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Resident in Durham Concession of Benttnck, Though in lie Hinet -third Year, Is Still Well Preserv’ed and Can Describe Vividly Remembrances That Bap- pensd in the Long, Long Ago. One evening last week while nio- ..t town. under the auspices ing on a visit with other friends in lim-{l‘dlll l’t-QPSDYLBI‘IBII church, was Eastern Ontario. ».,..;;i any doubt or qualification, \\ .. Mr. Palmer came to Durham about m. 1...-t wen here in a good many "1876 from St. Thomas and left here \~it!'~. at the Brunswick Trio of Lon- i... no doubt responsible for i In; mom present, and with an .wiif evening for the event, the ~< at the booths was steady ..; pintitable. l--~:' a time during the afternoon, ”m ...;.ecialy about five o’clock, the ' was not very promismg, .; .. .- .t .lr’izzly rain falling, and it ,. ”nuns; an even bet, if betting .«-=;.«t tit' permitted or thought of in ~ wrung to a church garden party, ' . whether or not theprogram .., '..‘n nth. HOVVPVBI', about SAX .. ll moderated, and though o'\t‘lllllg remained dry, there is , .iwilit that the rainfall of the ...y\ owning curtailed somewhat f'.- attendance 'i‘io- program was opened with a ...~~l»a;l game between Allan Park at.» Ihvl‘lltlt'll, the former winning '. lll a well contested match. I; Maw-st in this game ran high, and '_ --ntl;osiast.ic bunch of rooters ru;i.l~ the welkin ring with their ad- 's. .iii’rioi‘s to their favorites to go ' and win. siioi-tly before dusk. the cars beâ€" - w: :o arrive for the main event, wt as the early evening wore on, - was seen that the matter of park- -: the cat's was going to be a big ,uuimsition. Nearby farm lanes, the sol? ot the roadway and the. Law- we. \aud were taxed to their ca- arztv, but happily. even with the hm. .m damage was done. and all -.»t ill and out of the lot in safety. lllt’ program commenced short- lx before 9 o‘clock, an excellent plat- 'iit'lll ha\ ing been constructed at the rimise. but. while quite an area had :wwt! seated. the crowd was appar- willy greater than the committee .mtmipatml. and many were com- ;u-lii'tl ltl stilllttl. \s on previous occasions here. the l'n-l'lltls‘\\‘lt‘li 'l'rio won additional .iiirels with their excellent. program . vaudeville, and any who had ..~=:lil as to their ability to entertain o ..i them fears quickly quieted even the first. number had been w-tiipleted. \V. .I. Spence, Basso, wt P. It. Spense, baritone, once ltittl't' added additional honors to previous reputation in their ~‘73-i-iizgs. while the inimitable " llallantyne. Scottish come- :an. added to his host. of friends The company. individually i: d It ensemble work. upheld well it'\ pro-\ious advance notices and . as has often been said ill this . the best. Ontario vaudeville twig. on the. road today l’wliat'c the program. during the :'--'ni.ssiwn and after. the crowd i- most generous in its patronage the booths. where courteous at- \s\ 'IL’II‘ :. .ll'|‘;\ i ii't'i.. .i'tit'lt‘ '.‘t'i'f'll.." to their wants. In the with broth aonc. we are told over ‘1'” ‘.\ myth of candy was sold. l'he committee in charge are na- ‘ ixiTlv pleased over the success ot tlrst garden party. the first put. wt: hide-r the changed coinlitaons ot' . .. past summer. and have decided y. vii-Ho- J an annual atl'air. \Vith m.- ~\c~-llent program provided this \~a“. they haye undoubtedly estab- ‘ shed o, reputation that will mean .. . -"i'.llo'l‘ success at. their next. a" '1‘ \dded to this is the deter- " ' that next year's program '1 ,7. III'.I. . -_ ;. iotss‘ildt'. llt‘ttt'l' than PVt‘T.‘ - _ |were the province. of future garden parties is ~‘~l"..'t'o“_'tlllttll is assured. we. .-.ls last 'l‘hursday night anti-inf l i.. approximately $100. .â€"___......___ DURHAM OOOIT CLUB ORGANIZED LAST WEE Enthusiasts Met in Public Library Last Week and Bleceted Officers.