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Central Drug Store JANUARY , STOCK=TAKING SALE HEADQUARTERS for all kinds of Horse and Cattle Medicines in the right kind. 25 per cent. reduction on an fiancy Goods. Everything guaranteed as represented or money refunded. The Central Drug Store :: Durham Select patterns that are different from the ordinary kindâ€"Papers that haveareal decorative value-Papers you would be proud to have hung on your wall because of their style and individuality. Thats the kind we show. You owe it to yourself to look them over before you buy, for they are papers of uncommon merit. Shop open every Saturdcy afternoon or by appointment. Local representative for the best wall paper firms in America. Don’t Buy Ordinary Wall Paper’s KILLED A. BLACK GROUNDHOG While strolling through a field on his farm in Euphrasia township one day last week, Mr. J. Knoll espied What he thought to be a young porcupine -sunning himself on a slight mound. Creeping; quietly up -to the animal, Mr Knoll quickly despatched it with a club. and to his surprise found it to be a jet black groundmog. We believe this to be the first ever known to exist in these parts, as the closest enquiry made from old timers fails to reveal another such colored animal.â€"Markdale Stand’d. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism You can do it by applying Chamberlain s Lini- ment and massagmg the parts freely at each application. For sale by all dealers. Mav, 16th, 1912. MHS. A. BEGGS SUN Goods delivered to all parts of the town on short notice. “’INDSOR SALT . BRAN and SH( )RTS We handle the well known brands of Flour such as. Five Roses Chesley Good Luck Milverton Three McGowan’s Eclipse and Sovereign (In C(leers’ Block. next to the Post Ofl’lce.) efficiency depends upon your condition. Scott’s Emulsion builds, strengthens and sustains robust health. An Draggists. Scott Bownc. Toronto, Ont‘ 12-8 TAKE NOTICE B. H. Willis always kept in stock. FARMERS . . I I Q C . v'... ‘0 O.-. O- 0'. . . Jewel ’ FLESHERTON. ! During last week, the annual el- ection of officers in the Methodist church took place as follows: Exp- ~worth Leagueâ€"Hon. Pres., Rev. H. E. Wellwood; Pres.. Miss Wallace; ‘1st Vice Pres., Mrs. Jos. Clinton: 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs. RE. Moore; 53rd Vice Pres., .Mrs. RH. Wright: Ath Vice Pres., Harold Karstedt: €5th Vice Pres., .Miss Thurston: Rec. ,Sec., Miss Edna Patton; .‘Cor. Sec., fMiss Switzer: Treas., Miss Ella lKarstedt; Organists, Miss Karstedt and Miss Patton. Ladies Aidâ€"Pres. 'Mrs. Jos. Clinton; lst Vice Pres., Mrs. Geo. Mitchell: 2nd Vice Pres., ;Mrs W. J. Boyd; Treas., Mrs. W. jMoore; Rec. Sec., Mrs. W.H. Bunt° Asst, Mrs. R. Moore; Parsonage fcom" Mrs. John Hales, Mrs. Harry flVilson. Over $100 were raised ;during the year. Sunday Schoolâ€"- Supt., W.H. Bunt; Asst, Mrs. Clinâ€" ton; Sec., H. Karstedt; Asst, Roy McCauley; Librarian, T.A. Blakely‘ 'l'rea._. '1‘. Clayton; Organist, Miss .Blla Karstedt; Asst, Miss Lillian lBunt; Teachers, Mrs. Clinton, Bible Class: Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Arm- strong, Mrs. R.H. Wright, Mrs. W. Moore, Mrs. Bunt, Miss Kate Bel- lamy. Miss Florence Thurston, Miss Lillian Armstrong. Quarterly Official Boardâ€"Stewards, W. H. Bunt; Rec. Steward, \V. A. Arm- strong° Robt. Waller Robt. Rich- ardson T.A. Blakely, Lundy John- ston and Howard Graham. Repre- sentative to District meeting, Wm. Buchanan. The Rev. Mr. Wellwood who is closing his third year of Simcessful labor here, was extend- Mr. Wm. Sharp was at the 800 last week attenuing the funeral of his brother, John, which took place llyOl‘ the arriVal of the deceased’s daughter from California. Mr. Sharp was employed at .a blast furnace, and while at work was suddenly suffocated by gas, thru excessive leakage from main pipe. ’l‘wc others had a narrow escape from death at the same time. ed a unanimous invitation to re- turn for next Conference year. I... Mr. W..S Wilcock, who has been attending Tmonto University, is to be congiatulated upon his suc- cess in the recent science examina- tions, haVing passed uith honors in his exam. on miningeng‘ineering. Will is home now ona holiday H. 