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n9 1)} .‘f!’. M. K. RiChâ€"Q‘: ere“: 1 machine address is a neat WM"r "" “‘ wands Itlwo soldiers ‘ {Yeen t em the lotto hwneath which 13 the ntents Allies. Hr. Bu at, lesig’ned the setting for he proceeds of the be; ‘11 ~.--‘- “â€"â€" ling of 00 Guar- Fingle bar Flent. It 6 buyers fight Soap vâ€"v _ . vcu .llectlons amounted to be girls, Sunlight. ’uarantee cation to :hat runs Sunlight filerâ€"for Mrs. E. K. Jackson received a cablegram Saturday from her son- in-law, Mr. Charles E. Seymour, of Tientsin, North China. It contained the five words: “Boy, both well. hurrah! Seymour.” -It was short and sweet, but conveyed a big meaning to Mrs. Jackson. It said that her daughter was the mother of a boy, born on Friday, Januâ€" ary 5, 1917; that mother and child were as well as could be expected under the circumstances: that the dance the Highland fling, or any other fling. It also said that the son and heir, over whom the par- ents had such hope, was a China man by birth "and eligible, so far as birth was concerned, to the highest honors in the great Em- ‘pire. The five words of the cable- Eram is all the information yet to hand. and it was flashed half round the world in a few seconds. In five or six weeks, a letter may be looked for. In the meantime, we tender congratulations and wait. memories applause. 84 years of age, and less than a month ago, in renewing his sub- scription, he reported hmiself well. A telegram Was received here on Tuesday announcing the death of Mr. John Hunt, who has been a resident of Michigan for the past two or three years. He was about We had a pleasant call yesterâ€" day from Mr. Dugald Ferguson formerly of Priceville, but for the past two years at St. Bothwell. Sask. He came east a couple/ of Weeks ago, and Will likely return in the early spring. He likes the place Well, and as most of his fam- ily is in theywest, the attractions are greater. A Red Cross box social will be hwld at Allan Park school on Fri~ clan: M'ening, January 12. A play. entitled “The Great Trial,” will be given by the people from Louise. Admission 15c., ladies bringing .L boxes. free. Robt. Brigham, AucL’r Pte. Stanley McNally writes the Methodist choir thanking them for :1 Christmas parcel he received. He said he expected to leave for Mighty the day after Christmas. He had been about 18 months in the fighting zone. The Presbyterian Sunday school entertainment was held last night in the church. There Was a fairly good attendance, and the children acquitted themselves Well in drills. dialogues, recitations and choruses. Wanted.â€"A. E. Jackson wants 100 to 200 men. women and child- rem to pay 25c. per month for 3 Tobacco Fund for our own soldiers in the trenches. Kindly see him at an early date. A box social will be heldin Al- lan’s school, Egremont, on Wednes-v day evening, Jan. 31. Good pro- gram. Admission 25c., ladies bring~ ing boxes, free. Proceerls for Red Cross. 1 Mrs. Cooper and son, Ray, of mebridge, holidayed With her sister, Mrs. W. H. Bean. Mr. Dan. McKinnon, of Wilkie, Sada. is visiting in town and vi- cinity. He is looking. Well. Wantedâ€"A few cords of good dry wood. The Chronicle office. Mrs. J. C. Nichol holidayed at Pzilmnrston and Niagara Falls. Bliss Florabell Nichol spent the New Year’s holidays With friends :2! Simcoe. noon. VOL. 50â€"NO. 2602 NEWS AROUND TOWN and called ., forth much the coffers of the town. it isn’t likely that laW violations in the future Will be as productive as in the past, and no doubt the pay- ment of the constable’s salary will be a greater charge on the towh. This should be the Wish of good citizens, and a higher res-I- pect for law and order should be the desire of all. The re-appointment of Mr. Geo. Arrowsmith to the position 01' con stable, and all the et ceteras of of- fice, was an action of Monday night’s council that is generally approved of. Mr. D, Hopkins, who held the position for a couple of months during Mr. Arrowsmith’s absence in the West last summer, had an application in, stating a salary of $550, but Mr. Arrow- smith’s application was accepted Without a dissenting voice, and the salary fixed by the council at $600. Mr. Arrowsmith has held the position for the past two years. and has given good satisfaction. In fact, the law-breakers paid his salary and added a surplus to the coffers of the town. 