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Durham Chronicle (1867), 4 Nov 1915, p. 1

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community. Since the death of the late George Blyth he has been clerk of the village. He has also devoted time and energy to the public library, for 18 years being chairman of the board. Rev. W. G. Reilly, rector of the Anglican church, Chatsworth, for the past 21 years, and for a number of years rural dean of Grey, has resigned his charge and moved to Thorndale, in the county of Middlesex. He preached his farewells at Chatsworth and St. Mark’s church in Holland, on Sunday. In addition to his minis- terial work, he took an active in- terest in matters pertaining to A petition containing over 1100 signatures has been presented to the Owen Sound council asking that a vote be taken in January for the repeal of local option. This is said to be a very small mar- gin over the required number. In the face of conditions as they '31. ist in the province to-day, and the rapidly growing sentiment throughout the world in favor of temperance, it is hard to conceive of Owen Sound going back to the license system. 01' course, a ma- jority vote is all that’s required there, but even with that .We have no expectation of local option be- ing defeated. The Daughters of Ruth organizâ€" ed Bible class of the Methodist Sunday school are giving a con- cert in the church on Thursday evening. November 11. The prin- cipal number on the program will be the story of Ben Hur. shown in 72 beautiful lantern slides. Other numbers will be. singing by the class. recitations. solos and other special music. Admission 1550. for adults and 10c. for children. an Institute Member?” and friends are asked to return the quilt block. Visitors always welcome. The Dornoch branch of the YVO- men's Institute Will meet at the home of Mrs. Dargavel on W'ed- nesday. November 10. at 2.30 p.m. Mrs. Alexander will give ashort paper on “The Farmer’s Wife,” Mrs. Shirk will discuss “Why am I Photographs for Christmas.â€"- Please fifteen of your friends at Christmas with a photograph of yourself or family. Three q‘xtra nhmos with each dozen. W'qu fin- ished in black and Whit'E-L' or sepia. Make your appointment nounâ€"F. W. Kelsey. For want of time we are obliged to hold over this week’s news from Darkies’ Corners. including? an account of an address to the McGirr family. The minutes of Glcncle: council have also been shelved for next issue. Christmas photographs. â€" Don’t worry over Christmas gifts this year. A dozen photographs will please fifteen of your friends. Call and see our new line of mounts and foldersâ€"F. W. Kelsey. Company I of the Durham Girl Guides will serve tea and sell homemade baking and candy in Calder’s Hall on Saturday, No- vember 13. Proceeds to buy ma- terials for Red Cross work. Mr. Chas. Kennedy of Bunessan sent last week to the Canadian Patriotic Fund, a remittance of $23.92. a contribution from the Bunessan football club. "V :92 Waterman’s new self-filling pens at )Iacfarlane’s. Pens filled in an instant. and nothing to get out of order. Nothing makes 'a more acceptable gift. Christmas photographs. -â€" Make vour appointment now. Fifteen photographs with every dozen You could not make a better Christmas giftâ€"F. W'. Kelsey. Liggett’s chocolates made good, in Durham. Everybody likes them I Are you next? 60c. per pound at i Macfarlane’S. I Bring all kinds of raw hid’es, furs and sheepskins to Levine’s at Durham. He pays the highest cas'r. priceS. ed to take a hmited number of pupils for instruction on the pian') and organ. See her ad on ‘page 2. Sf VOL. 48â€"N0. 2540 Dundalk citizens donated $3,001.- 07 on Trafalgar Day, or an aver- age of nearly $4 per head of the population. The highest individual contribution was for $140, given by S. McCullough John Sinclair, E.G. Lucas and S. Bell followed with $100 each. The next contribution :was by T. F Lockhard, who gave "$75. The next twelve names on the list were for $50 each. Then follows two $40 subscriptions, one $35: next come nine at $30 each. then fifteen at $25 each, two at $23 each, eleven at $20 each, three at $15 each, one at $12. Next we find sixty-four $10 contributions, one $9, one $7 and twenty-one of $5 each. A number of others have . given from 50c. up to $4, makingj up a a grand total of over! $3,000, with more to follow. ‘ The roof will soon be on the new high school, and inside work will then go on independ- ent of weather conditions. When finished, it “ill be quite a hand- some structure and we hope it will prove a valuable asset for the town. It is doubtful if it W111 long remain large enough to meet the growing educational re- quirements of the town and adja- cent townships. The location wiii be all right when we get better accustomed to