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andle Collection! 0‘, -â€"-No Sxdolino -4. amall, In, y H i " ‘T' 52" women. | man? t‘XpBHOMO L1.u;'rm..xocnm ’ LLECTIONS consent or m- H .\ NI 0m Fish. You“! H 3 delicious. 'om owell, Upper Ton LLY 8: AIKEN on :-1;_)pr0val. If not .8. llLLS' OLD STA!!! Phone 139 H )LLECTORS .-' and Owen \u‘.d.i;ffi(3931699m PANY Durham, Ont. '. \‘x'k' HfTCI' freeâ€" yezu' guaranteed ,' Emmi and one 4 f 01' a short time febrnar’ VVasher ”mi fullnn OVRI- ~ Mun-d over lb. sh» rose Mason] and now \...~ ;; mmplelo H r. Last porate. ~2H‘ 2U)“, 4' the third HSTARIO CELEBRATE) 50111 WEDDING DAY It. and In. John Williams 0! 1'1:- dalo, M, rumor Indians of Glenda and Dubai, Central 21': nm in nappy but but lo VOL. 59.-â€"NO. 3059. Tisdale, Sash, who din tilâ€"65.1.51 6? last month celebrated the fiftieth angiyersafLof 3.!!ng weddipg (jay. 'The residents of the town and ur- roundin country will {pin 0 Chronic e in extending best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, who for- merly farmed in Glenelq Township and afterwards lived in Durham where Mr. Williams was emplo ed by the cement Company, went st fifteen or sixteen years ago. Mr. Williams is a brother of the well- known Mr. Barry Williams of Edge Hill, and man former friends in the vicinity wi I be pleased to learn that he and his estimable wife are still in the enioyment of excellent health and live confidently in the hope that they will be spared to celebrate also their diamond jubilee ten years hence. __ Re'ferring to the happy event which took place last month, The 'I'ngalo, Sas_k., Recorder sayg: “A ver happy event took place in the 1. W. V. A. hall, January 21, when Mr. and Mrs. John Wil- liams celebrated their golden wed- (ling anniversary with their entire family present, also Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams of 'l‘isdale and Mr. R. W'il- linms of Railville. Sask. Out of twenty-six grandchildren. seven- teen were present. tb' l‘he guests sat down to a sump- tuous dinner at. seven o’clock. Af- to-r everyone doing justice to their appetites, Mr. Robert Williams pro- posml the toast. to the honored cou- ple. Mr. Williams replied on behalf of Mrs. Williams and himself. in a very fitting manner. telling of some of their experiences some seventy years ago, at Durham, Ont. After many speeches, Mrs. Williams rose and placed the knife in the beautiful three-storey cake which was covered with yellow candles. When all had shared in the tasting of this the guests went forward and congratulated Mr. and Mrs. W‘il- hams. Following was a short musi- ral programme, after which danc- ing took place until midnight, when all circled around the guests of honor, presenting them with a purse- of money and singing. ‘For 'l‘lu-y Are Jolly Good Fellows.’ 'l‘he w-uwd disprred for home. all well «disliwl with their night‘s en._|0y- “hill. on this memorable occasnon.” IAID DOWN AND DIED NEAR C. P. R. STATION Aged Horse, Tired of the Ionotony of This Mundane Sphere, Turned Up His Toes Tuesday and Was Buried in Potter’s Field. Fed up, no doubt, on too much lmlllll'S at Ottawa, too much revolu- tion in Russia, and too little oats and hay. an aged and decrepit equine did the “last act” some time 'l'uesolay evening near the C. P. R. station when he gently turned up his heels on the roadside and ex- pired. For a time. it was thought the evening choo-choo had elevated him to the happy hunting grounds, but inquiry revealed the informa- tion- that death was quite natural and could not be placed to the cre- dit of the railway company: . ‘ till! v- I'V -‘v--- The solemn ceremony of inter- ment was performed the next morn- ing. this being the inaugurating ser- vice of our new chief of police, Ham- ilton Allen, who performed the of- fices of grave digger. preacher and undertaker. these last three duties being somewhat of an “etxra” on the multitudinous duties assumed hv him when he took over the of- tii-e of Chief Constable. | , __-__.