The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

l ary 25. 191?. hvest ve 3065 Blucher $5.00 lect ric Hand Prices Paid 'oduce ‘ Bread or Pastry use p ........... or Sunli made from NHHU rmg bought .lCK IRE $4.50 1.1 )0 Meats have gone up in sympathy with higher cost of cattle and hogs. Steak and pork chops that were formerly sold at 25c. a pound are now 28c,. and boiling beef, sold recently at 10c. to 15c. has been advanced to 12c. and 18c. The general advance is about 3c a pound. The new scale of prices went into effect Monday Rev. Captain Minifie, who was here a few Weeks ago in the in- terest of Belgian Relief, and deâ€" livered rousing patriotic address- es, will be hear again to-night, this time with moving‘pictures of the war. Hear him speak, and see the pictures, at the Happy Hour Thea- tre. Remember, it’s to-nig'ht. The ladies of the gravel school section Red Cross Society met on January 24 at the home of Mrs. Thos. mcKeown, where they made six hospital shirts, two day shirts and twelve pillow covers, after which lunch was served. Collection $7. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Walter Ewing on February 7. Mr Alfred O’Neil of Glenelg, who is engaged as chauffeur for Hon Dr. Jamieson during the par- liamentary term in Toronto, unâ€" derwent an operation for appen- dicitis on Friday night, and, - we are pleased to learn he is getting along well The attack was very suddeh and unexpected, as he was well Friday when he. drove the doctor to the train Dr. Wolfe Was appointed by the county council as a member of the high school trustee board, to fill the vacancy caused by ,the resignation of Dr. D. B. Jamieson. Mr. C. L. Grant, the retiring mem- ber, was re-appointed, by the coun- ty council, and Mr. Hugh Mche was re-appointed by the public school board. The Durham Baptist church has now fourteen names on the Honor Roll. Last Week the church, Sun- day school, and B.Y.P.U. united in sending a box to each of thezii. The boxes cost about $1.50 each and contained the usual good things that the boys in hard train- ing enjoy. / The Red Cross workers in town. desire to acknowledge the re- ceipt of $125, being half the net proceeds of last Friday night at the Rocky Saugeen school. The other half, 3125, has been given to the Red Cross workers of the township of Bentinck. Reeve Joseph Goodfellow of Proton was elected Warden at the meeting of the County Council last week. Other aspirants were John T. Miller of Eupâ€"hrasia, John Boyd of Markdale and Reeve Sing- of 3191!.1'01‘6. Mr. George Harbottle, who has been secretary-treasurer of the Cement Company. resigned his position last month and left this week with his family for Sault Ste. Marie, Where he enters the service of the Canada Steel Co. The Rev. Walter Daniel, B.A., secretary for Western Missions of the Baptist denomina 'on, will coniuzt the service in th, Baptist ('hurr'h on Sunday evening. As some Want a little longer time to settle 1916 accounts, We have extended the time to the lst of March.â€"J. S. McIlraith . 21-1 Mr. Wm. McKechnie of Swift Current, Sask., visited his aunt, Mrs. Hamilton Allen, for a couple of days last Week. Dr. J. F Grant is rejoicing over the arrival of a young son, born in Toronto on Saturday morning. For saleâ€"The Happy Hour Thea- tre. Apply to A. H. Jackson. 13 Mr. W. Stroh of Waterloo has rented the Hahn House, and takes possession of the business to-day. Mr. Geo. Willoughby left Wed- nesday for Toronto, to take a position in a munition factory. Miss Vera Allen of Toronto is visiting at her home here. Mrs. Towner is visiting her mother, who is ill. Miss Edith McKenzie is in Tor- onto. ‘51 )L. 50â€"NO. 2605 N EWS AROUND TOWN The Zion 'branch of the W0- men’s Institute will hold a box (social and concert in the Township Hall, Glenelg, on the evening Of Wednesday, February 7. A splendid program is in preparation. Admission 25c. and 10c. Ladies with boxes, free. Proceeds for Red Cross purposes. ' Our mailing lists have been cor- rected up to January 26. If any who paid or made remittances no- tice errors or omissions, we shall be pleased to hear from them and make the necessary changes. Others who are in arrears or have not yet renewed, Will oblige by doing so at once. It will be easier to trace errors now. than later on. p The ratepayers of Vickers pub- lic school section, Bentinck, gave a box social in the school house on Friday evening. A good program was rendered, and the sale of box- es ani ladies’ work, under Auc- tioneer Brigham, brought in $106. This is a good showing, as the section has previously contributed a considerable sum to Red Cross and patriotic work. Without hesitation or opposition, after listening to the presentation of the case by Mr. Staples of Ot- tawa, representing the Canadian Patriotic Fund. the County Council of Grey voted $6,000.00 a month toward the Patriotic Fund. The delegation was presented to the council by Judge Sutherland, and included representative men from all points in the county. The vote will represent a rate of two and a‘half mills on the equalized as; sessment of the county. Mr. A. A. Catton was delegate from Durham. A 'good story is told of two whiskey spotters who came to Barrie and asked a jitney ,man if he could drive them to Where they could get a drink. The driver said he could, and after he had driven to near Churchill they asked him Where he was going and he re- plied to Montreal. It cost them six dollars for their experience. The money we spend for the good of others, for the glory of God, goes before us to our final home; but the money we keep we leave behind us when we go hence. God keeps what we spend for Him against our coming, and our-child- ren generally waste what we leave them after we are gone and. some- times before.