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Dav-o \ \Han. lian Collinson. lie La“ rcnce. Lenelg new. M'PU. Charlie *nwnnd. L'lwson. Hun-ohm Mc- lt. Duris Pratt, pan Brown. iicllnl. TPacher. H‘O\\' n “n. Dorothy Arm-H, Harry ,ce Hargrave. 9.1109. Clarence NGS ldOl‘ _ twiymg no w ‘? Ip UH,- suij‘ct of HI 1101‘ sun. kw attvntive and v,’ said the . gm, ynur father »- mum nut, kePp ,m. Ontario I- rbmn'. T 030 her. lmille AS- 011119 a n d iecoration een Doors ith h a r d- ...... $2.25 of 'orget :lonelg fl. Klara Jack. Banks. St. 1's) 0t our Panel 0m Doors ..1 e f r o m pine. An 1‘ a g o o (1 Complete :h hinge§ to advertise in ing wood- furmture, the scrat- ish Stain Luilding i pnce tion inun- Clark. Elvic The village hall, Chatsworth, was mind with interested and enthusi- asllt' listeners on Saturday after- 1104.”. commencing at 2 p.m., when the Rural Trustees Association of Hl'f'y County held their annual flltfl'tlng. Representatives were present from practically all points in the county, as well as promin- nnt educationists from other cen- tl'es‘. Besides the gentlemen pre- sent. many of whom identify them- sum-s with school affairs as mem- bers of the Rural Boards of Trust- OHS. there. were a large number of laolio's' and young people in attend- ance. demonstrating how keen an into-rest is taken by rural residents in the education of the youth of their communities and the welfare of the rural educational system. The annual meeting was doubly in- tm‘vstillg this year, as it occasion- wl a carefully prepared programme im- Hug purpose of setting forth the pros and cons of the proposed act It) [ll‘nVltloF fOI' TOVVI'lShlp Boards 01' I’nhhr School Trustees, to replace t1... present system, A debate on this subject was the feature at the ruxixcntion. participated in by four wry ahlo- and well informed ile- lmh-rs. The main address of the t'nIlellllnll was delivered by Rev. W. .\1. Morris. of Toronto. Secre- ta:-;v-'l‘reasun3r of the Canadian School 'I’ruster-s‘ Association. VOL. 61.-â€"NO. 3183 Interesting Debate on Proposed Township SchOOl Board System,â€" Rev. W. M. Morris of Toronto Spoke on “The Aims of Educa- tlon’. The meeting opened with devo- tional eXo-rcises by Rev. \V. A. Mac- William of Ghatswerth. and an ad- dress of welcome to Chatsworth (le- livermi by Reeve Stephen H. Breese, who PXpI'QSSE‘Ii his pleasure in the first. meeting of this educational limiy in Chatsworth and its stimu- lus to higher things. A brief ad- dress was given by the chairman, Mr. Robert Crane, President of the (ire-y Rural Trustees‘ Association. A treasurers statement. was pre- senteol. showing a balance on hand of $8M“). The election of otficers for the ensuing year was held, i’ust President Mr. (Larson. occupy- ing: the chair. The exeruth‘e were unanimmxsly returned to office as t‘nlimx‘ing: President. Mr. R. Crane; ‘.'ice-President. Mr. Corbett: Sec- retaryâ€"Treasurer. Mr. R. Jolley: Auditors. Messrs. .\lctjiillivray and Hishup. The (it"legah's t0 the U. R. .\. lii'vnwntimi in the Spring of 19:29 (Continued on page. 7? RURAL TRUSTEES MET ? AT CHATSWORTH.‘ Barring Setbacks Crops of All Kinds Will Be Very Abundant.â€"Fall Wheat Never Looked Better Than at the Present Time. GREY COUNTY CROPS g [N FINE CONDITION?- Inquiries made of the Department 111' Agriculture at Markdalc 1-0.- 2:1: 11111:: the condition of the crops 11111111211011t (11133 County elicit the 111111111111110n that they are In excel- 11-111. shape for so early in the sea- son. Mr. T. Stewart Cooper. and Ms assistant. Mr. Smith. have been 11m 1111:; the 001111113' prett} 1111111111L'1113 during the past \xoek or 11111 in assisting the farmers and in 1111111L' them mlxice on man3 sub- 1'1 s 111111 110111 me of the opinion :I-m'. 112111111L' any setbacks. and 111111 1111- advent of good 1193111611 1112- :1 1'1-\\' weeks. the crops will he .1'1-1111dant. '1'111- 1-0111. frosty nights have had :1 stirâ€"“11113 deterrent 1>tt‘ect on the 11:13' vawth. but there is no reason t1»: 11e~simism and the manner 11111111111. “i111 an 01135101131 rain. ‘\ .11 haw the desired eflect. Ever\'- 11- 1' 111111115 to this being an excep- 1: 1111: 111} good _\ea1' 1"01 1111111 in this .~'1~1-t:1‘111. eSpeciall} 1’1uit such as 1911-21-11»; 111111 plums “hich were 11111: 1-1 01' 111:5 scarCe last war. but 1: 1.‘ a little earlx tn make am pre- 1111 11:111sregai‘ding the apple crop. 1‘1111 “heat nexel‘ looked better 111111 at the piesent time. and the .‘11: 1111. is me just \xaiting for the :11;1.