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mrgm" for h - 1. Bl“. . 00m basure to it x‘ .rch 22. 1928 G LINE ings propositi ridual TEED ’RIL 5. ”vane-once 'OO'OO'OO-m 66 0....90..0.-o.o‘oo.oo.oo‘ er YOU Thrift ronicle. It pays! Mmhurgh." Hom did you do th I‘ 183 EXTRA PDQ? ige the '1 A FT- ( ;n t. E-TO- I 3" on on SWDDed SPRING WEATHER Evidences of Breakin Cold Weather Are Many and Snow is Past Dis- appearingâ€"Roads Soon Open Now. The few fine days of last week and this may not mean that winter is over. but they certainly do in- timate that the hoary old gentle- mans grip is slipping and that in only a few weeks more summer conditions Will prevajL The latter part of last week saw the first real spring weather so far. and with a bright, warm sun nearly every day, the snow disap- peared rapidly. This year the spring thaw has been about the best we can I'eumber‘, the water SO far gutting away with little damage, thmigh there is yet enough snow in the Proton swamps to cause plenty of damage if it should happen to be released too quick- lv. Saturday was cloudy, but warm, and about 10 o’clock in the evening the rain commenced to fall, last- ing all night and until about 10 o‘elm-k Sunday morning. In the twelve hours about an inch of water fell. Sunday, too, was warm, and this Monday the mild weather is still with us. though the indi- nations are. that it is going to turn (‘0161 again. Rain has been falling intermittently all day and it is a good thing that the frost each night keeps the spring floods within hounds. Monday night the weather took a decided change when the thermo- meter di-Opped to 13 above zero. ’l‘imsilay morning at 8 o'clock the temperatiire was 14. Accompanied by a high wind and sleet in the earlier part of the night, the local hydro service was put out of com- missoin for a few hours. Towards morning-a fall of two inches of snow was recorded, and as the wind was still fairly strong there was a big rontrast with the weather of the previous day. VOL. 61.-â€"NO. 3172 DIED FRIDAY LAST Miss Mary McNamara Was Former Well-known Normanhy Resident, but Had Lived in Toronto for Past Five Years. The death of Miss Mary McNa- mara in Toronto on Friday of lash- week removes one of the older res- idents of Normanby Township, and one who was very highly respected. She was in her 84th year, and died from an attack of pneumonia after an illness of about one week. Miss McNamara was but a child when she emigrated with her fam- ily from Ireland and took up resid- ence in Normanby. She lived oin the Orchard neighborhood with her parents for many years and after their death remained to care for a brother who was ill. After the death of her brother about five years ago she went to Toronto and made her home with her niece. Mrs. James Corkery, 400 Euclid avenue. at whose home shedieg: In all the years that Miss Mc- Namara spent in the care of her parents and brother she was never from their side with the exception of one month. when she visited her sister. Mrs. James Barrett, at Grant Creek. near North Bay. Until very recently the deceased had en- joyed good health. The late Miss McNamara was a sister of the late Thomas McNamara of Orchard. and aunt of Mr. Dan McNamara. still residing on the old homestead. A ‘ r-7--vv w' The remains were brought from '1" oronto to Holstein on Monday and the funeral was held the same af- ternoon. interment being: made in rim Roman Catholic cemetery at l 'rchard. Mrs. Frank Twamley of Bentinck was admitted to hospital here last ’.\"3€'k and on Saturday underwent. an operation for appendicitis. _‘â€"‘A nerve trouble. That each must ham 3 cause Is not a law to flout. He cannot have a ship come in “ ho nexer sent one out. nosm'rA'L NOTES Sine Qua Ion THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ‘ ' WITH US NOW IN TORONTO NEW YORK FARMERS T0 TOUR THE WEST Farmers in the State of New York are to he provided with an excep- tional opportunity this spring of viewing the Canadian west at a merely nominal cost. According to C. B. S. Smith, Canadian Govern- ment Agent at Syracuse, N. Y., pre- sent plans indicate that a party of about 200 agriculturists will leave the state on May 12 for Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Single Fare Rate Has Induced Many To Make the Trip.