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A few ha'ire‘xpommenced ploughing. The tall wheat has wintered well .Wood bees are the tOpic of the (lax at present. Last week Mr. Alvie Caswell and outfit sawed for Jack Smith, and Mr. Sam Bailey of Craw- ford for Hugh McDonald, and this week the McDonald-Stewart outfit for Messrs. J. McDonaId, Sr., Dugald Clark and James Haslett, and fire Miss Bertha Honess of szmford spent Sundav \xith her sisten Mrs. Hugh McDonald. Mr. John Lynn made a trip to Hanover on Monday. ‘11P Hugh McCormick Visited “1111 friends in Toronto last \V 13011. Mr. Jack Smith commenced “11111 in the Russell <t1111e-11'1Nl11n" 1113111 in Durham on I‘l1111'31lav. 0111' sick are all able to be about gain. ‘ Mr. JameS1 91151 15 assisting M1. Putherbough this year. Mr. Duncan 31113111111111 got a big surprise one mornin" lately. when upon going to the stable he found three fresh calves 311 1111113 and hear- ty. So Messrs. Hugh MCDOnald and Du- gald Clark attended the funeral of the nine-m0nths’-olcl baby of Mr, and Mrs. Alex. Fullerton, Mom-es- burg, last week. “'63 extend sympa- thy to the bereaved family. (Our own correspondont.) Mr. John McDougali of Durham is painting at. the home of Mr . ancan M (-Lean. Mr. Alex. Morton has been with the Collinson family in Ceylon for the past couple of weeks. cents, for which he paid his patrons 151,41 and 16%, cents clear of all ex- penses. Mr. Philp has had the prom- ise of all the cows for next year, with an addition of as many more. As he intends to increase his busi- ness next year, I think it would be a wise idea for the peeple 0f the Nurth 02' Egremnnt to get Min-Pimp to send a team along the 22nd of Egg-g I‘emont." This item by MP. Wiisnn. 33 years age, will give Some idea of what, butter sets! the in these days. We would further male that, D.’ Jackson was. «)lmftesl Mayor of Dur- ham. G. )‘Ich'et'hnie. Reeve; H. \\'. Mockler, A. I). .‘siaetienzie and .1. Burnett formed part of the Council. Egrement eleetml: ltwwu, W. Caul- field; lst Deputy Reeve. I). McCor- mick; 2nd Deputy item"). J. Swan- sten; Cmincilltn's, W. A. lv‘easer- and P. Dicksen. I Again. Mr. James G. Wilson has 'an article. He takes Iigremont as his. subject and says: "As I was trawl- ling through the township of 15;: ‘eâ€" mont collecting taxes I came to John Philp’s on the 16th Concession of Evremont and found that he had erected a creamery last summer and from about 2330 cows he had made a- bout ten tons of butter, which he sold at three sales. The first sale he made at 17% cents, for which‘he paid his patrons 13% cents when the farmers could not get more than 11 or 12 cents and take it out of the store in truck and trade. The next two sales he sold at 1914 and 207%; Messrs. Blyth and Irvine were the. candidates. .‘d 1‘. Blyth- being elected by a majority of :27), While house cleaning last week We chanced to find a bundle of old papers that had evidently been stow- ecl away for future reference and amongst them we found a cepy of The Durham Chronicle labeled with our address and dated January 6. 1887. We were somewhat interested in the old record and trus we will not. he considered too ancient if we reproduce some of the items con- tained tl’ierein. \Ve might say {that Mr. A. H. N. Jenkins was publisher amt proprietor at that time and as} we were personally acquainted with him we were somewhat interested. The. com' ezmiuins a detailed state- ment of tile Prtwincial election that havl recently taken place, when Mrs. (Rev.) McLaughlin of Chesley ao'ldressed the,W.M.S. in the Metho- dist. Church on Sunday morning last. Mrs. James Robinson, Chesley, is with her daughter, Mrs. Hers-hey, during her illness. MrsyW. Hunt is home again after Spending the winter with members or her family. on Tuesday. - The whole community was shock! ed when it was learned that Mrs. George Dyce had passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness. She leaves a family of nine children; the youngest of Whom is only thirteen days old. (Our own correSpofideqt.)' ' We regret to report the serious illness of Mrs. A. R. Hershey. .At time of writing but little hopes "of her recovery are entertained. up on the line to several Aberdeen. PAGE EIGHT. . '11 those days. rzhcr inte that, D. :-:M Mavor of Dur- II!