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Entered Georgetown Academy "My parents then advised that I enter the teaching profession and as I had been fairly successful in my studies I was persuaded to try for a teacher's certificate at Owen Sound in December, 1873, but I failed. “Thom came a timn when I should rhmse a Vocation in life and my first imprvssiun was tn hncomv a telegraph operator. and to that end I mad» Implication to a tirm in Toron- to to l‘PCPiVP me to train in that line. My application was accepted. but when the time came that I had to leav‘ home my heart failed Ind I did not go. "lmrmg my school days I assisted mm the farm work, having per- t‘m-mml wurk in an lines of farming uxvept sowing grain, which was done by hand in those days and was pm‘formml by my father. .\ll:m. lm\\' .lm-vasc-cl. "l was fairly sm'rvssful in my M'lmnl work and had always grout x'owpo-N for my teachers. ”As slalml alDUVt'. I commo-m-ml \\ 1th .lz'u’nvs Allan. Thosv following In nx'ulm' wore: Samucl Queen. Sam- uel Atvho-sou, Tristram lihislvll. and David Allan. all of whom haw. pass- ml (may vxcept. Mr. Chislett. who is at pl'vsvnt postmastm' at Ceylon. [ Mr. mun-u has passed away Sim-n this aumhiography was writtvn.â€"â€"l~2ditur (Ilnronlclv.l until I was nvarly liw. years 0ch. when it. was dvcidvd that I should start In srhml and In that. mm, on tho; 3H; day ”1' July. 1860. l was ‘got wad)" and uh’ I \wnt. nu hrwso-huck with my fznthvr, whu was going to “w sawmill In hmk afh'r somo' lum- ho-I'. .\t. nmvu that. day ht' callmi at thn sq'luml aml hmk mu homo. Nc‘xl clay hv \\:|~' Quin: In H!“ mill with a wagnu In gut thv lumho-r and l \wnt alum; um! ho-nw‘ [ \'0‘l')' lal'gc-Iy (00k outside.- and hi-ard tlw cull. MW at Olltfi} took in the situation. I was ll months old. Mother carried fllf' as far as she could, placed me on the path and ran on. She soon reached tlio- ‘jttll and found l'alhi-i iindi-t' lhc Il't't'. film “as lit-“bless. Shi- says 'I lo-t i\\ll "met. unearthly yclls.‘ George Bradley and Ninniwl Uri-hard \Vv'l'tl passing on u hyI‘Oad. heard tho yi-lls. and t'lllilt' tn the assistancc. i'i-mmwl lhs- nun, \o-ixliliiii-s wcrc snnsniono-c! and hi- was i'm'i'iml hunw on :0. titlail'. It. was months lio'l'nrn Ilt' l't't't'\t'3't"I. It “as lim'\'o-~'t. timn. .lmac t‘lnvz'n. with tho nesietanci- or the neighbors gatho-rml in. tho grain. In the mean- time I had crawled several PMS and Wm standing against the fencn. "In mm ”In old log.- housi- was ri-iilnw-il by n how hmvml log home. John which did the (tai'pvnti-i- work. I can I't'fllt'fllIN'l' him working at it. This' is my earliest recollection. Commenced School Career "anhim: wry cvcnlt'ul happened until I was ni-m'lv livn cum-e nm "The house I was born in was one of the first log buildings in the neighbm-lmmlLâ€"Baddied‘ cornersâ€" logged to the peak; ribs. for rafteri‘. and clapboard met, one door in the east siair and two windnws. and heat- ed by a llreplare in'the north end of the house. No cradle for the new-burn hey; simply a large. sap- trmigh had tn stiflice. This was no drawhark tn my develoiiment. for I‘ lived and grew well in the hawk «if my pl‘mlil parents. My mother tells of an o-xw-rienri- she had in August. 