â€"-â€"May Result in Influx of Settlers. High price of land and heavy taxation, conditions almost in- evitable in congested territories. Mr. Smith asserts have rendered the lot of many farmers in the east an unhappy one. These burdens are esgiecially felt because many of those on the land originally came from districts where population was more Sparse and such detriments to agricultural develonment, therefore not so evident. The trip under contemplation is purely one of inspection The low price of land. the light taxation. the fax omhle freight rates existing in the thinly settled prairies of \Vestern Canada have drawn farm- ers from all over the world. Arrangements have been made to carry at the same rate the families of any who desire to settle in Can- ada, providing that they leave with the rest of the party over the Can- adian National Railways. Also pro- vision has been made for stops at intermediate stations en route, as well as for an extension of the tour from Calgary and Edmonton into the Peace River Country. The cost of the tour issingle fare from any point in New York state to the Alberta cities. This low cost of the'journey it is said, will place it within reach of many otherwise precluded. SOCKED AND SWEATERED BY BUSINESS FRIENDS Wdlkerton Friends Honored Ir. 1!. A. Greig Before His Removal to Durham. .A Greig, a natixe of this town who has been in the drug business in \\ alkerton for the past couple of years. «as giVen 3 send- off before leaxing that town and removing to his former home here where he will carr} on an insurance busi- ness. The Telescope $3.53 in its last issue: According to the last issue of The Walkerton Telescope "Mr. M. Tuesday night a dozen or more of the personal friends of Mr. Mel. A. Greig gathered for a farewell party in his honor. "Mel." is now living in Durham, having assumed charge of the business of his late father. As a tangible token of the high regard in which he is held by a large circle in Walkerton he was presented with a golfing sweater and pair of stockings. "Mel” thanked his friends and assured them that for Walkerton (which he expects to visit frequently) and its people he would always retain a very warm place in his heart. “During the nearly three years spent in Walkerton he maintained the excellent reputation this stand has enjoyed for courteous and ef- ficient attention to the require- ments of its customers. Mr. Greig succeeded the late Mr. H. Zilliax.” most sxmcwsful dance in the Town Hall last Thursday evening. There was a large crowd present and with the excellent music provided by the McDonald orchestra a most enjoy- able time was had. G. M. Milligan, veteran of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and pastor emeritus of Old St. Andrew's church Toronto, and widely known throughout the dominion, who died recently in his 88th year. Midge; {Aprosse‘Cltib held a HELD GOOD DANCE DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928 [ATE HENRY MOI-TAT DIED SUDDENLY We‘ll-known Glenelg Township Farmer Passed Away Last Thurs- day Night Prom Pericarditls.â€"- Interment Took Place Sunday Afternoon to Zion Cemetery. A death that was a great shock to the whole community was that of Mr. Henry MoiIat, who passed away Thursday night about 10 o’clock following a short illness from pericarditis. ,Though Mr. Moffat had been in indifferent health for the past year, his condi- tion was not regarded as at all serious, and members of the family received a rude shock when he suddenly took a turn for the worse and passed away. The late Mr. Moll‘at was a man of strong physique and up to a year ago enjoyed excellent health. About this time he was taken ill with neuritis, and though at times he suffered considerabe pain, no serious results were anticipated. On Tuesday night of last week he was taken worse and his physician summoned. ‘ Even then his condi- tion was not seriously regarded by the family, but while hopes were entertained that the crisis had been passed, he never fully rallied and the news Friday morning that he had passed on was a great shock to his many friends in Dur- ham and vicinity, many of whom had no intimation that he was ill. Mr. Moi‘fat \was a most popular resident of this vicinity. He made friends easily, and once a friend- ship was established it was always continued. A man of strict integ- rity, his spoken word was a bond with him that was. never broken, and his passing is deeply regretted by the‘whole community, who join with us in extending sympathy to his family in their loss. Mr. Moifat was born in Durham in 