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Foundâ€"A lady’s blouse. Enquire at The Chronicle office. Miss Mabel King of Owen Sound is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robertson. Mr. Siegrist of Wiarton visited his sister, Mrs. J. H. Robertson, for a few days. Mr. W. L. Kerr of Grand Rapids. 3 Mich. will accept thanks for re-{ newal of subscription. Lady Eaton, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dobie. of Toronto, were Rev J W. Stewart, pastor of the First Methodist ‘hurch at Conference. Pte. Harry Holmes. who deserted 1 from the 147th Grey Battalion, was captured and tried before Magistrate Creasor. who- gave him a year in the Ontario Reformatory. Miss Irene Latimer has resigned her position in the Northern Busi- ness College and has accepted a position in the Union Bank in Owen Sound. She will commence her new duties about July 1. From the report of the Under- writers’ Association, Owen Sound is far from efficient, and the ex- penditure of thousands of dollars will be necessary to put it up to the suggested standard. VOL. 49â€"N0. 2573 The Conservative convention for‘ South-East Grey will be held at Markdal-e toâ€"morrow afternoon.‘ Hon. W. T. Crothers. Hon. I B.‘ Lucas. Hon. Dr. Jamieson and others will be present and deliverI addresses. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Harris, Rodâ€" the wedding to take place ‘quietly‘ the third week in June. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Allan of Dur- ham. Ont., announce the engage- ment of their daughter. Edith Mae. to Capt. Harry M. McElroy, of the 14lst Overseas Battalion. Fort Frances. The marriage Will take place in Winnipeg the latter part of June. Well Drillingâ€"If wanting Wellâ€" drilling. pumps, Windmills. or any repairs for such, Write H. T. Sie- grist. Box D, Durham. Discounts allowed if negotiations be entered by mail before the 16th inst, or by calling at H. J. Snell’s office on Saturday. the 17th. Farmers should have printed sta- g tionery just as well as business, men. Try a small lot for a start.§ and see how you like it. We’ll giye ; you 100 note heads and 100 envel-E opes. neatly printed, for $2.00; 250‘ of each for $3.00, or 500 of each! for $4.00 We can give cheaper1 kinds, but don’t recommend them» On Friday evening, June 16, the. Rev. T. H. Ibbott, Ph.D, of 301-31 stein, will give a lecture in thei Presbyterian church, Durham. lie-1 lustrated by 250 limelight VieWs,l on the great European war. A pm- ‘,A LCLVUUAOJD ' - spices of the Presbyterian Gruild,‘t and the proceeds go to the Y. M. C. A. fund for our soldiers at the front. Admission 20c. and 1°C. 12.111 This will be the Winding upi of the Institute under its. presen organization, and in its place the South Grey Board of Agriculture will be organized along somewnat. diaerent lines. oaieeri tor the EWS AROUND TOWN The Canadian Order of Foresters Will attend service next Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church. All brethren are requested to be ready to leave the lodge room at 6.30 sharp.â€"T. G. Lauder. Chief Ranger. News reached Owen Sound on Thursday from Ottawa advising Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Danard of the death of their son, who was killed in action in Flanders. He was 24 years of age, born in the township of Derby, near Owen Sound, and was highly esteemed" by all who knew him. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lawrence, mu, of town, and Mr. and. Mrs. John 31’. Lawrence of Egremont, left here on the first of June for an auto trip, and returned safe and sound on Friday last. They visited Ham- .ilton, St. Cahtarines, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and other places. Miss Mary I. McKechnie, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McKech- nie, is recovering in Guelph from a compound fracture of the leg. sustained by accident on the 24th of May. She Was attending the commercial college and had iusr succeeded in passing her examin- ation with honors. R. R. Long