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Prom (’L‘kt\ vQ ticks lure A large number of horses and buyers are expected at the herse fail here to-morrow, Thursday. So far, we have had a most de- lightful winter. We are not aware that we have had any zero weath- ‘ er during the present winter. The Public Library has added a number of new books, 0! which a list nppeaw in this issue. be: It 011$ FUJI-Iva! 'â€"' 7 n8 lad em- ed wider divisions of the connty.a tor some tune. u. in Wu. u. .. I" Willie SWIM a you , l - ,7 loyed by C P K3911“: harnessâ€" Durham has a right to a share of 1 years since his former visit in t‘. er, 3110033“ him doivn, tore the honors as they go round, and “locality. to bottom, we think it is our turn this year. Mr. Arthur Allan, who went 3,- : ht otherwise leaving him unin- Hanover had the Wardenship a the bank at Elorn a few weq 3.; .1," find It was 3 narrow escape 101' few years ago, in the person 01 ‘ago, has been compelled to g 3 W little allow, who, though bad- Hr. Ball, and it is only a couple ‘np work for .a' time. He was ' l! ‘3“ m up and ready tor at years since H’- AKIIOV. 0! He» 3 1100mm in T013013” "093' ‘ - .-_ 1-..: ....|..l «puma-um mwherehennderwm; “0:1 “"‘l‘he Division Court as we go to press to- (1 3y Dr. Brown, eye, ear, nose and throat, will be at the Hahn House, Durham. on Saturday, January 18 from 12 noon to 5 p. m. Eyes tested and glasses supplied. The annual treat for Trinity‘ church Sunday school will be held in the basement of the church on Friday evening of this week. It will take the form of a social evening. Mrs. J. H. Brown, who has been ill since she took a paralytic stroke some three or four months ago, is not gaining much in â€" â€" â€"-‘nn*“f Live hogs are 88.15 On Monday last, we learnea wuu regret of the death of Mr. W. F. Cowham, of Jackson, Mich. We have not had any particulars, but as Mr. Cowham ‘was the chief pro- moter of the cement industry“ "in this town, he Was well known to many of the citizens, and his name‘ is still familiar to all who haVe. stock in the industry. He WAS a ..h_een business man, a king among ”timers of cement mills, and a V affable gentleman to meet *nohmy. r W. L. Newton left on Tues- 4" 1y for Goderich, after spending about three weeks with friends in Durham and vicinity. We under- stand he intends to‘ visit with a brother in Goderich for a time, -â€"-- ‘n N EWS AROUN D TOWN on Court is in session press to-day, Wednes- a learned With Wingham council is considering the advisability of reducing the number of hotel licenses. Beginning next Sunday, Trinity church Sunday school will be held at 2.30 p.m. The Bible 'class will meet at 7.30 Saturday evening, in the basement. The Duchess of Connaught, whose serious illness in the hos- pital in Montreal has caused much anxiety throughout the British Empire, is reported on the mend. Prices of printing have gone up recently, but the counties of Grey and Bruce are much lower yet than in many other parts of On- tario. anl a number of entries from outside towns. Mr. and Mrs John Wright are celebrating their Golden Wedding: as We run off this Week’s issue. We tender our congratulations. and will tell more about it next ' week. Lost-«On Saturday night. be- tween Burnett’s store and Glaser-‘9, a small parcel containing a pair of boy’s serge pants. Finder witl oblige by leaving them at The Chronicle officeâ€"Thus. Grusby. Call at W J McFadden’s and ask about those sanitary closets that are giving such satisfaction Quite a number have been sold in town and vicinity, during the past few Weeks The steamship Uranium strand- ed on a reef at the entrance of Halifax harbor, but a Government steamer went to the rescue and took off 880 passengers in safety to Chebucto Head. No lives‘ were lost. The Burns meat packing plant in Calgary, the largest institution of its kind in the west, Was destroy- ed by fire on Sunday last. The loss is estimated at two million dollars. Low “water pressure pre- vented effective work on the part of the firemen. Ladies in town who wish to publish their reception days may do so by advising this office in time tor next week’s issue. We fancy it would be a great con- venience. The list will be left in for a couple of weeks. There will be no charge. On Saturday evening, Mr Cecil White of this place hired a rig from liveryrnan J McDonald, to visit with Mr Gideon Johnson, in ‘ Egremont Returning home, he took a short cut over a road near the base line, and drove into , a bog-hole Though he made desperate efforts to save it, the animal gradually sank, and was drowned, the buggy and .harness 'being saved The horse was val- ued at $100, and this amount has been paid over to Mr McDonald by Mr White, who, throughout the whole transaction acted in a most honorable manner Whether or not he will take action against the township remains to__be seep ___ ‘â€" _ The county council will soon "‘ meet for the transaction of busi- ness, and the election of a Ward . den will be one of the first matters 9 of interest. It isn’t at all strange‘ to think that the honors should be ‘ passed round, and as a generation ,1 has “passed since Durham was hon- ‘ ored, we think it our turn now,“ and we feel that Mr. Calder 'would . be a capable man for the posi- tion. We understand there are men in the council who are after the coveted seat, and intact have:| been after it since before the el-. ection. Mr: McKinnon was the last Warden who was at all connected with Durham, but that was during 'the period when county commis- sioners were a separate and dis- tinct organization, and represent- ' ed wider divisions of the county. ' Durham has a right to a share of ' the honors as they go round, and .we think it is our turn this year. ' Hanover had the Wardenship s the The council for 1913 held their inaugural meeting on Monday night last, and from now on they are targets for all sorts of criticism by virtue of their offices. But is it fair or reasonable that councilâ€" lors who render their services free ”Vaavâ€" -v - , first of the year, should be criti- cized for their inaction or ineffi- ciency during the whole twelve months of their services? In our opinion. and we have been govern- ed by our opinion in this as in many other matters, a councillorI who is coaxed or begged to ac- cept office, in some cases against his will, should be regarded. with a certain degree of leniency if he fails to make good. It seems to be strangely out of order to beg or coax a man to take office, and perfections, when he enters on his duties, and in some cases dis- charges them to the best of his ability. 953â€"1.... Criticism of a man’s ineIIiCien- cy is quite in order when he runs after the office and injures the progress of the municipality by ‘ 0r0“ding.‘:}1t a Tm”: wcompertegtl 498 D-Making Home Profitable. {egresetnta we, I e tfie': sittitfes.' 262 Kâ€"The Mountain Girl. 01‘s 89 no pay or ‘ ’ 263 Kâ€"Corporal Cameron. ! i and we see no reason why they should not stand on an equal foot- ' ins: with rural municipalities, and be paid for their time. It is not ‘ our intention to advocate the pay- ' ment of our town council, but while they render their services free, we feel that we haven’t the right of. criticizing their actions as We 'Would under other conditions. They are Working for the honors of office, without the emoluments. There are some who seek the hon- or in order that certain desired improvements may be made near their own property, and in the ab- sence of any other inducement, we can hardly blame them, if, on some occasions, they show a little [spirit of selfishness. oâ€"-- 51 PERSONAL 2, Mr Wm Kearney left Thursday 1 I for Sheridan, Montana, - i B cardine, 49f; Dâ€"Profitable Poultry Producd 497 Dâ€"Gardening Indoors i Mr F S. Buckingham, of Kin- was in town Wednesday tion. and ' Under Glass. ".5, Kâ€"Tempting of Tavernake. , . 65 Kâ€"In the Hollow of Her Hand| “i Kâ€"Black Creek Stonping; House. g 267 Kâ€"Satan Sanderson. 268 Kâ€"The Net. 269 Kâ€"The Midlanders. 270 Kâ€"Valiants of Virginia. 271 Kâ€"The Long Patrol. 272 Kâ€"Fire in Stubble. 273' Kâ€"When There’s a 27-; Kâ€"Chronicles of Avonlea. | \ JUVENILE. \ 1 Aâ€"Children’s Canada. 2-. Aâ€"The Boy’s Parkman. 1 Fâ€"John and Bett’s Scotch 11.: Visit. { 2 Fâ€"Adventures of Nils. ‘1 1 Kâ€"Black Beauty. 2 Kâ€"Quarter Back Reckless. 3 K-Mr. Responsibility Partner. ' 4 Kâ€"Through the School. 5 Kâ€"Captain of the Crew. 6 Kâ€"Lulu and Alice W'ibbleWOb- ble. 7 Kâ€"Jackie and Petty Bow Wow. I) Kâ€"The Birds’ Christmas Carol. 1 \ “'ill. DURHAI. OIL THURSDAY January 16, I913. THE COUNCIL OF 1913 ll‘. "Mr. 