'luhurston was appointed clerk, and Mr. Thos. Clayton treasprer. At the inaugural méeting of the village council last \xeek, Mr. W. At the Methodist church on Sunday evening. the service was appropriate to Mother's Day, :now so widely known throughout Christendom The sermon by the pastor was based on some of the Saviour‘s last words on the cross, “Behold thy Mother.” Dr. Murray sang very effectively a solo fit- ting the sermon. The pulpit was decorated with flowering plants, and the emblem of purity was worn by many in the _con-gregation. ---W--J .â€"__ -_â€" vv__a_ _ At the W eek night seIVice in the Methodist church last Week, In- spector Huff and ”Mr Bert Arm- strong were Visitors, and took part in the service. Mr. Huff gave a thoughtful address on Bible teaching and training of the‘young. if Mr. M..K Richardson went to Lucknow on Monday to spend a day or two with his daughter, Mrs. Tate. Mr. George McTavish has return- ed from Toronto, to resume his studies .i.n__ hjgh _school._ Mrs. ANS VdanDusen has gone to the citw to visit for a couple of weeks with her daughtel, Mrs. Dggglas. â€"-â€"- â€"â€"- c ‘I Rev. Mr. Wellwood was at Mark- dale on Monday attending a meeting of the executive of the Owen Sound district Leagues. Mr, Wellwood, and Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Eugenia, will exchange pulpits next Sunday. - _â€" u nuI-I and .mr. DGI‘L visitors, and took part in the service. Mr. Huff gave a thoughtful address on Bible teaching and training of the young. The snowstorm, toâ€"day, Monday, which has whitened mother earth, gives spring a wintry aspect. and is a chilling, both for bursting flowers and trees. ‘-. But history Twenty-nine years ago to-d'ay. made memorable by the funeral of the late Miss Effie VanDusen, spector strong were weather prevailed. - thento be pulled out. budding-l repeats itself. i to ; (Thatsworth, almost as inseasonablcl v â€"â€"â€"â€"_n .- \Ve thought the automobile nuiâ€" sance would be overcome in this part of the country, on account of the bridge at Dod'ds’ mills being down, but still they come. and one poor unfortunate got stuck while trying to ford the river, and had There’s a wire suspension foot- bridge over the river that’s worth while going to see. Sorry to learn that Miss Henriet- ta Keller is ill. _â€"___._â€"â€".. __ No. 9, GLpNELG. u _ _ n- a! no By a new SV’ letter received last week from our old friend, A. Thompson, of Strongfield, Sask., formeer of A1temesia,, we learn that seeding in the west is far in .1er ance of that here. Mr. Thompâ€" son commenced on the 11th of April, and at the time of VV'riting was well-nigh through with 400 acres sown. Mr. Thompson and familV are enjoving life in Sas- katchewan. ~ We had a glimpse at Inspector Campbells neVV auto car, with VV hich he Was becoming acquainted on his trip here last VV tveek, and we pronounce it a beauty. Mr. Campbell. who was accompanied by Dr. Jamieson, M.P.P., and Mr. Catton, made a brief call on Rev. H.153. and Mrs. WellVV'ood, at the parsonage. Mr. Horace Brothwell got .a sud- den call last week to his home at Millbrook, by the illness of his father. Miss Mav Robson of Ebordale, visited Mrs. Dr. Murlay last week. Mrs. Holman is \isiting her son near PortlaW. ' Mrs. *W. Bédgerow, of Dundalk, paid friends a short visit last week. ‘ Mr.‘ Frank Chard has rented the old John Wright farm, east of the village, .