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I‘m NON», Ada in Hashe. PUMP REPAIRING “tended to and an hated. a chance and no. I is polluted Ind bmestic use, when er can be had by well drilled. We bps and Pump Re- VAYS ON HAND r. 12, 15. 16,18, 24 1., BRIG! '0! 8m gents for .mcnts of all '1)! to any part trles Timmim hmmv 'l‘imming rm Blan. Ewen md up-to-datt Ir own repair tag attached. ll be shipped . I, but in- overhaul of 'ncluding fit- shings, and ial machine, arge 't Bank-o. McNab, W'illie ion of Ontario in: device es- :ntvr overhaul n lots turn Ontario. ipped ion Guaranteed I. PRATT otor car led here. .00 RHAM s0 Chronicle. It M labor charge YARD 5. Glenda 'ater! Water! racite Steam tarlo HIGH SCHOOL Allan, leach” Itities Baht Noni? arts 1M2 this Phone fl, BIG VOL. 57.â€"-NO. __'._ $10.00 an» cosrs . FOR “CHESS DRIVING‘ ‘mav. mm» nuns nomm LEAGUE .ninuxn fine Imposed by lavis- kato Lu 'dlaw in Reserved Judo- nent Announced londay of This l.was reserved. The trial was esult of the recent accident at l.r’éi Corners, in which Mr. Wil- {hi Grant was so seriously injured ‘ who is at. present. an inmate of Wham Hospital suffering from a lolly broken leg. ---y â€"v___ In reserving judgment. Magistrate Lnidlaw intimated that his 1eason for so doing was to take the matter with Magistrate Creasor of Owen 11d. In finding Gibson guilty, the axistntes afte going over the widenee, based their decision on mml‘points in the testimony of l - nnmnnnlnn §"‘Jére';fd§fi 2.1m his companion. . Arthur Aljoc of Kitchener. In the first place, Mr. Grant had: the right of way. There is nothingt O the Ontario Motor Act which' ‘18 that a pedestrian must knep to as particulanside of the highwny, O a pedestrian under these cur- «Instances. has the right of way. According tn the testimony of de- fondant, he saw Mr. Grant for fully me hundrs‘d font bcfm'v thP acci- dent occurred. The dnfvntlant had than no evident: of having: blown his ham or othm‘wisv “1!?“th the Injured man. ' Ht}; The case as Shown at. the invush- \szu'. prusidmi ion brought. out. wry contrmhc- ”m- first. of th wry evidencr'. Messrs. l’nln'wr, Put: “.3“. ,1:le t4 herson and J, .l, \Viltcm. .-.-s|(.li'nl.~‘ ‘3‘ train hack to .6 immedium vicini')‘. 1411"” “V“ mp nf thanks “DOB “13' ShOW’Pll th" "”1. .t” he Ul‘ill}; PFC-“"1", harming 0n thv 10” hand suit! ‘Pfouf l’ulxlmrshm the road. The defendant and his All untrivs wit” in their nviolmcu stated cm- than [Mu-null". phaflcdly that thvy \wrn Imvelhng ”f trams will on “a centre of the road. They 3.130 lam-r. possibly testified that, Mr. Grant. was standing rum-ins are ”.010 outside edgfl Hf ”I“ and. and Bl'iihfl‘ at “H! that when the car was mght or sihlv grmapin ten feet from him. he! had Jumped tho-m. ‘m from. 0! it. Granting that thvsp â€"â€" ten feet. from him. he! had Jumped t In front of it. Granting that, thvsn latter two statements wore CUI'I‘OUL to court held that it would bv im- possible for Mr. Grant to have Jumped from the «wtmmn edge of; the roadway. a distzuu'n at ten m-i Iwelve feet. wittmut having: bm-n noâ€" ‘ “cad, had thn car lN‘Oll under com-g plate control. Again. “mm was an-t other twelvo feet, on tho right. hand side into which the car could have beinjmrnml tn'm'ort. the ttCt‘ithnt. Another {natux-t- was that. no oviâ€" demotiad hmn sulimittml by the (le- fenco to Show that ttw brakes haul Men applied “1' tln- (-m' slmwd down tl. any time twtwwn tho. sight- mi: 0! Mr. Grant. 011 lb“ mlgs- Ht' thu mad and the time that, [W was lnit.l In finding Mr. Gillsmi guilty. tmth magistrates considm-ml the fut-t. that. In had immediately rt‘tm'nml in th“ scene of tho accidi‘nt and ('nmvyntl the victim to his lmmv m imgmsm! a line of $10.00 and costs. ”10 mini- mum permitted undm' Hm :\t‘l. 