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MING HE TRAIL Rlnn” CK FOR SALE July 9. ma. Health Worth? IGH SCHOOL ’RAT'I Tale of an on NICHOI REPAIRING I to) and all tn 1' return" qwnding . hvtrnit. “-3: ago lb“ mm.- men 'lo‘ 80‘)!th Mu: drawn that nearly need It, the man HI»- {Pliow Its holster »- furvfront : rattle is mug hunt, gun. ll) and Ahen J by We with My: ne 98-12 ater \is. uhnston, luction 'tm'ans’ Inherit It is at the (Hur- turmls during the meeting. the mcky Saugeen orchestra furnished mw-llpnt music. Read The Chronicle Ads. on Page 9. nr’ tho Onward Club. congratulated Hm winners and said that if he hm] to 1030. he would sooner bow in .ivt'waf. tn rhpm than to any other Nam hn knew. .\t thp hoginning Of the meeting. me. McLaren. who was in charge nf the field sports during the after- nnnn. gave a good address. .At in- *:~.'.~»|\-ml. that tinnsnlitlatml schools ‘~ '11ch do more for education in rrral Ontario than the present sys- lll. Hum] points were made by both warn-u but the address of the even- -~; was delivered by Mr. Farquhar n .\~t' of the Artemesia team. who wanna] quite a favorable imprPS- ~ t-n with the large audience pres- t-z-t. \h-. Oliver possessed what the mtm- ttm-m lacked to a great. extent --\~lume amt clear enunciationâ€" and m: \‘niee at all times could be llt'Jtl'Ii in any part Of the rink. Hi9; I‘c‘tâ€"olo'lmlo'l‘ was Mr. Elfl‘ed Waters. Messrs. William Ford and Wilfred Anderson handled the negative ar- ,‘Illmvnl well. and after the decision nt~ the judges, were handed the CUP hv the donor. Miss Macphail. who also distributed medals donated for ether purposes. Following the pl‘t‘rlt‘niation. Mr. Oliver, on behalf ‘l'hw lilml alpha!» for N10 Miss Mac- ;vimll will» h’mk place in "1“ rink :n-zw- hm WMnnsHay night, and was mm: M' tlw club from N0. 7, Nor- {numb}: .io-bating against the Onward Huh tram from Artomesia. Rev. W. H. Smith of this placn and Prof. \l.-l..-u'o-n nf tho (1A1). after going «or Hm [mints nhtaim‘d by the two ”nuns. olm‘iolml that the‘ Normanhy iw’mh'l's nn tho nogativo side had «mm. The mwstinn of debate was, Defeated Artemesia Club in Final Held in the Rink Here Last Week. N0. 7, NORMANBY WON DEBATING CUP "The parade was scheduled to take Mum- at. 1.30 o‘clnck. but. it. was af- ter 2 when it was lined up and ready to start. There were some. 60 lodges in the line. and with their handsome banners and their small hands and bright uniforms, pre- senfml wonderful sights to the mass of [H'Itplt' who lined the streets. It is estimated that there were over 3,000 Ui'angemen in the. parade, and over mom visitnrs m the town dur- lltf.’ the day. ".\t the Park, a number of ad- olt'o-sses were o_lo"li\'m't‘d, among the; stno'flkt‘l's‘ being W. H. Tuck. Grand Master of the Royal Black Precep- tui'y nt‘ Hntario \Vest, Toronto; Rev. It. -\. Spencer. of Dundalk, Dr. L. H. tianwhell of Markdale; Mrs. H. hum]. Flesherton. and several uthwrs. They were listened to by an enthusiastic audience. "There was also a god program .imrts. In the. baseball game, l-‘towhurtnn heat. Dundalk by M to x. and in the soccer game. Maxwell twat Huts-twin by 3 to i. There were nu .wmtwts to mar the day.” t_-_ -vw-cvv DIV.” all parts of Grey County and sur. rounding district turned out to cel- ebrate the Battle of the Boyne. Favored with excellent weather, the crowds began to put in an appear- ance early in the day, and by noon, the available parking space was cc- mipiml by motor cars, and in addi- tion to these who travelled that any, special trains brought addi- twnnl erowds from Owen Sound and Httlet' points. It was a great day tor the citizens of Dnndalk, who? v teal with each other in making the \w’ltnrs welcome, amt special ar- l.tllt.'t'llit'llt$ were made to feed the lltllllo'llio‘ throngs. There WOPG 1'9- {la-Juliet”. booths wl'ierever a vacant ptm'i' t'nllttl b” fnlllld. and all ap- ,....-.r.~.| tn be doing a thriving busi- Howx 'l‘he Dundalk brass band was wt early amt welcomed the visiting lmlzes as they arrived during the :‘urenuen. and there was a large unrulwr of smaller parat:les.. The \lnl'kotule brass banal was also on haunt. and then there were the large number of Me and drum hands mung!” along by the lodges, and tho-v kept. things lively throughout til“ ttth. I “The biggest Orange celebration ever held in Dundalk took place here an Monday when lodges from Durham and district Loyal Orange Lodges were at Dundalk Monday to celebrate the battle of the Boyne and report, a record crowd in at- tumlance. The day was ideal, no rain and not too warm, and a large number of lodges with an extra big