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etter still, .1: of seven ”'9. . Ontario Store try. (‘95 1105. Super 3 en and ted Free ’rs of .mlways Will with all the h about, Flap. and I'PSOI‘ts, Ii ORIAL Thomas (4) plan YOU)! Axe-m. of the IN PLO nomas says “(IVE five and one to {H i. 1927 -Cl:lss m 3 sley “Owital- h'asur‘es. 1' {mean ’n l y‘ the friends é'caddy aI'Ound :1iz‘ ‘Nrill ocean DIED SUDDENLY f AT TORONTO HOME The news of the sudden death Saturday at her home in Toronto of Mrs. James Atkinson was a great shock to her friends and relatives here. and the news of her death was the tirst intimation that she was seriously ill. Thou h she had un- dergone a serious il ness some time ago. she had, it was thought, fully recovered and she was about her household duties as usual on the morning she wassuddenly taken ill. Death was due to paralysis. and though the deceased was con- scious to the last. the end came only two hours after she was stricken and a few minutes after her husband. who was in another part of the city, reached her bed- 5MP. The late. Mrs. Atkinson whose maiden name “as Jane Weir, was a daughter- 0! the late Mr. and Mrs. John \\ eir and “as born on the old homestead on the thi1d conces- sion oi (Henelg Still in possession of the family and 11ccu11ied by her brother. the \v-ell knovsn BeeVe \\'1’1i1'.Refo1'e 1'en10\ing to Toron- t11 Nehe \11a1's ago she had spent l11~1\\h11h1 life in the \icinitv of her hi1 th and \1 as one oi the most. high- iv 1111,:1':111le1l residents of this local- 11) born in 1860. she “as at the time of her death in her 68th year. FoitV -nine Veais ago she was manieil to Mr. James Atkinson and t"01 a time after he1 marriage lived in Bentimk township lint for up- VVuzils of 35 Vea 1‘s liVed in Glenelg, nea1lV all of that period on the {aim on the Durham pRoad just out- side the corporation. now occupied bV' her son Mr. Herbert J. Atkin- son. TVV elVe V'ears ago Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson mOV-ed to Toronto. where the former was engaged in the contracting business and oc- cupied their home at 83 Roehampâ€" ton avenue. Late Mrs. James Atkinson Was 111 Only Two Hours When Final Summons Gamerâ€"Funeral Held Yesterday to Trinity Church'Cem- etery. - Besides her husband. Mrs. Atkin- son leaVes a familV of three sons and two dang. hters: John. in Bende1. Sasku . \\ illiam. in Toronto: Herbert J.. in Glenel": Emma (Mrs. Me..- ‘Clure‘. in Toronto. and Bessie (Mrs. Benj. Coutts. in Bentinck. She also leaves three brothers. Reeve. Wil- liam Weir. in Glene 3*. John Weil- in Egrmiont. and Adam Weir in \\'i111lsor. and one sister. Mrs. Jos- eph Atkinson in Glenelg. A Sister. Mrs. \Villiam J. Davis. died some years ago. The late Mrs. Atkinson was a Prestherian in religion. and the funeral VV as held yesterday at 3 p. m. trom the Presttei 11m church. the remains being brought to Durham on the afternoon C. N. R. Main. The serVices. largely attend- ed. VV ere in charge of the pastor. ReV. B. D. Armstrong. who deliVer- ed an appropriate and comforting Sermon. following which the reâ€" mains VV ere laid to rest. in Trinity church cemetery . -- A“ RINK COMPANY HELD ANNUAL MEETING lil?t(‘du (H "v. --\- \ has been 15 and 10 cents. This year the rate for men is to be ‘25 cents. ladies and young men up to 18 years 15 cents. while the child- ren's admission fee remains the same as before. 10 cents for those of 12 years of age and under. Following are the officers elected: President. E. Kress: Vice-President. J. McGowan; "Secretary. P. Ramage; Treasurer. W. S. Hunter. Etecutiwe Committee. -E._.D. McGlockIm, T. \Vo sympatliiié'xyim Mr. Atkinson and famlly, and WM!) the pther 1‘91- at..1ves and frlends 1n thew sudden hm'oavement. Henderson. .1. Murdock, W. J. Mo. Fadden and J. A. McLachlan. Auditor. J. A. Rowland. Preparations are now under way to get the rink ready for the sea- son's business and have a skating :surface at. the first opportunity. The exceedingly small number of shareholders who turned out for the annual meeting of the Durham Amusement Company was a disappointment and while the meeting "carried on" it. was quite naturally not. so successful agather- II‘ILLJL tun-‘v ing as llad'ifiév’o been a good‘repre- sentation on hand. In all mgre were possiblv twelve of the fiftyâ€"some. m'gsent. \ .11.! L..?..