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a” _V fi- ”nuaanamwt and“ mutant-oggauq ILEYâ€"FEEâ€"At fih-e parsonage in; Lumsden, Sash, on January 16th by Rev. Mr. Wray Mr. Edward Bey, of Lumsden to Miss Lottie ' I“! IT YOUR CHOICE FOR 1912. ummmmmn'uu * ‘ ~ “7" thr home I ANY. SIZE, AN): STYLE, ANY Prue} Indestructible ‘Spirclla Boning 100 Pairs of the FAMOUS SPIRELLA CURSETS must he sold this - ' Christmas Season. ' Do You Wear C0rsets9' G, Fee, formerly of Varney. The young couple left that evening .130 spend uheir honeymoon with fine bride’s parents, Mr. and m. Ed. Fee, of'Va'nney. Mrs. J. C TORONT0.0NT.' Is recognized throughout Canada as a school of the- higfiest grade. Its record proves it. Write for cataâ€" logue. Enter any time. ' largely on the quaiity of me Seeds you sow. Our Catalogue ft? 191.2 ic bigger and better than ever. T;Zl.-, you all 353111 over 1,500 ""42 pf Fieid Roots, Grains, Veget- 1‘-..“ £12m Pl We handle the: well known brands of Flour such as Five Roses Chesley Good Luck Milverton Three McGowan’s Eclipse am? Sovereign Call Earl" and h \VINDSOR SALT M ‘7? I.“ .0 u.” January 25th; 1912. 'SS! ‘ £ n" «‘7‘ . . c2 3, ucm 6.4 .413p .t’x‘ LEA ,_.- rtjmoo nmwoo $4M TAKE, NOTICE 1121112 iii 'wu) r“Never Sold in Stores FARMERS spuadap lSGAAUi-i )\ duced . “.5 never before. from 98c. to $10.00; ‘All boned with the MARRIED. 50X ‘ WIN" um in grock 121V 1'90! IO your choice Nichol Jewel aqq mq 18%.er p Vg‘q vYYUIOD S‘Teqm “A mischievous lad of . threw a stone and struck a g in the alley last Tuesday.” LOT 1 OF 17, CON. 1, E. G. R, Glenelg, 50 acres; forty acres under cultivation, 7 acres hard- wood bush, 3 acres swamp. 2 small orchards, variety of other small fruits: watered by spring and well. Frame house 28x24, frame bag), 50x36; stone base- menit underneath, and other out- buildings. Also lots 2 and 30f 15. Con. 1, W.G.R., Benttimck, 100 acres: 30 acres under cultivation. 30 acres pasture, 35 acres «hard- wood bush, 5 acres swamp, 1,4 acre orchard. Small frame house frame barn 50x36, stapling uln- d-erneatfli. The above property will be sold cheap, as the owner intends going to Alberta. For further particulars, apply on farm, or to 'Wcm. Leggette, ’Most any one can be an editor. All an edipor has got to do is to sit, at: his “Mrs. Jones, of Lost Creek, let. a can opener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry.” MURRAY. â€"â€"At Ethel, on Monday, 1 January 15th to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Murray, a dauMhter. MORICEâ€"In Nuormanby on Sunday January 7th. to. Mr. and. Mrs, Joby Morice, a son. “John Doe climbed on the rt his house last, week. looking for and fell, striking himself on the porch.” After living 102 years, sustained the last decade on tea. and rye bread, Jas. Cain, a. Chicago pioneer is dead. He repeatedly told friends that a diet of tea and rye bread, supplemented with little other food. was the secret of longevity. “Mr. White. While harnessing a. bronco last Saturday was kicked just south of the corn crib.” .3 51 "Isaiah Trimmer of Lebanon was playing with a cat Friday when it. scratched him on the veranda.” fCentral Drug Store The Central Drug Store :: Durham 25 per cent. reduction on all Fancy Goods. Everything guaranteed as represented or money fefuuded. for all kinds of Horse and Cattle Medicines in the right kind. WORK FOR THE EDITOR Farms for Sale Hopedale Sensation Tomato The earliest. best flavored and smoothest in thegWorld. :' looking for ‘13.. 18312 88 b0 44 to 90 to 65 to ..10 ()0 to 1: 25 to . .. 30 to . 1 00 to ..$ 88 to $ f Matherton g. companion 18 t0 5 to 12’t0 14 to 10 to 10 to 10 t0 roof of 12 00 3 00 30 1 00 87 625 105 50 20 I3 14 10 10 10 Gustave Monkejxnur was {fie mm of 9, defendant at Shnrcfliteh. We ’._‘a.