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WWW Mr. Wm. Laidlaw, having sold his residence, Wishes to dispose of his household effects, consisting of all kinds of furniture, rugs. car- pets, tools, and various other arti- cles. Intending purchasers are re- quested to call at his residence any time on Saturday, the 16th, or Saturday. the 23rd. when private purchases may be made. Anniversary services Will be held in the Baptist church on Sun- day, September 24. The Rev. J ack- son Macintosh, B. A.. late associ- ate pastor of Bloor street church. Toronto, now of Owen Sound, will preach at both services. On Mon- day evening, the 25th, Mr. Macin- tosh will deliver a lecture en- titled “Kitchener of Khartoum.” Last issue We referred to a couple of pumps that disappeared from John M'cKechnie’s store- house on Saddler street, and gave the thief, as we thought him, till Monday night to return the goods. The paper came out on Thursday afternoon and the rum; 3 were back in place Friday morn- ing. We don’t know who took them, but he evidently Wasn’t '1 thief, but a charitably disposed decorative artist, as the pumps Were painted a different color. and no bill has been sent in for the paintino. __ .. -- ‘1‘ whilALlIA" ll. . was. veniently arranged and well ishnl and constructed. 'I‘ne .im‘; is one of the best. if not very best in town. Both sch“ as are only a few rods away. and it is equally convenient to the fits-"t L'u'i- P’“ 11 .- l-c*- office and business part of the town Having recently looked through the building we congrat- fine a property. Bills are out for electric light ;.~- August, and as far as we have learned. the users are SfltiSflCd. Our office for the month still at the minimum of 50a. l t 1 South Grey Fair will be held in Durham on Thursday and Friday the 28th and 29th of no other puipose than to see friends you haven’t met since last fair day. Note also that the evening concert on the 29th has a good array of talent. Mrs. J. D. Kennedy children. of Toronto, are visiting St the Kennedy homestead at Buoessan. Mrs. Kennedy’s husband is in England, recovering from shrapnel wounds received in April at St. Eloi. His nerves have been and t wo somewhat affected. but otherwise ~ this month J the Don’t fail to attend it, if for GEORGE GOLDWIN LAW'REN(b On Thursday night of last week sorrow came suddenlyto the home of Mr. and. Mrs. John M. Lawrence of Egrem-ont, when death claimed their son, Goldwin, at the age oi 2‘2 years, after an illness of two days ' The deceased was quite rugged as a child, but when nine years of age, he took inflammatory rheu- matism, which affected his heart and rendered him unfit for any kind of hard labor. He was always of a kind, cheerful disposition and. nrade many friends amongst nis acquaintances. . hib’ usual health, and. was quite cheer- ,hi. month. This cov, Some time ago Mr..Wm. Laidlaw ful. About midnight, his heart lighting, ironing, an , floor j sold his residence to the English caused “0111319: and 011 Thursday spare. We are satisfie h the 3 church people for a rectory, and. night the young spirit left its lighting charges, but for inter-:last week disposed of the balance ; P90311191“; Of clay, and all suffer-_ mittent power we are not yet con- l 0f the property to M?- W- 5» Mc- ‘ing’s were at an end. ’ vineed that it will be cheaper than : Gowan. As a site for a new hun- i Interment t°°k place to Durham gasoline. That service charge of 3 ! galow he intends to erect, he has ,wHEetery on Sunday _ dollar per horse power per month ’ purchased a lot near the Grand , whither the remains were followed is the greatest barrier to its intro- 3 Trunk, station from Mr. W- A. ib-V a large concourse of sorrow- d-uction for small power, used only 1 Glass, and. may begin work on his ging friends and relatives, afternoon, occasionally. For a constant ten new Home this tall. We are pleased; The Chronicle extends sympathy hours a day use it would be all , to learn that his intention is to ’to the bereaxnecla. parents in their mt. ’remain as a. citizen. .§.afl 1m...- .1.- .‘Au-â€"' The Laidlaw residence purcha - and a look through the ins 8 shows it to be commnflious. con- veniently arranged and well fi‘i- 15hr] and constructed. 'Ihe 1.~c~- rim: is one of the best. if not the very best in town. Both scho is are only a few rods away, and 1t Miss Glenn, of Glenn-Charles. Toronto, Canada’s Hair Fashion Store, will be in Durham on Saturâ€" day, September 16, at the Hahn House, With a full line of hair goods. Miss Glenn will be please-cl to demonstrate same. Miss Vollett Wishes to announce that she is prepared to receive a limited number of pupils for in- struction on the piano and organ. Boarders wantedâ€"Apply to Miss E. Edwards, at residence recently vacated by Harry Falconer, Elgin street, near Baptist church. 