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{r full list. MITED i RH'AM, ONT. 23‘: l. 2 for 36¢ 2 for lbc '. 2 for 36¢ *. 2 for 36¢ March 0. FIFTIETH MINI-ISA“ FITTING“ OBSERVED 51‘. Buys! spent a “uni; at the home , Ont \‘JPH withmn Inns wouldn't in. , Kingston Y 0L. 57.â€"NO. 2959 Efieemed Durham Connie Quiefly Celebrated Anniversary of Bali Century of Harried Life. Mr. and Mrs. Zenus Clark cele-‘ m‘utml the fiftieth anniversary on umr wedding day on the 27th of‘ F._-bruary, and in honor of the event a number of the members 01 the mptist church assembled at the finale} to wish them' much happiness and give expression to their kindly feelings. The marriage took place m Arthur village in the year 1874 in the Methodist parsonage, where the solemn vows were administered by Rev. MP. Phillips. At'ter the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. ' Clark came at once to Durham, where Mr. Clark was engaged in the ' flour mill, now owned by Mr. J. Mc- Gowan. They resided here for ten years and then went to Varney, where the next twentyâ€"five years were spent. Fifteen years ago they returned to Durham, where they re- mained up to the present. The union resulted in a family of four child- ren : William and Florence (Mrs. B.1 Saunders), in town, Arthur, in Tor- onto, and Bessie, deceased. The address given below was read by Mrs. T. McComb and at the proper time Mrs. Clark was present- 2.1 with a handsome tea set and Mr! Clark with an individual soup set.E Though taken by surprise, Mr. and Mrs. Clark made suitable replies, af-n Ler which kind words were spoken in“ ihn worthy couple by Mrs. C. Bruwn and Mr. T; McComb. The I'O‘IIIitilldPI' Hf the evening was Spent in sm'ial chit chat, and participating wlm'h was signed by Mrs. C. Brown. innsidont, and Miss Julia McLean, sow-wtai-y of the Ladies’ Aid, follows: "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Clarkâ€"“'04 tho: members of the Durham Bap‘ist' Church Mission Circle and Ladies’ AM have learned that this 27th day of February is the 50th anniversary of your wedding day‘ and we have taken the opportunity to spend the Honing with you in Christian fel- lwwship. and to express the appre- ciation of the work you have done in the Liastor‘s Vineyard. If we look :11 :1 dainty lunch. The addressi t I I hzfik t0 the early days we find youl amongst tho church workers. You have borne your crosses in joys and sorrows, in sunshine and in shallow, and always with true Christian pa- tience. Through all the ups and downs of life you' have over stood: on the- side of truth and rightwms-l ness. Your good counsel has [MOD 3 guiolt“ to many of us. “You. Mr. Clark. will he remom- bored as an instrument in God's hands in leading many of us to the Saviour, and our hope is that you Last Sunday tiw follows discussed ’the meaning, Vivfm-s. and failings of Capitalism. am thou docided filo-y 'would like tn mist-miss next Sunday " "‘GOllccthism“ as “(byword l1) Capital- may be long spared to carry on the 24 ml work you began so many 30.11: am); and 3,011 Mrs. Clark haw a1- 33 33': been an inspiration to tho Laziius‘ Aid and Mission Circle. 302.1 h: {\v performed \‘OUI‘ work faith- mllv and v.0 how: and ma} you max b» long spared as a! fait‘ 1th i 'n - in“: x n! Him \\ he has. done so much {01' US "\\'w 115}; you in :EL'CPN thaw >11111EI' 111111113 111‘ applw 1:,111011 not for what )0!) ha“: (101111 ('1')! 115. but 101' M121. 1011 hme been 111 11s bx H1» example shmxn in y0111 , ms! Chri~tia11 11105. It is 0111' sincmvmish that 1011 may “rm spared to sew many 111111-115 01' 3'0111‘ wedding any." lalu This will necessitate a study of ' communism, guild socialism. nation- alization of industry and the various coâ€"operative movements. These theories are uii being put in practice now and we have practical experience of the meaning and possi- bilities of some of them. COLLECTIVISM" IS TOPIC FOR NEXT SUNDAYS MEN'S CLASS Mr. 