The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A quiet home wedding was $01- emnized yesterday at noon- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kelsey. when their third daughter, Jennie May, was united in marriage to Mr. Harold Gloin of‘Bism-arck. ‘L A unnnm “uh Vbu v.-___ At the appoifited time the groom! took his place at the altar and Was}3 there joined by the bride who act- x'aiiced' 0n the arm of her father, who gave her away. 'l‘he bride’s pastor. Rev. W. H. Smith, propoundâ€" ed the questions and received .the solemn "I Wills." which made them man and wife. The only guests out- side the family were the groom’s sister, Mrs. Gunn of Sparta, Mrs. William Cuwan Hf Orillia. and Mrs. (Rev. Smith and Miss Marion Calder side the family were the groom’s sister, Mrs. Gunn of Sparta, Mrs.1 William Cc'iwan of Orillia, and Mrs. (Ben; Smith and Miss Marion Calder of town. . The bride, who was unattended. was neatly attired in a team suit with hat to match and carried a bouâ€" quet ot‘ sweetheart roses. It is interesting to note that the Coirremnny took place on the 30th an- niversary 0f the ‘cedding (“lay of the bride‘s parents, and brought. up pleasant memnries of September 6, 1892, with varied reminiscences of events that took place in the long interval. , an LI- _. .mAnnm1‘\n" llll‘“ l. v - \t the conclusion of the ceremony and H10 greetings a daintV luncheon \\ as sewed and the. happy young 10111118 left bV‘ the C. T. R. for a Short 1'101113V'n10011 in Buffalo and other 1112112511 ()n 101111111113: they will spend :1 foVV (111V 5 in Durham betore leaV 1n“ 4 ‘d‘A1- 21 IP\\‘ (“1“ 3 III UllL nu“--- _ _ fur their new 110111!) at Bismarck. The Chronicle joins the commun- ity in extending best wishes. HOPKINSâ€"~KERR On Thursday afternoon, August 31, at the manse at Holstein, Mr. Frances C. Hotikins. third son of Mr. F. HOp- kins of Egremont Township, was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Muir Kerr. eldest daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr of Varney. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Scott. of Holstein. A reception was held at the home of the bride‘s parents on Thursday] evening, some seventy guests spend-1 ihg a very pleasant evening at varâ€" ious games, meal and instrumental music. and social intercourse. The presents received by the. Iie\\‘l}'-married couple were numer- ous, imautit'ul and useful. ' On Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Honkins left to spend their honeyâ€" moon at. the Canadian National Exhiâ€" bition, 'l‘t’u'imto. On their return they will reside on their farm on the 16th t.>t"l£gi‘-eniont'. The Chronicle joins their friends in best wishes for a happy future. SMITflâ€"BURNETT The home of the bride‘s. sister. Mrs. \\'illian1.l)erhy. was the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding-on Monday. September 4 at. high noon. when Frankie Gladys, youngest daughter of Mr. Henry N. Burnett of Durham was united in marriage to Mr. J. Lorne. Smith of Mount Forest. T he ceremrmy was conducted by the' Rev. E. Cameron. The bride, who was unattended. looked very charm- ing in. a frock of brown canton crepe and wore the gift. of the. groom, a string of pearls. A dainty luncheon was served. after which Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for two weeks‘ motor trip. On their return they will re- side in Mount. Forest. ' STEBRâ€"BOYD A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the manse. Sceptre. Sash. on August 30. when Charles W. Steer and Ada Evangeline Boyd were united in marriage by the Rm? \V. A. Ingram. The bride was atâ€" tired in a White mull dress and carâ€" ried a bouquet ut‘ swmt was. After the reremony. the bridal party muâ€" tored to Leader, Sash, and partook of the wedding supper at the home 01" the bride‘s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Boyd. The gruom is well and favorably k110\\'11.-beingunited in th.n Canmlian Corps. Cyclisrs’ Battalion. The best wishes 01' mp (70mmunity are extended for a long.r and happy wedded life. “Paper money wears out. rapidly.” Said headline. All of us have noticed that, it doesn’t wear longâ€"Peoria America might. think of a dozen ways to settle the coal" strike if the thing was located on the other side of the Atlantic.â€".Atlanta Constitu- tion. 7' There is a fortune awaiting the man who will invent a tireless fur- nace. What about asbestos clothing to keep the heat in?