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ho! his w 0 ~‘ filing. éjood Health War“? d 0.15 p.m. '0m 9131 W ater! Water! ay, April 16, 193. to HI AIL” to \TT anteed 41 use I and when with his in South. o-w Snark DPputy f usvd the we horse, I'x'nm the Hus 0m Dawning in. home! Chancol- vmw in ”In ‘0V- lmke [If \\ I slight '98-” by ‘1 iP Ivan mm VOL. 58.â€"NO. 3017. CELEBRATE!) 8m BIRTHDAY SUNDAY Mr. Henry Brigham of man Park Now Oldgt flu on 63“.! Road 'Hu- Chronicle ediwr took a run ..~: w Ailan Park Monday after- ;....H to tender congratulations to Mr. Henry Brigham of that place “mun Sunday passed the 87th mile- -wm- of his life at his home at that \ Hinge. fiétweon Durham m Hanover: Mr. Brigham blacksmithed at. Al-l] tan Park for 5 years, when he was \ shrew-(loll by his son. Mr. William 1 Brigham. now of Durham. In 1855. lw bought. tho Allan Park saw mill, \\'lllt'll ho t't’llltlllt‘tf‘tl until 191’} when hi» solul to Mr. mes Clark of. this plut'o‘. In rot‘orring to his oarly hlarksmithing days. Mr. Brigham says that. whon ho. first. rommonrml lmsinoss at Allan Park. thorn wore only throw span°0f horsos owan ln-txwvn Durham and Hanowr. thoso living tlm proporty of Hobart. Mar- shall. William Hunt. and Mrs. Hoops. _\Ir. Brigham has horn thrico mar- riml. his first wife (lying in 1903. HR wronol wit‘o passml away in 1921. and lhrm yoars ago last March, he was marrio-tl to his prosont. with. who though 8": yours 0f ago. is still artho and able to lOOk after hf‘!‘ hnusvhnld duties. .\lr. Brigham's family are wellâ€" knnwn in this sortion of ”Mario amt haw rontributod much to the Mn of this and surrounding rom- mmiitio's. nspm'ially tho Oltl home ln\\ll.~'lll|l of Bontinrk. 'l‘hry arr: \\ :lliam. in Durham: 'l‘homRS. in lio-nlinrk: Rolwrt and Herb. Han- ..\.-r: .lohn. Souris. Man.; Mrs. W. A. Lixingston. Bentinck; Mrs. J. Liv~ hug-stun. Hamilton: and Mrs. H. iii-ms amt .\l rs. R. Burnett of Durham. \\'w trust. that. Mr. Brigham may Im- to vnjoy many more annivor- ~:ii'io's or his natal (lay. MRS. McCASLIN’S FUNERAL WAS WELL ATTENDED Interment Made noon in Dark: \ large number of neighbors and o-mls from Bentinck Township. as w-H :ls t’rnm Durham and vicinity, gathers”! at the home here last Fri- "?U :n'ternnnn in attendance at the ? Hem! of Mrs. H. McCaslin. an es- fw-mvd. lit‘elnng resident of this vi- - um: whose death on “”ednesday inst week was reported in our ind. issue an LA‘ \r Hm home» and gravesnuc. "(71 WNW. Rm; Mr. Peters of the Meth- «mt Church, had charge of the ser- was and pl't'at‘th a sermonpf com- . .... h. Hm anrmwing relatives ana 1'! wt to I'rinnds ~' ll'L‘. ‘I‘hu pall-hoarrrs. Durham friends an! nniuhlmrs. were: \V. J. HEWltt’a l'. H. Huthm. .l. A. Heughan, A. Mr: hmalal. \V. Brigham. H. Dean, W. ._ \‘ullvtt and I). Adlam. Many flor- n: :rllmlvs were laid on the casket, wmmu which were: a pillow from :l;.- family: wreath, from Durham I’HI'Hllure Company; spray. from ‘-~‘h-rs and brother; spray, Mar. and “IN I). Adlam; spray, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. anlett; spray, Mr. and MN. \\. \Villiams; spray, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wilson; spray, Mr. and Mrs. J; .\_. Hrughan; spray, Mr. and Mn. h Schenk. _ .Vlr. )lcCaslin and family feel (16:33 13' grateful to the neighbors ntllers who rendered kind ”018mm “Wing Mrs._M9_Caslin’s illness and - SlleBEUéIâ€"it- idefith. th'n sorrowing Made Last Friday After- Durham Cemetery. of Allan Park, a resident there since 1861, who celebrated his 87th birth- day last Sunday. Though repro- duced from a photo taken some years mm. the ahnve likeness IS a remark- I\.. ..I.':. .