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Durham Chronicle (1867), 4 Oct 1928, p. 8

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Several. from this neighborhood at- tended anniversary services at Salem church. Proton. on Sunday. The day was fine and large crowds were out to both services when the pastor, Mr. Sullivan. delivered splendid sermons. Mrs. Stephenson is staying with Mrs. Bert Martin of Swinton Park for a. while. Glenmont (Our Own Correspondent) Congratulations to Mr. Dave Hooper and Miss Irene Drimmie who were married on Saturday. Sept. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Black of St. Marys visited the farmer’s father. Mr. Peter Black. last week. St. Paul‘s people are beginning to make arrangements for their harvest Thanksgiving services and fowl supper although arrangements have not been fully completed. The ladies are deter- mined that their good name won for excellent suppers shall not suffer. The dates will be Oct. 21 and 22. Further particulars of program later. Miss Reta Barbour and friend visit- ed Sunday with Teeswater friends. PAGE 8. There is only an occasional good field of corn this year consequently only a. few have silos to fill and. even they find it difficult to find machines and hands to fill them. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley And- rews last Thursday a daughter. The fine day Monday caused many a farmer to finish up his late grain harvest whether it was ready or not. Farmers are commencing to take up their potatoes and find the crop a good average one but a few rotten ones are found as is usually the case in wet Corner Concerns (Our Own Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. John Toole and son Lorne. accompanied by Mrs. Lyons, all of Buffalo. motored over and spent the week end with Mrs. J. Mack and her father. It reminds one of the ad- vanced conveniences to have people 156 miles away call up and say they will drive over that evening after the offices close. Miss Minnie Lennox was laid up last week with a slight attack of pneumonia. She is recovering nicely at time of writing. In the death. which was recorded last week. of the late Mrs. W. G. Petti- grew. we extend sympathy to the be- reaved husband. and family. We re- member Mrs. Pettigrew as one of those genial souls who made hosts of friends. Her home and family were most dear to her and we know she will be sadly Sympathy is extended to Mrs. R. Irvin who received. word on Tuesday morning of the sudden death of her father. Mr. Kilner of Toronto. Mrs. Irvin left on the afternoon train for Toronto. Further particulars next week old friend. Miss Margaret Burgess, whom she knew and was intimate with in California. called on her. Miss Burgess is making an extended visit in Canada and was in the neigh- borhood of Durham. so came to see Miss Swanston. On Wednesday last Miss Swanston had a very pleasant surprise when an Rev. Mr. Jay. Mrs. Jay and child- ren spent the week end in the vicinity of Hamilton. Mr. Jay preached in Winona for Rev. W. Hunt, who took charge of anniversary services at Or- chard. No services were held in either church in the village on Sunday owing to anniversary services being conduct- ed in both Orchard and Fairbairn. Many of our citizens attended these services. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Coler- idge on Fair Day were Mrs. Wm. Col- eridge, Owen Sound. Mrs. Wm. Ram- age, Priceville, and Mrs. Charles Ram- Mr. and Mrs. Murray Henderson of Alma were visitors over Fair time with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Smith. Miss Charlotte Smith accompanied them home for a few days' visit. Mrs. Thorne and son. Mr. William Thorne. who is spending holidays here, went to Barrie to meet and spend the week end with Miss Deanie Thorne. Miss E. M. Stevenson attended the wedding of her niece. Miss Irene Drimmie. and Mr. David Hooper on Saturday which took place at the fam- ily home near Yeovil. Mr. and. Mrs. Merton Reid. of Sea- forth spent 2 few days last week with his mothe1 Mrs. Henry Re1d. and. took in the fair and concert. one of the graduating class. Mr. and Mrs. George Brewn spent a day last week at the home of Mrs. Wm. Brown. Ebenezer. Mr. Gerald Brunt returned to Mc- Master University, Toronto, after spending a pleasant holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Brunt. We wish Gerald every success in his year’s work. Mr. Sandu and Miss Katie Brown and Miss Mary McKechnie visited friends in Hampden Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton attended service in Hampden church Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ful- ton and daughter Isabel. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Torry last week were Mr. Brewer. Mr. Mc- Donald. Mr. Gauden and Miss Mac- Lean. Toronto. We wish them many happy years at wedded life. Mulock (Our Own Correspondent) Mulock anniversary services will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7, services at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Rev. W. Spencer of the Baptist church, Durham, will be the speaker for the day. Special mus- ic will be provided. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ledingham. who were married recently. The bride was formerly Miss Sybil Lawrence, a former teacher here, and Mr. Ledingham is well known by many of the people in this community. Quite a number are sick from very bad colds. These colds seem to be very hard to get rid of. Some of the folks took in the play at Holstein on Wednesday night. The play was put on by the Dramatic club. This play is well worthy of praise as it was splendid. Mr. Winifred Adair returned to Tor- onto on Thursday after spending the summer months at his home here. We are sorry to report Messrs. Julius Drier and Angus Hermiston are both on the sick list but hope that they will soon recover. urday night and we are pleased to see John looking so well. Threshingiis the order of the day on this line. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE The services at the Presbyterian church continue to be well attended, which goes to show the interest that is manifested in God’s work here. Plans are being made for our anni- versary services at Priceville on Oct. 27 Announcement will be made later. Miss E. Sinclair will meet the ladies on Wednesday afternoon and discuss the advisability of forming a branch of the W. M. S. in our congregation. On Wednesday evening the Young People's Guild is to have a special meeting when Miss Edith Sinclair, or- ganizer of the Young Pe0ple of our church with her headquarters in Tor- onto, will address the meeting, after which the young people will give a ra~ dio program and refreshments will be served. Mr. and Mrs. Burgess of Durham en- tertained to supper last Thursday ev- ening Rev. and Mrs. Armstrong and family, also Mrs. Armstrong, Sr., and Rev. and Mrs. Corry and family. ' Priceville ' (Our Own Correspondent) ' Miss P. Livingstone spent the past ,week with her brother and sisters here. Miss Katherine McMillan returned -to Fergus on Monday after spending the past month at her home. A number from here took in the an- niversary services at Salem on Sun- day afternoon and evening. Rev. and Mrs. Kirkwood and son from Creeniore spent a couple of days with Rev. Corry and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Carson visited on Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. A. Richardson, Salem. Miss Bella MacMillan is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Braiden of Shelburne. Miss Ollie McMeekin spent Sunday with her friend, Miss Jessie Nichol. Miss Esther McLean and friend spent Sunday at her home here. Mrs. Parslow, Flesherton, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. Nichol. Mrs. M. McKechnie accompanied Mr. Donald McKechnie back to Rochester, where she has secured a position. under the doctor’s care. Mr. and Mrs. Findlay McCuaig and family, accompanied by Miss Margaret Lunney, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tucker, Topcliffs, on Sunday. There is in existence an advertise- ment of stage-coaches running from Bolt-in-Tun to Bath in Bristol and the name of the proprietors of the coaches is given as “Moses Pickwick 85 Co.” It is not a wild flight of imag- ination, therefore, to hazard where Dickens secured the name of perhaps the most illustrious of his creations. Moses Pickwick was a celebrated coach proprietor. His headquarters were at Bath. where he had risen from post- _ -- -â€".-.â€". -â€"--° its usefulness, was trugglinv'g gallantly against the new-fangled railway. The last relic of the last inn in London, England, from which a stage- coach struggled in hopeless competi- tion with the railway has just disap- peared from Fleet street. For five cen- turies the Bolt-in-Tun Inn stood on the south side of the street and was a landmark way to become the highway of printers’ ink. The friars owned the inn, in fact. A century ago as many as 26 stage- coaches started daily from the Bolt-in- Tun, their horns blowing and the iron- shod feet of the horses clattering over the cobbles of Fleet street. Charles Dickens knew the inn well, in the days when its coaching traffic, outlasting Bolt-in-Tun Inn Torn From‘ Fleet Street, Old Londonâ€"Dated Back Five Centuriesâ€"Was Famous in Dickens’ Time as Coaching Inn. Grammar, and showing the children that the Kingdom of God was within you. Luke 17 chapter. In the evening a very able serman was delivered from John 12: 21: “Sir, we would see Jesus.” The preacher very ably handled his theme making his climax the need of “seeing” Jesus, hearing about Him, reading about Him was not sufficient. The world today wants to “see” Jesus through individuals and through His church. LAST RELIC OF OLD STAGE COACH GONE Read The Chronicle ads on For many years now the remains of the Bolt-in-Tun have been a parcel office for one of the great railways. but you could still see :n the passage alongside the heavy timbers against which the axles of the stage-coaches used to grind as they went in and out Fleet street. Now the parcels office has gone, and the last relic of the Bolt-in-Tun has fallen into the hands of the housebreakers, and only a gap in the houses remains where stood. a famous coaching inn. boy to be landlord of the famous White Hart Inn. Thursday, October 4, 1923 Page 7. gap once ALI. IN READINESS FOR COUN1 Grand Championship School Fair to Be H urday.â€"Everything in Reception of Puplis Area. It is expected that a rem will be in town Saturday i ance at the grand ch31 School Fair to be held here auspices of the Ontario Depa Agriculture. Mr. T. S. C Markdale. the agricultural ative. for Grey County. is and was in town yesterday i the finishing touches and get: for the big influx 01‘ pupils over the county who mil cc county honors on the a grounds here. Secretary Mather of the Agricultural Society. wit! Ritchie and the Directors. considerable time durin month in getting things V shape. and with the assist business men‘s committee readiness for the bit} dan- that the day will ht buzz} A committee 01' ions societies; in tm ments made {03' 111 company, and no I in this quarter. I ing to be done. 16: of Durham and \‘ fail. In connect i( after the gastrom the big crowd 1h town. there is the She is survived 03' 1145? mi father. Robert Tan: and Private services: \x'vrv 116‘ home at 1.45 pm. and put in Wesley United church. at 2.30 pm. on Fridaj» hitcr terment was made in Shelbi etery. 1 Mrs. J. S. McIlraith and garet McGirr of Durham an H. Rogers, Egremont. wet those from this vicinity win the funeral. ' the U. P. O. 1 the last pro astrong fol}. that nominax sent member tree dinner 101’ competing schc from 350 to 400 ed free by the friends and vi: expected to prc own. elsewhere Mrs. Bax tionist and fnv the 1 The business and are prenarec tions in the ma for those pupils portation. This but in com'ersa‘ yesterday we lea questing free really need it bei mere fact that have guaranteed tn where in the count ily mean that the However. that is 1 Cooper. and the 1 are prepared to ca the conditions it 0 With a fine day to be a big one i in all 19 schools c 1 o'clock when the the High school competition is ore charge. the judge generally will have Durham is read of the old darkey. bothers now is. yc’ at?" estates 0 the hush: CCflSEd Board VOL. (SIâ€"NO. 3200 MRS. BANKS DIES NEAR SHE 'mmincn (11th (’XCC ‘empvi Pm-ur fore busy 3 and in )f and hf

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