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plinlnCt was increased about 5000 acres and produced an aver- age yield of about 200 bushels to the acre. It is estimated that the total potato yield of the provmce was 9,000,000 bushels, and for the lirst time in its history potatoes have been exported as far east as Ontario We have been favored with a cupy of the patriotic edition of The Owen Sound Sun. published last week. and disposed of by the ladies of the General and Marine HOSpital and the Daughters of the Empire, who will share the total proceeds. The paper was edited by the women -ol Owen Sound. contained a number of well writ- ten patriotic articles. and was 51'0- {usely illustrated. It was set up and printed in The Sun office and lurninhed to the ladies without a cent of cost. About six thousang copies were dlaposed of, and over 3800 were realized from the sales. Prof. Lavell. who strayed awav from Hamilton two years ago last November and was not afterwards heard of. though diligent search was made by his wife and rela- tives. was Round last week at Col- orado Springs. Colorado. and is now back with his wile in Toron- to. He had an attack or amnesia. or loss of memory. and strayed away while in that condition. He is unâ€" able to remember his actions in the interval, forgot he was mar- ried, engaged in menial employ- ment, and changed his name to evade arrest. He held good posi- tions as proiessor in a number 0! the highest educational institu- tions. at one time in Queen’s Uni- versity, Kingston. He tormerly had loss on memory and his wife was the only one, apparently. Who lost hape of his recovery and return. She is happy now, and so From the threshermen’s returns; the yiel’d per acre last year in Al- ‘ berta was 36.16 bushels of wheat“, oats 57.33 bushels, barley 34.83: bushels. The potato croo in the! We referred a few Weeks ago to the destruction by fire of the Benn-av Machinery Companv's shell factory. We have been ad- vised this week by the manager. Mr. F. D Vickem. that the des- truction in no way affected the creani separator factory. nor the scale factory, and that their comâ€" mercial business is not interfered with. They are in a position to supply their customers as former- ly and are rebuilding the shell factory. is he. The Ladies” Aid of the Presbyâ€" terian church have since January sent the following field comforts and hospital supplies: 206 pairs of socks, 42 field shirts. 14 hospital shirts, 6 sets pyjamas, 12 aha-ls. 24 pillow cases, 3018"“ feather pillows, 29 small pillows. 64 rolls bandages, 42 linger stalls, 93 wash cloths, 612 -compresses. 900 wipes, 1010 sponges: 3084 articles in all The Dornoch branch of the W0- men’s Institute wm meet at the home of Mrs. J. H Parke on Wed- nesday, April 12, at 2.30 sharp. A full attendance is requested. Visit- or: always welcome. Question d rawer. The remains of the late Mrs. Grant arrived here from Moosomin yesterday at noon, accompanied by her son-in-hw, Mr. Thou. H ’ Reid. Interment takes place this! afternoon at MapleWood. ' Mrs. Archie Wilson is recovering nicely from an operation nerlorm- ed last Saturday at the home 01 her daughter. Mrs. Dugald Mc- Kechnie. Drs. Jamieson Jamie- aon were the physicians in at tendance. Mrs. H. N Burnett has been; quite m for the past couple of weeks. but in slightly improved ' Call and see our clover and be-i [Ore buving elsewhere. â€"â€"Mrs. A. Ragga Son. Butter is ”1:. per 1b.. and eggs are 20¢. per dozen. For SI‘C.â€"NO. 1 clover and tim- othy seedsâ€"Mn. A. Beggo Son. Live hogs are $10.60 to-day. VOL” EWS AROUND TOWN is $12 to :13 a ton. 49~N I Mr. Thos. H Reid of Monsomin, 'whp came here with the remains :of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Grant, lis Spending a Week or so with his ” friends in Varney and HolStein. The school board has granted leave of absence for three months to Miss Margaret MacKenzie. be- ginning with the first of May. It is exepcted she Will resume her work after the summer holidays. Miss MacKenzie has held her pres- ent position for about ten years. and has proved herself an able and efficient teacher. Never dur- ing that period has a pupil of hers ever failed to pass the En- trance examination. Few, we think. can lay claim to a similar meas- ure of success. The Epworth League of the Methodist church had an April Fool Social on Friday night. There was a very good attendance, and the program was unique, but quite in keeping with the name. After presenting a short musical and literary program, a number of games were indulged in, and then followed a dainty luncheon in which all participated. The prO- ceeds were nearly ten dollars. A box social under the auspices. of the Recruiting League was held in the town hall on Thursdafi“ night. The object was to procure money to buy wrist watches and i other gifts for the recruits from ' Durham, and for other 'patriotic' purposes. The attendance was very i 