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r of the late I“ o-xpress M to neighbors for tho éxtvndml in the ' mhsrquent air fathPr. They ', lonnhc I,‘ >31 anernment h. ’ pk. » short weight g F'” That is Wild LI'JN' it 0118'“ I0 ATER R th" ”Pause Oii houghtfulnm‘ » the funeral 0' t" -Th°n ms of All Kills EY STUDIO Leave at »wn'3 Jewelry Star. Gloves, 18 prices ;‘ HI'ILD 0]" “I hold a parcel 8.11 anam- baking and Y. P. .\. rooms a :anges and Separator: Lford Windmills Shapley and Hair Eas Engines - runscxling feature. a H that. it Will soon h ' Regulator, Egg rctants, etc. Pump Tile Co. find. A large 1.30 days for URCB PARCEL nu 1025 WEEK 9 to 5 p.m. o o our-Oo-OnQW and Saturday $1.75 (30., Limited 0P DEVELOPED OPEN gs and Poul- ner cwt. TONIC Durham, Ont. All will follow with intorcsl. the wsults of the contest as heretofore. m-ey County is formulaic in having my many poultry enthusiasts Within ltfi purlieus and wish the best of morass to these ambitious poul’ry- This year at lent tlvo poultry wanders from Grey County will on- to-r the Canadnan and Ontario Egg Laying Contest 'at Ottawa. These are» as follows. Messrs. George Dundae end J. C. Mercer, Markdale, who will mob en- mr une .n in each contest of Leg- lmrns. essrs. Alter, Mealord, and W. H Fisher, Ayton, will enter with White leandoues, and 31'.me filo-afoul. will enter With Barred urn-ks. in both contests. Mr. J. C. llulp, Berkeley. has disposed of his duck to Oak Ridge Poultry Farm, Port Credit. SOUTH HEY BREWERS WILL ENTER CONTEST Mr. Scott, Poul Diyision, Dom- ;nmn Department 0 Agriculture. Ot- tawa, spenkW'ednesday in Mark- .Iale inspecting the flocks belon 'mg m Messrs. George Dundas and . c. Murcer. The birds inspected wnil kw 39m to Ottawa to com wle in the Imminiou and Ontario 33 Laying Hummus Both of the breednrs are .mding one pen for each of the mutt-Sta. Gro County Will I. Ian 1”". suited at Calm“ lac-Lavina "Teddy” Jones Wins Annual Orator- ical Contest and His: luphail's Mr. George Dundas is this year v ruling to the contest lhird gi-nera- non birds. He entered the contest :lu- first year it was started, conse- .;uunlly is one of the most consistent mmprtitors and incidentally has (le- wlupwl a strain which has stood \ illuin the first two or three places .: tho top of the contest (Ivory voar. His Loghorns are surely a rredit to t~-I. in Markdale auigurs well for the worms of the. future poultry Indus- ll‘\' Hf Ontario. KEPPEI. SCHOOL BOY GETS TRIP TO OTTAWA VOL. 58.â€"N0. 3M6. \\'hi+n Mr. Mercer has not hncn »-n:.ragml so long in the conteat work. MN rmrords are among the highest. Hu- mun-est manifested in the con- him ’I‘lw (wound annual public-speak- am: vnntost for the prizes oflered by \lh's Agnes Macphail, M. P.-elect for mum-East Grey, took place in the l-‘I.-~'lwrlon High school auditorium sulurllay afternoon. This contest. .~ Min-n to all winners of first prize .21 public speaking at the rural wlmnl fairs of Grey Gpunty.‘ The winner of the first prize in 'ms. ennlest gets a free trip to Ot- NW» at. the opening of the Federal Mwlinmvnt or a gold watch. Nine- w-o-n pupils Were eligible. for entry .n Mm (-nmpeltition this year. and -~\wr' 300 were. present to hear the Mlcll'o-sses. Miss Agnes Macphail prvsided. mm «mm. and Mrs. James Jones of :‘Zawrmg. "Tmll'ly" Jones, of SS. No. 6. Kepa ..-1. mm first prize, the subject of "1" mltll'f‘ss hiking "The Federal Par- -:.u‘m-nt.