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There will be‘ many who will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Joseph Blyth,.-one of the pion. eer residents ' of Normanby Town- ship. who passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Ovens Egremont township, near Mount Forest, last Friday night, after quite a long illness. Mr. Blyth had been failing for the past two or three years, and during his last ill- ness was cared for at the home of his daughter where he was given every attention. Gangrene was the immediate cause of death. The late Mr. Blyth was 85 years of age. and was born in Guelph. Many years ago when quite a young man. he came to Normanby and had been a resident of this vicinity ever since. For years he was engaged in farming in that township on the gravel road near Orchard, but re- tired several years ago. He lived for a time on the second concession, but, some years ago purchased the house in Orchard still in the pos- session of the family, where he and Mrs. Blyth lived until she was taken ill and passed away five years ago at. the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ovens. Since that time Mr. Blyth has resided with his daughter, though at times he returned to his Orchard home. For the past two years failing health compelled him to live with his daughter. and it was here he was last taken serious- ly ill and passed away Friday. He was a brother of the late John Blyth. some years ago local member for the House of Commons. Mr. Blyth is survived by three daughters. Mrs. C. Ovens (Ena), of tlgrcmont; Mrs. W". Hammond ("Mary . of Kingsville: and Mrs. Pollard (Margaret) of Brantford. sister. Miss Mary Blyth. Gueliili. also survives. The funeral held from the residence of his daughter on Mon- day often-norm. the services at house and grave being conducted by Rev. t‘ZharIes Jay of Holstein. The poll- lwarers were four nephews, Messrs. James P. and John Blyth of Nor- iiianby. Colin and Alex. Blyth of Guelph. and two sons-in-law. Charles Ovens of Egremont and William Hammond, of Kingsville. We regret the passing of these old pioneers and tender our sym- pathy to the surviving members of the family. GREY BRUCE MUTUAL wa S Finances of Company Found in Good Shape, and Company in Strong Position.â€"â€"Retiring Directors Re- elected. There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Grey Bruce Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany. held at Hanover last Friday. The meeting was presided over by I“). J. McDonald. and was the fiftieth of this mutual com- anniversary pany. The business was mostly of 2a rou- tine nature. though an examination of the auditors’ reports showed that the company was in a strong financial position, had enjoyed a good year's business, and looked to the future with hope for even bet- ter success than in the past. The live retiring directors were all re- elected. as were also the president, viceâ€"ign-esident and auditors. The secrotary-treasurer and manager. W. Ruffle. was also retained in lllS old position. . l~‘nllowing is a list of offiCials for 1928: President. '1’. H. O’Neil, VValker- ton: Vice-President, D. McKinnon, tlhesley: Directorsâ€"H. G. Brigham, llanover- (3. Hill. Mildmay; G. Gil- lies. Cedarville; D. McQueen, Mount Forest; D. McKinnon, Chesley; Auditors. T. H. Wilson, Walkerton; Duncan McLean, Durham. Attention was called to the care- lessness of many farmer policy tmldcrs in the manner in which they allow lanterns to be set around their premises, and it was suggest- ed that in their own interests, this practice he done away With as much as possible and proper hang- ers installed to hold lanterns at night so that they would not be- come upset or kicked over by the stock. clad-fl The Perfect Excuse . A kindergarten teacher, who was obliged to leave the roomioroa few moments. returned just in time to see one] mischievous little chap sneaking up the aisle toward the front of the room. . “What are you domg, Jame the teacher asked. 1 James hesitated a moment; then he replied hopefully: ' ., .. “I was just coming up to see if everybody was good.”