“.. Neither the horse nm‘ the ownm' have as yet been identified, but as a nwnwntn of its (1060880 and a re- mu-«l for dvcont burial. the town cnnstahlo is now in possession of the ammal’s only gqulpment, 3L ratyfr i" "551' '0: the 12g )3 worth I allllllal O VUI‘ V \"UI-‘ -â€"-v_-- a wnH-wom lter worn when the fatal hour arrived. Of 8 We mercuuuu, egtor of a former favorite danc- Retiring Viceroy of India who has agreed that the M311 rajab of Indore LORD READING THE . DURHAM . CHRONICLE Of Kin sville, Ontario, noted natur- alist. t e centre of a controversy over the crow. He declares the bird should be exterminated and in- vented a trap in which he caught 510 at one time. Now some farmâ€" ers are up in arms because they maintain that the crow is capable of protecting the crops from corn- borer. GLORIOUS TWEU'TH TO BE HELD HERE County L. 0. L. 80 Decided at Annual and General fleeting Held Here Tuesday. Come to Durham July 12 next! This will he the Slogan of all local ()rangomen this coming spring and early summer, and with ovvr five months in which to prepare for the big (wont. a most succvssful Orange moot. may lw lnokml for. The derision to celebrate the Bat- tle. of the Boyne here this year was made final at the annual meeting of the County Lodge here last Tues- day afternoon. and from now until the evening of July it, nothing will he left undone to put over the most successful celroration ever held here. The decision was not reached without. weighing the matter thor- oughly, the principal reason for «lo- ing so being that so fa' as can be learned. no other nearby lodge was desirous of taking the matter up this year. Besides the matter of the holding of the celebration, the general busi- ness of the society was attended to, and the following County officers elected for the coming year: County Master. George McFarlano; Deputy County Master, \V‘illiam Er- win; Chaplain, W. R. Watson; Ro- cording Secretury, J. A. Lloyd, Trea- survr, R. J. Eden; Marshal, George Noble; First Locturor, F. Robb; Sec- ond Lecturer. J. Looson; F irst. Com- mittm‘man. E. Armstrong; 'I‘ylers, G. Hopkins and (1. Evans.“ AI n_-_I-A At a meeting of the Royal Scarlet Chapter held here on January M. the following officers were elected: W. C. in 0.. W. Erwin; D. C. in 0., Farr Lawrence; Comp. Chaplain. George Bell; Comp. Scribe, W. Wal- lace; Comp. Treasurer, J. Arnett; Jomp. Sir Herald at Arms. J. Lee- son; Comp. First Lecturer, T. W‘hit- more; Comp. Second Lecturer, S. '1‘. Chapman; Comp. First 00nd. E. Watson; Comp. Second 00nd, W. Aitchison; Comp. Inside Herald, W. Hewitt. __ _ . . uLS'i'JEv‘tlztmdidates were initiated into the mysteries of the Chapter, and a good meeting is reportmt. Mr. and Mrs. William Pinnigan Ionrn Death of Infant Child. of town and resented her with a leather hon Bible as a remem- brance of the Sundays spent to- gether. A pleasant social afternoon was cut. and before the party re- turn home, Mrs. Hamilton served a dainty lunch. Following an Operation in Durham Hospital for bowel trouble, per- formed Wednesday morning by Dr. Groves of Fergus. Clarence. the eight months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Finnigan of Norman- bg‘,’ passed away. death occurring 3 ut an hour after the. Operation was over. The little sufferer was ill only a short time and despite the fact that four doctors were called in consult- ation, nothing apparently could be done to save his life. Mr. and Mrs. Finnigan for whom much sympathy is felt~ reside in 'ormanby near Barber’s Corners, the former being the efficient mail courier on No. 3 route out of Durham. . L- chard R. 6. came ing at 10 o‘clocl SERBem will be made in Or- d R. C. cemetery Friday morn- at 10 o‘clock. rmnmnn wrrn 31m: JACK MINER DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1926. COUNCIL HELD LENG'I'HY SESSION MONDAY NIGHT Put Through Quito a Lot of Work and Adjourned About moorâ€"n. Allan Got: Constabldo Position at $60 Influxâ€"1800" Boll Gnu Ro- port on Recent County Council Souion. The Town Council met in the council chamber Monday evening with all members present except Councillor Noble. The reading of the minutes of the meeting of Jan- uary it was the first order of busi- ness. The minutes were accepted as read. Mr. E. A. Ha appeared as a dele- gate for the uhlic School Board with a request that Elgin street between Mill street and the rail- road tracks be closed in order that additional playgrounds might be provided {or the school children. Mr. Hay explained that Inspector Wright had complained of the in- adequacy of the present playground and that Mr. W. A. McGowan had of- fered to donate a lot to the board for this purpose providing that the street was closed and proper pre- cautions taken for the safety of the children. Mr. Hay explained that the traffic on this street was not very great and that the benefits would greatly exceed the hardships undergone were the street closed to traffic. The matter was laid over till next meeting. On behalf of the Durham Live Stock Shipping Association, Messrs. .