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“.tml that 3 rate of 55 to 60 mills munltl he xwmlml this year to man up a lot. of the. town’s out- ..:.mlmg debts. Out of the whole ..', mills. the Council had control Of My 13.9 mills. and if the tax rate Mg l,” be lowered. all street im- .,.«...vmno-nt.~' and upkeep, the band ..'":H|l.. and grants to the fire brigade .\ Ulllll have to be curtailed or cut Off .‘silngcthl‘l‘. He did not think the oil-- IMH would desire this. The only fireworks of the evening “:15 between Councillor Bell and nw-m Calder but was of such a na- Lul‘u that general publieity would â€". -__2LI_ b'll'? Ullu' (Qua-vu- - I’ ".___ m; of no benefit and might possibly :wn inconvenience or worse in eer- zmu quarters. «:ouneillor Hunter. in our opinion, :{We the address of the evening, sith sound and sane advice to the mum-nu generally to get together, help out our industries and in every manner possible. work for the. up- mzildiug and general prosperity of ’uu town. W'liile there were many .miiuations. only eight qualified for' L‘Jw llmuu'il. but Messrs. George Mc- ‘x-u and John McQueen later with- .‘:---w their names. and the remain- six whose names appear else- 'ulml'u with Mayor and Reeve. went by neelamntion. 'i'fzv. Bentinrk nominations at Lam- i. :ll‘n rem-ted as quiet. and while .. ."lfi‘ will he :1 run {or the Council. .mv.» l). .l. McDonald and Deputy . ---vu (lriersnn both go back by ae- ‘ .uuuliou. lb-uve McDonald gave a_ good re- am 9 nation Day, . generally speakâ€" pagsud on WIthOlll. any great '. m3, of excitement in town and fulll' townships surrounding. v; Durham the nominations were .; ,n the town hall from 7.30 p.m.o . gum, addresses delivered by the l, n; Mayor, Dr. J. L. Smith. and :~-:1nnme Dr. Smith reviewed :uwn s municipal record briefly, mu In the fact that all our fac- ,â€",. were working on full time, : .Axpl‘i'b'h'tld the opinion that. it . . gullLl thing to train young men ‘va higher council positions in- .I...... n:‘:â€"Ann "l‘: .IIODI‘J- v-- 7 “l M allowing the older citizens mmumolize them. mix-i. addresses were also given by N Murdock, Allan Bell, Thomas w. W. J. McFagdeli and O. S. -L-2_. 'W' sneakrr th‘éh refer}. ".nmr that, had been 801118 the ’"ttvmont. the would drop out. 0 m. cuntrst. As three of the mm" m IS certified to this, he Withdraw his ( :mdidacy for this 7“ M Hm nnminnlions in talenelg’ AFFIRIATIVB W0! Rocky Sangeen. “Live Wires” Had Goad Discussion and Received Re- port of Delegate to Penn Yonths’ Convention in Toronto. The Rocky U.F.Y. P. 0. "Live Wires" met. in the Rocky school house Monday evening, December 29 and spent. a very enjoyable even- mg._ The meeting was opened With the singing of the “Maple Leaf” which was followed by business discussion aii_«_l_t.ho popular community singing. The chief feature of the evening was the debate. “Resolved that a country depends more Upon ils na- tural resources than upon its peoâ€" ple for its deveIOpmenL." The af- firmative was ably taken by Charles chpler and Joseph Jrutchley while the negative. was upheld by Kathleen Firth and Stewart. Me- .~\rthur. Misses Mary Lamb, Esther McLean and Hazel Young were ap- pointed the judges. The «’lebaters left the impression that a country has to have iis people to develcp its resources to make them of an) , benefit and that resources are llmj-‘l essary to sustain man’s life and give him material to develop. Miss Mary Lamb in giving the judges’ award, said it was difficult to make a deci- sion, but the affirmative won by the most points though the negative had better di‘alivery. Mrs. Thomas 'l‘urn- 'bull, the. critic. pointed out where the debaters were improvnng, and also points on which they can still improve. Miss Marion Ewen read the Gazette. Mr. Harold McKeehnie, delegate from the Rocky to the recent Farm Youth Convention, gave a splendid report. He furnished a good outline of the program given and brought back the messa es sent out to the clubs by the spe kers at the conven- tion. The meeting closed with the sing- ing of the Naiional Anthem. The next debate will he a league dehate between the Rocky and No. 7. Normanby, and will he held at ,the Rocky school on Friday evening, January "16. 