â€"lYoungstown Telegram. S 999 HELD ANNUAL MEETNG YEAR or RRocREss of Last Weekâ€"Many Encourag- ing ”Reports Presented. There was a tvery large attend- ance at the annual meeting of the Durham Presbyterian congregation last week, and when the reports from the various committees were presented and the financial state- ment carefully analysed, the‘ex- ceeding prosperity of the year just past was a matter that caused much satisfaction to the Board of Man- agers and the congregation gener- a y. The past year was a most pros- perous one, more so even than was anticipated, but as report after re- port was tabled it was seen that the various committees had indeed surpassed themselves and the church commences a new year full of hope for the future. The meeting, which was held in the school-room, was presided over by the pastor, the Rev. B. D. Arm- strong. Following his recent ill- ness, it was a great satisfaction to his parishoners that he has so far recovered as to be able once more to take an oactve part in the work of the church. Reports from all branches of the church were most encouraging. The Ladies’ Aid surpassed their previous good record and were able to turn over the sum of 81.055 to be applied on the Building Fund. The good work of the other organizations, too. was most encouraging. The congrpgatin now has a fine new church' building and property valued at $25,000 and begin the new year with a substantial cash bal- ance. With an increase in mem- bership the management look for- wagd to even greater success in 192 . The recent donation of the late A, Mrs. (Rev.l Peter Nichol of London, who left the Durham congregation the sum of $250, was fittingly refer- red to and acknowledged, and mostl thankfully received. A splendid lunch was served by the ladies at the close of meeting. llVE STOCK CONTRACT NOW lN PRINTED FOR Marketing Agreement to be Efiec- tive at Date to be Named by Company. The form of live stock marketing contract prepared by the United Farmers’ (Io-operative Co., Limited, for signng by a person concerned in the production of swine, cattle and and in the marketing of the same, who desires to market such live stock co-operatively, through the company, is now in print and in process of distribution. The con- tract consists of 31 clauses, running in all, to over 3,000 words. The first clause gives an idea of the under- taking of the producer. follows: 1. The producer covenants and agrees for. a period of five years (or longer, as provided in clause 24) to consign and deliver to the company at Toronto or Montreal, or its order, in good marketable condition, and in accordance with such rules and regulations of the company as are from time to time in force, and at such places as may be designated by the company, all of the swine, cattle and sheep now or hereafter during the continuance of this agreement, owned, produced or acquired by him in the Province of Ontario, save and except the following: (a) Swine required and retained by the producer for his own person- al use. (b). Swine for breeding purposes. 2. While this memorandum covâ€" ers swine, cattle and sheep, it is understood that the producer has contracted irrevocably for his swine, but the agreements are op- tional with the producer sofar as cattle and sheep are concerned, un-. less the producer indicates his in- tention to contract for cattle and sheep. Clase 24, above referred to, reads as follows: This agreement shall become effective at a date to be named by the company within a year. and if, in the judgment of the directors, sufficient contracts have been signed, it shall remain in force and be binding on both parties thereto for a period of five years from said date. Clause 26. Notwithstanding any- thing hereinbefore contained, the company will by notice given in a newspaper to be selected by‘tho company and circulating within such territory, fix the date at which it. will commence operations, and until such date the producer .or producers may sell or otherWisc dispose of his swine, cattle and sheep if accompanied by actual de- livery of the same, and the company shall not be bound to accept. de- livery thereof or be