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mu. For particulars, apply to V. N. Hurdock, Durham. The bazaar, or sale of goods, rhich the ladies of Trinity church re to conduct on December 12th, rill be held in Mr. McIntyre’s lore, known as Russell’s old We would like if a number who re in arrears on their subscription rould make it a point to settle b at once. We need money, and Wanted.â€"Along C. P. R., from chilliama to Walkerton, track 108, aWitch ties, poles, piling and Andrew Carnegie celebrated his 7th birthday on Monday last. We regret to learn that Mrs, lo cGirr is seriously ill. '1' as a social this Thursday even- ng at Ritchie’s school. Women’s Institute are hold- We are pleased to learn that Mr. .y it. If not, why not? ‘Durham has Brampton beat for rauty and location of Public Lib- ry Building.” These words ap- ared on one side of a card leived at this office, and a Iture of Brampton Public Lib- ry on the other. If the state- ent is true regarding location, a hope to meet with a liberal Iponse. We make no apoloRy; if »u owe us a dollar you ought to be held in the office of the partment of Agriculture, in l’ktlale, on Friday. December 6. County Association is to be ranized for the purpose of im- wing the honey market, adver- ng the bee industry of the mty. disseminating knOW’ledge connection with modern apiary thods. etc. J. Morley Pettit. Nincial Apiarist, will address ' meeting. Ir. Wm Wright of Hanover stricken with apoplexy on Fay night last at the home of brother. John, in this town, he has been visiting for a time. Mr. Wright is 76 years e, and the stroke caused sis of the whole of one side. doubtful if he will ever be restored, though he is slow- ; power. The affected has been s lite-long cripple. 1 his legs being smputsted he wss quite s boy. Hr: Wright, 0! Kincsrdlne. eves lands: to see him, snd s tev dsys here. The county council is in session iis week, and much business has , be done to close up the year. ‘s. Dan. Greenwood has her mse shout completed, and in- ‘ds moving to town next week. '19 welcome her as a citizen. The Ladies’ Guild of Trinity mrch have decided to open their man on Thursday, December 12‘ eorge Binnie is recovering from be effect: of his recent accident. Live hogs are $7.80. VOL. 44-40. 2378. N EWS AROUN D TOWN THE HUI-1AM CHRONICLE The Chronicle to Canadian Subscribers for balance of year for [0 cents can about it; the others will be of far more service at the nozzle, or looking after the water supply. A gasoline engine, under the very best handling, is liable to kick up when it isn’t expected to. Though an excellent power generally, we would hesitate betore recommend- ing it {or tire-lighting purposes. On Thursday, November 5th. a meeting of the Durham branch of the Women’s Instituute will be. held at the home of Mrs. J. Hep- burn Durham, at 2 p. m. Mrs. C. Ramage will give a paper on "Literature in the Home” and Dr. Grant will address the meeting on "The Care of the Teeth.” Quesâ€" tion Drawer. Flesherton has a new fire-fight- ing apparatus. The Advance says' “The outfit is in the. form of a gasoline engine mounted on a tank and hand truck. . . , It 33 calculated to throw 1200 gallons per hour, or two barrels per min- ute, when working in full force.” The editor then says, “The next thing to be done is to organize 1 small fire brigade, and every man must be initiated into the myster- ies of the gasoline engine, so that no hitch may occur in the case of a fire.” It may be all right to organize a brigade and initiate a very limited number into the mysteries of the engine, but on no account should too many en- gineers be allowed. Too many consider themselves experts as soon as they can get the thing to go, under favorable conditions. Let one or two have control of the power, and let them learn all they A petition asking for the repeal oil ocal option at Newmarket was turned down by the council. A counter petition by the temperance people, signed by over fifty per cent, of the ratepayers, led the council to believe it foolishness "to go to such unnecessary expense. The cry about the scarcity of coal a few Weeks ago cause'l many to feel alarmed. A number of cars arrived in town last week, apd now We farm? that everybody can rest easy for a time. The general price here is about $9.00 a ton. Mr. J. C. Damm, the moving pic- ture man, has rented the building Mr. Allen is fitting up for a simi- lar Qurpose, and, we understand, will move in there as soon as the building is ready. He Will hold the other building during the un- expired term of hiS'lease. “Buff.” Richardson, one of the first passenger conductors on the Owen Sound branch of the G. T.R., died recently at Flint, Mich. After retiring from railroad work, he kept the American hotel, near the station, at Stratford. He was very popular. ‘ The fire engine was repaired re- cently and is now said to be in first class condition. We hope .t inI not be needed, but is is well to have it in readiness. Mr. Hewitt met with a rather painful injury over a week ago. He is reported to have fallen from a wagon, causing the fracture of a couple of ribs, and injuries about the head and face. The C. P. R. freight sheds at Prescott were destroyed by .tire last Thursday night. The loss is estimated at a quarter of a million. Cause unknown. Apples are reported plentiful in many parts of Ontario. The prices here would not indicate a very heavy crap in this locality. The Newmarket Hotel 00., Lo- cal Option, has declared a divi- dend of six per cent. to the stock- holders. Collingwood council will not‘ submit a by-law to repeal local ' option. The vote on the motion {as lost on a tie. ‘ Lord Strathcona has offered $1000 to the Y. M. C. A. at Owen Sound. , ~ The town of Kincardine is en- gaged in a local option cam- paign. ‘. Mealord is engaged in a local option fight. Butter is 24c., eggs 27c. Q1 51; than five hours actual running, carrying one man in his side-car. On Saturday, he beat some oi the best motor cycle men