-.xnnl' ab] y good old man. Insufficient Evidence Produced at Trial Last Saturday. Though Pulicn Magistrate Lam- izm' hall nu clnuht. in his own mind that u lm-uch Hf the Ontario Tf‘m- iwranm- Act. had laknn place, he fell. that. insufiicinnt. P\'llil‘llC(_‘ had hevn prcnliwml to wax-mm. a. conviction, and as u mnsmiuvncv. .Iismissml tho churgvs again-st, l'mn' young mvn, Adrian Nulilv. William and BM} Wumls and John Potty. clizu'gml un- c‘lvr ”II' Act. with living in an in- tnximitml mndition in a public plzlcu. i 'l‘lm charge-s \VPi'n laid by License -â€"-n "5 OI.v-- ‘ According to (willvnco given by svwral rmidvnls nf the vicinity, the ynung mun arrlvml at the party ‘narly in tho. PVPIIlllg. but later Noble _lwca.mc- unruly. and a small war ‘ 5 :mr‘ 'l‘lm charge-s \Vm'n laid by License [nappy-tor Matt. Beckett. and were Hm culn‘linutiml 01‘ a series of events that. «)0mech 011 the farm of Thom- :ns ’l'm'km' in ngnmnl... when: a farewell party was being given to Mr. and Mrs. 'l‘m'ke-r on the night, Hf March 6th last. .1ull.‘ |II Lll“ ‘ v .--- hocamo unruly. nncl a small war v was stagml in tho kitrhon for a time during wiiirh rousidvrahlo oxritc- o mont. provailml. l‘llmor 'l'urkor. a 5. tall about. twolvo yours of 33:0, gm’o r t‘Vllit‘llt't‘ of swing tho four young ( men in tho stnhlo :u')[)ai'mit.ly drink- 4 ing from n hottlo, and olln-r wit- l nossos sworn that thing‘s wore not 1 what thoy would haw horn haul o\'- I Wrryonn lwvn solwr. Both Nohlo and I ll’otty. on tho stand. gave! ovidonco that they hail takvn no intoxicz‘iting liquor that. owning. hail not. soon any. and that. tho slatomonts of tho \Vituossos for tho tirmomltiou wore in orror \thn thvy statml othorwiso. 'l'ho rnso rroatml ronsidorahlo in- lorl-st. and tho t-ourt, room was rromlml. During the- rross-oxum- inalion of tho young 'l‘urkvr lad. Magistrato Lail‘llaw took l"XCt‘p~ tion to tho mannor in which Harristor lx'lvin hunillml tho wit.- llt‘h‘S. and :1 \Vorcly lmttlo took place in whirh .\lr. Laidlaw throatonml to haw tho Walkorton luwyor removed from court. In summing Up the evidence, the' t magist'ato hold that. in order to - register a. conviction undor the Act, a porson must ho found on tho high- way in an intoxicatml condition. As . this had not. been proven. he had . no other alternative than to dis- miss the case. The delegates from the High and Public School Boards, who are in. Toronto this week attending the O. E. A. include: Messrs. H. Koch. John M(_)rrison. J. A. M. Robb and J. S. Mcilraith. W-. J. Ritchie. John Mc- ("uirr and John (irahhy are. also in attendance. representing the school sections of No. 3 Glenelg. No. 9. Glen- elg, and Rocky Saugeen Schools. reâ€" spectively. Miss Armetta McKech- nie. who is president. of the W0- men’s Federation for South Grey, is ,also at the convention. DURHAM BOW LERS ORGANIZED FOR SEASON 'I‘he organzation meeting of the Durham Bowling Club was held Monday night. when a good crowd of interested bowlers was present to talk over the plans for the com- ing year. The date for the club’s annual tournament has been set for June 11th, and it is the intention that the 1925 tournament will excel in every way anything prevnously put on by the club. The prize list this '11 be a big feature in stimu- year wn . lating interest. The followmg of- ‘ ficers were elected: President, Herbert _ Cross; Vice- President, Revlg. H. .Wlhealen; See- D Mnnfnrlana: MR. HENRY BRIGHAM I‘VV' lll‘\.|.