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em 10 Itax-rel dPiV n mday SUAL RESULT on want as. well watered. For ply p. G. A. Watson, ricmillw. or on the wary line this year ., at the aid price, Teat rices Paid uce Time I'D.V nyour d, Buns Cakes INDERSON’S »! Imported Amer- d Get Rig to Call ery RE TO LET Cher #1.. UI n Lambton St, the array of $ »+++++++++++++4 Profits erlcan LITY H). 191 )me the explosion of the lantern too resulted in des- : shed 0f Ezra «wining. A new in the building ~.-.\hldmay cor. Durham Farm and shop help wanted imâ€" n'nediatply. MOntario Reformatory, Guelph. House to rent.â€"Opposite High sctmoi. Apply to J. Schutz. 2pd Beuutify your home by using Brundram-Henderson paint. Sold by F. Lenahan. 4 12tf Mr. Thos. (Iowan and daughter, M“ St. Marys, are visiting his father'- in-lzm'. Mr. H. N. Burnett. The purest and best paint for in- side and outside workâ€"Brandram- Henderson. Sold by F. Lenahan. Lf Me wly waly funee Me mukce laugh and Sing, Mn Chung, the Magician, or “w Sodding Mandarin. ’l‘uwn Hull, Durham. June 4, 1917. House to rent. >ffice. Three aerwlanes are reported to have passed over us to the north wn deu) night. They were seen by a load of young people coming t'wm Hunm e1. Inside of two weeks a marble cutter will be in town to out in- seriptions on headstones or monu- ments, now erected. Any person requiring work done may apply to Allan Bell. Siotf Estimates will be received up to Saturday, May 26, for the removal of shingles from the Presbyterian church, and re-sbingling of same.â€" Apply U1) J. J. Smith. 172 Wedding invitations and an- nouncements in the latest correct style; of type and stationery, can be procured on short notice and at right. nrices at The Chronicle Of- ’l'akv notice, Oddfellowsl Election t' nfi’icers on the 29th May, 1917. 2 The incomplete return of the N12â€" tinnnl Service cards returned to the gm-ernment last winter, showed 130.000 men in Canada available for «aw-ire. and the government wants "The Nodding Mandarin,” to be :lwn here on June 4th by the Han- over Ladies' Gymnastic Club, will be a brilliant production, and every- nnoe should hear it. The proceeds wrw for patriotic purposes. I am prepared to furnish monu- monts of all kinds at lowest prices z'nnsistent with quality and Wtrl‘k- manship. If in need of Inscription work. let me know and I will have it, attended to promptly.-â€"W. J. McFadden. 517 if VOL. 50â€"NO 2621 M his ~‘«» quick Freres and Fe-li-hi _'.hiz-.â€"t';hopee and Stepee-Hi. Ml will make you laugh and grin ' .\" f‘tw Swirling Mandarin. “:2 Huang and Hi-am-i, 1 Hall. Durham. June 4, 1917.: Tia-'3 I..O.L. meetings advertised '. ~~ week to be addressed by Mr. H. l-‘Zsh. Urrand Organizer for Ontar-i in West. have been postponed till; further notice. Mr. Fish has in-: innated his inability to be present.‘ n accaunt of sickness in his famâ€". Due notice will be given later. ‘- .\Il army of unknown insects con} is reported by the Wey-‘ passed‘ “i715“. btzrn Review to have nix-man that city, removing every} trio-e of vegetable growth. Some‘ believe them to be the army worm; but others dispute the fact. i 31:. D. J. Clark received a teleâ€"i L'I'dlil last Thursday stating that his soil. Pte. Campbell Clark, was missâ€" ing since the 23rd of April. A letter from Pte. McGirr in our last issue mi dated the 30th of April, re-I I'M‘Yed him amongst the killed. The{ same letter referred to a MeGilliâ€"i Way boy, from near Dornoch, as‘ being killed, but since then we have been told that MeGillivray has been officially reported as wound- 9d; Whether Pte. Clark is killed or 91531113, we are unable to say, but 111 any case, our sincere sympathies 80 out to Mr. and Mrs. Clark intheir “71138 bereavement. Since writing theforegoing we notice in Manâ€" days casmlti list the name of Pte. Clark sing and Patti-Pi Apply at this 1130M Miss Eva Burnett, who has been visiting her sister in St. Marys for a couple of weeks. returned home nn Monday. It. is said that some in Durham and vicinity are in a state of ner- vous perturbation since conscrip- tion was announced. Some of these fellows had a chance to enlist vul- untarily, but refused, in some cas- us rudely, the appeals of the re- (-ruiting officers. Now for an exo- dus of the faint-hearted ones, but where can they go? We congratulate Mr. R. E. Laid- law, whose name appeared in Sat- urday’s dailies as a law student at Osgoode, who passed his first year with honors. Instead of returning to Osgoode next year, he has been offered, and has accepted, a posi- tion on Imperial munitions, and will leave shortly to enter on his duties. The Hannvm Pnsi S[)P:ik~'. in \my eulogistic terms of the Ladies 03111- nastic Club, in their recent render- ing‘,' of “The Nndding Mandarin," which they will present here un Monday evening, the 11th of June, under Red Cross auspices. The pruceeds are eto g0 toowards patriotic purpnses, and we hope to see a packed hall on the occasion. The