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I 20 I190 .20 1.90 I !/7 .10 1.50 .83 .59 .89 9 E) HS we ario wen ! mug- p081- blow asses. . $2.00 .31 .45 $1.15 amps. rl'tnel', but Dent. a few fr daughter In “as laid Icker Spent . and Mrs 1 daughter nt a couple brother-m. 3‘8. 81:, and 650. 85c. 250. 300. 330 506 in town still in .::-:I'.:'hr‘w~‘ 11:5.8311 in \Vinni- Wit. and Mrs. Stmson of Indian Hum). flask" “mp. notified by tele- crmm .n' hi< mmlition and both are Imv.’ in. :1 mac! home and BK- ;mm m mm Flidav. Mr :1va 311$,B10\\n celebrated Um» annivn \mlding anniversary (H‘) <l' ltd} , <ta£0 ‘~i:. I 1mm has 1141 patticular ail- 1111-11i 1111 511111115 no pain. and it is “11113211? it is just a wearing out of his 911M111!” 1:121:01! frame. His mu 11::iitrhivrs. 111s. Ball in Winni- I”‘.'â€"‘. and Mrs. Stimson of Indian “luv.“ 2 Mr. c‘harsle Blown one n!‘ tha- «HUM Ipsidents 0f the town Mm {in in a critical condition at. his ’1. m- he :0. MI. Bumn. who is in km 891}: war has been failing in: tE-e- :-:~t \Par 0: so. and for the mm 1 day: has been Gontined to his inn}. whvro he lies in an. un- Well-known Resident Has Been Un- conscious for Past Week and Seems» Weaker. MR. CHAS. BROWN ' IS SERIOUSLY LLL 'l'lw mvmbers 0f the council all :ptt tor their homes during Satur- cizu ziitmnmm fooling that the ses- siun haul been a profitable one in vwg-ry respect. V--- . ... guul VIA Int IIIL-IIIl that all numbers of the ILIIIIIIIV IIIIInI'il and all township IIIIIIII' Ils assist. in broadcastin" the III- \u \VhI-n the dates and places the tram VVIll stop at, become known The II-pmt ot the \Varden's com- mitten “as presented before the :IIII<II ol the session. but there new rm lHI‘tflmmelldatiOnS, the committee :oncurring in the remarks ol the \\ aulen as contained in his inaug Ii Ial aIlIliess Longratulations were extended to the Warden on his IIII-I-IimI. and heaitV co-Openation nus proiiiisml in the work 01 the \‘I'Ell‘. Thu grand championship school lair has been awarded this year to Durham. but several other places were al'hin' it. and it was only after Wax-den ljaldct' made his appeay- anm» in the committee room that lmi'halm was awarded the event, as up in that moment the committee was in a deadlock, with Owen Smuul. Hanover, Markdale and Dur- ham all having a chance. It is ex~ p-cml that the fair this year will ln' even greater than in 1927. Tim . gi-imllm'al committee suc- z‘o‘o‘oll'll lll llaVing a gl'flnt or $500 mullw lv their committee to enable :lmn l“ assist Mr. Cooper in his ‘-.\n1'l{ throught‘mt the county. and li'z- grant of $130 each was made to Man Agricultural Societies in the 'wmly. l! was decided that the Ellill> in the public speaking con- ‘zst would he held in connection .xirh llm championship school fair. The cmnn’iittec announced that rho. lrullez- Semi Train will be in Hwy Motility sometime in M'a‘I'Ch 31ml lll'gml that all members Of U18 ilwmt)’ cjmincil and all township \\’s V---” . ,ab 0....‘ Ala‘u AJlMLIK’l‘ The activlties of mk‘rfifi‘fifia are 1}};er .L0 be reflected by changes in the nouneed in the House when the Mlmster of Fman ce presents hzs Bndget. Speech. M: for revisions were heard :11 the last. few months. The board conSISts of (left to rig Moore. Toronto, Cha‘irman- Heetor B. McKinnon, Toronto, Secretary; Albert Lamber D. G. McKenzie, Brandon, ‘Mamtoba. . ' A The most important report preâ€"n sentcrl at the .closing session on Saturday morning was that of the Agricultural committe. This 18 practically a new committee of th council, having been started only a couple of years ago, but with the advanced ideas along agricultural lines becoming more‘ and more iii-might to the attention of the mm} population a greater-interest is lwm}: aki-n. and this committee is 011w ot‘ the bus1est in the council. Deputy-Reeve Alex. Stewart. of Holland township. is the chairman this year. and he is keeping in (flow touch with Mr. T. 8. Cooper, -mi'cullnral Representative of the ~ounty. and good results are looked HH‘_ The Grey County'council brought their January session to a close on Saturday at noon, and it was one of the busiest first 'sessions of the war held in some time, the Reeves .3! the various municipalities hav- ing but little time for leisure or re- creation. When the Council was not in SPSSIOD there was committee work which required attention, and plenty of it. and late hours were the order during the week. The 1928 County Council, while it has in Closing Hours of Count Council Dealt Mostly Wigh Rayon of Ag- riculture Committee.