3p For sale.â€"The Happy Hour thea- tre will be sold. cheap _to a quick purchaser.â€"Apply to Geo. W11- loughby. Durham. 824tf Miss Lotti-e Tillotson of HuWniE. will give an entertainment in 9.1] of the local Red Cross fund in the Methodist church, on Sept. 20. 2 The Misses Truax of Walkertnn have purchased Miss McAuliffo's millinery, and solicit patronage. i Caretaker wanted for Durham The Paris Millinery Parlors will public SChOOI' See ad. be Open for business Friday and Auction sale, Sept. 16. See Wm. ' Saturday, September 15 and 16. ’Wall’s ad. on page 7, iâ€"Mrs. T. H. McClocklin. The days are getting shorts-xx; 'Ih°re W11 and it seems strange to have ' .11 Toronto, breakfast be'fore daylight. ~01i03ti0D5 pi VOL. 49â€"NO. 2585 NEWS AROUND TOWN THE DURHAM CHRONICLE | m . Some time ago Mr. Wm. Laidlaw ;sold his residence to the English z'church people for a rectory, and :last Week diSposed of the balance ;of the property to Mr. W. A. Mc- : Gowan. As a site for a new hun- lgalow he intends to erect. he has inurchased a lot near the Grand :Trunk station from Mr. W. A. :Glass, and may begin work on his i new Home this fall. We are pleased fto learn that his intention is to 9remain as a citizen. Miss Lottie Tillotson of Hawcni globe traveller, will give an inter- esting lecture on the habits, cus- toms, etc., of the Hawaiians ir. Varney Methodist church on Thursday evening, September 21. lA choice musical program Will . it“ given. Admission 20c. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Turnbuli of Huntsville, are visiting his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Turnbull. in town. and other friends a’nd rel- atives in town and vicinity. They attended the Toronto Exhibition last Week and decided to spend a week or tWo here, before return- ing to their home in Muskoka. Mr. Egson Fitchell. brother-in- law of the etiitor of this paper, died in Detroit on Wednesday of last week. He was 67 years of age, a widower. and leaves a sister in Los Angeles, a brother in Leamington, and a daughter, Mrs. E. C. Jarvis. in Grimsby. Mrs. John Wilson of Egremont died suddenly on Thursday night of last Week from heart trouble. She was about 55 years of age, and leaves a husband and family. We have no definite particulars. .X social At Home will be held tomorrow afternoon from four to seven o’clock at Mr. W. Laidlaw’s 123idecce.under the auspices of the Red Cross. Ladies are re- quested to bring refreshments. Admission 10c. Between forty and. fifty of the boys of the 147th Battalion were here from Camp Borden on a four days’ leave of absence. Most of them returned by special train. leaving here Tuesday at 2.40. Q The S.m::oe Poultry Comp-any 01 Palmerston, advertse that they w.ll be here on Tuesday and at HolsteLn on Wednesday, to bu" live poultry. For prices, see their ad. on page 8. Mrs. B Marshall received the 33:3 news on Monday that her brother. Mr. Geo Adlam, of Bel- Applintons will be received no to Monday evening, September 15. at 6 o’clock, for the position of caretaker of the public school.â€"J. P. Telford, Chairman. Mrs Wm. Lake was taken to Y‘Calkerton hospital last Week. Where she underwent a somewhat serious operation We are please?! to hear she is improving. :mgham, Wash, was dead There were no particulars. His Wife, two daughters and one son survive. Thore W11 be 89 standard hotels .n Toronto, according to the ap- plications passed by the Ontarxo License Board. '."*.‘W m}, ‘ 15% The deceased Was quite rugged as a child, but When nine years of age, he took inflammatory rheuâ€" matism, which affected his heart and rendered him unfit for any kind of hard labor. He was always of a kind, cheerful disposition and. n‘ade many fliends amongst He was in town Tuesday in his usual health, and. Was quite cheer- ful. About midnight, his heart caused trouble, and on Thursday night the young spirit left its tenement of clay, and all suffer? ings were at an end. was lar e1 attended. A number Interment tOOk place to Durham went frgmyhere to be present at cemetery on Sunday afternooné-the obsequies. whither the remains were followeu. The town council met Monday by a large concourse of sorrow-f night when a quorum Was pres- ing friends and relatives 'ent. A list of accounts totaling The Chronicle extends sympathy ; about $160, and $170 to the hydro. to the bereaved parents in their were examined by a protem f1- nance committee and recommend- sad hour of sorrow. ed for payment° A letter from “somewhere