~â€"4Kingspon Standard. The President advised Congress to do something about the strike im- mediateby, so the Senate has taken up the bonus binâ€"Syracuse Post- Standard. Nearly every community has a church that contains mosf of the wealth and culture of the town and very little of its religionâ€"Kingston HYMENEAL CRISP COMMENT SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss J. Kelsey, Clifford, a Normal school friend of Miss Margaret Kerr, was a guest at the Hopkinsâ€"Kerr nuptials on Thursday of last week. Miss Florence Kerr of Varney left Monday morning to teach in a school now Princeton. Oxford County. Mr. Cecil Towner of Stratford, who spent the summer in a dental office in Wiarton, is visiting Durham friends, prior to entering the Dental College at Toronto for the fall term. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lawrence and daughter Beta are spending a week in Toronto. Mr. Ed. McQueen was in Guelph 0\ er Sundax and had his tonsils re- mm ed. Mr. Lloyd McCiocklin Spent last week in Toronto as guest of his cou- sin, Mr. Eric Nicholls. 0111, 3'11. LIL IV -‘Av- -v--v. Mr. and 3115. J. A Rowland haVc rotumed after spending their Vaca- tion in and around Woodstock. Rev. and Mrs. Hardy returned Fri- day after 11011413)"ng for a month in Toronto. Mrs. McLoughlin of London is the guvst of her 1.»:11'mlts, Min and Mrs. E. \V. Limin. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. \Villiam Laidlaw re- turned on Friday night after a \‘iSil. of five weeks out \‘Cest'. They went by boat from Owen Sound to Port Arthur. and returning came by way of Port MeNicoll. They spent about three weeks at. Moose Jaw with their sonâ€"inâ€"luw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dunn. Then to completei i‘ullx the. enjovment of the outing,‘ the} look a trip to the coast spend- ing some davs in V ancoux er and V 1C- toria. and taking in the principal sights in and about these interesting Cities. In a short interview with M r. Laidlaw, we learned he had vis- ied at Edmonton, Saskatmm, Wlinni- peg and other western cities. The crops. while good generally, are no- tieeubly poor at places 3101‘ the route. The outing did them good and both are looking well. Mr. David McMeeken is down from the Son, to see his mother, who is very ill. 311*. F. Robbins 01' Norwich spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. :X. RObbiDS. Mr. H. M. Robbins, and Dr. Campâ€" bell of 'I‘oronto, and Mr. Hnanbury of Dundalk spent over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. (J. A. Robbins. 311‘s. Blirt Handfm'th 0f 'I‘Omntn 51mm. the holiday with her mother, MPs. s L. Mummy, and I‘Mm'nml tn hm" homo (m Tuvalu}: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bogle of Varney are spending a few days at the Ex- hibitinn this wepk. ‘ Mrs. Munsell and Miss Wylie, re- eently l'rnm Scotland, were in town a (:«inmle of days the fore part of the week. They are sisters of Rev. Mr. Wylie and have been visiting in Canada since the early summer, tak- ing in Durham as a part (If their itinerary, They were guests While in town of Mr. and Mrs. William Mnt'fet. \Ve, understand they are makingr their headquarters with Mr. Wylie at Blenheim and will return to Scotland before the winter sets in. Mrs. Avis and two sons of Detroit. visited over Sunday with Mrs. Thos. McAnulty. Mrs. Gilbert Mcchhnie returned Saturday from \Vcston. where she spent a. number of weeks with her sister. Miss Nan Gun, whcy under- went. an operation. Miss Gun reâ€" turned with Mrs. McKechnie and dQSLiiitP her illness is apparently Echewrful and happy. Mrs. (Dr; McFarlane and sister. Miss Shaw, nf Arthur. motm'ed through Durham last week on 'a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Angus McLachlan near Priceville. Miss Julia. Weir ancLheI‘ mother, Mrs. A. \V’Pir. mntored t0 Guelph t0 \‘iSit their sister and daughter, Mrs. Albert. Smith, last week. Miss Grace Smith wim‘nod home with them afâ€" ter holidaying in town. Mrs. S. D. Croft is visiting in Tor- unto and Actrm this week. Mrs. C. A. Robbins. left, Tuesday to spend a few days in Toronto. Miss Annie Smith left Monday to Visit. her relatives, the McKinnOn family, in Toronto, for a week. Miss Marion Calder is in Toronto, \\ how she attended the maxriage of her friend, Miss Mary Findlay, for- morly of Dromore. Mi'ss Nellie Smith “is in Toronto this week. Miss Ruby Watson of Toronto, daughter of the late Peter Watson, \Vho loimerly lived in town a num- bet of yea’rs ago. spent over the ho]- idav the guest of her cousin, Miss L. Scott. 