‘lohn Mc(lirr and Herb Edge ap- peared before the council request- ing that the association be granted a license for their weigh scales at the C. P. R. yards. They explained that the association had erected the scales for their own private use, all the members being assessed for the expenses for weighing. It now de- veloped that other U. F. 0. clubs were desirous, and in fact had been using these scales on shipping days. Not having a license, they could not charge a fee and it was felt that it was rather unfair to their own members. It cost quite a lot of money to keep a weighmaster and keep the scales and yards in pro- per condition, and the association felt that those who used the scales should contribute to their upkeep. The scales would be used for the weighing of live stock only. LO. D. E. HELD REGULAR MEETING Upon the suggestion of Mayor Murdock that the request be put in writing. the following communi- cation was laid before the Council. (Continued on page 5) The regular meeting of the local chapter I. O. D. E., unavoidably postponed, was held at the home of the Regent. Mrs. G. S. Kearney, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. There was agood attendance and a full discussion of the business of the past year and the mapping out of a program for the coming sea- son were features of the meeting. Met Tuesday Afternoon at Home at Regent, Mrs. G. 8. Kearneyrâ€"‘Nom- ination of Officers Also Held. Among other things, the chapter. voted $25 towards the upkeep of the Soldiers‘ Memorial grounds and $30 to be expended on necessities for the I. O. D. E. room at. the Red Cross Memorial Hospital: _ VII-u vâ€"v-v . In the discussion of the work done during the past year, the. Christmas cheer dispensed was re- ferred to. The society visited 5'2 persons on this occasion. dispens- ing flowers and well-filled baskets to the sick, shut-ins and needy. This was only one of the many acts per- formed by the Chapter during the war but it was most timely and highly appreciated by tliefecigients. “There are some possibly, who ask VV hat tho local 1.0.1) E. does with th(1i11 mon11V but it is all economi- callV 11s111l and carefully (lislrihuhul whom it VVill (lo the most good. \I- most. wholly a local charitable insti- lulion. tl111, sociotV works generally in D111l1aman1l there are a good manv among the. sick and unfox- tunate VVho can recall the visits of thoI. 0. D. E. ladies with ploasmjo. BOUGHT PARK PROP!!!” On Monday of this week. Mr. Jo- seph McCaslin purchased from'Mrs. Thomas Brown of Lachine, Mich. her property just south of the cor- poration. He .gets possession May 1. Mr. McGashn .intends moving on to the new holding this spring and will dispose of his town property. Providing that the rink can be. oh-- tainecl. the chapter intends holding a public skating party next Wednes- day night. when a good crowd will likely attend. It is also intended to hold a enchre party in the. A. Y. P. A. rooms on the 18th inst. This latter function is for members only who have the privilege of inviting one lady friend. Last week the boys and some of the citizens “chipped in” and pre- sented Cliff with a new ticker, an act which he appreciates very much and for which he wishes us to ex- press his sincere thanks. inst. Two weeks ago. while at Listowel, Cliff Buschlen, one of the members of the Durham hockey team. was relieved of a gold watch he left in his room at the hotel when playing hockey in the rink. ”Whg'l'i'nfihvél-Thoetin: and olnctinn of officers will be held on the 23rd GRATEPUL TO DONORS KNOX UNITED HELD PLEASANT SOCIAL Program for Evening Provided by Rural Members of Congregation Was Good One. The congregational “get together” social of Knox United church last Monday night, held in the church building, was a most enjoyable at“â€" fair and one that was enjoyed by a large crowd. The program, which was a lengthy one, was unique as programs go in Durham in that it was given entirely by rural mem- bers, and besides being varied in character, was of excellent quality, so much so that no doubt future so- cials in a good many