in France” was recently received by Mr. R. B. Hop-kins of Bentinck It was from his nephew, Pte. John Hopkins, son of John Hopkins, a former resident [of Allan Park The. letter shows the writer to be well and enjoying military life. that the sea trip was more than he could well .stand, that he was dead sick of the Voyage, that he sailed close to Ireland and cou'id see Paddy’s potato patch, and that he was glad to land in England with his feet on terra firma. The little English trains he describes as so small that one of the engines could be put in a Canadian box car, but they can “go like the dizkens.” France has many strange sights; the airships look pretty and are as fiiizk as flies above the trenches, and gave fine exhibitions of air scrap-s, the Allies having the Huns “skinned a mile.” The shells flew th.::k and fast, but soon he d.dn’t mind them and began to do some Shooting. To him there is, af- ter all, no place like Canada. Collingwood has zontracted ler 2,000 horsepower of eleztric cur- :rent from Eugenia hydro system. éThis. means the linking up of the Eugenia with the Severn river power system, from Whith Col- lingwood is now sup-plied. This wxi] tend to cheapen hydro for mum- cipalities getting their supply from Eugenia. Mrs. Shewell’s furniture will be sold by auction at the old home. Durham, on Saturday, Sept. 23. C. E. E, 3rd Division, 9th Brigade. Bombers, somewhere in France.. Mr Wm. Lake received a letter from his son, W'ilfrid. Who is at the front in France. He is well, and, enquires for the addresses of Geo. Lloyd, Percy Bryon, Gordon Gun Lance McGirr and other Dur ham bovs. he would like to meet. I". ugh Franze has its charms. he or'”ers old Canada. He enjoyed t?:'~ parzel of tobacco sent him and w ould like to have some more on the way. His address is Pte. Wii .frid Lake, 127335, 52nd Battalion. Mr. Thos. M. Reid, who has been incapacitated for some time, is doing his bit. He has been amus- ing himself knitting, and a lady of the Red Cross tells he has pre- sented them with sixteen pairs of Well knitted socks for the sol- diers. His industry deserves com- mendation, and to him the em- ployment Win make the time pass more pleasantly. The total paid. admissions to the Toronto Exhibition this year was 910,000, about a hundred thou- sand less than in the record year of 1913. The weather was fine throughout, and there were three rezord breaking days, but the aggregate fell short. There was an increase on last year’s attend- ance of about 65,000. We are showing our fall millin- ery on Friday and Saturday, the 15th and 16th of September. Call first door north of post off‘r'r‘oâ€" M. A. Latimer. DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, [916 OBETUAEY Mr. H. H. Miller’s funeral on Thursday afternoon of last Week was largely attended. A number Went from here to be present at the obsequies. Only one sample of grain and of potatoes‘can be sent to each farm. As the supply of seed is lim- ited. farmers are advised to apply early. Requests received after the end of December will probably be too late. ‘ Linv one desiring a sample should write (post free) to the Dominion C-erealist, Experimental Farm. Ottawa, for an application blank. 'Dhe Middaugh House is now. open, under the new proprietor, Mr. Matthew Bolger. SEED GRAIN AND POTATOES TO BE AGAIN DTET’II"" ED By instruction of the Hon. Min- ister of Agriculture a distribu- tion of superior sorts of grain and potatoes will be made during the coming Winter and spring to Can- adian farmers for general distri- bution Will consist ofâ€"spring Wheat, about 5 lbs.; White oats, 1 lbs.: bar-19v, 51bs.. andiieid peas 51b3, These Will be sent out from Ottawa. A distribution of potatoes in samples of about 3 lbs. will be can Led on from several of the ex- Deiimental farms, the farm at Ottawa sup-plying only the prov.- inces of Ontario and Quebec. All sarnp-l-es Will be sent _free by mail. 1." ' Lechs Katrine and Lemon). 1.]wine; a short ti1~1 me ehe en .11 ed 111 1111111119 Sc >tl‘1nd. He was delighted \x 1111 the beauty of mountain, loch 11d glen, and speaks 1111::1t21itr21iv 1;.” he kindness and hospitalitv of the 11e0ple. Life at Shorneliffe is not altogether \11t.10ut some eventful incidents. Our beef-ring has been closed for a couple of years, but a movement is on foot to have ~1t reorganized this fall, and reopen Lax; summer. The bqys have Many of the young folks hev'e- abouts were pleased. to reocive pmcels of heather sent by S. Elmo Edwards, our firstâ€"born, gathersd Our budget failed to materialize iast week, but we wished to pay tribute to the sterling worth of the late ‘Pte. Jas. Wallace 01' Nor- ma