‘ _. ”no of Allan Park’s grand Pulicn Magistrate Lajd- n dnuht. iln Ills-()“fll mmd bert Cross; Vice- l. H. Wheaten; Sec~ , R Macfarlane; wee. P, 988“”: W DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA. the High and T0 HOLD SERVICE Durham Continuing Presbyterian Church Holds First Service Next Sunday Bvening.â€"â€"Re~. W. J. Bur- nett Temporary Pastor. . The first services or the commu- mg Presbyterian Church in Durham will be held in the Town Hall next Sunday eyenigg _at 7 pzm. Rev. W. ‘ ‘A-A-A A: ‘h- uuuuu.’ u v us-uttu '11 hav'e duii'ge of the J. Burnett w: service. Ever since the vote on union,| which carried by upwards of 50,‘ there has been a persistent rumor that those not favorable to the new measure might hold services of their own, but nothing official was done until last week, when it was decided that services should com- mence next Sunday. Just what fur- ther action was taken, we have not been informed, but we are told reg- ular services will be held each Sun- day evening throughout the year. â€" ‘1“ f) nnnnn 5‘ u hvuulnnau v..-v..c,_-- __ a: - , - . For the present, Rev. Mr. Burnett of Dromore is to have charge of the continuing church here, though it is likely that a regular resident pas- tor will he called in the course of few months. Rev. Mr. Burnett, who has been in charge of Amos and Knox congregations for the past five years. is a most popular pastor and recently received a unanimous call from Dixie and Islinglon congrega- tions near 'l‘oronto.‘ So great was “Hum u‘u; .\ .......... .. - the pressure from his Egromnnt and Nut-manby charges. however, that ho daclined tho leiv-Islington call. Knox and Amos 00ngrogati0ns both mtml against uninn. and in the hal- lntingr in Durham church. 165 votes \wrv l'PCUl'dt‘d against, tho measure. NEW BEER MAY Drafting of Regulations To Be Start- ed at Onceâ€"Will Take Two Weeks. â€"Gasoline and. Beverage Taxes Al- so in Effect Snon. Two wooks is tontativoly mon- 0 .ionod by tho ('iovot'nmont as tho 3 pol‘iml which will ho roqniroi‘t for 1‘ tho drafting of tho rogulations an. ? ranging for tho salo of 4.4 pol‘ cont, t lmor. No work has as yot been done 3‘ by tho Cabinet in this conmwtion, .l‘ but as the bovorago is to be a source ' ot’ rovonuo, tho matter is to have : immodiato attmition. along with the ‘ dotails of tho gasolino and bovoai‘go taxos, which aro to swell the pro- vincial troasnry. No doiinito dato, howovol', is giv- on as yot for tho appoaranco of tho‘ strongor i‘it‘t‘l'. In discussing the Inattor, l’romioi' Forgnson pointed out. that tho logislation had boon otl'octivo upon m'imlamation and that tho rogulations had first to bo drawn up bot‘oi'o it. could bo inaugurated. llo tit‘('ial't‘ti. hmvovoi', that the framing: of tho rogulations would be wnnn'ionooi‘l immodiatoly and ho summsoil that. tho tauk would roâ€" qniro “a conplo of weeks.” )In rogari‘l to tho gasolino and bow oi'agro taxos. \Vilit‘ll \Vt‘t't‘ also major onaotmonts of tho Mission. tho primo - niinislot' statoil that. immodiato ac- '» tion would ho takon to mako tlu‘m otl‘oi'tiw. 'l‘ho dosiro of tho (lov- oi-nmont. ho pointod out. was to - (-onnnonoo as oai'ly as possiblo to l sot‘ui'o tho I'ovonuo which thoy would bring: SAWMILL MAY COMMENCE OPERATIONS THIS WEEK Furniture Company Getting Ready For Annual Spring Cut of Logs. Considv '3th activity- ignnticczzlhlo around tlw Durham Furniture (.om- panv's sawing plant, the past. week ‘t' ‘ l‘ _- Al-. . A'\.\I‘Inl L‘l““"0 I'm-s -' «nu-.