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For over twenty years, Mr. “Um. Laidlaw has been manager of the telephone office here. He has now tendered his resignation to the company. and expects to be re- lieved about July’lst. . The tele- phone company has asked him to recommend a successor. They will lease an office on the main street for a term of ten years. and we understand that a number‘ of rural lines are to be connected with Durham and many of the best far- mers within a radius of ten miles will have free connection with the town. When the office is ready, 3 continuous service will be given, which 'will be a great convenience to the public. The C. O. F. attended divine ser- vice in a body at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening last. Altogether, about fifty members of the order were present, and listen- ed to an excellent sermon, deliver- ed by Rev. Mr. Young, Harriston. who is filling Mr. Farquharson’s place during his absence at Ed- monton. Alta. The society march- ed to the church in a body, and were headed by the band. On Saturday afternoon next, Mrs. John Harbottle disposes of her household effects by public auc- tion, and on the W'ednesday follow- ing will, with her family, sail from Owen Sound on the steamer Mani: toba for Sault Ste. Marie, to join Mr. Harl>ottle,, who has been work- ing there for the past couple of years. Mr and Mrs. Harbottle have been lifelong resdents of this town, and rwe wish them success in their new home. We extend congratulations to Mr. John Watt, who, on Wednesday of last Week was married to Miss Anielia D3'ce, formerly of Elmwood but for the past 3ear or so resid- ing in Durham. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride’s brother, in Elmwood. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Watt every hap- niness. mence our new serial story, “Keith of the Border." This story is dif- ferent from any we have ever run, and we believe the majority of our readers will enjoy the narrative from start to finish. “Keith of the Border” is a story of western life, and is pronounced one of the best stories of its kind ever written. The Varney Grange will hold their annual picnic in \Vm. Carson’s bush on' June 25th. A good pro- gram will be given, and prizes for athletic sports: also a baseball match between Hutton 'Hill and No. 9. Glenelg. Come early, and have a good time. Admission 5c. and 10c. Ladies bringing baskets free . In. this Week‘s issue, we com- Allow us to congratulate Mr. Allan Robertson, son of Mr. an’d Mrs. Adam Robertson, of this lilace who was married recently in Hamilton to Miss Hazel Spratt, of that city. They went to Buffalo and other points on their honey- moon trip. . ' Durham District ' tend divine serv; church on Sunday 7th. Members are meet at the lodge The band will be i day, June 1315 be placed in lection.â€"-â€"J. C. 1n Durham Dis will celebrate July 12th next the. )Ietho sale D( Rem LiVe ho gs are kle.â€"Mrs 10L. 44â€"110. 2355. NEWS AROUN D TOWN COURT 3.938 88 here. He has now I‘eSignation to the expects to be run. rulznst. .The tele- in The Chronicle to Canadian Subscribers for baiance of year 3 on the main 7 ten Fears. and a number" of connected with 0211111110 ttendance NI r11 It 30. The annual meeting of the South Grey Farmers” Institute was held in the town hall here on VVednes~ day of last week. The Weather was good for farming. and those who Were behind in their work preferred to stayr home and attend to it, rather than knock off and he present at the meeting. The min- utes and reports were read and adopted. and meeting places sel- ected. President Philp was absent, but the seat was ably filled by Mr. W. S. Scarf. Officers were el- ected as .follows: Wm. Scarf, Pres.: J. W Blyth, Vice Pres; Geo, Binnie, Sec.-Treas. The Directors Were appointed as follows: Bent- inck, T. Morton, W. A. Livingston: Egremont, P. Mutch, W. Allan: Glenelg, D. Edge, J. McNally: N or- manby, J. Peter, D. Robinson: Durham, A. S. Hunter, 0. Firth; Hanover, V. Kirchner, Dr Taylorfi H H Miller. - .' - 7 H fifty by sixty feet, and is to re- place the barn destroyed by light- ning last August. Mr. Ben Sharp is the framer, and everything went together well. The captains rwere John Moffat and Wm. Weir, the latter being easily the winner. It is only fair to say that :Mr. Moffat and his men were just as good as the other fellows, but a little trou- ble in adjusting one of the girths in the last bent put them behind in the start, or before the