'Chzifles McClocklin has pure chased the Alf. O’Neil farm, and Mr. O‘Neil has purchased the John Mc- Yicar farm. Both these arms are well-known Glenelg properties, the former being situated adjoinint the Township Hall and the latter near St. John’s church. BORTICULTUML SOCIETY ELECTED OFFICERS FOR YEAR An adjourned meeting of the Dur- ham Horticultural Society was held in the Library on February 23, when the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Gilbert McKeeh- nie; First Vice-Pres, Mrs. John Smith; Second Vice-Pres., Mrs. Thos. Petty; Secretary, D. Leith; Treasurer Mrs. T. Brown. The Directors of two years are: Dr. Smith, Robert Macfarlane, Mrs. Mollraith, Mrs. ' Ramage and Mrs. Henderson. Dirâ€" ectors tor one yearâ€"Mrs. George Mc- Kechnie, Mrs. Sherk, Mrs. D. McAul- ifl'e, Mrs. W. Lawson, Mrs. S. Ritch- ie. We. understand this society has 1 been discouraged at times lately at , the lack of interest of the citiezns : as a whole in its welfare. Surely a . society that has solely as its aim the ' {beautifying of the surroundings of ’our homes should not be allowed to cease its existence because of the ‘struggle toâ€"keep up’ the membership. Instead of having 50 or so members, which is required for the Govern- ment grant, we should have at least 150 in a town of this size. :The membership fee is one dollar a year and for this dollar each one who pays it gets at once full value L for it in trees, shrubs, vines, plants 9 or seeds. ‘GEORGE NEWELL CLAIMS : LARGEST LOAD or LOGS "I‘he premium lists are now ready and can be secured on application to am of the officers or board of dil- ectors. Join up no“ and gel the best of what, the nurseries have to offer. Let the slogan for 1924 be "Every Householder a member of the Horâ€" ticultural Society." Brought 1,330 Feet Into Lc on Monday of This Week. Mr. George Nowell claims the hon- or of bringing the largest load of: logs of the season into the yard of the Durham Furniture Company. It was delivered on Monday and scaled 1.330 feet. This is just 150 feet more than Bill Vessie brought in a cou- ple of weeks ago and is a record for @1924. Since The Chronicle published thel news of Vessie’s big .oad, The Owen Sound Sun-Times has been telling about some loads of nearly 2,000 feet going into the Scenic City this win- ter, and ends up a few days ago with nu account of someune pulling in mver 5,000 feet 27 years ago. _ i ”U 1(40‘ Lti 110g The 10:11:15 of both Vessie and New 111‘. however. were soft 1.11m, which weigh heavy. and were taken over ordinary country roads. 1 Monday’s 111100111. however 0011- BC] 111115 a little further history that 1101 mm be of interest to our readers 1 ’0 lhe 11' 111.1 from which the Newell 10311111Lnl has taken was cut on the farm of 111 1“"1 '1'lte1 Ball on the second of GleI1â€"§‘l” "1-11.: The 11'1111 an elm “11510111 fee H“ 3111055. on the stump and fourteen th« 1135 “11111. cut 110m it in all, as folâ€" ‘1 lows: l1on1 the main tree 111- out three in s 12 feet long and 01111.1 10 111 111111. 1111111 and from the top 1111 out 1” two lugs 12 feet long, four 1;, $10 1“ feet long and four logs 8 feet lon‘r. Nowadays. a tree from which you can get three 12â€"foot and one 10-1001 111 logs helore reaching the 111's 1 limb {'1‘ may be rated as big ones in this: 11 country . 1 a1 '1 (I' ,1 Last week our Traverston corres-l pondent told of a Washington State tree which his brother had helped fell containing 25,000 feet of lumber. A day or so afterwards we read of a‘ big Redwood tree being cut in California that was over '70 feet‘ in’ circumference, 300 feet high, and contained upwards of a quarter of a million feet of lumber. These sto- ries may seem hard to believe. but they are true, nevertheless. NARROW ESCAPE YESTERDAY WERE PBLLIHG TREE While engaged in felling a tree." yesterday afternoon about 5.30 in his bush near Domoch, Mr. Charles M'ortley had a narrow escape when swiped by a big limb as the tree fell to the ground. Mr. Mortley and son uv‘ time and we understand that the tree lodgedfiagainst another. It was while trithing it up' that the tree slipped oi! the other tree and fell, striking Mr. Mortley on top of the head and knocking him out for a “v_‘ â€"â€".