it. In any event, it would be hard to find anything better in town. We want a regular correspond- ent at all important points in the four adjacent townships. and we shall be pleased to hear from persons who are Willing to underâ€" take the task at places not now represented. To jot down the news items of the community would be good practice, and take only a short time each week. W'e Want the news, and short items are better than longer ones in many cases. We want our correspondents to avoid anything liable to cause ill feeling in their communities. Call at our office, or write for supplies. Mr. Archibald Ferguson died very suddenly at the home 'of a friend in Owen Sound on Saturday night or Sunday morning. He Went to Owen Sound on the late train Saturday. intending to go to Sault Ste. Marie next day. He appeared in good health, but was found dead in bed next morning Heart failure was the cause. The remains were taken to his home at Mt. Forest. Where interment took place yesterday. Overseas Hospital Corps. Hon. Dr. Jamieson offered his services for the position some time ago, and signified his willingness to resign the Speakership if ap- pointed. Only one man would be preferred to Dr. Jamieson, and that was the present appointee. ever, are given a chance, and all who pay up before the end of January, 1916, will get their paper at the present rate. After the first of May, 1916, all weekly papers in Bruce county will be $1.50 ayear Dr Ross, now in France, has been appointed by the militia de- partment as head of the Canadian The publishers in the countv of Bruce have decided to raise. the price of subscription from $1. 00 to $1. 50 a }ear The readers, how- The Zion branch of the Women’s Institute will meet at the home of Mrs. J. J. Peart on Thursday, No- vember 11, at 2 p.m Papers will be given on “Beverages, their use and abuse,” and “Mouth Health." All ladies are cordially invited to attend. Since last meeting. the Institute has sent 41 gems of jam to the Red Cross. trial a charge of attempted suicide by taking strychnine. He took the A young man named Rea was up in police court at Owen Sound on U I‘ll I U w I‘ I The anniversary services were i held in the Presbyterian church on M . . 1 Sunday, when apprOpriate and We have just received the infor- t t' ch mation that Mrs. Philip Eva, Allan .m "es mg serfmns were Ifréa -- Park. died at 12 o’clock to-day. 29d both morning and evening by , 'Dr. Farquharson, late pastor of SIP Charles Tupper 18 dead. He ' - . . th can: t . f died at Bexley Heath, Kent, Enâ€" e grega 101’) As the state 0 . - . ’ d gland, on Saturday. He Was 94 Mr Farguharsons health cause . .him to resign his ch’arge about years of age and the last of the; s .1 . . .f . a Fathers of Confederation. éfwofe.” ag?’. “e was gratl. y‘nb For his address proper, the war was a timely topic, but to talk of the war, {he scarcely knew of new lines along which to pro~ ceed. Every member of the audi- ence hal the same sources of in- formation as he had. The news- paper reports of a filtered cen- sorship were available to all, but the whole truth was not allowed to reach us. He pointed out the causes of the war, and the diffi- culties of the belligerent nations to effect the results by diplomacy that the easy-chair critics thought they should have accomplished. He referred to bitterness still felt from the Balkan troubles of a few years ago, and the diffi- culties of adjustment so as to sat- ; isfy the cra'vings of the various! factions. He deplored the unfairi criticism too frequently indulged in against the governments and war offices. The Dardanelles expe- ‘ ditious, though not up to the! desired effects expected by the‘! Allies, was by no means a failure. ! The fighting on Gallipoli kept the ‘ Turks from Egypt and prevented the {destruction that I'migh't be! wrought elsewhere. The British} Navy “are still the watch-dogs of the sea and have assisted and still assist the Allies in carrying on trade, almost as. usual, with the outside world. This e1. emy, he remarked in conâ€" . conclusion, is fighting from an encore. The quartette by Messrs. Telford. Harding. Ramnfze and McComb was a splendid number and was thoroughly en- ioyed. The fine“pipe organ was ably played by the efficient or- ganist. Miss Margaret Hunter. The program was unique for a tea-meeting. u ' lSlX months. The musical part of the program 5 * He had been west on two or . l x::sfl:h§::g' t’f‘he cggfer‘entbcho- ,three occasions, and secured prop- . - ’ e ' 1r 0 e in - - . : lerty, but dld not move out With- gotodeoSrm; an; goriughlly “he; .f his family until four years ago en. r.-. . . au'er an: - . - . , , - llast spring. He was a haghh res- 1:21:53 Fdfie:?:0131‘sffngda c3339 3‘ gpected and industrious man, and in 1.31“)er the e 3.1.1“ anw.thar f ; was :doing Well, with bright hOpes g ‘ ‘ au 1e ce 1 a 'for the future. He enjoyed excel- Well rendered duet° a duet bv' . ’ - . 