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DURHAM CHRONICLE ’PAGE 4. ADVERTISING RATES Jmumowmaovm- meat Noticesâ€"12c. per count line for first mam-mm. and 6c. per line for and35c h.» of personsâ€"is advertising, and it will be treated as such. If no Instructions accompany the notice advising us who tochargeitto,itwinbechargedto the person phoning or sending it in. Advertisements ordered for insertion “until forbidden” and those sent With- out written instructions, win appear until written orders are received ror their discontinuance. FRANK IRWIN, Editor and Proprietor. convenience _of any person or tgvatliewte‘st of fiee discicssié'n. is more in love with his own opinion than‘ with the truthâ€"WATSON. Whosoe've'r is afraid of submit- ting any question, civil_ pr frelgigioug, THANK YOU This issue of The Chronicle is the first of 1929 and on this occasion we wish to give expression of our sincere thanks to our subscribers. correspond- ents and advertisers, as well as to many others for their patronage dur- ing the year just closed. We hold no further hope for 1929 other than that we shall endeavor to the best of our ability to issue a newsy, local news- paper. published in the interests 0.. Durham and the surrounding country, with an editorial policy unbiassed with the hope of personal gain. It is our desire to give this community a real community newspaper. serving all classes and creeds. To do this we must have the support of all and would sol- icit this help as in the past with the hope that it shall be even more forth- coming than in the year just past. We feel that we must also thank our subscribers for their loyal support. There are some. it is true. who are not living up to their obligations, but these are in the minority and in no way can make us appreciate the less the greater number who appreciate our efforts and say so with their prompt renewals. To those who have necessarily to be classed amongst our younger readers we also extend thanks. The healthy growth of our subscrip- tion list in the past twelve months is very encouraging and it shall be our endeat or to warrant this increased patronage. We afso owe our correspondents our sincere thanks for their co-operation and trust that in the year just open- ing up before us they shall continue in their good work of reporting the hap- penings in, their various communities. L During the past year The Chronicle has enjoyed the greatest volume of ad- vertising patronage in its history. This has not been of the spasmodic kind. but rather the steady. everyday ad- vertising of businessmen who realize its worth. and who know that what} with the changed business conditions as compared with those of even ten years ago. it is only the steady. con- scientious advertiser who can hope to attain success. This patronage has been most gratifying and we shall put forth every effort to merit its contin- uance. From the bottom of our heart we say THANK YOU to everybody. and wish you all a happy. prosperous and altogether delightful New Year that may continue on through the winter, spring. summer and fall to the time when it shall again be our pleasure to extend you the season’s greetings. THE NOMINATIONS We feel tha: we must congratulate the citizens of Durham for the man- ner in which they turned out last Monday night to the annual nomina tions. While the attendance Monday evening was considerably larger than in previous years. it would have been much larger had the meeting been held on some other night. This year the nominations falling on the last day of December. there were many business men unavoidably absent through the fact that the stores were kept open on account of the New Year's holiday. Not all of these bus- iness men would have attenedd. it is true. but a good many of them would have been present. As we have pointed out in the pat. therearemanygoodreasonsforadâ€" vancing our elections to the first Mon- Thursday, January 3. for £3597, u weathei- ls cold there will be many who will not brave the ele- ments to come out and vote. The an nual vote is for the purpose of ascer- taining the opinions of ALL the people, and now that the government hasgivenustheprlvflegeitisupto thepowersthatbetoseethatthis vote is polled under the best avail- able conditions. the flrstMonday inthenew yeah Asthisisbeingwritten ere quite ANNUAL MEETING IN RURAL SCHOOLS Wednesday, December .16, was the day of the annual school meeting in the rural schools. Some of these are well attended and some Show a very poor representation of ratepayers. At Edge Hill, Glenelg, Mr. J. Firth was chairman for the meeting and the trustee board for 1929 is as follows: Messrs. J. Heaslip, T. Glencross and A. Edge. Mr. A. Edge was elected to the board in place of the retiring member, Mr. A. Anderson. Mr. W. J. Ritchie was reappointed secretary and Messrs. E. Greenwood and Arthur Edge were auditors for the past year. Mr. John Boyd was given the contract for supplying wood for the school. A good crowd were present for the meet- Bunessan, Glenelg, had a goodly number of interested ratepayers pre- sent. Mr. J. A. Brown filled the posi- tion of chairman and Mr. E. L. Mc- Arthur was secretary for the meeting. Mr. William Brown was re-elected trustee and with Messrs. Thomas Moore and James