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Misses Violet and Lillie ‘ViSitC‘d their cxmsins. tin: family, recently. MP. and Mrs. F red 'l‘orry. Mulock, Spent one day this \wck with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Adlam. Mervyn . Alexander _. _-â€"-VV\»’LL U. Mr. and Mrs; W1. G. 3 ited Hampden friends 0f_t_f_le week. Miss M. \Vl‘ight Spent last week- end in “11110er with her uncle. Mr. Rooelt \\ right. Miss Edith Torrv or 0“ en Sound is \isiting relatiws in this burg. Mr. and‘M‘i's. William Torry Visit- fid recently with MP. and Mrs. Chas. 833'. Ebenezer. (Our own correspondent.) Most all the farmers in this local- ity have finished seeding for this year. while others are busy com- Noting. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vollett and fa- mily, and Miss Lydia Adlam, of Dur- ham. were Sunday visitors at Mr. David Adlam’s. 5 Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wise and little sun spent. Sunday last with Mrs. “'ise's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomp- son. of Knox. __ â€" ‘. -»~ 3. Clllllb l , - v L “In 3112111111 Mrs. Alfingham A and daughtel Jessie, accompanied bx Miss B. Davidson motored to (111011 1h Saturdav. We understand that Mr. Allingham intends 11111101111" t0 (11191pr in the near future. ‘Mr. C. _C._ R‘gmage, teacher in marge of 5.5. .\0. 1.3, called 911 a few I'mends here on Bmday evemng last. _____-v--v-. ruvaavvt “LL ‘4. Joseph R. Ellis. J12. met with a serious accident Mimday b ' having his right. arm broken at. t e wrist while cyaniiiqg a car. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder of Clinton Spent. the. week-end with their daughter, Miss V. Snyder, of the Coptinugltipn fiehool here. Large beds and rows of tulips now adorn the grounds on which the Soldiers‘ Monument has been erect- ed. This space is kept trim and neat by the ladies of the Wbmen’s Institute. vv. .1. ICU-1U. wilt; Li}. West went to Kitchener on Tuesday to attend the W.M.S. convention. [oven to unesley on Sunday. Rev. T. H. Ibbott, wife and. little son, of Arthur, were guc‘sts on Monâ€" day of Mrs. W. T. Petrie. A. R. and Norman Hershey, Mrs. J. Hershey and Mrs. George McCall mp- toyed to_Chesley on Sunday. A Special meeting 01 the Quarterly Otiicial Board 01 the Methodist Chmch was held heie on Monday gV ening to consider the re-establish- ing 01 Sunctav serVice at Orchard- Ville. Phere VVill be Sunday ser- Vices in that church in the afternoon commencing the first SundaV in; June. I - _- .- “you“ V o The first football match of the sea- son in this Vicinity was played in Mildmay on Monday evening under the auspices of the W.F.A. The 10- cals journeyed to that village and succeeded in breaking even with the team of that burg, the score being 1-1. This gives the locals much en-‘ couragement, as it is generally con- ceded that )Iildmay has the strong- est team in the district, composed of Holstein, Mount Forest, Mooretield, Mildmay and Palmerston. On Fri- day evening the boys go to Palmer- stun. Mr. and Mrs. Fenton spent Sun- day with friends at AIIenford. Mr. J. W..Mickleboro of Toronto wag moths; ylll‘gggon Tuesday. Miss Lizzie Brown is home from Toronto, and will remain to assist her mother on the farm. _ â€"-. a. V5 VHLU for several w‘eeks sufl‘ering from an aeute form of rheumatism caused b ' dxseased tonsils and a decayed toot}? It IS evident that these troubles need attention I 'or “ ' ' , serzous ' follow. results M“: .g ){qu *IWMM Mr. Ivan Seim was-in fiesdllage for -a short time on Tuesday and call- ed on several of his old friends. He had been in ‘the hospital in Toronto PAGE EIGHT. ' Blctlulioc-‘h \jis- . the begmnmg I illio \Ierxvn the. Alexander PREMIER vs PIX-PREMIER '/ . The Ottawa correspondent of the U ,fl .. BORN l armers bun has been Sizmg up men Becker.â€"In Durham on and things at Ottawa during the Eas- Qlay 13. to Mr.- and Mrs. ter recess and this is a part. of his 1100K“; :1 daughter summary: - Currey.â€"ln Durham. on \Vednes- "The Prime Minister has made day. May 17. to Barrister and Mrs. some reasonably good speeches, H. B. (Jul-rm- a 8011. l but he is still an amateur in par- im’ liamentary strategy, and his slow-l TENDERS WANTED ness of mind leaves him sadly’ Tenders ml] be Pecelved by the ha 11" : *‘ ‘P 'l , ,nndersigned up to 6 pm, May 20,] swlititlcgggt$02512,“ £35533“ :31 ,3]: l l or the purchase of the Old Library. ‘ , , .. . jhuilding. Highest or any tender not? sleighen. lime and again he has- in: :necess-arily accepted. Address been rescued from trouble by 3112380211011 OIIVCIODes marked “Tender”; 1g, who is regarded by many to (A Ramage, Secretary. 