â€" Wardon VOL. 61â€"N O. 3164 1928 SCHOOL FAIR EXPECTED TO BE rum-wt, to roport the serious u!" 331'. {lhal'los Brown. one utziust. residents of the town, m m a critical condition at. AQVISQQ‘Y BQARD QN 4'1' ARTEF ASD TAXATION : pugu'u are ugeuy .w ne reflected by changes in the tarifl‘ t - Munster of Fman ce presents has Budget Speech. Many app?icgiiggs last few months. The board consists‘g‘f (lei) to_righ§)_ William H. nl‘ D “0";nnnn mnnnfi‘A C. AAAAAA ,_ a couple of 39.313 ago and are among the most estepmed residents in the toun. BORN Aliceâ€"In Dmham Hospital Jan- nan 29.1928.t0 311.2111413115101‘110 \ljoe. a sun.‘ The holding of the County School Fair in connection with the regular Fall Fair will mean possibly that the dates of the latter will have to he. run into October, as there are in all 19 school fairs to be held, but this matter was taken care of at the annual meeting of the South Grey society. when the dates were left open. With good weather the fair days this year should prove banner {ones from an attendance stand- point. tlmugh it is going to mean a, lot of extra work for both the di-. rectors and the citizens if the alfairl is to he the success it should. We have heard no comments from the oil‘icials of the local Fair Board but. have, no doubt that'now they know what is iri front of them they will waste little time beween new and fair day in providing the pro-' per attractions and entertainment to amuse the big crowds from all over the county who will he in at- tendance at. the combined Fairs.‘ While there were several towns anxious to have this big event this year. the motion to award it to South Grey Fair went through with practically no discussion last Sat- undo); morning. le School Fair, held last year at Owen Sound, will be held in con- nertion with the regular South (in-0y Fair. and as the school child- ren and their friends from all over- tlle county will be present it. will be no small job to see that they are proilerly entertained and looked afâ€" ter. ~Mu' UUUUIL Grey Agricultural Society and the citizens of the Town of Durham has fallen the honor of entertaining the competitors in the 1928 County Championship School Fair, the County Council last week designatâ€" ing this town as the place where this big event will be held some time this fall. Grey County Championship School Fair To Be Held in Connection With South Grey Fall Fair v _ - - v vnnvun “5‘“ 6‘6“. IUUIJUS Q Q 01 the Chicago tight. Tunney evid- ently was aware of the defect, for it is declared that he studiously kept out of the line of Dempsey’s restricted vision and that half of the time Jack didn’t even know where Gene was, which, seemingly accounts for the floundering of the former champion when he had the nonportunity of going in and finish- 'inf" up a groggy foe. empsey no longer holds the il- lusion that he can defeat Tunney. His closest friends won’t wager a” nickel on his chances. But Text Richard still believes the matching of the two is the biggest money- maker of the season for New York and the lure of the coin is certain to attract Dempsey back to the ring for another whipping. which. this time is more than likely to be more decisive than the last. guzug mma. 'L‘rachoma of the eyes )8 _understood to be the malady WhICh IS attacking his vision, al- secrecy is being thrown around his condition. The disease is gradually destroying his Vision and It is doubtful if it will {is a result, it is said that his third bout with Tunney will be: imoved up to early in the summer and that it will be his nal engage- ment in the rim . T ney, origin- ally, was schedu ed to meet another opponent before the De but this plan has been tossed Into the discard and he will be matched set-u 1:. It is said that distorted vision was one of the real. reasons why Dempsey failed to dispose, of Tun- ney in the seventh and eight rounds 01. “10 Chiflafln “0h. mi'lnnnuv A-.