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THE MILLENIUM? It is not usual for The Chronicle and The Review to see through the same spectacles, and we have been told that when they did there would be two moons in the sky. or that the miliemum was close at hand. This year we would like to see two sets of Councillors stand for office; one on the build-the-pavement plan, and another, if it were deemed nec- essary, on a platform that would re- tain our present mud roads with its bumps and dirt. Whichever bunch got in would know what was expected of them. and whichever was defeated would have the satisfaction of know- ing their defeat was not attributable to anything personal. out rather that they had espoused the programme that did not appeal to the electors. THE PROPER STAND At the regular meeting of the Town Council on Monday night, it was in- timated by some members of the Council that they were prepared to have a survey of the town made with the idea of putting down pavement next summer, secure the report and the estimated cost from whatever en- gineering firm that might be engaged, present that at the annual nomination meeting in December. and go to the people on the platform of better streets for Durham. To our mind this is about the best business move our Council has made in a good many years. In the past the Councils of the town have always been elected on the personal canvass plan. and the decision to scrap this antiquated system and go to the polls with some definite platform in view is a good move. In the past our Councils have been elected to do business for the town. but just what that business might be was left to the ingenuity of the Coun- cillors themselves. They might do anything. or they might do nothing; in either event they were the targets for abuse by many who never attend- ed a Council meeting. Briefly, Coun- cils were elected with no set program- me. and then expected to transact business satisfactorily. It simply can- not be done. Well. it is here. for we heartily ap- prove of the sentiment expressed in last week's Review on the practice or church and community organization secretaries sending in reporm of hap- penings that are nearly old enough to shave. It has always been a mystery to us why. when a meeting has been held on a Wednesday. Thursday or perhaps Friday. the report of it did not arrive in this office until Wednes- day noon or later. Like our confrere, we like to publish all the news. but we don‘t want all of it on Wednesday afternoon PAGE 4. BURHAi’i fliRONlCLE Publish; every Thursdaz} morning gt the office, Gagafraxa Street, Durham, Ontario, 53; Frank Irwin, Editor and Proprietor. The Chron- icle is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of $2.00 per year, 81.00 for six months, 50 cents for three months, 25 cents for one month. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per year, 31.25 for. six months, 65 cents for three months. Foreign sub- scription rates on application. Member Canadian Weekly News- papers Association. Whosoever is afraid of submit- ting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the truth. â€"WATSON. A pretty girl, says Sinclair Lewis, is tonic. He’s right. Both argpnade up Thursday, November 8, 1928 News reached town Sunday of the death that afternoon at her. home at Ford. of Mrs. Lewis Sanford, a former well-known resident of this district, who passed away after an illness of over three years from nerve trouble. The late Mrs. Sanford, whose maiden name was Martha Hopklns, was born in Normanby township over 66 years years ago, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins. When a child the family moved to Glenelg. and after a residence here the deceased left about 40 years ago for Toronto. where she took a position. Here she was married to Mr. Lewis Sanford. and remained until about! ten years ago when they moved to Ford. Mrs. Sanford was a most estimable woman and a frequent visitor in town with her sisters and other relatives and friends. Three years ago 5:16 was taken ill with nerve trouble and though she seemed to improve at times her condition was alw ays serious and her death. while a shock, was not al- together unexpected. A sad feature or her death is the fact that her son, Charles. had come from Ford omy ten days ago, is now a' patient in Dur- ham hospital where he' underwent an opeartion. He was taken on a stretcher to the home of Mr. J. Crutcn- ley here, to be present at the funeral. The remains were brought to' Dur- ham on Monday night’s train am; taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Crutchley, from where the fun- The funeral is being held this af- ternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence and interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery, part of the original Barber homestead and just across the road from where the great- er part of his life was spent. The late Mr. Barber. having been an alm05t continuous resident of this locality since his birth in 1850 may well be said to be one of our oldest pioneers, and in the many years or his residence saw this country pass from the prime- val forest of the early days to its pre- sent prosperous condition. eWe sym- pathise with Mrs. Barber and family in the loss of a kind husband and father. Moore and Mrs. J. Crutchley, Durham. and Mr. ThomasEHopkinsofPortase La Prairie, Man. Two brothers. 