otherwise liable in respect thereof. It reads as in the Province of Ontaro61 A° Adlam 61: J- GI‘OGHWOOd 57, o DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, ,TIIURSDAY, FEBRUARY .23, 1928 . DURHAM HIGH. scrooi DlliD THURSDAY IN ', lN CHURCH WORK EXAMINATION RESULTS , owER some HOSPITAL Results of Examinations Held- in Late J. McDondld, a Former Resid- Durham High School on ' February 16th, 1928. ' /’ FORM IV English Composition F. McDonald 74,’ F. McFadden 72, C. Moon 70, E. Hay 70, J. D. Mc- Aulifi'e 69, M. Mortley 69 I. Milne 68, G. McCulloch 68, D. "Ritchie 68, S. McLean 68, E. Neaves 68, E. Mar- H. Tinianov 60. FORM III Geometry E. Moon 53, B. McFadden 53, D. Arnett 50, R. Adlam 36, N. Gagnon 33, E. Marshall 30, M. Brown 30, R. Tinianov 25, V. Mountain 23, C. An- derson 23, M. Kelsey 20, B. Mur- dock 9, H. McAulifi’e 8, F. MacAr- thus 8, E. Willis 0. Class average, 26. FORM II A English Grammar G. Hay 86, B. Clarke 84, G. Mc- Crae 82, D. Pickering 82,‘D. Firth 78, A. Bell 77, G. Glass 76, C. Rowe 76, M. Moffat 76, C. Traynor 76, '1'. Bell 75, D. Ritchie 74, N. McIntyre 74, George Noble 73, M. Noble 73, J. Renwick 72, E. Harding 70, E. Baird 68, C. Mitchell 68, N. Burnett 68, K. Wilson 67. Y. MacLean 66, Ila Allen 65, R. McGirr 62, F. Vollett 59. Class average 73. FORM II B English Grammar C. MacLean 81, L. Whitmore 79, L. Rcay 77, N. Lowe 71, R. Wiggins 68, E. MacGillivray 67, D. Robinson 66, L. Hopkins 66, H. Wilson 65, Alex. Taylor 63. M. McFadden 61, A. Rit- chie 61. M. Armstrong 57, H. Ryan 55, F. MacArthur 55 W. Smith 44, L. Bell 41, N. Mcllraith 40, H. Car- penter 40. Average 60. BOTANY FORM I B Botany P. Roseborough 76. M. Watson 75, Ronald 69, M. McEachern 64, Tobin 63, E. Tucker 63. V. Noble 62, I. Twamley 61. J. Schutz 58, M. Storrey 55, J. Styles 55. A. Turn- hull 54, T. Milligan 50. W. Thomp- son 44, D. MacArthur 40, G. Mc- Kechnie 40, O. Noble 34. F. Murdock 28, W. Middleton 26, L' McEachnie ) :g) full-lo Class Average 53.6. FORM I A Botany . M. Corlett 90. M. Leith 85, J. Fal- coner 71, O. Burnett 71, V. Arm- strong 68, L. Jacques 66, G. Hepkins 65, B. Falkingham 63, F. Goodcliild M. N. Kelsey 56, H. Glenholme 56, B. Jamieson 54, N. Blair 54, L. Brig- ham 53, G. Harrison 52, M. Collin- son 49, 'R. Hargrave 48, J. Henderson 47, J. Clark 44, I. Jamieson 40, G. Eddy 34, I. Elliott 21. Class average, 56.9. VETERAN ENGINEER ’ DIED SATURDAY Late Samuel Moorhead Had Service Record of Fifty-three Years on Canadian National Railways.â€" Funeral Was Held Tuesday After- noon. After a long illness from [inward shall 67, M. Beaten 66, D. Young 66,’ I trouble, Mr. Samuel Moorhead, onel of the best-known engineers run- Where you feel ning out of Palmerston, passed away at his home in that town last Saturday night. of Mr. R. J. Moorhead of this town. The late Mr. Moorhead was born in Ireland 74, years ago, and came to Canada over 60 years ago, following railroading for the past 53 years. during which time he has.been em- ployed on the old Grand Trunk sys- tem and later on the Canadian Na- tional Railways. He began his rail- road career in the erecting shops at Stratford, later became fireman, and afterwards engineer. He was su- perannuated in 1919. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from his late residence at Palmerston, interment being made in Palmerston cemetery. EGR‘EMONT EARLIER , ' COMMITTED SUICIDE No Reason Advanced Why David Christie Took Own Life Last Week. David Christie, aged 58, employed as a farm hand for Albert Yates, Eg- remont Township farmer, commit- ted suicide early Friday morning by hanging himself with a rope which was attached ’to a beam in the haymow. At a late hour Thurs- day night when he did not return a search was made, but he was not found until . early morning. Dr. A. R. Perry, coroner, of Motnt Forest, was called and deemed an inquest unnecessary. The deceased leaves he said. out of Durham, and Native of Glenelg, Had‘ Been Resident 0! Owen Sound Past Thirty Years. The news 'of the death of Mr. Jack McDonald, who passed ' away last Thursday night in the Owen Sound General and Marine Hospital; lfollowing a serious