“ He will make the trip to nunwa for the opening of the next «nun of Parliament. He_ is the; GOES TO OTTAWA FRO! NORTH BATTLBPOBD unngramlations to Cameron R. \lwlniosh. Pdibm' Of The North Bat- ‘w-t'm-ol (Sask; News. and a former --~'uivnt of Dornoch, where he was «vrn and raised, on his success at w- elections in being returned the 'm'flibt‘l‘ for North Battieford con- «ituvnry. M'r. McIntosh was re- ‘n'nwl with a substantial majority wr his Progressive opponent. . SIR GEORGE PERLEY How‘tf'd for the constituency of Ar- :o-ntueil, Quebec, over a Liberal t'undidate with a 900d majorit . A Liberal Minister, Hon. Ghules tow- art. secured the seat in the preced- 1113 election by nectamstion. Ho-MHI‘ B. McKinnon native of "'-u-.~\'illo-. and for some years back H: Um miitorial staff Of Th0 TOF- mu lilnbo‘. who resigned from that (auwr two wvnks ago, has Entered 'm- zlch'o‘lising field. MP. McKin- nnn has juinnd thf‘. staff of the R. Smith Sons Advertising Agency. so'nud Canton. Prize. ENTERS ADVERTISING FIELD THE DURHAM CHRONICLE a {61m}!- (hliifiér'filifii'éferifi T13; Meighen government. JAMES GIBSON DIED AT KITCHENER Ike-elected for Vancouver Centre He was the leader of the Conservative carppaign ip_British Columbla and Death called James Gibson. aged 83 years, at his family residence, 595 West King street, Kitchener, on Saturday, October 24, 1925. The late Mr. Gibson formerly resided in Dar- ham. 'l he deceased was born in Guelph March 7, 1843, and on November p2, 1869, he ma1 ried Anna Linseman, of Formosa. To them were born eleven children. the three eldest of whom predeceased him Surviving are his sorrowing wife three daughters and live sons. They are David, James, John and Fred. and Miss Ida and Mrs. H. Dickson, all of Kitchener, Mrs. J. Bauer of Ayton, Ontario, and Bert, of Niagara Falls, N. Y. He al- so leaves eleven grandchildren, one sist , Mrs. John Lee. Harriston. and one rother, Mr. William Gibson, Mount Forest. The semi-annual traffic census taken by the Department of Public Highways was completed all over the province on Friday last, and judg- ing from this locality. they could not have picked a worse time to take the pulse of the local motor- ists. Following a fall of wet wea- ther and mud, last week was cold, and for good measure, a fall of snow of at least a foot made all but those who had to face the storm stay in- doors. Very little traffic was on the highway, and very little business was done in town for a few days following the worst of the storm This year Messrs. R. Aljoe and V. Blyth were the census enumerators and were stationed at the old stand at McClinton’s Corners from 6 a.m. till 10 p. m. Following is the-re- sult of the census: Father of Ire. John Bauer of Nor- manhy, and Former Well-Known Resident of Durham Passed Away October 24 at His Home at Kit- chener. The funeral took place Tuesday at. 2.30 p. m. from his late residence to Woodland cemetery. Services were conducted by the Rev Taylor Munro of St. Andrew’s church. Many friends and relatives gathered to pay their last respects to the de- ceased, and the beautiful floral tri- butes showed the high esteem in which he was held. Among the floral tributes were: pillow from the family, wreath from grandchildren. wreath from the boarders, sprays from St. Andrew’s church, Mr. and Mrs. Walker of Brantford, Mr. S. Florence. Schell Bros, Mr. and Mrs. E. W'. Gill, Mr. and Mrs J. Bertrault, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. H. Furrow, Mrs. E. Flem~ ing and Mr. F. Hughes of Niagara Falls, Mr. \V. Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. Strub. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hulse of St. 'l'homas, Mr. and Mrs. Wickens. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sutherland of Stratford. Among the mourners were. Mr. Bort Gibson. Niagara Falls. N. Y; Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer and fam- ily. Ayion; Mr. William Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. B. Gibson and Mr. F. Gib- son of Mount Forest; Mrs. John Lee. Mr. and Mrs. V. Lee. of Harriston; Mr. W Gibson, W'alkerton. Friends from a distance included: . Mrs. J. Sutherland. Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. J. Hnlse, St. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. William Black. Mr. and Mrs. A. Black. of St. Marys; Mr. and Mrs Walker. Brantford; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ahrens and son. Wilford, of Bromlhagen; Miss Lola MacDonald of Plattsville. TRAFFIC CENSUS COMPLETED FRIDAY Provincial Highways Department Completes Taking of Fall Census All Over Province.â€"Poor Week When we get about so old all our forecasts are for long, hard winters. for Motoring. Saturday . Sunday ... Monday . . . Tuesday . . Wednesday Thursday . Friday . H. H. STEVENS 103 76 JOGGFSVIIJJE CONVENTION A [AUGHING SUCCESS 'l'ho On Tuesday eve Ladies' Auxnliary church held a s raise money for fund and incidents man fripnds a real ing J tbs ap . crow during a] successful in both Mrs‘ the A was a Misses Hunter Mrs. C. the Auxiliary, occupied the chain? The first number on the program. was a well-rendered piano duet by‘ Misses Alice Ramage and Margaret Hunter, followed by a vocal solo by Mrs. C. C. Middlehro’. “The Joggesville Convention,” which the was the chief feature of the evening, then commenced. Sev- eral subjects were to be discussed by the convention, which was ri ed out in real old-time style and w ose appearance alone was sufficient to keep the audience laughing, includg' mg, “Feeble Minded Men," "The Fathers’ Allowance Act," “Mothers and Bobe Hair,” and several others but owing to continued interrup- tions by the members, which proved very mirth-provoking, none of the subjects were discussed too deeply. The Reception Committee, com- posed of Miss Ethel Young as ers. Granite and Mrs. W. Porter as Mrs. Gush were a whole show in them- selves, while Miss Sadie MacDonald as Miss Hannah Buskin was also Voer comical. The other members of t e cast, all of whom contributed so well to make the presentation the excellent success it was. were: Miss Edna Browning as Mrs Weakly, president; Miss Myrtle Koch as Mrs. Bilkcr, secretary; Miss Mary Mc- Keehnie, as Mrs. Jonesâ€"JOKES, treas- urer; Mrs. Dan. MeCallum. as Mrs. Manford Strong, and Miss Jessie Reid, as Miss Ann Jane Jode. were the speakers; Miss Jean Hepburn, as Mrs. Patience Parks. and her two children were Helen and Jack Gagnon; Miss Ella McFadden. report- er; Miss Grace Baird, Mrs. Bowker; Miss Ina Burnett, Mrs. Rose; Miss Mary Morton. Mrs. Amy: Miss Bair- bara Ritchie. Mrs. Susie Sweet; Miss Donalda McEachern, Mrs. Stoate; Miss Margaret Edge, Mrs. Bulk. Following the first act, while the convention was enjoying a much- talkedâ€"of dinner. the chaiman called on Mrs D. (.3. Town for an in- strumental solo which was greatly enjoyed. Misses Jessie Bell and W’dnnie Blyth rendered a vocal duet. while Miss Bessie Smith’s piano solo was much appreciated. The accom- paniment for the vocal numbers was played by Mrs. McFarlane. 'I‘l.... ‘7n-.nm 1' nA‘nn, Aiiv;l;n.lnf ‘lflfl The Young Ladies’ Auxiliary are to be heartily congratulated on the excellent entertainment provided and fully deserved the good patron- age received. The receipts amounted 'rnuxsclvme SERVICE nnx'r uonnu momma MRS. JACOB SMITH vu-vv- The funeral is being held today from the family residence to Mount Forest cemetery, the service com- mencing at 1 o’clock. The commun- ity expresses sympathy to Mr. Smith and family in their loss. under the auspices of the churches of the town will be held in the Queen Street United church on Monday, the 9th inst” at 1030 a.m )‘he sermon will be delivered by Rev. W. H. Smith, B. A., special mu- sic being rendered by the choir, and a collection will be taken, the pro- ceeds of which will behended oger t6 over $32. 