â€" Lights To Be Installed at Pitching Beds. 1.1 I“ _\ n’ieeting called for the purpose ~ the formation of a Quoit Club \;is held in the Public Library on day evening. August. H. A largo ' inner interested in the game were '«seitt. and it. was decided to form ' i» and called the Durham Quoit ’ l l tollowliig officers were. elect- ; n. l’t't‘Sltlt‘ntâ€"‘I. N. Murdock. ' usidentâ€"Jl‘homas Mofl'at. '0 \‘ice-Presidentâ€"D. C. TOW“- \ uni Vit'e-Presidenbâ€"James Mc- l.i"-lill‘. , ‘ 'vetorv-Treasurerâ€"C. C. ElVldge \ _\ itoslsiiharles Moffat and John I xt'zeen. , Ix. naive Committeeâ€"H. Heugm, t... \lwtl'at. John McQueen. John Ila" .s. Charles Mofl‘at. John AI- “Itham Bourne. Samuel Chap- liar memlwrship fee was Placed it? 7'” cents for 1925. Anyone inter- who in the game may become a mcmln-i' on payment of the fee to 7m? of the above officers. The Club. which starts ofl with 8 mt‘mlwrship of 32. intends puttim’ In new pitching beds and installing Electric lights at the beds so the same can be carried on after dark. The excellent program put in 1881 for Winnipeg, where he re- mained for a few years before locat- ing in Portage La Prairie. While .here, he was engaged in the baking business and erected what is better known as the old Renton Bakery, now occupied as a residence by Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly. . For a man of 79 years of age, he is remarkably wet preserved, a good conversationalist and excep- tionally smart on his feet, making the trip from his Manitoba home alone, and coming by boat to Sar- nia. It is 17 years since be last paid Durham friends a flying visit. but says that the oldâ€"timers of his day are fast disappearing with the passage of time. He inquired for his old friend, Dr. Jamieson, and seemed greatly disappointed when told that the Doctor was at his home at Wilder's Lake and that ow- ing to the limited time at his dis- posal, he would be unable to see him. . Mr. Palmer’s wife died last year, since when he has been living with one of his sons, in business in the Manitoba town. We were pleased to have a short call Saturday from Mr. Palmer, who returns to his home in the West at 'the end of this month- EXPERT POOLTRYIIEN COLLED LOCAL FLOCKS Representative Prom Guelph Gave Demonstration at Local Poultry Yards Last Week. Last Friday afternoon and even- ing. Messrs. Smith. of the Ontario Agricultural College, and Nelson, assistant reliresentative at Mark- dale. gave a demonstration of poul- try culling in the. flocks of Messrs. Hugh Firth in town and W. G. Firth in (ilt‘lllt‘lg. As both these gentle- men are experts in this line, espe- cially the former, they gave out quite a number of the important points in the culling of poultry, and it. was to be regretted that a larger crowd was not on hand to see the demonstration. While engaged in their work, they also showed the "why" of things, showing that in the selection of birds. the shape of the head, the eyes, and the contour of body. wing and legs have much to do with whether or not the bird would be a profitable one to keep. The pro- per manner of handling the laying birds was also demonstrated. as im- pi-Oper and rough handling inter- feres greatly with a bird’s produc- tiiveness, and next to the proper sculling. llo flock. no matter how t . _ . . . in egg laying that is not kindly treated and prOperly handled. tor' along the second concession of fightidlck, we took theopportun- ity of pa ing a short Visit to the home of r. Archibald McCormick, the oldest resident on the line. We found Mr. McCormick at home 'in his kitchen, and though at his 92 years, he does not pretend to do the hard work of 50 years ago, we were astonished at the interest this fine old gentleman took. in the con- dition of the crops in his immediate neighborhood as well as in the prov- ince. Foreman of his years, Mr. Mc- Cormick has an exceptionally reten- tive memory, and for nearly an hour told us of events as they occurred in this new country nearly 80 years ago. So interesting was his narra- tive that it was with great