â€" _~_ time. While the victim is rather in- clined to make light of it, it Wm close call, and while he was able to “come to Durham last night and get the wound dressed. it took several stitches to dress it up properly. DURHAM, ONTARIO," CANADA, THURSDAY, TOWN COUNCIL MET DID LITTLE BUSINESS Heating of Town Fathers lurked by Brilliant Oratory From All Sides. ’While an account of the meeting‘ of the Town Council on Monday ev- ening might make. good reading, the session was devoid of very 'much‘ business and wound up with a deluge of words between Reeve Calder and l the rest of the members. This was ‘ . I over the payment of an extra hill 1 charged to the town amounting to ‘ around $5.00 in connection with the recent McNanney afi'air. The ma- jority 0f the Council are in favor of paying the bill and getting done with it. but Reeve Calder objects to seeing his two friends, W. Laidlaw and H. A. Falconer getting so much money without a struggle._ A history of- the transaction was given in a recent account of town council pro- cedure, and a repetition is not even . interesting. Mrs. J. H. Sherk, was the spokes- ' man (or was it woman?) of a depu- L tation from the Women’s Institute asking that some means be taken to f' get the children 011‘ the streets at 3 night at a reasonable hour. She also l ‘- vâ€".â€". 23113;” 5338332218; 1;; (figsfftgfizvtg There were several entrants and the ed in the local p001 rooms tithe deâ€" winner, Lorne Mountain, won out. t cision of the Council was. that the The race has demonstrated one thing 1 constable be instructed. to look after and that ‘18 that the farm boys WI” 1 the matter and use his own judgâ€" enter any event cast for them and it ment As for the loitering of minors is. more. than hkel?’ the race 13‘5" tin moot-rooms the Council said that night wm be continued at future ' ItheI enalt to, that was severe and carnivals in the rink here. thatpany ibrrifraitions would be dealt The Chair race’ “’0’ caused heaps ,. ‘ , . ‘ of merriment. This race was run on “ {th’ ‘However, the Council was not chairs. The contestant had to sit on ”hep?“ ”1mg“? ‘l‘flm‘njrs were a. chair, with his hands on the back,“ :03“ (:3 t; 0a ”“1 E L p 901 40mm" and in this position propel himself _ 1 a .e eeve in“ ouncil or Mur- around the rink with his skates. It dOCI‘ stated they had no knowledge, was a whole lot harder than itiape “of had they seen, any Of the ofi'en- peared on the surface, as some of ces complained Of’ the contestants found out. Sherâ€" A deputation consisting of Messrs.‘ wood Rowe won this event. D. l‘lCKCl‘Vie and A. S. HaStviC ap- Th0 1:)?ch \VCFC awarded as fol- peared before the Council asking that lows ; j “1"] 3,3353”: I’lcfnse. , be reducedt‘ Fancy Cost.ume-â€"Lady.â€"Mrs. W.R. f 21:1“?ij ‘nf. ‘1 wailcmm hexgliadgfin McGowan: Gentâ€"Graydon Moor- t p” ”0115‘ pl ”90 "Jump" I" 0: head; Girluâ€"Lizzie Hind; Boyâ€"Eric t lxelvie as spokesman showed what Clark. ' the licenses for Similar institutions . g. . . 3‘were in other towns. The Council 'Comic f7 Lad§ fl. M15; Moorhead, "reduced the cigarette license to $25. Gentâ€"W. me': Girlâ€"hernia» Gag- l . . . ' ' Bowâ€"George Hahn. " P but. as it. could be eaSily determined. l non, - ‘ D A the majority of the Council were not| Mechanical Tradesâ€"H. cross' 0 in favor of a reduction in the poolâ€" Open Raceâ€"C. Buschlen; Boys’ un- Farmers . I ‘ . . n room license, and the matter was not i der ilkâ€"Preddie \ ollett; 0 . . , s l phi-seed further. maceâ€"Lorne Mountain; Chair Raceâ€" - ___â€"‘An’, “A llll be either enforced or annulled.‘l Councillor McFadden said he was re- ceiving complaints every day about «logs running at large. Councillorl Bell said that something should he‘ done. Either the dog hyâ€"law should ’ihe enforced or the merchants re- itjtlii‘13d to take their goods in off the. 3 sidewalks out. of range. Nothing was illnne Monday night, but it is more 3 than likely it will come 11p again at I the next session of the town fathers. if slog-mniers are not prepared to at least go half way in aliating this nuisance. (Zitizens. illitl not all of them dog-haters. either, are comâ€" I l l l i } l t D t , . . 