â€" _ making ready for the annual spring! ('ut pf lugs purchasml during the. winter. While thew may not he the quantity this yoar as compared with some) previous years. thorn will be plenty of work fm‘ this department during tho next throo l or four mmilhs. or perhaps longer. The mill is expected tn he in full operation by tho 0nd of tho ‘Wl‘fflf. o » â€"- -‘Mnmmnm LU”. l‘ U‘ 851“ IIIIIH -. v“-_ tho initial two houses being orectod on College St...rrrt tho concreting has boon all done. and work is now being rushed on tho framework. 1)) ‘tfl‘ilé‘ mid~ 0i" thv week. The cnmpany‘s building program tan, is beginning to takqfnrm. On ~ -_ A_-ntnA BIG EGG CONTEST GETTING INTERESTING But Smallest Egg on Record 80 Far Left in This Week. Ned Burnett the junior member of the firm of Burnett Co. was in The Chronicle sanctum the other day apt} placed on our desk what --_1 Alan nmn‘IAQ‘ "Dnâ€" U0) ualu .1qu V.. we think is about. the smallest gen- uine hen’s egg on ‘record. It meas- ured 2% inches by 2% inches and weighed so little that we hadn’t a scales about the place small enough to register its displacement. In compliance with the rules of the contest, Ned left the egg with us, though at. the present time. we have not yet decided whether it shall become an omelet or a cus- tard pie. Ned says any old hen can lay a pig egg, hyt it takes one with -fln‘:nn ‘A In!“ ‘hfl .The old fashioned girl whose last. task at night was to braid her hair now upbraids her heir. IN TOWN BALI. BE SOLD SOON GOOD PLAY GIVEN BY ROCKY U. F._0. Profitable and Pleasant Evening Spent in Song, Story and Drama. I'll ‘_A The short play. “Just Like a \Vo- . man.” was well put. on. Mrs. Thom- f as Turnhull and Mr. Robert Lawson as Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Smith. who Â¥ had spent their whole lives on the t t'arm. took their parts well. Bar- .1 tholomew. their son. who now rc- ‘ sides in lluti‘alo. is anxious to haVe his father and mother sell the old ( homestead and go and lth‘ with him ( in the city where life will be easier for them. At first. “Miranda" decides she is tired of slaving day I in and day out. but as Bartolomew (Stexx'art McArthurl makes out the auction sale hills. .hoth she and Joshua lind the_\'cannot give up cer- lain live stock and household arti- cles. because of some attachment. or other. particularly Miranda’s patch quilts in the various patterns which they decide to take. with them to Buffalo. Joshua is very much per- turbed as to whether there is a I’. 1“. O. in Buffalo. and despite the fact that he is informed of many good fraternal societies he might join, he cannot arouse much interest. in them and thinks he cannot get along with- out the I‘. l". 0. club meetings. Ev- erything: turns out well, and MW. - and Mrs. Smith finally decide to re- : main on the dear old farm. The 9' play was amusing and entertaining. e Misses Catherine McLean and Isabel Kelsey and Alister Lawrence took h their separate. parts quite ac- GILBERT McEACHERN DIED GOOD FRIDAY Ex-Reeve of Bgremont Passed Away Last Week After Month’s Illness From Paralysis. 0f Egremont Township is dead. On the Nth of Last month, Mr. McEach- ern was stricken with paralysis, and though for a time his recovery was looked for, he gradually sank until the end came last Friday. Though critically ill for only a shorbxtime, Mr. McEachern had not been well for some time past; in fact. it is thought ill-health was reSpou-zble for his retirement from municipal Wilt-“35. last january. _ 11-13....Lnnn ‘Al'll‘ urns. [Hill tux/o u-uv v v.