nby, whose constant thought- fulness for others. and unfailing kind 3955 ,had won him a warm plaice in the h arts of his com- . $.35 There was :2. busy time at Zion on Monday morning taking down pl '95, removing lamps, lifting car- ”its, etc., etc., a Messrs. El\:'}f’3 and Furneaux began decorating on 1" LI 5-: S d 11y . St. John’s R. C. church has been reshingled 01' Late and is much improved in appearance. it took some nerve to sit on that steep I‘Uul. Ptes. Ivan Edwards (Lad Arthur Connelly, of the 147th, were name fz‘Qm L‘riQay unt__i1-_Tuesday. Chas. McClocklin disposed of a big four-year-old gelding to a Toronto buy-er on Saturday. ~ Pte. Allister Lauder of Camp Bord‘en‘ and Miss Mildred Davis of Hutton Hill, Visited the Dams homestead the first of the week. There swept a wave of sorrow and sadness over old (i-ienelg when the death of H. H. Miller was made known. He was held in" the highest esteem by hundreds of our people, and has proved a perm.)- ai friend to scores. -oan tired of eatings old luming the hot month ' Mr. W. J. Cook, with Masters Eddie and Clifford, spent the greater part of a week at Toron- to’is big fair, Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Embqry as Well‘._ Mr. and Mrs. J. Chard of Mark- .dale suburbs were guests 01‘ Mr. and Mr..s Hugh Firth on {buy day. attending Zion’s Sunday same 1 c1 chmch 5.;1\ ices. Mr. A. J. Robson hasn’t been very well of late. We would be glad to see him enjoy his old Vigor. 1{()bt.,i9 Jackson and Joe Ed- wards Wheeled to Eugenia one day lately and surveyed the great hydro Works, and were home In gOOd time. Mr. John McN’auy delchred sev- en head‘of fine cattle to Messrs. (3. Ryan and 'W. J. Firth on quday, ’ 'Pte. J. and Mrs. McDonald (31' town were guests at the Me- Clocklin home the first of tne Week. Messrs. H. McDonald and 1’. Reid are making an BXCBHUHE :40 of A. G. Blair’s silo. It certainly has a most attractive appearance. Miss Sadie Correll of Toronto 18 holidaying at the Edwards nome- stead, and sang a very sweet solo at Zion’s Sunday service. Charlie Smith is gradually recov- ering frorr. his recent severe ill- ness. The nurse leaves on Mmtflay and Miss Ada Banks assumes charge. __ __n _ _ a ‘I September days and nights have been gloriously Aenjqubleso far. TRAVERSTON '2. AOJ ;§ 0 TR §z§§%§$$++++%+++ §$++V++$+++++i+++ WWW ++++++++++m++++m+++m Every pair morked more than double the money. Come early to ensure get- ting your size. Enormously price reduced for our stu- pendous clearance. Rousing Bargains Boot and Shoe Another 121-108 shipment of: ail-111,01 Serge Skirts in blacks and navies. These skirts are guar- anteed by the makers for stvle, fit and work- manship. Come in and see them. Thoughtful people will avoid later disappoint- ments by laying in their supply of merchan- dise while it can yet be had at reasonable prices. We were lucky in securing our Winter Underwear at the old priceâ€"85c, $1.00. $1.25. This Un- derwear vas bought early before the advance, which enables us to offer it to our customers at the old price. Think that many of Europe’s most- extensive in- dustries have been closed altagether for lack of material, while others are only pnxiucing a small prrtion of their former output. Are you in leadiness to meet- the daily increasing scarcity of Dry Goods? J. 6: J. HUNTER THE STORE OF HONEST VALUE Readiness will win Readiness Underwear for Men Ladies Wool Skirts Department Two Big In ' rvvmmvmwmvwwy' ».. ¢ )RLOCK $1.00 PER YEAR " $1.79 50c porter, or ;: much as she . While throng; ( sflncts and g :1 ultimate crop ~ South America crop with WM;- and prepare 1': : try in \ i has a recoglti; in crop rota‘g. ~ production is IQ) to the slow “the methods in; a great Increasing t‘. . e Improvemez; ‘ farming \x'i . . about reach «-7 d mnently a which cont-gt; are like} 5' exports d L A report by 111 of the province of “The commission 1 questions, so imp “0766 that flash. 0‘ wheat haw; 3‘0 the world is 1i2m1 more and {TLC-7g- g;- Muently is Ii more and more {0; Ill per awry. \t 3 The e‘riCaL-zic. ments of the. Hex. m in the realm a ”I it had sworn u be practice is at 5m 01d. “Kis Canada’s pm among the wheat. the world are: R1 dig, Australia and There is a year umber of reople 1 Is the “staff of ii at acres devoted 1 wheat increasing 1 be! of people (:0: are Canada’s com what are Iikeiy ' prediction of 8 Commission Fog â€"â€"Competit “Everyo n <- PAGE EIGI Canada 1-1g UM) 1! and steadii; rte of wheat. wk present-day 0):: Ir, decline or ‘2 “KISSWG TH I did "k L: rocognizc Merely layin to whereupon said: “He th: whee; her pr0{ and perha i08511131 will yie United ”(CW 1‘: years ate as n01