0 manning. Quite a lot of oratory was used in u getting the pros and cons of the old n market building and tire hall. The 3, firemen requested it for an otfice and is the hydro wanted it. for a store-rui‘m and office. They were willing to ti). ,.. it ’up and pay the town a.small te rental for the use of it. The Council 3d decided they would let the hydro it. have it at a rental of $5.00 a year. Both Councillors Bell and McFad- den. spoke. of the dog nuisance, and said that the recent byâ€"law prohib- iting (logs running at large should .:The passing of the usual batch of accounts by the Finance Committee, and a varied assortment of opinions on everything from the matter of the Bell Telephone Company erect- ing poles down Bruce street to plac- ing the fire engine on runners was ‘ discussed. _. The Council adjourned about 11 o‘clock. I'nder auspices of Durhamfres- hyterian Choir, 40 performers will present the Indian Operetta “Poca- hontas,” on Friday evening. March 14. The choir are Spending much time in the preparation or this play Vlu-v â€"__ and the costumes, music and plotl are such that they feetconfident that- it will.be a night Worth’seeing and hearing. The play is historical and dates back to 1608 when the Indian tribes roamed the land. Plan at Me- Fadden’s Drug _Store. ~ PRBSBYTBBIAN CHOIR CONCERT Chinese general baptized 1,100 sol- diers to celebrate his wedding. The soldiers hope he never gets a di; vorce.â€"-Peterboro Examiner. LAST NIGHTS CARNIVAL WAS POORLY ATTENDED ‘3de Was Slim and Masters Pm and Rink Win Lose Money On It. The masquerade carnival in the] rink last night drew the poorest' house, 111' e think, in even the remem- brance of the oldest inhabitant. Sev- eral features, of course, helped to keep the attendance down. The 'weather for the past couple of days has been too mild, there were a good many counter attractions such as house-parties, and, too, it was Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. There were some good events, too. The farmer boys’ race was a real one and caused a whole lot of fun.‘ There were several entrants and the winner, Lorne Mountain, won out. The race has demonstrated one thing .and that is that the farm boys will enter anV eV ent cast for them and it is more than likely the race last night will be continued at future carnivals in the rink here. Comic â€"-.~ Lam â€"â€" M15. Moorhead; Gentâ€"Vi.Prew;Gir1â€"-N0rma Gagâ€"1 non; Boxâ€"(xcorge Hahn. ( Mechanical Tradesâ€"H. Cross. Open Raceâ€"C. Buschlen; Boys un- r10114â€"F1cddie \';0110tt Farmers Raceâ€"Lorne Mountain; Chair Race-â€" Shem, 00d ROWO. We had a brief call Tuesday from" Mr. Thomas Henderson. a resident 0f the vieinity of Wroxeter since 1845. He has long} been a. personal friend of Mr. Andrew Derby and other members and connections of l the family and has been amongst?“ them as a welcome guest and visitor in? the pimtthree weeks, but leaves shortly to return to his home in the Vintage of Wroxeter, where he has lived since" retiring from activities of the form some four or five years gwas horn in Dumfriesshire in 1837 and though in his 87th year he is quite young in spirits. He ,has a clear mind and his tongue is as free as in his boyhood. He is one of these young old men and carries a smile , that won’t come off. He’s not a bad-l looking old chap, and no person ’ would imagine he {Gould live so long ' and escape Cupid’s dart. That he is i a bacheloi‘ seems, about the only thing he is shy in admitting. Yet he l says he has fared well even if he has passed through life without be- ing tied up to a woman, Mr. Henderson is ‘a Scotchman, and he makes no attempt at concealment. In fact, he pretends to like it. \ He - “~ He canto: to ,America in 1845 and for mmo years. lived in Pittsburg. where he was a, school-mate of An- drew Carnegie. but Andy beat him‘ out in the chase for gold. Andy is dead, he died rich; and “Tom” looks like a man who, might outlive Me- thuselah. Hes well off, too, and though he hasnt as much of the; filthy l'ucre as Andy died possessed‘ of, we’ll bet a dollar against a doughnut he s as happy as eyer Andy was. Though third of a fa- mily of eight, he is the only sur-‘ vivor. He has good eyesight and loan hear like an eavesdrooper. “it aways gives us pleasfiie to meet a cheerful.old man and we certamly‘ enjoyed his brief visit. MARCH 6: Blight and rai'lurg of Crops Causing Untold Distress in Scottish High- lands.