'Varuey Methodist Sunday School ; Presented Excellent Program of P, Song and Recitation. CHRISTMAS NIGHT FITTINGLY OBSERVED The annual Varney Sunday School Uhristmas concert was held Christâ€" mus night, in the Varney Methodist. Church. Though the night was cold. the church was well filled. A bright pregzram was m-esented, part of which had been held at the Varncy school the preceding Friday and was well prepared under the expert. inâ€" ~'tructlon ol‘ the teacher, Miss Norah Ha’u'r. The concert commenced with a churns by the. clnldren. Mr. lump- bell Grant was an excellent Chan'- man in the absence of Rev. Mr. _l_l- West. the pastor, who was unahlcl“ to attend. \i Recitations were given by Misses 1i Velma Blyth. Marjorie Kerr. Doroâ€" ”ly “08'1". Tilly and Florence Byrans l': and Evelyn Grant. and Masters Dine:- 1 las ('irant, Caldwell Kerr, Elgin Blyth l‘ and Clement Patterson. A duet by 4 Din-olhy litigle and Klein lilyth was ' "1 taking number, and the singing: " nl' "Shall I Have It tohhed or Shing- 'l lerl“ was quite amusing. Seven little izirls dressed at wiiehos entertained .\ with a drill. and the children gave l . a «lialmrue. "Countingr Une Hundrml.” ‘ iA dialogue was also given, “An lTn- i iweli'omo- Visitor." by Arthur Mctlahei? and Harold (lrashy. “ lhirstmas Letâ€" 3‘ tors" and “What Might Hil[lflt’ll”'] were the titles of two other dia- l logues hy the children in which 1 Charlotte Patterson, Jessie Grant. llrene (trashy. May Noble and Lan- 1 dels \Vilton took part. Miss Katie Kerr was heartily encorcd in her rendering of a solo. Misses Florence and Jeanette Kerr were well reâ€" ceived in a duet. A, dialogue, "As- sisting Hezekiah," given by James Leeson, Wilbert Blyth and Marjorie Caldwell showed Hezekiah’s efforts to propose and how he was assisted. Two pleasing exercises were pre- sented by the school children. . “Christmas At. Finnegan's Flat“ . was a dialogue in which Finnegan was anxious to give all the children in the flat 3 good Christmas. Though he only had thirty cents himself, he was well helped out by other ton- ants of the flat. This number was presented by Elmer Fee, Cecil Barber. William Bogle, Mans- field Leeson and Misses Margaret tomime, “600d Night," by four littlel ‘ 'ng which Misses Florencel e and Jeanette Kerr sang “Silent 5 Night” which made a very {Ming 1 closing to the excellent program. Each child was remembered With a Chrisunas gift. IN HO'NDAY'S DEBATE Golden Wedding Anniversary Quiet- ly Celebrated by Members of Fam- ily Last Christmas Day. (m Christmas Day, tho childruui :lml g'amlchilm-un of MI‘. and Mrs.‘ (2. L. (hunt gathered at. thvir hoan to cvloh 'am the 50th annivurszu‘y of. their \vmlding‘ which Will HH'HI' «m January 20 next. and premenLNI than; 1 with a Path” set and a purse of gold.‘ Mr. Grant, was born in 'l‘ullyhn Hcmsu, County Down, In.~land, his ancestors havmg mm: more fmm Scotland. W he two years of age, he went' with his parents to the United Statesl where his father died, and at the age of ten," he came to Durham with his mother at the time when this section of the country was in the pioneer stage. He. tmterml business life in his early teens, and for over fifty years has been one of the prom- inent merchants of the town. He _is a veteran of (36. Mrs. Grant is a native of Durham. Her mother, the late Mrs. Davidson. was a daughter of the late Arch Hunter, the first. settler in Durham. The t'i'illowing memhers of the family were present: Dr. J. F. (,lrant, Durham; Dr. ('1. L. Grant, Walkerton; Mr. Brock Grant, Welland; Margaret (Mrs. A. S. Muir), Ceylon; Kathleen tMrs. Ralph Hayes), ltltlfllt'lltt')”; and Misses Alethea anal Edith t’irant. 