operation, will be received with regret by many old friends in Glenelg and Durham. He was 56 years of age and for the past 30 years had been a resident of Owen Sound, where he had been employed during all that time by Keenan Bros, lumbermen, and was at the time of his death one of their oldest and most efficient employees. The late Mr. McDonald had been in somewhat poor health for quite a long time, and-ten days before his death had entered the Owen Sound General and Marine Hospital to undergo a serious operation. The operation was successful, and for some days there were good hopes entertained for his ultimate recovery. He continued improving Tip to W'ednesady of last week, when he took a turn for the worse and passed away Thursday night. Mr. McDonald was a native of" Glenelg Township, where he was born on the 10th concession 56 years ago. He was a son of the late Donald and Flora McDonald, well- known residents, and lived in Glenelg until he was 16 years of age when he came to Durham. Af- ter a residence here for about ten years he moved to Owen Sound, where he was employed continu- ously with the lumber and wood- working tirm of Keenan Bros. He was a pepular employee of the firm and will be missed by both his employers and his fellow workmen. Surviving Mr. McDonald are two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. W. J. Lawson (Jenny), 01‘ Durham; Mrs. St. Thomas (Margaret), of De- 'troit; Neil of Owen Sound; Alexan- R, Renwick 71, lg, Mervyn 70, J, Mc- der. of Buantford. and Allan of Buf- falo. The late Dan C. McDonald of Durham. was also a brother. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon from the home of his brother, Neil, 1745 4th avenue east, to Greenwood cemetery. We sym- pathize with “Mrs. Lawson in town and with other members of the family. who have. during the past couple of years, had their full share of sorrow. ._.___._______. WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS You tell me you’re a stranger From lands that lie afar, You ask me where the North begins And what its boundaries are. The North is not an area, It’s not a piece of land, The North’s a spirit and a life, -Which you must understand. Up where the lrandclasp’s stronger Far from the city dins, Up where the smile lasts longer, That’s where the North begins. Up where the sun shines brighter, Where worries easily end, Up where the snow lies whiter, You’re in the North, my friend. Where every man’s a fighter, And no one quits the game, Where the bond of friendship’s tighter, And honor’s more than fame. the fresh wind blowing From pine woods clean and pure, He was the father Where you find the trout streams flowing, _ You’re in the North, for sure. Where fewer hearts are aching, And fewer men walk broke, Where the world’s still in the makâ€" me. And all hearts carry hope. Where fellows don’t mind giving, And we ask not creed or name, Where the fun of life is living, For life is worth the game. Have you left the camp/ at daylight, As dawn was breaking forth, . Carried back your deer at twilight? Then you’ve really known the North. Have you smelled the bacon frying, By streams where the big trout swims, ‘ Made friends without halfâ€"trying? That’s where the North begins. For the North is not a country, Measured by terms of land, The real North is a spirit, By Rev. E. C. Hunter. The Welsh soldier was accused at a court martial of showing coward- ice in the face of the enemy. ‘fRan I did,” hesaid in his de- fence, “but the colonel’s fault it was. V‘Strike for home and country’ ‘Right’ I said, and struck .\ a widow and small. child residing for. home. 