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Mr. Hugh Macdonald had the great misfortune to lose his barn by fire last Sunday evening. The har- - vest was all in the barn and also the hay. Although help arrived‘almost instantly, nothing could be done to save either the burn or its contents. Most of the implements were saved, but the outbuildings and nearby ' fences went too. It is a great loss at any time, but particularly so when all crOp and feed“ are gone. The cause of" the fire is unknown. Mr. M-acdonald’s loss includes, besides the buildings, 13 loads 0: wheat, 18 of oats, 27 of hay, 4 lioads of old hay, .20 bushels. of Old cats, 3 quantity of pigâ€"feed and a seed drill and set 01' sleighs. The fire started about \six. o’clock Sunday evening, and though m. Hugh McDonald'LSam. Mc-. MP. C121 11; of Durham took chaigo of the semices here last Sunday morning, and at (Henelg in the af- ternoon. As a congregation 'we are} \erv grateful to Mr.C1ark, as he has on many occasions assisted here i time of need. Misses Hannah and Margaret Ah- Donald of Toronto were guests of their friend Aliss Flora McDonald last vs eek. Mr. and Mrs. Cnlin McIntyre family of Dornoch cailed 0n Sandy and Miss Katie Brown other friends hem: last. week. {Our own correspondent.) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and little daughter of Walkerton spent last. week with Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Mc- Lean. The very unexpected news reach- ed the village last Wednesday of the very serious‘ illness of Miss' Lottie Phair of Brantford. She had spent her holidavs in the village, return- ing to her home on the 12th inst., was stricken with apoplexy on the 16th inst. and passed away on the 18th. Mrs. W. T. Petrie and J. W. Brown attended the funeral, returning on 'J.‘ue.<<l.2y of this week. . 'l'he \‘i‘omen’s lnstit ute held a very sueeesfiul meeting 21: the home of 311:: Bert l5ribne1 on Vs eilnestznl of last nook. Miss E. N. Sharpe read a 6111'1.1t'1tlly prepared and excellent p13.- per nu lusir" which wasmmch ap- preeizitmt. Miss Flett of Mount For--l est. discussed the culture of flowers giving much valuable information. i ; Born .â€"--()11 the 2lst inst... to Mr. and 3 Mrs. Bolt. Eccles. a son. Last \\ eel; \xe stated that 11 “Field Day" under the auspices of the Ath- letic Association \\ as to he held in the near future. Later it. was «te- cidetl otherwise. (Our own correspondent.) )IP.P1'os1)e1 Porter \\ hn has been “ith MP. Spence Hogikins 101' the past three years. has gone in work for M1: Aljoe in Glelrelg. Proswzr “ill be missed a1 ound Muinck. and his many friends wish him success. Mr. and Mrs. McDougz-lli and Miss Edna, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs“. John McKechnie, visited Durham friends on Sunday. Misses Irene and J can Witthun are the guests 01' Mrs. Fulton. Miss Margaret Smith returned last week to Detroit to resume nursing, after spending a pleasant vacation with her mother here. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pinder left on Wednesday afternoon for :1 trip West. their destination being Dau- phin, Manitoba. Miss Irene Dunn of Toronto is at present visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Dunn. . Mrs. Rudolph of Hanover and Mr. and Mrs. W alker and daughter of Toronto spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. Lynn. Rev. and Mrs. Aird and daughters are spending a couple of weeks at Port Elgin. a solo, “The Ninety and Nine,” with marked effect. Mr. Morrow possess- es 3 mice of superior quality and sings with expression, pathos and sympathy. Seldom have we had the pleasure of listening to such a ren- dering of The Ninety and Nine. Dr. and Mrs. Hector Mearns, Mrs. Fulton and the Misses Witthun were the guests of Mrs. Geo. Brown ever Sunday. Miss Elizabeth )‘IcDougall of Ham- ilton is Visiting her sister, Mrs. Iuhn McKechnie and other relatives in the section. Mr. and Mrs. Hastie visited the latter's sister, Mrs. James Sumpton in Port, Elgin last week. Miss Annie Clark of Toronto speni a few days with her sister, Mrs. J. Smith. Mr. T. Morrow, who is at present relieving in the bank here, assist- ed the Methodist choir inthe ser- vices last Sabbath morning. He sang Messrs. McLean, Thorne, Reid, Mc- Kenzie and Gadd went to Owen Sound Saturday to see the Owen Sound-Kitchener football match. Max Bram: and wife of Detroit are spending a few days in this vicinity. Max left the \‘iirage 22 years ago and this is his first return visit. (Our own correspondent.) Aberdeen. Mulock.