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Wanted.â€"Along C. P. R., from IcWilliams to Walkerton, track bl. switch ties, poles, piling and Data. For particulars, apply to k N. Murdock, Durham. Sleight; were out a couple of Iys last week, but it was raining londay morning, and the snow all Turkeys are 16c., ducks, geese ad chickens 10c. ' When buying corsets be sure nd get bias filled. Ityou want a good local paper, ret The Chronicle. Refuse all mini imitations. See our fine display of handsome bins, suitable for Christmas gifts. -liss Cochrane. 3 ?red A. Lewis, piano tuner, ex- lets to be in Durham about the ladle of January We tender our best wishes to flu May Harris, whose wedding mouncement appears in this A present of The Chronicle for car would be appreciated by e distant friend. The extra sees allowed might Win the 0 dollars in the bean contest. The Farmers’ Institute advertise number of public meetings in Iii issue. Butter 24m, eggs 27. Live hogs are $8.00. Me Chronicle stands in the very lque position of being the only ~home print paper in the county Grey, outside of Owen Sound. hosts more money to produce but we prefer to control our columns. The Meaford Mirror Iarkdale Standard recently ed the ready-print method. iemember Trinity Guild’s ba- ll', Thursday, December 12th, in Intyre’s vacant store. There I be for sale a large assortment ' seful and ornamental articles. elties, fancy Work, dolls, and pies from the manufacturers wholesalers, produce, etc.; also hpond for the children and re- ments for all. Dron in and be Pi'esbyterians of Hampden I hold their annual anniversarv December 15th. Services will conducted by Rev. Mr. Cooper, It. Poresc, at eleven o’clock a. nd seven p.111. On the follow- Monday evening a grand re- will be held. Supper will be ed from six to eight, after h a splendid program which ng carefully prepared will ven. All are cordially invited. h every happiness as ‘they .ney over the pathway of life. are both young, and stand in the esteem of all with ,m they come in contact. They o a comfortable home, and ently no hardships should their happiness. It for many years. Mr. Robin- is a brother of the late Mrs. ns-Lauder, and he and his spent a few days at the fam- h‘ome here before leaving for west. h, left here Monday for a trip Vancouver to visit his son, E .H. lnson, who has been in the r. Samuel Robinson, of Nor- Iby, accompanied by his son, David Robinson, of North Da- VOL. 44-440. 2379. a congratulate Mr. Arthur J. rnwood, who this Wednesday moon is joining heart and l with Miss Florence Bryon, :hter'of Mr. and Mrs. John m, 01 this town. We wish 9 occurred on the 9th conces- of Bentinck, on lot 28, on day evening of last week, un- rery singular circumstances. reaidence destroyed was until rtly occupied by Mr. and John McDougall. List winter purchased by Mrs. McDoug- rother, Mr. Edward Boyce. few weeks past Mrs. Mc- 1, who still occupied the was absent, and during her . 'the tire occurred and the x and contents were totally ed. \ We understand there smell lnsursncs. enta for all. Dr ped, and help to 5 mt au. urop in l, and help to make success. The Chronicle to Canadian Subscribersofor balance ‘of year for 10 cents. an t} l The A. Y. P. A. of Trinity church iheld a debate at their meeting last Monday evening. The. subject debated was: Resolved, that it .is right and expedient that capital punishment should be abolished. Mr. Stedman, Mrs. W. H. Hartley and Miss Meredith took the at- firmative, and the negative was ably supported by Mr. Anson Lloyd, Miss Cross and Miss San- Iord. The subject was cleverly handled by both sides and little, if anything, could be ,added to the arguments brought forward. The altirmative were adjudged the winners by the narrow margin of |two points. Andrew Carnegie, the great phil- anthropist, was 77.years of age last week. He announced recently that all but $25,000,000 of his for- tune will be left to the Carnegie Corporation, of New York, to carry on his educational and char- itable work. It seems hard to think that the poor old man in his advanced age has tied himself to such a paltry allowance. Should poverty and distress come, we hope that those he favored in his better days will not forget him. For some weeks past, reports have been made in the local press relating to the purchase of Eugania Falls by the Hydro-Electric Com- mission. Mr. Pope, secretary of thc Commission, is now reported as saying “We know nothing about it here.” A further state- msnt says “Hon. Adam Beck was out of town and it is not known whstii er the chairman has had any informal discussions with the owners of the falls, but so far as the members of the staff are con- cerned, the report is without foun- dation.” First copies of the revised edi- tion of the Bible published by the American Baptist Publication So- ciety. have reached the society's