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rion Guaranteed flan . PRATT larch 18. ”2‘. bd Health WWII? “5 WEEK Ill " ‘c'll 3‘['||.. - v’~, 3i MIIH ..... 250 iety Store \l H 0”...” IALS ICLEOD >O-N'O-W \\ LAI. Phnne 13-12 “(-1.0 3| 'd. W? mp He- 9. w hen had 7_ by :nh'ro'st .to ; l'rn'vville I. St. Paul‘s Mummy 0' "2.30 mm- IV. Hm wore- Ho-V. Mr, e o'hurch. mot pros- ’ll SIHCO U of U38 LIIICJ Hf .‘Il‘. :tH'Ol‘d. hunted \lvm- a well whilr u'd :zt'lo Mr. The twat 'LhP W88 of 'f‘" 0! Labor infipi'émtiéi'fiiciemio king‘s cabinet. ;‘._‘.’_*"".“'.«0<! to fill .the post?! Mini!- .93)“ Match '10. 1926 hV’ (H0 RlQV‘. I. F Pnhmrs Miss Hm mum Konnmly in Mr. (wm'gv CNN {lo-3V. both of Huntim'k. qumi 3! root. pal sonâ€"5g.- am. March to 1996 ones do nni. lakn to tho mu of things wry kindly. a row i'nm't vases will no ilnubt lln-ir mimls. is not Hmsicim'l'rl very good taste by rhnrrh pooplo who fool that they could loavo tho stroot clear (luring church hours and not. forco thoso going to worship to single file it whilo passing tho gang. 'l’ho move of Chin! Allrn is a good om» and will romovo a griovanre that. has tons: boon talkod of but. nothing dour. According to what hr told us. lw intonllst 0 near tho mam lhorought‘aros of this nuisanco dur- ing rhurrh hours, and it tho guulty 01198 «to not. tako to tho new order or things wry kindly. a row police court rasrs will no doubt 'hang ll. ,1“ u ' ' had that. Um main strnet 309mm! the only placv for the crowd to congre- gah- bpfnr» and after owning snr- viw. From now on they will have to mnw m- snffm' the cunanIumCPS. Whiln no snrious charges haw, homn prvfprrml as m unsnnmly con- dm't nn tho part of the young mvn. Umir gatherqu at: Hm timn thm’ do This is a movn that will haw the Sllp'pnl'l. of noarly all citiwns, many «I wlmm have oxprossm’l Hm Opin- iom fur some! limo that. it was too had that. the main strnel. 309mm! the only placv for the crowd to conga-e- Ralo- lwfm-n and altar owning snr- Vic'o'. From now nn lhmy mm In...“ “'3 y «thief Allan was in our sanctum fur a fvw minutm Tuesday, and in tho 00111240 or a raw minutrs’ con- wrsatiun. infnrmm! us that. from mm on Durham‘s main rumors are tn lw "mm” for traffic" to church gm'rs who, fur somo‘ time haw hPen fox-(w! to pick thvir way through Hm vmmwl of ynung mm whn awry Sunday night congrngato nn the» main mrno-rs anal hlnck the high- I'll" HARRIBD Reay:l!o_npody.â€"In Durham, at the Local Chief__of Police Has BOYS MUST MOVE OFF CORNER SAYS COP But, dospito the thousands of ma- plo- trons which haw boon cut down and sown into logs, the “sugar bush” is still a roality on many a farm in Hwy County and a. good revenue m'mlm'o'l' on those farms whore the husinvs is loarned and looked after. Another reason for the falling of? in thn hnme manufacture of maple syrup and sugar is thn depletion of whnlo acres of hardwood bush thrnugh tho pnrvhaso. by furniture factorivs and other wood-working industries. of lugs for manufactur- Ing: purpows. There is no doubt, that the season will he a favorable one for sap run- ning. All that is wanted now is a little warmer weather to loosen the frost. in the trees and permit, the sup to run as freely as it is sup- posed to run during sugar-making weather. A few days of mild W034 ther should get the trees in condi- tion for starting their annual deliv- ery ot' sap. There is always a ready demand for pure maple syrup and maple sugar. People are prepared to pay the price for an article which, is pure aml unadulterated. They prefer that. which is made from the sap or the maple tree to the adul- teratecl substitutes put up in the cities and towns where “sugar mak- ing” is carried on commercially the whole year round. ,- _â€"â€" â€"vv-â€".v“ War on Youths W‘ho Persist in Loafing Around Main Streets on Sunday Night. VOL. 59.â€"N0. 