'Arthur Allan, who went to a the bank at Elan a few weeks of :ago, has been compelled to give Miss Barbara Watt, of Detroit, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Geo Watt. )1 ‘ago, has he .np work Miss Dorothy Burns, of Cleve- land, arrived home here on Satur- day last for a visit with her brother and sister. Mr Peter Crawford, of Eyebrow, Sank, arrived home last week on a visit to his parents and other friends Miss Viola Colling, Wortley Road left this Week to spend the win- ter months with relatives in Al- berta.â€"London Advertiser. Mr. Michael Wilfred McAuliffe left Thursday morning for Jackâ€" sonboro, New Ontario. where he intends to remain for some time. We Wish him every success. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Hamilton, and little daughter Donalda. of Langdon, N. D., returned on Monday, after spending a month with friends in Durham . and vicinity. Mr. Wm, Chapman, of Calgary, gave us a call last week, and placed himself good on our books for some; time. It is four or five years since' his former visit in this locality. ' man’s inefficien- BL new BOOKS n‘ Tue PUBLIC LIBRARY. The following new books have been received at the Public Librnrv and will be issued Friday evening, January 17th: 511 Bâ€"Conservation. 515 Bâ€"Liberalism. 516 Bâ€"Selkirk Settlers in Real Life 517 Bâ€"Brock. 518 Bâ€"Tecumseh. 519 Bâ€"Robinson Crusoe. 520 Bâ€"CartWright’s Reminiscences 521 Bâ€"English Story Tellers. 139 Câ€"Rhymes of a Rolling Stone. 377 Eâ€"10,000 Miles Thro’ Canada. 378 VCâ€"Christopher Columbus. 1023 Fâ€"Sociulist Movement. 1029 Fâ€"With the Indians in the Rockies. 97 Hâ€"Nonconformity. {9- Dâ€"Profitable Poultry Produc- No Name 110 Aâ€"The French Revolution. 411 Aâ€"Irish Nationality. 412 Aâ€"Changing Chinese. 413 Aâ€"The Last Frontier. 414 Aâ€"South America. 415 Aâ€"Pioneers of the Cross. 513 Bâ€"My Life in Prison. The Markdale Standard man is culations. He said last week the vote for local option was 113 and the vote against it 132. He then informed his readers they were 34 votes short of the required three-fifths. If the total vote re- mained the same, and thirty-four of the antis had voted on the' other side, then the local opton- ists would have the'three-fifths oil the total vote and be winners in‘ the contest. But supposing the anti vote remains at 132, the op- tionists would have to poll 198 votes in order to have three-fifths of the whole vote, and get .a glimpse of the water wagon. As it now stands, they fall short by 85 votes, and not 34 as the Standâ€" ard man says. He is wrong again in referring to three years ago,|; when the local optionists got 150} and the anti-optionists 115. He‘ says they were then only nine3 short of the required threeâ€"fiftthl To win at that time they should have polled 173 votes in favor of the measure, but they polled only. 150, or 23 short of the requiredi lnumber. It is a duty the Stand- ard owes the people of Markdale‘ they were only 9 short three; years ago, instead of 23, may have “ had some influence in bringing on'l the contest just closed, If the! temperance people know now that to break the present opposition vote they’ll have to increase their strength by 85 votes, they’ll hesi- tate before going into ' another contest. To help the Harkdalc ‘ man in his future calculations we may say that in voting on local option the temperance vote must be one and one-half times the op- : vote in order to get the The misleading statement thatli l l vuv ”V ‘uâ€" .-. vote: :- the tem- : Extra Yalue 6: Rush Offer ‘ For January V EDDDDDDDDDDD: EDE‘DDEDDDDDDDDDDD The old year flickers, splatters and soon dies out, the light of the new 19 12 year comes to take its place clear and [9 I 3 beautiful with its promise of new You will find this store with its stock of deprndable unto-date dry position second to none to requirements. goods in a. Of White Blouses Just Received The variety and choice in white blouses this year surpasses anything previous seasons have had to offer. This weeks new arrivals are very choice Dainty styles at all prices. Supplying the Needs Among the new arrivals here this week will be found a choice assortment of new Dress (ionds also new Prints and new Ginghams. N ow is the best time for this cosy footwear Men’s all felt sole, $2.00 Misses and Boy’s Heavy felt, $1.25 and better things. In Velvet or two way collar, regular $10.00 to $14.00, your choice $8.50 Year A few sizes left in Heavy Lumberman’ a Rubbers, at reduced prices. A New Range New 1 buckle. any size, 5|.25 Men’s Overshoes Rubbers