1 t1 ttk ' Misses Zeta Black and Ida Wilson dent hea th un l 1 en doun a v . t d th t th 3. ‘ low weeks ago with typhoid and ‘ as SO a 1.9 a e L ( ‘I‘ '.y 0 0 o s ence fo cpg tic:l t a 9,1 {“1}! ‘Dneumonla. whlch terminated 1115 r e 0 es )0 t w l em r I n l earthly career on Thursday last. an encore. The (nmrtnftn ln' a fine program set in motion. The meeting was opened by Rev. Mr. W’ylie of the Baptist church leading in prayer. The chairman followed with an address on “The Unexpected,” containing humorous references to the commonplace things of the evening, to things, indeed. that would be easily over-- looked by the ordinary observer, but handled by Mr. Whaley, they possessed a real living interest. About eight o’clock the auditor- ium of the church was comfortab- ly filled when the chair was tak- en 1)}* the pastor, Mr. Whaley, and On Monday evening the regu- lar annual tea-meeting was served and, as on former occasions, there was a good attendance, and all enjoyed the excellent menu so bountifully supplied by the ladies of the congregation. him to resign his chlarge about two years ‘ago, it was gratifying to all to :see his improved condi- tion, and his many friends in the congregation and community hope ere long to see him completely restored. PRESBYTERIAN ANNIVERSARY DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4. [915 charge of murder in connection Iwith the death of their 14-year- jold daughter. They were arrested after a pursuit of over 150 miles. Walkerton contributed $2,100 to Trafalgar Day appeal. The highest individual subscription was from John Rowland, Sr., for $60, the next highest on the list was from Mrs. David Robertson, and DaVid Robertson, who gave $50 each. A few 83W? $25, but the bulk of the contributors gave smaller sums. They fell short of the $3,000 mark they thought to reach. ! Notice has reached us of the :death at Firvale, B. 'C., on. the 514th of October, of Harriet Amel- iia, sixth daughter of the late 'James Lunney of Bentinck, and fiwife of Thomas R. Astleford, .resident at one time of Drayton. tThe deceased was 48 years of age, ‘and besides her husband, two D .' ° ’ . ’sons and four daughters survne. p *She leaves also three sisters and .’ sone brother, 1n Ontario, and two {. D D t Q: Esisters in the West. Mrs. James Mrs.Schramn1 died this mornino' at the home of her daughte1, Miss Carmount, at the age of 80 veare. Intexment will be made Saturday Harry Vollett. son of Mr. Aaron Vollett of Normanby, died on Tuesday night from pneumonia. The young man was about 32 years of age. but an invalid from infancy, and never able to walk. Notwithstanding his infirmity, he enjoyed life, was fond of com- pany, and industrious at his home, where he spent much. time in knitting and other work. He had a quiet horse and drove out fre- quently to town, to fairs and other gatherings. He will be much missed in the home. ' The remains were brought here for interment, which took place on Tuesday afternoon at Mapleu’ood. The Chronicle extends svmpathy to the momm'ng lelatives. Besidos his widow and three children, he has two surviving brothers, Rev. Harry Caldwell of Waterford and William C. Cald- \x ell of Normanby. i A telegram announcing the death of Mr. Samuel Caldwell, of ”Bethune Sask., was received here on Thursday, and was sad intelli- fgence to his relatives and friends gin this locality. HARRIET AMELIA LUN N EY. He was twice married, first to Miss Ellen McNiece, who only 11v- ed a few months after marriage, and second to Miss Lizzie Fee” who survives, together with three children, the oldest being about ten years, and the youngest about six months. The deceased was 50 years of age, being born in Adj'ala town- ship in 1865. He was the youngest of three sons, and all came with their parents to Normanby in 1875. A warm vote of t'h’anks7 was ten- dered the speaker on motion ' of Inspector Campbell and Mr. John McGowan. within, and her easy access fto the different fronts, will give her the advantage in the start. The fact of the enemy being cut off from the outside world necessar- ily means that she is growing weaker and: weaker as time goes on, while the Allies are ’in a posi~ tion to increase their fighting strength and will ultimately win, but how soon cannot easily be foretol'i. { The proceeds amounted to $76. OBI TUARY SAMUEL CALDWELL. HARRY VOLLETT. MRS. SCHRAMM. TIMMNJ n . '1' é+++++++++~s++w+++++++++++ m+++++++++++++++++++++ ++ Overcoats Suits J. a: J. HUNTER Every garment in our showing of Clothing is made from best mater- ials, and has style and fit that any man or boy would wear with pleasure Trousers $1.00 PER YEAR

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