q-ro‘vwd. tonk in the celebration. A dispatch from Dundalk dated July it says: Durham and Joined Dnndalk Brethren in ebratiOn of Battle of the Boy fifty Lodges ih Parade. We trust that Mr. Firth, who is a brother of Mr. Joseph Firth of Mr. Firth threshed among the farmers in Glenelg for 25 years or more. and as a consequence, knew inearly everybody in the township. He was regarded as the best feeder on a hand thresher in the district. and with the exception of the late James Edge, was the best ox driver in the olden days. Mr. Firth was also an axeman of note, and he and his brother, Harry, now dead, had the reputation of being the two best axemen in the country. One was a right-handed chopper'and the other left-handed. It is said that they would stand tip to a tree and tell it. both men using the one notch. One thing he can‘t do. apparently. and that. is talk about himself. Talk- ing over the matter of our conver- sation with him to one of his Dur- ham admirers who has known him for a long time, we secured some additional information about our subject that. would pl‘Obably never have come to light. if we had ae- pended upon Mr. Firth to tell it. Mr. Firth still has in his posses- sion :1 grindstt‘me, the original weight. of which was 90 pounds. and which was carried from Owen r Sound to Glenelg on horseback. This happened 75 years ago. Mr. Firth says the stone is still in good condi- tion and much better than the ma- jority of those ot' the present day. Though not actively engaged in farming at present. Mr. Firth re- tired from active labors only a year ago last September when he suffered. a slight stroke. and while he admits! he does not feel as young as he did fifty years ago. he is quite confident that his chances for living far be- yond the ninety-mile limit are. good. He is active for his age, can eat a good meal, has a wonderfully reten- tive. memory and is an exception- ally good conversationist. 3 We were. much interested in some of Mr. Firth's tales of the early days in Glenelg, "when there was nary a tree out between his farm seven miles out and Durham.” He was. also a great admirer of the late James Edge and recounted many of the happenings in the late. 40s and early 503 that tell of the hardships that these early settlers had to go through, a COHlpfll'iSOll that makes one gasp when considered from the standpoint of the modern youth, whose ambitions. in a good many instances, consist of an ability to "step on the gas” and “make Owen1 Sound in forty flat.” About 42 years ago. Mr. Firth was married to Miss Margaret Timmins, and tn this union warn horn twin girls. Mrs. Malyos at Guelph and Mrs. Harry Holmrs of Durham. l Fifty-seven years ago, Mr. Firth Ewas married to Miss Kate McFay- ‘clen. and the young couple com- ‘menred immeniakinl.r at Lot 5, Con- cession 7, where, with the excep- tion of a year spent on what is new knnwn as the Matthew Davis farm, the family has since resided. Mrs. Firth dim] in 1879, leaving a family of three suns and three daughters, all (if whom, with the exeeptiun of Katherine. who died 25 years age. are still living. They are: Hugh and William J., Durham, J0- seph in Guelph, Mrs. Dedds (Martha) in Berkeley. Mrs. Traynnr (Minnie) in Durham. The subject of this sketch was born at Lockport, New York State, on the 11th of July, 1839. Lockport, now a city of approximately 22,000 population, then but a small village, is approximately 20 miles due east {Of Lewiston and lies about 30 miles north-east of Buffalo. When about two years of age, Mr. Firth came with his parents to Canada, and the family took Up their residence in Trafalgar Township about 11 miles from ()akville. On the 12th of Sepâ€" tember. 18-58, the family came to Glenelg. where the subject of this, sketch has since resided, each year’s residenCe but adding to the. regard and esteem in which he is held. The old homestead on the 2nd conces‘ sion is now occupied by a nephew, Mr. W. G. Firth. past few weeks, Mr. Firth says there is nothing serious the matter with him and he hopes to be back to his normal state or health in the course of a few days. earthly sphere, but, to meet Mr. Wil- liam Firth of Glenelg, the grand old man or Zion’s Corners, one would not think that he was within hail- ing distance of the {our score and ten mark. Passing through that part of the townsnip last Sunday evening, we dropped in to pay him 0 nhnn‘ .r. William Firth Of Glonolg Still Enjoys Good Health for 3 Ian at His Years and la a Variable En- cyclopaodia of Events of the Early Days of the Township. town, may live long to enjoyâ€"many more retm‘ns of his natal day. ;In