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newest E WESTERN FAIR London. Ont. ax f3!" “ 0491‘] ,1 be discussed by the fol- ied by long experience and. Farmers: . conventions to discuss rmers not do the same? ention 1917 ‘ IN THE OUR IN- 1d the MERS’ 1‘8 Dromore 8 p.m. ION LADIES INVITED 191 Hangers, and terial will be moral Offices, xilding, in a 11 not receiv. M drop a line :2 for one, and of entry form - required in I")? an BIhibit :‘ur at once in arrangements m‘»gramme of " :1 very high Hy announced inn regarding he Exhibition -n nu applica- ' -\. M. Hunt, *Fétel‘n Fair, mber 7th to ':11 thousand lin Winnipé F. A. Graham, eyesight specialist. â€"â€"At the Central Drug Store. 531 House to rentâ€"Apply at this of- fice. 11 30tf Mr. Arthur Brooke, of Toronto, spent over Sunday at his home here. The Chronicle is well equipped for job work of all kinds. Mrs. Frank Clemas, and children. of Lnndon, are visiting relatives in town and vicinity. Mrs. W. D. Splan of Kincardine, spent a couple of weeks with her friends in town'and vicinity. Misses Hilda and Annie Brooke, 01‘ Harriston. spent Dominion Day at, their hume here. Mrs. Wm. Harding and two child- ren, nf Hamilton, are visiting her parents, MP. and Mrs. Chas. Brown. Mrs. Herbert Ball and son, of Winnipeg. are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown. Mr. John Tobin of Hesyelet spent Dnmini0n Dav with his Wife and family here. The secretaries of societies are requested to send in short reports of their meetings. It in need of visiting cards, call and see the good kinds kept in stock at The Chronicle office. Trinity church garden party will be held on Mrs. McAuley’s lawn 0n the evening of July 5th. MI". Gmrge Burnett anuJ daughter, ()mm, are spending couple of weeks with friends Kitct‘mner. Galt and Guelph. Wantedâ€"At once, a housemaid for Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. Apply to Matron. VOL. 50â€"N0 2628 \\ atch lostâ€"In Durham. 0n Sat-1 11rday night, June 23rd, a nickel-; used \V altham (P. S. Bartlett} watch. Reward at this office. . Mrs. Edward Burnett. JR, Mrs. Allan and Mrs. Whitchurch. spent a day last. week with Mrs. C. Ru- (lulph, at. Hanover. -\l'tm' lu;>liduying for two weeks with his grandmother, Mrs. R. Banks. Everett Eadie left for his home) in 'l‘nl'untO. Durham District L. O. L. will at- tend divine. service in Trinity church next Sunday morning. July 8th. All brethren are requested to meet in the lodge room at 10.30. M 1'. and Mrs. \Vallace McLeod and mu children. of Rosetown, Sask., :ue visiting the latter’s parents,~ 311.;md Mrs. Wm. Saunders, before huxing for Four Falls, N.B., where they intend to reside. Inside of two weeks, a marble! cutter will be in town to cut in-! scriptions on headstones or monu- ments. now erected. Any person requiring work done may apply to Allan Bell. 510tf Durham District L.O.L. will hold a picnic in Brigham’s grove, Allan Park. on July 12th. Admission 25c. and 150. {children in parade. 5c). Total proceeds for Red Cross. Bring your baskets. Refreshments served 1. 'u ground. 28 2 \ :_;11 1111 mm. 111111111 the. 111s112-l 1;... :1? the Crzmtord Red Cross 511-1! tint)“. will be held at SS. ‘30. 51‘ lli'mx‘ 11111 st‘hmil crounds, on Juh; llth. lei SPI'Wd 110111 six to 91"h’ 1 \11 excellent program Will be ren- 11.111111 bx home and outside talent. -‘.1_lllll>81011 SN}. and 15C. We. have :1 stock of ground feed “111.4, on hand that we are offering for the next ten days at $40 per ton. sacks included. If you need teed, buy nOW. as we haVe only a limited quantity to offer at this price. â€"â€"The Rob Roy Cereal Mills Company , Limited. The following work has been done by S. S. No. 14, Normanby, during May and June: 17 hospital shirts, 3 pairs pyjamas; 78 pillow cases, 60 towels, 17 pairs socks. It might. be noted that there has been no' meet-â€" ings, the work being done in ‘ the ' homes, therefore, there has been no collection. The Normanby council supplied the funds. NEWS AROUND TOWN Burnett and little Ill Rev. Mr. Moyer is attending lecâ€" tures in the summer school at Wi- urton. His work here was taken last Sunday morning and at Zion by Rev. Mr. Oaten. who