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nn 2")!" .‘wil' respectno \‘mvtnn and Chcsley. In Km"), assistant tmh‘ Zunnnuatnm school Ian I». m Streatl’ord Tue-nin- . . . .I! rs. lin- has bPPn 5n ar. hllsineSS. I 0! ”Hum” f0? lA.O.'A. L pku'o- lilst ”0M8? '.Hn\\'~'3 \\'..‘i.. H. MC~ l.. \\'nmh'a'_u°ol; pimpâ€" "’. ll‘naa‘-..- rham all and Open Dans PM! to t.V If? 0! r I 39830!) a Chronic]. ’PS. Manager Durham. Ont. I, ‘- c- \\ nmh anl; Ch ‘0‘ II. “I ”ruling Secre- [- S. {marge Bur- I; F ‘;nton Ime- Jnhns; First Com. with big? It Pa ya, M. Clemenceau, the war-time Prem- n-r and idol of France. who Is bl;- lng urged to step into the crisis In that country and save Franco from the bankruptcy which faces .lL' He might be given powers of a dictator. T'hl tollcming officers of Durham 1.0011.” Regal \ich Masons were in- sta-Hui at the. mgular convocation ho'M on Mondm. December 21: \\ S. 11nntcr.1...;PZ W. C. Pick- HULL: 1:0. H. Darling, 11.; J. F. Hizmt . 1.:'1‘. M. McFadden. 8153.; J. ..\ Macon 8.31.; J. A. Rowland. Treas- luv-:1 R 13. Richardson. P..;S F. F. \lcni- lith. J..;S James Burt, Jan. ROYAL ARCH MASONS At. the meeting. H. Hugil! was re- elected Bandmaster. and with a whole winter's practice ahead of them. the boys expect to emerge next spring for the summer series of hand concerts in better shape than ewr before. We understand that arrangements have been made ht‘t.\\'cwll the Band and the Durham Amusement Company whereby the former are to supply music at the local :u-ena two n‘ghts a week dur--., mu the skating season. ‘ Honnrary President, Dr. 1). Jamie- son: Prvsidont. P. Gagnon; Financial Sew-rotary. 11. R. Koch; Rand Secre- tun. Buschlnn; Committee, I]. F. Phipps and E. McDonald. The annual meeting of the Dur- hum Citizens' Band was held on \\'m!nesday evening of last week in the, band room over McLachlan’s store. when the following officers were elected: Elected Officers for Year, Appointed Managing Commitee and Completed Other Important Business. CITIZENS’ BAND HELD ANNUAL MEETING The Queen Street chiuch IS‘ happy in having a choir that. in individual and converted singing can rendvr sin-h ofiivient service in the work- shnp m“ the sanctuary. We heartily (-nngratulam Miss Mollrae and her worthy band of vocalists upon the summss which thoy have achieved! in this their gift. of praise to the Hahn. of Bethlehem. THE "TIGER 0F FRANCE" -~ ----5‘\V1‘| \iuul. tottn sang “Bethlehem." which was followed by a very pretty soprano suln. "Mary’s Manger Song.” wry i-xpro-ssively sung by Mrs. McDon- ald. The next number was by the full choir entitled, “Night. All Nights Exvvlling," which was arranged in choral style, followed by the mats quartotto in “All My Heart This Night, Rejoices,” and a ladivs' trio‘ untitled. “Hark, Hark, My Soul," With tvnor obligato which gavu tho and- imico the chance of hearing Mr. Wil- liam Benson to great advantage. Then came as a closing chorus by tho choir. the vigorous. “Hail to the Lord's Aimointed.” . ‘_, - V -- ...... , .w ‘Iullukl was madqwhllo _the collecyon was luknn during Wthh Mr. .Yurs POII~ ulnrml a comm, solo. Anmlxpdquar- ‘..I‘A “A -A- 35'" I evening that they had made every preparation to make their singing worthy of the day and the subJect. The cantata itself was a skillful arrangement of the events of the first Christmas and of the joy that it has brought to the world, and was so varied by solo, duet, trio, quartette and chorus that there was no trace of monotony. The first number was b the full choir, “Hark, Hark, What Jusic Fills the Sky," opening with a beautiful light movement, growing stronger and more vigorous as it. progressed. 'l‘hen followed a baritone solo taken by Mr. Bert Saunders, accompanied by the male quartette, singing the well-known “Silent Night.” which was blended with the. 8010. A con- tralto recitative was rendered ver sweetly by Mrs. Hay, after whio the choir vigorously broke into "Hood Tidings of Great. Joy,” fol- lmvvd by a ladies’ quarttvtto, “Glory to “ml in tho. Highest.” Heron pause. m“l ‘ Queen 81 ship 01 VOL. 58.