‘ not. trace aim in .200 5 Who. Mr. John Knight, editor of the Car-a dian Bankers’ Magazine, has the to lowing editorial on fllthy lucre: "The reappearance of smallpox in Montreal although not alarming, reminds one cf the risk to which bank tellers are pe- culiarly exposed in the daily handEing of. paper money. Vaccination an? scrupulous attention to cleanliness er.- the surest means of avoiding tlii loathsome scourge. Let those who (’9 ride the practice of periodical vaccine tion reflect upon the strides made bi." in the practice and study of medicine during the present century. Sever: years ago, an American doctor in rr terring to the achievements of his pr' fession in battling with disease. mas: this striking reference to the resu’t following the introduction of vaccine tion. He said that a citizen of on" times could be carried backwards an <1 . dropped down in the streets of Londo». " of a century ago, nothing that he couif see would so greatly surprise him a;_ the large number of faces marked wi 13 smallpox. There were then over 'fiw thousand deaths from that dreadec‘ diease to each million people,” ' Since the 731st. settlement in 1763, states a wr‘i-br in Rosary Magazine. generations :~t’ the same families have raised scant crops in the valleys and fed sheep z. ‘ cattle on the high coni- cal hills w? “x constitute a prominent feature of - , insular landscape. Year afte- :uear men have gone out or. the war :2" of the gulf in search of the cod, my ‘-:ere1 and lobsters on which a li~.~r-,"“ood depends. They are a Simple. ; ’r:itive people, these na- tives of t1: 5- " “ *tgdalens, laboring all the while under l-ircumstances that are most discoz“€2':ing. The arcir‘“:â€"*lago contains twelve or thirteen dis ”act islands, including sev- eral grim rots which are not inhabi- ted and 116 will be. But the re- markable feature about the physical formation o the whole group is the way in whf'fz‘ one island is in some instances (v .mected with another by a long stretch of sandy beach, enabling 9. person, if he desires to do so to go. ior a score c? miles or more along the most barre-r shore in the world, one' that'is unin‘abited and unrelieved by vegetation of any; kind, the only animal life being the thousands of , ___,.._ â€"--..â€" An authority salve eight million tons of rain‘recently fell on one day. N wonder the Clcuds bad t3 drop it. Bankers in Handling Bills Exposed tr Great Danger ulls, terns. gannets and other sea owl which are extremely numerous in all this region. Up in tlu centre of the Gulf of St. Lawrence {"9 small group of Magda- len Islands: ' r': populated by three or four of th. Lz‘eal descendants of the Arcadians Champlain and De Monte, who re driven out of New France, No .7 Scotia, by the English. Since the first settlement in 1763, states a mfier in Rosary Magazine, generations of the same families have They Live r. “Out of r y 500 cases I can recall only four. 21‘} men, Who feared to face the ordeal. Two of these were forced to the scene shrieking to an insuffer- able deg-Tr: the 6ther two literaILy fighting refs; 1:. and nail for their lives.” Nanaimo, <. so new :1‘3 point of death tha= . " t::’1‘:e carried in a chair 10 n1; scene or her last moments.’ An- cc‘ 1er case in Gloucester, a. laborer on 11‘. KGIV CLINT”?..Isi':‘n71t1a1 e‘idence «a: :2:€<:u£cd for the murder of 3 pence- :-*:m. Nine months later three rob- bers in Ca‘rzisie on the eve of execu- tion confessed to the murder in Glou- cestershire. The case of John Lee, of Teignmomh, Devonshireâ€"Oh, these are meme representative of a large class of innment men who have suf- fered the exnreme penalty. With the grim record of having exe- cuted 500 men and women, abandon- 1:3 his calling to become a preacher, James Barry the famous English Ex; iioner- Enangeiist is touring the x ”'1‘3 ”filtiâ€"‘S. 1‘51. Bamy is me. teria1.