-- ._ The late Mr. McEachern, who was in his 69th year. was one of the bestâ€"known municipal politicians in the county. and a former school teacher for about thirty years, when he retired and engaged in farming. He was a man of outsanding ability, and on different occasions was chairman of important County Conn- cil committees which he filled with tact and judgment. ‘ 9 â€"- “7.A-JI‘_.A WUU all“ Juub ........ 'Interment was madei 11 Woodland cemetery, Mount Focest, on Monday afternoon. Mr. Gilbert AMcEaphepn, ‘exâ€"peexe ll ENJOYABLE TIME SPENT LAST MONDAY EVENING Mrs. R. Burnett Entertained Young Peeple in A. Y. P. A. Rooms.â€"â€"Ev- eryone Enjoyed Delightful Event. One. of the most enjoyale social «wants of the snaspnAwag gllvon 0n -cuu ‘vâ€" A. rooms by Mrs. Robert Burnett in honor of Miss Eula and Mr. Royden Burnett of Western Ontario Univer- sity, London, and their guest. Miss Juan Buchner. The rooms were prettily decorat-l ed in Easter colors. About fifty? eight Young peOple were entertained with cards and dancing. The tally cards were holiday mementoes, be- ing in the form of yellow chickens and bunnies. Miss Jean Buchner and Mr. Frank Morlock were the win- ners 0f the first m‘izes, and Miss Marjorie Pickering and Mr. Hilton ,Rowe, the consolation prizes. Efi‘é’tfé} Hedda}: night. in the Among the several novelty dances, the prize given in the lucky number dance was carried off by Mrs. George Campbell and Mr. Erhen Schulz. and in the Teddy Bear dance, Miss Reta Lawrence and Mrs. J. H. lloberlsnn were the prize winners. Mr. James Lloyd, as flom'_manager. played a ulu3u, uu uuu. .--..--._U__, _ u _ big part toward the surcess 0f the evening. Mr. '1‘. Henderson was the calm-or of the evening and provided an ex- cvllent lunch. Snow About All Gone and Motor Cars Again Hold Sway. \Vilh tho oxcoption of a tow odd places. tho snow is all gono. and thm‘o is littlo oViclonco that a tow short days ago, old King Winter was in command with hlockml roads and other harrim-s to early motoring. Tho air, however, is still cold. but tho ahsonco of snow and the bright sun douhtloss has caused many of us to forget that the season is yot early. and too much cannot ho ox- pooled. According to last reports, tho ion is still solid in Lako Superior, and until this is gone and tho. northern country thaws out a little. we may mmpnt hut fow warm nortlnvostmm 1 According to last reports, the ice is still solid in Lake Superior, and until this is gone and the northern country thaws out a little. we may expect but few warm nortlm’estern‘ breezes in this part of Ontario. So far the season is about three weeks ahead of schedule, and in this locality at least the farmers are about finished with their plough- ing and well on with most of their spring work. Fall wheat where sown. is said to have wintered well. and present prospects are good for a bumper crop. Durham Girl Elected to be Tried by Julyâ€"Case Comes Up at Spring Assizes. Pleading not guilty to a charge of sending obscene matter through the mails, Miss Ruby Knisley of this place was before Magistrate Creasor at Owen Sound on Saturday, but, el- ecting to be tried by jury, the case was sent up for trial and will come up at the spring assizes, likely in the first week in June. â€" â€" â€"| 4...:Ann‘.