1556. when l was it months old. Nt'lglllml's'. Pam» \VPI'P in NIP habit of fl't'qm'lllllw nur grain fields. parts of whirh were protected by a ‘slash' fence, which rifle" in the summvri months needed repair. My father] had Kttllt‘ tn make these repairs and} had partly. i-iit, dmyn a large hemlock t tt'm'. He nntirml that it was likely" to 1:0 the “ruin: way and hour“. from NH- nppuslln Slt't'. ht‘ threw a small hemlwk intn Un- 11:11:” uni- to send; the 1m.' wile the right way. The small! trm' umpiy hulgo-ol in the big one. He then went farther bark and ”ll't'w a still largo-r Ullo'. 'i'i'hen this last one was falling t'atho-r stepped tn theI Sldi- lmt imt'nrtlinzitely this ti»: on"! “in niiwlirw-to-il ”nit still dimi- that Second time. striking father n' the} bark. and fell om him and hrs-x '- a." . it left thigh home. Here he was. pin-t ned dmyn hvlplvss and alum. 'l'iwf; loratinn was ulnmst half :I niih- {mm A the house. Father mum and nw'hâ€" §. 91' (“IS“‘O'I't't‘. 'IHViHL' t'hflllt'l't! in in- t thenm-lves on thr- afororsaid farm. Lot 19. (Innq-Pssion 2. Egremonh Thpro- ”n Hm 16th da3 of Sc-ptvmbel. ‘ 1815.1!“ whim! of this skotch firmi 8a“ ”no light 0! day. I “Aftc-r tlwir marriagn they set out on a 60-min» trip and established themwlws on “w aforesaid farm. Lot If}. Com-993mm '2. Egromont. Thpro- ..n Hw 16th day of Si-ntvmber. liam Bradley. wlwrv he remained}? until his death in August, 1W2. My 33 “wow haul a musin living in the Towmhip ur Vassagawpya. Eliza :3 “Pill. wit» at William Rviil. Ho wpnt Ja' "new on a Visit and in so doing b9- 9 [0‘ cam» acquainted with my mathemfw Isalu-lla linl’olnll. and in February.. in 1856, they nun-ml to join lwarl and?Pd banal. My motlwr was the Plains!!!“ daughlm' nl' Jamps Gordon andi Agnes Haggard. . ~ l 1‘ W. J. Sllll’l, [01.813]! DIED LAST THURSDAY PAGE 6 "LY“ 1 Continued from page I fnluul fatlu-l' undo-r film as, ho-lph‘ss. Sho- says 'I . mwarthly yvlls.‘ George . \mmwl Uuhmcl \\ 'w hv road. heard the go‘lls the assistmwo. u-mm m! »i.:hlmr s \wxu sunrmnno-d rm'rimi hunw all 1-. chm: s ulmnst half :I mih- l'rnm FaHH'l' c'allml and mum- l. ham»: (-hanvm! In ho- lu-ard tlw mil. Sb» :1! to-achm- was Jami My pan le 0f “In Ms ask 'hig hay ”WI tiun w 9-â€"‘ " E ('allmi "During August, 1875. I searched diligently for a situation. going to l’rotnn Township. Where I found a vacancy. I ntl‘ered my services for the balance of the year for $90.00. but. a gentleman from Owen Sound was there also and offered the ser- vices of his daughter for $75.00 for the balance of the year. One trustee favored my terms. but the other two favored the lady, so I lost. During the {all of that year I applied at 8.8. No. 4 (the Red Schools. The trustees were John Gardiner, Neil McKellan Sr. and William Cameron. I secured the situation at $00 per annum and commenced my duties on January 7, 1876. I ta ht there dur- in; 1877. when I res and went to Owen Sound High hool during the first half_ of the year 1878. and was successful in semi-ins a seéoud; "Now I must return to my school career. "'l'ho- m-xt mnw- \\'~' In situation as tvaclwr. tiun \wm- out. Hw draw past and «fallmi from ”I“ mail that he hm! lsELSSF‘tl. hm f'nilm] l0 ”Otit'v HIP I‘v- suH m far as l was cnncm'm-d. Hnw- m-r. tlw m-xt mnrniug my brothm' Hmrgv Mus sum to Durham. Hz‘ wont to Thu (lhrnnicm nfl'icn and them leax'nml «of my 5H('(‘f_’SS. Thvn there was joy in the camp, although pour Hmrgv wnlkml so'wn milt’és tho-w and sMc-n milns hark. Soon at'to-r nu' sistm- .