- . . _ - ‘ Mr. Alex. Stewart has been under; Dr. Carter’s care with a severe at-a tack of rheumatism, but is now im-f prgying. l _ _ â€"_ _~ The eranbrook, B.C. Herald, re- Ports Mr. Richard Russell now leader of the excellent band of that town. Richard, a former Flesher- ton boy, like his father, 'J.G., is a ieweller, and chip off the old block in musical lines, as can be seen by the position he now fills. Mr. Rus- sell’s youngest son is also a cor- netist, and took a leading part in a Choral Society concert at Park- hill a few evenings ago. Rev. Mr. Hampson, of the Varney circuit preached on the Holstein circuit last Sabbath, the Rev. A.E. Marshall. B.A., being on the Varney HOLSTEIN. The official Quarterly Board of the Methodist church met, last Friday evening, and wound up the year’s business. An application will be made to the District meet- ing, for a change of service, Hol- stein and Yeovil forming a circuit. with two services at Holstein eac Sundays ... n n11,1,iu_,‘ The creamery comimehced oper-‘ill21 ations on Wednesday. This is‘ T] somewhat earlier than on former hav years. ‘ stor Quite a severe snowstorm raged like here all day Monday: _'l‘l}is_is quite! a change from the delightful Wea- ther of the past 'Week. History re- peats itself ,is verified in the fact that 63 years ago, on the 13th day of May, just such a storm was on. “Thebrangemen of the L. O. L. here purpose holding a monster picnic in the :park here on the 3rd of June, King’s birthday. i ~“Aav-“J ' Mr. Alex. Cameron, of Oklahoma, arrived nere on Wednesday, on account of the illness of his brother, who had passed away before he (arrived. ,Alex. is spending a few days with friends before he returns home. Mr. Orchard is improving his Mr: Jas. Murdock, scale in'spe'ctor, was m the village officially part of last week. s. Wes Seaman Was up from M'ount Forest this Week, having recovered from his recent illness. Jas. W. Brown, of Regina, is at his old home here again. He came for the purpose of assisting his father in the erection of the new residence, now under Way of con- struction. circuit conducting the sacramental services. Miss Cord-ingly, of Palmerston, was the guest of Mrs. R. Burrows and Miss I§1jdeZ oYer Sunday. premises by stable. UNL‘VAV Richard Irwin lost another valu able horse on Sunday. Mr. Jas. Ball visited his sister, Mrs. John Thompson, of Blyth‘s Corners, for} 7_Sun_c_iayl lgst. L__1 bull‘k‘lg, VAL â€"~~â€"â€"â€" Mr. and Mrs. “Pust haxe treated themselx es to a new orgap. h ‘L‘MIIIUV- v ‘ The re-orgnaization of the Sun- day school took place on Sunday evening, when the following offi- cers and teachers were elected Supt, and Bible Class teacher, Mr. W. Dickson; 2nd Intermediate, Miss Lulu Bradley: 1.st. Int, Mrs. Jas. Brown; Infant classes, Mrs. W. T. Finder and Mrs. Jas. Mark; Secâ€" Treas., Miss Grace Pinder; Organ. ist MiSb Flossie Mark; Collector of Otterings, Master Rid-verse Pinder. vâ€"â€"‘â€"â€"â€"-â€"or_] Mr. Johnâ€"Kirby attended the fun- eral of his uncle, Mr. Jas. Gordon, of the Corners, last week. Friday last. May 10th, was obâ€" served as Arbor Day at the school here, when the teacher and pupils with some outside assistance, planted a row of fine maple trees along the front of the school yard and fixed things up .ir} general. ! RIVERDALE. i Seeding is about Wound up in fithis part. A few have not finished .‘yet. The acreage sown seems [to .be about equal to that of last year... Grain that was sown early gis coming up nicely, and the Warm showers of Saturday and Sunday "nave made quite :a fresh appear- !ar:ce on the fall Wheat and mead- :ows \ i The first barn raising of the sea- {sen Was that of Mr. Will Atkinson, on the Farr farm, on Monday of .lasr Week. Messrs. Jas. Eden and lWEn- Haas have the (contract. The raising was done by block and Many readers of the Chronicle enioyed immensely the editor’s humorous items in last week‘s is- sue. Do it again. ‘ l . Q Miss Jessie Peters arrived at the Martin homestead on Tuesday of last week, after spending the win- ter in Toronto. Mr. Dave Davis was the guest of his sister, Mrs. R. Webber, of Hutton Hill, last week. It’s a rare thing to find aman of his years so active .as is Mr. Richard Jack, of town, who was out last Wer calling on the_ 01d neighborhood and friends. He is in_1}is 86th year. ‘ L Jr. IIâ€"V. Ritchie, M. New,e1] M. DaVis, 0. Bell, A. Ritchie, M. VVhitâ€" more. Sr. Primerâ€"R. Davis. Jr. Primerâ€"G. Lindsay. We