'l'lw maximum linv is $200 and rusty: which could have hm‘ll impact-d had --‘-V In finding Mr. Gibson gm magistrates considm-ml the In had immediately rvlm'r scene of tho accidvm and the victim to his hulnv w t fine of $10.00 and costs. mum permitted unm'r Hm maximum 1in is awn which could havg hm‘ll im the court 9mm fit Friends ht‘r‘e will PD}. of tho dram of Mr. .I. well-known and pnpul of Mount mest for H1» who passed away nn \‘ 1391 week. V‘ The funrral was hold on Friday ‘ tram his latr roséolo-nm- mulg‘r Hm auspices ut‘ thc- Masonic nrc‘lm- hf 'hioh thn dreamy-cl was a prnmiunnt member. It. was ttw Iargrst Masonic funeral ever 50‘0" in \VPIIiItgLOH t‘mmty. His pastnr. Itm. Dr. Mc- Rae of the Prrsbytvrian Church con- ducted the reromm’ly. and District. Deputy Grand Master S. Patterson conducted the Masonic sex-ice. Every business plat?" in tho town. was dosed during thn at‘trrnoon. The Met was surrounded by my beautiful floral tributes. Mr. lmhnd W well-known hero. having takeann'uttvc interest. in bowling and-lid the happy faculty of mak-l Mg m wherowr he went. ‘ .1103 survived by two grown-up sons. His wife 'diml about about. 3 Mb ago. Those Who attended the funeral from Durban were: Messrs. John Harrison, F. Mcllraith. Rev. Mr. Wheaten and Dr. J. F. Grant. Rev‘. Mr. Hartley and District In...” amm-l Mastm' S. Patterson Rev. Mr. Hartley and Unmet. Deputy Grand Mastm' S. Patterson were present. from Shelburno. Ur. J. N. Ireland. a former mer- nhnnl here. but now a resident. of Toronto, 'was a bro us-r natal CONCERT -nn- A -v, ’was a brutjm‘ Blood a Versatile Enter- .' nigh Standingâ€"Attend- Blood. the entertainer, bed an excellent attrac- my two hours put ‘ . one of the most II l‘t‘gl‘vt [1) 10.11 ll 1'. .l Imiand. a popular merchant thv past 35 years on \Vodnesdav 0t |U VI "U'J. mony of de-{ d ml. for fully ! ,‘c the acci- \\'m'ning the l the investi- y ('mltradic- l’ahnm', Pat- . H-sidiénts (if v. gave M'i- o'~ 0211' to be hand side 0f, Ian! and his cc stated cm- -A“:-\r‘ _ éohcerts seen George B. Harron Represented Dur- ham Team at Annual fleeting Held Tuesday at Palmerston. 0‘ ”I l tlllllhl nvvu. .\ll cntrivs must he in not later than l)m-.umlwr 23. and the! gl'uulnng nf lvauns will take place a. few (lays latw, possibly 011thr-26th. hlllll .5013.- l'utzu'ies are asked to “Tim Ml. __ - , _.â€"-‘ ;-\ I’II I'll‘g [I7l(tl lUu ‘vsw “V“V-- Bl‘ioluu at W‘ingham snggvsting p03- sihlu groupings which would smt. thvm. A 'l‘lue play and~b0x social at. Latuna school on Friday evening, December 2. was very successful. The pro- grmnmn consisted of the following: 1'1hairman’s addrvss by Mr. J. A. c'h‘ahmn, Durham; 8010, "Yum. Yum, Yum," by Hugh Vasoy; A musical :svlmrtinn. by Mr. P. Malmm; Act. I. Hf Um play; A musical Svluction by Vrm! Jc‘vhnstmz. \Villiamsfurd: A malu churn», "'Ynu Han Takn Mu Away .‘..‘1 'Pn‘rn YIum,” my uugu vast-.3, L. W svlnvtion, by MP. 1’. Malmm; Act. I. Hf Um play; A musical svluction by MW! JMHNOIE. \Villiamsfurd: A male churn», “Ynu (San Takn Mu Away From Dixiv. but You Can‘t, Take Dixiu Frum Mm“ Act. H. of play: .-\ rhul‘us, “I \Viant Tn (9m Back To M it'higrsm, Dan 011 '1‘th Farmf” Step Dunc” by Hugh Vasny; Act. "I. of the May; Natinnal Anthem. Mr. .I. A. Graham was a wry able chairman. [Iv qoqgrutulated Hm - _‘ A-II“ ‘ a A'- {Hit} , LVubIHuul .uuuu .