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Renewals are now in Order. or.” He is evidently pleased With the knockout blow given to reci- procity. Like many other sensible and thinking men, he fails to see how it could make Wheat clearer. and flour cheaper. He reports fine Weather; somewhat cold at times, but very little snOW. He reports the town growing nicely, and tells us his brother Archie Was re-elect- ad alderman. 'Thanks tor sub- aériptian. Next! ' Mr. S. R. Jackson, of Meritt, B.C., in renewing his subscription for 1912 says: “The Chronicle has be- come a necessity in our home. It is when a person is far away from the scenes of his childhood that he appreciates news from home, of friends with Whom he [has been acquainzted‘ their welfare, and whereabouts. The Chronicle is one great medium through which we obtain this news: it is a source of comfort, and an educat- The Hanover Post tels of' a Belziinck wefiding‘ that ‘33:" to ‘ve postponed, as the clergyman who was to officiate. was unyahle to maxe his way through the snow- dril’ts A. similar occurrence hapâ€" pen-2d in Artemesia about the same time, only this ,time it was not the preacher, but the cake, ’that was behind time, and. didn’t arrive for tWo {lays afterward. The wedding was pulled off according. -to schedule, however, and upon the arrival of the cake, another gathering is held. But then. such is life in the Far North.- ' Mr. Jos. LaWsont, ‘general agent "of the Imperial Life, is .in town for a couple of days on busié ness. 'His' proper title now is Alderman Laws-on, the electors oi his home city, Guelph, having sent him to the council on New Year‘s Day. He. stood at the head of the poll too, which shows that he is just as popular at home as he is in Durham. A picture of Mayor Black ap- ‘pears in the London Free PreSS’. of Monday last. Underneath is found the sentence. “Mair-or Wil- liam Black, of Durham, a former London man, head and front of the horse fair project and other moxements for the good of the The February. meeting of the “'omen's Institute, Will be held at the home of Mrs. Joseph Brown” Durham, on February lst, at 2 p. m. Dr. Hutton will give an ad- dress on “Simple Home Remedies, or What To Do Till the Doctor Come-s.” Roll call. Lost â€"On Thursday evening. January 11th.- either between Hut- ton Hill and town; or on .the streets in town, a plush lap 'rug, black on one side, and yellow striped on the other Finder will be rewarded by leaving same at the Traders Bank , We learn, of offers. Mr. James Bu‘rt ‘xhad advertised his household effects for sale, on Saturday next, and intends going ~West. He ' sold his. house and lot up town to Mr. Geo. Finney,nwho, The office of the Markdale fur- niture factory caught fire Tuesday noon of last week, but was ex- ting-nis‘ned by emploVees before 'the brigade arriVed. The damage is leported slight. Carnation-s 'for sale at ' the Durham greenhouse, and wreaths made’mr funerals, from $2.00 to $3.00 on short order. Sprays according to size.â€"C. W. Lang.‘.2 The Calgary Eye-Opener, which has been prohibited from passing thi-ngh the mail, has had its pasta} privileges restored. The slogan “do your Christmas shopping early, is now changed tc “please remit.” Come and get value for your 11101193. 15 pér cent. off all'fur- niture. â€"â€"F. Lenahan 8: Co. Inrvitations are out for an asâ€" semblv in the town hall on FridaV night next. Remember the Box Social in the Hall, Holstein, on February 5th. Maid wantedâ€"Apply to Mrs. Thomas Haskins. Live Hogs are $6.25 to-day. VOL. 44â€"N0. 2334. sifme had a number those who are ever ready to‘ give the Judas kiss to the cause they profess to espouset and to bring into disrepute the sincerity of their former protestations. The Rich- eson case is regrettable not that it involves the church. universal. but that it furnishes fresh mater- ial for those who are anxious to dilate on the seeming inconsisten; cies of presentvday Christianitv â€"Bruce Herald. we can: or neV. xuc'neson is one of those regrettable affairs, the sting «of which comes on every or- ganization seeking to advance the teachings of Christianity. The Mc- Namara case furnished a parallel in the labor World. The great re- gretis that there seems to be rpre- sent in every body, religious, com:- mercial, political or otherwise. Fireâ€"What ought to concern the farmers of this locality is the fact that I am bringing a car Load of damaged grain from Owen Sound’s defunct elevator, to Durham. This car Will be at the C.P.R.’ station before this an- nouncement reaches the reader. The- grain is damaged both by water and fire, but is nevertheless good, cheap feed. It is a mixture of Wheat and oats, and Will be sold at $17 a ton. New, get busy, bring in your bags with you, You will be sure. to take a load home. -T. Motiat. “ The Horse Fair; on Thursday was quite a success, and Mayor Black feels he has scored another vic- to-ry.