‘!_.‘ H08\’;0 H. \\. .xizzclwnzie and .I. Part, of the Council. .‘Scott attended thé‘ made a business in Palmerston Mr. Clarence Tlmmpsuu is home for a while, after helping MP. Alex. Fletcher. M 1'. Joe Davidson returned from 'l’m-unto last week. Sorry to report'Mr. Walter Clark Ewing on the sick list. Hope he will lm able to be out soon. Friends of Mrs. Thomas Tumbull’s were sorry to hear Of her getting her arm hurt and they hope it will #2011 heal again’ __V-‘ v ‘v A \‘Ll; ullu ‘115‘1 \‘ 111”. 31115.81111111 131.1311 and son mmed 1111.0 Madam Allouls house which 111) left, last \‘ 138k. (Our own correspondent.) The Winds are very muddy these limos. but they are drying out some with the heavy rain and high wind. I It \1 as the general opinion that if 11 11 could get a good rain the land 11011111 he readv for s eding opera- ti11ns. We had some rain last night, so swing work may be general this \\ 001x. 111111114111 Mr. and Mrs. George L m rence, a bouncing babv boy. 1.111 11:11ncessions and sideroads are in a had condition. unlike the spe- 13312 r11111j prepared for gentlemen \xiih 1111.111 175.211“ 1110 Farmers have} a (1m er11n11t111 in name onlv, looking aiior theii interests. I .:i\11s in to sm he is sick he is gen- 113m sick as a horse. A man was 11111111;r1111 to look alter his stock and harm \\ ork and 01 course proceeded 1o Holstein for orders of what was to 111) 111.1110. \\11lch Joe was about to impart. when. on second thoug1*1t, thought it better to get up and go \\ith him and show just how. he 111111111311 it done. That being done, he (oncluded it could he dqle quicker it 1111 just turned in and helped. \\ 111111 the neighbors saw it they be- Lain to breathe easier ag gain. Mrs. James Tucker is spending a tortnight 1vith her daughter Mrs. Joe Bro“ 11 of Allan Park. Mr. Joe Lennox, not feeling well, callml in to see the doctor while in Holstvin one day last oweek‘and he was [dated in bed at his fa ther- in law‘s wuh plcuzisy. and the neigh- hoxlnoud ML alaxwmcd as “hob Joe Mr, Rump! :‘Jutmews‘ family, also Mr. George Lawrence‘s, have been kept matters for the past week with sickness. We hepe for their speedy recovery. - A guodlv numbet {10m tliis part attended the fumual of the late Jas. [{Opkins. He “as “0.11 and taxm- am} known. \ Miss Rein Barbour is home from. Durham High School this week with the prevailing epidemic.... r \" Mr. James Marshall was under the flattens care for a day 01' two at the and 01" the week; in fact, there are but few in this part who are not liming a little more treatment than just the usual Spring medicine. (Our own correspondent.) . We notice by last week’s paper that sneak thieving is indulged in aiound the \‘arney sheds. Our atâ€" ltention VV as also drawn to a case last lhursday (“811ng in the Durham Presbyterian sheds, where some low- lifed rascal had taken a costly VV hip out of a bug, rgV and placed a reCently purchased one 01 the Very cheapest snake in its place. But no doubt it was also stolen and there would be :ittle use in trying to find the pur- chaser. He has now a much better whip, but. a worse character, if worse could be, than before the deal, and‘hnay be doing time'for it. some day. ‘ , ' i Corner Concerns. l l LAWRENCES: WILSON ‘ Mr. Dugald Clark of the Rocky Mill spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. J. D. Clark. 