‘umln \wnl. tn tlm pus: nfi‘ivn at Hrvlmmi am-l whc-n shw rvhn'necl shu hm] my (ml-lineal“ with “44'. r|l~tried again in Jul). 18‘". and again tailed by only a few marks. lty par- '’ents then decided that I should at- ' tend Georgetown Academy. I was to have gone in comany with Thomas ‘Allan. now of Durham, on the 5th of :January. I875, but I took the measles : and my departure for Ithat institu- t tion was delayed unm the t2th of Januarv,1875. We had to rise early ' to catch the train at. Harriston. W hen I had to arise about 3 o’clock '. in the morning the bed never seem- ed so comfortable. as it was a cold. frosty morning. The evening before i1 went around and said good- bye to New“ thingâ€"horses. cattle, sheep . stables. eat and dog-I ~;IIl last of all lIto the folks at. home. Father drove Ime to Harriston and I had to changeI trains at Guelph. It w as dark beforeE Ijl got to Georgetown. but. Mr. Allan 2' was at the statImI to meet me. and :‘w It! l him were Robin Bell. long Sn. L-e. deceased. and W. L. Dixon. recently IIleeeaseIl. Soon I was in the. oh! !;\t‘ilIlI‘IIl)'. then IIIIIIII' the IIontIol In; John lait III III-aseIl now .aIIIt I.‘ i Mr. Queen w II. assistant. .\lv parents ‘mt mI $o6tIII all thm had. and. later thex sent ms 8’ .00 with 'lhomasII Allan. who had III-en IIalleIt home 011 ,aI'IIIIIInt III the death ”I his sister. ’.\lr- Nelson Main. 0n the 5th of April, my t'nnds'heInI. exh' msted. I! returned heme. My lather met me :It llaIII-istun. My III-ether John. a Little I-hap III‘ ahont the years. was Ilwith him. Mother had prepared a! Ilzlneh and as seen as we got haI' k to where. the buggy was. him tlllt'Clt‘tl' lllt‘ to the hIIIIk the: Ieot and said, l l l 'Witllam. here‘s your IlinnIII . "l then spent the lIalanCe of the “'1'"! to July studying: at home. Mr. S. I). ll°\'lllI‘. then teaching in Hol- shin IIIIIIII on 'IItnI'IIlns and we ~tIIIliI It Io.ethei. as III was going IIII IIIII Ixamination in July also When exaIIIinIItIIIn time I-IInIe IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII in July we went. to Walkertun. tried one examination ltti‘ tlIII'It I'lass IIeIItitiI'IItII. and. were eltt‘t‘I'S‘l'lll. with II gflml III:IIIgnI to spare. S. U. [Him in 5mm» way found n! that ”In I'vsults 0f Hm examina- n éi'Clll'P "During and 1111 11111 27111 111.1ulv 1881.! 1111111 1111111 m\"s1111 a 1.111: 111111' 1111'1111' 111 1(111 11111~111 111' Miss Matil- 11111111111111111. 1181115111111'111 1i111\\iilian: 12111111111111 1'111'1-1'1'1111 111 11111'111'11 11s trus- 11111 01> ’ ' ..\'11 ’1. 111 111'11111 11:11 1 might 111.1 111-31' 11111111' I 1'1'~i;.'11111 ‘4. J. .\11.1.1.11111 1111111111111 111 .\'11. 4. “1191'.“ I 13111.1111 111111111: 11.11218'1- 8.1-81'1. 111 that 3'11111'1 1'-11.«ig11111 .\'11. 131111 sw‘ur- 911 11111 5111111111111 in .\'11. :1 1'Htsls11'1n WhM‘U I 1'1'1n11111'11111 11111 111131124 111' 11111 8111111011 during; 1.1111 )‘11111':: 18117-191111. inclusivv. 1 might smte that during «'lass lit'o- ..-r:mmm-.