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Mgb. Graves. Convenor of relief. told how Institutes had sent eggs and honey to Children's shelters. paid hos- pital bills. and bedside care in matern- ity cases. provided layettes: another had sent a handkerchief shower to a shelter. several had helped the needy 01 Northern Ontario. During the con- ventions several appeals came from the North country. where continuous rains had destroyed their crops and the need was acute. Teachers were «an dividing their lunches with the ..children. One letter said while im- \ mediate help of food and clothing was ;, necessary. if the Government would . ‘supply funds to fix their roads which 3am needing repair. the men could be r given work. as they would be glad to . get it. The Tobermory doctor was .1 ’also mentioned in her relief report. and ”here may I say Mrs. McIlraith drafted g question as to whether we were sup- :‘posed to keep sending the $5.00. There is some $3.000 for this purpose now. hich was an experiment to let the vernments see that such could be ne. One Institute in the Walkerton district. I think it was. gives a bank “book with a deposit of $20 to each gnew baby born to one or their mem- Mrs. Stone referred very touchingly to the late Mrs. Banks and all stood in silence two minutes in recognition 01 her interest in Institute work. A letter of sympathy was sent her family. After the opening exercises Mayor McBride welcomed us to the city. told us what a prosperous city it was and mentioned various places of interest tor us to visit. He thought women were more sincere in their activities than men and attributed his election to the women of Toronto. Mrs. Abbott of Erin very ably made reply. Mrs. Hunter. Ravenna. told of how a community kitchen. with accommoda- tion for pleasure seekers had been erected in their park. as a memorial to the late Mrs. Buchanan. She spoke of how many Institutes in their Com- munity activities had beautified their cemeteries. giving gifts to their town at Chrstmas time and of a fowl sup- per put on by one Institute while their husbands supplied the program. Dr. Baker. speaking on Social Hy- giene thought his subject was an im- portant as any community could deal with. He urged vaccination and claim- ed two or three injections of toxin 'would prevent diphtheria. Mes. .l. _C._Hammon. Glenelg. Presented Tuesday evening was the banquet and we were entertained by the Rob- eft Simpson 00.. at a banquet staged in the palm room. In the absense of D. H, Gibson of the mail order de- partment. Frank Hay welcomed the guests on behalf of the management. and expressed his appreciation of the work being done by the Women‘s In- stitute to raise the standard of living in rural districts. - VOL. 61.â€"N0. 3209. Ontario Women Met in Convention Greetings were read from the prime minister of Ontario. cabinet ministers and C. L. Burton. general manager of the company. who were unable to at- tend. Miss M. L. Marks of St. Joseph's Island. North Ontario, told of the activities of pioneer women in her district in having telephone service. community halls and school equip- ment obtained. She paid tribute to the government for its interest in these settlers. Other speakers were R. S. Duncan of the department of agriculture and George Putnam. superintendent of the Institute: in Ontario. A group of songs by Miss Doris Bromley won en- thusiastic applause. Miss Alathea Smith accompanied at the piano. Followinr: the banquet fine delegates left in a body to visit the Royal Winter Wednesday Morning Mrs. Ross. convenor of Home Economies. said her department stood for food. clothing and shelter. A balanced ration. well cooked food. exercise in the open air. comfortable clothing and sufficient rest produces the Canadian at his best. Speaking of diet. she said food would be the med- icine of the future. She urged us to take advantage of the many bulletins (meted us. and of the service of the Loan Library. Guelph. Her aids re- ported demonstrations on rug-making with the new hook. study of textiles. keeping of a diary. and value of ac- wimt keeping and table setting. This .ppealed to me and I wondered if it mild not be a splendid demonstration t have on one of our programs. it me one would remember it. You [would have a hostess meet her guests. and at her right would sit Mrs. At . Mrs. Properly Dressed and Mrs. Rd manners. and at her left Mrs. ”In at Else. Mrs. Unsuitably Dressed and Mrs. Bad Manners. An instructor would explain. as each took her part, what was correct and yhere mistakes Ber Delegate’s Report ‘01 Torontd Convention. Held November 27-29. at Monthly Meeting 0! the Durham Branch of South Grey Institute Lass Thursday. " 01:4,» Institute supplied 8135808 ldren who required them but parents were not able to supply EARL REID Word was received here yesterday of the death on Sunday at his home in Chicago of Mr. Earl Reid at the age of 31 years. The late Mr. Reid was a son 0! Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Reid and was born in Durham. When he was quite a young lad the family moved to Owen Sound and after several years' resid- ence there moved to the States and have been living for some years in Chicago. He was unmarried and leaves besides his parents. two bro- thers, Messrs. Douglas Reid at Regina and Fred Reid at Weyburn. Sask. Mrs. Peter Reid of this town is an aunt of the deceased. Interment will be made in the cemetery at Regina. Edwin W. Hunt, of Fiske, Sask., died Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter. Mrs. John E. Montgomery. 50 Augusta street. Toronto. He lived at Traverston until 1915 when he moved West. He was Reeve of Glen- elg Township and retired from ac- tive business life two years ago. He is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Montgomery and Florence. in Toronto, Mrs. A. Walker in the West. and four sons. Percy, Wesley, Wilfrid and Dr. Harold. all of the West. Mrs. Mont- gomery. Florence and Percy were at his bedside when he died. The late Mr. Hunt was one of Glenelg’s best known citizens. and moved to that township from Nassa- gaweya Township. He was a success- ful farmer and after serving several years on the Council was Reeve for several years. He was about 70 years of age. and 40 years ago was married to Miss Emma Reid, who died six years ago. He was for some time auditor of the township. We have no information at time of writing as to when the funeral is to be held or where interment will be made, but with numerous friends of the family extend sympathy to those who remain. FORMER RESIDENTS ~ DIED THIS WEEK EDWIN W. HUNT A news dispatch to The Chronicle from Toronto Tuesday morning re- ported the death on Monday in that city of Mr. Edwin Hunt, a former well-known resident of Glenelg town- ship. The dispatch said: Amusement Co. Held Annual Meeting Messrs. E. W. Hunt and Eric Reid Passed Away at Their Homes in Toronto and Chicago Respectively.â€"- Former Was Reeve o! Glenelg and Served on Counci}. Ofl‘icers Elected and Last Year’s Bus- iness Discussed.â€"Rink Made No Though the attendance last Thurs- day evening at the annual meeting of the Durham Amusement Co. in the rink was better than usual, there were then many absentees who should have been there and taken part in the discussion. The company last year just about broke even on the business and as a result there will have to be something new introduced if any money is to be made this year. With no semi-final or final hockey games, the receipts from this source fell off quite a lot. and on top of this the rink was closed for two weeks on account of illness in the community at a time when their best business should have been coming in. Following the closing many of the skating patrons who were regular at- endants did not appear very often. The new board is as follows: President. John McGowan; Vice- President. Frank Irwin: Secretary. W. S. Hunter; Treasurer. Peter Ramage; Directors. W. J. McFadden. J. A. McLachlan. F. McIlraith. J. N. Mur- dock, J. Schutz and R. Whitmore. As Mr. Schutz has since been engaged to look after the ice this automatical- ly puts him off the board and a new director will have to be appointed. There was quite a good meeting of the intermediate and junior hockey clubs held in the Star Theatre on Thursday evening. when plans for the season’s activities were talked over Hon. President. H. A. Hunter; Pres- ident. S. P der; Vice-President. J. N. Murdock; cy.-Treas.. F'. McIlraith; Committee. R. L. Saunders. D. C. Town. W. C. McLachlan. The juniors afterwards named R. L. Saunders as secretary for their or- ganization, but otherwise the one slate of oflicers and committee will have charge of both teams. J. A. McLachlan was named manager of tho Juniors. and the ofl'icers elected. Following is the slate which will guide the destinies of the teams this year: McComb at her home on Queen street, but are pleased to know she is recovering her strength gradually. Mrs. McComb was seized with a par- alytic stroke during last Friday and for a time it was thought her condi- tion was quite serious. Her daughter, Mrs. L. Miller of Brantford, was sent for and is in attendance at her mother’s bedside. Her son, Alex, also of Brantford, was home over Sunday Money and Did Well to Hold We regret the illness of Mrs. _S. F. HOCKEY TEAM OFFICIALS MRS. S. I". McCOMB ILL DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928 ”v.