1 Fieldil ' as the real leader of the govern-1w 1 meat. He is old and tried, but his! FOR SALE t parliamentary skill is undiminish- 5 A month-old Jersey heifer. Apply: ed and his vast experience is an 9 t” J. -‘\- BMW”: Durham. 1Dd invaluable source of strength to the Cabinet. None of the other} PASTURE TO LET E Ministers have done much either; Pasture can be supplied for ten or; to improve 01- beat their reputarjfirtoen head Of C‘aule t L011 69, Cpn. tions, and Mr. Murdock created a 2 Glenelg; well wate d by running . . .. creek. Apply to.Peter Robins, Var- very unfavorable impressmn." nev, BB. 1. ;; mom: Friday, George - O l ' PROTON MAN INJURED ’y (Dundalk Hedald.) Serious enough as it was, a much ,more serious result was narrowly averted on Saturday when Thomas McPherson of the Back Line, Proton, came into contact with a circular saw while cutting wood at Walter Carson‘s. He was in the act of 'scrap- iig the sawdust from under the Fmachine when his arm was caught by the saw teeth, making a length- wise cut along the fleshy part of the arm between the wrist and the el- bow, almost grazing the bone. Dr. Martin (lri‘issmil the wound, which, though painful, is not now consider- ed serious. Mr. McPherson is for? innate to have escaped so well. -_.lsystem of wireless telephones so " that when-the ice/storms put the ' power lines out of business, and the: ‘ ordinary telephone as well, there itwill always be a“ means to be de- ipendecl upon for information. This : ought to save a great deal‘of time in i locating wire trouble and turning on jthe power after a break has been lrepaired. Besides that, it ought to provide some facility for securing word as to where the trouble is and how long the power will be oflâ€"lack of which is one of the mostprovoca- , tive accompaniments of power shut- idowns to-day. sma L11! L ‘J U 1} all] 0'. 1‘] z! y’ .1 3101: the purchase of the 01d Librarv ybunldmg: Highest or any tender ndi idecessm‘xly accepted. Address in. .eealed envempes marked “Tender” If} ‘1 Dn“‘\‘\râ€"-‘ Curréy.â€"In Durham, on “'0de- day. May '17. in Barrister and Mrs A. B. Currey, a son. Becker .â€"In Dm ham May 13, t0 Mr. and MI“ Becker, :1 daughter. 0'11 “You must have seen each other in church to-dayfi said the beaming v1car. "Sure.” said the 01d salt. “ ‘E was sleepin’ in the next bunk to me.” Presently the vica joined a select little troduced an old sea leading light of the" thy Mr. Smith. They’d Met. (London Answers.) ‘ Church was over, the congrega- tion filed slowly out and gathered in little chattering groups in the churchyard. -What do you think of that for 1868? Evidently they ‘didn’t call them flappers in that period, but it appears that our good grandmothers and mothersâ€"tor, at least, some of them, acted very much as they do to-day, and we all know what a splendid type of womanhood they! have been. In the light of the abovel article it behooves grandmothers to speak softly when they denounce the frailties of the rising generation. Ev- identiy they are but carrying on where their prOgenitors set their feet first. raises ners midway to her knee. * * Talking slang as glibly as a man, and by preference leading conversation to doubtful subjects.” “?L _ “The girl of the period is a crea- ture who dyes her hair and paints her face as the first articles of her. personal religion; whose sole idea of life is plenty of fun and luxury; and Iwhose dress is the object of such ! thought and intellect as she possess- es. * * The girl or the period has done away with such moral mufishness as consideration of oth-l ers, or regard for counsel and re- buke. * ’1‘ If a sensible fashion lifts a gown out; of the mud, she raises hers midway to her knee. v : -.--. If: -?H:H . .4" .3th --.. ‘_ ‘3 , _ Sam-camesfjpeopié, age: impel-ism: wonder whether -.,gi'rls ; in. periods aWay back were as prone to; do strange things as is the modernflapâ€" per. Elderly people are, emphatic in declaring that.