'It likely that laW violations in future Will be as productive sioned officers training class. for 248th Battalion, now being organ- i"ed in Grey county. This is an op- portunity for every man to take the non-commissioned officers’ training. Each man who enlists with the 248th Battalion will be eligible for this class. Training previous to the opening of the class Will stand you in good stead when the test comes. It must not be said of the 248th that every man did not get his chance, be- cause here it is. Remember, effici- ency holds the key to promotion in the 248th Battalion. The lst. of February will see the commencement of a non-commis- and many of the good resolutions will now have been forgotten. Even to make a good resolution and break it may be better than not to have made one at all. Ten- nyson says: “I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most; ’fI'is better to have loved and lost than never to have lovied at an. Mr. Robert Hughes of Shelburne, brother of the Misses Hughes in town, has been suffering severely from eye trouble, and “on Tuesday Went to Toronto to consult a Spe- cialist. The family has since re- ceived hopeful reports and we The. Thornbury Herald has an- nounced an advance in price to $1.50 a year, to go into effect, at once. ’Ihe editor’s New Year’s resâ€" lution is that he will do no more Work Without making a fair l'v- ing' profit on it. The advert}. sing rates are also advanced. Corner Concerns correspondent. A daughter, Mrs. Wm. Clark. resides in town, and may be able to give further information of the deceasâ€" ed lady, who is so highly esteemefl. A brief obituary of'the late Mrs. Robert Henry is gixien by our Mrs. Janiieson, president of w Red Cross society, is leaving ft: Toronto. Mrs. Kelly, the Vice-pres ident, will take phone messages 1 regard to Work, or any other in formation. business for the past cogple of years, closed his shop on Saturday. \Ve understand he has accepted a position elsewhere. Mr.and Mrs. Allan Boyd. of Prussia, Sask., are spending a few months with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gillen Boyd, and Mrs. R. H. Banks. Mr. James Vollet, Who has been engaged here in the butchering The official returns from Glcnclgz township give Arch. McCuaig :i majority over T. Nichol in the contest for reeve, of 42, instead of 25, as reported last Week. 1916 accounts are now ready. \Ve squire the money. Accounts not settled by February lst will pass into other hands for collection.~ J. S. M'cIlraith Shoe Store. Thriving bakery business for sale -â€"H. Burnett, Durham. 14tf House to rentâ€"Apply at this office. 11 3O tf The New Year is passing rapidly the for ini Subscribers will do Well to rush in- in renewals now While the price [remains at a dollar a year. We {ms iwill have to go up. in price, and only a very short notice will be mr ‘ .given when the change is .decided 3 :on. No reductions .Will be given to ACS ; . . . :subscmbers taklng more than we I ,_ ‘ 3one paper. Each and every yearly ‘3" gsubscription Will be a dollar a e ' E year till the advanced rate of $1.50 m- is announced. A We are sorry to report the very serious illness of little Freda Lawâ€" rence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lawrence, who moved from this place to Varney last spring. Mr. Jas. Hamilton of Saskatoon. Sask., is visiting ' his many old friends and relatives for a month Mrs. Ross, nee Aggie Sirrs, .of1 Unity, Sash, is visiting her many The death of Mrs. Robert Henry at the home of her son at Hamp- ,den, removes another of our old pioneers. She had resided for half a century on the farm recently sold to Mr. Arthur Lee. She was 87 years of age and a highly res- pected resident. Captain Allan of Owen Sound was in town Monday and address- ed a few of the business men to ascertain methods to'adopt in re- cruiting for the 248th Battalion, to be organized in the county. A recruiting office has been opened in the room one door west of Gara- fraxa street in the Standard Bank building. Lieut. Legarde is in charge and will be pleased to see any who may desire to enlist for service. To win the war, and win it well, is our highest national duty, and to engage in fighting the battles of the Empire is the high- est service we can render. It is the imperative duty of every eligible young man to enlist in the service and help to bring to a speedy and successful end the awful conflict under which the world is now suf- fering. Mr. E. H. Vickers, who is in charge of the Rnefrew Machinery Company’s business in the Mari- time Provinces, and who visited his parents here last Week, was a caller at this office the last of the week. He tells us he finds the eastern provinces farmers A1 busi- ness men, honest, and good fel- lows to deal with. During glue many years Ted. was. in business here, we never heard of his doing anything but clean business, and we are glad to learn of his success in the east. Renewalsare invited at a dol- lar a year. Arrears and renewals for a year in advance will still be accepted at that rate. but the price Will soon have to go to $1.50. It is no pleasure to us to make such announcement, but we will be forced by circumstances. It‘ isn’t necessary to make any explana- tions. Reasonable people know why“ others cannot be convinced The way is still open to pay up ar- rears at the old rate, and pay in aux ance for 1917. Our items from the files of 20 years ago will be found interest- ing, especially our reference to the markets, compared with the mar- kets of to-day. Pork then was quoted at $4.75 a hundred; now it is nearly $15, or over three times the former price. Other things are about in the same proportion. Twenty years ago a fairly good printer could be got for six or seven dollars a week, and $10 was considered away up. Now the wages for such labor is easily double. South Grey Board of