311.3..0 Ramage is home from To- mm.) for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. I. F. 1min, accom- pa: 1ied bv the latter’s mother. Mrs. Genzge McDonald and niece. Miss Vera Mountain. visited Clarkshurg relatives over the holiday. They were accompanied home by Miss Alma Irwin; who visited here for the past two weeks. Mr. ‘and Mrs. J. L. Stedman and baby Leslie visited in Weston over the week-end. Mrs. Stedma’mis re- maining till the end otthie week. M essrs, Graydon Moorhead and Al: bert Kress spent a week at the Exhi‘ bition'and takin‘g . in the sights in Toronto. '~, ‘Mrs. James Lavelle, daughter Ka- therine, and son George, have re- turned from visiting relatives at Cleveland and other places. Master Norman McIlraith returned Tuesday from a two weeks’_ \isit. in I‘oronto. Mr. A. H. Jackson attended thé Exhibition last week. It is his annu- al outing’ and in the past twentyâ€" five' or. thirty years} he hos only missed once. That 'was unavoidable, as he was absent. in the Old Country. Rev. Mr. Smith is at Thorold atâ€" tending the funeralof a member Of his former congregation there. ”â€"0 LIGHTNING’S QUEER LIKES AND DISLIKES The public has many illusions about ligl‘itning, its incidence and: ell‘eets. The way lightning acts is really much tlil‘l'emnt from What. the average person "imagines, For in- stance, there . are superstitions against. keelnng in the hand anything of steel, even a penknil‘e. You are told to keep away from windows- or. doors through which there is a di'al't.‘ The iron in the wire of a screen clooi‘ is believed to attract lightning. The {vicinity of the cook-stove is forbid- Eden because it, being iron, would have a‘tencleney to draw lightning. All theSe are it‘lle fancies. generally speaking. There are a few chnnces of being hit, but very few, and theSe few chances consist in being in close contact with‘an isolated l‘jiuilding ()1‘ tree that offers the closest electrical connection with the ligi‘itning. It, is said that. Of all the \'l\'i(l light.- ning flashes in summer storms, Only one per cent. strike the earth. The others are. centined t0 the Skyâ€"Ito making contact with other clouds. The chance of being hit by a falling brick or being bitten by a mad dog are greater than being hit. by light- ning. In the United States about 500 persens a year are struck by lightning, or about one in every twe ihuntlred thohsand. The ratio 111‘ $111. citles, accidental deaths rail\\'a\ la-l talities. dicm hing S. deaths trem heat' and othei S‘HlI'CtPS of mtn'tality, is much largerâ€"from tour to twenty times as much. When ligl‘itning (lees strike the earth it. takes the shertest path. Penknix'es, Screen doors er tlral'ts tln not have any effect, on the course 111' the belt. There is. of course, enly one really sate place. amt that. is a cellar 111‘ (lug-out. deep in the hem ls (11' Old Mt‘ithe-r 'lilarth. Being a read\ cuntlncter the earth innnetliattly scatteis. lightning or any ether electrical current. and 110 one in it. would sutl‘er any electrical shock. The next safest. place is in :1 buildâ€" 8 ing with steel frames. The great. .5 skyscrapers. for instance, that are i built on steel framework. are among a the safest nt’ buill'lings. even though they tower into the sky ta r over any I other lmilllings. and otter the tires? target for a bolt, of lightning. lt‘ lightning does strike. as. might hap- pen, it immediately takes to the steel frame and courses down to emit: withrmt ("lamlage As long as a qumk, safe Contact to earth is provided, there is no danger to persons in or 1 near the building. If these buildings . weres truck, the people inside would .never know it, even though outsiders L ,might see the elmtact. The Eiti'el 'l‘ower in Paris has been hit many times, but it has never/been damagâ€" ed beeause it is steel. Wlhen light- ning takes the shortest course a house on a hill is much more in dan- ger of being hit than one in a hol- low. A low house in a valley is im- mune. Wood, stone, brick and stuc- co houses are all equally liable to be struck, and it struck, to be damaged. because the material in them is poor conductors. When lightning strikes a poor conductor it heats the ele- ments and shatters it. Then a fire starts if the material is] inflammable. _ The bark may be ripped off a tree by the sudden expansion of air cells, 3 or the clothing or shoes ripped off a person in the path of the bolt. Any 0 upright object is a better target than 3 the air surrounding it.