MacGillivray, as fel- low members on the board will con- duct the school business for another year. Mr. Charles Kennedy was ap- pointment of Caretaker. The auditors for the day were Messrs. John Gray and Neil McFarlane. At Green Grove, No. 9 section Glen- elg, Mr. Robert Lindsay presided for the business of the day. Mr. William Jacques retired from the board of _ n___i--“ ‘- ”A“ trustees and Mr. W. G. Lawrence was elected to the position. Mr. G. Whitmore gave up the task of Secre- tary and Mr. Lawrence Ghapman was appointed for the position. Messrs. John A. McGirr and Lawrence Chap- man were auditors for the day. The contract for wood for the school was given to Mr. Herbert Atkinson and the position of caretaking was left for the board’s decision. At Vamey, Mr. Palmer Patterson was chairman for the day. Mr. Wilton retired from the trustee board and Mr. P. Patterson was elected in his place. Messrs. Norman Schenk and Wil- bert Blyth with Mr. Wilton is the trustee board for the coming year with Mr. E. M. Leeson as secretary. Mr. Gordon Grant was appointed section auditor for next year. Messrs. Will Bogle and Walter Kerr were auditors for the past year. Mr. Wilton was given the contract of supplying wood and Mrs. J. Morice was appointed caretaker of the school. A small re- presentation of ratepayers attended the meeting. A splendid crowd from the section were on hand for the business meet- ing at Hutton Hill, Bentinck. Mr. A. Hopkins was chairman. Messrs. R. Noble and A. Hopkins were the auditâ€" orisi and Mr. Howard Lawrence was au- po'mted section auditor for the coming year. The trustee board for next year I" n:..1.\:n 1D are as follows: Messrs: C. Ritchie, E. Noble and H. Vollett; Mr. C. Ritchie being re-elected. Mr. M. Grierson re- ceived the contract for supplying or Qaddfiand Mr. E. Armstrong was ap~ pointed caretaker. At Rocky school a very interesting meeting was held. Mr. James Law- rence presided. Mr. Earl Vessie was re- elected as trustee and Mr. Thos. Tumbull as secretary. Mr. Clarence Thompson was secretary for the meet- ing and Messrs. Stewart McArthur and Murray Ritchie were auditors for the year. Mr. J. Grasby was appoint- ed caretaker and Mr. B. Ritchie was given the contract for the wood. A A 4-» 1... nAAnA The friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. E. Greenwood met in their home on Wednesday evening of last week and presented them with com- munity plate knives. forks and spoons Albuntv.’ r-wvv â€"â€"â€"__ . _ , , and tray as a slight token of their} appreciation of neighborlines's and interest they have always taken in community affairs. Mr. Arthur Edge read the address and Mr. M. Dwyer made the - presentation. A number of neighbors gave short addresses, par- ticularly mentioning the loss they have sustained in the Sunday school through Mrs. Greenwood’s removal from the section. She had always ta- ken an active part in the work and it will be hard to fill her place. In the debating society she also took an active y... .. Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood and boys have sold their farm and are moving to the home of his father, Mr. Thomas Greenwood on the Durham road. The evening was spent quietly and lunch was served before departing for their homes. Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood have prov- ed to be the best of neighbors and their removal is regretted by all. IN MEMORIAM Cainâ€"In loving memory of Joseph E. Cain. who departed this life Janu- ary 5. 1928 "HS hard to break the tendex: thrgads, Dearest loved one we have laid thee In the peaceful grave’s embrace, But thy memory will be cherished ’Till we see thy Heavenly face. â€"Sadly missed by Wife and Children. -3Vhen lo‘ve has bmmd the heart; ’Tis hard so hard to speak the words AND MRS. E. GREENWOOD HONORED BY NEIGHBORS mess is nauwuh. ’16, was the The ministers of the town have made arrangements for the services as follows: . Mondayâ€"January 7 in the Anglican church. .. Address by Rev. W. H. Smith on “Christ’s Call to Repentance”. Tuesday, January 8â€"In the Presby- terian church. Address by Rev. W. Wednesday, January 9â€"In Knox Church. Illustrated address by a representative of the Bible Society. Thursday, - January lOâ€"In the Baptist Church. Address by Rev. E. Hayes on “Christ’s Call to Commun- ion”. ' Friday, January llâ€"In the Queen Street Church. v Address by. Rev. B. D. Armstrong on “Christ’s Call to Conse- __ The services will begin each evening at 8 o’clock and it is desired that all our church people should keep this week free of other meetings and at- tend in such numbers as to fill all our churches. The ofl'erings, as in former years, will be sent to the Bible Society. The A. O. T. 8. class of Queen Street United church met for their regular monthly meeting in the church base- ment on Thursday night, December 27, Mrs. Fiddes presiding. The meet- ing was opened by the singing of a ~A‘â€"- u__.l H'y‘imi'féfté‘i' 'virhich' Psalm 19' was read responsively. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Mr. Fiddes was then called upon to take charge of the election at officers for 1- L‘, _ _-__L v- 'w‘vw Teacher, Mrs. Fiddes; Assistant Teachers, Miss Fraser, Irvine Sharpe; Mrs. R. Padfield and Mr. Slack; Pres- ident, Mrs. Slack; lst and 2nd Vice Presidents, Mrs. R. Padfleld and Oscar Moon, respectively; Secretary, Clara McCrae; Assistant Secretary, William Moore; Treasurer, Roy Mathews; Pianist, Elizabeth Kinnee; Press Re- porter, Emily Smith. Five Convenors were elected, namely: Mrs. Farrell, Membership convenor; E. Smith, Soc- ial; Miss Fraser, Missionary; Mrs. McGirr, Decorating; M. Metcalfe, Vis- iting . Flower convenor. __-L:__ the ensuing year. Reports of the past year were given by the officers and found very favorable. The officers elected for 1929 were as follows: "Kite; sâ€"inéiné a hymn and repeating the Minah together, a dainty lunch was served and a social hour spent. PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ AID The annual meeting and election of ofiicers of the Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyterian church was held in the church on Friday evening of last week. There was a good attendanc: and the various reports presented showed marked progress of the society. During the year the Ladies’ Aid raised __- L:_ _ “O --0 vâ€"â€". a substantial sum of money amounting to over $800 and at the meeting voted $700 to the building fund of the church. The meeting was a most harmonious one and made the ladies look forward for even greater success in the coming year than in the past. Following are the officers elected: President, Mrs. Burgess; lst Viceâ€" Pres.. Mrs. (Rev) Armstrong; 2nd Vice-pres, Mrs. J. Morrison; 3rd Vice- Pers. Mrs. J. F. Grant; Secy. Miss J. I CL 0. v;s u. v -w--- M. Weir; szeats... Mrs. ’C};_Mchechnie; Pianist, Mrs. A. W. H. Lauder. Exec- utive Committeeâ€"Mrs. Hepburn, Mrs. Geo. McKechnie, Mrs A. McCormick, Mrs. J. McGowan, Miss E. Calder, LVLLD o iV‘VVV V' “on, â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Miss M. Calder Miss M. McCracken, Miss F. Davidson. Miss W. Park. PRICEVILLE PRESBYTERIAN Rev. J. Corry, Minister Let one of our New Year’s resolu- tions be that we will endeavor to be present at the services in God’s House as often as possible._ an- . _L "Néic'tWSabbaith services will be 11 o'clock and 7:30. Let us have record attendance. C l ’ A -â€" "vvvâ€"â€"â€" VE'he New Year would be a good time to start attending Sabbath School, which meets at 10 o’clock. Classes for all ages. SWINTON PARK CHURCH Rev. J. Corry Let us commence the New Year by attending church service at 2.30. Everyone invited._ The service last Sabbath was poorly attended owing to the great amoung of sickness in the commun- ity, but we hope that it will soon pass over and every one to their usual way agai - 'The' minister of' both congregations Wishes to convey the compliments of the season to all the flock. HELD SOCIAL EVENING On Friday evening, the teachers; and pupils of the Baptist Sunday School met in the schoolroom of the church and spent a social evening to- gether. Limelight views were shown' and much enjoyed. Each child was treated to candies at the close of the program Nature doubtless is grand, but it was not a very brilliant scheme to put most of the vitamines in things you don’t likeâ€"San Francisco Chronicle. A man down in New York swallowed ten razor blades the other day. An- other sacrifice to science; -â€"New York Telegram The theatre is a place where any one with a taste for verbal adventure can hear language nobody would dare use in his persence anywhere else.â€" When a man marries a girl whom he landed on his lap seven years ago, when she was only 9 years old, that’s interesting news. But when a man dangles a girl on his lap whom he married seven years ago, that’s sensa- “Christ’s Can‘to Confes- THE DURHAM CHRONICLE OF back at FERGUSONâ€"HUNTER FOR EGREMONT REEVESHIP (Continued from Page 1) his best if elected, but that if there were any who did not care to support him he hoped they would not allow themselves to be persuaded to vote for Mr. Philp told his hearers that there was no relief from the high taxes for several reasons. The building of the roads, the increased expenditure of over $350 last year by the Board of Health, the fact that over $1,000 had been paid out for sheep killed by dogs, the expenditure on cutting weeds, and as the winter work on the roads all helped to swell the expenses in con- nection with running the council and were items over which the Council had no control. Regarding the running of dogs at large, he thought it poor economy that last year there had been enough paid out for sheep killed by these animals to build a new bridge and thought some drastic measures should be ta- ken. He advocated the muzzling or enclosing of dogs at night as one sol- ution oi the problem. Erwin Robb for Council Mr. Erwin Robb has spent four years on the Council and said he had no intention of trying for the deputy- reeveship. He admitted that the Council undoubtedly had made mis- takes, but that generally the business affairs of the township had been well administered. He also referred to the depredations by dogs and in speaking of the weed nuisance said that this was something that would have to be looked after. He suggested more sum- mer fallowing as a remedy. Deputy-Elect Spoke Well James Mack, for the past four years a member of the Council, gave an ex- cellent address, and commenced his remarks with a tribute to Reeve Calder. He referred to his election to the Wardenship last year and