5.57;; mwaiile'fiâ€"élsfi suarvivé, all liv- ing in the West with the exception of Mr. Alex. Stevens, on the 6th concession of Egremopt. _ After only a few days’ illness from heart trouble, Mrs. Jacob Smith of Egremont passed away about 7 o’clock Sunday morning. in her 47th year. The deceased had been ill only from Tuesday of last week. when she contracted a cold, from which she was apparently recov- ering when _heart« trouble developed. Respected Resident of Egremont, South of Orchard, Passed Away Following Short Illness From Heart Trouble. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late John Stevens and Mrs. Stevens of Egremont and was born on the 6th concession of that township in 1879. With the exception of a short time spent in the West. she has $”‘ifie"‘oé§éh'i2aiib}i .â€" vthat provides comforts for the wounded soldiers of the Christie Street Hospital in Toronto. _.â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€".â€"-â€"â€"â€" \ Perhaps home-nude beer isq’t popular because peOple don’t know where to place the decimal. been a‘resident of her native town- Ship practically all heylife, Eighteen years ago, she was mair- ried at Carmen, Manitoba. to her now sorrowing husband, and that same fall, the young couple came East to Egremont, settling on the Garafraxa Road a short distance south of Orchard, where they have made their home ever since. Be- sides her husband, two daughters and one son survive, Lillian, War- die and Margaret. all at home. Three sisters and four brothers, as__v_vell Knox Uiitod Church Soon-id I Wonderful Success With Dido“. --Phuing Insical Inmhon Gon- plotod Bnuruinihg Program. '3. Ralph Augiljary, “my Tuesday evening, the ‘ You 1' Auxnliary of Knox Uni h held a social evening to money for their missnonujy any incidentally, to give their friends a real good time. Judg- r the ap nee of the large during 6 performance, they ssful in both attempts. ., Ralph Cattom pregidenj. of annual Thanksgiying _Servjce DIED SUNDAY .sa Auxiliary o! HALLOWEEN SOCIAL DREW BIG CROWD Enjoyable Gathering let Monday Night in Basement of Queen Street United Church. fl‘he Ha‘llowe’e-n Social, held b the young ladies of the Mission ircle of the Queen Street United church on Monday evening proved a most enjoyable event. The fun began at the door as each one had to be mea- sured by the genial .Wfilliam Ben- son. Sometimes his rod was used perpendicularly, while at other times, he used it in a sloping direc- tion, and woe be to the unfortunate individual who suddenly became weak in the knees. Mr. Padfleld gathered in the Shekels upon the terms dedicated by his friend Wil- liam Rev. J E. Peters occupied the chair while the musical part of the program was rendered. This con- sisted of orchestral numbers by Mrs. Earl McDonald and Messrs. McDon- ald, Benson and Clements, solos by Miss Wilma Smith and Messrs. Ben- son and Padfleld, and Miss Lawrence played an instrumental solo, while the Male Quartette of the church rendered two selections. Mrs. Cal- vin Kinnie had charge of a guessing contest in which the names of var- ious parts of an automobile were required in order to complete the story of how Tommy Brown won his spouse. Following the solution of this mvste'ry, Miss Olara McCrae took the floor and directed a series of interesting games that furnished amusement for those who entered intodthem and for those who “spec- ate .” A dainty lunch then followed. The school room was tastefully decorat- ed with all kinds of hallowe en spe- cialitcs in tho regulation colors and them was quit9 a selection of grin- ing and illuminated empty pump- kins duly carved for tho occasion. FORMER RESIDENT HERE DIED IN DETROIT Mr. Bray was born in Bentinek 60 years ago on the old Bray home- stead on the third concession now owned by Mr. James Walsh. When a young man, he came to