reluc- tance that we were forced to re- turn to town owing to the late hour. Mr. McCormick was born in the Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland, in 1833, where he lived until he. came to Canada in 1846 with his mother, two brothers and two sis- ters, two other brothers having come out three years prewously. Their trip to Quebec across the At- lantic was long and tr ing but un- eventful. At Quebec, t ey took an- other boat to Montreal, and made the journey around the Lachine rapids by wagon, later taking the steamer to Toronto. From Toronto, they took another boat to Hamilton, and after a short stay in that place, char- tered two teams and wagons tobring them through to Fergus. Of the whole journey from Hamilton to the Rocky Saugeen, the trip through the bush of Peel County was the worst, and after travelling seven miles north from Fergus, the party stuck in the bad roads, which at this time were mere slashes through the. bush. As no attempt had been made to better the condition of the roads through the swamps. they had many thrilling experiences in their journey up into this country. After the wagons got stuck north of Fergus. Mr. McCormick, his mo- ther, and his two sisters walked five miles to Arthur village. They were over a week on the road traversing the blazed trails of the pioneer days. The party reached what is now known as the "40-mile swamp,” about two miles north of Mount Forest. Here was a hotel 111111 by a man named Smith who made con- siderable money by informing 'tra- vellers. especially if they reached his place around nightfall. of the dangers of the swamp and in this way putting them up for the night. After many adventures, especially with the wagons. the party reached Durham, then nothing more than a stopping place. In those days. there were no stores, and if purchases were required, it was necessary to go to Owen Sound in the morning, returning at night with the packs. There was no (trey County. this part of the country being included in Wellington County. Wthile Gara- IIUCII INTEREST STILL IN OAT COMPETITION Mr. Henry Dunn, of Bentinck, Latest to Send in Wonderful Sample of This Season’s Crop. Last week we referred to the ex- cellence of the. crops in this sec- tion of Ontario. remarking that they best in Canada’s banner That. we were not wrong in our contention is once. more proven by the wonderful samples brought into this Office Monday by Mr. Henry Dunn of Bontinck. Mr. Dunn brought us in two stalks, both 631/,» inches in height. While these have been beaten for height, we think Mr. Dunn‘s sample is pos- sibly a little the best we have seen so for One stalk contains 180 indi- vidual grains. and the. other 208. There is not much use in trying to ct‘inyincc us that Canada is goilng to the. dogs with such creps as this in evidence all over this district. Yesterday, Mr. Donald Watson of l-Zgremont sent in a good sample from his field of oats. measuring 68 inches in length, well headed out, and a good crop. % TRINITY CHURCH SUNDAY I SCHOOL HELD ANNUAL PICNIC Enjoyed Pleasant Afternoon Last Thursday at Brighain’s Grove, Al- lan Park. Quite a large crowd of the son. day school scholars of Trinity church, together with the older members of the congregation, pic- nicked last Thursday afternoon at Brigham’s grove, near Allan Park, when a most pleasant afternoon was spent. . . . It was a basket picnic, and dur- ing the afternoon. four teams of scholars engaged in softball and other games. A game of softball by the ladies of the school and church was an amusing feature, uni while not many home runs were made, there was a lot of fun. Swimming and other sports were also hdulged in by those who cared for this form of amusement. ‘ l‘raxa Road was surveyed, and also the second of Bentinck and the sec- ond of (llenelg, in this part of the country. none had been named. In Durham. at that time, the late Arch. Davidson’s father. and the late Arch. Hunter. who conducted the British hotel. were the two principal, in fact, about the only residents. Leaving Durham the party went on to the Rocky Saugeen. settling on the farm in (‘tlenelg now owned by Mr. Lachie McLean. This farm was owned by Mr. McCormick’s eld- est brother who came to the Rocky III]. 