Agriculture L‘s-ill hold public meetings at Ay- ton on January 18th, Holstein on the 19th, Dromore on the 20th anfl Glenelg Centre on‘ the 2211d. All meetings commence at 2 p.m. We learn that Mr. James Morris has disposed of his property here to a real estate man in Kitchener. He turns it over as part payment on property purchesed there. We congratulate Mr. Robt. Laid- law, Who .is reported amongst the successful first year students in law. Mr. Thos. Boyle of Peacock Sask., is visiting- relatives and friends in Bentinck. DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, (917 Corner Concerns The ladies of this section are to be congratulated on the excellent work they have done at their Red Cross sewing meetings. Followmg is a summary of their work during 1916 and includes also the first two meet- ings which were held in Dec. 1915 and includes also the first two meetings in Dec. 1915. They have made 117 shirts 158 pillow slips 29 hospital shirts 2 pyjamas 49 towels 20 pairs of socks 27 pillow ticks were made. They have contributed at their meetings the sum of $60.25 towards Red Cross funds. Mr. and Mrs. Will McNally of Oyin Alta. are spending their honeymoon with their many‘Glenelg friends. He was one of our bright pupils at one ,ime. “Uncle” Joe. Firth had Campbell Dunsmores gasoline outfit at work on ahugo pile of poles, while today H. W. Hunt with his gasoline rig 18 at work for A. J. Greenwood and Tom Ritchie and goes from them to John DLMcEaxden. Circular sewing bees have had quite a run during the last few days. The horse power outfit cut up a year’s supply of wood for F. Staples Adam Anderson and O. H. Moffat. _ Miss'ValeI-ia. Edge is visitmg in Toronto. Miss Irene Ritchie was under the doctor‘s_ .care for a. few day; Miss Mary Edge left oanS'z'xturday to resume her studies at Toronto Ugjyereity. Mr. R. Ector is visiting his sister ' Mrs. J. A. Little. Dundalk. Mr. J as. Nelson of Puslinch was the guest of Mr. Adam Anderson the be- gippinggf the we_ek. Accounts amounting to $230 Were examined by the finance committee and payment recom- mended. Mr. Arrowsm‘ith Was appointed constable, Dr. Hutton medical health officer, Messrs. H. R. Koch and P. Ramage, auditors. Then the mayor made a brief address, congratulating the mem- bers-elect for rising to such a position of confidence in the minds of the electors. Such positions were the first public service entered, he said, by 90 per cent of our great men in the higher positions of life. Mr. Calder congratulated the six councillors who held their seats by the popular verdict. As the mayor and himself had been elected by acclamation, he was not in a simi- lar position to say whether or not they were the people’s choice. However” they were there, and the big chair had a familiar ap- pearance to him. He hoped, with the mayor, that harmony and ef- fective work would prevail during the year, and he knew there would be no friction unless the mayor did something wrong. The first council meeting of 1917 was held Monday night, being on- ened with prayer at the request of Mayor Laidlaw, who invited Rev. Mr. Wylie to officiate. Our school has decided to hold a box social on Wednesday even- ing, January 31. An excellent pro- gram is being prepared. One fea- ture of it will be a play prepared by ten of the grown-ups, which will take three-quarters of an hour to produce. The admission is 25c, ladies bringing boxes, free. Pro- ceeds for Red Cross. Mr. Wm. Allan, Jr., was appoint- ed trustee on the school board, in place of Mr. Robt. Barbour, the retiring one. on Monday, to request them to continue the grant of $200 per month, started by the council in November. The grant Was extend- ed for January, and a promise of possibly the same later. It is to be divided amongst the six societies of ladies’ Red Cross sewing circles. so the ladies can continue with their present plans for Work for another month, With the hop-e that they Will get a favorable reply in the month of February. A deputation from Red Cross so- cieties Waited on the new council Mr. Jas. Reid is over from the American side, visiting his daugh- ter, Mrs. Robt. McMeeken, and many other old friends. He used to be a resident of Varney. A goodly number from this part attended Mr. Tribe’s sale, and re- port high prices for all kinds of stock. Mr. Tribe goes West to assist his father, who is in poor health. Councillor W. Ferguson has pur- chased ex-Councillor Chas. Robb’s farm. The lafter is going to give up such activEe work as farming. friends and relatives here. The Town Council Edge Hill J. 6: J. HUNTER Stanfield’s Unshrinkable Underwear ‘ on .any Stanfield Unshrinkable Underwear garment that is return- ed to us failing to fulfil this high standard. STAN-FIELDS Unshrinkable Underwear is severely tested in the laundry before leaving the factory, and is positively guaran- been subjected to a special purify- ing process, terminating with a washing in distilled water, Stan- field’s Unshrinkable Underwear is warranted to be absolutely pure ’ clean and sanitary. E teed not to shrink. Also, having E E We will return the purchase price $1.00 PER YEAR