~ l I'vtumzeal tn 0mm Sound Hiuh strum] for [hp fali torn}. anry DvLamatM' was urin- (°ipal :mtl .lnhn Armsimng and P. A. Black assistants. I mu! madv appli- cation to In: admittml to tho Normal srluml in 'l'nl'unh). but was xmt ad- mitted until April. 1879. thv term vnding Junu. 1879. l m“ again we- cnsful. l afterwards «mm-ml a sifu- ation in 5.5. N0. 13, I‘Im'vmnnl. wherv I taught. during 1880-31-82. The First Situation Spades are *rumps and Z is in the lead. How can :‘ . :10 play the hand that Y-Z can win ‘13 of the trivks against any de- fense? T4,; liztle pmb1em is a fine ex- anqic of forcing diuu'u'ds. B is forced to disz‘ard either the winning heart or one of his Clubs. Z shank! lead the queen of hearts and win the trick with the ace in Y's hand. He should now lead the seven of debs from Y's hand, Clubs â€" none- Diamondsâ€"A,Q,j,10,9,8 Spades â€" none Hearts -â€"- noné No score, first game. Z dealt and bid one spade. What should A bid? Hearts â€"-â€" 6 Clubsâ€" 9, 5, 3, 2 Diamonds -â€" A, K, 4 Spades-'- K9 Q! j, 79 5 The following hands are illustrative of the point just emphasized: “Think of what your partner or opponents may do. before making a bid. If you are pre«- pared to meet any action they ma take, your bid is sound ; otherwise, not. ’ Be sure that the bid you decide upon is one that you are 1: repared to back up later. v "I5. vul Ill“ 83 WUIIU batmnot.w otherwise. Too pomany Players make a bid without a thought 0 1ts 1n- fluence on their partner or of what they will or should do if their 0p ments overbid. Try to think of your (fist- bid as the beginning of the story and make it only when you are sure you knou what to do later. All sound bidding should be part of a harmonious whole, the first linpk of achain of bids, and not a disconnected elfort. partner will draw from it, and then what action he or your opponents may takes If your bid conveys the informa- tion to your partner that it should and leaves you in a position to go ahead with the bidding, irrespective of the ppponents'_bidding, Iour bid is sound, other respects. k may be of such a character as to deceive partner or to enable the Opponents to block further bidding by making a shut-out bid. For that reason, before you make a bid, try to figure out what conclusion your A bid that is sound in itself, that is, that may contain suficient strength to make the number of tricks in the suit inglicated, may -be very_ unspund_ in WImMMJt. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Problem No. 15 - - -oog-Q “0---.-- Answer to Problem No. 14 . Hearts â€"â€"_A, 10 Author of 'PRAC‘I'IGAL matron m Hearts-l- Q, J, 3 Clubs â€" K, 3 Diamonds â€"- none Spades --- 5 Clubs -â€" A, Q, 8, 7 I)i;‘.="mnds -â€" none Spades -- none LAWN ARTICLE No. 12 Win the appointmvnt in Hm Post,- mastvrship nt’ Holstvin. which I still i’vtaiu. twin}; ably :issistml by my .laligmm'. "Hint. [ mnnnt mmcliiahe this brief shun-h without again i'varring to my fatlwr and mnthmn Father was 1mm in lha- (lmmly .‘dunaglmn. Ire- land. in Slay, 1832. and dim! August. M02. :iii “iv :im' “5' 60 yuai‘s. :‘Mcitéwr {Isabella (mi'dmi. was lawn in ”H9 County Mnnaghan. Iro- .,i-.:l. SqutHhvi'. 