1843 and lived there until his About this time, death in 1864. other members of the family were (Continued on page 5) -_........____ BAD ACCIDENT AT ' FURNITURE FACTORY Cyril Becker Lost Three Fingers of Bi ht Band .Saturday Morning W ile Operating Sticker Machine An unfortunate and serious acci- dent happened at the furniture fac- tory last Saturday morning when Cyril Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Becker. who was engaged in feeding a sticker, in some. way let his hand come. in contact with the knives and had the last three fingers of his right band together with the greater portion of the hand, severed. Following the accident, he was rushed to the Red Cross Hospital, where the injury was dressed. and he is now doing as well as can be expected. Cyril, who has been in the em- ploy of the company for some time, was a bright lad, had been feeding the machine only a short time, and the accident is one that is regretted very much by all who knew him. % nox morn w. ii. s. unsure The August meeting Uni W. M. S. was held Thurs- day, e 13th inst, in the church. The roll call .was answered by a verse of promise. The , pre- pared by Miss Belle Med , showed the men of the anemone in For- mosa and Korea. : ‘ of the Knox "land! r 1 J91“. . n I . . e T, ‘fl'.’ 21%;? _,,,<. i . ‘1 - “105. W. SCARF DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS Well-known Resident Passed Away Normanby Congregation's Following Lengthy Illnessâ€"Bad Lived in This Vicinity Practically All His Life. After an illness dating back five years, Mr. Thomas Wilkinson Scarf, a highly-respected resident of this town, passed away in Durham Red Cross Memorial Hospital Friday last. He was 57 years of age and had cel- ebrated his natal day only the day previous to his death. Mr. Scarf, who was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scarf, of Glenelg, was born in Northum- bcrland, England, in 1868, and came with his parents to Canada in 1881, settling in Durham on the Edge mill property, near where Mr. John Mc- Gowan now lives. After a year in Durham, the family moved to the formerly well-known farm at the Rocky now occupied by Mr. James Lawrence, where, under the name of Thomas Scarf Sons, they be- came extensive breeders of pure- bred cattle, sheep and hogs. Following the death of his par- cuts, Mr. Scarf remained on the homestead until six years ago, when, his health failing, he sold to Mr. Lawrenm- and with his sisters, Misses Ruby and Mary, he retired and came to live in Durham, subse- quently purchasing the fine resi- dence in tipper Town in which he has recently resided. Though ail- ing for some years, his condition did not become serious until a year ago, when he developed Hodgson’s disease. a very rare ailment affect- ing the lymphatic glands. So ser- ious was his condition that about two weeks ago, specialist Gen. Dr. Fotheringham of Toronto, was sum- monod, who advised his removal to the local hospital. Mr. Scarf was a man of rare char- actor. and his worth was attested Monday .when a very large crowd of ld)\NllS[JPOplP, together with practl- cally all his old neighbors while on the farm. gathered at his funeral to pay their last respect to one for whom they had the highest regard. The funeral service. preached by Rev. J. E. Peters of Queen Street l'nited Church, in the absence of Rev. Mr. Smith of Knox United, was a comforting one. to the fam- ily, following which interment was made in the family plot in Durham cemetery. Though prevented by his physi- cal'condition from engaging in any active work, Mr. Scarf was seldom idle. With considerable time on his hands, he. simply had to do some- thing and in his spare hours. whiled away the time with h-is jack-knife, becoming an expert whittler of wood. In his collection are some really beautiful and artistic produc- tions such as a ship. wooden chains, Local Concetta Finds Present Floor Space Inadequate, So Will Enlarge. swivels, a flail, an: old-time ox yoke and many other articles, many of piece of them made from a solid other articles cases. tables, etc., put together with Failed to Respond to Blood [infusion at Johns lopkina Hospital, Balti- miere.