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A concert will be given in Rit- chie’s school, near town. on Friday evening, February 16th. All excel- lent program of recitations, dia- logues, choruses, and drills, Will be rendered by the young people of the section. Admission 10c. and 150. Everybody invited. Re-upholstering done on short notice, and done right, by aprac- tical man, at Kress’s furniture warerooms. Any shabby or Worn upholstered goods Will be thorâ€" oughly repaired and renovated. so as to look as :good as new, and at a reasonable price. The Horbury Handbell Ringers have appeared twice daily in the variety concerts at the Scottish 300. Where their contributions have met With unstinted applause. Glasgow Herald. In the tOWn h‘all. Durham, February 29th: Plan at Sam’s Drug Store. Opens Febru- ary Huh. Next Wednesday is Ash Wednes- day the first day of the season of Lent. The main thought for Lent is personal consecration, or surrender to Christ. and With- drawal from the pursuit of the things of this World for their own sake, and Without the thought of God. There will be Litany service held at 8 pm. on .Ash Wednesday, and on Friday of each following week until Easter. A short ‘ad- dress will be given at each of flhese’services, upon the subject of the Sunday school lesson for the following 'Sunday. All are Wel- come to attend these services. - “Crystal Palace Festival.”â€"The Bell Ringers are a fine combina- tion and were loudly applauded by the \ast audience .-â€"L-ond*or:1 Daily Mail. In the town hall. Durham, February 29th. Plan at Gun’s Drug Store. on "W. J. McFadden, and get his prices before buying. '2 15tf We had a brief. call on Tuesdav from Mr. Hugh McKinnocn. of Bas- wood. Manitoba. Mr. McKinnon has been home since the death of his mother at Crawford. a few weeks ago, but intends to return in the spring. receive 25c. Clearing sale of broken lines of boots and Shoes -We have finished stock taking, and find broken lines we are not stocking this season. We are offering these at and be- low cost for quick sale. Also sub- stantial reductions in all winter goods. Call early and get first choice. Custom work and repair- ing as usual. At Durham’s larg- est shoe stores-J." S. M-cllraith. the auspices of V‘azrn-ey L.O.L., in their hall, on Friday, February 23rd Good program. Admission 100. and 15c. Ladies not bringing boxes, '25c.; tihose that do will For organs, pianos, Victor vic- trolas. gramaphones gramaphone records. headstones. monuments, and all kinds of marble goods, call The members of the Durham Ep- wor-th League held their meeting as usual on Monday evening, Feb- ruarv 12th. The topic was care- fullv prepared by Miss Irene Lati- mer It showed the need of mis- sionary effort at home among for- eigners, to educate them in the political life of our Dominion. in order that they may rightly value the privileges of the franchise. The members of the Durham Ep- wc-rtvh League will meet as usual on Monday e\'ening.-F-ebruzury 19th. 'Th 9 :topic will be on Fannv Crosby. Everybody Welcome. Come and bring your friends. Wantedâ€"A middle aged woman to do light housework for a fam- ilv of two. A good home to suit- able person. Apply to Mrs. P. Eva, Bruce Street, Durham. 1 Dr Brown eye, ear, nose ‘ and throat, will be at the Hahn House, on Satuidav, February 17th, from 12 to 5 pm. Eyes tested and glasses supplied The members of the A. Y. P. A. held a very pléasan't social meet- ing a’t‘he rectory last Monday evemng. on W. J. McFad den. ’or organs. piaJIOS, Vvi‘ctor "ic- JaK'e a IUUIX d'L .‘VU‘UL 101*le. trolas gramaph-ones, records, 6311' - The Middaugh House is offered Renewals are now in Order. VOL. 44â€"NO. 2337. Eighty people‘ met and enjoyed the program of inusic and recita- tions provided by t‘h'e members of the Epwolrth League,, in the Meth- odist church,'in honor of St. Val- entine. One feature of the even- ing‘s entertainmentgave pleasure to each guest,â€"â€"the tasty little lunch which ~was daimtily served by the social committee of the League. Those who didn’t attend missed something good. Mr. R. J. Hewitt. of Montreal ’ returned Wednesday, after spend-4 ing a couple of Weeks with his many friends and relatives in t:0Wn ’ and vicinity. He is engaged Withl the Great North-Western Expressi C0,. and is delighted with the. work. For some years, ‘he was! our valued correspondent at Dar-l kies’ Corners, and rendered lgoodl service. ,Bob is a worker at any-, thing he takes in hmad, and We! WiS‘h him all kinds of hrngmrifv ' .Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Livingston. of Livingston’s Corners. Bentintck, are mourning the death of their little seven months’ old daughter. Dorothy Susan, who died on Fri- day last from bronchitis. Inter- inent took place Sunday, to Durham cemetery. On Monday, February 20bh, at 4.14 p.m., in the Methodist church. a meeting to re-org‘anize the J un- ior Epwortlh League of Christian Endeavor w ill be held The Junior League is inter-denominational in its service. every junior in town has a right to a place in its ranks. A cordial invitation to all juniors, with their friends, is ex- tended, February 26th, 1912. $28,500. The re-opening took place on Sunday last. and the an- nouncement was made that $32,500 had been subscribed and paid. which leaves the church entirely free from debt, with a substantial balance of $4000. ‘With the bal- ance, they intecud to erect a brick shed. The congregation is to be congratulated for the enterprise they have shown, and they have every reason to be proud of their beautiful edifice, which will stand as an evidence of the business en- terprise and practical Christianity of the congregation of 1911. Ad- ditional opening services are to be held on the next tWo Sundays. The Young People’s Society of the Baptist church will give a “Penny for You-r Thoughts” social on Monday evening. February ‘26th, in the Sunday school room of the church. A good program will be. rendered. also part of the time will be devoted to purely social, and a light lunch will be served. Admission 10 cents. wish him all kinds [of prosperity. The Methodists of N-ewmarket. made improvements on their church last year amounting to W'e understand that Mr. S. F. M-orlock has purchased a fine new anto‘ and intends to enjoy the summer season like the other wealthy men of the town. Mr. John A. McDonald. Priceville, has again been appointed assessor bv the Glenxelg Township Council. at their meeting on February 10th. This is Mr. McDonald’s eighth axp- pointment to the position. Rev. B. W. W'right is attending the annual Temperance convention of the Ontario Alliance, with which is combined this year, the Domin- ion Congress, which meets in Mas- sey Hall, Toronto, this week. Rev. Mr. Hampson, of Varmy. and Inspector Campbell. supplied the pulpit of the Methodist church last Sunday. Mr. Geo. A. Arrowsmit’h, local agent for the Massey-Harris (30.. already has three cars of machin- ery on the ground for the spring Work. \Ve have only a few winter hats left. and in order to clear our stock Rout, we are offering them at very low prices. W'e invite you to call and see our display.â€"Miss Dick. Two more cars of damaged grain arrived at the C. P. R, station this Wednesday morning, Will be dis- tributed tshis weekâ€"W. Calder, for sale. See Mr. Ryan’s -‘adve"'~-2 tisement on page 7, this issue? Take a look at your label. When February started in, .iti seemed for I’dhe first day as if we‘ were to have an improved wea-g ther condition, but the mild statev didn‘t continue long, and up tol date it has been cold enough to}, suit most people. It has been al hard time on fuel, and the end is 1’ evidently not yet. On Friday last“: the weather was very geold, not-i withstanding the beautiful sun-l rise, followed by sunshine for the: 'E‘reater portion of the day. Sat-' “I‘day morning was the coldest day of the season, if not the vcold- ! est day on record in this town.| The local thermometers read from 32 to 40 degrees below, the actual! *emperature on a reliable glass being 35 degrees'below at eight o’clock in the morning, and it stood from ten to twenty below] all day, Jack Frost .‘found his; Way into many places he never; ViSibed formerly, and his influence f has been felt, especially Where the 5 broken water pipes will have to; Society. an institution Worthy of the liberal support of every citi- zen. Admission 25c., reserved seats seats 350. Plan at Macfarlane’s Drug Store. be replaced. Lt ivas cold, and Wei felt it. The W. Francis Firth Concert Co. will appear in the town hall here on Monday (night next, February 19th. Mr. Firth is no stranger to Durham audiences, as a baritone soloist. He will be assisted by Mr. 8. Homer Eaton, who, we feel safe in sayinO‘, is the best charac- ter impersonator that ever appear- ed before a Durham audience. Many who heard him a year ago, will. we believe, give «the same opinion. What could be more realistic than his humorous por- trayal of “Reuben Ketchum” and ‘.iWidder Green',” Miss Mazie Jarck- son. soprano, will appear for the first time, and comes highly rec'- ommended as a *cultured musical artist. We feel quite sure the concert will be firstâ€"class in every “particular. It will be held under the auspices of the Horticultural On Friday night, owing to a freight train being off the track near Laurel, the up train for Owen Sound was unable to get through till Saturday f'olrenoon. The Wal- kerton train from Szaxugeen Junc- tion left there about eleven o’clock at night. but became snowbouznd between 8here and Hanover, and didn’t reach Walkert'on till about ten o’clock Saturday