3065. HON. J. (L ELLIOT . on \W-dnos- Declared [an attack of the flu. Brought to ther home here last Thursday night, her case was diagnosed as mastoid trouble. and on Saturday night, she underwent an operation in the Dur- ham hospital. We are pleased to say that she is doing as well as could be expected and that with no further complications, she Will be able to leave the hospital in the course of a couple of weeks. Last week The Chronicle referred to the serious illness of Miss Vida McLachlan of this place in Detroit, stating that she was suffering from an attack or the flu. Brmmht m Miss Viia lpLgchjan Now in DOING WELL AFTER A heavy thaw at the present time would cause quite a lot at incon- venience and no little damage. The country roads. are. so high that, with no sides. Shnuhl a thaw occur. It would be almost impossible to tra- vel. even with a cutter or light rig. Once off the main road. it is hard to predict what might happen. It. is seldom. though. that we have. en~ joyeil any nicer days than we have been getting during the past week, and with the sun and cold nights, a prpsperous maple sugar season is predicted. Last Friday night, the thermom- Ptm' dropped to 22 below and has hung at around zero nearly M'vry night sincn. On Tuesday night, thn mercury sank to 10 below. . _ a?" .~... Infill-I’D dllU wmdy days arn cold, thm-n 13 sum to be a break in the Cum eye“, 50011 and. when H. dcws cnmp, we may have really more thaw than will be comfortable. Dospitn the fact that this is the 18th of March. thorn is still plenty of snow and, while bright, sunshiny «lays are tho ruin. a cold. nm'th- wvst wind is still a i'vmindm' that there is a gum], hvalthy kick left in Old Man Wintm' yet. Tho nnly noticvable clifl‘oroncn. and it is no- ticoable, too. is the increasing lmat and brightness of the sun from «lay to day. Though .01". nights and “vin["v ['n‘vn n ham Hospital" ' isgofifivngm 13;; Operation for lastoid Trouble. N0 HOPE YET THAT SPRING IS HERE Cold Spell sun With Us, but Can't Last Much Longer.â€"-Below-Zero Nights Followed by Bright, Sun- flhlnv “fl...- Stan's. Bert E. Collyer. the well-known Chicago sporting w'iter, one of the heat informed turfmen in the Unit- ed States, adventurer. one-time ed- itor of a newspaper at. Dawson City, Alaska. and at present editor and proprietor of “Collyer‘s Eye," Chi- ,cago. was on Monday acquitted by Judge Emanuel Eller. sitting in the criminal branch of the (look Coun- ty court. of libel. The case, for which Mr. Collyer was indicted some six years ago, grew out of an article appearing in "(loll'yer’s Eye" in which the pro- secution alleged one “Ulll‘iey” Brown, well-known race track promoter, had been liheled. Judge Eller, in a carefully written decision cover- ing all the points in the indictment, found Mr. tlollyer not guilty on all pomts. ......... OILIIU, fuynul Mr. (Jollym' notflguilty on all paints. Mr. Collym' was born in Durham, is :9 son of Mrs. E. (Jullvm- m‘ (:nmlnh shmy’ 1551);; FORMER DURHAM MAN ACQUITTED OF CHARGE Deputy Minister of the Canadian department or Immigration and Col- nnization who has Just returned from a three: month's visit to the British 15103 and Europe whom he went on official businuss in connec- tion with increasml immigration to Canada pi'miicto-d far this war. art. 3. Collyer, Charged With Libel, Acquitted by Chicago Judge After Long Fight. smous’ OPERATION \V. J. EGAN v , UJ v.--“ .I-J IIIUIIO . The morning session opened with rayer, followed by brief addresses p by Rev. Caleb Harris of Hanover and Rev. Charles ton. The nfternoon sessions were v- \tle ‘1‘ W‘JLISL ch urcheéi Was héfd “{1‘10 Whlkerton Saturday with a large attendance offline {:{ergy and l_aymen. District Gathpring Featured by Addres at Walkerton BAPTIST CONFERENCE IS LARGELY ATTENDED ,._. ..-.. .ulu ”I'll, x‘lllllcan Reclor in Mai'kdale. was named it. help Col, I). ll. Mavintyre of Owen Sougml. Commissioner for Grey County. Mr. Mitchell will have under him Markilale, Durham, Fleslierton, Dun- (lalk. Hanover and Mount Forest. He is a very capable Scout Officer. and has been Quartermaster of the an- nual Gillwellâ€"â€"or Seoul. Officer's training (lampâ€"419]” at Brantfoml, for several years. He will he of great assistance to the work in South Grey. and will be welcomed by on I ery Scoulmaster. At, a mooting of tho Provincial Council of the Boy Scouts” Associa- tion hold in Toronto last Wonk. it was docidod to appoint an Assist- ant, Commissiunm‘ for South “my. Tho Rev. MP. Mitrholl, Andican Rector in Markdalv. was Immm! h. .