-,.l This Is One tlw_c;liypct.0_rs__ 01: the South PGDOPQQQ ' to be '_l‘hrough W. C. McLachlan. the secrotary-treasurer of the Men’s Bible Class. which was an active body here some two or three years ago. the local Red Cross HOSpital was given a donation of $24.50. the bal- ariée on hand from colleqtions taken at the meetings held each Sunday afternoon in the Veteran Star Thea- tre. The affirmative was taken by Caroline Mitchell and Bernard Clarke, and the negative by Hazel Wilson and Nelson Lowe. The de- baters showed much ability as they Salli their arguments before the jmlges. Miss Weir and P. Ramage, who awarded the honors to the af- l'irn‘iati_w. The critic for the debate was MISS Fraser. The debate was a gnpd. one and was: Resolved, that. a hmxtcd num- ber of foreigners should be let into Canada. Noble ahd Eliz'éiietii-\fiatfdinguéfii a piano duet by Florence Balley and Eunlce Moon. The pupils Of the High school held a “Lit” on Friday afternoon of last week at, which quite an exten- sive programme was given. Them was a selection from the Glee Club, readings- by George Hay and Ned Burnett; a vocal (31ng by_ Marjoyie R'nkln A-..) 7.n:.,- u Goal, G. LaVelIo; defenm’ VV Wil- son, K. Wilson; (2.1111110. R Mc(xi1";1 “11135, N. McIl1‘.aiH1 N. Blai1.; subs" 1' Vollett and F. Mnulock. . After the game lune}: was served 1n the High school bmldmg. Thu \Valkextnn and Durham High school bms engaged in a "an“: o! hocko on the rink here last Ijliday mum the Durham lads “inmn” ‘1-3. c’l‘he game is rcpmt- ed to ham been quitn fast and a fair exam! was present. loliuwing is the Durham line-1gp: HIGH SCHOOL ACTlViTH‘IS AIW o r: usteesuâ€"J) Léith H. J. Sneu. C A. Lauder. Audxtoxsâ€"O S. Huntex, B. M. Spar-I ing, Boaxd of Managérsâ€"Phos Young, J. 0. Adams J. J. Smith, W. J. Ritchie (Bentinck), A, Rmxland, J. Smith, J. McGiu,.D1. A. M. Bell, Dr. D. B. Jamieson, H. McKechnie, J. Mather, W. R. x’ndeex »“-:V' The following officeis vs ere elect- ed 101' the coming year: At the time of the change in date, the officials of the church in Canada asked that the various con- gregations raise in the nine months the allotments apportioned for them over the twelve month period. The Durham church allotment for the year to the Maintenance and Ex- tension fund was $1,600. It will be good news to the congregation that they had been successful in raising that amount in the nineâ€"month period. Additional evidence of the church’s prosperity was shown ini the reports of the various auxil- iaries, all of which show a substan- tial surplus. The amount raised for all purposes during the nine months’ period was $5, 73.78. Be- sides this the indebtedness on tho manse has been wiped off and the church enters 1928 free. of debt. GAVE HOSPITAL DONATION bers of the congregation. 1' This year’s meeting, though desrgnat'ed an annual meeting, was in reality business that had been transacted over a period of nine months and the various reports were very en- couraging. The meeting opened with a con- gregational ~sup er' served by the La 1e . . {the meeting was held in the audit- From the reports presented the, nine months ending December 31; is said to have been the best nine months in the history of the con- gregation. In the United church the financial year has always ended on the 31st of March, but this was found a disadvantage in different ways and this year it was decided that the annual financial year should end on the Blst of Decem~ her. This necessitated the adop- tion of a period of nine months for 1927. . The annual congr giional meet- ;ng of Knox Unite church was held 1n the church on Monday evening and wag well at§¢nded by_ the, mem- hnno l '- - Annual Congregational looting Was Ell‘old londay Right, W'hcn Rogu- lar Business of Year Wu Trans- -.‘A.‘ 7 ,___â€" KNOX cu URCH _ . moms PROGRESS - The barn of Robert Lane in Pro- ton, three miles east of Dromore, was totally destroyed by fire Mon- day nigpt.