the presentation to Mr. Taylor, the address was read by Mr. H. S. Grill, and the presentation made by Mrs. William Mofl‘et. Mr. Taylor made suitable reply. A \ery pleasant mening was spent “ith lunch on the lavm fol- lowed by a short, prOgram of sing- ing and speeches by Messrs. Thom- as McNiece, Thomas McComb and Allan Bell. Miss Exa Redford “as the accompanist for the musical program. The home of Mr. and -Mrs. J. F. Giles on Saddler street was the scene of a pleasant gathering last Friday evening when, at a meeting of the'members of the congregation of the Baptist church, the. pastor. Rev. James Taylor, was presented with white gold cutf links and watch chain. The pleasure of the affair was enhanced in that Mr. Taylor was taken wholly by sur- prise, having no inkling whatever. that anything of this nature wast to take place. i BAPTIST CONGRBGATION PAID TRIBUTE TO PASTOR Rev. J. TayIOr Made Recipient of Address 93nd Presentation at Pleas- ant Gathering Last Friday Night. Intermediate School (Muleâ€"«Mar- jm'io Pickering 60 Juniorâ€"Ivan Haiding 64. Piimam â€"â€"Dm‘nthy Pickoring 71,E_lvmonta1'v â€"â€"â€" Hurdon McRao 82, James Hmulerson 78, Isubnl Jamioson 72. Intrmluctorvâ€" Carolino Mitchell 81, Thnom ,Pi'im- ary ‘irade (Haimom â€"â€"â€"Stellu Mc- Ci'an 89. DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1925‘ The. results of the recent, musical examinations in Durham pentro wero mado known Suturilav, and the goumal results of this wars work must be highlx satisfactory to both pupils and teachers. The examinations \\ err hold on Juh 8, and the pupils were prepared 1)) the Misses Violet and Ruth Fursâ€" man of Hanmor. The maximum marks obtainable is 100 with the following grading: Pass 60 marks, Honors 70 marks. First-class Hon- ors 80 marks. The results are for guano. Toronto Conservatory of Music 110' sults Were Announced Saturday With Gratifying Results to Dur- ham Pupils. LOCAL MUSIC STUDENTS PASS EXAMINATIONS \Vu congratulate all the candi- dates on their successful year's 0 work. Interim Second'Class Certificates Maiy S.Bell,R1ta L. Ballmur, Salah Fulton, \iultt Mer'un, Clara M. MeCrae, Jessie M. 'I\\amle\, Ce- cil I{.\\1g‘;:1u~ Interim Third- Class Certificate Amelia F. Blair. The names 01' two other candi- dates also appear which will be of much interest. to reshlents 0f Dur- ham. They are Miss Elizabeth J. Bean. daughter of Mrs. \V. H. Beau nf Fordwich, and Miss Kathleen Hughes. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hughes Hf town. The~results of the courses of training for Public and Separate school teachers were announced Mnnday last by the minister of educatinn. The eezirtiiicates 0f the successful candidates and the marks of those who failed will be for- warded in due course. The. follow-- ing is the result as it interests Durham and «:listrict so far as we have been able tu find out, and while there may he. emissions, the list is as mmplete as We can ascer- lain. Interim Second'Class Certificates Results Made Public Monday by Hon. G. H. Ferguson, Minister of Edn- cation. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS AT NORMAL EXAMS. both of these fast travelling teams. The game this} evening should he a good one,'with the locals being forced to give the best that is in them to win. .A. executive cancelled the league game with Walkerton last week, and to keep the locals in shape and give them a try-out against one of the best juvenile teams in the prov- ince this exhibition game has been arranged. Fergus is grouped with Orangeville and Hespeler, and we understand, have broken even with This Thursday evening at 6 o‘clock sharp, the Fergus and Du!“ ham juveniles come together on Durham grounds in an exhibition game of lacrosse which, from ad- vance notices, will be the game of the season thus far. Owing to some mix-up in the certificates, the 0A. FERGUS PLAYS HERE TONIGHT AT 6 Fast Juvenile Team Clashes With Locals This Evening in Exhibition Pktnre.