~ to 11131111111 1)} the “eather 1“ Hon. John D. MacLean of British Ilu‘mmbia. who will lead the Libep- a: party in a test of strepgth 111 July. when a general election will 1.» held. Premler MacLean, W110 15 a native of Prince Edward Island, SUL'L'F‘eded to the chieftainship of the provincial Liberal party on the death of the Hon. John Oliver last year. niitions. Hon. Dr. SimonF. Tolmie, Conser- vative member for Victoria, B. (1., who will lead the Conservative party in the forthcoming provincial elections in British Columbia. His iesignation f1 om the federal House will probably be placed in the hands of the Speaker within the next two weeksp He was selected as the provincial Conservative leader about a year ago. He is a native Westerner. The sudden passing of Mr. John Bartman. a respected farmer liv- ing about four miles west of town on the Durham Road, early last, Monday morning was not only a shock to his family, but to the whole neighborhood. Mr. Bartman had a slight fall last Thursday, and VVhile 111mm had it that this had snmelin" lo-1_lo VVith his death, we learn that this VVas not the case, the deceased having passed away about 3 o‘clock in the morni g ap- parently l‘roni apovlexy or some like tr(_111ble_..\Irs. BaItman not not111n” anV tiouble until a short lime below he passed aVVaV Though the family physician “as summoned. death occurred only a few minutes after his arrival. BENTINCK RESIDENT DIED SUDDENLY Late John Bartman Passed Away Early Monday Morning.â€"â€"Had Been Resident on Durham Road, Bentinck, for Fifteen Years. 311'. Hartman was born in Ben- tinek in 1877. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Julius Bai'tman. H11 lixml at. the parent: 11 home south of .-'\liaii Park until 2’1 )132115 a"11.\\i1e11 he “as married to Miss Elizabeth I'I1in111111ls. After their mauiage Mr. and Mrs. Bartman moved to Nov- 111211111}. ii\i11g1)11the t0\\11 line between that township and Ben- 11111'k.I"'.iit1:~1'11 wars ago thex came to the farm on the Durham Road, “here the} have remained mm' since. ' ”as Linux; \u».-~a-..,_ -._ The tank was a‘big fellow and was being pumped up when the accident. occurred. \V. Benson hav- ing turned on the motor that ran the ‘air pump. Mr. Benson heard the tank commencing to leak and was walking across the end of the shop to shut off the power when the explosion occurred. No record was kept. of the time Bill made in getting out. the back door. but. when seen making his exit he was "going some" and singing what sounded suspiciously like Frank Crummit‘s "Kingdom Comin’." As a result of the explosion the inside of the plant was somewhat badly wrecked. Part of a partition was torn out. every window and sash in the place was blown out. miscellaneous tools and lighi maâ€" chinery scattered about. whi e for - â€" :‘A‘Aflfl;kln ‘A BPSldl‘S his widow, Mr. Bai'tman lmws a family of six daughters and four sons: Lau‘a. Emily. Myrtle. l’oai'l. Edith and Ruth. and milieu, Milton. Russell and Wes- In all livgin at liomo Xson..~X\1- Illl‘l climl two \oai‘s ago last March. The latc- Mr. Bartman was a man much esteemed wherever known, was a kind husband and father. and his death at the early age. of 51 years is to he regretted. The funeral “11> hell frfim the family residetu‘e \esterdax afternoon at 1.30. to the Mennonite church at Hanouu. \xith interment. in Crisp- ins Cemeter}. The Rev. Bro. Homuth enndueted the sonic-es. ClllllUL V Chukka-Vu- .._ - _ , a few minutes it was impossible to see anything for the dust and dirt that had been let loose. It was only a few moments before quite a large crowd had collected. and while the matter was taken more or less as a joke. the result of the explosion might easily have been much» more serious. The pres- sure in the tank at the time of the explosion was in the neighborhood of 150 pounds, and all that remains of the air container, is a mass of twisted iron. ‘With a ham: that could be heard allover the lower part of town. and which rocked the building con- taining the Smith Bros. garage, the big air tank in the workshop blew up about 11 o'clock Monday morn- ing. and us a result the free air service will be out Of commission for a day or two until a new tank has been delivered .andnin‘stalled. __.J Free Air Service at Smith Bros.’ Garage Put Out of Commission When Big Tank Exploded Last Monday Morning. AIR TANK BLEW 'UP; NOBODY WAS INJURED DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1928 Mr. Albert Noble received a telegram Tuesday morning from Pine Falls, Manitoba, informing him that Mrs. Charles Harbottle and two sons, 8 and 6 years of age, had been drowned Sunday in the Winnipeg river at that p ace, and that the funeral was being held Thursday at Sault Ste. Marie, On- tario. MOTHER, TWO SONS DROWNED IN MANITOBA According to a dispatch from Winnipeg, Mrs. Harbottle and party were boating on the river on Sunday, when, owing to the swamping of their boat, the partK were thrown into the water wit the result that Mrs. Harbottle, her two sons, and Jack Lippert, 11, son of William Lippert, manager of the branch of the Royal Bank, were all drowned. The body of Mrs. Harbottle was recovered the same day, but the three children were not discovered until Monday. Eight persons were in the large rowbout, which was fitted with an outboard motor. The others in the boat, who were soved, were Charles Harbottle, Mr. and Mrs. William Ieppeit parents of Jack Lippert and Spencer Leppert, also a son of William Leppcxt. The eight members of the party had left Pine Falls, “here all 1esid€l on Sunday morning to enjoy a picnic along the shores of the river. On the return journey, when about fom miles fmm l1on1e,tl1e boat encountered a heavy squall in a river bend and was swampe’d, the occupants being precipitated into the water. Four managed to catch the upturned boat and were later rescued_ by_ Indians in canoes. Mrs. Harbottle was a native of Sault Ste. Marie. Ont, and after her marriage she and her husband “sided there until about two years ago when theV moved to Pine Falls, VVhere Mr. Harbottlc was employed in a big paper companv. Though not VV ell knOVVn l1er,e Mrs Har- i'-,10ttle VVith her husband and fam- il_V Visiiecl with Mr. and Mrs. Noble here and with friends in the Vicin- ity of IGHBI‘Sham‘iWO yearsnagq. Mr. Hai'bottle is an old Durham hey, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bax-home, and moved with his parents to the Canadian 800 some years ago. He was horn in Durham and has still many school- day acquaintances here. \Vith the citizens The Chronicle jnins in ex- lending: sympathy to himself and «me remaining daughter, Miss Beulah. DURHAM W. I. HEARD DISTRICT PRESIDENT Met at Home of Mrs. John McGirr Last Thursday, When Good Ad- dresses Were Delivered. Mrs. \\'. H. Rogers. District Pres- ident. was one of the principal speakers at. the. monthly meeting of the Durham branch of the South (h'ey \Vomen‘s Institute, held on 'l’hursday of last week at. the home of Mrs. John McGirr. (‘ilenelg 't‘here were 38 ladies preStmt and the meeting was presided over by the President. Mrs. “1 Glass. Con- siderable business was disposed of, among which were plans for the district annual meeting, to he held in Durham on June 28. Mrs, Rogers of Holstein, who was a Visitor. gave an excellent address on “Influence". what a wonderful thing it is. and how our actions in- tiuence others. Influence is a thing which cannot. be measured. and in living one's daily life. the influence of daily contact with those of your acquaintance is an unknown quan- tity. The speaker appealed to all present to keep well informed on the temperance question and to work always for the overcoming of intemperance. Mrs. Rogers also spoke briefly on the work the In- stitute is doing in South Grey. Following an excellent paper by Mrs. S. Patterson of Glenelg on “Our Canadian Women". a picnic lunch was served by the hostess and her assistants, when some splendid games,were also indulged Miss Jean Harding. of town. is the possessor of a beautiful moroc- co writing case, the gift of the Board of the Y. W. A. at Owen Sound. where she is attending school. During the past term Miss Harding has done all the playing for the Y. W. Gym. classes and the management thought such service deserved recognition. hence the gift. which she cherishes very fnuch. Among patients admitted to Dur'-‘ horn Hospital during the past week were ‘Mrs. ‘J. A. Lever and Mrs. P. McMullen, both of Flesherton, both of whom underwent operations. Mrs. Roy Vickers of Wiarton is also a patient who has been re- cently admitted. . Mr. George Burnetf of town was a patient for two or three days last week sufi‘e'rin from gall-stones and .. Mr. Arthur ane of ‘Swinton Park, kicked in the stomach by a horse, is an inmate and will likely be under the care of the stafi for a few days longer. in. rs. Charles Harhottle Wa’s Wife of Former Resident of Durham.