__. -. -7 The district conference of Baptist. Illl'lbhnn “Inn I-..I.I :__ CPmOIPPy, The funeral, which was hold from tho home on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. was in charge of Rev. Rev. William Partingtou. pastor of tho Wilson Methodist church. In- tormont was mmlo in Greenwood nun-in} nun-O Word was received by Mrs. Uharles Petty ol‘ Normanhy on Tues. day. March 2, of the death at Wil- son. N.\'., of her brother, Mr. Thomas Moore. Mr. Petty. with Mr. Wil- liam Moore of Flesherton. a brother, left immmliately to be present at the funeral. The late Mr. Moore, who lived on the West Lake Road, Wilson, was born in Durham 65 years ago, but had resided in New York state most or his life. whither be accompanied his parents manv years ago. With‘ his son. George F]. Moore, he at one time conducted a furniture business and was highly regarded both as a citizen and business man. Surviv- .ing are four sons: George 1%., Wilâ€" son; William, of Loekport; Percy, or 'I‘onawanda, all in New York state, and Clarence, Seattle, Wash. Four grandchildren also survive. Besides the family. two sisters, Mrs. Charles Petty of Durham and Mrs. James Morris of Laucer, Sask.. and three brothers. Dr. John 0. Moore, Wil~, son. .'..,Y James G, Moore of Indio,‘ Calif., and William Moore of Flesh- erton, also survive. spouse At. night Mrs. Tucker delivered another telling address taking as her theme “The Macedonian Call.” Following the address, the young ladies of the Mission Cirele rendered the pageant, "The Challenge of the Cross.” Those who took part were Christine Gomlchili‘l. Mary Metcalfe, May 'l‘raynor, Emily Smith,- Clara Mellrae, Jean Vollett and Juamta Holmes. The singing during the pageimt was rendiwed by a hidden quartette et‘msisting of Mesdames Kneelilel and Hay and Messrs. Ben-l son and Mel‘lrae. This pageant made a very strong appeal. Its wording was simple but effective, its music skillfully chosen and very appro. priate. Miss Wolfe. and Mrs. Ronald Giles again waited upon the large congregation for their offering and were rewarded with a liberal re- annnll On Sunday last those who attend- ed the Queen Street church had the pleasure of a day with the Woman’s Missionary Society. A choir of la- dies led the singing, two, young la- fdies performed the duties of ush- 'ers and took up the collection, and the speaker was also a lady. Mr. Peters was in charge of the services and conducted the opening exercises at the morning worship. i'l‘he Scripture lesson was read by :Mrs. Hugh MrCrae. The choir sel- ections were "Man of Galileo" and “The Light of the \Vorlcl Is Jesus.” The address was delivered by Mrs. James Tucker of Arthur, the super- intendent of the Mount Forest dis~ trict organization. She chose for her theme "The Parable of the Good Samaritan." The address was thoughtfully prepared, the words well chosen and the delivery so clear that everyone could hear dis- tinctly all that was said. Services on Sundey Were Lady Speaker and Lad Supplied Music. 1319. was Immm! t!- Mgclntyrq 02‘ ()won S( out 0me s M at Brantfoul, Hr- “ill hr of Vere Taken by Ladies' Choir .oir of la- young la- 8 01' 1.311- L'tion, and portsxiwixfh? 75313651, bhiu by Charles 11., is not now required for military purposes. , __--.. "we. I]; nut-6111117115 III the Sacred Heart cemetery at Ken- "worth. .ma. rrzuu'es Lehman died sud- denly at Mount Forest early Sunday morning in her 70th year. While Mrs. Lehman had been ill for some time, it was thought she was re- covering. until the end came with little warning. About eight years ago. the family moved to Mount Forest from their farm in Arthur Township. Four vears ago a son died, while Mr. Lehman died about two years ago. Surviving are one MOUNT FOREST WOMAN IS STRICKBN SUDDBNLY -â€"- .IIU utlIluCIl U'1ubll, up further particulars have yet. ar- PlVPd. He leaves a wfle and one daughtor to mourn thmr loss. Intnrmcnt was made Monday at c) - p. m. in Elmwood cemetery, Win- nipeg. Thirty-live yearos ago, the do- .roased wont, \Vost and entereed the employ of tho. Canadian Pacific Rail- way Company. [wing