- was g Local Merchants Solicit Your Patron- uite; age at This Yuletide Season With wen: Feast of Gifts at Most Reasonable cm- 2 Prices. \l George Smith of the firm of Smith Bros. escaped rather luckily with slight injury when, last Friday after- noon. he fell off the roof of their new garage on Gararaxa street and pick- ed up nothing more than a badly sprained ankle, several bruises and a general shaking up. Mr. Smith was up on the roof helping the roofers who are engaged in putting on the new covering and was standing on a piece of roofing when it slipped and preci- pitated him to the ground some fif- teen feet below. There are higher falls than this where persons have been known to come ofi‘ safely, but as George does not fall like a feather, he was rather badly shaken up. He narrowly missed coming down on top of a pile of tile and had he done this he would most certainly have been badly used up. We would this week draw the at- tention of our readers to our advertis- ing columns where the business men of the town place before them their wares and an invitation to drop in and look over their stock before sel- ecting their Christmas purchases. As we have said many times before. and repeat now. there is more satisfaction in doing business with a business man who advertises his wares and extends you a warm invitation to call and look them over than with one who appar- ently is not sufficiently interested in his business or ydu to make a bid for your trade. It was rumored at one time that he had had. his leg broken and was in a most serious condition but this rumor happily proved greatly exaggerated and he is convalescing at his home. Work Going Ahead Despite the unfavorable weather the work on the new garage building is being pushed right along. With any kind of favorable weather the roofers expect to finish this week. and as the steam boiler to be used as a heating plant is already installed and the pip- ing going up the work of putting in the concrete floor and fitting up the interior of the building can go ahead under summer conditions. George Sniih of Smith Bros. Has Been Laid Up For Past Week As Result 0! Fall Last Friday.â€"Was Working on New Building When the Accident Happened. CHRISTMAS ADS. MAKE GOOD READING This week the columns of The Chronicle are full to overflowing with the advertisements of business men who are making every effort to secure your consideration. The old saying “Shop where you are invited to shop” holds good at this Christmas season as in any other period. This is the time of the year when news is scarce. It seems to be linked with the Christmas spirit and until after the Great Day is past no person seems interested in anything else than Christmas and “what am I to give?” Workman Injured in Fall From Roof A perusal of The Chronicle advertis- ing columns may not decide, but it will help you greatly and give you ideas. Read the advertisements and profit by them. ALBERTA COAL RATE TEST TIME LONGER Will Be (.‘rried at Months in 1929. Subject to the exigencies of the movement. the experimental ship- ments of Alberta coal to Ontario under the $6.75 per ton rate will be extended in 1929 for a period of six months. The test next year will be- gin on January 15 and continue until July 15. The announcement was made public by officials to the Board of Railway Commissioners. who however, stated that the transportation companies would not give the coal shipments precedence over grain. The early months of the year constituted a pe- iod when the grain transportation business was particularly heavy. The extension of time brings A1- berta into line with the Maritime provinces, for the latter section of the country in their experimenal move- ment of coal brought by water to Montreal enjoys the benefit of a spec- ial railway rate when transported to- wards the west from the eastern Metropolis, while in winter a special experimental rate has been fixed for an all-rail haul from the Maritime pit-holes to Montreal. The tests run for a period of three months each autumn. The Railway Companies have not yet turned in to the Board of Railway Commissioners a statement of the oosts involved in the experiment for A small boy, when asked by his Sunday School teacher what he knew about Joshua, answered: “Joshua was a man who told his son to stand still and he did.” The only comment on this, says the Christian Advocate, is