200d. With a large preponderance, of ladies. A good misical prO-l gram was provided by the Yiirs.i Orchestra, a number of male‘ singers, a solo by Mr. Mistele. an: instrumental duet by Misses Hun-| ter and burn), and other numbers. Mr. J. P Tellord proved himself an efficient chairman. and. at no point was the program allowed to ' lag. Auctioneer Brigham was pres- ent to dispose of the boxes, for which fair prices were paid. rang- ing from 25 cents to 81.75». They seemed to be a very rational au- dience and there was no wild bid- ding. The avenge prices ran about sixty or seventy cents. A number went over s “he. and only one. we think, went below fifty cents. The proceeds amounted to .64. Ladies’ Aid anniversary services will be held in the Methodist. church next Sunday morning and evening, with special subjects, and music and offerings. You will en- ioy hearing ,,the large ladics’ choir in the evening service. 'Mr. Wm. McGowan, son of Mr John McGowan, left Tuesday for Portage La Prairie, where he will spend the summer. His younger brother, John, is quite ill of pneu- monia, being under the doctor‘s care for the past couple 0] weeks. The Smith Bros. have sold three Ford cars this spring, Messrs. Jas Livingston of town, A. McCabe of Varney and Wm. Jacques of Glen- elg being the buyers. They have only ten new ones in stock. besides a couple of slightly used cars. and these will all soon move when the roads get fit. Wm. Johnston, an employee of the Union Cement Co. of Owen Sound, had his leg badly broken on Saturday afternoon. It is said he got caught in a belt. There was no one else around at the time. Mr. and Mrs. Shirley McIntyre mourn the loan or their little girl, who died last Friday at the age of four days. Interment was made in Durham cemetery on Saturday. For Rentâ€"The Commercial Ho- tel, Priceville, is offered for rent. Immediate possession can be giv- en. For particulars, apply to the pmprietor, Joseph Black. 4630 The Hydro current was turned on in Holstein on Monday. and made connection all right. The juice is supplied from our sub- station. . Wantedâ€"100 bags of good. pota- toes, for which we will pay the highest price.â€"Mrs. A Beggs 6: Son. Mr. Jack Davidson of the Stand- ard Bank, Kingston, is spending a short holiday with his parents. VICKERS. E Mr. Brigham Livingston of Dur- ham spent Sunday with his par- ;ents here. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mervin and family to this neigh- borhood. Mark is busy getting ma- terial on the ground for a new brick dwelling on the farm He recently purchased from Walter Bailey. Mr. H. W. Hunt had a new Do- minion windmill erected last week. Little Geo. McCulloch. who had his finger cut of! with an axe, is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vickers and Mrs. J. W. Vickers visited one day last week with relatives in Dur- ham. Mr. Geo. Adlam has rented a farm near Lamlash and is ousv moving up there this week. Mrs. Chas. Reay has been on. the sick list with grippe, but is able to be out again. Min Blanche Wise 0! Allan Park was the guest of Miss Mary Adlam recently. STUDENTS ENLISTING TO BE GIVEN CERTIFICATES The following is a memo. of Special Regulations made by the Ontario Department of Educatmn regarding the enlistment of men attending the High and Continua- tion Schools and Collegiate Insti- tutes: “The department will exempt for overseas service young men Who are preparing for the examina- tions of next June for admission to the Normal Schools and the Faculties of Education (not includ- ing ’the University Matriculatiom from said examinations. and will grant them the certificates based thereon, on the following condi- tions: “2. The candidate must obtain a certificate from the Principal that he has been in regular attendance up to April 20th, or up to the date of his enlistment thereafter: and that in the opinion of his teachers he is qualified to receive the certificate for which he has been preparing. “1. The school the candidate is attending must have been approv- ed by the In3pector concerned. “3. The candidate shall enlist for overseas service not later than May 12th.” The remains were brought here for interment, to be laid at rest in Maplewood cemetery beside those of her husband. Coles in Brantford, Mrs. Hanna in Pullman, Wash., and Mrs. Thos H. Reid in Moosomin, Sask. The marriage union resulted in a family of eight children, two of whom died in childhood. The six surviving members of the family are: William, on the old home- stead‘ John in British Columbia. George in New Jersey, Mrs. Henrv The deceased, whose maiden name was Margaret Stewart, Was born in Strath Don parish, Aber- deenshire, Scotland, on the 12th of March, 1829, and in 1854. at 25 Years of age, she left her native land and came direct to Norman- by, Where she was married by the late Rev. Alexander SteWart, [0 MRS. WILLIAM GRANT. Many of our readers will regret to learn of the death on Saturday