1866, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moll'at. He had Spent the greater part of his life in this neighborhood. He moved with his parents to the farm on the second concession now oc- cupied by Mr. David Robinson, and here his young manhood was Spent. In 1893 he was married to Mrs. John Glencross (nee Annie Edwards), and for a year the young couple lived on the parental home- stead near Edge Hill. He subse- quently wenttfarming on his own account. and later moved to Lot 1 on the 8th Concession of Glenelg. In 1901 he moved with his family to Murillo, in Northern Ontario, where he resided for fifteen years, and, with a year spent at Calgary, Alberta, lived only a period of six- teen years away from this com- munity. The family returned to Ontario in 1917, taking up resid- ence on the Ranald Martin farm in Glenelg, where they remained until 1922, when the deceased purchased the Arthur Greenwood farm on the second concession, about four miles from town, where they have since remained. Mr. Moll‘at was a good farmer, an excellent neighbor, and exemplary citizen. and while his loss will be naturally felt most keenly in the home, his neighbors and friends, too. mourn the passing of one whose place will be hard to fill. The funeral was held Sunday af- ternoon from the family home near Edge Hill to Zion church, Glenelg, where an appropriate service was conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Fiddes. after which interment was made in Zion cemetery. With the predominating soft weather, the roads were in very bad condition but notwithstanding this a very large number of friends and neigh- bors were in attendance to pay a last tribute of respect. The pallbearers were Messrs. S. .I. McNally. T. Glencross, G. Ritchie, W. Edge, R. Ector, A. McNally, .I. D. McFayden and C. H. Mofl'at. Surviving Mr. Mofl’at are his widow and one son. Cecil. Three brothers and one sister also sur- vive: 1Messrs. Robert and John Moll'at. of Durham, Mr. Thomas Motl’at of W'ainwright, Alberta. and Mrs. John. H. McFadyen of Durham, to all of whom we extend sympa- thv. The case Allen vs Wilson, sched’- uled to be tried this morning, has been withdrawn. This was a charge laid against Archie Wilson by Constable Allen charging the de- fendant with annoying him. Con- siderable interest was being mani- fested in the trial, but the general opinion is that Constable Allen did the wise thing when be caused the case to be withdrawn and had the matter dropped. regular summér schedule and will continue until the short days come again next fall. Commencing with Monday next Rural Routes 1 and 2 out of Dur- ham will leave after the arrival of the mail train alleged to be due here at 12.50 instead of at. 9 o’clock in the morning. This ushers in the CASE WAS WITHDRAWN CHANGE IN SERVICE STONE PLANT OPENS EARLY NEXT MONTH Everything in Readiness For Sea- son's Crushing Soon as Frost Leavesâ€"Business Prospects Good Given proper weather conditions it is expected that the Durham Stone Sand Company’s plant will re-open for the ’season’s business about the first of April. And this is no April foolreither. So far as the company is concerned, they are prepared to start the wheels turn- ing right now, but as the plant can be run only in the mild weather, there is little chance of getting the machinery in motion before the first of the month. If weather con- ditions are then unfavorable, the plant will resume operations just as soon as the weather breaks up and it is possible to get the water lines in operation. During the past winter a gang of the men at the local plant had been at Waterford getting the company’s other big plant in shape, but are returning this week, we under- stand, to await the opening of the season here. Prospects this year, we are told, are very bright for the Durham plant. Turning out the best grade of crushed stone in the province, their product is very often speci- fied, and once the season opens there will be little lag in the ship- ping operations. The past winter has been very good, too, we are told, and quite a large hole has been made in the storage kept on hand for spring use. This will mean that the plant will open at full blast this year and be kept busy in the manufacturing end to keep up with the shipments. TORONTQ HIGHWAY . NOT YET OPEN Snow-plough May Come Through This Week, But So Far No Do- finite Information Is Available. For the past week or ten days there has been a rumor that the Government