30111-1. of Carmen, Man, and James, of Dur- ham, predeceased her. With the com- Miss Georgina Bay of Egremont, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Hay, who during the clos- ing years of his life and recent illness was his constant attendant and will, with the members of the family, re- ceive the sympathy of many Durham and vicinity friends in their sorrow. The union was blessed with a family of six children all of whom, with Mrs. Barber, survive. They are Mrs. Thomas C. Morton (Florence), Lew- (Hazel), Inwood; Bert, on the old homestead in Normanby; Mrs. (Reva) W. H. Hill (Ella), Oak Park, 111.: Percy, Alvinston, Ont., and Mrs. Wayne Babcock (Winnie), Morris. 111., all of whom were able to come home and be present at the funeral this afternoon. One brother and three sisters also survive: Matthew, in Eg- remont, a mile south of Barber's Corners; Mrs. Carrie Grant and Mrs. John Nowry, both living in Detroit, and Mrs. William Henstridge, in Ham- ilton. Mr. Barber was a prominent mem- ber of the local Camp of the Sons of Scotland and at the time of his death and for many years previous was the Chief of the Camp. early years the deceased taught school, receiving his education at the Rock- wood academy, near Guelph, but this was the only break in his long resid- ence in this neighborhood. ‘ A little over two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Barber moved to Durham, the rigors of farm life proving too much for a man of his yws and physical condition, and since taking up his residence here, he had always been in more or less failing. health. On Wed- nesday of last week he fell and frac- tured his hip and though his con- dition seemed normal at times, the shock and suffering were too much and he failed to rally, passing away early on Monday evening. MRS. LEWIS SANFORD Mrs. Melbourne McKay Defective Chimney Thought Cause of Blaze Which Destroyed House Last Monday Afternoonâ€"Child Rescued W'ith Difficulty From the Burning Building. Last Monday afternoon between 3 and 6 o’clock the home of Mr. Thomas Laughlin on the 11th concession of Glenelg, was visited by a disastrous fire which destroyed the dwelling and all the contents. Full particulars are not to hand but we understand the building, which was of frame con- struction, caught fire from a defective chimney and when ascovered the blaze was out of all control and prac- tically nothing could be done to save any of the contents. Fire Destroyed car was in a motor accident at Bar- ber's Corners in which it was badly wrecked, and Mr. Hunter's mother. a passenger. was thrown out and ser- iously injured, necessitating her re- moval to Durham hospital, where she spent two or three weeks. While the car was in Smith Bros.’ garage here undergoing repairs the garage took fire, was completely destroyed, to- gether with most of the contents, in- cluding Mr. Hunter's car. In the small-pox epidemic last year the Hunter household was among those entered, and by this time though “Bill" no doubt thinks Job had no- thing on him when it comes to trials and tribulations he lays no claim to the patience of the old-time patriarcn and is hoping that his chain of troub- les will soon be broken. The Hunter family will have the sympathy of all, who will hope that their little son may soon have the use of his limb and fully recover from his serious accident. Mr. Laughlin, we are told, was not around at the time, and Mrs. Laughnn had gone across the road to the home of her, ,brother-in-law, Mr. John Laughljn, to deliver a message. AS From what we can learn the little lad had come home from school and had crawled up on the tractor behind his father for a ride around the field. The tractor was hitched to a disc harrow and evidently in going over some rough portion of the ground Master Keith was thrown from the tractor in the path of the oncoming disc harrow. The tractor was brought to a stop as quickly as possible but not before one of the discs had caught the lad in the hip, striking him sucn a blow that a subsequent examina- tion show ed the hip bone to be broken. Last Monday afternoon shortly after school was out, Master Keith Hunter, broken, though under the circum- stances the young lad had a very lucky escape from more serious injury. Had the machine not been halted quickly nothing could have kept the disc from running over the boy with probable fatal results. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have had their share of trouble this summer and their friends deeply sympathize with them in this lateSt accident. Earlier in the season their Young Son of Deputy Reeve Hunter of Egremont Received Broken Hip Bone in Unfortunate Accident on Monday. Fell From Tractor; Had Narrow Escape Glenelg Home THE DURHAM CHRONICLE andto The Auxiliary President, Mrs. Cat- ton, was in the chair. The meeting opened by singing hymn 145, “When all Thy Mercies,"’ followed by prayer Hon. Pres., Rev. B. D. Armstrong; Pres., Miss Kathleen Firth; Vice- Pres., Peter McQuarrie; Secy., Miss Margaret Arnill; Treas.. Miss Janet McRonald; Convenor of Social and Literary Committee, Miss Marion Calder; Convenor of Missionary anu Devotional Committee, Miss Mabel KNOX Y. W. A. The Annual Autumn Thankoffer- ing of the Knox Young Woman’s Auxiliary and Mission Circle was held in the schoolroom of the church on Monday evening, November 5th, with a good attendance of the members and their friends. ' Sharp. to say, has regained her health and strength. Mrs. Palfield conducted the meeting