regref very much having to report .Mr. Dave Young, of Town- send’stake, is; seriously ill. _ - u. NO. 9, GLENELG. Sr IVâ€"J. Bell, C. McGirr. Jr. IVâ€"E. Patterson. Sr IIIâ€"M. Lindsay. , Jr. IIIâ€"E. Ritchie, L. Alice, L. Ritchie, J._ Bell, ' Mr. James Morrison accompanied his brother William to Guelph on Thursday of last Week, and on the following morning they attended the funeral of Mrs. Wm. Morrison’s brother, a man in" life’s prime. We extend our sympathy. They re- turned home Friday eyening. _ Sr. Illâ€"M. Atkinson, W. Matthews A. Lindsay, G. Bell and L. McFad- den equah The snowstorm of Monday was an unwelcome guest, and should frost follow, will cause heavy dam- age to fruit buds. The icemust not be out of the upper lakes yet. It will delay the tail-end of seed- ing a_ couple of day‘s.‘ 1- _, -___--.J “vulllv 1.115 a v- “we!" Mother’s Day was duly observed at Zion. Big bouquets of white lilies adorned the altar table, the sermon of Rev. R.W. Wright bore on the topic, and white flowers were worn by most of the congre- gation. A TRAVERSTON. ORCHARD. an ad ition t6 his E. SCOTT, Teacher. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. ( e “‘H‘b UV W‘OUU. I The masons have completed the stone foundation for the addition {to Mr. Jos Atkinson’s barn. Lorenz ‘brothex s. of Lamlash, had the con- itract. It is a ’first-clase job. ior ten days yet. The weather has lbeen excellent for seeding, and ,the land in good shape. and we lthink ‘We never saw a faster ; grOWth than we had last 'Week-q evâ€" éerything began to look beautiful 'and the nice rains of Saturday alfâ€" ;ternoon and Sunday made the lappearance of the country look still better. until Monday morning about eight o’clock, when it beâ€" igan to storm, and kept it up until iabout four p.m. which gave things \..A Ea different appearance. I am , satisfied there Was all of six inches ‘fell but if the frost does not come itoo heavy, the snow will do no harm, and if not, it bids fair for {good crops. The {all wheat is 'picking up well, and the meadows .are looking as if we would have a good hay crop. The spring grain has been got in in good shape, and I am satisfied that if man does the planting well, God will give he tincrease. K ' J. R. Richardson has treated the frort of his sore to a coat of metallic siding, which gives it a bright and cheery appearance. ‘ R J Eden also treated his home to a new roof, Bob intend-s to keep (71y at least at nights. He wasn’t like the negro, whose house leaked veiy bad. and when asked iw’hv he did not fix, said that when gthe weather was fine, he did not Fneed it. and when it was raining, "he couldn’t. I tau-isle Which is quite an improve- ment qp the_old way of raising ‘GOIL,_ wi‘h pike poles. f Sabbath school opened a WeCk ago Sunday, with a good at- tendance. A collection was taken 111) 11": aid of the Chinese Famine Fuou amounting to $2.30. Mr. Thos. Whitmore is engaged wiLh flamer Ben. Sharp for the summer . Miss; Annie Collier came home from Toronto last Week. The warm showers of Sunday have turned into a genuine snow storm, and to-day, Monday, is quite 1:1-A ‘--:ML--_ _ â€"â€"â€" nun-VI: '7 \v‘r“. The hasebail season is here again and the boys are holding a meetâ€" ing on Tuesday might to make preparations for the summer. Well, here we are again, after a few weeks’ absence. We have been so very busy, and news seemed scarce, and hard to hunt up. NOW, to start 0fo with, we will say a little about the seeding, which has been the order of business for the past few weeks, and is still, with a good many. A few, of course, are through, others will be a week 3‘ Greatest four days’ outingâ€" .Owen Sound to Sarnia and Detroit ‘â€"Friday, July 5th, to Monday, July 8th. Lowest rates from G. T. R. Stations. Miss Eva Blyth has started to tmch music, and Miss Audrex Hm is her first pupil. --- Mis's Maggie McLaughlin, “ho 1811\1ng1n Durham no“ spent Sundav befOIe 121st \xith 1181 pm- ents here. Nearly everybody from our vil- lage attended the funeral