-Was lll Several loathe.â€" lnterment Took Place Tuesday at Hamilton. Sir Adam Beck, Ontario Hydro El- ectric Chairman and internationally known apostle of municipal owner- ship, died on Saturday night at 10 o’clock, at his residence, “Headley,” in London. For two weeks. it had been known that Sir Adam's brief strength, derived from blood trans- fusions in Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore, was ebbing from him and that pernicious anaemia. with which he was stricken late in the autumn, had run its inevitable course. ‘He personally requested of newspapers that no mention of his cogdition should be made until the en . Nearlyaweek ago. Sir Adam lapsed into a state of coma, from which [he occasional! revived, only to re- lapse agaitii. T ursday night. he was able to recognize those around him. but from that time until his death, it became a question of how long his heart would be able to maintain the spark of life. His only child. Mrs. Strathearn Hays of ’l‘oronto, formerly Miss Marion. and her hus- band. had been with him continu- ously the past three. weeks. After private serviCe of the fam- ily at “Headley,” on Tuesday morn- Goon ATTENBANCE AT litigkthe body of Sir Adam was taken KNOX GARDEN PARTY it: 326311.115.‘af'l‘si“i;‘-‘.'.°..‘.‘ataxia.119. Dean Tucker. rector. conducted fun- Annual eral services. with Rt. Rev. Dr. Wil- Gardcn Party at Watson's School liams. Bishop of the Diocese of Hur- Was Held L‘s‘ Friday ngning. on, as the funeral orator. The hon- orary paII-bcarers were members of The annual garden party of Knox the. Ontario Cabinet. Pall-hearers Presbyterian church, held on Whit, clioscii were Philip Pocock. London: son’s school grounds Epiday evening J. H. Moms). London: Frank White, of furniture, book Furniture Company's of last week, was a pleasant chair, and a financial success as well. The evening was ideal for such a gath- ering, and the crowd was large. Rev. Mr. Hill, of Pittsfleld, Illi- nois, who is visiting with his par- ents-im-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barber, and who was the chairman for the program portion of the amusements. was a good one, rapid- ly whipped the big crowd into good humor and ran off an excellent en- tertainment. This included two choruses by the Presbyterian choir at Dromorc, a quartette by members of this good organization, two chor- uses by Durham Presbyterian choir, solos by Mrs. T. M. McFadden, Miss Esther McComb and Mr. A. G. Mc- Comb, readings by Miss Annie Smith, Miss Kathleen Firtli. Mr. Peter Ram- age. Mr. Joe. Davidson and Mr. Corn- wall. Mr. Stewart McArtliur sup- plied the humorous part of the pro- gram with a couple of his inimita- ble Harry Lauder songs which were rapturously encored. Following the program. lunch was served. The usual booth on the grounds did a good business, and the amount taken in at the gate. was up- wards of $55.00. LOCAL BLACKSIIITIIS TOOK IN BIG PICNIC Grey and Bruce Blacksmiths Spent Day at Inverhuron, on Lake Huron Messrs. P. McLean, W. J. Burnett. W. J. Lawrence and their families were at Inverhuron last Thursday afternoon in attendance. at the big blacksmiths’ picnic held at that place by the blacksmitlis of Grey and Bruce counties. There, was a big crowd present. During the. afternoon. tugs-of-war races and other sports were. in- dulged in. the wielders being on both the winning teams. They had a good time and are loud in their praise of the treat- ment given them. Besides the local blacksmiths. Messrs. J. McMurdo of Dmmore. and _J. McEachern of Ce- darville were. in attendance. EXCAVATING FOR ADDITION TO FACTORY Wlorkmen have. been busy the past wood. .