snowplough was com- ing through from Guelph and would open up the road from here to To- ronto and place it in condition for motoring. This rumor was cor- rect to a certain extent, but at the present it is only problematical whether or not a plough will be used up in this section of the pro- vince at all. It is hOped. however, according to local provincial highway officers, to get a plough through from Harris- ton, but this will not be before the end of the week, and even this is not sure. There was a plough working on the road between here and Toronto last week and it. was expected it might come through this way, but it has been taken to some other road. The only salva- tion for this part of the country seems to lie in the fact that a plough left London this week and “as working its way up through Stratford to Harriston. Mr. W. R. Alder, resident. engineer in Dur- ham. has hopw that he may be able to have the machine come though Durham and on to Owen Sound, but at present cannot make any defin- ite predictions, A The road from here to Owen Sound is not in too bad a shape except in a few places, but whether or not. in view of the recent cold snap, a'plough could open it up for Marie Bessie Hall, former cir- cus performer has grown so tired of keeping a rooming house in Pittsburg that she has resolved to vary the monotony by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel on July the fouru}. {\lso shown iswén'ai'tists sketch of how the barrel might appear in the thmlling stunt if it is actually attempted. FLOOD CONDITIONS NOT SERIOUS HERE Saugeen River Reported High at Wa-‘lkerton First of Week, But No Damage Done in Durham 80 Far. While Durham has been congrat- ulating herself on the orderly man- ner in which the Saugeen River so far as carried off the spring floods, conditions along its couse farther down stream are not so good. From Walkerton comes the report that on Sunday and Monday of this week the river has risen over three feet and that considerable damage had been done. A dispatch from Walkerton says that for five hours it had risen, over a foot, and since Sunday morning has raised its level over three feet. A number of residences east of the river are completely surounded so that beats are neces- sary to relieve the occupants. The Bend Park and C. l". R. property appear almost like an island to the many spectators, who hourly visit the river sights. Merchants on the north side of Main street have from 2 to 3 feet of water in their cellars and are hard pushed to save some of their stocks. At the street run- ning alongside the Walkerton Egg and Dairy, the water is within a stone’s throw of the main thorough' fare and has caused this plant to experience some difl‘iculty in oper- ating. The R. Truax Son Co. have been forced to close down due to the high water. No other trouble due to the flood has been reported. The water at the present time is still three to five feet lower than in the big flood of 1912. The cold weather on Tuesday and Wednesday will be a relief to those in this section to whom the river’s rise has caused trouble and it is hardly likely that much more in- convenience will be experienced, although there is considerable snow left yet in the swamps that might possibly cause havoc were a continâ€" ued mild spell with rain prevail for any length of time. ACCIDENT CASE SETTLED AMICABLY The case Morrison vs Hahn on trial at the assizes at Walkerton this week has been settled out of court. The case was before the jury at Walkerton on Tuesday and had only just nicely started when the legal representatives of the in- sunance company with whom Mr. Hahn was insured and those of Mr. Morrison decided that in the in- terests of both parties there was little use in continuing the case, and consequently a setltement was made. Morrison vs Hahn Case Being Tried at Walkerton Brought to End When Principals Made Settle- ment. The ease arose out of an accident last fall a few miles south of here when Mr. Hahn, in a trip to Guelph, ran into Mr. Morrison, who was turning into his own gateway, and badly damaged both cars as well as injuring Mr. Morrison. Mr. Morri- son was subsequently tried on a reckless driving charge preferred by the Highways Department, of which he was acquitted, and later entered suit, claim'ng $1,500 dam- Albert E. Roberts an English- man, who asks, after nine months in the dominion, whether the Englishman is in fact a desirable immigrant for Canada or convinced that Janada is indeed the land of golden Opportunity of which Englishmen in the old land are told. His observation is that some or his fellow coun- trymen, who are making Oa‘n- ada their home, refuse to ad- apt themselves to a new en- vironment, still create a pre- judice in the minds of Canada business men against English men. $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. 