beginning of the contest. Perhaps it was iust as well, as the men all worked quietly, and there were no acci- dents. We congratulate Mr. Wil- liams, and hope he may have an abundance of prosperity from now on, and recover shortly his severe loss or last year. ~ This is the 20th of June, and so far the weather has been unusually cool. In going through the coun- 'trx we notice many sheep still lcwurving their fleeces. The sheai- ing opezation is usuallv completed 1 about the i‘iist of June. but this 'year is 'an exception. On Friday evening last, the local High school team journeyed out to Hutton Hill to try conclusions with the stalwarts of that burg. In a clean and hard fought contest of six innings, our lads came out vic- torious, the score standing nine to six. The winners pulled off some fast plays in fielding and base‘ running. I We wonder if the “swat the fly" campaign has anything to do with the scarcity of flies. Of course we speak only from personal observa- tion round our own home, and the scarcity of grub may acount for their scarcity there. Flies are cer- tainly regarded now, more than 'ever before, as a nuisance to the public health, and every means should be adopted to keep them down as far as possible. Filth, as Well as food is a good source of supply. They thrive and multiply in filth, hence the necessity ,for cleanliness about the home. Mr. Harry Williams, of Edge Hill, had a successful barn raising on Tuesday last. The, building is Ho be in atte room at 10 .V'e sters IE The town gardens don’t seem as .r advanced as at this time other 3e 51 c \V. Shelburne ested to me linery ucn 1m, or to T OS turd )1 SE 31 it} D flag stat II‘QE 18 M onda ut there are xe price doesn't tiOD S OI n The day cake marked “Mother, 1313- 1912," was on the table in the old homestead. She has seven children 12 grandchildren, 26 great-grand- children, and Qgreat-g‘reat-grand- children. Dr. McLean, an old Highland friend of Mrs. McDougaI’s. once drove five generations of the family in the same vehicle to the old homestead on the 4th conces- sion of Vaughan tOWnship. Yes- terday the doctor .was present again, and had a long chat in Gaelic with Mrs. McDougal. Some farmers tell us tl crop will be generally abo average, but will not be so 5: they anticipated a fre week The nights of late have beer cool, and the freezing point reached on several occasions. Mrs. Mary McDougall, of ley, near Toronto, celebrate 99th birthday on Tuesday, A day cake marked *“Mnnm. putting in the sta: site Mr. T. N. W: idence, from which t cart is filled during Is the council prepa: the streets? any excursion. Great outing. The character of the work of near- ly sixty years ago, speaks for the honest labor of the workmen. Interment took place in Durham cemetery on Monday afternoon last. Sarnia and From Owen ; 5th, at Mr. McKelVie was a ready-j witted Irishman, and always had an answer :which came quickly andl without any effort. He was a man of strong will power, and once he: formed an opinion, either political; or otherwise, Was not easily; changed. In politics, he was orig-f inally a Conservative, but Chang? ed over to the other side through' principle, we are charitable enough1 to believe, at the time of the P-aci-‘ fie Railway scandal. ' politics. and at one time, if not at the time of his death. a member of the Orange Order. Like most of the pioneers, he was strong, heal- thy and industrious. About sixteen years ago, he suffered from a stroke of paralysis, but recovered, and was smart and active up to two .«weeks ago, when he was again stricken, which resulted in his death. 'l‘lie marriage resulted in a fam- ily of five sons. and two daughters. John WK. in Buffalo, Angus and Daniel, in New Liskeard, David, on the homestead in Egremont, George, in Toronto, Mrs. Hastie, at at Fort Francis, and Margaret, who died a number of years ago. Deceased was the oldest pioneer resident of Durham, a hard-work- ing industrious man, scrupulously honest in his dealings, a Presliy- terian in religion, a Liberal in politics, and at one time. if not We referred two Weeks ago to the fact that Mr. John McKelvie had received a paralytic stroke, EATH OF JOHNMCKELVIE THE EDITOR ABROAD ItY YE notice that Mr DURHAM. out, THURSQA’Y, JUNE 20,1912 1 and Detroit excursion. â€" wen Sound and W’i arton bv special train, Friday Julfi ,- 1. am. Lowest rates of was in a serious condition very little hope for his re- v. Since then he grew Worse ally. until Satu‘rday et’ening then he passed peacefully is trade I‘E LSBCI was born in Tyrone, Ireland, 01 ‘1 rs tell us the hay generally above the rill not be so good as IT Montreal, he (2 of Scarboroug '8 he spent a , celebrated her 1111119. orke 1E 18 :1 with his Lot 10, Co John Snell is GI‘E four days’ lies, the 1rs 'been quite ame DO L1 1‘ h spending for twelve IIC Edge- [111 k) \ UK 1 famâ€" O'hters. ; and Gig \VOI I'E m W35 did the the the to The Durham Junior League ,Will give their annual entertainment in the Methodist church, on Friday evening, June flat, at eight o’clock. Admission,â€"silver collection. Jun- ior members ‘free, if wearing a League button.