‘ Thursday. L'll‘? Ill Db “ uIJ For some time back local residents according to the evidence at the pre- liminary hearing, have been receiv- ing obscene matter through the mails and appealed to the post on“ ice department in an effort to have it stepped. The department put a de- tective on the case and as a result the arrest was made a week ago last “Does your new Chinese cook 0. I. .99 $2.00 a Year in Cumin; $2.50in U.S. Wm unknowns! cm: uacrum-z um “The Outdoor Culture of Roses" was the subject taken by Mr. Henry J. Moore, noted horticulurist. in his address under the auspices“ of the Horticultural Society in the base- ment of the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday evening. ‘ uwvâ€" v v 'â€" â€"__v n is .needless to say that the ad- dress was a d one, and while al- most too too nical to report intel- ligently. the illustrations accom- panying the lecture made the var- ious explanations very plain and simple to those in attendance. The speaker's remarks took in the various kinds of roses, but dealt more particularly with the Hybrid Tea and the Hybrid Perpetual var- ieties, dealing with the method of planting, the position and protec- tion, the soil and its preparation pruning and the treatment of insect pests and other ailments to which the rose. is subject. Roses should be planted approx- imately two feet apart and should be protected from the north and east winds of winter. If a locality is af- fected with strong westerly winds. the rose shcmld be prolm'lmi on this side also. j. J. Ioora Spot. to Icahn.“ Horticultural Soclaty 'l'uaaday Bvauiua.â€"Attaudauca Wan Small. Roses do host 111 clax 1011111 101' the reason that this kind 111 soil is 10111 and moist. In the prepmalion of the soil co“ 11131111111 nnh should he used. as this is cool and moist. Horse manure is too hot and drv and it is this heat that makes this kind of manure. so usoful for holhmis in tho ourh spring “hon tho wound is cold. Baton» planting, all inso stalks should be immm'sod in “our 1111' two hours, varc- hoing takon to MPG that the wholo bush in umivi' walor. 111 the vase of shriwllvd plants 1'1»- coiwd from tho. nursm'y. those should ho covered with Nil’ih for at least nino days ht‘fOl‘P planting. lu pruning, all roses should he pruned in April. This was differ- ent from the method used in prun- ing apple trees and the, like, for the reason that the rose blooms came from the current year‘s growth, while {the apple was produced from the growth of lhe preVious year: "uv C.v..--- â€"- « . _ In dealing with the various dis- eases and insect pests, Mr. Moore classed the latter into two varieties, those that eat the leaf and these that such the sap and explained the method of treating. 'l‘he leaf-eatâ€" ing kind were best and easiest treat- ed by spraylng the plant with a solution of arsenate of lead. The sap-snekers were best treated with a solution of nicotine which could he. nurchased at the drug: store. a solutiun of nicotine which cuuld he purchased at ihu drug: Shire. Fungus posts and mildew worn also enemies of rose plants. as was al- so black spot. ln u'miting ”I“ mil- dew. limo of sulphur was used, while hm'dcaux mixture \muld suc- cvssfully combat. thv hlaok spat. (lommnn washing soda in Hip pro-- portion of one ounce tn iiw gallant inf water was also hc-nviivial. To protect the bushes in the, win- tet'. the speaker advocated “mmmd- ing lip” the earth at the foot 0f the bush (.0 a height. of eight. in ten inches. and if necessary. as in a climbing variety, of wrapping with a single layer of gunnysack 0r tar- panIin. â€" i.--.‘_n'-. ln pruning rosos. prune swurely. The more sovero a hush was prmwd the hotter the bloom. Plants should be pruned in April, cutting: out tho weaker canes and leaving from four to six of tho stronger ours. The buds should ho trimmed outward so that the plant may grow in that di- irection rather than inward. -vvv-v As a ibiotection to roots. very strawy manure should he used, as Smflinf Charlie 533'“ (Continugd alumni.) 5'!