“ We have not learned the partlculai‘s, but understand that the loss will be. quite'heavy with only a manual Insurance. mm) M‘arshallâ€"Kellarâ€"At the Presby- erian Manse, Durham, on January 6. by the Rev. B. D. Armstrong, Lillian Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kellar, to Dawson Alex- ander Marshall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert. Marshall, both of Normanby. ing only two walls and the 'rear portion of the structure standing. in severe weather, huge volumes of water were poured into the blaze But it was so fierce that there was never much hope of saving the church. The great organ, one of the fin- est in Canada, was completely desâ€" troyed. but the carillon, installed a few years ago by the late .Chester Massey, as a memorial to his wife, was saved. 1 Overheated Furnace was Cause For a half century regarded as the cathedral church of Methodism in Canada, Metropolitan United Church was totally destroyed by fire Monday. and the cost of re- placing it, if rebuilding is decided on, will be not less than half 3 mil- lion dollars at a conservative estim- ate. Starting from an overheated furnace in the basement. the raging fire within two hours totally demol- ished the interior and entirely con- sumed the‘roof of_the edifice, leavâ€" -_.I_._ Sunday Eight a choir of sixty, under Dr. H. A. Fricker, who is also conductor of the famous Men- delssohn Choir, rendered Mendelsâ€" shon’s "Elijah” to a crowded con- gregation, while, by a remarkable coincidence, Dr. Sedgwick preached from the theme “God, Who Ans- megs by fire." Many of the fine memorial wind- ows were smashed by the force of the water used and others were \VlffBCkOd bythe fire _itself. , The destruction of the church was achieved within about two ‘hours. With intensity, the flames wrecked the entire interior of the church and totally demolished the reef, leaving only the charred beams standing across the top of the edifice. The walls of the church remain with a heavy coating of ice. Firemen trained on the edifice probably the greatest volume diâ€" rected at a fire in Toronto. Six high pressure lines were used, lit- erally drowning out the fire, which- however had already done nearly ltS‘ utmost. ' ‘ Fire which broke out about four thirty am. Monday, practically des- : troyed Metropolitan Church, Toron- ' to, one of the leading United 1 Churches in Canada“. Only the walls ' and tower are left standing and the ; loss is estimated at half a million ' dollars. The origin of fire has not ' yet ‘been determined. Rev. ’Dr. W. H. Sedgwick, formerly of Hamilton lS pastor of the church. This beautiful gothic structure was build about 50 years ago and for. years was the centre of Methodist activities in Toronto. Situatedcin of the city at .Queen and Church streets, Metropolitan stands on ap- proximately two acres of ground, St. Michael’s Cathedral being locat- tal. For many years the church has attracted some of Methodism’s outstanding preachers, not only in Canada but in Great Britain, among .prederessors of Dr. Segwick being Rev. Dr. Trevor Davies. now pastor at Timothy Eaton Memorial church, Toronto and Rev. Dr. Wardle Staf- ford, another eminent old country divine. Fire i'igl'iters report that the flames gained headway at a reâ€" markable rate and it was imposible . to do more than prevent the confla- gration spreading. Some apprehen- i sion was felt for the safety or 1. patients in St. Michael‘s but there l was no wind and the sparks were : confined to the church area. 1 One of Leading Methodist Churches 1n Dominion for 50 Years, Totally Destroyed Monday Morning. TORONTO CHURCH PREY T0. FLAMES Ben Turner, of London, England, newly elected chairman of the British Trades Union Cotmcil. He is considered on of the leading figures in the re-estahhshment, of moderation in British trade circles. BROTON BARN Bmzn NEW LABOR HEAD ', FEBRUARY 2, The chemical fire engine had its first run on Monday morning of this week to a chimney fire atlhe residence of Miss Margaret Edge. The 'fire looked dangerous for a time and an alarm was sent in but the blaze had been extinguished be- fore the arrival of. the engine. ' v---vvvl- ‘ In the death of Mr. Calder the town loses one of its foremost cit. izens, and though he had not been active in municipal life for the past couple of years he was always in» terested in the welfare of the town and his voice could always be heard Ion any question involving the we}. 