Durham, where he learned his trade as car- pen'ter and we on and carriage maker. He left ere about 35 years ago for Toronto where he resided for a number of years. About four years ago, he went to Detroit where he has been engaged at his trade ever since. On Friday of last week, he was seized with paralysis. from 31mm“ he passed away that same ay. Besides his brother, Mr. Joseph P. Bray of Montreal, M'r. Bra is survived by an uncle, Mr. red Shewe’ll, at Dormch, and numerous cousins and distant relations in this community. The funeral was held Monday morning from Bell’s Under- taking Parlors to Dornoch lt. C. church where requiem high mass was sung by Rev. Father Roche. in- terment being made in St. Paul‘s church cemetery. Bdward Bray Passed Away Friday Last From Stroke and Interment Took Place Monday Morning to Family Plot in Dornoch R. 0. Gem- The remains of Mr. Edward Bray, a resident of this town many years ago. who died on Friday of last week in Detroit, arrived in town Saturday night, and the funeral was held from Bell’s Undertaking Par- lors Monday morning to Dornoch R. 0. church, interment being made in the family plot in that .village. Ac- companying the remains from De- troit were a brother, Mr. Joseph P. Bray of Montreal. and a niece, Mrs. Doyle, of Toronto, who remained over for the funeral obsequjes.“ oviréé much to the h know it. Cal. but why Border Cities Star. Every man has his price, but they are not all worth it. etery. President Coolidge FACING EAST! world TOWN COUNCIL IIAI) VERY QUIET SESSION Not Much Business on Band for No- vember fleeting, When Council Rose Before Ten O'Clock. Monday night’s session of the Town Council was devoted entirely to routine business, the session being one \of the shortest of the year, with the Couneil risingebout 10 o’clock. Accounts amounting to 8371 were passed and ordered paid, and on mo- tion of Macdonald and McFadden, the Red Cross Hospital was granted a rebate in taxes amounting to $51.90. On‘ motion of McFadden and Croft, the Fire and Light Committee were authorized to place a street light on East Lamb-ton street between the C. P. R. overhead bridge and the foot of the hill. This motion was put through conditional that a fair percentage of the petitioners install lighting in their residences. The Bell Telephone Company was also granted permission to erect poles on Bruce street between Lambton and Saddler streets. zero. so it feels like winter just now. There is considerable threshing to be done yet. Crops were very good around here. Our own wheat went 40 bushels to the acre on 280 acres, and oats. 92 bushels to the acre. We appreciate The Chronicle very much and always look forward to mail day to get it. Wishing you the best of luck and health." [61111615. flu. ll\/“l.llw ouu U. l._--- "‘I guess it’s about time I was paying up my subscription to The Chronicle, 0;- the first thing I know it will be missing from m mail. and then we would miss it. 7 e cer- tainly have had a bad fall here for threshing. Threshing started around August 26, and up till the present time. there has only been sixteen days’ threshing done, and at the present time, it is tied up again with about two inches of snow on the ground. IPQl-l‘lghtjt‘ is to below n..‘ -A-.' 0“-- Canada’s first woman member of the Federal Parliament who was re-el- ected for South-East Grey. the only one of the four women candidates to enter the house. We had an interesting letter yesâ€" terday from Mr. Alfred Heather of Majorville, Alberta, about 50 miles from Calgary, which will no doubt prove of interest to many of our readers. Mr. Heather says in. part: PURCHASED DELIVERY BUSINESS WESTERN FARMERS HAVING HARD TIME ch’h'efiVé}? Bulii'fiéés froui Mr. (L B. Lawrence which he has been driv- ing all summer. The deal was closed _Tues<_lay of this“ week, and -A -__A Commenced Threshin August 26 and Not. Finished et.