\’or is this all of his handl- few days excavating for an addiâ€" work. About the house are manv tion to be added Lambton street. Durham hammer to the Durham premises on The new addition M.P.. London: [ix-Mayor Alfred Ma- guire, Toronto; F. A. tiaby. of the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Com- mission. and Dr. .lohn 'l‘odd. of lilontreal. Sir Adam Beck, chairman of the Ontario Hyilt‘i'i-I‘llectric l’owcr Com- mission. popularly known in this province as the Minister of Power. was a native son of Ontario. lie was born on Junie :20. 18.37, Baden. Ont... which was founded by his father. After having passed through the public school at. Baden. he. attended the famous llr. Tassie‘s school at Gall. then the Rockwood Academy. and afterwards the W‘estern l'ini- varsity. London. Ont. from which he graduated and which later con- ferred upon him the degree of I.l..Il. Sir Adam. who was then simply Mr. Beck, in 1878 engaged in the. iron foundry and milling business With his I‘atllnl‘. the late Jacob H. Beck. at Baden. In 1880 he removed to Halt. Ont, where be commenced the manufacture of boxes and the business of vencei'ing thin lumber. He continued in this line for four years. then went to London. Out. Here he built. an extensiVe plant, and established branches at Montreal. Toronto and Hamilton. The beginning of Sir Adam‘s grem interest in the. supply of cheap elec. tric power to the people of Ontario began in 1903, when he was ap- pointed a (kimmissioner to investi- gate the deveIOpmcirt and distribu- tion of electric power from Niagara Falls. In 1906. as. Minister witlii‘fut portfolio in the \K'hitney provincial governn‘icnt. Sir Adam Beck intro- illlt'ed a power bill m the Legisla- ture. creating the Hydro-Fleetric l’ower Commission. Hc “'35 alt- pointed Chairman of the llfi'tlt'tt-I‘J- ectric Power Commission ltl June of that. year. This position be con- tinued to hold up to the time of his death. He was first elected to the Legislature for London in 1902. and was l'tt-t‘lt‘Clt‘jl I'Hl' thirtieth"â€" cceding term until the provnicial general election “I I‘JI‘J. Witch he was defeated by H. A. Stevenson. Labor representative. Sir Adrim was again elected to the Ontario Let-”5- lature as menibtr for London til the general election of limit. and appointed Milli-fer without I'olio ill the government H: Howard Ferguson. ”Remember, ’wt'lx‘. NUWWWI l5 the limit," Sir James \Vllllllt'." ‘5 said to have cautioned Ito-ck when (Continued on page 4. race skill and showing the inherent Will be three storeys high, and 3P- genius of the man. Mr Scarf, who was leaves, besides his two town. one brother, Mr. Scarf, Toronto, who, with Mrs. Scarf funeral. The Chronicle waders the sym- pathy of the community to the sor- rowing ones. â€"* SUPPBBBD FOOT IN UR! unmarried, Sisters in William motored up and was present at the proximately 50 x 7") feet. For some time past. the company has been handicapped for lack of space in the finishing department, and with their storage room also inadequate. continuing under pres- ent conditions would have been a severe handicap. so it has been de- cided to provide the additional space demanded. cnuncii cLos'nn rm sonar Mr. James Lawrence, of the Pro- Ow'- th h f th vincial Highway, near the Rock , "‘3 I” 3 a ”00° 0 e 1‘99- . . . be no service in Trinit church working his binder on Thursda of p.“ . moot. last week. He had throw the bin- next Sunday. 8'” 18’ e def out of gear, and When 0110.0! Will also be 010.“. the horses jumped f the ‘ gear lever flew back, 013% a W couple of his toes and necessitating “HOW ,II‘O you 80“!“ along “ the tskux. of an enforced bolting school, Jimmie?” .Thouai‘aid 0! work, he is be around - fem cylinders now.” “Fine. We‘re learning m of