headquarters in New York. In it the names of Adam and Eve are omitted, their places being taken by the words “man” and “woman." which is a direct translation of the Hebrew names. The word “hell” is eliminated, “under-world” being inserted in its place. We would like if a number who are in arrears on their subscription would make it a point to settle up at once. We need money, and we hope to meet with a libeml response. We make no apology; if you owe us a dollar you ought to pay it. If not, why not? While out west last summer on his political tour with Premier Borden, an auto accident was re- ported in which Col. Hugh Clarke and others escaped injury by their great “presence of mind.” The Colonel attributes the escape to “absence of body” more than “presence of mind,” as they were OVer five hundred miles away from where the accident Was supposed to have occurred. For the past three years the kill- ing of oeer has been prohibited in the county of Simcoe. The term expire} on the lst of November, but the legislature extended the term for another three years on a petition from the county council. At the coming municipal elec- tions there will be 101 local option contests. By-laws will be voted on in one city, 21 towns, 22 villages and 36 townships, While repeal contests are being carried on in 21 places. The season of municipal hand- shaking Will soon be on. There’s little or no talk vet of next year’s council. When the time comes. there will likely be plenty «of candidates. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Siegrist an- nounce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Bertha, to Mr. J. H. Robertson, of Durham. Ont. The marriage will take place in Decem- ber.â€"Wiarton Canadian-Echo. Mr. W'm. Keller has purchased Mr. Wnfi Morris’s farm for $6000. We congratulate Mr. Keller on getting one of the best farms in this locality. Acton will submit a by-law for the repeal of local option. .The re- peal petition was signed by 175 persons. We had a pleasant call on Sat- urday from Mr. J. R. Jackson, of Midway, British Columbia. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Brit- ish Columbia Legislature, which consists of 40 members, 36 Con- servati've sand 2 Socialists. He has not been here since he went west 27 years ago, and although he notices many changes in the interval, he thinks Durham has not grown as rapidly as it should. He made‘a trip to Ottawa, and whild there, and perhaps before he went, his mind drifted toward Parliament Hill, where he Spent some time in listening to various kinds of oratory displayed by the members. He heard Mr. R. J. Ball’s maiden speech, and tells us that he did well. We understand he leaves this week for the Sunset province. We had a call last week from Mr. Frank W. Jackson, of Nicola, ,____'--, v- -‘JUV‘L‘, B. C., who is spending a few weeks visiting his father, and sis- ter at the Glen. It is 27 years week. John has been in British Columbia 27 years also, and this is his first trip east since leaving. The “boys” have evidently made good in British Columbia, and like the place well. In our interview with Mr. Jackson, we learned that wages are high out there, but ex- penses also are away higher than in Ontario. While he likes the west, he says he could settle down here and be content. He thinks the proper thing to do is to boost the place you live in. He has no use for knockers. . ' meeting, but hope our eorrespond~ ents will not neglect the matter. Mr. Neil McCannel acted as chair- man very efficiently. We under- stand the house was so full that it was difficult for them to keep quiet, but we hope in this en- lightened age any disturbance there may have been was not the result of evil intentions on the part of those who were present. We are living in an age where good conduct counts for much. The Women’s Institute held a very successful entertainment at Ritchie’s school house on Thurs- day evening last. An excellent program is reported amLa full. house was in attendance. Through our unintentional absence we arc unable to give a report of the Mr. Charles Limin has been quite i*””’“”"”"""‘*“‘* ill and confined to his bed for the :’*'"“' â€"‘â€"â€"â€";â€"â€"+'~â€"' .. r:__-_‘:.