â€" Bodies Have All Been Recovered. PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL PRESENTED WITH CASE Local Institution Graded As High As Is Possible in Schools of This Size.â€"T;eaching Stat! Are Gom- plimented. Following the visit of A. J. Hus- band, High School Inspector, to Durham school on May 28, we stated that the Durham school was to receive a much higher grading than formerly, the reason being the additional equipment and ac- commodation owing to the recent addition which is now occupied by the staff‘ and scholars. Mr. Husband’s report gives the school an even higher grading than we anticipated, the gradingbeing No. 1 in everything but waiting rooms, ventilation and accommodation. The fact of the waiting rooms being located in the basement has been responsible for the lower grading in this class, but even here, the school has received a No. 2 grade instead of the No. 3 form- erly given. In ventilation the school is graded No. 2, but as the requirements for a No. 1 grade are very strict this is not to be won- dered at. There is nothing the matter with the ventilation of the local school, and the only way in which a No. 1 grade in this class could be obtained would be by the installation of a motor and suction fan. DURHAM HIGH SCHO0I. HAS HIGH GRADING Inspector Husband’s report is quite laud'atory. He-commends the local Board for the work it' has done, suggests certain changes in the matter of equipment and pays a compliment to the teaching staff for the apparent deep interest they take in the Work. Referring to In- spector Husband’s remarks, we can notudo better than quote him par- tia v: A 1‘ Vi. “The members of the High School Board and the people of Durham are to be congratulated on having solved, in a very satisfac- tory way, the problem of enlarging the High School building. It now provides ample accommodation for the present school population, and, unless the town grows very con- siderably, there will be sulficient work to carry on the work quite well for years. It would have been regrettable had this result not been attained. as this school has served the community well for a long time. Too much credit for its pre- sent condition cannot be given to the late Principal, Mr. Thomas Allan. under whose inspiration and guidance it was founded as a Continuation school and later raised to the rank of High school. The present Principal, Mr. Robb, is measuring up to the responsibilty that has been entrusted to him and the work of the senOOI seems to be making substantial progress from day to day. The members or the stall’, too, are working well to- gether. and a line spirit of endea- vor seems to prevail in each class.‘: Ill.) LUUU‘VLJO Mr. Pearce was a familiar figure on Durham streets, especially d r- ing the past couple of years, nd while living here at the home” or Mr. and Mrs. Limin recuperating from the efi‘ects of his first opera- tion, made many friends. Of a lik- able disposition, and genial’nature. his friendships were easily gained and always retained, and- there are many in town who feel deeply for his young widow and daughter, Ottillie, in their_loss. / As this is the otficial report of Inspector Husband, it can be taken most seriously by our readers, and the excellent classing that the school has received this year fully justifies the stand taken by the High School Board, the local press and the majority of our ratepayers who advocated the building of the addition to the old building and the purchasing of more and finer For the past year or more Mr. Pearce had suffered from a tumor on the brain, and in hope of saying his life. had submitted to three op- erations in Toronto General Hos- pital, the last one only a short time ago. ..Following the first op- eration some months ago he ap- parently recovered for ,a time, but was again taken ill, and from a short time after his second illness. very little hope was held for his ultimate recovery, though every~ thing humanly possible was done in the way of medical attention and competent nursing to, ensure his recovery. A 0‘. n Was Well Known in Durham, and Stratford, His Home Town, Paid Him Remarkable Tribute at Fun- eral Held Saturday. cquitnncnt. vvv----v, â€"-- vâ€" vâ€"â€" The late Mr. Pearce was born in Mitchell on March 22, 1890, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Pearce, 65 Front street. Stratford. When he was quite young the family moved to. Stratford. where he‘ resided for some years before removing to Listewel for a short time. In October, 1918, he was married to Miss Edna Marjorie Limin of this town, and shortly afterward they took up residence (Continued on Page 5) ROY “PEARCE DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS After an illness of over a year's duration. Mr. G. Boy Pearce of Stratfnrd, son-in-law of Mr. and st. E. W. Limin of this town, [1213st {max at the home of his sistel. 