--. Mr. .I. A. Graham was a wry ahle rhairman. llv mngratnlatml tho. mnmnnnity for their «so-micration. tlm local talent and orderly conduct. Synopsis of the play: Mr. Henry Nilsnn (Robert Mortlny) and his with Sarah ( Dorothy Schafor) are tarm- H's uf thu old type living in Cubs- tnwn. Michigan. Their children, Jack {William Kenny}. and Betty (Hattie Mortluy) have tho. latest. ideas regarding agriculture. Silas Watson (Howard Smith) is a money- lumlnr who manages to sell his farm to Henry Nilson. Jack objects and i‘lisagrees with his father. William! Jnl‘t'rrsnn (Clark Morrison‘. :1 city‘ «halo alums with Betty who craves fur the attractions of tho. city. His plan is frustrated by Jack and Don- ald Brooks: (Edward Molosh) who marrirs her. and takes her to' liw, with him in Ni‘w York. Gertie Bow- urs (Jessie Hawkins) is the district scallop! gamer. She ll’ wart); ell»; thu9}‘ - 308‘ W? 1.3.115 :tl Tonga: fiiblic Schbol, Wis Chairman.â€" The Play “Between Two Lives" Proved Most Popular. A. Graham; Principal “of .Durham N't'qu. , j.’.. “w ll§- - . Wary.“ -. . K' - ’ onihifl'g men, especial- grail and Sarah arevinstrumental in vnticing Jack. Betty and Donald hack to tho farm. Rastus Washing- mn Abraham Lincoln (Hugh Vasoy) and Trunletta (Mary Mnlosm are; colored servants of Silas Watson and TP_et.t.y respectively. The prison guard was Charles Schafer. Each performer acted his part, 0xâ€" vnedingly well. deserving nf grnat credit. The sale of boxes by Mr. Charles Shcwell, auctioneer ammmted to $25. Thn highest priced bfix wdsg$i.50. 'l‘lu: receipts at. the door ammmtnd to $35.00. FORMER DU CAL RH“ LED 10 woonswocx Illt', Ull uuuuuuuuu _ Avenue Methodist Church, Woodâ€" stuck. has extended an invitation to Rev. 1?. W. W. Prudham of Drayton, owe their pester in succes- . S. M. Roadh01ise.p;vho tinct advancement to .Dr. Pmdham, and Durham} friends gain with The Chronicle in extending congratulaâ€" “0113-. 'rm» cit-«2991 we meeting but haul loI llmmrary l’resiilents,. Mrs. Park, etch ill! Irv-unit: Mrs. Gum. Mrs. Grant, Mrs. McGirr, rall‘nril. .\ 110ml." Mrs. {Di-J Smith; Pr:sident, Mrs. 18 li'lllll‘l'l'i' the rrâ€" .\lllll'1'\\‘ Derby; lst Vice-President, W Dr. ll. H. “01'4"?!“ Mrs. John Bell; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. Arthur Jackson; 3rd Vice-Presi- M m m “(it later (lent. Mrs.\Villiaml)erby; Secretary, ::;.:mil thirul‘mlmmr Mrs. Thomas Allan; Press Sec- ie Nil?“ 11 “9“" ”1sz relziry. Mrs. A. \V.H. Lauder, Assist- tin-26111. llllll' SW‘ ant. Miss Ethel Derby; Birthday Box,‘ mil to write Ml“. Miss llelle McKenzie; Mission Board, lam Sllx'g'l‘fitln‘rf l'U-‘f Miss M. Misl'lirr; Musical Committee, which would sml Miss Belle McKenzie, Mrs. Robert Muel‘urlane; Auditurs. Miss Drum- INTâ€"â€" muuil, Miss Annie Weir. Mrs. John Burgess presented the. BOX SOCIAL GOOD moiety with an “In Memoriam” for DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, the man-hater l men, especial- hired man; Sam iilliv'ay). Aba- instrumegtal if} is very en- lelling ‘me 0M Abagall Jam‘s of ' the (19110330 pansnnnamguxggfi Pleasant and Profitable Meeting at Home of Mljs. Derby Closed Final 'l‘he W.M.S. of the Presbyterian Church met on December 11 at the home of the president, Mrs. Andrew Derby. The weather was pleasant and the attendance good. The Bible reading was given by Mrs. Neil Mac- Connel, the subject, “Faith.” Mrs. Thomas Allan and Mrs. John Bell led ;in prayer. The paper was prepared bv Miss Belle McGuirr and read by Mrs. J. S. McIlraith. The subject was “The Future of Formosa.” Formosa having made wonderful progress and was non-sectarian. The paper was most carefully written, Miss McGirr giving a great deal of time and thought to the subject, as well as giving a lot of information to the ladies. Mrs. Thomas Allan moved ‘au“;n. AVI‘L‘. J Ouvmwv -â€"--w-- a vote of thanks for the excellent paper. Though absent through ill- ness. Miss McGirr was present in spirit and in deed. §e$sion of Year. The year’s report was given, and tho. society found to be. in 300d standing. The ladies purchased towels, blankets and counterpanos