with them for about fiftoon yours. For the past twenty years, ho has boon a valuwl omnioyoe of tho C. N. R. Mr. Mc- (H'rgor was an uncle]. of Misses Kate and Mary McFaydon. and of Mr. John D. McFaydon of Glenelg, but. other than news of his sudden death, no further nartinnlm-e hm". m. -_ v 114 III- 1 U AVIUIIUUy ‘of the sudden death on Saturday from heart trouble in Winnipeg of MP. Donald Mcl‘li'egor, who, before, going Wlest thirty-live years ago. was a resident of this community. Mr. McGregor was in his 68th year and was born in Bruce, County, near Paisley. When a young man, he came, to (ilenelg and resided at the homo of his sister, the late Mrs. Donald McFayden and, having been employed at various places duping his residence. will be remembered l).\',:ill the older residents of the sec- ond concession. M rs. Frames Lehman died ..‘I-- -A 1‘, Brother of Late Mrs. Donald lofty- den Passed Away Suddenly in Winnipeg, in His Sim-eighth Year. .......... , . uuuvcn, LUI'UIILU. There are not many citizens of Durham who «lo not remember “Ed- die" as he was called at that time, or the time when he. nearly “went. West." by way of the drowning route in the Saugeen river several years ago. and we are sure, they will join with The Chronicle in extending heartiest congratulations on his rise in the estimation of his superiors on the Bell 'l‘elepliono Company stair. Like other companies, the Bell Tele- vâ€"v---‘l“..J u service. at Toronto in October, 1923, and was appointed assistant to the division traffic supervisor in Octo- ber. 192-1. In July, 1925, he. was pro- mote to district traffic superin- tenent in charge of Hillcrest and Keilwood offices, Toronto.” The last issue of “The Blue Bell," published by the Bell Telephone Company, contains the announce- ment of the promotion of Mr. E. l}. Hildebrand, a former resident of this town, the article, which also contains an excellent photograph of this former Durhamite, going on to say: “Mr. E. G. Hildebrand, formerly district traffic superintendent. Tor- onto, has been transferred to the staff of the general traffic super-i visor, reporting to Mr. D. W. Fer- rier, supervisor of methods. Mr. Hildebrand entered the. Company’s ulhlll';n4\ n6 'l‘nnnnn- : Word was Former Durham Boy Receives Pro- motion Wihen Transferred to Stat! of General Supervisor. RISING HIGH IN BELL TELEPHONE CIRCLES Pommonth's (Continued on page 8) recciwd here Monday I‘AAI cl ’1 YES mum», vouR MOTRER ;._'1 AND I HAVE BtEN TALKNS F4 n OVER AND wt‘vt bemoan fig“; VfiAT, m vou‘u. momse ; â€"---' . To nu CARE or run. / ‘7, wou m: KEEP me /;g/// .; 006 W /, j// 4/, u M 5m / Hanan/cog? 7/ cm ! , 3‘23"”) ,vov . /// .â€" ' \\' _\ O ‘ an. A? “‘5‘ 4‘ l! n DAYS WE’LL NEVER FORGET ', MARCH 18, 1926. $2.” a Year in CM Mrs. Truax. who was 62 years of age. was a woman held in the very highest esteem. and her death in sincerely regretted by many friends, especially in Hanover and Walk- erton. Her maiden name was Letitia by two daughters, Misses Selena, and Laura of Durham. and one son, Ar- thur, in Hanover. Two brothers. Isaac and George Flanagan, Owen Sound, also survive. Durham friends will sympathize with the Misses Selena and Laura 'l'ruax of this place in the. death [of their mother, Mrs. Joseph 'l‘ruax. :who died in Hanover on Thursday evening of last week. Mrs. 'i‘ruax was ill only It short time, as she had been in alirndanre a week previous at the. funeral «of her sister. Mrs. Hows, at Tara. where she caught cold which subseqUently devel-. oped into pneumonia. Hoyo for her recovery was abandoned some time before her death. Mother of Well-known Durham lil- liners Passed Away Last Week Only few Days After Sister at Tara. MRS. JOSEPH TRUAX DIED THURSDAY Old-time prosmctor, who has boon in every important gold rush in Canada, Alaska and Australia, who is one of lhoso preparing for tho. dash into the Rod Lake gold district. .