of Listowel will offer for sale by public auction at the G. T. R. Yards, Durham, on Satur- day, June 17, at 2.30 p.m., 15 head of young cattle, 25 choice calves, 10 choice cows. Terms made known on day of sale. This is positively the last chance. D. McPhail. Auc- tioneer. A picnic under the auspices of the Varney Grange will be held in Carson’s grove on Tuesday af- ternoon, June 20. Mr. B. H. Hal'- bert, president of the U.F.O., Will deliver an address. A good mu- sical and literary program Will be provided. Everyone invited, and everybody welcome. Philip Bilstein, a resident of Hanover for the past 25 years, passed away on Friday as the re- sult of an accident. He fell' down a trap door in the rear of a store of his son-in-law, Louis Klemmer, and fractured his skull. He died in a few hours, without regaining consciousness. On Mondav night an auto occu-’ pied by Messrs. J. G. Wilson and V. Hahn left the road about half . way between here and Allan Park '. and upset and injured both occu-\ pants. Mr. Hahn was pinned oe-i neath the car and had a couple of I ribs broken. He is, however, re-; covering nicely. Mr. Wilson escap- 1 ed with a few minor bruises. A letter from E. H. Kinnee of McKay, B.C., reports crops look- ing well, but men scarce, on acâ€" count of the thousands of enlist- ments. Sam. Firth, he tells us, is home guard at the inteinment camp at Vernon, B. C. He tried, out :was rejected for oveiseas sei- gvice. Sam. Lawrence has gone overseas. Mr. Kinnee will accept thanks for remittance, herebv acknowledged. A joint memorial service was: 1conducted in the Presbyterian 'church on Sunday evening in "lhonor of the late Lord Kitchener. iRev: Moyer of the Methodist l 'church, preached an appropriate 1 . . ,sermon, and was assmted 1D the iservice by Revs. Wylie, of the iBaptist church, . Whaley, of the "Presbyterian church, and Archdea- lcon Hill of the Anglican church, ‘Who conducted the morning ser- ’vices at Trinity church in the ab- sence of a fixed pastor. The ofâ€" Iferings were to be given to the ,ipatriotic fund. . The daylight saving scheme is3 being adopted in many cities of ‘ the Dominion, and will be ad0pted more generally in future years from May 1 to October 1.1t‘= means the turning ahead of the clock one hour, and going on with: business as usual. Among the Ca-= nadian towns now trying the plan ‘ i 20D £1111 UL Luv nuguuau crusher”. LLUu-L but, ULLuuLv;u .uv...â€"w- ..-__- _ , Who conducted the morning ser-gon Tuesday afternoon. Though he possibly a full-fledged .teacher.' .had been in poor health for some ,We hope so. i vices at Trinity church in the ab-: . . , :time, hIS death Was not expected.) Messrs. Thos. Wallace and Jas.‘ ~ence of a fixed astor. The of-. . . Eerings Were to bepgiven to the \ He was born in Toronto on Febru- I'MCHVPde are attending the 33"; . , - f. d Zary 24, 1847. He Was educated at SIZES. 1n Owen Sound thls Week.i ”‘ltlwuc an ' ‘ ‘ Posmbly they Will be able to tell; ‘ :St. Michael’s College, Toronto and us all ab - - - ' ' ‘ i ‘ . out the all if they ever The daylight saying scheme is i at Ushaw College, England. He get back. 1 3 ‘ being adopted in many cities 0f {studied law and was called to the; Miss Elsie Blyth, teacher, has: the Dominion and will be adapted 3 bar in 1371 and t's d - _ * secured a position in the Hanoveri ’ prac 1 e hls pro school, and has begun her duties.§ - t more enerally m future years . _ . .. ., , g fessmn successfully in his natne, Our'trust ] ard et on Satur-e . l . from May 1 . to October 1- It "c1ty for 27 years. In 1898 he was day last to re-engage our popular! means the turning ahead Of the 7 elected as representative - for ' teacher, Mr. McKee. An increase in? °1°°k one hour, and going on With South Toronto, then for North '7 salary - was offered, With a week business as usual. Among the Ca- iToronto, and in 1914 for. South- iéhfijfingefiéafidmtfieflnnual picnic nadian.to.Wns now trying the plan Ewest Toronto, and held the posi- .of the Grange Will be held in Car- are Winnipeg, Halifax, Ottawa, :tion to the time of his death. 