for Llewellyn Hall at Oshawa. \ hymn \\ as sung, then Mrs. An- dum Derby thanked the ladies for Hwh 0-0 operation with [1111' during ho m 11 ymus She had been pmsident. Electinn 01' officers was then in} m'dm'. Mrs. (I. Ramage was voted to take the chair. Mrs. Derby would 'ather have some one else take the presidency for the coming year but al‘lm- some deliberation and great limitation was again urged into tak- ing the Hfficn for anothvr ynal'. Tho :0Hicm's am as follows: hm' I'dthm'. the late Allan McKinnon. lh’rl‘roshmruts served by the ladies worn murh vnjnyud. A good collec- tion was taken, :1 hymn sung and Um Lord‘s Prayer in unison rlosml Hm \\".‘.\l.S. for 1924. LAST WEEK’S STORM WORST SO FAR L'ig Blow Over Week-end Seemed General All Over Co‘ntinent. rommenced last ’l‘hnrsday and reached the height of its fury on Sunday. was" without doubt thel worst ol‘ the season so for, and ns‘ :1 result. roads in the country weres pretty \wll blocked and afforded at good excuse for the poor church" The snow and wind storm. which‘ attendance. Locally, ltev. Mr. 'l‘ny- :lor of the Baptist Church was the only one. to venture forth to hint charge at (Honelg Centre; but could} not get, back in time for the evening‘ sermon. Neither Rev. Mr. Peters of the Methodist. Church or Rev. Mr; Wheaten of the Anglican Church reached their appointments at Zion and St. Paul's." respectively, and only very few of the congregation braved .the elements. _ The storm subsided as quickly as it came, and at, time of writing, all roads have b6!!!) opcnml. and thv sleighing is excellent. Judgimr from IIQWSpaDm' reports. lllc storm was general all ever North Americna and the whole Western‘ (Immlry is in the grip of a cold! spell. 'willi W‘innipeg the warm spell of the Canadian West at 2% below. Vancouver. too. was in the grip Hf zero weather, and reports from Mon- lane and the Dakotas tell of the wm'sl, storm in years. Colder wea- 'l,her is predicted for the East. and ’while yesterday considerable rain fell. the present outll‘mk is for :1 leuch of the celd spell moving easl- ward frem Alberta and Saskatcheâ€" \\' an . STORES PRESENT NICE â€"_ Anna Local Merchants- Vie W'ith Each Other in Decorating Windows For Christmas Seasonâ€"«Business Very Good So Far. Durham m.ei'el'1aiit'~'. this year have excelled themselves in the matter of prettily decorated windows, and with the lights turned on. and many of the stores open evenings until Christmas. the streamers and other decorations, together with an elab- orate display of the latest in llhrist- mas good makes quite an impressive showing. ' The value of printer‘s ink. too. is not overlooked by the Durham busi- ness men. as has been evidenced by the space used in The Chronicle during the past three or four weeks.‘ We would advise Christmas shoppers ‘ to read the ads and make out theirj lists at home. They will find it a5 great advantage and a time-saver and well worth the few minutes trouble. So far, Durham merchants r the Christmas trade gener- al y up to expectations, and ale; ELECTED OFFICERS rfidfis THIS YEAR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1924. Special Services in All Bur-am Churches Next. Sundayâ€"Loon] Pas- tors Give Messages of Cheer to All At this time when on every side w e hear the greeting, “Merry Christ- mas, ” allow me to extend this greet- ing also. ‘ But in our time of rejoicing, let us not forget the true reason for Christ- mas. We should remember to honor the Christ child whose birthday we keep. How better can we do this .than by attendance at His house on thafi by 3 that day? There will be a servnce m ll'luuy Church on Christmas Day at. 1030 :L m. as well as the Carol service on I... “v v Sunday (waning next. mas season