‘-‘they never did such things in our days,” as they frown down on, the doings and Wearing apparel of the maiden of fey-(lay. but. lest we are too hard on the, rismg Igeneration it will he of interest to 'refer to an article that was penned in 1868, more than 50 years ago, by ‘Mrs. G. Lynn, Lynton, axciever es-â€"l sayist and novelist, who armnrentlyl also thought she saw the young girls headed in the «wrong direction and thus wrote-z ess as consideration of 0th- regard fof counsel and re- * * If a sensible fashion own out; of the mud, she ‘D .1 little party. He in- old sea captain to the of the'village, .a weal- «attle agt Loa 69:695. watered by runnm-‘r uPeter Robins, Var- A5182pd vicar came up and A resolution was passed at the taf- ternon session favoring the appoint- ment of a representative of the mu- nicipalities on the Commission. "7;: ..... “u. uuo count; DUE- vice, and further, it was believed by every delegate that local'commis- sions should have some measure of control in theomanagement of their own local alfalrs. The meeting, we believe, will be productive of good, as the determin- ed attitude of the users will have some influence on' the Commission. ’The explanations given had some iinfluence 1n allaying the existing dissatisfaction, but few, we believe, are fully reconciled to existing con- ditions, and the agitation will go on till better terms are secured. The conccnsus of Opinion of the meeting was in favor of 'a change by which users, whether from far or near to the source of power should get the current on equal terms. They look- ed upon it as unfair for one municiâ€" I pality to pay double or treble as much as another for the same ser-l .. be extended theneces- sary power to supply the increased demand Will-have to be' procured Ifrom other sources. A t1e1n with the Severn and Warsdale, and deveIOpm'e-nt of the near Southampton were amongst the suggestions, or, as an alternative we 9 couldvbe linked up”“cheaply” with published for the benefit of the inâ€"i terested municipalities and consumâ€" , ers, Verylittle hope was held out by representatives of the Commis- swn that lower prices might be eX-E pergted for some time. ' Machinests. Etc. DURHAM, - ONTA 9 Having purchased the Innis Machine Plant, we are open. to receive orders for repair work 01' all kinds. Satisfaction guaranteed. Patronage solicited. Machine Repair Work . ;â€"â€" vuyr‘I’ pun-er .was taken durlng . . certain perlods from the Severn system. In short, we were as much as told that the Eugenia system Without supple- mentary power from other sources is only‘a twelve-hour system. The system IS now capable 5,500 horsepower, but b Other feed line at “a " small cost,” it could b 8.300 horsepower. As far as W ascertain from the 8‘3.an fhfl W11flnn:n ku ‘ “v b1]. periods from the S1 short, we were as r: the Eugenia system mentpry power fro Puritan Oil' Cook Stoves Garden Tools Garden Seeds â€" vv Q. ”HW‘ T If: you want to catqh fish get your outfit at“ ”educator-woman.- M 0-. .. u _ _.._ V““““'b u . I. ‘ Jld ' ' 1 and Warsdale, anfi He started his pubfidv. the Saugeen power years ago as a crhsa ' f 0n were amongst the superance cause. New ' '~ ‘â€" as an alternattye, we 5 18 taking up with 0mm] “(hulq’ he isx~“-l- A ONTARIO _ . _ Durham,g0ntario _ _ ___ _ _“ . .v ' -. ”J“ U V911 £1. l‘lacuonald old that ‘ as Munster of Marine, l suppleâ€" i mg-Mmlster of Fmance, a portfolio sources'he continued tn 110qu Lil} the 00n- 1. The seg‘V'atix'es went out of power in 1.896. 'eloping 01 'the members of’the min-isu‘y 01‘ ing an- ‘ 1885, he I? the only Survivor, as. in- pativelygdeeg he 18, We think, Hf all “r311“ rased to W: colleagues exs‘ept Sir Hihbert 1-. could! .Iupper, whp succeeded him as Min- 0n iti lster 0f Marlne and Fisheries ' - is n0W3Y,9t here‘he is among 11‘ “g. _. ' and irismally Vlgorous, mentally alert ' 119395- ’ gouthful III spirit. . Those who heard creased lS address will be inclined . t0 ues- tocured ‘ tlon Whether even yet he has aqpecr mg up among platfqrm speakers in -‘ a l U 4 l ‘ La n:â€". rm A nâ€" .‘I n .\ A n _ . - , -- ‘‘‘‘ 09. ""'“'J '93" O cummenemg at 7.30. All Interested { will govern themselves accordinwl r l J' H' Glbbens v '9 I Vet falled an audienge,” he sai “And I am 11 ' ' , ‘ at 001 ‘ . ghat, recogd now.” Wfiatlégégoggzik ~ul’ man an George is! It is thirty: seven years â€"smce he entered the ministr of i‘ . aS h’finiann' nsl' Inigggn "X‘. ‘NlanOIlald m LIMITED with or Without demonstration ' Ireland is free. Then what’s the fight about? To settle whioh [rich- men shall have ’all the freedom. Christian Statesman. ' .0 I" 18. im. _