of Mr. Jas. Gordon on Monday .of last week. Mr. Gordon was an honor- ary member of Varney L.O.L. We extend our sympathy to the her- eaved friends, Mrs. R.J. Eden, Mrs, Wm. Long, and Mrs. Alf. McC‘abe, who all mourn the loss of a father. We also extend our sympathy to Mrs. R. Morrison, who is mourning the loss by death of a brother. Mr. Cameron, from the U.S., who was over attending the funeral of his brother, is visiting 'his sister, Mrs. Morrison. We have sheared our sheep, and we suppose they won’t appreciate having their coats off this weather. But We believe they did when we did it. -Arbor Day was duly obsefl'ed at our school. and I can tell you the teachers and scholars must have Worked, for things ,never looked neater and cleaner than they do this year. They deserve credit for What they did. Geo. M. Leeson, of Vaxnev visit- ed Sunday befoxe last in Mount Forest “fill his mothex and sister, “ho have just xetulned from a fish to some of the rest of the family in Indiana. Miss Beatrice Richardson is unâ€" der the doctor‘s care at the present time with an ulcerated eye, which Ems been bothering her for the past wo weeks. Rev. Mr. Marshau, of Holstein, preached in Varney last Sunday night, and administered the sacra- ment of the Lord’s Supper. He also attended the quarterly .Board meeting on Monday. Rev. Mr. Hampson drove down home on Mon-day evening and will attend the Mt. Forest District meeting on Tuesday and Wednes- day. He will return on Thursday. Your humble scribe Was appoint- ed delegate for the Varney Circuit and Will attend District meeting in Mt. Forest on Wednesday. There are some prospegts of Orchgrg‘ be- ing united with Va‘rney and Eben- ezer next year, and if so a, motion was carried unanimously at Board meeting asking the District meet- ing to use their influence at Con- ference to send us an ordained minister next year, which would meet With the approval of all the residents in and around Varney. All members of the Varney Grange should make an effort to be at the next meeting, May flat, as they are going to talk about their annual_ picpic. Well, Mr. Editor, the automo- biles are on the go again, béut We have come of-f better in our village than you have in your town, as we have no mishaps to record as yet, and we hope We never will. Cameron Lauder, who is on the cement marl plant in Hanover, vis- ited his parental home in Varney on Saturday _an_d Sunaglay. TIMES ANN UAL EXCURSION win t e r . VARNEY STANDARD . Old Machines Repaired Next Jehn Kinnee's Harness Shop -UP SALE SAID THE HOME OWNERâ€"“I told the contractor Iwanted a first class job â€" and I insisted on his using BRANDRAM-HENDERSON, Limited, “ENGLISH” Paint. I knew that the perfect formula for color, spread, durability and economy was 70% B. B. White Lead and 30% Zinc \Vhite, and I knew too that I could get this formula only 1n BRANDRAM-HENDERSON, Limited, “ENGLISH” Paint. So I paid a fair price and I believe in 8-}! “ENGLISH” I got the best paint obtainable in Canadaâ€"in fact, the best obtainable anywhere or at any prices”. FRANK LENAHAN (30., - Durham, 05:. General Sales Agent A31 have lulnrlmsml the Middaugh Home and intend to enter the hotel business as soon as I can get the place ready, I have decided to sell out all my tweeds, \\'Ul':~‘te(lS, tailor goods generally, as. well as my large stock of Everything is of the best quality and must be cleared during the month of May. This is a great Chane» tn get a snap in Summer Suitings. MEN’S FURNISHINGS J. C. NICHOL Middaugh House Black - Durham DU RHAM AT COST AND UNDER MERCHANT TAILOR VICKERS "ENGLISH” PAINT Do not, buy :1 Cream Separ- ator until you have exammed the up-to-date Greatest World's Requires oiling only every four to six months. \No choking lub- ricatm‘s or dirty troublesome oil holes.) Lowest supply can, crank 3 to 4 inches higher than others and guaranteed to skim cold or warm milk closer than any other ma- chine on the market. “ASK A N Y USER." “ STANDARD " Built to Wear ED. HOPKINS VICKERS P.0. Agent