spoke in the ifitéééétet the Dominioh Alliance. In the evening, Rev. Mr. Wylie, of the Baptist church, filled the pulpit very acceptably. The postponed “clean-up” bee at the cemetery last week which was put off on account of the wet wea- ther, will be held this Friday after- noon at two o‘clock. Everyone in» terested is requested to be present and to bring pruning tools, wheel- barrows, rakes, etc., so that a thor- inigh job may be done. Mr. Walker Vollett visited in town and vicinity the fore part of the week, but will return west shortly. He had been in Hamilton for some time recuperating from the. effects of an operation for ap- pendicitis, which, he tells us, left his health somewhat impaired. We hope he will soon be restored to his old-time Vigor. \\11 had 11 511011 call on S111u1d11v 11cm 1\11‘.\\.H. “11011101 011 1211 511111111. He is the Liberal candidate 1111- the next Federal election 111 51111111- E1151 Grey, and will try conâ€"- 11115111115 mm the p1esent member. 511‘. R. J. B1111. 1\1‘.1 Wright simply 111011111311 in 111 see us as an ald- time acquaintance, and didnt W01- 1y 11s 111111111 politics. He didnt. even 1151; 118 to vote 101‘ 111m. The Saugeen Red Cross workers had a very successful meeting at Mrs. Dan. McKechnie‘s on June 22:. Seventeen ladies were present, and 12 pillow-cases, 6 towels, 3 hospital robes, 2 day shirts, were made and one pair of pillows filled. After a tasty lunch a collection of $5.50 was .311 I,“ L".~UUJ -“â€"--__ taken. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. R. Banks on the mm of July. Contributors will oblige by sign- ing their names to articles sent in for publication. This applies par- ticplarly to persons who are notl regular correspondents, whose . handwriting we do not know. The name should be given, not necessar- zily for publication, but to enable us to have the source from which it comes. In case of doubt, un- signed correspondence will not be published. , Anniversary services will be held l in Knox church, Normanby, on Sun- ‘LL LLLJ"¢â€" vâ€"-â€"'â€"â€" b day, July 15th. Rev. D. L. Campbell of Brantl‘ord will preach at. 3 o’- rlock, p.m., and also at 7.30 pm. On the following Monday evening, the usual good supper and entertain- ment. will be given. Ayton and Durham's best singers are being se-- cured, and good Speakers will be present. Admission to supper and entertainment, only 250. Everybody is cordially invited to come and en-- joy a rare treat. Mr. J. D. Abraham 0f Wiarton writes to say that the charges made by him against his wife, Mary C. Abraham, were proved before the Divorce Committee, and sends us a ‘V\’-v- copy of the minutes to that effect. The extract states that the com- mittee recommended-that the prayer of the petitioner be not granted. on the grounds that the guilt com- mitted by the respondent had been pardoned by the petitioner. Mr. Abraham further states that the ap- pliration was refused because ac- tinn was not taken at the time the i<_»t‘:'ences were committed. ' Mr. John MeGillivray, a cousin of§ l‘hinran. Dan. and Archie McLean: of Aberdeen, was killed at Hattongi Sash, on June '16th. While driving! with a load of poles, the team rani away and threw him to the ground Violently, breaking his neck. He' was born in Bentinck on the 24121! of March, 1867, and spent his, younger days there, moving later to' Bruce county, and about 19 years ago moved with his first Wife to Glen Valley, n'ear Disley, Sash. Three years later, he moved to Moose Jaw, where he entered the livery business. Subsequently he spent three years with his brother, Malcolm, and last fall moved to Hatton. He leaves his aged mother, two daughters, three sisters, four brothers, and his Wife. DEATHDF WILLIAM WATT We regret to chronicle the death on Monday last of William George Watt. who died after an illness uf six or seven weeks from pneumonia and other complications. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Watt of Proton. near Hopeville, but formerly residents of this town. The deceased‘contracted a severe «old six or seven weeks ago, while working in :1 foundry in Hespeler, and a couple of weeks later was taken to the parental home. where he gr radually sank. till Mondav last. 11 hen death reliex ed him of his 511"â€" ferinir. The family consisted of nine (hildren in all, an en sons and two daughters. and this is the first break in the family. He VV as only a little (we? eighteen years of age, and a brig l1t industrious boy. Interment took place Vesterdav at ‘\I 11111.11 00d cemeterV, under the auspices of the Canadian Order of Furesters, of “111611 he was a mem- her. The ceremenV at the 11111111- and (time VVas conducted in the Rm. Mr. Graham, Presbyterian minister at Cedarville, and RM. Mr. Wylie. Baptist minister, of Durham. Much sympathy is felt here for the sorrow-stricken parents and family. MRS. MARGARET WATT Mrs Margaret “att, one of Dor- nrt’nhs oldest pioneers. passed away Tuesday, June 26th, fit six 0‘0100', at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Mortlm, Glenelg. She “as eighty-three years and three months old, and had fairly good health till about a year ago. Since then, she has been under the doc- tor’s care. The deceased, whose maiden name was Margaret Smith, was born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scot- land. in 1834. and when a child. moved with her parents to Huntley, where she spent her youth. In 1856 she sailed from Aberdeen t0 Amerâ€" ica. and at Hamilton she was mar- t‘ ried to James Watt, formerly of Huntley, Scotland. From there they went to his home in London, Canada. where he was engaged at his trade as a carpenter and eabinet‘ maker. They remained in London! until about 50 years ago, when they moved to Dornoch and settled on lot 2, concession 1, west of Garaâ€" fraxa. There she lived until nine; months before her death. Her husband predeceased her 12 years ago. Her oldest son, John. died in the west over 30 years ago. The remainder of .the family wh') :mourn her loss are: James, Alex. ‘and Will, of Seattle, Wash; Annie (Mrs. Wm. MeMullen). of Port Angeles. Wash; Robert, of Kerroh- ert, Sask., and Lavina (Mrs. Chas. Mortley). at home. ‘ ‘ â€"_ -II‘ ’0 V‘ ‘. gLJLL;,V/_‘ The deceased was a highlyâ€"resâ€" pected resident, a loving mother and grandmother, and a good neighbor, who was always willing to help. in time of sicknes and trouble. She was a devout member of the Pres- byterian church, and attended regâ€" ularly until she became physically unlit. u The funeral took place at one 0- 01001; on Thursday, and the remains were laid to rest beside her husâ€" band in Latona cemetery. Her pas- tor. Rev. T. W. Mills, officiated at the house and grave. ' REV. A. K. BIRKS DEAD On Wednesday of last week, Rev: A. ii. Birks, pastor of Niagara Falls Methodist. church, died suddenly. He was pastor of the Methodist church here and at Zion about '23 years ago, and was very popular with his own congregations and with all the sister churches. He was about. 60 years of age, and his death is supposed to have been from heart. trouble. He dropped dead on his lawn, just afterrolfing a driveâ€" { way. *‘-'-â€"-_‘ finhc. \4 He leaves a .w1dow and'four 3011:}; done in a decade. Subscriptions; DI‘. “- H. Blf'ks. 0f Chung €1.10“? were taken at web of the meetings! China, a missmnary; Arthur Bll‘k‘iu. of Toronto; and A. T. Birks and DJ, ""'â€"""""""â€"________._â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-' E. Birks, at home. He was a hard: DERMATOLOGIST worker along patriotic lines, and. superfluous hair, moles, etc., per- spoke at many recruiting meetings.;manemly removed by Electrolysis He and Mrs. Birks passed through; (electric needle) without pain or town about three weeks ago, and' scar. Positively no return. Satis- spent an 11011? 