‘ A house. barn, tree or other projection from ,, the earth’s surface is a better con- .f ductor than so much empty space. -. All buildings withtall chimnem, steeples or high roofs are. most sus- “‘HYILâ€"‘A THE DURHAM" CHRONICLE ,1 ROYAL BANKOFCANADA. T HE SERVICES ,of this Bank are offered free n-P n11 gran +n 4-}. non n'rkn trfioln +n nuunnn'n 141013011- Conversion of Victory Bonds '* l of charge to those who Wish to, arrange thereon- version of Victory Bonds maturing on December 1, 1922, to the new. five-5 or ten-year bonds. Applica- tion Should be made as early. as possible, but not later than September 30th. ' , The Manager of any of our Branches will be glad to furnish full par iculars upon request. ‘ The places of real danger are 1111 der a solitary tree imthe middle of a field. Beneath a hanging lame with metal chains to the ceiling is dangerâ€" ‘ous. because lightning 'wiil jumn more readily from one *o the other ‘than go through conductors of .-:e-:1t- i or resistance. 011 the average, how- ex er, one part of a horne is about as safe as another There is no partic- ular use in lving betxx eon the folds oi'a feather bed, hiding in a closet or stinking in a dark comer. The only safe place is in a cellar. Small; isolated pieces Of iron are not. at- tractors of lightning. Some golfers might throw away their shim-.1 sticks, ceptible unlpss they have frames. tractors; of lightning. Snmu golfers might, throw away their sleul sticks, but when they do that il:!3-‘\'~ Show gnorancc 0f the \\ ay lignfning 301:. What the current in a bolt mulls in an easy, short path to the earth. and it will 11% deviate to touch an insu- lated or isolated piece 01' iron metal that «loos nut. offer a goml amylact .\\°ith the ground. ‘ ! Mr. and Mrs. JUhn Mc/Girr and Miss Messiu Bell were recent visitors at, 'thc home of the. farmer’s sister, Mrs. '1‘. \V'alsun. Halt. Darkies’ Corners. (Our own correspondent.) \\'n are Mill 1‘)at,ie1).t1y waiting 1'01“ 3 good Shower of rain. Mr. Irving Ford and Miss 'W. Davis 01' 'Vi‘mr‘unh: are slnmding their 1101iâ€" (lays with MP. and Mrs. \\-":alter Nichol. I Miss JoSsic Rtfiwrtsm), Chesley, was the. guest, of Miss Eliza Patter- son over the weekâ€"end. Mr. .liwing Nichol and his bride of London nintm‘ed up and spent 21 fexv days at. the Nicholhome. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawrence and family spent, Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Luxvrenc-e McFaddm Spvnt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Juâ€" scph 310N311)". Miss Jessie Bell visited her sister, Mrs. W. Williams in '1‘0r011t0, re- cently. Zn. can 2%. Eva; 76:2. 2:: 22.14.; $3.2 7,22: 71:3;qu 44:: 7:... Bi ”:5. .J. 3.22.ch Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Nichol and Mrs. Walter Nichoi visited friends: nvar Drumnm m1 anlay. The. Women’s Institute meeting will be 110111 at the home of Mrs. D. Hamiltnn un 'l’hm'sday. Mr. Alex. \V’illc-tt, and sister, Miss Isa. Ut' 'J‘omutu, were recent. Visitors iii Hw hnmt‘ 01' MI"S..|01111 Boll. SHIRLEY MASON COMING IN PICTURE “QUBBNIE” Shh-Ivy Mason, the \\'illiaml Ftri star, will appear here t,(;»â€"n'10rr0\\' and Saturday nights. the SH: and 9th. in in“; 1:110:31, 1:13}; picturv, “Qua-nit” at tho \‘vtorans’ Star 'l‘hoatre. If you saw a box dropped off thv train (m that. day with a Sign attach- ml in il. l'l‘E}.(“ll§-_.'I "Sllirlvy Masnn." (In nut mink that. Miss Mason is. in ll. She is dainty, but not small enough for thatâ€"land, besides, no one would think of handling the tiny star so roughly. - _ . g ‘ -v‘â€"(“ In Queenie” Miss Mason is said to portrax the character oi a gill who starts life as a dru: so in a \oung ladies seminary. There are some wonderful adV entures 311 ston tor the pretty \\ aif, and so charming a little person deserves all the Map- piness she obtains at the end. The Toronto Globe remarked that MI. Meighen seemed “just as gloomy â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" in office as out of it.” Apparently the Conserx atixe leader is a reader of The Globeâ€"Border Cities Star. .Corrected September 7, 1922. Live hogs... ................ $11.50 Wheat, ............... 