=.y up- James Berry. P cates Abe.“ .. MAY GARRY SMAllPOX GERMS DESCER 9 9011116 #EAE‘LJGMAN OF 500 £7418 0f ARCADIANS ALPH SMITH . of the chief Labor lead at the Coast. “.-".agdalen Island, in Gqu it. Lawrence n-.Trs. Lefler '3 as her- ch Evangelist, Ad Zen cf Pan :shment u we uu'ocay. .u. L. THE ADURHAM CHRONICLE. Lishment Times, and in "Miss Oldgirl has volunteered to sell kisses.” “Well?” “You are appointed to persuade her to sell fancy work instead. We must positively rake some money out of this , bazaar.” She (flattering with eyes and voice) â€"“Arthur dear, I find that we still (1 a. few things to make our little ueehold more serviceable.” Hezâ€"“What is it, now?’ ’ Shezâ€"“Well, for instance, we need a new hat for me!” ' A young lady was alighting from a streetcar 111th a bobble skirt on, and found some slight difficulty in doing so. Young Ladyzâ€"“Nb, thanks; I don’t smoke.” Sib3: â€"“‘-Vhen Steve proposed to me he acted like a fish out 01' water.” Maudtâ€"“Why shouldn’t he? He knew he was caught!” Young Gent.:â€"“Can I help you to alight, miss?” Heâ€"Oh! it, “as very badly made, you know mint, 7 my filsr, and I could- n’t get am me to take it. Sheâ€"In do: (‘1‘? it so long? Putting read into the window,’. he called 0‘"? “Hello, good peOpâ€"-â€"-” That was 2111 he said. A pailful of water struci. .‘-:im in the face, and, as he staggm‘o(_. back, a. woman shrieked; out: ever made A man ;:-'~'-~<:;- home at a late hour in the night eniced that the occupants of a house ‘ed left the window up, and he devil r1 to warn them, to pre- VGnt a burg: rtrv. “Didn’t I ,;71 you What you’d get it you wen: '1 home by nine o’clock?" “Have ycr; ever tried rubbing his joints W111; ‘ : sham linimcnt, mum?" interrupted 3. stolidâ€"looking woman with a mark-t basket at her feet, who overheard The remark. “That’ll straighten 1mm out as quick as any-‘ thing I knew; cf, if he ain’t got it too “My h'ts‘ “d is so poetic,” said a well-dressef~ woman to her‘ next-door neighbor it“ We car the other after- noon. The curtain rises. Here comes the great detective, spe- cially Wired for, to inquire into :he great myst.<.‘siy. Aimee: immediateiy he finds.,a clue. Four persons have been. shot. “Ha, ha!" cries the sleuth h'ound. “There has 36411 foul play here: What sham i .113?” Then the gallery : “Give ’6. ’Twas the Titst night of that great (frat: , “The L'T'“:ue of the Return Half; or, Did She Z‘Tet Come Back?” at the home of ill: aetors’ art, the TheSpian Theatre, Little Sloccombe. . Little Slcceombe is a great place, and is famed in several villages round about for its; football. The on rtain rises. ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING IT Mary had a little lambâ€"â€" ’Twas 1' ersianâ€"on her coat; She also '23:”: a mink or two About he? dainty throat. A bird of paradise, a tern, And ermine made her hat, That perched at jaunty angle On her (.oiffure, largely rat. Her tiny boots were sable toeed, Her gloves were musk-rat, too; Her muff had heads and tails of half The critters in the Zoo. And when she walked abroad I ween She feared no wintry wind; To keep her warm, ’twas plain to see, She had all nature skinned. UNAPPRECIATED. RATh'}: HARD ON HIM MARY’S CLOTH ES. W'OULDN’T PASS. stii‘. keep the first dollar 1- A LIGHT STORY 'xl'H/«T TO DO HOOKED IFALLIBLE ame a voice from the e -. e luck, guv’ nor! ” How have you kept Mrs. W’. P. Crossley is visiting her daughter at West Toronto. fizMrs. Jas, McClocklin ‘and children left on Saturday to spefigi