3118.15. Baker.1119 A'lllert Street. Stratiord, last Thuxsda) af- ternoon. .. Prof. William Lash Miller of the University of Toronto, under whose direction Bios No. 1, a component part of living matter, has been syn- thetically produced in the labora- tory. The discovery is hailed as one of the first magnitude. One of the possibilities is that the divine spark of life might be created from inert chemicals. Prof. Miller is internationally known in bio-chem- ic'al circles. Many years ago he be- gan his experiments with yeast. Town Asked to Guarantee Debent- ures for Erection of Addition to Local Hospital, and Vote Will be Taken Soon. â€" Council had a ' Lengthy Session Monday Night. It was nearly 11 o’clock when the town fathers rose from their de- liberations last Monday night, though it cannot be said it was the amount of business transacted. To commence, the .Gourt of Revision was supposed to occupy the stage. from 7 to 8 o’clock, but when this was at least half an hour getting under way, and then another half hour longer than was anticipated was spent in getting the business through, it was nearing 9 o‘clock when the Council got started. The Court of Rexvrision was a sort of “Whoa, back up!” affair. At the session Monday night of last week, one of our citzens had his income tax assessment raised 500 per cent, another was assessed 8100 business tax on his business, while the gas- oline pumps in town that were set in the street were also assessed on what was claimed to be an unfair basis. This work was partly or wholly "undone" at the meeting this week. . Councillor Henderson put a mo- tion through that the income as- sessment on the citizen referred to (whose name, by the way, we are not mentioning; remain the same as last year. Since the last meet- ing he had been thinking the mat- ter over, and decided that any one citizen had no right to he raised in this manner when it was common talk about the heard that there wer other citizens in town liable for an income tax who were getting Off scott free. He therefore had his motion carried, the intention being that the Council get more data on the subject. round up the whole bunch of alleged tax evaders, send them the necss-ary papers on which they could make their income re- turns and make them swear to the truth of their allegations. This seemd to please the Court and the ,motion carried without a dissent- ing voice, WILL TAKE VOTE 0N HOSPITAL BYLAW Mr. Elvidge denied these allega- tions, said that anything that was sold by him was done through the local .Hydro Commission and the articles disposed of at cost with an overhead charge of 10 per cent... Mr. Elvidge's statement was taken and the assessment struck off. Gas Pumps Taxed At the last meeting the Court as- sessed the gas pumps 01' the town at anmaverage figure of around AAAA _.L _ A __AA _- A - - $300. The price of the pumps was taken out of a March, 1928 cata- logue of the Imperial Oil Company, according to Mayor Murdock, but the garagemen of the town claimed that the figures were not correct. The price of the gas pumps was in the neighborhood of $175. and as the_rest of the town was alleged to not be assessed at full value the garagemen, through Mr. A, Noble voiced a strong protest. They did not kick particularly on the asses- sing of the pumps, though they claimed that outside of Paisley no other town assessed them, but they did expect the Council to play fair with them and/ give them a reasonable assessment. The final curtain was rung down when the (Continued on Page 5) "LJ ‘ Z‘El1idge appeamd befme the Council to pxotest against being assessed $100 for business tax The Council had been led to believe by members of the local Hydro Com- mission that any business that had been transacted by M1. £111ng as secretmy ol the Commission was «lone absolutely on his own book The H) dro Commission in Durham “as not in the electrical fixture or bulb business in any shape or fmm. This being the case the (louit of RM 151011 legarded Mr. E1- \idge as a business man puiely and simply, at least in Opposition to those who 11ere paying business tax to deal in the