in Lanaua. Rev. W. H. Hartley Will take for the subject of his address at tue morning service in Trinity church next Sunday, “Tuberculosis.” A campaign of education on this dread disease is to be waged throughout the province. '1 he first Sunday in December this year has been chosen as Tuberculosis Sunday byrthe National Sanitarium Association. It is hoped by the spread of information upon the subject that interest will be aroused which will lead to the disease being minimized, if not Bert Webb, of Toronto, was the winner on Saturday last in the side-car motor cycle hill-climbing contest in Toronto. It was a 10 per cent. grade, and Bert. took first five, and then six up the hill in his side-car, and got half way up with seven. It was a 7horse- power Indian motor cycle, the same [machine he took Ye Editor up the Durham hill in one Sunday last June. The same evenmg, he went from here to 'i‘oronto ill less A Miltlmay youth entered a house and stole at large number of eggs. He sold, them to a local merchant, and belng suspected, skipped out before he was arrest- ed. At «e present places, eggs are worth stealing, but 1t seems there are other kmds of plunuer that “oulu be more eaSlly hanuleu. ’lhe Mllumay boy ,Wlll soon learn the rest of the business, and he’ll not always have such a banker-- mg for eggs. Many a father rejoices over the birth of a child, and pictures many bright days in the future. God only knows what troubles are in store for the fond parent. Time alone will tell. We never receive a birth notice from a glad father but we stop anu think a little.- We can’t see into the future, and it‘s better that it is so. i The new Hecla furnace for Trin- ity church arrived on Monday ,last ’ and is now being installed by Mr. M. Kress. While work in the basement is not yet completed, 'service will be held in the church [next Sunday at the usual hours, iviz., Sunday school at 9.30 a. m., .morning prayer at 11 a. m. and Eevening prayer at 7 p. m. . The weather prophets are pre- dicting a mild, open winter. About nine years ago, the mild November weather led to similar predictions, but few of us have forgotten the awful snow block- ades that followed. For nearly a month there wasn’t a train ar- rived at this station. The first of next April we’ll be able to tell better. Mr. Wm. Edge, sales agent for the property, told us on Monday that he heard nothing about it since July last. The general opinion is that it Will go there, but there’s nothing definite. The Review said last week that the Edge site was decided on for the location of the new post office. Mr. Jas. Murdock, of Owen Sound, inspector of weights and measures for the Counties of Grey, Simcoe and Dntferin, . has been promoted to Toronto, and Mr. Chas. .McEachern, of Stayner, has been appointed in his place. On Friday, November 29th, the Ladies’ Aid of the Preébyterian church will hold a promenade concert and sale of work in the store lately occupied by Mr. Russell. ‘ a regular article of diet at many farmhouses in the country. An exchange says: 'So many beats have been killed in Hancock county Maine, this year, it is said, that bear steak has become Mrs. C. Firth, who was injured by a fall about eight weeks ago, is still confined to her bed, and quite helpless. It is doubtful if she will ever regain her former condition of activity. Sleigs and cutters were out Wednesday. DURHAM. out, THURSDAY November 28, I912. Messrs. Graham and Aljoe, that Messrs. Dr. Farquhsrson, Teltord, McCannel and Petty be a com- mittee to wait upon the council and' lay the matter before them. After a thorough discussion of the Whole situation, the following motions were put and carried. Messrs. Kelly and McIlraith, that a new Continuation school be built on a new site at as early 3 date as possible. Owing to the large attendance in the Public school department, the engaging of another teacher has become an absolute necessity if the junior pupils are to receive the education they should. On Tuesday evening a joint meeting of the school Boards was held in the auditorium of the public library, to discuss the lack of present school accommodation. A despatch to The Globe this Wednesday says that the hearing was held on Tuesday, and Davis will stand trial on December 3rd. Bail was refused. Davis was arrested and remand- ed until Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. No record could be obtained of the marriage at Thessalon, for a fire in the Presbyterian church, where the ceremony had been performed, had destroyed all the records, but a copy of the record of the provin- cial archives at Toronto was secur- ed, which outlines that such a ceremony was performed by Mr. McLennan. Davis, who was employed as a “walking boss” by J. B. Mullarley C0,, building a section of the C. N. 12., married on September 19 Miss Cummings. Following the marriage, Davis and his bride moved to Cedars, where Davis was appointed “walking boss” on the new electric plant being installed. Shortly afterwards the postmaster in Grenville received a letter from a woman, who said she was Mrs. Davis, asking if the authori- ties would investigate the matter as to the report that Davis had married, and stated that she had been married to Davis on Septem- ber 12, 1888, and upon this re- port Mr. Cummings came to Montreal and placed the matter in the hands of counsel, who com- municated with the authorities at Durham as to the reliability of the woman’s story, and finally placed the facts before Judge Lafontaine, who issued a warrant for Davis’s arrest. ' Montreal, Nov. 25.â€"Thursday has been set for the hearing of the case of John R. Davis, who is al- leged to hav ecommitted bigamy by reason of having married‘ on September 19 last at Grenville, Que., Miss Jessie Cummings, while the wife he married in 1888, at Thessalon, Ont., is living at Dur- ham Ont., with her nine children. The following despatch appeared in Tuesday’s London Free Press. J.;R. 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