'fare of the community. He was in truth the town’s outstanding citizen and while The Chronicle did not al- ways agree with him in some of his policies, we recognize that in his; passing the town has lost a citizeni who was intensely interested in its welfare and one who, in his long residence, had devoted man ' years of his life to its service. ith the citizens, we regret deeply his trag- ic death and tender our sympathy to those left .to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate husband, father and friend. __._v v.. About 36 years ago he was mar- ried to Miss Margaret Graham of Paisley, who survives. The whole married period of their lives has been lived in Durham, where they are too well-known to need any further introduction at our hands. Besides Mrs. Calder there survives a’ daughter, Miss Marion. at home, and son. Melvin A., druggist, in Walkerton. A son, Roy 6,, was kill- ed overseas in 1918, and another son TWili‘red, died in 1905. Besides his family heleaves three sisters, Misses Mary and Eliza in Durham. and Mrs] Jasper Smith in Normanby, and one brother, George Calder. in Holstein. To all of these the citizens of the town will extend sympathy in their sudden sad bereavement. The funeral is being held tomor- row (Friday) afternoon from ‘the family reSIdence, interment being made in Durham cemetery. “'Vâ€" wvv .Alv VJ» MAJIUCIIL of the N. 1’. C. Go. here, and was general manager as well, a position he held for seven or eight years, and until the business went under, not being able to keep pace with the cheaper manufacturing costs of some of the larger and more adâ€" vanta’geously situated companies. Some time later he entered the coal business in town which, with his extensive insurance interests, which he never relinquished, occupied his time fully. Taken ill some nine years ago, the deceased went to Toronto and took treatment in one of the better hos” pitals there. He was given only a] limited time to live, but recovered, and while he has eversince not been as strong as formerly, by care he kept himself in remarkably good condition and was an energetic business man to the end . ‘ standing of our citizens. A keen business man, he had many business the town council in some capacity or other. He was Mayor for several years, and for many years more served as Reeve. In 1915 he was elected to the Wardenship of Grey County, and in.\1910 unsuccessfully contested the riding of South Grey in the interests of the Liberal party. Born in Hamilton The late Mr. Oa'lder was born in Hamilton in 1859, but came with his parents when a babe in arms to the well-known Calder home in N0r~ manby. When a“ young man he came to Durham and went into busineSs for himself. For years he conduct- ed an implement and insurance bus- iness here, but in 1.900 with the formation of the National Portland Cement Company, he went out on the road selling stock for this con- cern. He later had considerable to do with the establishment of the big plant at Hull, Que-bee. . Mr. Calder lantern became presxdem, ; nl‘ ILA ‘7 ' vwâ€"vuc l ““u yaaocu away shortly'aftem'affd. Dr. Cole- man of Palmerston was called after- the train reached that town, but no- thiag cpuld be done. ston, take in the Palmerston-Dup- ham. hockey match and return home on the special arriving here about 12.30. train at Listowel and ran some dis-, tance, and it is assumed that "the; exertion brought on .an attack of heart failure from which he failed CHEMICAL HAD RUN own’s Host Prominent Citizen Ex-l plred Suddenly On Train at Pal- merston From Heart Inflamâ€" Had Long~ Queer.