‘ There were seven buyers Present, and forty-two "horses Changed hands. It and the poul- try show together brought cluite a ‘mQ-nber to town. The next fair will he nanounced in due” time. It is a good thing for the town. and a good thing for the farm- ers.‘ especially those. who have horses «to sell. The country roads. are not in good condition for teaming. The snowing and blowing of the past few days have fillednp the beaten track: which was_£airly good for light loads. Turning out is a difficult proposition, ,and the heavy loaded sleighs of logs cut into the side badly when they once leave the track. A box social, under the auspicé of the Women’s Institute, will be 'held in the Agricultural Hall, Hol- stein. on February 5th, commenc- ing at 8 p.m. Good programâ€" solos, duetts, readings, etc. Ladies bringing boxes free; to all others a fee of 10c, will be chargeH .‘ Everybody welcome. Mr. W. H. Hoyle, of Cannin’gton. has been appointed Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, and some of the papers are suggesting that the business' will have to be done “according to Hoyle.” The junior hockey team is in \Walkertton this Wednesday night. If they beat the home team on their o'm‘n ice, we’ll not forget to tell about it next week. Hanoi-yer juniors play here Friday. Preparatory services will he held in the Presbyterian church on Friday next at 2.30 and -8 p.m. Rev; J. A“ Mattheszon, of Pri'ceville. will officiate at both services. ‘ ' The Toronto papers announce the engagement of Mr. C. C. Dou- glas, Jeweller, of this town to Miss Ada Limin. The marriage will take place the last of this month. ‘ The annual meeting of the Greyf ‘Bruce Mutual Fire Insurance Co. ”appears on page 3, also the annu- al meeting of the Poultry Assoc-in: tie-n. . ‘ You will miss one of the treats of the season if you fail to-attend the box social in the HallkHolstein on February Shh. The case of Rev. Richeson i We are in receipt of an interest- ing sketch from .Mr. George Lamb. of fie Michigan “SOC.” It will ap- pear in a later issue. Twhe curlers from here played at 'Walkerto-n on Monday, and Wire so badly beaten that We’ll not say a word about it. 15 per. cent. off all furniture for the next thirty days.-’-'Â¥F. Lenahnn The ladies Will rejoice in see you at the box social on February 5th in the Hall, Holstein. ’ l Inutermeft takes place to Zioy ‘ceme‘tery tihis .Wedinesday after- ‘n-oon, the services being conductedi by her pastor, Rev. B. W. Wri,0'\ht,l Lack toxf\a.n inctimate personzfl a'c-U quaintan‘ce with the deceased Dre- [vents us from refex’ring‘ more fully We the life of this esiimable may, U1 J) i 1 3 ._. 4-...“ He left the farm about 4 years ago, and has since been living with his niece. He was a man of strong constitution‘ and was pos- ‘sessed of a large amoumt of pk sical endurance. About sixteen months ago, he was stricken With paralysis} and has been’ ailing evef since. He was unconscious for abowt a week before his death. He Was a staunch Conser- vative'm politics. Tthrough perse- verenuce, industry and thrift, 'he accumulated ‘ considerable propertY- The pan-bearers were Henry Brigham, 'AJeXander Mervyn, Da- Vid Hillis, .Wm. Pierson, Thomas Bailey and John Brown. The services here were conduct- ed by .Rev. R. W Wright, and at the cemetery by Rev. Dr. Ros-é, of Hanover. A goodly. number of his former friend‘s- and neighbors join- ed in -flhe funeral oortege' at Allan To await the arrival of relatives. interment was deferred until MOD" day of flhis week, when the re- mains were laid to rest in Hanover cemetery. Born in Fe-rmanagh, Ireland, in February 1825. the decea'sed lacked about a month of eighty-seven years of age. He came to Canada in 1848 and remained in Toronto for about four years. In 1832 he set- ti-ed on lots 37 aid 38, Icon. 3, N. D. R., Bemfinck. near Allan Park. A year or~ so later, the was married to Ann Blybh, who \ predeceased him about ten years ago last month. The union result-ed in an issue of ten children. .five sons and fiv'e'daugz‘hters, of whom are stiI‘l living three sons and two daugh- «ters. John, in Levering, Mich; Catharine (M'rs. Adams» in ' Wal- kerton: Susan, (Mrs. Hicks) :11: Mag‘anextaW-‘an: Thomas. on .the homestead; and Henry. in Vance u- The pioneers are passing away. This w eek We have to chra‘de the death of Robert Kennedy, who died ' on Thursday la§t, at the 'home of his n1 ece..Mrs. Thomas M Reid am this town. The deceased lady was of a very retiring disposition. a life- 10mg member of the Methodist church. an affectionate Wife and mother, a friend to all in time of need. and highly esteemed by all who knew her. ‘ Twofot'h'ers and one sister sur- vive. osepnh Cook. of Maple Hill, James Beatty Cook. of Los. Angeles. California, and! Miss Madge Cook, of Tara. On the 15th of