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uld Not be leglected 'on Lambton St., rct the array of ++++++++++++++++ sf Imported Amer- mencan every line this year 1, at the aid price, +++++++zz+...:..+:+ Cl‘V 1917 Durham 11 I mans job he thought, 0 control of as 21.03;“. that before him to take 3 years, and protect Ono umthez‘ “ex- who Rev. J. A. Matheson of Pricevilie was in town Monday. Mrs. Chas. Rudolph of Hanover, was in town last Friday. Mr. Wm. Lavelle of St. Marys IS visiting frivnds in town. The Walkertnn blacksmiths have advanced prices. Mr. Eric Kelly has taken a posi- tion in the cement works. Mr. R. M. Brunt of Hanover was in town Monday. A PflI‘d m A .H. JackSOH from Pte. David Borthwick reported him well on tlw .15th of April. Miss McWilliams, 01" Owen Sound, is engaged in the office of the Ge- ment Company. Mrs. Jumvs Banks. and Mrs. W. Shaw. 0f Riverview. Spent. Sunday with Mrs. R. Banks. at Edge Hill. Mrs. W”. F Dunn, and two child.- ren, of Mowc Jaw, Sash, are visitâ€" ing how parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Laidlaw. Mr. John Bauer has returned from Hanmmz In wnrk in the cement works. Miss Audrey Livingston, a recent student at the Central Business College, SLI'utford. entered this week on a position in the Royal Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hahn and son Qia . ,. came up last, week from hltchener and Visited friends in town and Vicinity. Mr. H. C. Duff, of the Department of .~\gricult,m'e. Markdale, was a Mr. Ed. Burnett, recently engaged in Hanover, has returned to town In I'PSEImP his former work in the xmnwnt works. cullm- yesterday, as he passed through on his. way to Ayton. 'l‘hw Markdale Standard has in- <tallml a new Linotype, and the Aytun Advance has installed 3 ":‘ypngraph. Both appeared last week in their new dress. In the recent local Option election in Wisconsin the “drys” made a net gain of .76 cities and town-3, includ- ing Madison, the capital, in which {Sn-us were 70 saloons. Mr. Ben. Williams sold is house-‘ hold elfects by auction on Saturdafi' and intends moving to Toronto shortly to live with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Large. Mrs. Willonghby returned to Turâ€" onto Saturday, after spending a few weeks with friends in town.| While here. she sold What house-1 hold effects she didn’t need. There are a few cases of mumps in town, and we’ll venture to say the atflicted ones don’t find pleasure in the companionship. . They are not to be trifled with. Mr. Wm. Collinson has arranged with Mr. John Whittaker to take over his share of the dray business. Mr. Whittaker still continues his “nus business and express. Mrs. Wilkie and daughter, Miss W ilkie, of Bentinck, near Rocky Saugeen, left Tuesday for Toronto. where they intend to remain for some time. Mrs. Wilkie has rented her farm for a term of years. During the nionth of May a corset demonstration Will'be given at the Spirella Parlors ,Dr. Hutton’s forâ€" mer residence. west of the town haltâ€"Mrs. J. C. Nichol, Corsetiere. Durham, Phone 70. Inside of two weeks a marble cutter will be in town to cut in- scriptions on headstones or monu- ments, now erected. Am person requiring work done may apply to Allan Bell. 510tf Mr. Cliff. Elvidge was appointed temporary caretaker of the town hall till the June meeting, when It is thought other arrangements will be made for constable, caretaker and other omces. Farmers in need of boys to work on the farm for a period of three or four months may anply to Mr. T. Allan, principal of ‘he High school. A number of he boys are at liberty to take positions to assist on the farms. VOL. 50â€"N0 2617 N EWS AROUND TOWN 1 An old inmate of the Bruce county ! House of Refuge at Walkerton, re- 3 centlv absconded, but was located , aftexa few day’s absence and taken back. He showed Signs of haxing taken poison, but the House physi- 3 cian got him fixed up, and he 33 3 again able to move around. Order your city papers through the Chronicle. Mr. Reg. Abraham was in town Tuesday. For some months he has been engaged in the Standard Bank at Hurriston. but has been trans- ferred to Muidstone, Sask. He. left tn-duy for the west to enter on his new duties. Mrs. Wm. Gillen, of Minto townâ€" ship. died at the age of 93 years, afâ€" ter five months’ illness from paraly- sis. The remains were buried at Ayton beside those of her husband, who died seven years ago, in his 93rd year. A meeting of the Durham ,l’atriot- ic and Recruiting Leagues will be held in the public library at seven o’clock sharp on Friday evening, May llth. Business of importance is to be transacted and all are re- quested to be present. Wiarton. We have a stock of Ground Feed that we are ofl'eping for $40 per ton for the next few days, sacks includ- ed, If you want cheap feed, buy now. as we have only a limited quantity to ofi'er.