morning. They made the afternoon trip pretty well on time. A burning chimney on ers. Cur- 1ie‘s:h0use on Albert street caused a ripple of excitement in the (rink on Tuesday night during the hock- ev match. The report was first spread itjhat the house was on fire, but was subsequently denied, and quiet restored. M:- J. D. Main, of Hagursville. is in (own buying th-ay. Farmers having; any to dis-pose, of. may see him at the Harhn House any time this week. An interestmg social evening was spent by the Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist church, at the home of Mr. and .Mrs. Cattton, 0m. Friday right last, but owing to the ex-- tx‘eme cold, the attendance was not large, and the bamk account of the society hasn’t swollen very much in consequence of the event. MR. AND MRS. CHRIS. FIRTH who on Friday last quietly celebrated their Golden Wedding at their home here. Both are still “hale and hearty. DURHAM. 0NT.. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15 1912. .need the Money. Our Clubbing Rates the lowest i In [872 Mr. and ers. Firth and seven childnen came to Camada and is ettled in Hagamsville, in the icounty of Haldimand, Where they ilived for five years before coming. ”J the township of Glenelg, and is settlinc near the Rob Roy. TWO fyenrs ago they retired from farm 11f 3 and have since been residents iof mhis town, Where they intend to ispend the evening of their lives. Continued on 1page 4,. (-01. 5. as presents from distant members of the family and other relatives and friendJs. ! Mr. Firt‘h was born in the little Viilage of Whixlow, in Yorkshire, England, om the 14th day of Aug- ust. 1835. This he considers the most beautiful spot on earth, and if has been noted for humdreds of years for the production of black cherries‘ which seem to be indigen- ous to tlhe soil and climate of the _r~1ace. in Escanaba, Mic’h.; Louisa, (Mrs. Tm net, in Detroit; Christopher. in flilgara FalLs N..;Y Alex” Princi- pal of Whe Orangeville Public school; Kate, at home; Jesse, de- ceased When he was about twenty years of age; Mary (Mrs. Mitchell), in 'l'z'cmnto; Joe, Sam and Ben, in British Columbia. Three years after .his wife’s d nth February 9th, 1862, and on the fourth anniversary of the birth of .his son Harry, he married Eliza- beth Humphrey, who still survives. Theaseeond marriage resulted in a family 30f 'txen :8hi1dren, nine of Whom are etill living: William. \t t“ entyâ€"one years of tage,] just after finishing his aippremtrceship he: married Eliza Bowes. lwho died about two years afterwards. leavâ€" '9: 11 year-old son, now engaged- in Tmonto, as manager of the :xLJiUlS Harness Company. In infancy, Mr. FintJh attended one of the old original Dame schools. Later. and when still a child. he attended a Roman Cath- olic private school, which was maintained by Lady Stlolu-rtosn. His teacher a .Miss Raothwell, he con- siders t1h~e finest lady teacher he ever met. After three years in the private institution he attended the remainder of his school boy days in the nuatiomal schools. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Firth of this town, were fifty years mar- ried on Friday last. February 9th. There was no public demonstration nor a family re-union in honor of the event, but mam7 congratulai teary letters were received, as Well In early boywhood he worked on tlhe farm, in the bri‘cky-a-rd, and on the railroad. He then spent one year with his father as an appren- tice in the shoemaking- trade, but finding the occupation was not congenial. he iumped the job and became apprenticed to a painter and art decorator in the city of York, and served five years be- fore [he was considered sufficiently Droaficienst to take work on his own account. Five years was the usual term required as an appren- tice in nearly all trades in those days. and we believe the same term is yet the usual term of ap- 1*)i'eenuticeship, During this apprein'ti'ceShip in We old cathedral city of York. he was a night student in the School of Art and made considerable prugress. FIFTY YEARS MARRIED S. F. MORLOCK Snow on the Ground but Spring in the Store W E ANNOUNCE with pleasure the daily arrival of New Spring Goods, including a wonderful as- sortment of Dress Goods, Prints, Ginghams, Cottons, Laces, and Embroideries, and we are really glad to show them to you, even though you. haVe no immediate in- tentions of buying. The patterns and styles are so attractiveâ€"the qualities are so good, and the prices so reasonable, that we know you wili come again to buy. New Embroideries and Laces have arrived just in time for your spring sewing, Exquisite effects in Valenciennes, and the popular Tor- ch0ns,â€"W0nderful values in embroid- esies. 1912 promises to be a banner year in this line of goods. â€" Come in and see them â€"â€"- $1.00 PER YEAR