~ {kn 4§mn {n Small Attendance of Shareholders at Thursday Night’s Annual Meet- ing a Matte; for Regret. l'l‘ CL lit. Those who did take the time to he on hand. however. were not long in getting down to business. The tinaneial report. was an important part. of the evening‘s business. and it. showed that there had been a net. loss of approximately $200 in the business of last winter as com- pared with that of the winter be- fore. There was little explanation for this other than the attendance had been smaller. and of course like any other business. the. rink must. extieet to have off seasons. This year the rates for skating are to be placed under three grades instead of two. Heretot‘ore skating \ " 0 ‘ ‘A ‘--‘-~ 'I-‘k;a VOL. 60.â€"-NO. 3155 THE ' DURHAM “CHRONICLE ~ Assistant Chief Engineer of the Nova Scotia Power Commission, who has been appointed to succeed W. H. Mum-o as manager of the Nova Scotia Tramways and Power Company. Halifax. Magistrate Laidfiaw W'lil Give De- cision in Few Days Regarding Holstein Case Tried Here Monday JUDGMENT RESERVED IN AUTO MARKER CASE In his defense Ellis claimed that he had the car in his possession for some time. but that the owner had agieed to this and if he (Ellis) liked the machine he \\ ould purchase. He claimed that he had not purchased the ear until the 9th of November, had notitied the Department repres sentative here on the 10th. but had enclosed only one dollar instead of the necessary two dollars for the transfer. He had sent the correct amount 111‘. the ‘15“! of November. \V’. P. Ellis of Holstein was before Magistrate Laidloaw here on Monday morning charged with a Violation of the Motor Vehicles Act in that. he was the owner of a car, purchased frum a N0rmanby man. for which the required transfer of the license markers had‘not been made. Mr. Ellis pleaded not guilty and was defended by Barrister Grant. of Walkerton. Magistrate Laidla“ reserved judgment until he had time to 100k intn the matter Thexe xx as considerable discussion mm the meiit~ and demerits of the case between the magistrate and (01111581 fox the defendant who claimed that there had been no vio~ lation of the Act. as the real deal had not been put through until November 9.» Mrs. Joseph Snell was admitted to the Durham hospital on Wed- fit‘SdflY of last week and underwent a serious operation from which she is now recovering. Mr. M. Kress was taken suddenly ill last week-end and a diagnosis of his case showed that he was threatened with appendicitis. Prompt action. however. on the part of his family in summoning the family physician obviated the neo- essity of an operation and the pa- Mrs. E. Bell of Glenelg underwen‘ an Operation at the hospital last Saturday for some: inyvargl trgublg. §' ‘ â€"_â€"" Mblll KI“: We are bleased tonlearn she is doing well and is well on the road to recovery. Mr. Wilbert Greenwood, son of Mrs. J. 0. Greenwood, of. Glenelg. underwent an operation for appen- dicitis last Wednesday evening at the local hospital. Though he was in a serious condition the operation was most successful _and the young tipnt is mcely. Ruvorâ€"Welsemâ€"In Durham, on Tuesday. November 29, 1927, at. the Presbyterian Manse, by Rev. B. D. Armstrong. Albert Reeves, son of Mr- and Mrs. Walter A. Regves‘ ‘ot “I“ “WU quv‘rvv_ __ map is now recoverifig as viell as could be expeqted. Only 20 More Shopping Days Till Christmas is now reported as recovering J. F. LUMSDEN WITH .THB SICK DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, DFL‘EMBER 1, 1927 LATE JOSEPH PATTERSON WAS PIONEER RESIDENT The death last Thursday morning at his home at Varney removed one of the oldest settlers of the township of Egremont and one who was well and favorably known all! over the township and formany miles beyond its borders. , Born in County Down, Ireland, in 1854, he was "slightl ' over 73 years of age. When a chi d of four years of age he came with his parents and .one sister'to Canada, the voyage across the Atlantic to Montreal taking over two months. The party came by rail from Montreal to Guelph, and then by team up to the second concession in Egremont to a Mr. Fleming’s, and then by ,foot to the farm of an uncle of the {deceased on the 20th concessmn. [It was on this same concession that [the family settled, their farm being about seven miles from Durham, and here the deceased remained until 1877, when he took up Lot 2, Con. 21, which he owned up to the list of last September, when he ldisposed 01' it to Mr. Joseph Young. Had- Lived in Egremont Since 1858 and Was One of Township’s Best- known Citizens.