'They are all there yet in Mount Forest. Which you much understand. who struck for their country.” ‘ 'SECURED PATENTS R. A. Laidlaw, Former Durham Boy, Has New Product Which Takes Place of Wood, Is Fireproof, and [s of Great Stnpngth The numerous friends of Mr. R. A. Laidlaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Laidlaw of this ‘town, who was a native of Durham and up to 25 years ago a resident, will join with us in congratulating our former townsman who, according to in- formation received this week has secured a patent on a manufactured ‘product that will revolutionize building operations, and at the same permit of the erection of a wooden building that will be fire- resisting, and not nearly so costly as steel. ' R. A. Laidlaw will be better known to his former schoolmates here as “Art”. He was born in Durham 49 years ago and left here about 1902 to seek his fortune in the fields that, say some, are far away and green. He first went to Jackson, Mich., and for a time fol- lowed the cement business, we un- derstand, being more intimately connected with the erection of buildings than with its manufac- ture. . Today everybody knows what cement will do, but it must be re- membered that 25 years ago the erection of large buildings from this now well-known material was largely experimental. For a numâ€" ber of years Mr. Laidlaw was with the Kahn Company, and after a residence in Jackson City, where he was married. he moved to Hou- ston, Texas, about 20 years ago. His place of residence today is at San Antonio. That this new material, known as Enduro Asbestos Cement Sheeting is strong, is shown by a photograph which accompanies his letter to his parents here. A 24-inch joist is carrying a total load of 7,488 or 408 pounds to the square foot. We are not fully acquainted with Mr. Laidlaw’s new building mater- ial, but feel that it must be meeting with considerable demand. It is light, fireproof, non-condensing. nonâ€"rusting, fume proof, requires no painting. and has many other features that will appeal to the building trade. The material has been patented by Mr. Laidlaw in the United States and he has just returned from Cuba. where he. has disposed of the. rights for that island to a strong com- pany. He leaves soon for California and is applying for a patent in Canada. WEEK-END STORM BLOCKED ROADS Commencing on Sunday, and Con- tinuing All Day Monday, Nearly All Roads Are Blocked to Traffic. Sunday was a wild one in this section, as was also Monday, and during the two days as nearly as could be estimted 14 inches of snow fell. Accompanied by a high wind, it was not"'long before all roads leading out of Durham were block- ed. For the greater part of the win- ter, the road from here to Walker- ton has been open, but the storm the first of the week, coupled with that of yesterday,,when another four in- ches fell and was blown into the roads, have got this one remaining road pretty well blocked. While there was quite a high wind on Tuesday, there was no snow. The weather now is becoming considerably milder and with a south wind all day Wednesday, it is altogether likely that it will take [considerable work to keep the roads open for motors. Yesterday’s snow, ‘ while not so heavy as that of Sun- day or Monday, was damp. It ,fell quite freely for a time and packed readily, with the result that it is almost impossible to drive a car through it. A couple of cars got through from Hanover, but We un- derstand they had a merry time of it, and one car had to be hauled out of one particularly bad bank. While it is not impossible to get through, none will try it but those on NEW PRODUCT $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. s. QUEEN STREET W. I. S. The February meeting of Queen Street W. M. S. was held at the home of Mrs. Twamley, with a good attendance. The meeting was op- ened by singing and all repeating the Lord’s Prayer. The devotional leaflet, “Sharing the Unsearchable Riches” was read by Mrs. Hay. Mrs. Glass conducted a very in- teresting questionnaire on the an- nua‘l report in which several of the ladies took part, telling of the won- derful work the missionary socie- ties are accomplishing. Through the educational and evangelistic work thousands are hearing in their own tongue “the wonderful works of God” at home and abroad. It is because He has revealed the possibilities of a per- fected humanity that we can never be content to leave any of earth’s groups without this knowledge. Four sentence prayers were offer- ed for our missionaries fields. A solo by Mrs. Mark Wilson was much enjoyed. The meeting was brought to a close by all repeating the mizpah. PRESBYTERIAN