-_-_â€"_â€"._:;_â€"~â€"-â€":: PBSt “99k 01‘ 80 The Old gentle-:1 Christmas is just three weeks man is over eighty, and, though away. Do your Shopping early 1 I strong and \igorous for his ugh; The Trinity Church Guild will he mav )ass off at an t'me 's - ' ~ I y l ' H1 give 25c. meals at the1r bazaar on chances for recovery do not seem Very bright. iDecember 12th. We understand that Miss Annie Mackenzie has resigned her posi- tion on the school staff, and win retire from the profession at the end of this ye'ar. She has been a very successful teacher, and her retirement will be regretted by many. Sir \Vilfrid Laurier has enlered his 72nd year, and he still fights with vigor. He’s the right mm in the right place, and we hope he may yet be spared for many yea1s to fill his position as Le 1der of the Opposition in the House of Commons The Palmerston District Press Association has been re-organized, and new price lists issued. It didn’t occur any too soon, and will work out beneficially if they have no traitors in the camp. Miss A. C. MacKenzie has re- signed her posftion as teacher at Hutton Hill school, and it is re- ported that she has been engaged by the Durham School Board. Mr. and Mrs. Thps. Haskins have gone to Alton, Where they intend to remain for the winter. They will stay with her brother, Rev. Thos. Legate. About a half an inch of soft snow fell during Tuesday night. The weather continues mild, but changes are often made without notice. W. T. Orchard, of Holstein, of- fers a lot of farm stock and im- plements for sale by auction. See his ad. in this issue. OU‘RHAM. 0N1. THURSDAY December 5, 1912. y The ladies of the Presbyterian ’church had a very successful ba- zaar on Friday afternoon and evening of last week. The store formerly,occupied by Mr. Russell was used for the occasion and the many artistic decorations gave it a very attractive appeanalnce. Many useful and ornamental arti- ‘cles were displayed for sale, and for much'of the time, reaching well up to midnight, the place was lit- erally packed with visitors and purchasers. Behind the two long rows of counters the feminine beauty of the congregation array- ed themselves for business, and were most courteous in their at- tention to the various customers. Refreshments of the most appetiz- ing kinds were served in abund- ance, for a consideration. of course, and in the grocery depart- ment down stairs, the “art gallery” was in full operation. Every counter was a bargain counter, and the vast stock was cleared out rapidly. .Everything was high class, except the prices and the ladies last no time in assuring their customers that these were! with such a liberal supply of music as the ladies provided for the occasion. Mr. Dan. McArthur, and his young son, Stewart, were; present with their violins, and to: piano accompaniment, rendered a number of lively selections that delighted the Visitors. Several young ladies added to the charm of the event by rendering a num- ber of much appreciated piano sel- ections. It was a social and tin-5 ancial success which will likely ‘be : repeated later on. ' On Thursday last, Mr. George Ryan received a telegram an- nouncing the death of his son, Thomas, who died that day at Prince Albert, Sask. The body was shipped from there on Fri- day morning, and reached here on Tuesday noon, just one train later than expected. Interment took place from the parental home here to Durham cemetery, at three o’clock the same afternoon. The deceased young man was thirtyâ€" seven years of age, and went west last spring. We understand he died from hemorrhage of the lungs but the relatives here have not been fully advised regarding the cause of death. Much sympathy is felt for the distressed parents, and other members of the family. Mr. Allan Boyd returned from the west this Wednesday noon, on the C.P.R. Mr. Boyd was met at the station with the sad news of the death of his two youngest children, who passed away about ten dyas ago. This was the first intimation he had received that anything was wrong, and came as a shock to an otherwise joyous homecoming. t“§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§O§§§O ; THE GUESSING CONTEST § FIVE DOLLARS TO THE WINNER Contest 0 ens Saturday morning, ovember 30th and closes at 6 0’,clock Sat- urday evening, December 28. nounced in issue of Januai‘y 2nd, 1912. Subscribers paying for others will be allowed a guess for every 250. paid in. Broken beans will not counted. Only one prize will be given, but if two or more make equally good guesses the money will be divided equally. One guess will be allowed for every 25 cents paid. Sub- scribers may pay \as far ahead as they desire, and get a guess for every quarter paid. The person making the nearest guessjo the number of beans in a bottle to be seen in our office will get a Five Dollar Bill, if paid up to the end of 1913. It costs nothing. Try it. The winner will be :>>>>>:>>>>>>>>> >>>> DDPD >>>>>>>t>>>>t>>>>>>>>>>> Never before have we had such a superior range of Fur Collared Coats in stock. Every coat is new, and personal inspection of every gar- ment was made before being put in stock. This means to you a perfect fitting coat, fla\\'less collar, and rich quilted lining. $18.00 to 523.00. During the next thirty days, all our un- trjmmed and trimmed FELT huts must. be said. This is your chance to get a new and auto-date hat ata. greatly reduced price. Bu‘tter and eggs taken in exchange for millinery. SPECIAL # MILLINERY S. F. MORLOCK Fur Collared Coats $1.00 PER YEAR SALE (A?