-J. M. Benton, Supt. We left Conn at a quarter after four. jogged along leisurely and reached home at six o’clock, the distance registered being exactly twenty-four miles. We enjoyed the day very much- and Mr. Campbell says he enjoyed it more than if he had been alone, .There are" future joys in store i or him? and we hope he’s not too Scotch to take the hint. Our telephone number is 37. The hours in the different school rooms reminded us of other days, but with all the attractions of higher salaries and brighter times ahead, we have no inclination to return to our first love, and again teach the young idea how to parse. ‘at the corner of four townships, and on the town line between the counties of Wellington and Grey. It was dinner time, and even Mr. Campbell likes to eat occasionally. We made straight for the Chateau Bolger, and our cravings were soon satisfied. The house is not licensed and despite our most persistent importunities on the part of Ye Editor, we had to leave without our toddy. We were out inspect- ing schools, and we started over the way to the educational centre of the Corners. In the few min- utes’ walk, we learned from Mr. Campbell that the school building cost $2900. but it cost too much. It is of white brick, with basement and other equipment, considerablyj larger than W0. 7, but. not in the? same class, either in appearance or appointments. The attendance of 32 was under the guidance of Miss Hatfield,a bright, active young" lady who is possessed of energyI and enthusiasm. The children, too,‘ were energetic, and answered thei questions of teacher and inspector! with a ready intelligence not al-I ways found in pupils of their ageg seliool was neat and orid1rvlan1l the hr st of l1z1111'111n1' seemed to 1x- ist 1111'1't111en the t11:11:h11 and pupils. Leaving No. .3, we 111,)1'ere1l in :1 [very short time, the three or four intervening miles hetwecn it and :No.'7.li§g1‘e1110nt. It 11v:1s about eleven o'clock when 1-1e Were adâ€" mitted lvv the active little teacher. Miss Hussev 11 he is in ch 110'e of! this rural academv of learning. The: building is a fine structure, the} basement having a cement floor‘ ‘and containing the furnace. amplel space for a good supplv of wood, ‘I and a convenient washroom for' the use of the children. This 15 said to be one of the most modern! schools in South Grev, and it is certainly a credit to the educa- tional enterprise of the section. As, in No.5 it has an ample supply of slate blackboards; it is well lighted from the left side of the pupils, has convenient ante-rooms, good equipment, and is a model of neatness. The prism glass fan- lights give a uniform distribution of light in all parts of the room. The attendance, however, 1was small, only eleven children being present. It was about half-past twelve iwhen we again cranked the machine and started towards Conn, Quiet fussy- youngst We' had a pleasant outing with Inspector Campbell on Monday last. The unfavorable spring wea- ther prevented him in his work, and he had a "few schools to Visit before the end of the half-year; We left here in the auto, and We got back, too, without a single mishap. we just mention this lest some nce of his w 1116 181 hteen Gavin 2 wun a Vivid ir .ld see us running 1 mkment', or turning Idâ€"hole. Everything it's putting“ it mild f Ewing here a}: reaching sch mont, about five mil: of Holstein in time to \V a V out I, too, Mt bout a singlei We just mention this lest vith :1 vivid imagination ee us 1unning down an 1ent', or tu111ing over into >1e.E\'eiything 11 ent fine; putting it,mi1d to say that; pbell is delighted 111th" as a help in the 1'1‘e1f01m-;I his Work. \Vell. just think ghere about eight 0 clocs, A hing school section No. 5’“ ith have 11 91‘ du ything I] 5, we covered in 3 19, the three or four 193 between it and at. 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