dur- ing his occupancy of this position had brought great honor to himself and to his native township. Mr. Mack did not mince matters in speaking of the Dundalk-Garafraxa road and thought that had the Dep- uty-Reeve of 1928, Mr. Hunter, stuck to his guns on the straight through road he would have had a better chance of success. This statement hel made after having spoken to members of the County Council who were not particularly interested in the highway-l and did not know the ins and outs oil the township. There was a real argu~‘ ment as to why the road should run straight through, but to a councillor in another part of the county, it made little difference whether it went south into Holstein on the second concession or whether it deviated east of the vil- lage and came in on another road. He created a laugh when he said that the County Council were not sure which i“wiggle” was the correct one as the road meandered across the tovmship. Like Mr. Philp, he saw no reason to hope that the taxes would be lower and for the same reasons. Heard Road Report Mr. J. McArthur, the road superin- tendent for the township, was called upon to give an account of the monies expended on the roads during the past summer. This he did very thorough- ly, though we are doubtful if any were the wiser when he finished. Mr. Mc Arthur quoted the figures for the various amounts spent on the differ- ent roads for gravelling, brushing. cutting, weeds, etc., but we all know how dull figures become- after a few minutes and while the report was a very full one and well delivered, we doubt if it was worth the time ex- pended on its giving. Reeve Calder Retired - Coming in late as he did, Reeve Calder was somewhat handicapped. and did not present very much of the finances of the township to the meet- ing, not knowing what had been touched on by his predecessors. He did, however, éive a éood fiadfi'fésvé. He forward. She is a triumph of Canadian design and engineering crattsmanship; a graceful mech- anism nearly one hundred feet long, with a. tractive effort or 60,800 pounds, equal to 3,685 horse power. The new K-oI-A" Class locomo- tive has been built from designs originated in the motive power department of the Canadian Paci- fic Railway in the company’s own shops 'by its own employees” Two of these engines have been con- structed and they will first be operated on the Montreal-Toronto thanked the electors of the township for the support they had given him for the past ten years of his municipal life, and though it was like leaving a good friend he had decided that if any members of the old Council de- cided to stay in the field he intended to retire. He intimated however that if there were any new aspirants for the reeveship outside those who had served on the 1928 council he was in the field. Mr. Calder referred to his elevation to the Wardenship, the highest honor which the County could bestow, and assured his hearers that he felt it a great honor, indeed. It hadâ€" been over 50 years since Egremont had been re- presented at the County Council in this capacity, and he had achieved the great ambition of his municipal life in being elected to the highest position in the County Council. He could not have attained this without the sup- port of the ratepayers of Egremont, however, and he thanked them most heartily for this support. Council Gets Acclamation Following the speaking the meeting adjourned and for a time it was not possible to prophesy what the per- sonnel of the 1929 Council would be. Former Deputy-Reeve Hunter aspired to the Reeveship. but for a time it looked as though Noble G. Wilson would look horns with Mr. Ferguson for the honor, with Reeve Calder as a possible third candidate. This would leave Mr. Hunter still Deputy-Reeve by acclamation, as all the other nomâ€" inees had announced their intention of retiring. Mr. Wilson’s retirement rather comâ€" plicated things. as this left either Calder or Hunter to fight it out with Mr. Ferguson. and with no candidate, perhaps, for the Deputy. A subsequent get-togther meeting left Mr. fiunter in the field with Mr. Ferguson, with Mr. Mack as Deputy and Messrs. Robb, Philp, and McEachern Councillors by acclamation. a one-piece cast steel locomotive bed; a tender with a water bot- tom underframe; "ooiler pressure of 275 pounds, the highest of any locomotive in Canada; and a length of engine and tender of 97 feet 5 inches. There are eight pairs of wheels, a four-wheel leading truck, eight drivers, and a four-wheel trailing truck. The wheels have a diameter of 75 inches and the cast nickel steel cylinders‘ are 25% inches by 30 inches. The coal capacity is 18% tons, and water capacity 12,000 gallons. A mechanical stoker considerably lightens the duties of the fireman. 'llhe new design aimed at large- ly increased power. reduction of weight and elimination of parts. The result has shown that Cana- dian technical skill and workman- ship is equal to the task of put- ting a fully equipped engine of the best type under its own power, and that the Canadian Pacific Angus shops, the second largest on the continent, are capable of vieing successfully with recogniz- ed efigine building plants any- where in the world. Thmdtn R. L. Saunders, Prop. 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