â€"£honld Be a Good Game. The Huntsville School Board gave a picnic to the well-behaved pupils. Unfortunately there isn’t a picnic ground large enough to start the innovation hereâ€"Chatham News. in that was much enjoi'eduby the visiting brethren as well as by the members of the Mount Forest lodge. -vâ€"w- Following'the reflui‘n to tllgulOdge room, refreshments were served and an hour of friendghip indulged 1.. lL-‘ ‘ The selections by the Durham Band during the decoration of the graves and at other periods during the service added much to the sol- emnity of the occasion, the sacred selections being in keeping both with the day and the occasion. very favorably commented Upon by the members present. The benedic- tion by Rev. Mr. Facey closed the service. The decoration service will un- doubtedly live long in the memory of the brothers assembled and of the citizens of the town who wePe present. Odd Fellows were firesent from Harriston, Palmerston, Dur- ham and other Lodges. ' The hymn. “God Be \Vaith You,” was htllnwod by the Odd Fellows’ addrnss, dolivnrod by. MI‘. E. D. Mc- Clocklin of the Durham Lodge. Modesty forbids that W0. comment, too favorably on this part of the program more than to say that Mr. M C(Ilockl‘in’s address was given with its ('ustnmary forcefulnoss and was The address of the day was de- livervd by tho Rev. Mr. Facey who. for about. twvnty minutes, delivered a lino “ration «m Odd Fellowship, its aims and ambitions, and the duties of momlmrs if tllny seek to uphold the traditions of the order. of tho society. Then followed the hymn, “Shall We Gathor at the Riwr," which in turn was {allowed by tho reading: of the Scripture. Luko 10 : 25-37 by Bro. Galbraith of the Mount Fnrost Lodge. who was in clmrgn nf the whole. service. The service at the. cemetery Opened with the singing of “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” by the Odd Fellows and public, followed by prayer by the Rev. Mr. F acey. This was followed by the decoration of the graves of the deceased members There are. 33 members of Garnet Lodge. Mount Fez-est, reposing in the silent city, and buried in dif- ferent parts of the cemetery, it was no small work to deposit on the grave of each member the beauti- ful floral tribute of red and white geraniums. Prior to proceeding to the ceme- tery, the. members of the order, preceded by the Durham Citizen’s Band, marched through the main portion of the town to where their rars had been parked in the north end. The march was an impressive one, and the music by the band lent the right, atmosphere. Arriving at the cemetery, the decoration ser' vices. were soon under way. and as the afternoon was all too short and much work to he done, no time was to he lost. 'l‘lnmgh the first service of its kind held in Mount Forest for a good many years, the Odd Fellows decoration service on Sunday after- noon last will go down as one of the most successful services of this nature ever held in this part of Ontario. Approximately 200 Odd Fellows gathered, and a procession of cars nearly a mile long made its way to the cemetery where the services were to be held. MT. FOREST 1. 0. 0. F. HELD DECORATION Four or Five Car Loads Represent- ing Grey Lodge No. 169 Were in Attendance and Report Big Crowd. OUR SERMONETTE ENJOYED PICNIC SATURDAY A pleasant and much enjoyed pic- nic was held in Dr. D. B. Jamieson's grove at. Wlilder’s Lake Saturday afternoon. given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton of Saska- toon, visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity for the past month. Quite a crowdgathered. and a good time was enjoyed. The picnic, ar- ranged by Mr. Andrew Hunter, in- cluded the Brown, Henry and Hun- ter families, the Gilmour family of near Hampden, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lennox, Mr. and Mrs. James Mack, Mr. and Mrs. David Hamilton and many others whose names we have been unable to obtain. \ t of the village have been holding church and Sunday school in Wat.- son’s Hall, the average attendance at the Sunday school of which Mr. Thomas Nichol is superintendent, being 68. Last Friday afternoon was a big day with the members of the Sun- day school of the Priceville Pres- byterian church, when upwards of 300 members of the congregation gathered at the school grounds to hold their annual picnic. The big event. of the afternoon was a softball game. between Bunessan land Swinton Park, won by the for- mer 18 to 16.. A local ladics’ footy .ball match too caused much merri-l ment and was keenly contested throughout. Besides these events, the usual races for the children and other sports kept everything mov- ing, and the big crowd when sup- per time arrived, was quite con- tent to sit down and enjoy the del- ectable meal served by the ladies of the congregation. Since the \ote 0n lnion, which was a tie,, 60-60, or, lather, since the 10th of June, the Presbytelians Preshtyerian Sunday School Spent. Pleasant AfternOon on School Grounds Priday.