â€" Tomorrow Ilnnicipel and Business nnernl- 13 Being Held to Dnrhnm Cemetery. â€"-â€" v ‘v- “C‘. thken m, aggi pzsgaa .ll -_-_â€"- â€" $2.00 a Year in Canada; $250k U. 8. Thursday, fine . Fri., fine ....... Sat., fine ....... the lowest registered every day “the preceeding 24 hours 8am. Min. Thursday ........ 14 18 Friday .......... 2 23 Saturday ........ 5 22 Sunday .......... 6 2. Monday .......... â€"5 19 Tuesday ......... 16 24 Wednesday ...... 24 24 - Below Zero. Snowfall for Week â€"â€" Following are the temperatures of past week, with the highest and during M ax. 11 0 3 -4 -7 H 15 then lets them slip out through the back door will etch itself deeply on the minds of men and women of this Dominion. His unbounded faith in the British Empire will be a strong anchorage for Canadians, regardless of party" ties. Mr. Bennett shows a willingness to rise above the hickerings of party strife. He will he a greater Conservative if he can convince his fellow-countrymen that the party is but an instrument in the achieve~ ment of a great end.” TEMPERATURES OP PAST WEEK 'U" v- lruwAlV‘ l-JU UGCiJ" :ened this favorab e impression when he travelled from coast to coast, preaching the new evangel of unity efl'orts. He completed the groundwork at Ottawa on Tuesday and showed himself sincerely anx- ious for the welfare of this Domin~ ion. His terse phrases have a ring of truth and a blunt directness about them that command interest. The happy appositeness about a policy of immigration that beckons men through the front door and 61.“... Int" AI. _ A- I’ - *- “Mr. Bennett,” states the paper, “laid well the foundations of his career as leader at the great con- vention at W innipeg when. in thanking those who had shown such enthusiasm in electing him, he lift~ ed the whole tone of political con- troversy to a higher ‘p‘lane. He deep- nnarl 4|):n r--_-,_- A new era in politics Opens with the lofty tone adopted by Hon. R. B. Bennett, Conservative leader, in his Ottawa speech, says the Mon~ treal Daily Star. NEW ERA IN POLITICS SAYS MONTREAL STAR Lofty Tone of Hon. RTE. Bennett's Speech Draws Comment. At that, it was about the best game we have seen this season. It was a fast, hard-checking afl‘air, was played at top speed for the whole sixty minutes, and when the game was over the Spectators ad- mitted that they had seen some- thing, and that the final score was absolutely no indication of the play. Palmerston tallied the only two goals of the first period. inll2 and 16 minutes of play. The first goal‘ (Continued on page 5) At that they had more than fifty per cent of the puck, but couldn’t. get anywhere. They were in on top of the Palmerston nets times without. number. but the Palmer- ston goalie always cleared, the puck was turned into the corner, or else was shot wide of the net. It cer- tainly was not Durham’s night and, coupled with the Palmerston team getting the breaks, the locals had little chance to win. On two or three occasions the forward line missed-the open net. All the blame, though, cannot be placed on Lady Luck’s desertion of the Durhams. Somehow or other the locals appeared of? color Tues- day night. The defence didn‘t break in its usual manner, and the for- ward line, too, was. less effective than usual. They simply could not get going, and that is about all there is to tell. , - _ us. (,le W the Palmerston citadel they could- n’t.“ put the rubber past Kells. In the. evening’s play the locals had as much .or more of the play than their rivals” but lacked the punch to get the disc into the nets. Kells, the Palmerston goaler, was up on his toes all the time, had his horse- shoes with him, and made many spectacular saves that looked like sure counters. vâ€"i- VI. - __ -- v v uuVLu CH“ 01 a 4-! score after playing the Pa!- merstonians practica 1y of! them feet in centre ice for the full 60 minutes. It was .certainly Durham’s night 0111. They Just Simply eouldn’t vâ€"-"â€"- wu‘ Ala“. U. u. game at the latter place on Tuesday night was all that 1t was advertised to be, and proved one of the fastest games ever played an the Palmer- ston arena. .The only fly 1n the Ointment was that the Durhams DURHAM LOST GAME TUESDAY NIIT