November, 1851, she was married to Thomas Ed- W ards Who predeceased her about eight years ago. After marriage. Mr. anth'rS. Edwards lived for a time in the County of Halton, then moved to Sam-ia. next. to Maple Hill. near YValkertlon, and fortyâ€" eighrt years ago to the township of G'lenelg'. where they spent the remainder of their days. on the alst of Sept-ember, 1833. When a child of 'three years, she came to Canada with her parents who settled in the County pf Halton. ’ OBITUARY. MRS. THOMAS EDWARDS. We regret to. chroniclé the death of Mrs. Thomas Edwards, of Ebor: d-ale. who passed away last Moln- day evening at the ripe age of seventy-eight years. The deceased lady, Whose maiden name was Eliza Cook, was -born in the County of Cavan, Ireland, ROBERT KENNEDY BURRAM. DMZ, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,1912. fiHNH‘HHNNNHK :2. CD fl N XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX '3 Roy Hunt got struc" in the forehead with the puck in ahock- Vey game Monday ev ening. It re- qui1ed foul stitches to close the I. wound. I M iss RIioda J. WaV' was :ta‘n en to the Hause of Refuge “Markdale, on Thursday. It was found imp-ossi- .ble to repair {her home, that was ire‘censtly badly damaged by fire. Nunununumunununununun fiNNNNfiKKMMHNNNHWN Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Main returned Friday from Guelph, to finish up their visit with friends here. The street lights were “got going” again. Sunday mad Monday nights. Mrs. S. Queen, and Will Orchard, {ire still quite ill. I ' The annual meeting 01f. the Egre- mont Aaricultural Society was held here om Thursday, 18th inst. P1 es1denst J. C. Adams occupied the ichair. There was a large 1epre- Isenltative attendance, and much Jinlterest manifested, The total receipts f‘OEI' 1911 Were $982.22, ex- penditure $960.85. It Was de- cided to hold a two days’ fair in l191‘2, on October lst and 2nd. It 'was also [decided to hold aSprisng Stallion Show! The matter of a field grain competition \1 as left in the ham“ 8 of the diiectms. The following officers \1 me .dulv elect- ed: Pres., J.C. Adams; lst Vice, W. Orr-oat; 2nd Vice. P. Mutch: ,Directors, J.A. Smith, A. ,McCaw, A. Stewart, H. Lamont, H. Cowan, 'J. Rice, W.J. Eccles, J.A. Swanston, W.W. Ramage. Hon. Dir., J, ‘ A, Ferguson. J. Calder, H. Schenk, J.-» Sim (lifemember), H. Reid, J. G. Randall, A. .McGiZlivray. L. B. Nicholson and T.J. Stevenson were. re-eleetedauditors, and W.J. Siharpli Se-crertary-Treasurelr. g Miss Nettie Rogers “has secured a posit-ion at Centqal Hello office here. Married..â€"By the Rev. A.E. Mar- shall. at the residence 90f, the bride‘s parents, Emem’ont, 31r- Wm. thichest er, of Owen Sound to Miss Nellie Dyer daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Dyer, Egremont. A free course of instruction in agriculture is offered to the young men of the coun- ty of Grey, beginning with the 6th of February, and extending throughout the month. This is a practiâ€" cal co»urse, embracing the different phases of farming and outlined With a View to stimulating an interest i111 farm work. The class will be {held in the office of the Department of Agriculture at Markdale, during regu- lar school hours. There are no examinations, fees or text books, in connectic‘m, wi h this cor. rse. For more co - plete information concerning the subjects to be taken up. wriLe, or ask at the office for our short course calendar. A new boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ham, on the lfiltlh inxst. Park and .on the Way to the ceme- tery. ' Mr. Ratflhburn. of Saskatoon. spent a couple of 62135 in the \illage last week. Mrs. Wm. Falkingham, and Mrs. Robert Burnett, of this town, are nieces of the deceased. Mr. John Hicks. of Maganetawan, s-or -in-law 0d the deceased, and a number of relatives from Hey». wncrth were present at the fun- eraL A FREE COURSE IN AGRICULTURE. H. C. DUFF District Representative. HOLSTEIN. o-O 4v o- ~000“W Men’s Two-buckle Snag Proof Large Stock of Leggings and Lumbermen’s Heavy Socks at greatly reduced prices. Overshoes, One-buckle, an sizes, Boys’ One-buckle, sizes Men’s One-buckle Men 1 8 Leather Tops, regular $32.75 Men’s 30 h Laced Rubber, rolled edge, snag All First=class Goods, but Stock Must Be Reduced At Once Men’s 6: Boys’ Heavy Rubbers S. F. MORLOCK Immanse Array of Exquisitely Beautiful Fall 3111 Winter Hats. We are prepared for the big rush now on and growing in volume daily. ana your order early in the Week ‘to avoid the Excellent Vaiues in Week end rush. Call and you. will see the most up-to-date Mantles in town, Our Mantles are always popular, being well tailored they have'a smart, dressy appearance, a. n d t he i r MILLINERY , regular $1.70, OF reduced to $1. 20. redUced to $1.10. reduced to $2.10. reduced to $1.30. reduced to $2. l5. reduced to $2. $1.00 PER YEAR and $3.00, g proof,