90 @ 95 Oats.....:- .................. 32@35 Barley ............ ' .......... 48 @ 5O Buckwheat ................. 7O @ 75 .Peas ...................... 95 @ 1.00 Hay ................ - ........ 15.00 Eggs ....................... ' .25 Butter .............. ., . . . . .. .30 POtatoes ....... , ............ .90 Hides ................ . . . . .04 [Sheepskins ........... . . . . .60 00.... 0000 00.00 0000 000‘ 0.0. 0.0 0 .fl “" THE ONTARIO APPLE KING (MOunt Fore-st. Confederate.§ It may not be generally known 01' appreciated that Ontario grows the best apples in: the world. and the fin- est Ontario apples an: raised ir- the Beaver Vallex ‘ At the Canadian N 11: anal Lxhibi- Lion this y ,r :1 Splendid show 01‘ reg]- streaked Duchess 211313195, all of a size, perfect in shape'and without a single spot 01‘ blemish groots the m o. 01‘ the \isitnr t0 the (tux nP111110"! Buildingf The fruit. is 3110\111 111 W. L. Hamilton, whose BO-acre orchnd near Collingmwod inumlccs. hetwcpn two’ and three thousand barrels of Duchess; Snow, Wagner, Baldwin Spy, McIntosh Red, and other 21111429. fruit. and some small. wormy and blemished Duchess apples exlii'nitwl inside them, and said 10 be a fair sample of the product of the ax’era;m 1 neglected Ontario orcl‘iard, speaks volumes 1” or what. can be accomplish- ed by spraying and proper eullixzâ€" tion. Mr. Hamilton has won. so often at. Rochester Fair that. he is no“ barred from exhibitiig there. Lasi wear. in competition with acres of apples from all over the world, at the Crystal Palace Show in London, En, gland, his Ontario fruit won the Grand Challenge Cup, now on \iow in an adjoining building. The contrast between his perfect} Mr. Hamilton is our filiizllnpiflri apâ€"t p10. gl‘tHVQl'. H0 conceded that Ore)â€" giim and British Columbia apples iinri a market. in the east princiany because the skin of the western fruit is tougher and and (dossier, lt-nics luéttor and keeps better, and is grad- ed and packed more attractive‘y than the average lot Of Ontario fruit. but apart from that the was tom amilu can t. compare in flmm' 01 juiciness with the prodhct of. Ontario. With proper culture and care m marketing this \\.'c~.si.(_-m 1:»01‘1insula shnnld smipply thg wovld with thn highest. quality of what 15, after :zl‘x. the king of fruits; the apple. A pcmular Oklahoma City salesman recent ly married and was accompan- ied by his wife as he entered 3 din- ing-rwm'i Of a Texas hotel famed for its excellent cuisine. His order was served promptly, but. the fried (:l'iirli- en he had been telling his write so much about was not in evidence. “Where is my chicken?" he askml somewhat. irritably. The dusky waiter, leaning over and bringing his .mouth in close proximity to the lsalesmzfn’s ear, replied, "El yousiw Imean (.le li‘l gal wif blue eyes an‘ flufi‘y hair, she doan’ wo‘k here no DIPPER TURNING SLOWLY MEANS fiAT‘E, WARM FALL An open fall, with no cold weather until late in December was pl‘mlicivd on August. 31 by Henry Prince of Sci- kirk, Manitoba, a grandson of UM" great Indian chief, Peguis, who Spoke, with all the confidence of a 9 ,1 TWO SHOWS :8 and 9 PM. VETERAN STAR SHIRLEY MASON IN “QUEENIE” FRIDAY AND SATURDAY September 8 and 9 THEATRE Inns. “moron. an ROCKLAND, P.Q. “In 1919, I was taken with Bronchidl Asthma and no one knows what I suffered with it during the winter. I began having Choking Spellsâ€"gasping for breath and could not Speak. I would have one of these bad spell: in the evening, one during the night, and one in the morning. The doctor said he could do nothing for me. “In the spring of 1920, I started man whn know what 1w was talking about. He based his Opinion prin- cipally on the position.and move- ments of the stars and declarwj that the dipper is exceptionally slow in its turning movements this 8835‘“). Thursday, September 7, 1922. BRDNEHIM ASIHMA taking “FWoés” and in a few days, the choking spells stopped, and I have had none since May 7th, 1920. I have so wanted to tell other sufi‘erers who have the same trouble about “Fruit-a-tives” for I know how they must suffer. Wad by “FRUIT-A-TWES” Some thought the Asthma would come back on me as winter came on but it has not, thanks to “Fruit 3- tives” Mrs. J. M. PENNINGTON, 50¢ a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 256. At dealers or sent postpaid by Fmit-aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. for