01‘ tWO as 311953 0? faction assured. Rates reasonable. .Dr. and Mrs. Wolfe. His death is .For particularS, call or write ‘ him in ' Miss Hazel Banks, this community. f 4263mp , Grand Valley, Ont. DURHAM, ONT., THURSDAY. JULY 5, l9l7 A CLOSE CALL FROM DEATH Mrs. Roht. Lindsay had a close enough call last Sunday mornings. and though still alive. and well. she will never forget her experience. She went to the bush for the cows. and before her return. there came up a heavy thunderstorm. Just as she was passing a hemlock tree, the lightning struck it, knocking her down. together with eleven co '3, and six or seven young cattle she was driving home. All were dazed for a few minutes, but there were no fatalities. We are pleased to learn she escaped so well. Mr. Wm. Browning is home from Detroit for a. few days. Mr. John McDunnld of Hamilton was in town over Sunday. Mr. Fred flatten of Blackstock is visiting the parental home here. 11113 Anglican church garden par- tv is being,r 1113111 this Thursday ev- 1311i11g 011 Mrs. McAulev‘s 11111 11, near the Baptist church. Should the “13111111313 prmc unfaxorabl13,it wil be held L11-n101‘1‘1m ex ening. Mrs. Wm. Johnston was operated on for appendicitis last Saturday morning. and, we aoir pleased to re- port her as progressing imorably. Dr. D. B. Jamioson porfiiirmed the ("vlwrutiolr Last week was the week of pie- nics. and V'ickers. Hutton Hill and, Zion schools held their annual out-! ings. A good time is reported at all places. though the weather in some instances was not all that could he desired. The annual garden party of Durâ€" ham Presbyterian church will he held on the manse grounds next Tuesday evening, July 11th. A good program‘will be. given, and ice cream, strawberries and other re- freshments served. Admission 10c. Everyone welcome. What might have been a fatality happened out on Lambton street, near the Darkies’ Corners, on Fri,- day evening about. dark. Two strangers from Hamilton were mom, toring and had just left one of the cars to see which road to take, when the fly-wheel on one of the engines broke. drove the pieces up through the foot-boards and top of the ear, some of them going nearly fifty feet in the air. Had the driver ,heen in the car when the accident occurred, there is no telling what might have happened. took place last Friday, when her laid to rest in our :erton cemetery. a.m.. when l l The funeral of the late. Miss Black remains were family plot in l’lesl. . Service was held at 40.30 a trailing address was made by he: pastor. Mr. \Vhaley, who speke highly of her true Christian char- iacter. Rev. Mr. Moyer assisted in ,the service. and considering the ihonr of service and the very un- favorable condition of the weather _.1A_....,. I Rev. Mr. Oaten, Toronto, preacuuui {here on Sunday in the interest of '.the Dominion Alliance. He was in {the Methodist, church in the mornâ€" 1 ing, at Zion in the afternoon, andin; :the Baptist church in the evenins. iHe is a clear, impressive and con- ivincing speaker, and his addresses ii'were very much enjoyed. He put! mp a strong plea for more funds to; iaid in temperance work. Last year ’;l..11e contributions amounted to aâ€" fhout $51,000, but, for thorough efli- 'iciency of service, it should be in-‘ :creased to at least $5,000, He look- ;ed upon the liquor traffic as the igreatest of modern evils, and from: ;=. statistical reports placed the annu- jtal' cost to Canada at 250 millions. :iThe war, which forced upon the 1WVQrId a greater need of economy, " 3 had in the past three years given a Wgreater impetus to temperance le- ,’.gislation than could otherwise he ; done in a decade. Subscriptions "1 were taken at each of the meetings. I I D 'b :1 large number Tlm Service at, ducted by th( Presbyterian) n lddr‘ess V-s as made bV’ ”9.31 \\ l1: 110V, VV he spoke her true Christian char Mr. MOVer assisted in e. and P1Jns1dei mg the, 1rrVice and the WP} un- condition of the VV eather, 1ml1er VVas in attendance. :11. at the Qrave VVas 1:011- " the Rev. Mr. McVierir, 5 1:111) minister, Fleshertun. .Oaten, Toronto, preached SundaV in the interest of 1i0n Alliance. He VVas in .riisf... church in the mornâ€" nous hair, moles, etc., per- removed by Electrolysis needle) without pain or sitively no return. Satis- :cnrpfl- Rates reasonable. 5 late Miss PM L: iday, when her to test in our :E’I‘tOIl (cometary. 40.30 u.m.. when WMAO IOWA 1 Extra Good Specials in House Furnishings VWVWVVV' :. in I ')'d., 9 T ora J l and Block design. The patterns are of the Oriental and floral designs, and of selected quality. Sizes: 3x3, 3%x3, 3X4. Remarkable Values in Lace Curtains, Curtain Scrim and Madras Muslims. Tapestry Rugs $1.00 PER YEAR