of Mrs. Margaret Grant of Nor- manby. Death occurred at Mooso- min. Sask., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thos. H Reid. where she had been visiting since last October. ___'- “VI. uthdl'Ly L() Mr. William Grant, Who died about 20 years ago. The hardy young couple entered at once in the daily routine of pioneer life, and bore their full share of the trials and hardships incident to the primeval conditions. The deceased. was a strong, ac- tive woman, and had no thought of shirking any known‘ duty. She was a strong religious character, being a staunch and devotedg member of the Presbyterian church, though liberal and charit- able towards all other denomina- tions. She was no bigot, but ex- tremely tolerant in her religious views. She admired in all the strong Christian principles that made for the betterment of man- kind. DURHAM. UNF. THURSDAY. APRIL 6. l9l6 OB!TlTRY Mr. John McCaul bought a house from Mr. Geo. napkins and is having it moved. He will rebuild it. to take the place of the one destroyed by fire 18“ fall. Mr. E. A Warren, soloist of Wal- mer Road Baptist church. Toronto. has been engaged to sing in the Baptist church here on Monday evening, April 24. Those who heard him in the Methodist church here a couple of years ago will need no further recommendation Mr. John Whitmore celebrated his 83rd birthday one day last week by walking about two miles to the bush and doing some chopping and seeing to the skid- ding or some logo. We hep. he may be spared to see many more returns of the day. of his ability. i The council met Monday night. ‘Mayor Hunter in the chair; memâ€" ‘bers all present except Mr. Kress. The minutes were read and ap- proved. The following accounts were examined by the finance committee and recommended for payment: W. Laidlaw, J. P, Wiggins ac. $7 20 Mr. Will Moore of town is mov- ing to the farm vacated by Mr. Thos. Kennedy. We welcome them and hope they will enjoy farm life. Mr. Thos. Kennedy is moving this week to the Allan Kennedv farm on the town line. Llovd-Cattonâ€"That the treasur- er be instructed to make out alist of all unpaid taxes and hand the. same to the collector on or beforp the 15th inst. with three De; cent. addedâ€"Carried. Catton-LIOydâ€"That the clerk write the Hydro-Electric Commis- sion, asking that a statement for all unpaid accounts to date be pre- sented.â€"Carried. Grant-MacKayâ€"That a cheque for $1000 be issued to the Durham Furniture Co. in part payment of electric light accountâ€"Carried. Mr. Pratt has finished Mr. W R. Watson’s well and is now going to drill for Mr. Arthur Lee. The snow is fast disappearing and there is every indication that Spring is here. Mr. Farr Lawrence lost a valu- able young horse last week with distemper, which is going among horses in this locality. Mr. R. Baxter had a very suc- cessful sale last week, and is now moving to Durha m. Mr, And Mrs. John .Andrews spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Watson Mr. Farr Lawrence had a new gasoline engine installed last Week to do his pumping for him. Grant-Saundersâ€"That the clerk instruct town solicitor to have a deed for property sold by town to Jas. Falkingham‘ deed to be made to A. Catton.â€"Carried Grant-MacKayâ€"That System of collecting dog taxes be changed, and that in future dog tags be is- sued as receipt for paymentâ€"(jar. Saunders-Cochrane-â€"That peti- tion of library board be not grant- ed.â€"-Carried. G. Arrowsmith. salary. etc. A. Noble. conveying Baker..- A. McLachlan...... W. B. Vollet, salary...... W. B. Vollet, Hydro worfi... A. B. McLellan, Wood ......... G- A. Thompson. engineer ...... R. McLean, 2nd engineer .. H. Haws. stoker... 59 26 5 50 1 45 35 60 16 34 2 75 12 50 8 75 .5 00 A deputation from the public library waited on the council to procure a portion of their appro- priz ition at once instead of \\ aiting till later. R. L. Saunders, Hydro book Hydro Commission. current for February J. Corkill, Hydro services LlOVd-Cattop.â€"That council in- struct board of works to proceed to put a crossing opposite ent- rance to high school.â€"Carried, H. R. Koch, Hydro work ...... W. Black, supplies... Bell Tel. 00., rent... W. Irwin, printing-..... .. H. McDonald, stoking ......... Town Council McWILLIAMS. $452 12 195 32 21 on son: 2085: 425' 500 3835} 1225’ #VV'VV' VVVVMVVW’VVV'VV" V VV VVVV'VV'VVVVVWV 777' V 'v +++++++++++++++++++++++++;*+++++++++t++o++++*+++++++ $1.00 PER YEAR ”up. Jn‘n .v u- . “deuce. I In x \ . ”mother and .m mod Opinion The Ire the soil ”N. wholly dvstruym‘; ban of any th-xr ' - Ch nearest SUUY‘c'c ~° b hr IWay for mum. “ “he place. lhve teen 3 mm 01 “flute miles in each ~11: years has no: a ““1310 timber on 1: u '1!!! a growth of bl *. Which is aim. ”TOW [1:9 mL N on just as WING his timberland . heated in Mllnds .' ”phi“? pl. ”red and Ming his mm: Il."..' elements In... reduced and on it depem; M‘es. 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