'We were sorry to learn of the serious illness of Mr. Sterling Lamb of Regina from flu, and trust he will soon be well again. and looks fresh and. green since the mas of M13. Thomas Tumbull’s snrry to hear of her getting 1m hurt and they how: it will heal again. ROCky Saugeen. we are now opened up in our New Stand m'the old J. C. N iphol Tailor Shop, with a fufl supply of ‘ Lawrence 6: Wilson ' Meat Market Good Service, Courteous Treatment _, is our Motto. Fresh and Cured MEATS An old Scotsman was rebuking his grands«_1n who was in the lh-ahit of laughing when telling a story or a joke. He said: “I am going to gie ye an adxico my grandson, taa never la gh at, your ain joke, or nobody else “ill. ” ‘ Monday al'te1':,noo11 the 10th of Apâ€" ”111.1922, is like a summer day. Some H111 \11 commenced plowing on high, [my land. The season is passing 011. 1111 a month, some of the early sow- ' 01s will be thinking it will be getting :lale lor soxxing and will be prepar- ing to put in their potatoes. W 11 see an odd auto going on some or our best roads, but the highways are hardly fit for this conveyance yet. Some one not stuck going up the grax el road Opposite D. McDon- am 5 one day last week and had to use some 1ails to attract the powerl and get out 111 the rut. ’ A day like this (Monday) makes the. aged feel somewhat younger. When out airing themselves in the beautiful. it will cause a cheerful laugh when telling of their experiâ€" ence or enjoying the rays of the sun. l i We are sorry to hear of the, acci- dent that happened Mr§. Alf O’Neil by ,gmttingr her arm broken. Mrs. O’- Neil was Miss Annie McMillan before her marriage, and as we were Often entertained by her father-and moth- er. 'Mr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan, S12. of Scotclitown, many years 300, this subject was then a little 5 r1 with kind actions. We hone She will Soon be all right again. ‘ Quite a lot 111' maple syrup was made during the last couple of weeks by these having maple trees. A jekey eld Highlander was telling of his. experience with sugar-making when he landed in the Township of Glenelg. He said he tapped all kinds 01 trees, hemlock, elms, beech, and‘ he \\ endered “hat “as the matter. He said he \\ as told before he life the Highlands that sugar was to be found in lunu/on all the trees in (Zanada but he wondered “hen he tapped the good maple how the flow 01' sap ran beside the others. But he soon lound out by experience the diflerenee in the t1ees. ()uile a number are complaining f1 0111 the el1ecls of culds or some oth- er ailments but \xe l10pe when lhe beautiful summer cemes all will be nut enjoying themselves in the dif- ferent duties in be performed in the busv season duiing seeding. We heard the frogs on Saturday, but they are very feeble yet. It is said they will be stepped by the cold and frost a few times before summer.‘ Sandy McLean, who spent the Winter with Donald McDonald, Dur- ham ‘Road, Glo-nclg, left on Friday last and went to Owen Sound to visit a While with his brother, MI‘. John McLean 01' that place. Mrs. Charles McDonald of .Eg're-l mont took the train to Mchiliams, where she will visit a time with her mother, Mrs. Whitmore. Mrs. Mc- Donald got over her ailment pretty well, but is not as strong as usual yet. Mrs. McKinnon, who has been ail- ing for some time, is getting better, and hopes she. will be able to' be a- round again soon. She is confined to her bed yet, and is attended by her two daughters, Mrs. McMillan and Mrs. McLachlin. (Our own-correspoqdeiit.) ' . M7 e are sorry that our doctor, Dr. McFarlane, .is.,-to leave Priceville on the first of May on account“ 01' not being able to -secure a dwelling house. He has bought a house in Arthur village. The doctor was very successful in his treatments during the three years of his firactice in Priceville and he will carry with him the best wishes of his many friends in this locality. We had a heavy thundePStorm on Friday of last week, accompanied with rain. a success. In early years he was identified with the Presbyterian Church at the Rocky, but some years ago he and Mrs. Young became mem- bers of Zion Methodist Church and haS‘prfived a generous supporter of thediver for some months, Mr. Joseph Young; Sr... passed " away with the setting of the sun 011 Thursday evening of last week, April 6, at’his home near Townsend’s Lake. Mr. Young was a pioneer son of Ontario, in his 68th year. About forty years ago