â€"-Was Born in Ireland 73 Years Ago. In 188:3 Mr. Patterson was married to Miss Sarah E. Bell of Proton, uho surxixes “ith a tamil} of two «ons and our daughters. They are Palmer , at Barbers Corners, in Nmmanby; Hugh, at Shaunavon, Sash; Lhza (Mrs. John Bell), Bate- man, Saskg Jeannie (Mrs. W. Law- rence‘r. Detroit, Mich.; and Edith and Geneva in Toronto. Another daughter died about 30 years ago. Mr. Patterson was first taken ill last May when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. Though he was able to be around, he never fully re- covered and lived at the home of his son, Palmer, for three months, sub- sequently returning to the farm, which he later sold and moved to Varney about ten weeks ago. He was Stricken with heart failure a week previous to his death, but linâ€" gered on until Thursday, November :34, when he passed away. The funeral to Maplewood ceme~ tery, was held from the residence of his son at Barber‘s Corners last Saturday afternoon. the service be- ing held under the auspices of the Orange Order, of which he had‘been a member for many years. The services at the house and grave were taken by the Rev. Mr. Purnell, Presbyterian minister of Dromore, assisted by Rev. B. Hayes, Anglican of Durham, and Rev. C. Jay. of the United church at Holstein. The pail-bearers were all old friends and neighbors, Messrs. R. J. Eden. W. Caldwell. E. Fee. J. W. Blyth. J. Lennox. E. V. Matthews, F. Lawrence and J. Hat-grave. Amongst the floral tributes were a pillow from the family and a spray from Mrs. George Strachan of Zion City. 111. Besides his family. Mix. Patterson is surxn ed by a brother. Samuel. on the second of Egremont. A sister. Mrs. John Queen. died some years ago. A INTERESTING CURIO FOUND IN TOWN ”We tender sympathy to the fam- ily in their bereavement. W e saw an interesting exhibit of ' petrified bone last night when Mr. Herb. Murdock walked into our- sanctum with what to us looked like a piece of stone. Herb. in~ forms us. however. that it is a real! honest-to-goodness petrified bone. part of the hip joint of a beef slaughtered many years ago, and which he dug up in the corner of his lot a few days ago, 1 Petrified Hip Joint of a Beef Dug Up by Mr. Herb. Murdock on His Lot in South End of Town A‘sL v u {\-r 'lhe exhibit ceibainlx has the shape ofthe hip joint of a beast and Mr. Murdock says that what makes his ex en more positixe that this is xx hat it is was the place from xxhence he dug it. His property originallv belonged to the late Mr. Tucker. who conducted a butcher busines~ here manx x1sear 31.1.0 and it. xx as linder the site of whern. the old slaughter house used to stand that the curio was found. Mrs. R. J. Moorhead entertained the members of the A. Y. P. A. at her home on Monday evening and quite a large crowd spent a most enjoyable evening. After business matters were discussed a pro- gramme followed. Amongst the numbers was a piano trio by Misses Florence Macdonald. Eunice Moon and Florence Bailey, an'orchestral selection by Misses Maud Kelsey. Lizzie Hind and Elsie Willis. and 9 V piano solos by: M13585 Vera Moun- ' It is an interesting memento of the earh daxs and Mr. Murdock Says he intends to keep it. TRINITY CHURCH A. Y. P. A. ENTERTAINED MONDAY NIGHT yauuv VVVVV ‘4. â€"-â€"_ -w _, _ tan .and Eumce Moon. Several muglcal contqsts wqre also held whxch proved mterestmg and amus- Ll. mvmv- v ME and Mrs. flame Elvidge at Hanover and prmgented them with a gay) _watch cham and silver but- At the close of the programme lunch was served by Mrs. Moorhead. On Friday evening about 20 of the memberg visited the _h9me of ter dish. HON. W. FINLAYSON SPOKE AT MEN’S CLUB BANQUET Excellent Instructive Address on Reforestation Delivered by Ontar- io’s Minister of Lands and Forests. -â€"-Good Crowd Present. The annual banquet of the Men’s Club of Knox United church last Friday night in the basement of the church was well attended. Com- mencing at 7 o’clock, an excellent banquet was provided by the ladies of the congregation, which was fol- lowed by a short programme. There were solos by Mrs. W,-. H. Porter, Mr. C. W. Lang, 3 selection by the Geor e Ritchie orchestra, and a shor , humorous address by W. G. Weichel. M. P. P. for Waterloo. The speech of the evening was delivered by Hon. W. Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests in the Ferguson Government. , Mr. Finlayson spoke on Reforestation, and throughout his whole discourse stre$ed the financial benefits ‘to be derived from a proper attention to our forests and me replenishing of those that are at the present hes ingf cut _down. .The chairman for the evening was Dr. D. B. Jamieson, president of the Club, who, after a few words, called on his father. Hon. Dr. Jam~ ieson. chairman of the Widow’s Al- lowance Board, to introduce the speaker._ Mr. Finlayson divided the pro- vince. into three districts. the southern. central. and northern. It was impossible to follow the same course in all three districts because all were suited for a par- ticular kind of timber and should be replahted with such. _ In rising to commence his dis- course, Hon. Mr. Finlayson referred to the high regard in which Dr. Jamieson was held in the Legisla- ture, both by the Conservative party and those opposed to its policies. He was for years the dean of the Legislature and his advice, both as a member and since, had been sought in matters of importance. Provincial Waste The speaker was not long in launching into his address proper and went back to 1827, just 100 years ago, when Upper Canada sold her first timber limit for $360,000. In these old days, and even up to com- paratively few years ago, the tim- ber wealth of the province had been wasted. There had been a whole- sale slaughter of our forests with little being done to replace the timber being removed. There was a different tale now, since our former "inexhaustible” timber lim- its had become a matter for grave concern. At the present rate of de- molition our timber would be ex- hausted in about 75 years, not a very long time in the life of a coun- try. Something had to be done. and it. was gratifying to know that the country had at last awakened to the. seriousness of the situation and the preservation of our forests was now a subject that was receiving the attention of ev_ery_cl_ass._ He spoke. of the methods for pro- pagation and made the statement that he expected before long the cutting of all timber would be under Government. supervision. Timber on farms was of other value than that of fuel and lumber. A country denuded of its natural timber sufâ€" fered severely from the outgoing of the water every spring and serious drouth in summer; with sufficient timber the winter‘s snows disap- peared gradually and a sufficient amount of water was retained in the soil to keep the rivers supplied during the dry season. The Government’s Policy The speaker outlined the policy of the Government for the reforest- ation of waste lands. This consist~ ed of supplying farmers or munici- palities with free trees, which were to be planted on the waste lands. which every farm contains. It was even proposed to supply a man to give instructions and see that they were properly planted. These lands at the present were not earning a five-cent piece, and while the trees took quite a long period of years to mature, the fact of them being on the property made it more valuable and the suc- ceeding generations would reap the real benefit. I A Mr. Finlayson spoke of the fire menace of the past and said at one time this was the greatest des- troyer of timber some years back. With the advent of the airplane. this great danger had been remov- ed and the mlue of the timber now destroyed by forest fires was neg- ligible. While the fire-fighting force of the Province of Ontario cost the Government considerably over a million doilars annually, it. qvas good insurance and fully justi~ '-, “6 "v--wâ€"â€" The planting of “windbreaks" around farm buildings would also increase the temperature several degrees. and besides were a thing 0: beauty. tied. now“. It is impossible with the space at our disposal this week to deal fully with the address, but we feel we are safe in saying it was a mas- terpiece and must: pave impressed ._ -1:_.