'l‘c wonto. In 186-3. Air. (Smut, thou unto-ring young manhood, centered Hm employ M Mr. Uziiglvish, :1 merchant in 1 MW ann, and also cherkvd fm‘ :1 time Mr :1 Ml‘. l’ni'I‘y, wlm kept a store in tho building now occupiml its‘ a i'usidmu'n by MP. Dun McAuliffc. In 1875, Mr. Grant and a t‘ulluw 0m- ployee named Haistiu bought out the Dalglvish business which they con- tinuud for three and a half years at. which time they dissolved part- ,nnrship, and Mr. Grant started in il‘iiisiness for himself._ Mr. and Mrs. Grant are pioneers of this vicinity in the real sense of the ward. having watched its growth and develnpment from a virgin for- est to its present high state of civil- ization. On their journey here in 1854. Mr. Grant and his mother made the trip from the state of New Jer- sey t0 Glenelg in a lumber wagon. certainly not the most pleasant mode of travel. though the best and quick- est available in those early days: {'u‘ll ““"I“"I‘x Il‘ VIIU\I‘_I ‘4w-â€"d As a business man, Mr. Grant, has had a successful career. zmd in his whole lifetime before the pubiic of this Vicinity. his intogrity and hon- esty have bvpu his sirongcsi asset. II--- We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Grant on the celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary and join their host of friends in town and Vicinity in wishing them many more years of health and happiness. DUNDALK MEMBER ATTENDED PARLIAIBNT Wilfred Lockhart of Dundalk left last Friday morning to attend for the second consecutive term the Old- er Boys’ Parliament in Toronto as the representative from South Grey. Mr. Lockhart made many warm friends in Durham Tuxis circles when on an official visit here last ,winter in connection with the move- I ment. years of age, hgygvcnt (sliildi'oni Noxt Sunday morning in the Pros- mil Mrs, ‘ hytvl'lan tillul'l'il, tho DRStOl', Rev. W. 'ir homo? ll. Smith will give an explanation :i-szu'y of A v? this basis of union now before the WWW on m ngi'ugzllions of the Presbyterian, Lml than: 1 (JM iimlis‘l o n (l (iongrvgational -, of gold. l illnn'chvs. 'l‘ullylioi‘ The following: two Sundays the and, hisnmlpit WI” 1w. occumml by spcpml we from g piw‘aohurs who WI“ discuss the Situ- zitionll'nm both 31. union and an an-l he wont' ii-nnion standpoint. ‘ ' 'l‘ho Uln'onii‘elo has not been in- N1 States . . d at the formed as lo the identity of the men the stand on this mm with taking part 1101' 'licn this vital clnn'ch qnostion that they will 18 in the ' uphold. The union question is a live business lopil“ how at nrvsont and it is ex- l'or over inactml largo congregations will be he prom- in attendance at all services. DWU- Ht! 011 Monday, January 19, at 230 n. m. :1 congregational meeting will Durham, 1w. “011' to (lui'idv on the taking of Davidson- l :l Vfltl'. CHURCH UNION QUESTION f TO BE DISCUSSED HERE Next Three éundays in Presbyterian Church Will Be of Interest to Whole Congregation. Mr. J. W. Pieter Passed Away Sud- denly at New Hamburg. last. 'l‘hursd: y 01 the serious illness of her father. Mr. J. \V. Piefer of New Hamburg. and left Friday morn- ing: fur his bedside, arriving only a few ilfllll‘r-i ln‘fc‘are his death. Mr. l’eil’er. who was 73') years of age and an esteemed resident, of the town for many years. was up and about in his usual health on Christ- mas hay. partaking: 0f the usual illirié'lmas l'esiivities with apparent good spirit. Shortly afterward he was seized with a paralytic stroke .frem which he never recovered. . n m 7_A‘-__ A, ll'Ulu “nus" um 'l‘ho funn ‘al was held Tuesday of this week to New Hamburg ceme- tery, Mr. McGomh of this place being in attondancv. Mrs. McComh's many friends in Durham will doc-ply sympathize with her in her bol'oavemont. RECEIVED CALENDAR FROM WESTERN SUBSCRIBER Wu acknowledge with thanks the receipt, of a calendar for 1925 from Mr. Fred J. Tilt. of Fort. River, Man- mha. Mr. Till is in the farm lands agency, and insurance and loan bus- iness. He is a son-imluw of Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd here, having married Miss Emily Lloyd before gning West. ‘_ 1‘ II; Wu are pleased to learn of Mr. 'l‘ilt’s success in the West and glad also to know that. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd are doing well and enjoying good health. ”â€" SBASON'S GURLING COMIEKGBD The local curlers got off to a good start on Christmas Day when over twenty are said to have diSported themselves during the afternoon at their winter pastime. The ice is reported to have been in regular mid-winter condition, and from present prospects a lot of curling will be indulgeg in this winter. Whom the gods would deslmy, they first. equip with the notion um they could lick the world. FIRST HOCKEY 0P SEASOI ' PLAYED HERB SATURDAY Walla-ton and Dhrhun Tums played Exhibition Gum Baton ‘ Fairly Good House. Walkerton and Durham junior teams furnished the first hockey thrill of the season on the local rink last Saturday night when the local aggregation was victorious 11-4. The Walkerton boys, handi- capped by the fact that the big Bruce County _capit_a.l_ cannot afford --'- “v \- a skating rink, while not a very hard preposition for the locals, nev- ertheless put up a good argument at times. and have some promising players in their lineup. There was a fairly good house present. considering that it was Sat- urday night and the stores open. The original intention was to have the Moun1LForcst Junior ().H.A. Loam Oppose the locals, but the roads “ere so badly blocked that it, was impossible to get through and the Walkerton boys, with .przufiically no notice, came over on the after, nt‘von train and roturnnd honw that same night. A ~_,, 7 SATURDAY mung Mercury Registered Four Degrees Below Zero.â€"-â€"Much lilder Now. Last Saturday night was the cold- est so far this winter, and while the theremometcr registered only four degrees below zero at The Chronicle office, the damp, humid atmosphere and a light wind made it appear manx degrees lower, especially to those compelled by necessity to be out for any length of time. While The Chronicle theremomâ€" eter, which is supposed to be the best manufactured by the Taylor Instrument Company, registered on- ly 4 below, we are informed that other thermometers registered any- thing up to 14 below. The lowest temperature reached during the same period at. Owen Sound, according to the Sun-'l‘imes, was 5 above zero on Friday night. MRS. ROBERT BRIGHAM DIED ON TUESDAY Passed Away in Hanover Hospital After Long Illness From Cancer. After an illness 01' about. three years from cancer, Mrs. Hebert. Brig- hum, wife of the well-known Ben- tinck auctioneer. passed away Tues- «ly in Hanover Hospital where she had been a patient for the past. month. Mrs. Brigham was 31 years (J age. 'l‘hrm: yum.» mm. when 1101‘ ail- "mun, cancer, first developed. she. was placwl under the), euro of the. best, physicians and cancer spvcialâ€" ists obtainable, and unquweqxt at! isls obtainable, and undvrwent an operation at the famous Mayfl Brns.’ Institute at. Rochester, Minnesota. Notwithstanding all this, slm gradu- ally grow weaker, and her death has [mun expecterjjor $311.10.. month§. I II \,-.-Iru-‘,‘ The late Mrs. Brigham. whose maiden name was Mary Emke, was horn in Bentinck Township, near Louise. and spent practicallv all (if her life in that Township. She was married to her now .~:«,»rrewing hus- hand twenty-six years ago and up to two years ago. lived on the Bris- ham fnrm just. west of Allan Park. when she and her husband moved In Hanover. Bosides her husband. Rho. is surâ€" vived by two sons. Harry and Carl. A daughter. Edna, dind six years ago last. October from influenza contract- 0d while trainim.r as a nurse) in Stratford. 'I'I “l-V- ‘4- 'l‘he funeral is being held 10mm» row (Friday) afternmm to Hunowr cometorv. f _ l" -IIILU\ Mr. fittigham and family have the sincere sympathy of a host of friends in their bereavement. SENT UP FOR TRIAL W. D. Connor Appeared Before Mag- ietrate Creaaor at Hanover Last Week on Theft Charge. WU.-.” WW--- _ held court at. Hanover on Mnndqy 0f last week when: he heard the charmL against W'. D. Connor of this nlacc who is 9110294.) tn havnftolen «48113an HT Mid from tho. Hutton Hill schonl in Bentinck. ,.__ The hearing was a preliminary one, and at its conclusion Mr. Con- nor was committed for trial at tho QCSSiOnS to ho hold at. Owen Sound com" time this month. Ho is out, on bail MEN'S CLASS Next Sunday the discussion will he on “The Problem of the Church.” The Church has ever been a problem to the man a mrmher of it and to the man without. What is a Church? Which is the right Church? ; Should I join it and why? i Can I be saved outside it? What is mv duty to it? What ought it to do for me? How should the Church face the world problems of the new day. "vs I“ r-vâ€"â€"â€"â€"-_r_ Of course you'are interested in thyme questions. Come and ask an- Magistrate Croasor 01’ Owen Sound “' Ilu_. .I--- I‘fflifilm snssxous éowns'r so up. NORTHERN [EAGUE GROUPS ARRANGED Executive let loud" at Palmer- etan.