â€"-Assistanoo Sought. 73anch scam id- '38 ' w. .I. w. _ an we: $2.00 a'Year in Canada ;“sz.5o'in U. s. countrymen come to their aid quick- ly and generously the Hebridean population seems destined to endure in many cases- the extremest hard- ship. _. “u n ‘. Cbhtributions towards The Distâ€" ress Fund are recieved and acknow- ledged at the Mansion House and will .2--JI vacvv- w' _ be forwarded to the recognised quarters for allocation. RED CROSS HOSPITAL GIVES THANKS FOR DONATIONS The Red Cross Hospital desires to express its thanks for recent dona- tions. ‘ They acknowledge receipt this week of $10.00 from Mr. Hugh McLaren of Toronto, $10.00 from Mrs. John Burgess, Durham, and $100.00 [from the Women‘s Institute at DrO- "-vâ€" v- These are generous contributions for which there is sincere gratitude. The hospital is filling a long-felt want, doing excellent work, and even at this early period of its exist- ence~ we are beginning to wonder ihow we did so long without it. To keep it going needs funds, and we hope there may be many similar contributions froin kind and gener- ous givers. TWO BIRTHDAYS IN EIGHT YEARS Clarence Bailey Adlam, the eight- yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. David Adlam, who have just moved to town from Bentinck township. was eight years old on the 29th of Febru- ary, when he celebrated _\ the second anniversary of his birthday. rt wiil he remembered that , the‘ Toronto World eight Years ago donated sil- ver cups to all children born on that date and Clarence happened to come along at. the right time and will cherish the cup in memory of his luck. Mr. and Mrs. Adlam and two children of a family on nine living arrived in town last week and are , now residents here. We extend them . a hearty welcome. SERIOUSLY ILL IN HOSPITAL; SLIGHTLY IMPROVED THIS AM. Cup Eight: Years Ago by Being Born On the 29th of February. Mrs. William Burnett In Hospital and Her Condition Causing Much Concern to Friends and Relatives. Taken to the Durham Hosliitai last Sunday night, the condition of Mrs. \Villiam Burnett at 11 o‘clock this morning is reported as slightly imâ€" proved. 5 Mrs. Burnett, who has been a resi- dent of Durham for only a few weeks was taken down with a cold on Sat- urday last, which rapidly developed into pneumonia, and she was re- mount to the hospital Sunday night. Siniv then she has been in state of (oma mom or less ever since, and oxen at time of writing not much hope is held out for her recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett have been hm-u only a, short time, coming after Hm purchasn at the Hamilton Allvn h‘.:u-k:‘~'mitli business last December. ZION MBTHODISTS ENDORSE O. T. A. RESOLUTION 'l'lw l'i)llgl'f"g‘ati011 01' MW .‘slvthodist church at Zion‘ endorsed on Sunday lasl. Um I'usulutinn x'ogarding the O. '1‘. A. that was pusswl in the ('hnrch hm-v tho prvvious Sunday and publishml in last week's issue. TEMPERATURES FOR LAST WEE? Thermometer readings made each morning at 8 a.m., and are for the preceding 24 hours. The following are the maximum-minimum tem- peratures for the week : The weather for the past week: Feb. 28â€"4Dull, but fine, clearing tow- ard noon with bright sun. Feb. 29â€"Fine and clear in. morning, dull afternoo nand evening. M'ar. 1â€"Cloudy and dull, but fine. Mar. 2â€"Dull and fine all day, but turning stormy towards evening. Mar. 3â€"-Cloudy in morning, clear- Mar. bâ€"Dull and cloudy in morn- rain during night. Mar. 5â€"Colder towards morning, but still fine and mild. . ’Mar. 6â€"Gloudy, 'with not much change in temperature; recent soft spell considerably reduced the snow. Feb. Mar. ‘79 4.5.. :l‘: JD}: Max. Min. 34 34 18 19