a. couple of weeks with relatives at urham. Mr. W. Moffat, who has a fine homestead near Moose Jaw, Sasku is home visiting his family in Osprey and gave us a pleasant call on Friday while renewing old acquaintances here. Mr. Robb. Henderson left last week for Moose J aw after a. holiday with his parents here. A load of young people from Durham attended the rink here on Tuesday evening of laat week. On Friday evening a. load each from Priceville and Mhskdale visited and there wasa. big crowd on the ice. Mr. H. C. LeGard was severely in- jured in the leg last week by a kick from a horse at the Munshaw stable. Reeve McKenzie and Deputv Reeve McLeod are at: Owen Sound this week attending County Council. Rev. Mr. Wellwood had a trying ex- perience on the snow blocked roads on Sunday. He was about two hours making his way home from Meaford Road Church and reaching his pulpit exhausted, about half an hour late. The evening service was curtailed by dispensing with the sermon. Revs. Wellwood and Milligan have arranged for an exchange of pulpits next Sabbath. The Cu'uncu adjonfned to February 10th. at 10 a. m. Lindsayâ€"McMillanâ€"That the Stand and gets the. Punting for 1912.â€" Carried. Lindsayâ€"Mollillauâ€"That the coun- cilgrant $5 to the Sick Childrens’ Hospital.â€"Oarried. McMillanâ€"Youngâ€"That the clerk he instructed to procure 7 copies of the Municipal W’m-ld for the use of the Council, Clerk and Treasurer.â€" Carried. MoMilInnâ€"Nicholâ€"That John Moffâ€" at be paid $2.00 and Malcalm McInnis $1 for sheep inspectingâ€"Carried. Lindsayâ€"Nir-hn]â€"â€"That Thus. Russ- el be paid $3.90 for 78 loads of gx-nvvi. Carried 'ic-hnlâ€" Yom (râ€"T nat John M( W' , n he paid $9. ()0 fm D4 cords of DI _\ wood d lwered at H: 11. â€"â€"(J.1mud. \Ic\I 1111111â€"11111ax11v'lhat the Treas. 11191 he paid $5. 00 and E. \V. H1111 . $2.00 for prepming financial 81111». 11191113. ~Ca11ied. Ni(.:hulâ€"â€"Ymmg~â€"That Thos. Green- vood he paid $11 35 fur sheep killed by dogs as certified by‘ Inspector.“ Cm vied ‘ Of Cour-so Not. ‘ Mrs. Wellmeantâ€"Are you married! Tramp (indignantly)â€"Wot! Do yer think I’d be relyin’ on total strangers for support, if I had er wife7-Ex- change The newiy elected council of the Township of Glenelg mvt January 8th. as per Statute, Members present, Wm. Weir. Reeve. Thus. Marshall. J. A. McMillan. Joseph Young, ' and Robert; Lindsay )(mncillors. Each member made and subscribed to the S‘zxvtutary Declarations and took their Nicholâ€"Youngâ€"That this council give the hue of the Hall to the Farm- ers Club fur their hi-monthly meetings during 1912 fur the sum of $6.00- Carried. zap:muunicauions as follnws: Joseph bn‘fgh and J. A“ McDonald, appli- mzfmns as aswssm', Standard Printing (..70._ account, Thus. Greenwood sheep (-Frnm, J. S. Black. election account... By law 524 Auditors, 525 Health Officers. and 526 assessm- was intro- duced and read a first and second time On motion By Law 524 appointing R. 'l‘ n.‘ 1 Q I‘. - vr-unvill _ ~ '-- arr . "'f 'l‘. Edwards and \V. J. Racine as and-; itors was pas‘sed and hy law 525,, “PpOincing Geo. E. Pear-t and Dr. Hutton as Health Officers was passed. I I I I ! McMillanâ€"Ymmgâ€"That the Reeve and Mr. Lindsav he. appointed to ex- amine as t0 the sufficiency of the se- curity given by the treasurer and re- port at next; meetingâ€"Carried. McMillanâ€"-N1ch01â€"-That the Mark- dale Printing Co. get the Printing for 1912 at their last tender.â€"â€"Carried McMillanâ€"Lindsayâ€"Thata refund of $2.00 be made to the Treasurer on amount of error in payment made to Angus McArthur for sheep killedâ€" Carried. Nichnlâ€"Lindsayâ€"-That the follow- ing parties be exempt from paying dog Lax viz: John McKechnie $1; Hector McLean $1; John Ryan $1 and M. A. McGrade $2.