that Joshua was much more successful than the modern No provision has yet been made for granting a six months’ test period to Alberta for 1930. Joshua’s $6.75 a. Ton for Six Even Nickname “Santa Claus” for Father Christmas Probably Taken From God at Teutonic Winter In this matter-of-fact age, supersti- tions which troubled our forefathers no longer exist. Nevertheless many of the ancient rites and ceremonies con- nected with Christmas are still faith- fully carried out. For instance, how many remember when they burn the Yule log in the open fireplace on Christmas night that the ashes should be collected and preserved so that the house and its inmates may be secure from evil spirits throughout the com- ing year? For this reason it was burnt at Christmas. The second suggestion is that the origin of the practice lies in the fact that it was by an ash woocz fire that Christ was first washed and dressed at Bethlehem. Many Old Christmas Customs Still With Us The burning of the ashen faggot on Christmas Day is an old West of Eng- land custom that has pretty well died out now, though it held the field for many centuries. There are two ex- plana'tions of this old custom. One, still believed in by gypsies, related to the tradition that when Christ was hiding Himself in the Garden of Gethsemane all trees remained silent with the exception of the ash, which told where he was hiding. Our Santa Claus is possibly but an- other name for the giant God that was worshipped at the Teutonic winter festival of the solstice. He got his name from the old German “Zunte Klass”, meaning the “big Diety” though by tradition he is St. Nicholas. In some places the belief is still firmly held that all cattle go down upon their knees at midnight and in Cornwall it has geen held until quite recently that at the same moment all the water in the well was temporarily turned into wine, but that anyone tasting it would be instantly killed. Another old superstition in the cider districts of the West of England was in the efficacy of “wassailing the apple tree”. On Christmas Eve. after a goodly feast of cakes and cider. all the lads and lassies went into the orchard and a cake was placed upon the first fork of the most productive apple tree and a pitcher of cider pour- ed over it. Singing an old refrain. they would then dance around the tree. This simple rite was believed to insure a large crop the fonoudng year. In Ireland it is still believed by many people that on Christmas Eve Judas Iscariot was allowed to revisit the earth and anyone looking into a mirror on that night would see either Judas or the devil peering over his shoulder. Well-Known Grey County Official Passed Away Friday After Short Illness. â€". Funeral Took Place on Monday. Magistrate Creasor Died at Owen Sound Alfred D. Creasor. police magistrate for the city of Owen Sound and the County of irey. died at his home in Owen Sound Friday afternoon after a short illness. He was taken ill on Monday. Heart trouble was the cause of death. Mr. Creasor was the son or the late Judge John Creasor. and was born in Owen Sound 66 years ago. He was educated in the public schools and collegiate institute at Owen Sound and later attended the University of Tor- onto and Osgoode Hall. He practiced his profession in his home city, and for the past 25 years had acted as police magistrate. having jurisdiction over the whole County of Grey, as well as over the city. He was azso judge of the juvenile court. For years he had been a member of the Board of Education, serving as chairman of that body. and at the time of his death was chairman of the public school education committee. He was also a member of the Board of Management of the General and Marine hospital. Magistrate Creasor was an ardent member of the Owen Sound Golf and Country Club and of the Owen Sound Curling Club. He was marriedin 1890 to Miss Margaret Bishop. of Owen Sound. who survives him with one daughter, Mrs. Cameron Langford, To- ronto, and one son, John A. Creasor of Ottawa. There are three sisters, Miss Jennie Creasor and Mrs. W. '1'. Robertson. Owen Sound, and Mrs. John McPherson, Collingwood, and one brother John, North Cobalt. Magistrate Creasor was well-known and highly respected in Durham and his death is greatly regretted here. The funeral was held Monday a:- ternoon and was attended amongst others by Magistrate Laldlaw, Mayor Murdock and Reeve Bell. Mr. W. J. McFadden sold his resid- ence on Countess street, erected this summer, to Mr. W. Slack or the v. P. R. staff. Mr. and Mrs Slack took Edgar Morice, the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Morice of Varney, has been seriously ' ill and under the doctor’s care from an attack of in- flammatory rheumatism. For the put Solstice. SOLD RESIDENCE SERIOUSLY ILL J. B. Bowes, Predicts Latter Part of Next Month Colder than Usual.