â€"Ori11ia 'Packet. On account of the change of tim‘: on the Grand Trunk Railway. and uncertain arrival of the train the post office will not be open’ to the public on Saturday nights un- til further notice. The office. how- ever, will be open next Saturday evening. An eclipse of the moon, \isible here, occurred on the night 01 the 7th and 8th of January. Thexe \\ ill be two other total eclipses of the‘ moon during the year, one ofi which will be Visible here. There; Will be four eclipses of the sun. ; The 20th Century. running from Chicago to New York, is the fast- est train in America, and covers the distance, 979 miles, in 18 hours, an average-speed of over 54 miles an hour. That beats the Palmer- stonâ€"Durham flyer. Mr. T. J. Morrison of Glenelg: Won the free bag of flour at‘ Beggs” Saturday sale. The amount] of his purchase was $93.90. An all-soldier hockey match be- tween the Hanover and Durham detachments of the 248th Battalion will be played on: the rink here next Thursday night, Feb. 8th. We had a pleasant, but brief call Tuesday from Mr. Wes. Smith of Scott, Saskatchewan. He was a pupil of ours in Flesherton, before going west 25 years ago. A box social and entertainment will be held in the hall at Dorncch for Red Cross purposes on Friday, the 16th of February. Further parâ€" ticulars later. Rev. Mr. Marsh of Holstein has received a unanimous call to Pickering and Brougham, in the Presbytery of Whitby. For sale.â€"-A good coal heater Apply to Mrs. Jamieson Vollett. Toronto set out last week to raise two and a half million dol- lars in four days for patriotic pur- poses. It seemed like a big un- dertaking, but Toronto was equal to the task, and when the returns were in, the objective was eclipsed by $758,792. Toronto has certainly done well in her patriotic givings. In 1916 they gave $2,302,839. The average contributions last week amounted to $6.75 for every man, woman and child in the city. When the total was announced, a rap- turous cheer went up from the es- timate-:1 5,000. spectators lining the streets in front of the city hall, and immediately, the bands struck up the National Anthem and were ioinei by the vast crowd. The teachers of. the city contributed $7,173.92, and the public school children game $36,000. i The Methodist church will give a concert in the town hall in the intcrests of the Red Cross Work, To a father who admitted in court that he did not know how his son, then under arrest, had been spending his evenings, or What he had been doing, the judge put some questions that other fathers might Well ask themselves: “Do you keep a horse?” “Yes. your Honor.” “Where is it now?” “In the barn.” “You know Where it is every night, don’t you? You lock the barn door to keep the horse safe, and you feed it and care for it, don’t you?" “Yes, sir.’ “Which :do you think the most of, the horse or the boy?” “The boy, of course.” “Then see that you treat him as Well as you treat the horse.” The coming season is going to be marked by high prices for all farm produce. It Will be in your in- terest to Watch the markets close- ly. The Farmer’s Sun, Toronto, as a farm market paper has no equal. it has saved its readers many dol- laws by keeping them posted as to the trend of prices. There never Was a time when this information was of such Value to the farmers of the province as now. Those who read The Sun regularly find it a business proposition that means money to them. Your subscription for The Sun can be left at this office. Mr. John Lunney, writing from Milden, Sask., says: ,“This is a great country for making money, but also a great country'for big expenses. We had a good crop this year, and not a bad one last year. We had a very nice winter and fall, vfery even weather, and iust enough snow to make sleigh- ing. For the past two weeks, the thermometer stood 38 below, ex- cept in the middle of the day". Far- mers are busy now taking out their grain, as for a long time they could not get cars, and the elevators were full. Wages here this fall were from four to six dollars a day, and men scarce.” will furnish the balance of an ex- cellent program. Everybody come Admission 25c. on the evening of Tuesday, Feb- ruary 6. Pte. A. V. Zeller, 118th Casualty IC0., London, will con- tribute selections on the Violin. The male quartette, and others, We have a limited stock of ex- cellent note paper and envelopes to match. They are of high-priced material, but as no fancy boxes are to be paid for. the prices will be found reasonable. A box social will be held in S. S. No. 9, Glenelg, On Friday, Febru- ary 9. Admission 25c, children 15c., Ladies bringing boxes, free. Teams will be provided to bring any who wish to come from town. They will be at the public library at 7.30. Ample accommodation will be provided for horses. Proceeds in aid of the Red Cross. 