-.:| ‘A 1AA}- ‘Cl ‘11va W“ wuvv any who aye gt all iâ€"nwcli'ned .to look 2} our vqmshmg forests as a: na- tional crane and who are desn‘ous of seeing something dohe that will preserve thggq great mtlonal assets. ‘wv‘ 'v vuvwv câ€" 'V' At the conclu heartv vote of sion of the address a thanks was voted Fire a Menace James Macintosh ol‘ Kamloops. B (3.. has just. celebrated his one hundred and eighth birthday at the Vancouver 014! People’s Home. Born in London. Ontario, the cen- tenarian ran away from homo at the ago of fourteen and joined in the Civil War. Whilst on his ha- \‘(315 he. heard Lincoln makr an elec- tion speech. and also shook hands with General Grant. after the Civil \Val‘. ”Old Jim" spent a grvat many years prosywoting in British Colum- hia. before he was forced to take refuge 9n the Old Men’s Home. The nominations for Bentinok Township were held at Lamlash on Monday afternoon. and while the “Wild" time predicted for the past couple of weeks did not. materialize, there was considerable discussion and high enthusiasm. The hall was filled to overflowing and many goodl speeches were listened to by the7 audience. Bentinck always takes its municipal politics seriously, which is a healthy sign. and while last Monday's gathering was not so vociferous as some other ones. the large attendance showed that the electors were still interested in the men who are to control their finances from year to year. As a result of the nominations there will be a contest for every position on the Council Board. Reeve McDonald is being opposed by H. W. Hunt. a former reeve of the township. while George Mag- wood. a member of last year‘s Council. is opposing Deputy Reeve Robert Grierson. In the Council. Alex. MacGregor is the only mem- iber of last year‘s officials to seek ire-election. James Turnhull having [retired With Mr. MacG‘rregor the other candidates are Messrs. Robert McCaslin. Cl‘iarles Bailey. Erwin Brown and Alex. HOpkins. three of whom are to comprise the Council. i Ratepayers nominated who did not quality were James ’l‘urnbull. John H. Smith. William Hudson. Isaac Bang and Fred Hang. The election takes place next Monday and from now until election day the highways of the township will no doubt be busy with aspirants for office. PrOphesieg just now are numerous. especially for the Reeve- ship and Deputy Reeveship. but lnext Monday will tell the tale. Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Three Councillors to be Elected by Ratepayers at Polls Next Week. BENTINCK T0 ELECT FULL COUNCIL MONDAY 1‘16 la‘JIE-C UL l4..\/ 5 u-au church held a most sucecssful bazaar in the A. Y. P. A. rooms last Saturday at which many articles ofi‘ered for sale were disposed of. A 35c. hot supper was also served which was taken advantage of by a large crowd. F inancially, the af- fair was very successful and the ladies are highly pleased with the patronage received. the speaker on motion of Messrs. Harem McKechnie and W. R. Alder, both ofi’icials' of the Club. which was most enthusiastically concur- red in by ttlosg pygsept. â€" AL‘A AA allxthg men members of the cor}- gregauon to join up, take a part m the proceedings and enjoy Its bene- fits. Read the Classified Ads. succzssfin TPLA AND BAZAAR The dies of thePresbyterian fi_l 108-YEAB OLD PIONEER $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. ”Page 7 ANNUAL MEETING OF CHILDREN’S AID HELD LAST MONDAY Inspector Trout Outlined Work For Year, and Prominent Speakers Delivered Good Addresses. The annual meeting of the Child- ren’s Aid Society of Owen Sound and the County of Grey. which was held on Friday evening at the Children’s Shelter on 2nd avenue, east, Owen Sound, was well attend- ed, and was a most interesting one. The reports showed that the Society had a very useful and successful year. and that much good is being done through the efforts of Inspector A. E. Trout and with those who are associated with him in the very worthy work. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr. H H Bungess. President of the Societv the chair \\ as taken by Rex. C. E. Kenn) of Central United Church. The annual report of Inspector A. B. Trout. which is a lengthy docu- ment. dealt in detail with all phases of the work. The report slmxvml that. tlmre “mm :39 applica- tions for children mx'oix'ml. and that many uf these could not be filled: 3 children have been adnnlted to tho Shelter. not, as wards. and 10 havo lwvn plavml on parole from Nw juvenile vmn'l. Only two have l'mvn madv wards. ”no from tho city and one from the county. which is the least number in any Hm? year since the invention of " the work. Sixteen wards have been placed or replacm‘l in foster humus. and two were returned mun} Shglter, The report. of the Nominating Committee. of which Miss E. Little was Convener. presented its report, which was adapted. naming the 0f- t’icers fqr _the _c¢'_)mi_ng_year. _ A... Rev. Falhcr Roach, Rector of St. Mary’s Church. delivered an inter- esting and inspiring address on the child. his possibilties. his myster- ies and the cam bestowed upon him. He said God had founded two soc- ieties (l? the home; (27» the church. Parents have a duty tn provide for the child: first. for his spiritual. second. material aids. The home was the natural place for the child. Failure of many children was at- lrihulml to tho failure (if Hm home. He also swim of NW cat-o. be- stowed on tho nvglvctmi child today. as compared with a few genm'ations ago. Tho gowx‘nmunt shows real interest in the \wll-iwing of such children. in providing the machinâ€" ery for carrying on the work. and public Opinion tmiay is strongly against agy injusticq (,0 (tie child Mr. A. D. Creasor. Juvenile Court Judge. followed Father Roach and spoke enthusiastically concerning the work of the Children's Aid dur~ the past 33 years. And he is in a position to know the scone and character of the work. as all cases of neglect of childwn in which court action is taken. are brought before him for disposal. He told of the formation of the Juvenile Court for this city and county and point- ed out its advantages over the regu- lar police court. practise. in that juveniles were tried apart from the court room in which criminals were tried. He spoke of the home as a workshop. where character is formed. and if the home fails, disasâ€" ter follows. He paid a high tribute to the men and women who carry on this work. He also told of condi- tions existing in homes which he had visited and said that children in such homes had no Chance to make good. A .- ‘ _-- --â€"â€"‘â€"â€"v.â€"vv .Is-oll'ewing are the temperatures of the past week, with the highest and lowest registered every day during the preceeding 24 hours - 83m. Max. Min. Thursday ........ 36 40 '35 Friday .......... 36 42 30 Saturdav ........ 36 46 33 Sunday .......... 42 42‘ 40 Monday .......... 28 53 26 Tuesday ......... 40 49 28 'ednesdav ...... 39 39 341 A hearty vote of thanks was ex- tended the speakers. Refreshments were served by the ladies and an QDporLunity given to all in go through the Shelter. The meeting closed by singing the National An- them. .II \,.p--. ‘ Miss Flnda Ayorst. dnngmnd the audience hv hm" readings. er selâ€" Pctions \wlrv in lumping with the occasinn and excellnnfly dvlix'ered. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ‘J‘l lllfih L-u'. "‘.,‘,t.o Mr. and Mrs. Seth Trafiord and son visited her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCaslin at Sing’namp- ton on Sunday. John A. Black. Chesloy. annnuncvs the ongagvmvnt of his second daughter, Jessie Flora. 10 len Ah- hey Allon. of \Vintilsor. only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Allen. Stratford. the marriage to take place quietly late in December. Mr. H. Milonoy and Mr. and Mrs. P. Mooney and family of Pinker- Lon Visited at Mrs. W. Ritchie’s the first of the week. _§ A. ‘ ‘_J «vvvâ€" The statement of tho3 twasurer shoxx ed the societx‘s funds to he in a 2satisfactor} condition. Tnnpnuruns'or PAST WEEK Dnllnn'intr art: ”10 fpmneratures 0f mwax‘mwer: mith rain.... 13:. heavy rain and storm rain, with thunder, snow