is one of joy and glad- ness. “Behold, I bring you good tidings 01' great joy,” were the first words which fell upon the ears 1' the shepherds as they watched th ir flocks by night, and that message has been ringing in the ears of men all down the ages. for the Christ who came into tho world on Christmas liay is still with us, :1 living pres- (9‘10? Christ abides as our companion, ever iilling us with strange, new sweetness and power, ever bringing to as fresh revelations of truth, ever keeping us at our best. He abides as the source of perfect joy, 3 joy which is noble and worthy, which lifts us aliove the low regions of un- Certain earthly pleasure, which kin- {dles every lmpe of the future with light and glory. Let us try to recog» nize the abiding presence of the! Christ, and we shall have within our hearts :1 never failing fountain of joy which will support, refresh and snstain us in every emergency of 10. This is the true message of Christ- mas, that Christ has come and touched the earth with heavenly 'l ight and joy. 1 ‘ 'l‘fl‘yllll‘ Pl. Unee. again the Christmas season is with us. Many a long journey will be. undertaken in order that the scattered members of the family may lb“ mmnited at the return of the fesâ€" tive. season. Many tokens of rememâ€" brance all the way from the simple card to the elaborate present will he sent and received by friends. far land near. Christmae greetings in the choicest poetry and prose will he exehnnged. In choirs and places lwhere they sing the most beautiful lef earth‘s innsie will he rendered in honor of the new born king. Let us then give thanks to GOILMII‘FaLhCI‘, lfor His “Unspeakahle Gift." and as We. render glory to God in the. high- west. so let each of us in his and her own sphere. endeavour to «lo our part '1 . . . ‘ in bringing peace on earth and good iiwill to men. - ‘ 1‘ “A‘ll-flll Subjects Sunday H mm. “Clnists Own Concep- tion of His Coming. p m. "1110 Life of Clipist." Spm in] music by thn chon‘. “"0 think 01' Christnms as a time of joy-joy for everyono. young and old. Let us remember that. we owp all our real joys in life to Jesus Christ. Christmas is also a time for gifts. cmressing good will. God gave His best gift. Let. us give of our best ito Him, and to each other, that joy may éfionnd l. Anthem»--“Shepher(ls nl Heuue- hem,"â€"â€"~ludson. '3. Anthemâ€"PTIIe First Christmas Morn.” «Newton. Evening Cantata-”The Herald Angels." by Adams. l. Life. Up Your l“.y¢~.~~-'l‘lle Chair. :3. The Redeemed at the Lord-â€" Tenor Solo. .3 How Beautiful upon the Moun- tainsâ€"Trio and Choir. 3 -'l. A King: Shall Reign‘Choir. Bar- item: and Centralto Solos. 5. Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voicesâ€"Male Quartet. 6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing»- The Choir, Women’s Trio. 7. Vinlin Soloâ€"Mr. Yiirs. 8. 0 Little Town of Bethl(_»lwmâ€"-â€" Ladies” Quag‘tet. ‘ ----n..s “an Special Music lamina Anthem-Jim's Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night." (Roland Anthemâ€"“3?? H m. will be‘a service in Trinity -4 ‘AM Chiid Jcs Choir. (HQI'v_ 1-0 ANGLICAN )hdir. My Soul Doth Magnify BAPTIST may," (Violin. E. West). 3111.; New 80m Kins. M 1“] PROD] S'Vl' ~JOhn E. Potm's. Special Music Morning W-“Shflphfi‘ds of Bethle- [’BI‘ISBYTERIAN ‘ ‘J\lul U“ r nsusâ€"-â€"Mixm1 Quartet and All Bargain 7de in the Higlws H. Whealen. -~â€"J. A. Talel‘. m the Winter’s -\V’. H. Smith. ”'10 Lord. On Sunday, the 28th, special music will also be rendered by lhu choir, ’Mrs. l}. C. Middlnlmro“ will favor Hm cnngregutiun with a solo; and Misses Bell and Blyth with a «luvl. EXTRA'TEACHER ADDED TO PUBLIC SCHDDI. STAFF ' ‘lw. Public School truchvfi met. on . . > W . ‘ Tuesday evemng and posmbly 