3 son’s bush on Tuesday, June 20. London, Hamflton, Fort W11ham:;Three daughters and two sons} Mr.-Milton‘ McNiece, youngest Guelph. Edmonton Regina Saska-* . 've b th ° - -_ son of Mr. and Mrs.Thos. McNiece ‘ ’ , surw ’ 0 sons being m uni {has offered his services for King di ° nd M .7 - l . toon, Me cine Eat a oncton ‘ form, Capt. Jas. Foy With the P-and country, and has gone 350 the The train tim‘? 18, the same as 577th Battalion ‘at Ottawa- and {aviation school to learn ”to be an formerly and 1t W111 seem strangs i Edward, who went with the first ‘l‘aviator. Milton is brim full of 3for a time to leave home at '8 o’-i contingent, was wounded at ‘sngpluck and dash and We wish him '01“): ‘0 catch the “5 tram = " Julien and is now at Shorncliff. ‘ asucce“ in his adventure“ in the O ' 017' Potatoes $1.75 a. bag while they last at John McGowan’s mill. Miss Shaw of Porterville. Cahfn is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Langdon. Special missionary services are being held in St. Peter’s Roman Catholic church here every ‘iav this week, morning and evening. Ford cars were purchased during the past Week, through the local agents, C. Smith Sons, by Messrs. Geo. Herd, Jas. Ewen, Geo. Adlam, Chas. Mighton, and Nor- man Kerr. _ Pt-es. F. McIlraith, V. Elvidge, V. Catton. D. B. McFarlane, A. Lloyd M. Saunders, T. Lauder, N. McGil- livray, B. H. Willis, R. Robb and R. Keith were home from Niagara Camp for a few days. . The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist church will hold a sale of home- made baking in the vacant store in Calder’s block, on Saturday af- ternoon, June 24. Ice cream and other refreshments will be served. Mr. Geo. McDonald has been confi‘ned to his bed since Monday. Feeling unwell, he came home from Egremont, Where he was engaged in . bricklaying. The doctor was called in and diagnos- ed his trouble as a slight stroke ‘of paralysis. .The General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, now in sec-- sion in Winnipeg, are discussing union with the Methodist and Congregational denominations. first poll taken on Tuesday 1eâ€" sulted in a vote favorable to union of 333 for, and 103 against. Mr. Bert. Saunders is nursing a sore hand. Over. a week ago he cut his thumb While working at a spindle carver in the furniture factory, and, neglecting to attend to it, blood-poisoning set in, hence the enforced rest. He is recovering nicely now and Will be able to re- sume work in a few days. Mr. James Robertson, whose death notice appears in this issue, was well known to many of 'our citizens. He was born in town, served his apprenticeship in the printing trade in The Review office under the late Joe Townsend. and Spent a number of years with the McLean Publishing Company in Toronto. He was about 50 years ;of age. Some thoughtless person tied 3 horse to ayoung maple in front of F. Lenahan’s residence, and the l tree was girdled to such an extent that it isn’t expected to live. It was pure thoughtlessness, and no, evil was intended, but it is awe fully annoying. It took years of i care to bring the tree to its pres- ent development, but it was spoil- ed in a few minutes. I The South Grey Liberal conven- tion will be held in the town hlll here on Wednesday next, com- mencing for business at 1.30 sharp. Addresses will be delivered afterwards by Scott Davidson, M. P. P., H. H. Miller. and others Mr. A. E. Jackson has shown us a number of cards acknowledging gifts by soldiers at the frOnt. Many of them were contributed by the Red Cross Workers through The Toronto News. I E Hop. J. J. Foy, K. C,L.LD.. ’member of ‘the legislature for {South-west Toronto, and forme1 attorney-general fdr Ontario, diedi DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, JUNE HON. J. J. FOY DEAD HYMENEAL | PICKENâ€"GRASBY. ! 