â€"N0. alluring.“ INSTALLED OFFICERS untowant thingsasitis fortii nottocetthem. The picture was taken from long range with a telephoto camera by a friend of Mr. Middlebro‘. the lat- ter of whom is taking out the neces- Barrister C. C. Middlehro’ had in his possession on Thesday of this week. and may have it yet for all we know, the host “nature picture” we think that it has ever been our privilege to look upon. The photo. which was taken up in the Peace River country. showed an attack by wolves on a buck deer, one of the‘ pack of three having the animal by the throat, another with its fangs fastened on a hind leg, while the third stood in front apparently waiting for a chance to rush in and finish thejob. Close to Nature Picture in Posses- sion of Barrister Middlebro’ First of This Week. UNIQUE PICTURE CAME OUT OF THE NORTH Th‘é' ifiée't‘ifigmé‘l'5;5 QiTh. all re- peating the Lord’s Prayer. life just as_ natural for a lot. of II L’I‘I. It being the. annual meeting. re- ports were read, and the members of the. society were pleased to know that the meetings had been helpful. and that something has been ac. complished in the upbuilding of the Kingdom of Christ. It was unani- mously agreed that all officers be reflected fer anether year. --\ IIV\.\| LI)V Mrs} Gilberfi McKechnie. and several lgdmsoled. m prayorfor our mus- smnarufs m the formgn field. __-- urn-vulvll‘JlJ KdelCl of the Presbyterian church met at. the home of Mrs. A. W. H. Lauder on December. 17 The meeting was opened in the usual manner with singing and prayer. The topic. which was “Bible Teachings nn Prayer.” was we!) Apresented by ‘lu‘ “0“7 ‘ ‘0 -- Officers Be- at Gatheri A. W. H. elected for Coming Year ng Held at Home of Mrs. Lauder. PRESBYTERIAN W. M. S. HELD ANNUAL MEETING er. Heleh' Treasurer. Committee. Y‘dfl-il-éi' -‘Billihday Box Jack Gagnon; Look Out Isobel Henderson, May Braithwaite, Bobby M ilne. ‘ M Tm ‘3R'PE.'}I§..I‘I‘_SS£°W2 ‘JCiety The annual meeting in the Little Helpers’ Mission Band of Knox Unit- ed church was hold in the school- room uf the church on I‘uesday af- tm'noon. Met Tuesday Afternoon in Church Schoolroom MISSION BAND ELECTED OFFICERS In...“ ou £44111] lblUl'o In addition, Mr. Mitchell special- izes in other faim seeds such as field peas and potatoes, and is in- creasing the quality and quantity of the products. J. C. Mitchell, three times winner of the sweepstakes for the world’s best wheat at the Chicago Interna- tional Grain 3nd Hay Exhibition. '- ‘JJ:IQ to havB the pictdi‘e A GREAT CANADIAN DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA Knox are passing over. to help wherever there was sick- » 'ness or need. " The deceased. who was about. 26 years of age. was born on the Gravel Road near llunessan. About 17 years ago, he rame with his par- ents to North Egremont to live and resided there ever since. For a number of years. he and his brother Dan Operated a threshing outfit and shingle mill in which business he was well liked. He was a son of: the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mc-‘ Kinnon formerly of Bunessan and leaves to mourn a sister, Mrs. Colin Kennedy (Sarah), of Durham, and one brother, Dan, who will miss him most of all, as they were always together. The cause of death was pneumonia. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from the resi- dence of Mr. Jake Hiltz. His pastor, Rev. Angus Sutherland of Priceville had charge of the service at the house and grave. He was laid to rest with his parents in McNeil cemetery, Priceville, on Saturday, : Decemer 26. Thus, one by one we ." n-“-â€"_ A-_-â€" -- C'vv--. VUUIJV U'Ll FN-orth Egremont and South Glenelg when the sad news spread on a bright Christmas morning that a young life had passed to the great beyond in the person of Mr. John McKinnon. “Jack,” as he was known to his friends, was .9. bright. cheerful, obliging boy and ever ready DIED FRIDAY U ___U--' v---' -ugJI I ‘ ' in the