â€" Cool Summer Generally Mny Be Expected.â€"Predicts for Two Bernh- phere:. January Cold Says Weather Sage Mr. J B. Bowes, the well known weather forecaster, formerly a resid- ent of Chatsworth, but who now lives in Owen Sound, is to the fore again with his predictions for the coming year. Mr. Bowes is a close student of the scientific methods adopted in determining the weather forecastings, and he claims that he is at least 90 per cent correct in his calculations. and his annual announcement is looked forward to with much interest by people all over the country. During the past year Mr. Bowes has been exceptionally accurate in his forecastings, in fact he has been but very little out all through the year. He admits that it is impossible to strike it exactly right all the time, but thinks that if he is correct for ninety per cent of the time he is doing remark- ably well. Following is his annual De- cember anouncement: Januaryâ€"Very cold. especially the latter portion of month. Februaryâ€"Abdut 10 days of stormy weather. Middle of month quite warm. latter part cold. Marchâ€"Cool and likely wet. Last week. windy and wet. Aprilâ€"First half of mOnth cool and calm. About 10 days of very strong winds. then turning warmer and calm. About 10 days of very strong winds. then turning warmer. Mayâ€"About 10 days quite cool. About the 14th very persistent and strong winds, then turning quite cool. Juneâ€"About the 9th, strong winds and cool, then turning quite warm. About the 18th very strong winds, quite cool, turns quite mild almost to end of month, then cooler. Augustâ€"Quite cool, windy about the 24th. balance of month milder. Julyâ€"Quite cool. calm and dry, last week, strong winds. Septemberâ€"A very cool month and likely quite wet. Octoberâ€"Strong, cool winds for the first week. turns warmer for a few days. Last two-thirds of month is real cool. Decemberâ€"A good chance to be a record breaker for very strong, per- sistent winds. Very cold at first, then turning very warm. The following forecasts are for “any part of the northern hemisphere lo- cated in the same relative position between the equator and the pole as North America. The forecasts are not to be applied to countries or areas which receive their heat from the torrid or ocean currents, such as Great Britain, or the British Columbia Coast." 1930â€"January and Februaryâ€"Both very cold months, but comparatively calm. N ovemberâ€"Fore part very cool and strong winds in the last week. 1928â€"December -â€" About ten days quite dry, warm and calm. Then about fifteen days of very strong, persistent winds, rain and snowstorms. Decided- ly cold. Last few days milder. 1929â€" January â€" Decidedly milder and _quite calm. Februaryâ€"About the seventh, strong winds, with rain and snow, quite cold. Centre portion of month quite mild: about the nineteenth. cold winds, with rain and snow. and quite cold. Marchâ€"Will be noted for its frosty nights and thawing days. Last few days will be quite cold. Aprilâ€"About the first half of the month will be dryer and milder than usual. Then about ten of very heavy winds, with rain, snow and very cold. Balance very mild. Mayâ€"About twelve days will be very mild. About the fourteenth, very strong. cold winds, heavy rains and snow falls. Last third of month very mild. calm and dry. Juneâ€"First few days mild, strong winds, heavy rains, and a very pro- bable frost about the ninth. Then a few days quite mild. About the eigh- teenth very strong. cool winds heavy rains and probably frost. Last portion of month very warm. Julyâ€"Very warm and sultry, calm and dry. However, conditions are good for thunder storms. Last few days. strong winds with rain. Septemberâ€"Very calm and very dry till about the twenty-first. then strong winds and unsettled. Augustâ€"A very calm and dry month with probable rains about the twenty- fourth. Octbberâ€"About ten days of strong. cool winds, with rains and quige heavy: frosts. Balance of month Novemberâ€"A very dry and calm month until the last week, then strong winds, heavy rains and frost. Decemberâ€"Stands a good chance of being a record breaker for wind, rain, snow and very decidedly cold. 1930â€"J anuaryâ€"Most of month a â€"-I... _.._I record breaker for Februaryâ€"Quite mild. The strongest winds over the wh: earth will be about February 7. Mar 28. May 14. very persistent. June and 18, July 31, October 5, Noveml: 27, December 3 to ‘25. Several members of the Anglican {mention met at the home of PRESENTED of $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. 