â€"Bunessan Won Softball Game. PRICEVILLE PICNIC OUTSTANDING SUCCESS Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Greenwood in his loss, as in a con- flagration of this kind, a person loses much more than he can think of at the time of the fire. The barn, which was a gnod sub- stantial frame structure with stone walls and cement stable, was a total loss, and while. there was some in- surance, it will not begin to cover the loss sustained. Tuo or three daxs prexiousl}, we, unde1stand, Mr. Green“ ood had hauled in a few loads of hay which Vs as stored in the barn, and though it is not thought that the hay was in the barn long enough to heat there is no other solution to the me than spontaneous combustion of some kind. Mr. Herbert Greenwood met with a serious loss about 5.30 Saturday afternoon when his barn 0n the Durham Road caught fire in some mx sterious manner and was totallx destroyed. Mr. Greenwood, who is night watchman at the furniture factory, has just gone to work a few minutes before the tire was discov- ered, and as he does not smoke. and there was no one about the [)I‘OIH’P- ty at the time who did, he is at a loss to account for what was the cause of the blaze. MYSTERIOUS FIRE DESTROYED BARN Property of Mr. Herbert Greenwood on Durham Road Burned Late Sat- urday Afternoon. “NE‘YA'M m at. M A _/l/ / /// $2.00 1-Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. Mr. Brxan announces he is going to quit, the platfoxm \\ hicli plat: form? He ran {01- Haremâ€"Kansas City Star. Mrs. \Villiam Firth gaw- a splen- did and most. oncc‘nn'aaing report «if the l’rcshytorial which was held in Palmerston. Tho tunic for the meet- ing was taken by Mrs. A. Derby. The meeting closed by singing and prayer. H. MeFadyen on Wednesday, July 8. with a good attendance. The, de. \otional exercises weer «(inducted h\ the president. Mrs. A. Delbv, and the Bible. reading «is as taken in “is. G. Geddes The monthly meeting Hf the \V. M. S. of the Presbyterian church was held at, the home of Mrs. J. We were pleased to have a short call Tuesday of this week from this venerable and highly respected res' ident whom we ha3e known for so many years. and take the oppor- tnnity of extending our 3er3' best wishes for the. continued health and prosperity of himself and his be- loved life. partner. During his lifetime. Mr. Hlfltk has been a busy man municipally and still takes great interest in the atl‘airs of the township. He “as col- lector for six years. assessor for seven years and for thirty-nine years was the efficient Clerk of the municipality. He. was also county auditor for one. year. serving with the late John McDonald of Cll‘ats- worth. Mr. Black camo tn Canada in 1837 with his parents. The family first moved to W’ollington County. near Guelph, subsequently moving to Glonolg. Mr. Black was born in Iuvorness- shire. Scotland, 88 years ago) last February and. for a man (if his years, is rvmarkahly woll prosorvod. H0 says he foals wall. thinks wall and is well with the chvptiuu that ho snmctimos foals that. lw canunt walk as well as he would like. Mrs. Black at 73 is quitn smart. and alolo to ho up and around at her liuuso- hold duties. Sim was lmru in Woodstock, in Oxford County. 1. _ I ain‘t-{#1 Mr. and Mrs. Black worn marriod at. Owen Sound. the Rov. Fathpr Chioror performing thoc cvromonv. and immediatelv following the cer- -mnny, the young couple com- menced homemakimz in Glonelg. where they have boon i‘nsl‘mctéd residents over since. lmbsin th'wolf‘c min Mrs. John S. Black, 6th Concession of Glenelg, the occasion being the celebration of the fiftieth anniver- sary ot the wedding day of the es- teemed couple. The actual date of their marriage was February 12. 1875, as told in our issue of that date, of this year, when it was de- cided that, rather than hold a cel- ebration at that time, it would be postponed until midsummer when it was expected that all the mem- bers of the family would be able to be present. The date was set for yesterday, and it must have been a source of great joy to the esteemed couple to have their children, now living in widely Separated localities with them once more. Mr. and Mrs. Black’s family consists of six sons and five daughters: Alex. at Fort. William; Frank and John, at St. {Charles Michigan; Joseph. in Tor- onto; Angus P., in North Dakota. and George at home. The daughters are: Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Bowie and Mrs. McDonald. 31: of Toronto: Mrs. Alex. McDonald and Mrs. John Mr- Cormirk in (ilenelg. Besides, there are the families, numbering in all 40 grandchildmm. all of whom are now Visiting the old home in Glen- elg, and attended the mmiwrsary celebration yesterday. A happy family reunion took place ={esterjixgy a} gap home of Mn. and [r. and In. John 8. Black Anon! lost Respected Residents of Townshipâ€"Worn lax-rind Fobm' , A‘ AA.- MISSIONARY MEETING