he wedded Miss [Mary Henderson and the first few yearsthey lived on Garafraxa Roadi. south of Latona, but 36 years ago moved to Lot. 8, on the 10th Conces- sion, and some few years ago pur- chased/the Townsend farm. Ten children were born to them, three iboys dying in infancy. The survivi- Eing members are: Sadie (Mrs. John Laugh]in);~Marion (Mrs. Alex. Auâ€"i brey), who, with ‘her husband wasl up to the funeral; Dave, on the adâ€"l joining farm; Joseph, Jr., veteran 3f 1 the W orld’s War, who, with his wife I have been up from Toronto all winâ€" . ter assisting to nurse him; Mary (Mrs. Fred Dillon), of Toronto; An- nie, Military Nurse, at present in California. and George, on the home- » stead. Mr. Young was a public.- spirited citizen, for years acting on. the School Marci, and \for some years as Councillor, and was most consci- entious and honorable in discharge of the duties of office. “Industrieus, honest and neighborly, he madeilife', I After severe suffering from cancer l l l I J i i l The Cfmneil Fathers met. on Sat- urday and as they come from oppo- site comers of the township were able to report how deep the mire on ' ack concessions. Mr. Will Ritchie (if Port Arthur is clovyn to his l'allier’ s farm in Holland and is putting the home iri 011101 and also «rotting mach to farm. Before leaving for Toronto,-*R..T. Cook resigned his position on the Schol Board. A special meeting is being called on Saturday m01n1nrr to elect a successor. Mrs. Esther Milburn of town spent a couple of days at the close of the week with her brothers, George E. and J. J. Peart. Mr. W. J. Cook, Mr.s A. J. Robson, and Mrs. Henry Molfat are all gradâ€" ually recoxering £10m their severe sicknesses. Syrup making closed with most folk last week; but some were busy the first of this. Mr. Hermie Burnett and hi3 sis- ter, Minnie, had a number of teams move their car load of household effects, which came from Cobalt, out to their new home on the 4th Conâ€" cession Now is the time to use th/e road drags. Council'lor Mal. Black had the one for his division at work on Friday and Saturday. Springfield. Mi‘sé' arate School, No. home at Goderich. Our own correspondent.) The tall wheat. fields have put on a most prtfinising green since Friday 'An‘. last. Mr. J. H. Stewart, teacher in No. 5, purposes leaving Thursday after- noon for ‘_the parental; home ~in “Cross Sutherland Hardware Co. Internatiofial Elastica Products have no equal, as to covering and durability. Save the surface and you saye all. Use Muresco for wall decor- ation (19 tmts to choose from). Frost Wire Fence ~ Ring and Tight Lockâ€"the best Coil and Barb Wire, Brace Wire, Oil and Galvanized Soft Wireâ€"and at right prices. Garden Tools A large assortment to“ choose from. Rakes, Hoes, Trowels, Lawn MOw- ers, Clippers Digging Forks, Spades, ShOvels, and Cultivators. Garden and Flower Seeds 5c., -7c. and 10c. packages PAINTS and VARNISHES Spllivan of Sep- 5, will visit her LIMITED Durham, Ontario IS THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR i The demand for Kelnggs Wax- itite (3111.111 Flakes. \\ 1th the 111111115111â€" zIand’ book for child1en has alreadv been so great and s11 £1111 exceeded ex- pectations, that. the Kellogg Toasted Com Flake.C1_1m11zmy of Toronto find 1it, impossible to take care of the or- ders received to date and at the same time produce suflioient goods to get 111111111111 distribution in this locality. 1‘l1e first. adx 111‘t1sen1em will appeari l in thisxpaper next week. 1 “Where are we headed?” asks a scienLiSt. T0 picture shows mostlv â€"â€"Frederickt0n, N. B. Mail. The date of the KeIIng Jungle-â€" land” campaign a(l\ ’ertising has been set. forwami one week. April 18 to May 3, instead 01' April '11 to 2:3. ; \Ve regret in say [hat Mrs. S. See.- ilov is still in poor health. : .X Invention \\ Is. gixcn MI‘. and l l\1I'?.