locals getting a trimming to the tune of 4-3. The Markdale lads apparently had more of the spirit of getting together and co-oueralion. Some of the locals showed flashes of hockey. but lacked experience and training in combining and handling themselves when they struck their opponent's «'lefense. Studentsâ€"Goal. A. Kress; Defenqe, Bill Snell, Mac. Saunders; Forwards, M. Lauder. Vol-lett, H. Mountain; Sub, R. Burnett. Refereeâ€"R. L. Saunders. Markdalo Wlon Out pulled off a game with Markllale Higl] 01} Mo‘ndayunight that. resulted Durhamâ€"Goal, E. McDonald; De- fenso.A. Clements, E. Sch11tz;Fnr- wards McG1'r1,Buschlen,Mmloc'; Sub, H. Kless. _â€"-â€"-v "“v I-‘_' map: huf from“ the standfio'ivfitutyfj a good time being had by all the spectators, it was a riot. Th901ine-up, as near as we can guess 1t was: Thaw was a. gloom cast over ‘1" IIIII uni, V‘Vuvo Taking it aii'ifi'é‘l’l, as an exhibiâ€" tion of hockey, it did not have any nf the ‘Big §ix teams backed Ml‘ the “A. A- u n LIIIU‘J HIGH fox the outsiders. When asked how he qualified to play with tho stu- dents, he was not quite sure, but said ‘hp, was st_.pdying_ Latin. anyway. Vollett and Lauder for the visitors combined well once or twice, but the play through-out was marked by lack of co-operation. It was a case of each player grabbing the puck and going as far as he could with it. Every university and college, almost. in Ontario was represented. Royden Burnett and Albert Kress were there from Western University, Lon- don. the former doing some noble work on the forward line. while “Sox” guarded the nets. Queens was there in the person of Bill Snell onl the defense. I‘niversity of Toronto had a worthy representative in Bill Vollett. who, we understand. is try- ing out with Victoria’s inter-faculty team. The Owen Sound Collegiate- Vocational school was also repre- sented by Martin Lauder. Mac. Saunders was an able defense man w--v. -vvs VIIV ll Icagll'f'a l Schutz and Clements made a good defense. Clements made some nice rushes and should he a very great asset to the Durham team. Schlitz was not at his mid-season form but made several dangerous attempts on the foreigners’ goal. McGirr, I'll- ridge and Buschlen composed the forward line. None of them get go- ing right. and there was little at- tempt at combination. McDonald in goal was the only member of the 1 team who was working as they did last winter. one of the season, it looked as if they were safe. But in the second stanza, Martin Lauder cut loose with a couple of sweet “twine bulg- ers” that put the foreigners in the lead, which lead they maintained through the rest of the game. Lau- der plays a mighty fine brand of hockey, and it certainlv is a shame that he isn’t wearing Durham col- ors this year instead of the orange Durham hockey fans had their first opportunity of seeing the local intermediates in action on Monday night, when they played the “Has Beens.“ It was a battle from first to last, and to the surprise of every- body, the old-timers came out with the‘lnong end of _a 2-! score. Dgrhfmflfll‘lg poyafii}; Over 0 (Continued 6n page 4) FROM PNEUMONIA v--~---o u-.v Ivuv. all as an exhibi- Advertise in Th3 Chronicle. It Pays. The Chronicle and community 'sin- cemlv sympathizes with Mr. Watson and family in thejr great loss. IMrs. David Harris, Mrs. Arthur Steele. all of Toronto. Mrs. James Sumpton of Port Elgin. and Mr. and Mrs. William Lamont of Brant. The pallbearers were old friends of the family: Messrs. A. Cranston. Duncan McArlhur, A. Morton. T. Tumbull. Dan McArthur and J. M‘c- Kechnie. Amongst floral tributes lairl on the r'asket were a [ville-w from the family. nillow from Mr. and Mrs. James Watsnn and family. a “Gates Mrs. Margaret. Edge and family. Friends from a distance in at- tendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. James Watson and family. Mr. and Mrs."Dan Haytjis, Mr. and: ‘l__ “_ ..... u uuu uua lbeen subject to heart trouble which ultimately grew worse until death resulted last