Hanover Post says: “‘The Sodding.r Mandarin’ was written by .1. Kerr, and is a comic opera. It is a Chinese play. and affords scope for handsome costumes; in fact, the costumes which were supplied bv the individual members of the Club were superb.” See the play here on Monday evening, June 4th. The performers are all Hanover ladies. Proceeds for patriotic purposes. Rev. Mr. Prudham, formerly pasâ€" tor of the Methodist church here, has been very active in Wiarton on the Clean-up campaign, and the Prudham goes into anything he un- dertakes with a whole-souled enerâ€" gy. He was active while here, too. but on a clean-up movement of an- other kind. In remitting his renewal sub- scription, Mr. Geo. Lamb, of the Michigan Son, tells us he had just returned home a few days ago from Rochester, Minnesota, where he had been receiving treatment at the Mayo Bros. institution since last fall for cancer in the neck. Though wonderfully improved, he Will-90”“? jMHVw:e full weight, and full men-j sure, because it is right. Every righteous empIOyee will give full .time and every righteous employ-- ,er will ,give full compensation. The ; speaker concluded by urging Gump- ;tion, or common sense, to be put .into all concerns of life. The proceeds of the collection a- return for radium weatment,“wh1cli a mounted to $20, to be given, as in- ”) r1099” “111 effect a cure. e r 3' ! timated, to Red Cross work, and Mr. gret to learn of Mr. Lamb’s illness. Just as we had gone to press 1 week, we learned that Mr. R... dtW'GQk. Johnston, of Nanton, Alberta, ha lost his only son in the war. and a long-enduring friendship, {regret very much to learn of his i misfortune. Mr. Johnston will be better remembered ~ here as the husband of the late Miss E Culbertson. He was a room-mate of i ours at the Collingwood Collegiate, Institute many years ago, and from our intimate personal knowledge, wehoard showed the way i . .Iaudlaw, who spoke at the close of asti the address, urged that the collec- {tion be increased to 8100 during the The meeting closed with the 'National Anthem and the benedicâ€" D l I 2 tion. 3 i h CHATHAM’S EXAMPLE (London Advertiserfif l l i (Jhatham’s municipal purchasing to the GOV- ? ernment on Saturday by offering {for sale on the market flour at $5.70 {a hundredweight. potatoes at near- The Saugeen Red Cross workers met at the home of Mrs. R. Heslip on May 15th. Two day shirts. four hospital robes, and twelve pillow cases were made. After a tasty lunch, a collection of $3.65 was takâ€" en. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Jas. Vessie on the 29th of May. This society was organized in November, and in six months has held twelve meetings. Twenty-five day shirts. 34 hospi- tal robes, 91 pillow cases. 17 towels were made, eight pillows filled, and 24 pairs of socks knit. The collec- tions amounted to 850. Sergt. Nelson Burns Eadie, report- ; ed killed in action on April :28, wris', the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eadie. 441 W ellesl'ey street, Toronto. He} resigned a High school principal-‘ ship in Saskatchewan to enlist as; soon as he was 21. He enlisted inE Winnipeg, and had been continu-! ously in the trenches since Novemâ€"i her, 1915, until his death, save for nine days’ leave to England and Scotland. He held a scholarship in Jarvis street Collegiate, and was a remarkably successful teacher. He me a grandson or MP9. Richard of Edge Hill The meeting was miened by the audience singing: :1 few verse: 01‘ The Sweet By and By, "ii‘l'm' which Rev. Mr. Meyer led in nmyer. Rm. Mr. Wylie followed, with a brief explzinutim‘i 0f the object Hi the meeting, and lmw Dr. Spencer wzm induced to come tn Durham in en- gage in evangelistic work. A fairly largu audience assembled at Hm tnwn hall Sunday evening at. 8.30. tn hear Dr. Spencer’s address on “Grace, Grit and Gumptim.” Mr. Mislele and \llS‘. McCombun- dmml excellent 9.0105, and “are lulâ€" lowed by Dr. Spencer, who deliver- ed :1 very able address on the sub- jcct. named, taking for his text the jucl, named. - :1 question of church or denomina-- tinnulism, but. a question of our It requires Grit to overcome un- Godliness, and the many worldly lusts in this and every other town. Duty should he done to State and Church. It: requires Grit to say “nu” at the proper time and under proper circumstances. Gumption is common sense, anzl‘ everybody should have common; sense. All should live solierly, not alone in the sense of sobriety l1; ; abstaining from intoxicants, bus soherly in all respects. We shoulsl‘ live righteously, or rightâ€"wisely, because it is right. not because ii. brings profit. Every righteous man will give full weight and full men-- sure, because :it is right. Every righteous ernplOyee will give full time and every righteous employ-- or will,give full compensation. The speaker concluded by urging Grump- ition, or common sense, to he put . into all concerns of life. ii Clmthams municipal purchasing hoard Shrm ml the 1131’ to tho GM- mmment on Saturdai' by Offerin’: {for saln on the markoi flour at $5.10 ::1 l’nmdmdweizht. pfltalClQS at near- ’17: 5S1 :1 Smk underr the ruling pricr‘ ;.:nd butter at 9 panic :1 {Wind lOSS than waS lwing asked bv othpr VpfldOI‘S. Needless tOSz1y.therQ\\fi~f nn kick of customerS. and the high :cost of living. 