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my“? The Doll’s Name Was Mabel A Happy and Prlspernus New Year You’ll Have to Hustle . . The lucky guesser being Miss Annie Atcheson. Out of over one hundred guesses she being the only one to guess the name “Mabel.” We thank our customers for past patronage and trust that fair and honest dealing will merit a continuance of their trade for the coming year. SETURMY ERBBERIES WISH ES EVERYBODY WT MES EBPLE’S STI RE iéOBERT BURNETT .‘I .‘3‘011 That the “PeOple’s Store” is the cheapest place in Durham to buy your 3.3 113 Durham’s Cocoanut 150 . 39:. :94. ’1'». (a? O \" 6 ’41 29:... 43*? ’1‘ Co. 0‘ , .s?‘ $ A" c, 6.: ’4? :93" '7‘? >3): a law more shopping days left in mar. then we. enter 1906. 7 lbs. Rice, - - 250. 1 package Malta-Vita, 120. ONTARIO. fififi Mr. and Mrs. ‘Alex. Graham, of Huntsville, were guests over Sunday . of Mr. Wm. Cameron. \' m .',/, wood. Miss Alice Irvine is home from Tor- onto. Mrs. (Rev.) Newton spent Tuesday in Holstein. Fred and Reg Kelly, of Toronto, were home over Sunday, Mr. Hastings, of Markdale, was a. day or so in town. Mr, J. Wright, of the Soo, spent Christmas at Mr. Nat Whitmore’s. Miss McLean, of Pricevillé, is visit- ing Mrs. McMurray. Mr. Allan Bell was in Toronto over Sunday. Mr. John Peel, of Drayton, is the guest of his uncle, Mr. Fred Peel. Miss Rita Culbertson. of Meaford, is the guest; of friends in town. Mr. F. W. Search is visiting friends in Winchester. Miss Maud Saunders, of Hamilton, spent Christmas at her home here. Dr. and Mrs. Watson. of George- town, are guests of Mrs. Glass. Miss Jessie Farquharson, of George- town, is home for the holidays. M r. Harry Benton, of Mount Forest, spent Sunday and Monday in town. Miss Flossie Limin, of Toronto, is M} the parental home for the holidays. Miss Daisy Blackburn is home on a visit from Buffalo. Mrs. Hind spent Christmas in \Vat- (31-300 with her son Omar and family. Miss \Vhitchurch, of Stratford, 's visiting her brother, Engineer \Vhit- church. Mr. Arc-hie McDongall returned from Collingwood Monday. and is again on THE CHRONICLE stafi’. Mr. Geo. McDonald, of Toronto, spent Christmas with his parents Mr. “. Limin. of BM: 1511 ICOIumbIa, is the guest. of his um other. 1". C. Limiu at; present. Mr. and Mrs. B. Donaldson, of Tor- onto. spent. Christmas with the lat- ter’s brother, Mr. Thos. Swallow. Miss Lillie Burnett. of Priceville, has been the guest of Mrs. Robert Burnett the past week or so. ' Mr. Angus McKinnon has returned from' Port Arthur, and spent his holi- Miss \Vhitmore, of Toronto, spent Christmas at the parental home in Glenelg._ .Iisses Nellie and Llowyin Moran, teachers. of Ayton, are holidaying at home. Andrew Smith, of Detroit, is spend- ing a. week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.,0harter Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grierson, of Langdon N. D., are visiting in Dur- ham and. vicinity. Mr. Joseph Moore, of Toxonto, visi- ted his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Moore. Mr. Fred Mountain spent, Christ- mas with his uncle. A. Mountain. in Buffalo. Mrs. Clark and daughter, of Fergus, spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs. Alez. Russell. Miss Beulah Calling, of London Normal School. is home fur the holi- days. Mr. and Mrs. Mofi’nt, of Greenock. were present at the Binnieâ€"Rotor marriage. E 'zmgelist Minnis left for Zion Mon- day and will conduct; services there for a week or two. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Jzunioson and son. Ross. and Mr. and Mrs. Ross. of Mount Forest, were guests of Dr. Jmnieson on Christmas. \Ir. Reid. of the. S andard Bank, visited his parents in Lucan over Christmas. Miss Jessie Munro. of Stratford, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Munro. Miss Bertha Walpole, of Markdale, is the guest of her brothers, T. N. and W. Walpole. Mr. John McCaul. of Toronto. spent: Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McUzml. Mr. Nathan Swallow, of Toronto, and William, of \Vinnipeg. were guests of their brother, Mr. Thomas Swallow. Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Bailey, of Han- over, were in town over Christmas, guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caton. Messrs. Wm. Campbell and. VVm. Bowie. of Dundas, were guests over Christmas with Mr. J. S. Drysdale. Principal Allan is visiting at Bel- PERSONAL . i Mr. and Mrs. Wilder and tWo chil- eville, dren, of Rose Lawn, are visiting Mrs. Robert, Wilder’s, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lee- 'son. It is four years since they visit.- 3urned ed in. this part. ? @113 Mr. John s. MOi'timer. of Winnipeg spent *a. few. days \‘in town Mgg‘ave the OhrOnicle 'agb‘zfiefecafi. i Hehasbéen been Miss Minnie McClocklin, of Toronto, spent Christmas at her home here. Miss Ingram, of London, is visiting at the Parsonage. Brad Jamieson, of the Medical Col: lege, Toronto, is holidaying at; home. Miss Enno Davidson is visiting her many friends in town. Mr. Bert; Moore we)» mt his home in Hamilton over Christm LS. Mr. (7 :as. Lavelle sp‘ acthe holidays at his h. we in Stratfm : 1. Mr. J. Murdoch Wm- in Hamilton over Christmas. Mr. Maylor. of the Bank staff, Spent; Christmas at his home in Forest. Mrs. McIntyre and niece are guests of Mrs. Gadd. " Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Meikle spent Christmas in Palmerston. Mr. Robert McGowan arrived home from Kansas Monday. Mr. Elton Siegner. of Berlin, ate Christmas dinner at the parental home. Miss Edith Alla-n visited in Holstein for a couple of days. ' Mr. Thos. Orchard and niece, of Holstein, visited at: Principal Allan’s. Mr. Allie McIntyre, of Bradford, was in town for Christmas. Mrs. E. McClocklin is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Nicholls, Toronto. Mr. George Wright, of Toronto, was home for Christmas. Miss Siegner, of Toronto, .spent Christmas with her parents here. Mr. Tyerman, Medical student, Toronto, is the guest of friends town and vicinity. Inspector and Mrs. Campbell were .. .. I . . m Owen bound on Fmday and Satur- day last. Mr. Shirley McIntyre is’home from the \Vest where he spent the last year or two. ' Miss Minnie Speers and Mr. John McCutcheon. of Caledon, are guests or the farmer’s sister. Miss Speers, and grandmother, Mrs. Robt. Hill, of this town. , Mr. 3Ll‘ld Mrs. John MacKenzie are guests of the former’s father. Mr. Duncan MacKenzie. Mrs. J. )1. Hunter left last week for Brandon to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Smith. , Miss Julia Weir, of Alliston. and Miss Lizzie Weir, of Toronto, are spending their holidays at the parental home in Glenelg. Misses Kate and Belle Cameron, of McDonald Hall, Guelph, are home for the holidays. Dr. and Mrs. Burnett. of Hamilton spent Christmas with the lattex’s pa- rents, \Ir. and Mrs. Adam Robertson. Miss Margaret Crawford of Toronto, is .hofidaying at the parental home here. Miss Elizabeth McDonald. of Tor- onto, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mc- Donald. Mr. Arthur Smith, 70f Brantford, spent: Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Mark \Vilson. of Flesh- erton, were visiting friends in town, Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. A. Langrill, of Toron- to, were guests of Mrs. Langrill’s brother, Mr. T. Swallow, for Christ- Mr. R. Pee], Mrs. F. Peel and daugh- ter, Loretta, were in Dmyton for lllristtnas. MI. “7. E. Buchan, .of Winnipeg, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Buchan herr“ ’ Miss Annie McCreary and a friend, Miss Worn of Toronto, are spending the holidays with the former’s mother, Mrs. McCreary. Mt. and MxS. H. P. Ball. of Stutt- to: ed, are v isiting the lattez's Mparents Mr. and st. C. Browne. Mr. and Mrs. F. VVixson, of Inger- soll, spent Christmas With the latter-’3 brother, Mr. Thos. Swallow. Mr. Duncan MacKenzie, who has been att ending Commercial College 1n Toronto, is holidaying at his home here. Mr. Bradshaw. ‘of Torontm spent Sunday Wlth his sister, Mrs. (Dr.) J amieson. ' Mr. Percy Hopkins, of the Standard Bank, holidayed at, his home in Har- ristnn. Mr. Gibson, Miss Gibson and niece, of Toronto, were guests of Mr. Ireland for a few days. DECEMBERQS, 1905 of A New Year of hopes fulfilled, of prosperity beyond anticipation, of joys. deep, pure and unalloyed to the Chronicle’ 3 Head, atafi and ap- preciative readers 18 our wrsh. Tom Lauder, of town, spent part“; of last week on the old farm of his boyhood. the guest 0! Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson. J u‘ m- "3.: Mr. Wes. Napper and his sister, Miss Hattie, of Eden Grove; Mr. Leo Smith mid Mr. Harvey Reed, of ‘ Hamilton, were guests of Councillor ' Hunt’s family the last and first of ' this week. --r,. o Will Smith, " a brawny .smithy ” of Erin, came up on Saturday and is visiting; at. Uncle George Blair’s. He, MaSter Artie and'Miss Anabel Blair attend this week the marriage of Mr. Geo. Smith no one of Melanom- on’s fairesc daughters. fi“ _ aid the cm ' a «{2- I A r’s Pills at! Paton! Inga?“ 3 up 5. :3 Mr. Douglas Carma and his Lride, g formerly Miss Bella Hastie, re up 3:; froxi Torontovisining among relagé tives.. .; A big crowd waspresenc. It; was ans? appremative, orderly good-.looking 3.31 crowd, too The church was never 9’1 so grettily decorated. l‘he pxogram ’3‘: was bright in song. 1ecical dialogue '1 2‘". and muszc, the 1111' 11:1 being suppliedr‘; by Mr. and Airs. Thos. fiinctue of;;;r~_:" Edge Hill, each. number they gaffe": bemg 1ap1urously encored SantaL. Claus 1esponaed qu1cL'ly to the call’-; over the telephone and did his part 1.; moss cleverly. Every one in 11161.5}: house 1e0eived an orange, something; like 280 being handed out. The at, ch; ldren W618 g1 'nerousiy named to as gifts The pxoceeds amounting '10111 ubo It. $2.4 ‘1] " Mr. and Mrs; Thos. Cook, of Mark.- daie, ate Chrmxnas guose with Mr. and Mrs. \Vlll Cook, here. There was quite a family rte-union at m. John McNally’s on Monday and they had a jovial time. r: 0 Air. and Mrs; L). McNaughton. of Dumfnes, are spending part of their honeymoon 'with the lacuer’s signer. Mrs. Jim Nelson. i‘hey leave fdf ', Port Elgin’ on \N‘ednesday. \ ‘q' Zion’s fumfamed Christmas Tree Concert came 03 on Saturday night. The Nomination in our Tp. Hall on it” Friday lasn. might. easzly have been‘ considered a “ fleeing of the Mutual if? 15‘ Admiratiou Society.” the ratepayers ,4?“ being so well satisfied by the doings" of theUOUhCU of 1905. was they werefiyg. re elccced by acclamaziuu, wich the.“ 1*. exceptwu oi Mr. Geo E. Arrov'vsmith . dropping Out; and Mr. Malcolm Black}; taking his place .‘dr Geai‘ge Binnie-’1’ made a good chairman and a neat 3‘." Speech at, the Close; Reeve McFado jgéi' den gave 1. straight: account. of his 5' stéWuI‘dship Councillor Hum. wig” proved a tires-class commissioner 83, has the gut uf bring amt: to eXpI'eflssi-E’g. his thoughts in gumi foul}. Council": [or Wear is counted leer-J. headed WW a safe. shrewd £41408" Vegeran J 110- SW A. McMillan was :niguud health and- the old fire in him, Strung John ’ has a strong gnp (anfthe heart-StrimIS 2'. of the puhGC. .‘s‘lt‘.j‘Al‘rOxVStniiil was O . , - g»; unavmdably ah.~em, He has proved, during nix 1:2 or 13 News in «office. ' .5’ . himself L0 be 8. mos}. ('I’U'r'Ed official, an A l roadmaker aid at man of 8891‘9‘ ling character. Many regret his withdrawal from ttia Cn‘ugcilf Mr. Mal. Black. the nevfi maxi. is widely known, has a good’et‘neehanicaihea‘ 5n him and will profieavfiluedme her at, the council cable ‘ ‘ DEAR TEACHER :-â€"â€"Ars.» our relation as teacher and pupils :3 about. $10 of Severed it is with feeimgs 0‘ ”are! that, we Say good bye. \Ve wsl'l lop remember your kindness to um 3'01 the agreeable Lime .we spent townhog and we'trus: that. your eficro’as for 0 good W111 not heiwithout h uir. in ' lives. Before slaying good. bye _ WOUld 33k you t? accepg'thild ($130 n. small present a.§'3~-remindér of {i feelings of goodwill [or yam.“ our-best. Wishes-for your mum.:._ whatefier' .yeur' calling may be: hove. ‘i'r‘. mayige amended with jg‘, J‘. \"_“ MR W. J. RITCHIE, ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION? You can hardly find a home without its Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Parents know what it does for children: breaks Throat, Lungs up a cold in a single night, wards oi? bronchitis, prevents pneumonia. Physicians' ad- vise parents to keep it on hand. “The beet eouh medicine money can any m Chen-y 0:31. For the cough- 0: “Insets: £0011ny be better." A00 S‘é’éu, Strata‘s. Ind. lie. 83.418. J. 0. Am 00.. H! (Ito Lowell. Mm. {Rojas} cough modiping mqpoy eta-buy; 1w rs T raverston. AbardeecL Dec.,’2i ‘of the PU of .' of § QB