Saturday evenin .. She was a woman held in the lighest ‘ esteem. and the whole. neighborhood joins the grief stricken family in mourning her sudden demise. A Presbyterian in religion. she was in health a regular attendant at Burns’ church at the Rocky. and the funeral from "the? home Tues- day afternoon was in charge of her pastor, Rev. B. 1). Armstrong. who spoke comforting words from his text selected from Luke ii :29.30 Interment was made in Durhami cemetery. On November 27, 1888, the de- ceased, then Catherine McLean. was happily wedded to Mr. David Watson and up to ten years ago, re- sided near Dornoch on the farm now owned and operated by her son. At that time, they purchased their present holding a mile and a half north of this town and have been continuous residents ever since. In normal health, Mrs. Watson during lthe‘p‘ast yearthat she has Innnn .I-- â€" â€" “bull, 1 [11115, DELSK. Mrs. Watson was born 60 years Arch. McLean, pioneers of this sec- tion and who resided in the vicin~ ity of the Rocky for a number of years. When four years of age, the subject of this sketch came with her parents and family to this vicin- ity, spent her childhood on the old homestead now occupied by her brother, Lauchie McLean. and, with the exception of a time Spent in Durham, has lived practicaly her whole lifetime in the vicinity of Rocky “Saugeen. Besides her husband, Mrs. Wat- son leaves to mourn their less one son, Archie, near Dornoch, a daugh- ter, Helen, of Toronto, but now at home, and a granddaughter, Muriel. One sister and three brothers also survive, Mrs. James Watson (Jes- sie), Toronto, Lauchie and Neil Mc- Lean at the Rocky, and Archie Mc- Lean, 'l‘ullis, Sask. â€" We regret veryâ€""much this week to be called upon to chronicle the death of Mrs. David Watson, an es- teemed resident of Bentinck, which occurred at her home about a mile north of town last Saturday even- ing, following a three weeks’ ill- ness from. heart trouble. Though denly worse that the end was so near, and her death was a severe shock to the whole community. She was hedfast only one week prior to her death, and during her illness, was most tenderly cared for by her daughter, Helen, who came home from Toronto mother’s indiSposition. P3229“. Away MRS. DAVID WATSON man SATURDAY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 1925. following Three LITTLE PEN - O . Tuesday in y Mary Bourne, the four- ear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. illiam Bourne of this place, who under- went an operation two weeks ago in Durham hospital for mastoid trouble, has recovered sufficiently to be removed to her home on Mon- day last~ We are pleased to know‘ she is still improving and will soon be fully recovered. With tomorrongvawfiell’dzry all; hockey fever at its height, it is likely that a bi crowd will witness the struggle. 'I‘ e game is called for 8 o‘clock sharp. As in days of yore, the Hanover- ians have always made the locals travel at their best pace to pull out ahead in the scoring, and it is more than likely that the locals will have to uncork their best stunts to win. “,,’AI A The official opening of No. 3 Dis- trict in the Northern Hockey League is scheduled for tomorrow night when the fast Hanover aggregation LEAGUE SEASON OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT Fag; flanover Intermediates Com- President Coolidge, who has decided to accept the invitation of the League of Nations disarmament con- ference. It is a significant gesture toward support of the League idea. ACCEPTS INVITATION OF LEAGUE HAD SUCCESSFUL OPBMTIOI In Toronto, the mercury registered 14 below, while at Doucet Quebec it was 26 below. White River, Par- below. In this section of Ontario, the recent heavy snows have pretty well blocked the roads for motor traffic, though little trouble is experienced getting about witlrsleighs or other fink A -_â€"â€"vvâ€" w“â€" mence Season flair: With Local Sextet“ at 8 o’Clock. The coldest day so far this win- Iter was last