~â€"â€"Rob Roy Cereal Mills Company, Limited, Durham. years, resigned her position, and left on Saturday for her homo at A few weeks ago we referred to the painful fact that news print had gone up to $85 a ton, an increase of $35 a ton over the lowest price we ever paid. It lately took another jump of $5 a ton, and the next will cost us $90, and perhaps more. Miss Lennox, WhO has been enâ€" gaged as stenographer and typist in the National Portland Cement Co. office, for the past four or five We made special request for rur- al school reports to be in in good time for this issue. We thank those who have complied with our re- quest, but will not be surprised if others come straggling in to the last of the month. Mrs. Hamilton Allen left Monday morning for Edmonton, to spend two or three months with her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Daxis. She \\ out by the GWTR to Toronto, and from there by the Canadian North- ern. She was accompanied to Toronto by Mr. Allen. Elora has had three years’ experi- ence in street oiling, to keep down the dust, and notwithstanding an advance in the price of oil they have purchased 5,000 gallons for this year’s use. The price is 9.13 cents per gallon. "Last year " the price was 7 cents. Willie Lawson, the sixteen-year- old son'of Mr. Wm. Lawson, is seri‘ ously ill from heart trouble. Dr. Goldie, heart specialist, of Toronto, was up Sunday, but his report was not very encouraging. We hOpe, however, that improvement will soon come. fi Dr. Lane 01‘ Priceville is reported to have sold his practices at Price- ville and Flesherton to his partner, Dr. McLean, and intends moving to Toronto. During his stay in Price- \ille Dr. Lane was Very popular in town and surrounding country. He will be greatly. missed. Lieut.-Col.‘ (Dr.) J. J. Fraser, of Walkerton, was recently reported as slightly wounded in the ear, and was in the Canadian hospital at Orâ€" pington. He has been at the front since the beginning of the war in 1914, When he closed his office to enlist, and this is the first time his name appeared in the casualty list. The weather is backward, and fears are entertained in the west that seeding will ‘not be early enough for crops to escape the frosts before ripening. A poor crop this year would be a great calamity in the face of a probable world‘s shortage of foodstufi. _ There is need for increased production, and the repeated appeals should‘not go unh ceded. The Saugeen branch of the Red lCross met at the home of Mrs. W. gKenny on April 21. Twelve towels, l2. pillow cases and 11 shirts were made. After a dainty lunch a col- lection of $4.20 was taken. The 'same society met at the home'ol‘ iMrs. McCartney on May 4. Three :hospital robes, two day shirts, five hm els and seven pillow cases were made and tno pairs of socks started. After a dainty lunch was served, :1 _Ltallection of $2.30 was taken. The next meeting will he at Mrs. I’L. Heslip’s on May 16. -.-â€"-.- Mr. Anthony Holmes, while work- ing On a sticking machine in the furniture factory on Friday last met with a painful accident by which he lost the fore finger of his right hand, and had two others had-- 1y lacerated, but the doctors hope to save them. Mr. Holmes is an in- dustrious employee. and has had more than his share of trouble. He underwent an operation a year or two ago for appendicitis, and to add to his burden, Mrs. Holmes is in delicate health. Much sympathy is felt for the unfortunate sufferer in his trouble. The fishing season opened the first 0f May and it may be well in remind our. piseuturiul artists that it is unlawful to'ratch more than ten pounds in any one day. More- over, the total number of speckled trout must not exceed 30, even if they weigh less than ten pounds. It is not lawful to sell speckled trout. Ynu must either eat them or give them away. Mr. H. Clempnt of Walkerton, the first “printer’s devil” on the Bruce Herald. died in the Walkerton hos- pital at the age of 69 years. He leaves a widow. his second Wife, and two sons by his first marriage. Ho was a brother of Mr. R. B. Cle- mvnt, who died a number of years ago, and who. was well-known un- drr the pen name of MrTufT. in his Fury articles in the Hanover Post... It would he. a good plan for the town to erect a drinking fountain at a convenient place near the cor- nor. and keep it running during the summer months. Many a vlslmr would be glad to see an inviting stream where he could quench his thirst, and, .it serum to us the ex- pense would be but little. We have on former occasions referred to this’as a muchâ€"felt need. i a few as soon as possible, but as a i rule the main amp is seldom plant- :ed before the first or second week tin June. and sometimes even later. §From frequent reports regarding ;the supplies "in British Columbifl, : and the Western and Maritime Pro- ;vinces, there is little or no danger 301‘ a potato famine. It would be ijust as well not to get excited over {the apparent scarcity. Potatoes