1m, most important busmcss t-zmsactmi _- A... -\n;n\0|"7 lllvuv "“l' - , was the selection 01' a new primary teacher. There were over 150 ap- plications in for the position at. sai- ary quotations running from $700 to $1,100 per annum. After considerahlo dvlihm'atiun, the board accepted the aumlicaliun mt Miss Jessie Witthun of qumwr at a salary of $50. Miss \V-iithun is an experienced tmcher and has all special kindvrgartmi primary cortiâ€" 11mm. Her duties vommvncv after the New Year. - ‘17,. I"‘I|ll‘nnn . Tm, mgaggmom of Miss v 111 no Wise dlsturbs fine muse sonnel of the fieac‘lnng stuff, bu" A‘u" Ava-s. The vng‘ag‘emoul of Miss \V’itthun in no wise disturbs the present porâ€" sonnel of the teaching staff, as the large number in attandanov at prvsâ€" Ont, nmzcssitatml the procuring uf an- other tear-her. There are. now vight teachers 0n the staff. STOLEN ROBES WERE RETURNED Valuable 30325 of Undertaker Bell. Thrown in Driving Shed Monday Night. 1 Some days agu some. party ur mir- lics entered the driving shod of Mr. \. Bell, l_llldt'l‘l:lk<'l‘. and llt'lpml thum- solvus to twu valuable robes used by him mi his hearse. 'l'lw ll'mft was nul. until-ml until last. Saturday, and Mr. Bell. who mluos the robes at about $6011). had just. about. giwn up all hum. uf ever 900mg them again. . . L .. -MA‘A-ll1111l His surpriso can ho imagined 'l‘ucsday morning when on (gnu-rim: his shod, he found both rohos back home whom they had boon I‘Chll'lh‘d some time during the night. Evi- duntly the thief did not take much limo in placing them in tho shod as from their position. the door had ,i‘vidently been opened and HH- rohos lthrown hastily inside. - A“ . .n-‘l llllUVVII Iluuvuu.’ .-.- ---‘ Mr. Bell has no idea whu the ml- prit. was, and with the smlnn articlvs rcturnml, is not worrying nearly as much about them as ho- was lwu «or 11mm, days agaA LOCAL BUTQEERE. Lip.“ 'l‘he butcher business conducted] under the firm name of Lynn and: Wilson underwent a change last week, and as a result. Mr. Lynn withdraws f mm the partnership. and the business in future will he carâ€" ried on by Mr. Wilson himself. Mr. Lynn is moving to Aberdeen for the present. but. we understand that he has no definite plans for the future. There is a possibility that he may re-cntor the farming igarlic again on his farm in Bentinck, but as matters stand new, nothing definite can be reported. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn and family time been residents of the town for the past two years and have been good citi. zens. ' A n. n. s. COMIENCBIBIT unLn Touounow man? Usual Presentation of Kodak and Popular Program by High School Students Assure: Bumper Crowd at This Annual Treat. The annual commencement. «mgr-l cises of the Durham High Schooll take place in the town hall tomorâ€" row (Friday) evening, and, as“ has been the case in previous years, WP predict. a full house will be on hand to listen to the excellent program prepared by the High School stu- dents. . Besides we regulu' program, the mutation of modulo, scholarships uni certificates will be an event of ' m to pupils god of interest and Wilson firm Dissolved :- Two Years in Business. U I VII-Ow DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP . $2.00 a Year in Cumin; $2.50 in U. 8. Tm mm man : svsnau mm Phone and Bonus Installed in farm'- ture factory Will give Almost ll- sta‘ntaneona Alarm Serviceâ€"lode of Operation Explained. (In case of fire call “Phone 100." This is in accordance with the re- quest of the Purchusing Committee appointed recentlv by the Durham Town Council to look into the matâ€" ter of providing a better fire alarm system for the town. As a result of their efforts. Durham now hos fully equipped tire-lighting brigade. and with the new alarm system just installed, has an equipment equal to that. of towns of much larger pro- portion. This summer. as readers of Th.