-â€"-Iount Forest Juniors Re- fused Reinstatement. Durham hockey club is this year grouped with Mount Forest. Hanover and Chesley according to a decision handed out Monday by the league which framed up the groups at a meeting at Palmerston on Monday. This, however. is not satisfactory to the Chesley and Hanover clubs who do not want Mount Forest admitted. ind already the telephone bells are working overtime. Hanover and tjhesley want to go through with a single. schedule with their two teams and suggest that Durham and Mount Forest do the same. The Durham eluli. however. does not want tle. -\ single schedule in a “Vii-ital“ dis- lriet is just about as popular with the local club and fans as pork sau- <age at. a Jewish “milling. Linked up solely with Mount Forest, it is not known what the mileome might he. The action of the executive in refusing to reinstate Mount. Forest‘s junior team places a new light on the Situation. and the local manageâ€" ment are wondering at present if this ban on the, younger aggregation will affect. the playing statusmol‘. “Ill (mu ‘4' "nu ru-J n-“ last your's juniors who havo this yoar graduated into senior company. The Durham rluh. we understand. is holding out for a full four-team schedule as arranged by tho execu- tive, and it now remains to 800 whether that body sticks with it.» guns or backs down to the pleadings of Hanover and Chesley. ‘l. -u-v C. B. Hacking is the convenor for NH. 5 District and will meet at flunâ€" over. Though the local club has not as yet been notified, this meet- ing will have to be called soon, as accm'ding to an executive ruling. schedules must he drawn and in the hands of Secretary Bridge of W ingâ€" ham by Saturday, and all groups must. furnish a winner by January 3l at the very latest. llanmvr and (Ilmsley, we under~ stand, lime already drawn up a sinâ€" gle twoâ€"loam schedule, hug. it is not likely that this will lw. :illnwml. UPPER TOWN PASS RESIDENT ED AWAY Tunsnn Donald Campbell. Former Resident. of Glenelg and Bentinck Town- ships, Died After Lona Illness.â€" Intermcnt Made Friday at Lamont Cemetery. .‘J r. Donald Campbell, for many yours a. resiwctml rosialvnl. of Ben- l‘inrk 'I‘ounship, passml peacefully away at. his home in Upper Town on Tuesday owning of last wc‘vk af- .'..vr a lengthy illness. Mr. (lamphrll was almui. 77 year» of ago and was born in 'l‘ircc, Scot, land. When two years of age, he came to Canada with his parents and sotlod in Mariposa. The family suhwqurntly moved to l’rolon Township in the early 70's whore tho deceased was married in a Miss Car» radicr, who survives. Shorply af- ter Mr. and Mrs. Campbell moved to near 'l‘rawrslon in Glenolg and later to \Vrlbork in Boniinck, where they livml upwards of 38 years. About sovon yoars ago they retired lo Durâ€" ham to live with an only daughter. Mrs. Mills. In tho. early days lirforo the rail- road, Mr. Campbell did considerable r__l......‘ I {'(III, I'll o ‘-‘.II-.v"vâ€"_ Mammy: from Guvlph to Durham. Besides his wife and daughter, thronscms. hmmldin Honlhmk. Oli- wr 1n \‘uncuuwr and Clam-um in 'l‘m'nntn. sm-Viw. Um! brnuwr and three sisters also survive: John at. Womlhridgu. Mrs. Robert. Barclay and Mrs. James Stuwart, at Owen Smmd and Mrs. (iondall at Wood- bridge. A , 'l‘ho olovonth annual Christmas Fair hold in \Valkorton on Thursda Docomlwr 18. was featured wi about. tho host all-round exhibit in the. history of the association. The attendance from outside places was estimatml botwocn 1500 and 2000. The showing of horses was espe- cially heavy, with the quality in the driving class of such order that Mr. “Williams. the Government judge of Toronto, pronounced them better than anything seen at the Royal .- ‘ ..‘“-- -nans-A \Vinlor Fair in Toronto. Many were surprised at tho quality in the live stock exhibit. The lUSlllG exhibition was the largest and boat in yours. This fair will likely bucome one o! Wlalkorton's prrmargnt features. TRIPBRATUIES '03 L“? W!!! Thermometer readings nude each morning at 8 an. and are for the preceding 2‘ hours. The tollowin. are the maximum-minimum tem- peratures for the week : 31 -‘fi 19?. Below Zen. 12 19 H H