W. M. S. The monthly meeting of the Pres- byterian W. M. S. was held at the home of Mrs. A. W. H. Lauder on February 17th. The president, Mrs. Derby was in the chair. The meeting Opened with singing and prayer after discussion on the various items of business. Miss A. Weir took the Bible reading. After the roll call Mrs. Harding gave a splendid report of the meeting of the execu- tive of Saugecn Presbyterial W. M. S. held in Mount Forest on February 8th, and also gave an excellent paper from the new study book. Mrs. Grant gave a good talk on Moslcm women. Several ladies then led in prayer. After singing a hymn the meeting closed by all repeating the Lord’s prayer. in the far KNOX MISSION CIRCLE regular study meeting of church Mission Circle was held on February 13 in the school- room of the church. The meeting was Opened in the usual way. E1- The Knox len Marshall gave a reading on “What the Circle Means to the Girl". Mary Brown gave the story 01' the first chapter in the study book “The \Vorking Girls of China.” The meeting was closed by repeat- ing the class text and the Lord’s prayer. SONG SERVICE AT NIGHT The evening service in Durham Presbyterian church will next Sun- day take the form of a song ser- vice. The regular morning service will be held at 11 am. and the ev- ening service at 7 pm. The song service is being given in order to relieve the pastor. Rev. Mr. Arm- strong, who is recovering from a recent illness, as it is felt that it is asking too much of him as yet to undertake, three services one day. on the \ KNOX Y. W. A. On Monday evening, February 20th, the Young Woman’s Auxiliary of Knox United church met at the home of Mrs. Bert Stoneouse. Thor evening was pleasantly spent in sewing and social intercourse. A lunch was served at the close of the meeting. About sixteen ladies were present despite the stormy evening. OFF ON HOLIDAY The editor of this paper is to have three weeks to himself, and a holi- day, so far as the next three issues of The Chronicle are concerned. Tonight we leave for the north and east, and until sometime about the middle of March will be one of the star guests up at the Hotel de Fettes, sometimes, in fact often, called the Durham Red Cross Mem- orial Hospital. The reason for this move is the necessity for undergo- ing a minor operation which is bill- ed to come off some time tomorrow who must, and the heavy going uses morning. up a lot of gasoline and must be During our absence from the edi- extremely hard on the working torial desk our place will be most parts of the machine.- TEMPERATURES OI" PAST WEEK Following are the temperatures of the past week, with the highest and lowest registered every day during the preceeding 24 hours 8 am. Max. Min. efficiently taken by Mr. Hugh Rose, who will look after the news end of The Chronicle, while the mechan- ical end will be in charge of J. L. Stedman, assisted by Miss Margaret Lennox, for the past year and a half a member of the staff. During our incarceration in the Thursday . . .. .. I. 26 34 26 castle on the hill we trust our staff Friday .......... 24 35 18 of good correspondents will not fail Saturday ........ 13 14 9 us, and we will be grateful for any Sunday .......... 10 21 -4 assistance our subscribers may be Monday .......... 10 13 10 able to give us in the publishing of Tuesday ......... 8 16 6 the news of the town and vicinity. Wednesday ...... 19 3d 8 It is our intention to have a tele- . ' phone installed temporarily at our Rain and 81.10me for Week bedside, though at time of writing Thurs, intermittent SHOW . . . . 2" we are not, sure that, it, is possible Fri., becoming colder ............ 0,0 to have a line .run through to the Sat., cold, with wind snow ...... 6" hospital. After a few days we ex- Sun., quite COld, stormy ........ 8" pact, to. be able to take at, least, ‘3 Mon., stormy ................. "‘5" little active interest, in the work of Tues, windy .. ........... .... . ...00 the ofl‘ioe, but, at, present, cannot Wed, stormy, becoming milder 4" promise very much. . 7:;~~ -.~" "as: .I‘“ r ~,. WEM“"W"":T“”" ”‘ “m“ " a " ‘ " “v“ er .. Wvfiiwjiii' 3, . "ire"? .