2 House for saleâ€"Comfortable 6- roomed house, hard and soft wa- ter; large stable, pig pen and hen- house: on Bruce street, Durham. Apply to James Bogle. 18 30 For sale or to rentâ€"The prOper- tv known as M'cKechnie’s Mills, in the town of Durham. Everything ready to operate at once. For par- ticulars apply to G. 8: J. McKech- nie. or J. P. Telford, their solicitor. House to rentâ€"Apply at this office. 1130 tf Thriving bakery business for sale â€"H. Burnett, Durham. 14tf DURHAM, ONT., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1, [9:7 § The Ontario Government an- announces that they are appropri- ating one million dollars to assist returned soldiers to go on the aland. The money Will be devoted ‘to establishing training schools, to help the men clear the land in Northern Ontario, stock their ,farms and make Whatever im- . DroVements may be necessary. The 3money will be advanced and paid back in installments. In a letter from Mrs. Richard Parker of U.no Park, north of Co- balt, We learn the family is well, and doing their bit nobly in the defence of the Empire. One son has been in the trenches in France for a year as band sergeant, and has been through much of the fierce fighting ,of June last, when so many of the Toronto officers were killed. Her eldest son, Arth- ur. is married, and, With his Wife 2.52:1 four children, lives in Edmon~ ion, Where he holds a good posi- tion. Previous to Writing, she le‘l‘DEd of his enlistment and, like a good, patriotic mother, express- es pride for her. boy, but pity for his Wife and children. The young- On Thursday night of last week HanoVer High School and the Dur- ham septette played the first hockey match of the season on local ice. Hanover showed lack of practice all through the game, which resulted in a Win for the Durham team by a score of 5to 1. Lieut. Legarde refereed to the satisfaction of .both teams. The line-up: Hanoverâ€"Goal, Poole; p., Knechtel: c.p., Peppler; c., Helwig; r..'Hubert; l.W.., Hehn; r.W., Kopes. Durhamâ€"Goal, Campbell; p., Mc- Gowan: c.p., Smith; c., Saunders; r. Morlock; l.w., McGirr: r.w., El- vidge. Watch for the all-soldier game. est boy, Harry, is home on the farm. She wishes to be remem- bered to her old Durham friends. Notwithstanding the financial stress and strain for patriotic and Red Cross purposes, the contribu- tions to Missions Were not cut down, as was feared, but rather Continued on page 4. Some features of the meeting and reports deserve special men- tion. First, during the year the church was freed from debt by the payment of the small debts in- curred the previous year in in- stalling the hydro-electric system and in repairs to the manse. Mr. J. J. Smith, chairman of the board of managers, pointed out that during this year the older part of the church roof should be re- shingled, and _ the Whole outside Wood-work should be painted. The board Was authorized to have all needed repairs done, as seem- ed.. in their judgment, best. Two things stand out prominent- ly in these reports. Almost Without exception they show largely. in- creased contributions, and a Satisfactory balance on the right side. This is true of the main fi- nancial report of the church, as we’ll as of the minor reports of its various organizations. The reports of the different so- cieties working in connection thh the church, were then taken up, as printed, with some explanatory re- marks by those presenting them until the whole was satisfactorily disposed of. After devotional exercises, the pastor, Rev. S. M. Whaley, B. A., took the chair and presented the report of the Session on the work of the year.. A brief summary of the report will suffice, though it is hoped that all the congregation will read carefully the full re- port as printed in pamphlet form for distribution. INumber of con- tributing families, 190: number of bapttisms, 10; number of contribu- tors 275; number of communicants added. 34; number of communi- cants removed, 18; number of communicants on the roll, Decem- ber 31, 1916., 469. The annual meeting of the Dur- ham Presbyterian congregation was held in the church on Monday afternoon, and a goodly numbei of the members and adherents were present toshow their inter- est in the Work. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING lAAAAAAMAA I Extra Special in a tew ends of Tweeds, Many at half price; prices that will mean a wonderful saving to all buyers. WVVVVVVVV J. 8: J. HUNTER . Ladies’ Furs Men’s Fur Coats Children’s Coats Sweater'Coats Underwear V'VVV'V'V'V' Dress Goods Ginghams Prints Flannelettes Wash Goods Cotton of After Stock=Taking Bargains SALE OF REM NANTS $1.00 PER YEAR