\\vs.luy ;.'Xn:;hm\s 0n Fridav night last v hen a pleasant tinm was Spmlt in \aiiuus wavs until the é\\eo'8ma hours in the morning. WATCH FOR “JUNGLBLAND” NEXT WEEK We join with the community in expressing our sincere sympathy to every member of the James Hopkins family, who "mourn the loss of an ex- ceptionally~ kind and honorable hus- band and parent. He was almost a lifelong resident of this neighbor- hood. T o be brief: he lived a life of usefulness for his familv and his neighbors. and he lixod and died, respected by them one and all. F. Cole, his pastor, and a big gath- .ering was present from far and near. Mr. Cole conducted a very impressive service, stressing life here and the life immortal. Twas a beautiful day, birds singing, buds bursting, and the air so balmy. At lthe graveside, Rev. Mr. Sillars ' of Dornoch was present and took part of the burial service. Besides his bereaved partner and the family, Mr. Young leaves to mourn three broth- ’ers, James, John and Arch1e the for- Imer being present, and one sister, iMrs. Gillen Boyd of Glenroadin. The iwreath of w axen pansies and forget- Mr. 'l‘hmnas .~\z:<h“c\\'s, while his awn farm at. Conn is yet 1.00 wet to work is assisting his son, Wes, with the spring ploughin". 111‘. Thomas Boakes, after an ab- smwo ul‘ sumo fifteen years, in Tor- mfio and other places, has taken up residgmw in Um house recently 0c- Cupied by his l'n‘Othc“, the late Jas. Boakes ' Miss Lizzie Ijvlccuaig, teacher for N0. 1, \f‘iSiiL‘d her sister, Mrs. Robert- Lawrence , over the week-end. ..... VVtL‘JUKI U‘bl. LIIU W cm ”u. The run (if sap has been good, and those (mg aged in the \\ ork haxe laid :1“ av a $1111pr «.‘11 the delicious stuff. (Our own correspondent.) Excellent spring weather, with re- freshing showers. Some. have Cum- meneed plowing and it will- be all‘the orders in ‘31 few days. me-n‘ots was a beautiful tribute from the members of the family. We were grievedto learn from last week’s .Chroniole of the death of Mr. James Hopkins. Very many can tes- tify to his kindness and hospitality. The neighborhood extend their sym- pathy to Mrs. Hepkinsand the mem- bers of the family. and regular attendant. The services were conducted in .the home on _S_atnrday afternoon by the Rev. C. G. McWiliiams. Anyone intending building should call and see our' Bishopric‘ Stucco and Plaster BaSeâ€"to take the the place of brick; also Bird Son Rubber, Pareid, '* ‘ and Shingle Design Roofing. Field and Grass Seeds Government Test: as to quality. Bicycles, Bicycle Tires, Inner Tubes and other repairs kept in stock. , Wgfi’m“? 2"‘1‘ i “The National,” :1 solid through itrain, leaves Toronto for Winnipeg gat. 10.35 pm. every Monday, Wednes- iday and Friday Via Sudbury and | Port. Arthur with standard and tour- iist sleeping cars, coaches, colonist iand dining car service. , , WAS BURIED 'ro BEAT! ' j A dispatch'xrmm Mildmay of the= 10th inst. says: . ' ' i A tragedy has occurred at Nith- 'burg which resulted in the death of \Christian Oesch. For the last week Or so he had been acting very strangely. After supper, while his wife was across the street, Mr. Oesch, who had been in bed, got up satu1ated himself with coal oil and vs as 011 fire. The mother immediate- I\ rushed back and found her hush band in flames {under the bed. He died in terrible agony. Get full particulars, reservations, cm, from local agent, or nearest agent, of the Canadian National- Graml Trunk Railways. WESTERN CANADA The Canadian National Railway in addition to providing unexcelled ser- vice tbeween Eastern and Western- Canada offers patrons optional routes. You may travel westward via the Port Arthur-Fort William Route, returning the northern route, via Cochrane and North Bay, or vice versa. This means that you are in new environments continuously. ' A train leaves Toronto (Grand Trunk Railway) at 8.45 p.m., carrying standard sleeping cars to Winnipeg via North Bay, Cobalt and Cochrane, daily, and through tourist sleeping car Tom-nto to Winnipeg on Tuesâ€" days. 'l‘hm‘sdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Imagination is the architect but patience is the builder. CHOICE OF ROUTES T0 sn'r' nmsnnr on mm; Thursday. April 13, ms.