1832, and died Juno '5', 1mm. aw-d 68 wars almogfi. To me \wm- born “2 .I.. 1835. Eliza- !u-Hi Jznw 1857 (now Mrs. D. P. (Inim'idgv . Martha 1861!. died March 1867. George, born 1861. now of 30., Annie (Mrs. Alvx. Fm'vman». horn in Appointed Postinaster of Holstein "I than want mm 1114» m.» and life insmancn business also (unwvanc- in; 11:11” mtulwr 8. 191°,w1mnlxe- tm- first ”New months (H 187" I taught Hwhauhillu school. In all I m (-upiml thv positiun of teacher for 2 1; wars. * winning the trick with the king in his wn h and. He should now lc..dt‘ e five ofs ,ndcs from his hand and d5 xird the ten of hearts from Y' 5 hand. 1) is now formd to d: s¢ur¢_.l If he discards the king of hearts, Z’ 3 beats are g.00d If he discards a club, \' 5 clubs ‘are good.. In either es-ent, Y. Z will win all the tricks. possible as A-B have six heart tricks, if led. This is an excellent example of figurin out what your opponents may do an then making a bid that will block them. Such bidding is sound, not only because the hand justifies the bid but because it also looks ahead and foresees what should be done from then N 0 score, rubber game. Z dealt, bid one noâ€"trump and A ' . What should Y bid and why? should look ahead and figure that the only possible bid B can make that would hurt the no-trump bid is one of two hearts. If that is the case, shouldn't he endeavor to prevent that bid, if possible? The wa to do this is bya bid of two noâ€"trum . f B should then bid three hearts, Y s ould double. Tue bid of two no-trump docs prevent a heart bid and enables Y-Z to make game and rubber. If Y passes, B will bid Euro hearts and game is no longer The hand in the preceding article illustratinfiithe value of looking ahead before ma ng a bid, 1: as follows: Answer to Problem No. 13 Heartsâ€"Q, 6 Clubsâ€"K, 4, 3 piamondsrA ‘ ,K,-l(), 7, 2 Score, Y-Z, 18: -B. 0, rubber Z dealt and bid e diamond. A ubled and Y bid two diamonds. What should B bid? An analysis of these hands will be given in the next article. Spades -- K.Q;4 Hearts - K, 9 Clubs â€"-J, 10, 9, 5 Diamonds -- non Spades â€" none Our lips cannot. speak how “'0 low \ him, Our hvarts cannut lvll what tn say: God only knows how we miss him In a homo tha( is lonvsomo tOdas'. “we“ in our hearts nos :1 picture 01' a loved one laid to rest. In memory‘s frame muwill keep Because he was one of the best. - Glles.-ln loving mvmm'y of James Rnnald Hilvs, who departed this life January 17, 19:35. With Hm mpmlwrc of the com- munity. Tho Chrunirlo joins in ox- -tnndin:r vnndnlo-mws to Miss Ethel N. Shanna ”an only wrvivim: momhm' nf tlw family. and to thn hrolhm's and sistm's of tho chw'eased. Mr. Sliai‘po was an active umIWI' nf hath tho Orangn and C. 0. F'. sn- civtivs and it. was under inn auspices of thesn societies that, tho funeral was held. The pail lwarers were: Frnm tlw Ui-angn Onivr. Bros. Gporge ‘FPntrm. George Hunt and Gom'ge Burrows; from ”in Canadian Ordor of FOI'DSU‘I‘S. Bros. Jnhn SlM'Onson, J. D. Rnlwrts and R. h'Vine. l‘lnh‘ridgzv and Mr. J. H. Sharpv. Mr. and Mrs. ll. Mm-rison. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Arnill and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bvrt. Ecclos. Mr. and Mrs. R. lrvinr. and tho McCall family. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Alliugham nf Gmrgemwn. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson. had sent {lam-rs for tlm sick room, and thew. ton. worn plarnd on the casket Many hoautiful floral tributes were plarm! 0n “in ras‘kni. among them being a pilluw by his only daughter. \iiss EHH‘I Sliar; m m. arch by L..0.L .{n. 2296. of vshirh lw \\ as a member. a \\ rent!) in his hrvthrvn of tho Lan- mliai‘ 0r:ler m Fmi-stm's‘. a wrnaih from the --Hnlst.riii: l'nilml rlnurh rlmiv. r. wrrniii frnm iiw Dirvrlm's nf Hw Hermania Fire lnsuranra (jumpmw. and sprays fer Hm Hnlsu-in l'niird rlmrcii. Mrs. D. 7‘. Following a short service at the house. the romains were taken to tho. l’nitod church. where the pas- tor. Rev. Charlvs Jay. assisted by Rm: L. E. Wost. 11 humor pastor and close personal frimm. and Rev. W‘. Juhnstmx. vastm' of Hm Pwsbywr- ian church .at Hnlstr‘in. oonclucted a must amn'om‘iatn smwive. Interment was: made in Mmmt Forest cemetery. Mr. Sharpe was a man of the high- est character, and his funeral on Mondav aftvrnmm was a remarkable tiilmte of tlw ward in which. he was lwhl b\ the residents of Holstein and Egiemont. “horn practicallv his “hole life was spent. Mr Sharp cimcluded his auto- bi by with a feeling reference to his life partner, who passed away on the 20th of February, 1925, and whose memory waa eVer green. In fact. Mr. Sharpe’s decline counenc: ed with the death of his wife, and for the past nearly two years he had been slowly failing. City. Michigan, Snail (Mrs. Georgo Deford.» Hurlburt. lion), born I“ lat-y B. (him. Henry Woodiwiue, of Gnrsonville, Mich). born in 17, nnd John Henry, born in 1871, now living at Huntsv'ille, Ontario.” 13, died Angus til. mm in IN MEMORIAM â€"From the Family DURHAM Friday; January 28 WILLIAMSON BROTHERS Horées Wanted It Will Pay Y The Chronicle. See advertisement in H» puge 7. for great hurgain‘ up It‘s my'epough to be pleasam For the mm who is not so \\.-.._. w the [Pl worth “'hilu [a the_ wlyo will smilu To purchase any number of good Gonorul Purpose, Wagon, and Block, Horses. and Tall, Rangy Driving Horses (lures and Geld- inns). Anima‘ls must. M in gum! (‘ODGIUOII and frnm T» In In years of ugv. It With BRING THEM IN EARLY flu-nu}. law: a, 1027 and eighty." We will be in TORONTO RiVflrejd. Closed 1: Will Paw Th1! ChTOfliClC. LOT 66. "I '7 2% mi!” N” minim: 3“ 1‘ in 200d ‘M‘ barn with ~ Mama“. 74‘“ leonsinn ‘v “'9" “mm" Far rm-mm William Sm lows vlomwi. bush; in pond : Me hum HX‘ WCI‘NP “'ahlth‘ men! {an}; a: and 7, Can. 3 F. hininc 1‘“ In‘Y'" and in mmd ~‘ht the promiso ~ are (lining svwn fume wnncishm we" I! dum'. YH‘V this farm. mak “I‘m. 'I‘hu- M‘I right In qnwk p ticulnrs amm' :1 (UL t Durham. 3" "IT" |' 22. M: rmn C. Cf liddlebro Owen Sou; [.0'1‘ 7. ‘ taininu 1 HI“ “'3’. 1 com-mun "30$ 3"“ atom {1' also hzn‘ mvm: ll‘ hrick ht (mow \\ to hmw water in ‘0 B‘Pl'c‘s i. well Tc cultivat 7' m \Vzn-‘c (Outariu. Grey. l 901mm: ."tflf‘t‘ Chmm sou. V sal Gram Der 0| tl Tuesday COHI Licensed A Mum-m? w excvpt HOIIM 01“". Sm'uv III I Blm‘k of Ma Ufl'u-r 0mm 0:! Lamina hum. « um Cuum O in H a (Fundas DB. W Ull'u'c' (Durham mu C. G. ANI New Mod Phone King: ‘32424 Ave: BATES Bra “.1! rms Im! ifll'l Ardx'el'tm CASH “'le 0‘ four. T01 Saturday 11!: 25 cents, 1w will no mum HRS. JAMIE ll't'l 8N IIDDLEBR‘ Thursday. 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