in her usual capable manner. Hymn 85 opened the meeting and was followed by Mrs. ( Rev.) Fiddes in prayer. The Secretary gave the min- utes of the October meeting which were adopted. The roll call was next re- sponded to. Miss E. Kinnee gave a splendid paper on the Study book and Miss C. McCrae read the Bible lesson. After hymn 225 was sung Miss Fraser read several choice poems. Misses Wilma Smith and Norma Gagnon sang a duet which was very much enjoyed. Mrs. (Rev) Armstrong from the Presbyterian church gave a very inter- esting and instructive address on her trip to the Orient, through Vancouver, Japan, Hong Kong ant! China, and of her Missionary work there. A vote of thanks was given Mrs. Armstrong and the meeting closed by singing hymn 321 and repeating the Mizpah. PRESBYTERIAN Y. P. S. The Presbyterian Y. P. S. held their annual meeting on Monday night, at which the election of officers took place. Amongst the business trans- acted was the review of the work of the past year, which was found most gratifying and successful, and the lay- ing of plans for this year’s work. For- lowing are the officers elected: QUEEN STREET MISSION CIRCLE The Queen St., United Church Mis- sion Circle were entertained by Mrs. Rees Padfield at her home Thursday evening, November 1. About thirty members were present to welcmne back to the circle meetings the president, Mrs. Calvin Kinnee, whom. we are glad ing meeting when Rev. B. D. Arm- strong, Durham, will give an address. Mr. Armstrong has been a missionary in China and is able to give nrst hand information of the needs of China. Everyone invited. Silver collection. On Thursday evening next the M15- sion Band will hold their Thankoffer- Miss Irene Elliot invited the Circle to her home for December. REfresh- ments were served and a pleasant, profitable evening came to a close. Rex-i. Mr. Smith. The Scripture F INE’. S Phone 1 7 5 The Auxiliary thankofiering a- mounted to about $37.00 and that of the Mission Circle to about $5.00. In the evening there will be plenty of music, a fishpond, guessing contest, touch-and-take table, fortune telling and other amusements. As the proceeds of this bazaar are to be applied to the purchase of nec- essities for the hospital, it is hopeo that it will receive a liberal patronage and that we all, in our individual The Men’s Club of Queen Street en- tertained the brethren of Knox Tues- day evening. An address on “How I Would Improve Durham” was given by The Chronicle editor and after the regular business session refreshments were served. In the afternoon there will be the bazaar, at which good music will be provided, a sale of home-made bak- ing, candy and fancy work. SUCCESS. RED CROSS BAZAAR, NOV. 17 The annual bazaar of the Red Cross Society will be held in the Town Hall on Saturday, November 17, afternoon and evening. learnmore about the lawsandwstoms of those in foreign countries and those from foreign countries who settle In our land. If we studied these peopze Lesson, Psalm 103, was read by M1535 Florence McDonald. Miss Oliver, B. A., Secretary of the 1 Turkeys and Safety to give thanks for at this period of the year, and you ..... ! You have the finest Coats and Dresses that have been seen for many a moon., ., - Warm, husky woolens, all models, all sizes. Tailor- ing is the last word j Style: is the last syllable. Sees ing is believing, so see for yourself. . " Don’t forget our stock of ~~ Sweatefsméfléseé; TH E PILGRIMS h a d T11r1znvq and Q‘s-Plump way, turn out and make it a Gloves, 3 It will pay you to advertise in The Chronicle. R. L. Saunders, Prop. mom: 4 11mm: China Cream and Sugar sets Tea pot to match ., ,_ A big clearance of Ladies’ House Dresses. $1.00 dress for 79¢. dressesfor: . Ladies’ Smocks, just the thing for house work, each Plain Glass Tumblers, 6 for Clover leaf cups and saucers Variety Store Ladies’ Suede Gloves, fancy cufis, per pair .......... Children‘s Fall weight Un- derwear, vest and bloomers Ladies’ Holeproof wool under silk hose, in all the latest Ladies’ pure wool under Hose Ladies’ fine all-wool Cash- mere Hose, all shada, pr. .59 strong comb, each ........... . .lc My, November 8, 1923 EXTRA SPECIAL will save money by 4 yards .IU .10 (Our 0201*. Cam SIN/th n Mrs. James Eccles is visit'u Mr. _Arthur Abbs spent the vw with friends in the 'vmage. Mrs. Clarence Malcolm rev her home at Scotland on after a few weeks spent with cuts, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ra Mrs. William Kennedy and < spent from Friday until Mond: her mother in Durham. Mrs. Saddler of Wiarton is her daughter, Mrs. William Rl Mr. Clarence Calder spent a n last week at his home here. Mrs. Petrie spent the week-e1 friends in Mount Forest. Mr. James Myers has pux‘ch house on Main St. North. f owned and occupied by Misso{ and Sarah Brown. Mr. and Mrs. William Nelsor guests over the week-end. Mr. mother and nephew. Mr. Gillies of Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Field and fam moved here from Hamilton 1 Lamont house on Centre St. A very successful crokinole was in the Presbyterian chur ment on Friday evening last. W“.MOOWOHO"O”ONO"O "0-00-00' Tha Groceries. (‘hin Sun-Maid Se bulk, per‘ Shirrifi"§ Ora 02.3ar .. Strawberry J : Raspberry J at Standard qua] Standard qua] Standard qua] tln, per t1n Black Tea in 7 fine fiavo H. A. G. C of’fe out C afl'e Holstein ', November 8, YOU 1 money can give; are giving graphs Wif open ever: from 9 21.111 TEA