1 A pretty wedding was solemniz- ' ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 7 Timothy Grasby, Bentinck. yester- day, when. in the presence of nearly 200 guests, their daughter, Mabel. was united in marriage to Mr. John Picken of Glenelg. At Six o’clock. the groom took his stand on the verandah under an arch of maple leaves. and im- mediately afterwards. to the strains of the wedding march. played by Miss Mamie Mountain, .the bride. led to the altar by her gfather, ‘who gave her away, took “her place beside him. She looked ; Very pretty in her handsome wed- :ding gown of white duchess silk trimmed with shadow lace, and ‘ bridal veil. and carried a bouquet of bridal roses. VA VJL‘““- Miss Florence Kerr, dresscd in silk voile trimmed with shaiow embroidery, was bridesmaid, and the groom was 21ny supported bv Mr. Earl Meade. Little Miss Isabel Grasby was flower girl. Rev. Mr. Moyer, pastor of Durâ€" Rev. Mr. Moyer, pastor ox uur- ham Methodist church, was the of- ficiating clergyman and spoke the words that made them man and wife. aluuabluw ----- The bride was the recipient of a large number of beautiful wed- ding presents. which left no doubt of the esteem in which she was iheld by her friends. The groom’s gift was a gold. Wrist watch. to ithe bridesmaid a pearl pendant. 'to the organist an ame ,brooch, to the flower girl a gold :pendant, and to the groomsman a The ceremony over anu commuâ€" ulations extended, the company sat down to a dainty Wedding V supper. after which the eVemng amusements. i There have been not a few farmers who have hauled. in varvâ€" inp: amounts of hundreds of dol- lals for fat cattle in Durham this season, but Normanby still leads las Mr. Jas. Booth, near Ayton, sold some time ago 35 head of fat battle for which he would, in. all probability, realize over $3,500. and their many “‘1 much happiness and ends Wish them icy: in their 5 Wedding bells Two at a clip. Invitations are out announcing- the marriage of Miss Myrtle Cald- well to Mr. Norman Kerr. on Wednesday, June 28. Most of our corn men have their corn in now, after a Whirlwind hustle. We heard of one of our neighbors having to sow his over a second time. We fancy there will be a lot of corn sold for seed this year that is weak inhvitality, and a considerable risk in sowing_ it. large number of friends on Mon- day night With a hop, and other amusements. Some of.our farmers are someâ€" what unlucky in the foal raising industry 'in this section. Miss Maud Thompson, profes- sional nurse,_gave the old home a brief call on Saturday night, out on account of pressure of work. returned the following Monday to Toronto. ‘ Sorry to report Mr. John L‘eith on Sunday last sick in bed, but in all likelihood he is up by this time and going again. At all events, we hope} so: .. 1,---_ - V'-â€"'~’ iv â€""v Miss Neila Marshall is home from the Stratford Normal scnool, possibly a full-fledged .teacher. W9 hope 50, “v ‘I , JJ 1â€".- W ‘ uvr' Messrs. Thos. Wallace and Jas. Mcflvride are attending the as- sizes in Owen Sound this Week. Possibly they will be able to tell us all about the jail, if they ever get back. Miss Elsie Biyth, teacher, has secured a position in the Hanover school, and has begun her duties. Our' trustee board met on Satur- day last to re-engage our popular teacher, Mr. McKee. An increase in salary-was offered, with a week thrown in to consider. ‘F We understand the annual picnic ,of the Grange Will be held in Car- {son’s bush on Tuesday, June 20. L BLYTH’S CORNERS. Wedding bells ! 1‘: A Full Program of Bargains‘éfi‘ you Spring Home-Furnishing Splendid Floor Coverings Curtains and Curtain Nets ~° . ' .) Linoleums, Block and Floral Dealgns, 1n -, ‘3 and 4; yds. Wide. Floor Oilcloth, new patterns, in 1, 11.3 and 2 yds. Stair Oilcloth, in Oak and F 10131 designs. Rugs and Mattings, a good range of deSlgns O ‘1 ‘A‘:--‘--\mm Lace Curtains, 509 to $3.50 pr. Curtain Nets,‘ in cream and e Curtain Nets, in cream and ecru, ~25c and 400 yd. Curtain Muslin with Benign 15c, Special Curtain Scrim in cream, with color- ] 1-.....JA.‘ £nm+ [IA-IA” 1Kr: J. 6: J . 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