instances will be run off on the same plan. Before the program proper opened community singing was indulged in, as well as a spelling match, the contestnts being those who lived East of Garat‘raxa street against those of the West. Both events were heartily engaged in and a lot. of en- joyment taken out of them. Reeve Weir 0f Glenelg made an excellent chairman. Amongst those taking part were Master Elgin and Missy Thelma Blyth, children of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- bert Blyth of Varney, in recitation and song; readings by Master Dan Ritchie, Miss Florence Mcllvride, Mrs. W. J. Derby; a duet by Miss W. Blyth and Mr. W. Kerr; a pan- tomime by the young DGOIDIC of Edge Hill; a chorus by the ladies of No. 9, Glenelg; a skit by Messrs. Robin- son and Mofl‘at, and a pantomime, “Home Sweet Home." A quartette by Misses M. Hunter and J. Bell and Messrs. C. Lang and G. Bell was much enjoyed and was the only number on the program containing town talent. Rev Mr. Smith, the pastor, gayp _a_ short address: ‘ ALA CHINESE WAR ENDED AT TIENTSIN A bountiful lunch prepared by the ladies of the church who were re- Spnusihle for the gathering, was served at the close of the program. M e weer pleased this vs eek to re- ceiw a copy of The Peking and ”lientsin ((1 hina) Times of Decem- ber ‘25 lasl.tl1e issue inning been sent us h\ Mrs. E. K. Jackson who left here last fall to visit. her daugh- ter, M18. (3.7K. Seymmir. at. 'I‘im1tsin_. Letter From Mrs. B. K. Jackson to This Office Announces Cessation of Hostilities in Chinese Civil War icn Vicinity of Peking‘s Seaport ity. DUI, uuo. u. 1;. I.'I_..y ....... . ............... Tiontsin is rvally the “seaport of Poking.” situatml sumo 150 miles inland, if our memory servos us right. While 'I‘imitsin is one of the grout seaports of China, it is itself some thirty miles “up the river” or “bond" as it is known thorn. has a population roughly of 800,000, and is about 80 miles from Poking, with a _population of a million and a Following are the officers {or the coming year Rectors Warden, J. Crutchley; Peogwles Warden, B. Cross; Sides- men, T. G. Hutton, J. A. Lloyd, P. Lawrence and H. Kress; Lay Dele- gate, E. Xmas: Alternative, J. Schutz. half. The Times newspaper in which we have reference, contains quite a lengthy account of the cessation of hostilities and says that in passing through the city. the Chihli army. defeated by the Kuominchun army. passed through the city with no at- tempt to seize anything but civilian clothing. They took most of their arms and guns with them and were apparently retreating down the Pu- (Continued‘on page t) TRINITY CHURCH HELD ANNUAL VESTRY IBB'I'ING The \estry meeting of Trinity church was held in the A. Y. P. A. moms Wednesday evening of last week at 8 o‘clock. The usual fin- ancial reports of the Wardens. the A. Y. P. A. and the Woman's Guild we_re_ presented epd aggepted; LITTLE PEN - 0 - GRAMS HOISTEIN TEAM WON GOOD DEBATE A packed house greeted the de- bate Tuesday night held in Taylor‘s Hall, Dromore, when the Ho stein and Dromorc debaters met in the second round of the contest for the Miss Macphail trophy. The subject for debate was: Will Now loot Edge Hill in Semi- Pinals Some Time This loath. Resolved: That the prison sys- tem should be changed so as to make it reformative rather than punitive. Mr. Martin Bye and Miss Irene West of the Holstein team had the affirmative, while the Dromore club. championed by Miss B. Drimmie and Mr. Cecil Wiggins upheld the nega- tive, the affirmative winning by the small margin _of _70 p9ipls_lo 68. Rev. J. 1-1. Whealen of Durham was the judge and reports both teams very evenly matched and good du- haters. mMi. W. H. Hunter made an effi- cient chairman. Following the debate, a good pro- gram of readings and musical num- bers was given, and an excellent lunch served by the ladies of Dro- more club. A committee meeting of the Farm Youth Rally for this district, met in the Hahn House last Saturday after- noon. the object. being to arrange the program for the dramatic contest to be held in the Durham Town Hall on the 26th of this month. The groups in this district are comprised of Edge Hill, Ebenezer, No. 7, Nor- manby and Rocky Sau een. Miss Armetta McKeclinie an Clarence Robinson represented Edge Hill, Misses Pearl \V’ilson and Etfie Milli- gan, Ebenezer, Misses A. W'illiam- son and