â€"Carri9d. Road Cmnmissimwrs were appoint.- wd :w follows: \Vard 1. H. Lindsay: “Hard 2, J. A McMillan: “73rd 3, Thus. Nichol: \Vm-d 4, Joseph Ymmg: \Vm. ‘Nvix' for Bridges. Nicholâ€"-â€"MCMillanmâ€"That this council instruct; ?he Reeve to support any motion brought before the Countv Council to mabke P1 ICPVIUL an examin. ing Centre and that, he nuke appli- cation for the sume.-â€"-(‘anied. Nicholâ€"Mob]i11an~â€"Tha.t Lhe Mun- icipul Eiection e-Xpensvs amnunfing to $58.80 he paid and that order on Lhe Treasurer hv made for same.»Carried \Ic‘dillanâ€" Lindsaxâ€"Tlmt P. H1111 \ 11 1:1 Lid $10. ()0 pm L p13m11r1t for cedar piuuk for bridge. lot; 17 1: 1m. .) -â€"(‘..n i111 Ni(:hul-.VL':I\’Ii!!:m--That polling placvs for the Legisiative Elections held Decpm 791' 11th. 1911 ‘1)? paid at the rate of $4.00 e:mh.â€"â€"C~m-ried. “Sure,” answered the gufleful youth “Got 700 saved up toward the furniturc for our‘ little flat.”â€"Louisvfile Courier Journal. Evidences of Wealth. “Father seems impressed with your talk about coupons,” said the girL “Hate you really any?” GLEN ELG CO UNCIL. :r‘ made atnd subscribed to the u-y Declarations and took their he Reeve in the chair, minutes nmming read and confirmed. FLESHER'I‘ON. J. S. BLACK. Clerk The Presbyterian congregation held their annual business meeting on I Thursday afternoon last. Devotional exercises were conducted by the prim- or who presided. and the duties of secretary were performed by Mr, Geo. Cairns. After the adoption of the minutes of last meeting the report of the session was given, showing 130 members on the roll. Four had been added during the. year and there had been a loss of four, three of whom were removed by death, and sympa- thy was expressed for the families he- reaved. The session commended the faithful work done. in the Sabbath School and Young People’s Guild. and noted with satisfaction the activities of the Ladies’ Aid Society which had a very successful year. The auditors’ report showed contributions on stip- end $382.50; on church schemes $60.25; collections $130.97: interest $7.25. which with former balance on hand left a balance of $220.63, after meeting the liabilities. 0n building account the liabilities were met and balance Iof $149.80 remained. Payments and lpledges to Knox College Buildin ‘Fund $34.00. The Ladies’ Aid closed with $293.84 in the treasury on organ fund and $93.00 in general fund. The Sabbath School had a balance of $140 and the Guild $32.00. The pastor was presented with an address from the Guild in which was expressed their appreciation of his co-operation and help. Mr. J. L. McMullen was re-elect- ed on the Board of Manners. but re- tiring from the chairmanship was tendered a vote of thanks for his long services. Mr. D. McTavish was elect- ed in the place of Mr. A. Boyd, re- moved. and was made chairman of the Board. Mr. A. M. Gilchrist reâ€" tired after fifteen years’ service and Mr. John Stewart was elected in his place. Mr. 'T. M. Bannon was elected in the place of Mr. M. Thistlewaite, resigned. Mr. Joe. Blackburn was again elected treasurer, and Mrs. Blackburn organist and choir leader. Messrs. Chas. Stewart and G. H. Cairns were re-elected auditors. Among those from a distance were Hon. I. B. Lucas and Mrs. Lucas. Mr. and Mrs. J.. \V. Tucker. Miss riill. Miss Mathews. Miss Murray. Miss Mann. Miss MePher-son, Miss Smith. Miss Watson. Miss Burnside, Miss E. Hill, Mr. W. L. McFarland, Mr.\V. Hill. Dr. McArthur. Mr. J. E. VVal- lace. Mr. R. J. Gillillan. Mr. W. Burn- Side, Mr. M. Kelly. Mr. Fred Mercer and Mr. R. Howard. of Markdale; Misses Howes ahd H.