101‘ many familireS. ‘,waS materially reduced. GRACE, GRIT AND GUMPTION A glance at the markets fur' -,\\'estern Ontario for the same Sal,- jurday shows flour selling,' as folâ€" :IOVVSZ At St. Marys. $7.75 to $8.50; at :Embro. £7.50; at Stratford. $7.30 to $8.10: at Sarnia. $16 to 817. the-w: :Sarnia prices being for the barrel. 2 Where did Chatham get its sun- ;plies‘.’ This is not told in dispatch- .es, but the information ought to be ,obtained by the Government, as it , might be most useful in locating the ' exact point at which the price takes an abnormal jump. and would unâ€" doubtedly be gratefully received lby other munimpalities. . It is possible to sell to the con- sumer necessities of life at much llower cost than is at present bean demanded. That 15 proved by Chatham's action. The people . should force the Government to see that the reduction becomes general by taking control of prices, If] is not contended that the gm:- ernment should follow exactly the same course as this municifh’?’ hoard. but it. is clear that if the latter could purchase and resell flour at $5.70 a hundredweirrht. while prices ruled so much higher on other markets, there has been an excess profit. going to someone which it is quite possible to elim- inate. . -- . I D _. DURHAM, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 24, l9l7 The flag on thp Ar'nu'n‘y is a}, half-- mast. Isn’t It time to boost 1t up? May 24th. Empire Day. God save the Kinr'. How many flags are flying? Durham was never much on (1112‘â€" wuvmg. 'l‘hn lzuly minstnels will 9;in an anrtumnwnt, 1n Hnlstmn tu-mght. Clmicc Seed Potatmés.â€"-~At Beggs’ SIMPLE. Full shwk of all kinds seed corn. ---â€"_Bcggs’ Sturv. Mr. H. Falconer and family have wimned to town n. after an absence «if fiw, up six \months. Mr. H. (1. Dufl‘, nf the Department Hf Agriculture, Murkdale, was 111 tnwn 11ml, wreck. MI'. Jehn McGowan bought :1 Chevrolet, 0111' recently. MP. W'. Luidlaw has been using one of the same type since the seusen opened. l’te. Alex. Wells, I‘ecenjily report- At the recent law cxan'linations in ’l‘nmntu, Bub Laidluw £00k hours on first year’s work, and captured :1 $60 cash schnlurst‘lip. We are in need of correspondents who will send us in the local hap- penings every week. Let us have the news fresh. As we go to press this week on Wednesday afternoon, instead of Thursday. we are, forced to omit some of the late news. ! A few wnnks‘ ago, we reported ithut Stanley McNally was in En- ;zrland taking: a course In military g truini g: at, Bexhill. \V(: are pleased tn learn he was successful m pass- ; ing as :1 Lieutenant. Harper Kress, 1m: understand. IS now 111 training at the same place. Mrs. J. S. McIlraith left Monday afternoon for Exeter, to be present at the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Charles Monteith, who died the previous Saturday. ' While working at, a buzz-saw in the furniture factory yesterday, Mr. John Lloyd had the misfortune to have three lingers cut, one of which is very badly mangled. ' The Ladies" Guild 01' Trinity (church will hold :1 8:110 of goods and llamaâ€"made baking in the Red Cross I'nnms 011 Saturday :fotcrnonn and «waning; May 26. Ice «roam and re- i'resl‘u'nrmls will ho snt'wed. 2 PUB. Lance McGiI‘I' was reported amongst, the woundm] in Tuesday’s (mmmlty list. He is :1 son of Mr. and Mrs. Thus. McGirr. who received a lulng'um last week annmmcing the fact. A Red Cross garden party will he held on McCracken’s lawn, Aber- deen, on June ist. Patriotic udâ€" dressns, and :1 good musical pru- gzmm will he provided for the ocâ€" casion. Refreshments will he snr'wd. Admission 25c. 2 Mr. and Mrs. (jar). ankins, ac- companied by Miss Joan Allen, m0- tornd to Stratfurd and Milverton, and Mr. and Mrs. James Allen ac- companied them home to Durham on Monday. Miss' Jean Allen will remain in. Milverton for the week- and. Mrs. Beggs 6; Son have disposed of the greater portion of a car load of Delaware potatoes in Durham and Holstein. Though they sold them at 84.50 a hair. they’ll have difficulty in getting the cost out of them. Cost of freight and labor of handling are big items in the outlay. On Monday, the town of Alliston voted in favor of the adoption of hydro. The enabling lay-law was carried unanimously; the hy-law authorizing the issue of debentures to cover cost of installation, was given 820 affirmative, and 3 negaâ€" tive votes. "17m: (‘n'zu‘lgelistic meetings in the _5aptist, church, conducted by Rev. Dr. Spencer, are well attended, and much interest is being manifested. 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