- Chronicle already know, a chemical auto truck was purchased, and with a good steam fire engine and a good brigade. coupled with the present alarm system, the minimum of timv *will be lost in arriving at. tho. 306110 of contlagraiion. The latest addition is the new alarm system, installed a few dlya' ago. The Purchasing ()ommittoe, who had the matter in charm. hm- made a careful investigation at sys- tems now in use in other places and found that. own wliorv uxpcnsivw box signals were distributed throughout the cities. that these were not being used. The natural thing to do was to run to 'a tale- phone. in case of [hr and reach thi- tire department by tcltmhonv. be- cause in doing, this “In party know the mossngv was tlvlivvrctl as tho- party in chargu at, thu tirv station to l'tft't‘th‘ thu alarm must answer ht-l'urv ”It! mus-sag“ was :n'knowlâ€" edged. The solution of the installation of an adequate alarm system in Dur- ham gave the committmi no little thought. but the air was cleared when the Durham Furniture- Com- pany offered to (no-operate to giw instant service, night or day by al- lowing the town to install a private telephone in the factory, together with three gangs which, when in Operation. may he heard in any part of the building. With a full staff on dutv in the day time and the night- watchmrn on duty at. night, “In town now has a full twenty-tour hour alarm St‘l‘VltH‘i, summit to now- in the smaller towns of the provmrr. Briefly. Um. pl‘mwr mamwr m which to turn III 3 lim- alarm. as ox- plamvd to us by Mr. 0. S Huntnr. is: 'I‘hv watchman. WI” sound 3. mm- tinuuus blast on Hm whistle for um seconds. Then one wast. and a stop fur No. 1 Ward: two blasts and a sum for NH. :3 Ward, 01' tlu-m: blasts and a stun I'm' Nu. 3 Ward. They. signals will lw [Vanuatu-1| continuous- ly until ample alarm has been given. By those signals liremmv and citi- zens know Hm Ward in which the lirv is hiwatml. W'ith (.ho, m-w motor the truvk, very little Unu- uuud hv lost, and with hand chemical extinâ€" guishm's and the motor chemical. ([10 “1'0 van he held in check unh! tho steam flro angina arrwus and i~ road for action. NOT GUILTY 0f THEFT OR TIRES 1. Call “100" on tho. wlwlmuv. 2. When watchman answers. w,“ lum Um Ward and ”tr uwner of the hmldmg an {inn 3. Close gill windows and doors ‘1' possum". W. 1). Connor of this plm-v was 30- quittml last Friday at ()wvu Sound whore hv appeared lovitii'v .ludm‘ Klein ui' \Valkertflu an a charge 01' havim.’ stolen Sunnis autoumlnin. firm from the car uf \V, .l, anlo'H. lll‘flm‘l‘. last April. Immediately altar ills acquittal. ho was i'o-armstml on a charges (it sti'aliug mwl from thn Hutton. Hill schoul. but as hc: was not. randy tn ‘pmmwl. he was minimal on bail and llw trial is schmlulnd to tat" plai'v lmlay at "alNDVtel‘. Th0 Sam“ day at Owen Sound b0- furn Magistrate Crnasmr. JWH Kvnna of Aylou pleadm'l guilty in having liquor in a place nttmi' than his private. «lwnllinir and Was IS- svssml 8:200 and mats. Kenna had some wine in the bar of his hotel at Ayton which was sliw’mirnr than ilw law permits. Thank“. will ruua special train Christmas Day, loavun; Dur- ham at 7.42 9.111. and art‘wiug m Toronto at “.30 p. m. Thlfl will enablo visitors to return afu-r Ghristmas {maku without Insim: any mm- Advertise in The Chronic“. Thermometer radium! made on. morning It 8 am” and are for the preceding 2‘ hours. The followiq are the maximumâ€"minimum can. peramres for the week : ’. D. Connor Of This Place Acquitud But Ro-aufestod on Charge of SPECIAL CHRISTI“ TRAIN I7 It Pays. I. IS [7 I!