â€"'l‘en Be- low Zero at laiorville, Alberta. Mr. Aljoe gets poiheésion at once. AGNES c. MACPHAIL lulu Known Until This Afternoon, Ila Ilcphlll'l Iniorlty in but Thursday's Yocing Will Do Around 1.8M.â€"Ialority in 102: Wu 1,“. â€"-â€"Wutlur Stormy in Early Ion- ing and Sloppy Undor foot During Day [on [any at Rom. MS. The Progresshe ranks, tab, sufl‘ered heavy losses emerging from the battle with only 23 members, as cpmpared with 69 at the last elec- tion. Labor has secured two seats. the Independents l, and were are still, according to Tuesday’s dailies, two seats in the doubtful column .In Southâ€"East Grey. Miss Marphail was again returned the victor. and while her 192l majority of 2,598 was reduced to around 1,300. she still has a comfortable lead, and there is little possibility that a recount will he demanded. Owing to the stormy weather, over 3,000 votes through- out the riding were not polled. In 1921 the vote iolled was approxim- ately lt,000, w ile on Thursday. the vote registered was in the neigh- horhood of 10,500. Election day was anything but pleasant, the morning being ushered in with a blinding snowstorm which lasted up until well after nine o’clock. Then it turned warmer, and the balance of the day, while bright enough overhead. was very sloppy under foot. Both extremes doubtless kept the vote in. Amongst the (killservalivos. the result in this riding was no very smut surprise. and while a few of the more optimistic 'l'orias thought Miss Macphail would meet heir Wa- terloo on this occasion, the major- ity were. of the onion that the. lady from Ceylon would lead whom the ballots were counlml up at six O’clock. So far as can lw ascertaim'd, the Liberal mile in tho riding, with no Govarnment candidate running. was about evenly dividod ho: wan the two candidates. When the result of the voting he- came apparent, there was great re- joicing amongst Miss Macphail‘s foi- lowers. Coming from her home in Ceylon to a mass meeting of her supporters who had gathered in the Town Hall. here. to receive the re- turns, Miss Macphail was given a great reception when she entered the building. and in a short speech, expressed her appreciation of the whole-hearted support accorded her. While the occasion was not one for much rejoicing locally amongst the Conservatives, it was a jolly crowd that gathered in (jlanmhell's committee rooms in the Middauizh House Block to learn the returns from all over the Dominion. South- East Grey was forgotten early in the evening in the joy of continued Con- servative victories all over Canada. The election was a remarakble one in many ways, principally in the do- feat at Prime Minister King and (Continued on page 8) nuns PINIIGAi sow run: 1431' noun" LVll. Inuvvu Evy-u l.-.u...-.._-‘.-- In conversation with Mr. Finnigan on Tuesday. we learn that it is his intention to hold a sale early in January, when he plans possibly to move t0 Detroit, 01' Windsor. For the past three years. Mr. Finnigan has. as well as farming. been run- ning the N0. 3 mail route out of Durham. Intends Holding Auction Sale in January and lay love to Dotmit. A deal of considerablo inWG‘SL to residents in the vicinity of Bar- ber‘s Corners was put through on Monday of this week when Mr. Elmer Rawn of Orchard purchasod tho IOO-acre farm of Mr. Jamvs Finnigan, about. a mile holow Maplv- wood cemetery on tho Provinrial Highway The price paid was $6,000. Mr. Rawn gets possession March 1. -,.._ When a miner makes faces at, a coal Operator .it is the3 Sign that something will happen to the con- sumer’s neck. Smil' ‘ A} . fl :‘1\Charhe 5V8 "Th‘ world doun't pass a {nan by ht- cause 11: watts to - its becausg it ‘