Sunday when the mer- ‘cury slid down the tube to between 15 and 20 below zero. In and around Durham, the only casualties were a few frozen water pipes. while on Saturday night with the tempera- ture at zero in the rink, the ice was badly cracked, and some of the skaters are reported to have had their toes frozen. The cold wave was general over a large section, thirteen being re- ported frozen to death inClncago andnumerous casualties in other American cities. -v- â€"-\ horse-drawn vehicles. WINTER’S COLDEST DAY HERE LAST SUNDAY no use cmm‘ E it; ' . W" $2.00 a Year in Candi; $2.50 in U. 8. days ago with a severe 11th end while he had apparently recovered. it was deemed advisable to have the trouble attended to before anything more serious_ developed. ‘IY- We are pleased 'to_' report his condition as satisfactory and that he will. be able go be up and around “In.“ again in a week or tén Mr. Peter Gagnon, manger of the Durham Furniture Company, was admitted to Durham_ hospital Mon- “I. n:ML‘ . I Mr. \V. J. McFadden P(‘{'(*i\'i§d word this week that his son. Harold, em- ployed at \"elland with National Grocers, had been admitted to the hospital at that place a week ago where he had undergone a success- ful operation for appendicitis and was doing well. For some months past, Harold had been in Owen Sound where. before the big wholesale groee ' merger, he was in the employ of . eLauch- lan Sons. Some weeks ago. he HAROLD IOPADDEN ILL IN WELLAID HOSPITAL [Index-went Operation 1 Week for Appendicitis. uv-uauul‘lllt‘i IUI l"".~(.-. Councillor Bell was the next speak- er and dealt with some of the al~ leged misdeeds of Reeve Calder last year in an address lasting posâ€" sibly twenty minutes. He censured the Reeve for advocating the hoist- of the town’s assessment last sum- mer and then going to the (kmrt of Revision and having his own assess- ment cut down. He blamed the Reeve for the recent lawsuit brought by Police Magistrate Laidlaw against the town to recover $.00 in fees for issuing warrants for which the Finance Committee refused nav- s- ‘ ‘--. --IIIID‘ ll. Following tho nomination. short spool-hos worn «loliwrod hy Mayor- clcct Murdock. and Mcssrs. Bcll and Calder. Mayor Murdock stated his posi- tion on his rciportcd candidature for the rceveship by saying that he would not contest the honor this year but would most cvrtainly be a candidate in 1927. Reeve Calm-r followed chairman of tho Financo Commit- tee rcvicwml the linanccs of the town during tho past year but gave no intimation whcn first on the platform as to whether or not he would bc a candidutofor Roovo. phi-“A:" ‘ and as moo on tho Hui“) l will guecvod himsvlf Clerk W. B. Volleu~ as Returning Officer, received nominations from 730 to 8.30 and when time was called. eleven names had been handed in as prospective candidates for next year’s council. The nom- inations received were: For Mayorâ€"J. N. Murdock, A. Bell. For Reeve-k-A. Bell. W. Calder. For Councilâ€"G. McKay. A. Noble, W. J. McFadden, W. Macdonald, J. Henry, J. Adams. 0. 8. Hunter, I McQueen. A. McClocklin, M. Moduli lum and W. Glass. School Trusteesâ€"-E. A. Hay. J. 8. Mellraitll. D. B. Jamieson, J. Mc- Gownn. Hydro Commissionerâ€"~11. W. Wil- Mr. Boll withdrew from the may- oralty contest. leaving Mayor J. N. Murdock in by acclanmtion, but do- cided to contest the. lloevesliip with Reeve Calder. 0f the Councillors nominated, only sown qualified as follows: Messrs. MrKay. Noble. Mar- donnld, Henry. Hunter. Mol‘lueon and MrClooklin. For Srhool 'l‘rustees. Dr D. B. Jamil-son withdrew. and Messrs. Hay. Mrllrailli and Mellowan wont 00. and onl'v :1 sm present to hear any sion. The nominations in the Hull Monday evening were nl quiet as any we have ever I Nominations loud: Caused l Excitement, and 3 action is I of Indiumâ€"lay” Inulock turned by Accluntion. (Continued on page 55 .' _\_Vilson was 1. SO [1 W38 H ydm ( "“118 were about u ' have ever listened SM“ ‘ CPOR’d \vu r of the discu; 99'1“!!! Little Lon is Ruin pay-