Brown, Jack Doug- ias, Wi'ilfred Douglas. and Stewart Douglas. The floral tributes were very numerous and unusually beau- rtit‘ul. The remains were laid to irest in Greenwood cemetery. reg'pgi‘dggcgfig‘igfi‘ifgggtggg‘m Strat-i A committee was appointed to . 'Wait on the local hvlm- rummission . r . . . « _. , i, {01d and \\ OOdStOCI‘" ML and Mrs. ' and see il some terms could not be lein Of town were present, at the larrived at whereby the liremen could funeral. 'find accommodation at Ulv hall If The UII‘OWCIC Joms the commun- ‘: as some members of the. Council af; ity in extending to Mrs. Douglas and 3 firm the local commission was over- €£§3gél~tit§§§3l3$n€l§ {mamas Mg (m - of the partitions too far and taking ‘ _ bereavement. more room than was at, first granted. "â€""â€"_ In the - ‘ the situation is made easier. TEMPERATURES FOR LAST WEEK meantime. it looks as if the Council Thermometer readings made each will have to provide some accommo- morning at 3 a .m., and are for the dation for the tire-fighters or else 24 mew W Thermometer readings made each morning at 8 3.111., and are for the preceding 24 hours. The following are the maximum-minimum tem- peratures for the week : Apr. 4 142 fig _. AA 7 ~57 29 8 -'il 31 9 51 38 10 42 31 The weather for last week : April 3, 4, and 5, fine and clear; April 6. cloudy and dreary, with raw wind; Apr. 7. fine and clear, with rain at night; Apr. 8, fine and clear, turning to rain, with quite a rain- fall on the 8th; April 9, cloudy and threatening with some rain in the early part of the day, with cold, raw wind during afternoon, turning a little warmer toward night: .â€"v “v â€"â€"â€"vâ€" This Thursday morning is bright, clear, and chilly 37except. in the sun. $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. 3 TOWN COUNCIL CUT STREET-OILING AREA Ford Garage to Bridge Proposition as Par As Oiling Will Proceed This Summer According to Last Night's Decision of the Town Fathers. With the exception of the “busi- ness” districh the Durham Council has drawn the line on the street- oiling program and, according to last night’s meeting the only porâ€" tion of the Provincial connecting .ink to be treated with this dust- laying necessity this year will be that portion of Garafraxa street be- tween the Ford Garage and the foot of the hill at the C. P. R. crossi . Economy is the reason, as it was fe t that the tovyn could not atl‘ord under present financial depression to fur- ther extend the oiled area. '-_vvâ€"â€" .â€" The decision. however, was not unanimous, as Councillors McFad- den, McQueen and Hunter thought that the oiling program should be carried from the end of the Provin- cial Highway at the cement corner on up through the town, up the hill and on to the start of the highway at To Review office. Councillor Hunter in preparing a motion was even favorable to have George St. oiled over past the (I. P. R: station “‘ v -â€" as far as Bruce streeL where it \\ ould connect with the County Road 1‘: om Hammer. This he thought adxisable fox. if nothing 0150. the civic pride all should haw in their town. For over an hour Um oratory 110wâ€" od, and finally resulted in a motion being passed that tho. business por- tion only of the town he oiled this summer, the same to be chargod op against the [own as a wholo. Fire Brigade Wants Dressing Room. A deputatitm from the F ire De- partment appeared demanding that the room at, the Fire Hall. lately leased to the Hydro, he returned to them, or else some suitable quarters found in which the men could house their good clothes while out at fire practice or at, a fire. At present there are no accommodatiims whatever at the tire hall; no lllaN‘ tn vliange ClfiUH-‘S. nu plane in which clothes may 1w 10ft under lack an“ key till the tire bl‘lga_d_e_!‘4‘tlll_‘l!S f‘rpm duty. Fix-o Chivf Mthmald widrpssmi the Coum'il. and was hacked by John Lluyd. nnv uf Hm members, when Reeve Caldvr attmnmtcd to explain away some things that did not seem in ammo with the facts in the. case. The Rpow claide that, something: must have gone wrong with things. For the past fifteen or twenty years tlw firemen had. with almnst. the same- 1)vt'3(‘)r\nel in a good many cases iserved thv town and it smunwl fun- }ny that. it. was only now that they wow putting up a cry for a. room. It was how that. he was cox‘l‘vcted in his statvmont by the mumbers of I the _departmc_nt. The true. facts of the ease- Were that after the removal 01‘ the (Lurks office tn its present site some years ago. the liremen had been girl-n the 01d Clerk’s office fur a mum. They had furnished it up sufficiently well to suit their needs. And then. came the Hydro. The tire brigade was asked to lean the mom tn the hydro for a timeâ€"aunt“ they got. another suitable place. and after that it was in he returned to them. To this the brigade agreed and at the last meet- 1 ing,' of the Council, despite the prom- ise made, and despite the statement of the tiremen’s ease by «me of the members (if the Council. the hydro is rented the room at the rental of $5 a year and the fire brigade turned out to shift for themselves. The re- sult was that if the Council did not wish to consider the department at lall and furnish them with at least a little consideration. they \wre will- ing' to resign and let some one else ,take up the work. It. was here that Reew Calder ac- cused Councilor Bell of flirting with the firemen and trying to raise dis- all‘ection between that body and the town council. Councillor Bell hotly resented this and m-ovwl m the sat- isfaction of 1110 Council and those present that had it not, lwnn for him the fire brigade would have already resigned. and not, waitml till to- night. Councillor Bell stated that. it was the Reeve who was running around and making a big {Now of himself and causing disaffectiim in gdill‘erent quarters. Mrs. Orr of College street was at the Council chamber in protest aâ€" gainst the furniture company piling lumber at her front gate. She claim- ed that there was only room enough now to get through, that the lumber had been placed there while she was away, and that she looked to the Council to see that it was removed. On being questioned, Mrs. Orr said she had no serious objection to the ’lumber being piled on the unused right of way to the north of her property, but did not appreciate the piling of lumber at her front door as it had been done. The chaixman or the Board of Works was instructed to interview the company and make some arrangements in the matter. Mrs. Orr also requested that a light be placed on West Lambton street as Continued on page 6.