E. Hughes, No. 7, Norman- bv, and Joseph Crutchley and Charles Weppler, Rocky Saugeen. The meeting was presided over by Harold McKechnie, president of the association, with Miss Wilson. the secretary, also present. . . After considerable deliberation, “The Cuckoo’s Nest," a play occu- pying half an hour, was decided upon, and the competition set for February 26. AA Nu'now is the way that leads to life, but it doesn't nuke ppople nar- Liberal member for the constitu- ency of Athabasca, who may be un- seated if an attempt being made by a group in his riding succeeds. They are trying to have him charged with corrupt. practices under the Corrupt Pratcices Act. FARM YOUTH HELD COMMITTEE MEETING let in Hahn Home Saturday and Arranged Program for Dramatic Contest. i {Kwfi'rfii' a! up Tb magi. HON. C. W. CROSS. M.P. SZMnYeuinCnn-da; $2.50inU.8. TOOK OP OPTION FOR CHURCH BUILDING The congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church was held in the town hall blonds} evening last and was well attended. mem- bers being present from every of the parish. The meeting through- out was enthusiastic and optimistic, and with the pastor, Rev. B. 1). Arm- strong, in the chnir. the business program was run through smoothly and efficiently. The reports of the various or- ganizations in the church were re- sented to the meeting. showing (gem to be in excellent condition finan- cially and all were accepted as read from the printed statement. The general business being tin- ished. the meeting turned to a dis- cussion of the matter of securing a suitable home. For the past ten months, the congregation has been worshipping in the town hall but never lost the idea of some time in the near future procuring a suit- able church building. The erection of a new church was frequently Spoken of and undoubtedly would have taken shape this coming sum- mer. Ten days ago. the managing board secured an option on the Hahn House stables. and the meeting Monday was to finally decide who- ther the option be taken up. The matter created a great deal of dis- cussion. the acquisition of the building being t'aVoi-ed by some, while others held out for the build- ing of a new odilico. Aftor sumo further discuodion. a min “as Iakon and it. was found tho motion to M9 up the Option was almost unani- mous. As stated in these columns last. week, the building in question is a good one, well constructml and well located and can he, rehuilt. into an excellent house of worship at considerably less expense than eould a new structure he erected. \Ve understand it is the intention to convert the building into a church and manse and that work will start. immediately. THURSDAYS TRAINS WERE CANCELLED Just as wn worn (-«mgratnlating ourselves that thv big stm'm at Sun- day wvnk was nwr and \wrc- look- ing for a period 01' valm \w-ather. Old man stt Wind musnd him- self again \Vodnvsday night of last week and as a result, incident/ally, handed us tlw worst stun-m of the season. Noon C. I. B. Taken 03, While “- ternoon C. P. R. Never Left Walk- erton.â€"-All Lines Again Open. Though probably not as wild as the preceding blow and with less snow falling, thi- roads were in good condition for a hlorkado, and as a consequence, Thursday witnessed the first tie-up of the winter on the i'aiiroads and country roads. The morning trains over ”to C. N. R. from thoil' tm'minals In Um north are I'cporwd to have roachml Palmnrstou nearly on time. but as the s10: m increased in fnrv whon (Continued on page 5) NEW C. N. R. AGENT ARRIVED MONDAY Last wovk we ammunc-vd Hm - .â€" yointmvnt as statimi apvnt u! lmr- am of Mr. R. M. Sparling of Godo- rich. The official amminmwnl. was mado last “'cwk fmm I). N. it. head- quarinrs and lhmmh it “as ruâ€" mored nearly tvm mnnths mm that, Mr. Swirling would he» tlu- man, no official announcnmvnt had him" niacin to that effect. Mr. Spat-ling «'ain in town Friday andis now m c-hargv, 0n Tiwsday. Mrs. Sum-ling and two childrrn arrived. and the- fam- ily, pending thv prnruring of :i suit- able hnusr. haw iakrn a mi!» of rooms at the Hahn Housu. ‘Vt' inn- der Mr. and Mrs. Smrluni.r :1 WM- come to the town and trust they will find Durham to their liking. R. I. Spnrlin low in Charge of Company} moon Heraâ€"4min â€"' â€"â€"â€"~ " â€"â€"-.â€" â€"‘v' â€"‘ wvv' in In“! Docu- on Patch“ 0!. Church ’Infldiu. Smilin’ Charlie Says- Arri'vod'l'uosday.