8. The storm of Monday night last. while it apparently passed over Durham, was not so generous to points west of the town. Out.at Hutton Hill, a mile and a half west of here, forty-one poles were blown down and as a result every town and municipality has been deprived of hydro power. These include Hanover, Cliesley, Tees- water, Paisley, Kincardine. Wing- ham and other places. LOCAL HYDRO SYSTEM DAMAGED BY. STORM Forty Poles Blown Down Nat Hutton Hill and Power Shut 0! From Many Towns.â€"Repairs Ex- pected tonight. \‘ Durham has been lucky once more in that the break in the service oc- curred west of town, and while other places have been forced to curtail operations the power trans- mitted to Durham has caused no inconvenience other than the tem- porary shutting oil” of the electric lighting system for a few hours during Monday night when very few would have been using it, anyway. The blow of Monday night, how- ever has been a matter of consid- cruhle concern to the towns west of Durham. Nearly all the manufac- turing interests will be more or less affected, and for Monday and Tuesday nights even the benefits of the electric light service were de- nied. The hydro with its usual prompt- ness was not long in getting into Operation once the trouble was found. This for a time was diffi- cult, as the break occurred close to midnight Monday. Early Tuesday morning the call had been sent out and before night a gang of 25 men had been assembled to rectify the trouble. These included men from Teeswater, Hanover, Durham, Markdale, Mount Forest and. under instructions from Asssishant Sup- erintendent Gemmell of Eugenia the work is going along satisfactorily, so satisfactorily, in fact, that it is thought a single service will be available between 6 and 7 o‘clock tonight (Wednesday). To accomplish this a gang of 25 men were employed all day Tuesday, until midnight, and again all day Wednesday. As the weather had turned extremely cold during the night, the task of keeping (inâ€" tario’s hydro service in Working order will be the better appreciated by those who were not forced to turn out in the cold to dig post- boles and string wire that the pa- trons of the hydro system might be served. l. 0. F. MEMBERS HELD SOCIAL EVENING THURS. Enjoyable Evening Spent in Lodge Rooms, When Programme and Lunch Were Enjoyed by Fairly Large Crowd. The annual social evening of the Independent Order of Foresters was held in their lodge room last Thursday evening and was attend- ed by a fairly large crowd of the members and their lady friends. The evening’s entertainment com- menced with a short programme consisting of selections by the Dunsmoor and Ritchie orchestras, a reading by Mrs. J. S. Mcllraith and a song and reading by Mr. Herb. Murdock. The chairman for the evening was M r. Thomas Allan, who delivered a short address at the op- ening of the programme. Thursday ........ 40 43 C l o 0‘ I l l l A Friday .......... 29 45 Saturday ........ 47 .58 Sunday .......... 42 £3 Monday .......... 44 £9 Tuesday ........ 3. H 5 Wednwday ..... . 26 29 Rain and Snowull for Week Thurs., bright and mild ....... Fri, bright and mild ......... . Sat., cloudy and warm ........ 'Sun., thunder, lightning, rain :Mon., turning colder, some rain gTues., warmer with rain ...... The address of the evening was delivered by Dr. J. L. Smith, who gave a good talk on Forestry, its progress, and the numerous bene- fits it had to ofl'er its members. Dr. Smith went into the financial conditions of the society, showed that it was built on sound lines, and told of the increase in mem- hership throughout the world. It was a good address and made a good in, heard it. The remainder of the evening was spent in cards and games, the gathering breaking up about mid- night. Following are the temperatures of the past week, with the highest and lowest registered every day during the preceeding 24 hours Wed” colder, wig: snow ...... 1" TBKPBRATUBBS OP PAST WEEK impression on those who ooooo 0000000 ooooooo ....... ...... 8 am. Max. Min. 31 13 '3'.