“Ill'l‘. '. II‘T _ ___-._._ m is still confioncl to his bed, but his condition at time of writing is so improved that there now seems lit- tle doubt of his recovery. Mr. Grant who will he 80 years of age next July, is not so young as some or the rest of us, and a heavy cold in his case is a much more. serious matter than Willi a younger person. We trust our veteran merchant will soon recover and again be, able to take his place behind the counter where he has seen so many years' service. Taken down on Tuesday of last week with a heavy cold, the condi- tion of Mr. C. L. Grant, one or the best-known of the town’s business men, became so serious that at one time very grave. fears were enter- tained for his recovery. Mr. Grant went home from work Tuesday night complaining of not feeling well and was unable to rise Wednesday morn- ing owing to a severe pain in his back which resembled lumlmgo. He is still confieml in mg mm in” m. Grave Fears Were VETERAN MERCHANT WAS SERIOUSLY ILL unlined for Reco've'ry of Mr. 1.. Grant. \V. “'OODNEY At One Time En- The Star put on a subscription campaign, and with ouch suhscripâ€" tion was a chance in cues at lhc number of mics polled at tho 1925 Dominion nloction. Fur thc- Rllld- ance of the gucssm's. le number polled at the 1921 elncl.i:'nn was given. The rcsult as givvn ulwvc is the autumn of local mnlcstanls whn won. All wcrc in withing 150 of the actual numhcr. which rarriml a cash prize of 86.000. but which was not miosscd by anyone in ”in contest. One man rocciwd 82' votes of the. actual vale pollml. a result of thm'r ",.,;P‘;,'l‘t'"’;,fn",.}; in the Familv Herald and Wm-kly Star guessing contest. Robert. W hitmoro 0! Durham (1 a $5.00 prize, whilv Mrs. Harry ’il- son of Durham and Mr. Bryrc- har- g‘awl qr qunpch got 810.00 warn us 5111551“: Charlie Says - Th1” Loggl Poqplo_ Share in Cash [OCAL GUESSERS In another part of this papvl‘ appears a coupon. 'l‘o socuru the rogular admission rat». all you haw to do is clip this roupon and present. it at tho wirkc-t with FIFTEEN GENTS. ”lt' rvgulnr ad- mission price l‘or nights on which thorn is [In Band niusir. 'l‘o thoso not. holding tlwsu coupons. tho prico will lm tho rvgulnr Hund- night admission prim of twvnty- tlvo cents. Simplv, isn‘t it? And easy, too. Look up the coupon. hrim: it. with You to the rink nvxt Satur- day night and romemhvr. tho. Band music is Flllflli. suppliml at no cost to you by this pain-r. Thorn arr no othvr conditions attached, and we hopo that you will come out and enjoy it full evening‘s skating. tjlip tho rou- pon. owryhody and Lot's (in! _ v- "nu .u‘aUllI. ll. makes no difl‘crcncc to this paper from a financial standpoint. We are providing the Band at our own cxpcnsc. and, undcc certain conditions which arc not \‘ci'y hard to comply with. at nu ad- vancc in n'icc to our rcndcrs own the r0211 81' admission pi'icc. This is no mom'v-ma " schomo. Thu, (Ihroiiicie- doihmgs no monetary lwnvm WhalfiVN' Whether Um rink i..: mm in tho doors, or should Hmrv b0. only u more dozen or two present. it mnlynn nan J:m*“ Something new in the annals of Durham Rink history will he inaugurated on Saturday night. of this wee-k when the Durham Band. at. the exgiense of The Chronicle. will furnish a full pro- gram of high-class skating mu- sic. Never hetero in its histoi‘." has a Band heen prmiiled on Sat- urday nights in Durham llink, and it. would not he on this oc- casion were it not for this paper. Band night has always been. so far as we. are aware. 'l‘hnrsda." nights. The reason for the change? Realizing that Satin-clay night is the “one big night" on whieh many of our country boys and girls are priyilegeil to come to town and enjoy the pleasures of Durham‘s lee Palaee. 'l‘he Chron- iele. has made arrangements with the rink management whurehy we supply the Band at our own ‘ expense, thereby affording to many who can not come on any other night during the week. tlm opportunity of skating to Band music. We have that. many will take. advantage of this opportun- ity to enjoy themst-lves. Popnlnr Skating Ineic at Dur- hun link to be Rendered for Benefit of Rural Paranaâ€"”lo Advance in Rice for Those Holding “Dnrheni Chronicle Oonpone."-â€"â€"Bend lusic Sup- plied at Expense 9f This Paper BAND To PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE MONEY ”momma. \\ In Hm annals illistnrv “ill hn Saturdm night of on “In Durham "P“."$“ of Tim