‘ and MI”. am! Misses Ruby and Mildred dasweu have returned from visiting at Dres- den, St. Thomas and other points. Mrs. James Bowler ,and children have returned {0 their home in Tor- onto after an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crossley. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rutledge of Murkdale and Miss Essel Edwards of the. G. and M. Hospital, Owen Sound, called on relatives in the neighborhood one evening last week, llssel enjoying a birthday trip'. Mr. and Mrs. George Alton called (2-11 3.112 and Mrs. \V. J. Greenwood ’lho lirst of the \x'eeli. Mrs. Dun. Campbell and son Bruce. bade farewell to Zion friends on Sun- day last. before. lea 'ing for their home in Maxhass. North Dakota. 311‘s. \‘Jiliidm Sharp is visiting her danghtm- at. Culiingwood. Miss Tunney of Midland is the wins: of Mrs. Avery Hawkin. Mr. ('Jnlclongh, enroute to a Lon- don Life Insurance convention to he held in 'I‘oronto. called on Mr. and me. He nrv 31011111 3. couple of ,days V .51 \\ eek. He is enjoying a fine trip haxing come from Vancouver to Port, Arthur by train, thence to Owen Sound by boat. Mr. Cecil Mofl‘at, accompanied by Miss Margaret Greenwood, Miss Mina and Mr. Joe Edwards, also Mr. Col- slough, enjoyed a motor trip to Dun- .ialk and Eugenia the first. of the week. (01.. own correspondent.) M r. and Mrs. Fred LeGaI‘d and SHEIS Hilliard and Clifford, of Toronto, are on two weeks‘ holidays with rel- :‘z! iws in this place and Vicniity. .Ivlr. and Mrs. W. J. McNea and .l-iughter of Cleveland, motored from their home and are visiting old friends in this community. _ Fits. 15. 'l‘. Etheringtmi and dia‘ugh- fur of 'l‘uronlo, were the guests of Mrs. W. G. Parker while on a visit horn last week. Mrs. Ahthony Todes of Toronto is visiting her sister, Mrs. (D12) 'Bum- Y !‘ 1)11.l. Master Arthur Currie, with his brother and mother, return to New Haven by auto this week, after spcmliz‘lg his vacation with his cou- sin: Muster Norman Blair. liasivr Mervyn Wialker 0f Wode- Emuw holidayed with his grand- mmmvr lwz‘e last week. My. Alf. 'l‘histletlm'aitc and. son music a visit, to Toronto last week. 'MI‘. and Mrs. Ben Mays, with friends, motored up from Guelph the first of the. week to visit, with Mr. and Mrs. William Firth at Zion’s Corner. 311-. ilmmas butlci 01 Detroit, xx ho i'nrnmJ} 11_'sidcd.here, Visited old friends last week. ' ‘ Miss Viola Neely is enjoying a hol-S' iday with her aunt, Mrs. Will Tim:- mins. U2 Master , E Bentinck is homestead. Traverston. ' .(Our own correspondent.) Harvesting is in full swing this week and a few of the neighbors have threshed their fall wheat. The O’Neil brothers threshed for Mr. W. J. Greenwood, Mr. William Paylor and Mrs. John 0. Greenwood. The Kleist boys did a stook-threshing on the McGrade farm for Mr.’ Emersoni Peart on Monday of this week. Master Elmer \Vebher of South Bentinck is holidaying at the Davis: Cracken and Earl Hopkins worked over the fire With' water, nothing could be done to prevent its spread. Flesherton. an Mr. E. J. Bentham is home from Hamilton assisting his father with Mr. W. A. Armstrong visited his daughter at Wieston 0x01 the week- end. Mr. Jeff Thistlethwaite and family returned to '17:.)r0nte on Monday 30- eempanied by Mrs. Robert Thistleth- waite, returning to her home at M- agara Fal'ls, N.Y., after an extended visit here. Mr. George Mitchell, J12, is visiting in Toronto. Dr. Webster of Toronto paid us a visit one day last, week and was ac- companied to his farm. home at Thornbury by Miss Maud Richardson to visit her sister there. Master George Ankers of Ingle- wond is holidaying at MP. F. Finder’s Misses:- Millie and Mabel Parslow are-visiting their grandmother, Mrs. W, Wilcock. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kennct‘ly, Tor- onto; MP. and Mrs. Alex. Kennedy and daughters Beta and Myrtle, of Marmara; Mr. Joe Edwards, Miss Mina Edwards, Mr. Cecil Moffat and Miss Marguerite Greenwood of Travâ€" prston, and Mr. :and Mrs. McCauley of Dundalk, were week-end visitors at Mr’. W . Henry‘s. Mr. and Mrs. W. ph'iiller‘returned on Saturday from th’eix' holiday. \ Mr. and Mrs. John Hagg and Mas- text Earl, and Miss R. McNab and Mas- ter Arthur, and Miss Jessie McNab, of Owen Sound, were visitors ovér Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lit- tlejohns. Mr. and. Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Bowerman, who were injured in the recent automibilc accident, returned to 'i‘m'ontn on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Keenan are yet here. but recov- ering. Mrs. Welton, Six, of Mt. FOrest., is visiting her son, GB. and family, wall of whom spent Sunday at Kincard- inc. Mr; F red Stuart has returned from Gravenhurst where he gpent. the past week on business. Mrs. George McNally, Miss Reta McNally and Mr. A. Clark of Toronto Visited the pasL two ’wceks at, Mr. John Podlar‘s. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blackburn of Nottawa were week-end visitors with relatives on the 34th Line. Mrs. J. W. Sturdy and children of Winnipeg are visiting her :aunt, Mrs. Grainger and other relatives. - Miss May Bowerman of Toronto visited Miss Thelma Wilson a few days. Mr. J. D. Clarke returned to Otta- wa on Saturday after his holiday hero. Mr. B. Upshall of Brampton spent a few: days last week among his old friends here. Miss Ella Stapleton of Guelph is Visiting Miss Dell Thurston. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Karstedt and fa- mily 0f 'I‘m'onm were week-end vis- itors at Mr. F. G. Karstedt‘s. Dr. and Mrs. Turnbull and the lat- ter’s sister, Mrs. Tedes, accompanied by Dr. Carr of Priceville, holidayed at Wasaga Beach on Friday. Mrs. James Armstrong and child- ren, who were on an extended visit with Mrs. Hannah Pedlar, and other relatives, have returned. to their home at Porcupine. a Miss Wilda Pedlar of Durham is visiting relatives in- this place and vicinity. Miss Beatrice Thistlethwaite left on Monday to take a» position in Tor- onto. with relatives here. ..Mr and Mrs. H. Milligan and two sons of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. R. Weir of Collingwood were visit.- ors at Mr. A. M. Gilchrist’s on Friday. Mrs. W. Turney is in Toéonto fis- iting her husband in the hospital. j McFAnnen‘s DRUG STORE “GOODPORM” HAIR NETS largest and most perfectly- shaped nets sold. Reduced from 150. to 100. " -'Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Croslsley, who holidayed here, haVe returned to To- mum, and were aeoompanied by Mrs. W. Boyd and family. â€"‘- At‘a young peOple’s dance in the High school on Friday evening a number were present from Markdai’e, Durham and Dundalk. A Hawaiian orchestra furnished the music, the musicians being Langley Donges and A1. Swanton, Toronto, with Wes. Armstrong and Frank Bunt, Flesher- ton. At the recent Middle School examâ€" inationnglés’herton students made a very good record. The following five passed in full: Susannah Lud- low, Kathleen McDonald, Katherine Orr, Alice Parslow and Jack White. Three passed in all but one subject, and ten others made at least half the examination. Of the papers Written on, 73 per cent. were passed, being the same as that made by the class in the Lower school examinations. A male choir -led the service ,of praise in the Methodist Church on Sunday evening and the hearty singâ€" ing was an inspiration to all. Mr. Charles Moore has secured a residence in Brampton and is mov- ing to his,neW home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Moore and daughter will be missed here. Mr. Tom Orr and Miss «Helen; Oke, teachers, who took physical culture courses recently in Toronto, passed successfully in their exams. .RBXALL - MBNTHOLINE BALM Cool! soothing, healing and Pain-relieving. An excel- lent preparatiOn for the re- lief or neuralgia, burnsfin- sect bites, sunburn; etc. Price 550. and 50¢. per jar; 'u ‘ . ,. - - -‘~‘ } . ‘ _ . .’ . . I' ' _;-_ to a: ’ ' ’ O . . ‘ u I . . L3“..?,“ ‘ . -. .. . ‘_.,' " w‘ ' -. v o ‘ . QVQFIV .In. 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