same commodit- ies, and assessed him the minimum amount $100. $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. DURHAM POST OFFICE 18 NOW OPEN Durham’s new post office opened to the public this morning. This was in accordance. with instruc- tions received the beginning of the week by Postmaster Smith from Inspector W. J. May of London District. The paraphernalia in connection with the old office, that is, such as was to be used in the new building, was moved in late Wednesday night and the new of- fiice opened {or business at 8 o‘clock this morning. Doors Thrown Open to Public For First Time This Morningâ€"Plat Letter Wes Mailed by Mrs. G. A. Thompson, and First Chronicle to Be Dispatched Went to Miss Macphail. To Mrs. G. A. Thompson fell the honor of posting the first letter. and to The Chronicle the honor of posting the first newspaper. We do not know to whom Mrs. Thom- sons letter was addressed. but t1 1e first Chronicle “ent to Miss A. C. Macphail, M. P. for South-East Grey. to whom is to be given the credit for the erection or the of- fice this y.ear The Chronicle is sent Miss Mac- phail as the sitting member for Southeast Grey. We make this statement in order that Bob Ed- wards or Doc. Campbell may not assume that we are turning U. l“. 0., for one reason, and to assure Miss Masphail we appreciate her efforts in the obtaining of the new municipal building. for another, The Opening of the 11er building was pulled 011' Very quietly and its occupancy VVill he :1 great con- venience to the public and ipost ofl’ice stafl, though the latter will he a f on daVs helm-e lheV' know the neVV layout of the boxes and the seiVice l'aei' time VVill possihlV not be up to standaid. All these things will rectify themselves in lime and the new office finally synchronize with the business life of the town. In the meantin10â€"-l1ave patience. HAD NAMES MIXED [N ACCIDENT REPORT Late George Wright. Was Son of William Wright. of Hamilton, a Brother of John C. Wright. In our report of the tragic death of Mr. George Wright. at Hamilton last week, who was killed when a car in which he was riding ran 011‘ the road into the ditch, we stated that he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wright. This was an error, and we do not know why we made it. We knew that he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William “Wight. but it is quite possible that, knowing John perhaps a little better than his brother, with whom we were also acquainted, the name got running through our head and the tymwriter keys un- consciously madc- us say something which we had not intended. Thursday Friday .. Saturday . Sunday Monday .. Tuesday . Wednesday At St. John‘s l'nited Parsonage, at high noon Satin-«lav. June 2. the marriage ceremony of Florence Jean, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George 110w, t‘:hvsley. and William Bradley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Patterson, Durham, was conducted by Rev. B. M. Geiger. The bride was attractively owned in a dress of rose-dawn rost crepe, and carried a shower bouquet of Sunburst roses. lily of the valley and fern. A.fter the ceremom the happx coUple left on an extended motor trip to the Muskoka Lakes district and East- ern Ontario. The bride’s travelling costume was a coat of rose-dawn Ottoman cord, trimming of Amer- ican broadtail. with transparent mohair hat and other accessories to match. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Patterson will reside on the groom's farm. near Durham. The facts of HM: case as stated were correct mainly, Um unly mis- take being in Hm parental name. We regret Um (-rrm' and make this enr- l'cction that any 1'03er wno formed a wrong improssion from our last \w-ck‘s “Tito-up may get the facts correctly. Following are the temperatures of the past week, with the highest and lowest registered every day during the preceeding 24 hours The weather during the past week has been warming up until on Tuesday and Wednesday it was quite warm and the probabilities predicting local thunderstorms. Yesterday noon a few drops of rain fell but not enough to register in the gauge. The barometer during the‘yveek has been fairly stationery The late George \X’x‘ight was born in Kincardine. and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William \Virght. who conducted Um, l‘n'ickyard at that place for a number of years. TEMPERATURES OP PAST WEEK PATTERSONâ€"FLOYD HYMENEAI. 8 am. Max. Min. 55 70 46 9. 47 62 {It