8. A complete readjustment of County Court Disaicts in Ontario. in order to make more judges available for court work in each area. has been approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. upon recommendation of Hon. W. H. Price. Attorney-General of Ont- ario. ‘nd will become eflective from January 1 next. The 21 districts es- tablished in June are reduced to 12. A realignment of counties is in lam. degree an outcome of an understand- ing between the Ontario and Domin- ion Governments to appoint no more junior judges. Formerly. m. every countv had its senior and junior judge. COUNTY JUDGES As a result of the development. it became necessary to provide for judges holding court in more than one county. so that there should be no delay in case of illness of the resid- ent judge. Counties were grouped in t'wos and threes. and the principal has been extended. Following are the districts: (1) Lincoln; Welland. Haldimand. Norfolk. Grant. Went- worth. (2) Essex. Kent. Elgin. Middle- sev. Lambton. Oxford. (3) Perth. Huron. Waterloo. Wellington. (4) Dufferin. Bruce. Grey. Halton. Peel. (5i Simcoe, Muskoka. Parry Sound. «6» York. (7) Ontario, Victoria and Haliburton. Northumberland and Durham. Peterboro. (8) Hastings. Prince Edward. Lennox-Addington. Frontenac. (9) Stormont. Dundas and Glengarry. Leeds and Grenville. (10) Prescott and Russell, Carlton. Renfrew, Lanark. (ll) Thunder Bay. Kenora. Rainy River. (12) Algoma. Sudbury. Manitoulin. Nipissing, Tem- iskarning and. Cochrane. The marriage of Rita Mae. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lawrence. to Mr. Harrie Osborne Whitby of Toronto. son of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Whitby of Paris. Ontario. was solemnized in Trinity church. at Durham. at high noon. December 8. 1928. Rev. Ernest Hayes officiated. The church was beautifully decorated with baskets of cut flowers and palms. The bride. who was given away by her father. was charmingly gowned in white bridal satin trimmed with French lace. Her tulle veil was caught with orange blossoms and lily-ot-the- valley and she carried a bouquet of American Beauty roses. Mrs. James B. Duflield. matron of honor and the bride’s only attendant. wore rose georgette fashioned with uneven hem- line and trimmed with velvet in a deeper shade of rose. She carried an arm bouquet of mauve baby ’mums. Mr. James B. Duffield acted as the groomsman and the ushers were Mr. G. R. Padiield and Mr. C. H. Darling. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of Mendelssohn’s wed- ding march played by Miss S. Vollett. church organist, and during the sign- ing of the register Miss Margaret Lawrence. cousin of the bride. sang “Until" very sweetly. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents on Bruce street. Mrs. Law- rence received her guests gowned in black French lace over satin. black velvet hat and carried mauve sweet peas. Receiving with her was the groom's mother, Mrs. O. R. Whitby. who wore a French gown of black vel- vet and metallic. with black velvet hat and corsage bouquet of roses. About twenty-five invited guests sat down to the wedding dinner. the room being beautifully decorated in pink and white. The assistants were Miss Eula Burnett of London. and Miss Mary Brown." Mrs. R. J. Moorhead and Mrs. G. R. Padfield of Durham. Friday _ Saturday An airplane. quite common when the war was on. is quite a curiosity in these days and when one came floating over the town on Tuesday there was quite a lot of rubbernecking watching it sail through the blue. The plane circled the town several times and after apparently getting its bearings headed off in the direction of Camp Mr. and Mrs. Whitby left by motor later in the afternoon on a short honeymoon trip. the bride travelling in a brown georgette dress, brown vella bloom coat with fox trimming. beaded French hat and hose and shoes to match. They will take up residence in Toronto and be at home to their friends after the first of the New Year at 14 Roxton Road. TEMPERATURES FOB PAST WEEK Thursday Borden. Wednesday Out of town guests present at the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Whitby of Paris. parents of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. E. Whitby of Woodstock. and Miss Eula Burnett of London. Sunday thatthe'mudmmuutomunu Iii-nee: “GI-by. Hilton and Peel. AIRPLANE HERE TUESDAY WHITBYâ€"LAWRENCE ARE REGROUPED