will isoon be a perishable commodity, ‘and the holders will take less soon Elsewhere it will be learned that the Owen Sound clergy are opposed to Sunday funerals. One of our or- iginal citizens was heard to say that if a man wants to have a big funeral he should die on Friday. By a short stretch of the imagination the read- er may learn why without putting us to the trouble of making an ex- planation. Public funerals are of- ten a menace to the public health. This is especially true in cold weather, when people have to stand outside during the service. In this case, too, the reader is left to draw his own conclusions. Potatoes are very high. but a frenzied rush for them now will cause them to go higher. For early ones, it would be advisable to plant rather than their hands. The Rev. D. Spencer, D.D., wtm begins special services in the Bapâ€" tist church on Sunday next, visited Durham during the pastorate of the late Rev. W. L. Newton. They were fast friends. It is;remembered that -wvv â€"â€"_ the peOple from the other churches in the town greatly enjoyed, and helped in the services then held. Dr. Spencer has no sensational methods no fads, but preaches the gospel of Christ, as found in the Book. In fact, his preaching is largely exâ€" pository. He is fond of children and holds several services for them on a Friday afternoon. God has blessed his labors in a number of places during the ' last several months in Ontario. Many have DURHAM, ONT., THURSDAY. MAY IO, [917 have them spoil on Mr. and Mrs. John Crutchley,who have resided in Hanover for the past five or six months, returned to town Tuesday. Mr. Crutchley has secured a position in the cement plant. Rev. Mr. Moyer is our authority for saying that the debt on the Methodist church has been reduced to $24. and that more than enough cash is on hand to wipe the debt out completely. Look at your label and see if we gave you credit for your last re- mittance. Our lists were correct- ed on Saturday, May 5th, and the next change will be early in June. If we omitted to mark you up, let us know. To-morrow afternoon has been proclaimed a half-holiday, when the stores are expected to close and all citizens devote their time in making a general clean- -up. The back yards, front yards, boulevards and all home surroundings can all be improved and the day well spent. We notice in the Pioneer that Al-i liance Field Day services are 311-; nounced for Durham Presbyterian and Methodist churches, and Zion Methodist church, on Sunday, June 3; in the Presbyterian church at 11 a.m., in Zion at 2.30 pm. and in Durham Methodist church at 7 pm. The name of the speaker is not an- nounced. Mr. Thos. Yellowlees was announced to speak. in the Durham and Glenelg,r Baptist churches on the 29th of April, but the arrange- ment was cancelled, and services will be held, we understand, on the same day as in the other local churches, June 3rd. We regret to learn of the bereave- ment of Mr. Blaney McGuire, pro- prietor ol' the Orangeville Banner, who learned last Thursday of the death of his son, Lieut. R. B. Mc- Guire,'who was killed in action. This is the second son of Mr. Ma- guire to give his life in the cause of freedom, Lieut. Harry Maguire having made the supreme sacrifice two years ago last month. A third son, Pte. Horace McGuire, is now at the front. The young hero, 22 years of age, .whose death is last announce ed, was a student in dentistry when he enlisted for service. He is sur- vived by his parents, one brother and two sisters. One of the greatest sensations of modern times in -Varney was. the passing of an aeroplane on Tuesday morning last. Those who saw it will never forget the sight, but in a few years they may be as common as Ford cars and people will scarce- 1y consider it Worth while to look at them. We can remember the first phonograph ,we saw and looked at it then as an unsurpassable wonâ€" der. The telephone, too, was a mar- vellous invention, and so was wire- less telegraphy. They are all com- mon now, and no longer sources of surprise. New inVentions are crowding on us, and there’s no tell- ing what we’ll have in a hundred years from now. DERMATOLOGIST Superfluous hair, moles, etc., per- manently removed by Electrolysis (electric needle) without pain or scar. Positively no return. 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Our price is We have a line of Blue and Grey Worsteds which we are certainly proud to have, as we know there are no better suits procurable toâ€"day. These Suits are equal to any tailored The patterns are of the Oriental and floral designs, and of selected quality. Sizes: 3X3, 3%X3, 3X4. 'VVVVVVVVV' Remarkable Values in Lace Curtains, Curtain Scrim and Madras Muslims. THE STORE WHERE QUALITY REIGNS SUPREME S. F. MORLOC K J. 6: J. HUNTER for those who prefer an up-to-date Business Suit, How About that Best Suit? $20.50 0 $25.00 Tapestry Rugs $1.00 PER YEAR