- mburv, of Dunâ€" dalk, and Miss Henderson, of “7937. burn, Sask. S. Bowles: ‘ lst. ()0!qu H “Weber: J. H. J. English. S. Bowles: 2nd. Lect... J. Hadley: lst.'()ond..1{. Piper; 2nd. Cond., H. \Veher; J. H., J. A. Kennedy: 0. H., J. English. By resolution, Chapter will meet; at. No. 883 L. 0. L.. Ceylon, for the year 1912 and will open on the 14th. of each month. The annual meeting of East Grey Agricultural Society was held in the high school on Friday Jan. 19th.. Mr. Geo. Mitchell. President presiding. The minutes of last meeting were rea d and'adopted and also the Auditors’ report which showed the receipts to have. been $696.35 and notwithstand- ing unfavorable weather all liabilities were met in full and a balance of$43.64 remained. The meeting resolved to take. up field crop competition and also that departmental Judges be en- gaged for heavy and light horses. cattle sheep and swine. Oii’ireis elected: Mr. Geo. Mitchell re elected President: D. Mc'l‘avish. 1st. Vice Pres; G. H. VV’altens, 2nd, Vice Pres: Directors: J. A. Ruyd, “X H. Bunt, F. Stewart, J. F. Chard. R. Allen, L. A. Fisher. Alf. Harrison. Chas. Stew- art, W. Meades: Auditors. Joseph Blackburn W. J. Bellamy. At a meeting of the directors J. A. Boyd wast-e elected Secretary. Treasurer and Sept. 2651:. and 27th. was chosen for date. of Fall Fair. in 0., D. McLeod: Ex. Comp. W. Swanm‘m: Chaplain. J. E. V Scribe, G. H. Cairns: Treas.. Boyd: H. at A.. John Hales: lst longer with her pal-emé, Mrnam C. W. Bellamy. The Royal Scarlet Chapter 01 emesia. District L. O. L. met i Lodge room of No. 883. ()eylr Friday last, when officers were < for the current; year as follows Camp. in 0.. “’11). Sharp: War. * in (3., D. McLeod; Ex. Temp. The Bachelms and Benedids of Fleshex ton held a sm cessiul Assemblv in the High scho 1! building on \V ed- nesday evening of last week at which about sixty were present. Mr; J. H. Dundas 0f Ma-x-kdale furnished the music in his usual excellent style and Mr. Goldhawk of this place catered. At the evening n'leeting in the Town Hall Mr. John Thibeaudemx presided Miss Powell spoke on “Refinement; in the Home” and Mr. Gx-oh’s subject was “Three. Generations in \Vaterloo County” Entertainment. was given by Miss Irene \Vilson. Mr. J. B. Mar- cellus and Mr. R. H. Moore, who rendered a solo each. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. The officer: elected for the. Pnhli Library are: Pres... Mr. M. K Richardson; Sec.. Mrs. Dr. Carter Trea.s.. Mr. W. H: Thurston; Lihrm ian. Mrs. R. H. Moore. About, fift: doliars worth of new books have bee" received. The Librarv will be con tinned in its former place in MI Anna/rungs old jewelery store. Rev. J- \‘V. Millm- 0f Barons. Alta “ 1m. with his wife, has been on a ho? idny her-e. Eeft for home on Monday Mrs. Miller and child will rmnah Miss Hattie Cole is home from Tor- onto. visiting her parents. Mr. Milton \Vellwocd uf Toronto and Miss \Vvllwoud, teacher. Dnn- hu'm, Saslf: visitpd their brother. Rev. .râ€"n. Mr. Chas. Thistlewaite is from Toronto on a holiday. I ___-_ â€" â€"â€".--vv“ vu‘ AL Ulvbll‘ I. LUCV O H. E. Wellwocd over Sunday and Monday. The. Centre Grey Farmers Institute meeting held here on Thursday last was well attended and marked with the usual degree of interest at both sessions. The Departmental rep- resentatives were Mr. Anson Gooh of Preston and Miss Powell of \Vhitby, both of Whom are good speakers and imparted much information on the subjects assigned to them At. the afternoon meeting the President. Mr. J. R. Fawcett presided and Mr. Groh spoke on “Systemutir Rotation of lmps.” At the same hour the \Vom- ens Institute met. in the High School when Miss Powell gave :1 demonstrat- ed talk on plain and fancy sewing. FIVE. and Pmain trter 101118 K