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use: over the neighborhood. He was amongst the oldest of the second gen- eration of this neighborhood and has .?AGE 8. Mr. William Lennox, who accompan- ied his brother Joe from Elbow, Sash, Him? the death of their brother. Jobs- . We are sorry to hear that Mr. Peter Black issoillat thehome of his daughter. Mrs. McClyment of Durham. w». hone to hear of 2115 recovery soon. We hope to hear of ms recovery Mr. James Tucker last week a visit from his nephew, niece w” , V.-- " George Tucker, banker, of Welwyn, Sask. are making a flying visit to relatives here. Mr. Thomas Wilson is busy at his log hauling contract from Blyth’s bush to the Durham Furnitur‘e factory. He has had a lot of experience in bush (Our Own Correspondent) Mr. Angus McVicar has purchased the Sandy McDonald property across the street from his own place. The lower part is occupied by the Bank and the upper by Mr. John McMillan and family who moved into town last fall and rented the annex to the West of the building and has it fixed up for a butcher shop. The barber shop previously held there is moved to the front parlors of Mr. Allan McLean’s residence and in which the voting is usually held. â€"- ‘ £-_- “w“ Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Carson and fam- ily visited Saturday at Mr. Arthur Richardson’s. Swinton Park. Mr. and Mrs. Hermie McLean and family of Toronto intend moving back to Priceville and will be welcomed by Mrs. Neil McCannell has recently' received an interesting letter from her niece. Miss Florence McQueen of Stayner. who is teaching in a Presby- terian Mission school at Mistaivasis. Sask. She is well qualified by previous experience to undertake this work. The Indians from the chief town were overjoyed at the thought of a new teacher coming among them and ac- tively prepared for her arrival. Miss McQueen is a sister of the Rev. Donald McQueen of the Presbyterian charge 1‘ Li- _ aâ€".â€". W"â€" of Essex. and is also a cousin of the Hincks and McCuaig families. We wish her every success. Mr. Murray Nichol and sister Jessie. and. Miss Olive McMeekin visited Tuesday night at Mr. A. L. Hincks. Messrs. Frooks Stodhardt shipped a. carload of cattle to Toronto Satur- last. in the Han inth 2. good attend- 'mce; Mrs. W. J. McMinian is secret- .nr-trpasnrer. A box or fruit was u'y-treasurer. A box or 1mm wan sent to Mrs. Dave Nichol. It was de- cided to have a parlor social in the manse on Friday night. Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mc- Read The Chronicle ads on page 7. by. The Willing Helpers met on Friday Corner Concerns Congratulations. few Misses Marjorie Schenk and Shiel returned to school in Mount For- est on Tuesday after their holidays. We are sorry to report that Mr. 0 Walter Hermiston is qmte Ill mth "VB“. Miss Mary Dillon spent Sunday at M.. Jasper Smith s. 510‘. A” U. Miss Justina Leibold is in Mount Forest taking the short course in dom- estic science. Kaufman Bros. were busy last week Swinton Park (Our Own Correspondent) We have experienced real winter weather at- both ends of the week and a real January thaw at mid week which has made lots of ice on the roads and in the low lands. The flu has made m rounds and has departed again but a lot of people are still keeping in as a great number have bad coughs. lady passed away at the home or her; daughter, Mrs. A. McLean, near Dro- more on Saturday the 12th. The funeral was held on Wednesday last from the home of her son Hugh, on Wednesday last to the Swinton Park cemetery and was well attended by friends and neighbors. She had reach- ed. the great age of 93 years. She leaves to mourn, two sons, Hugh at Swinton Park and John of Webbwood, New Ontario, and one daughter, Mrs. McLean of Dromore, Donald, deceased who passed away a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hardy visited at Mr.. IHugh Coplens on Friday. . Mr. W. A. Richardson, who has been for the past two weeks or so in poor 1ealth, we are glad to say is much improved. - Mr. J. Hay also has been under the doctor‘s care and :5 getting along 1 satisfactorily. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Scarlett of Hol- land, Wellington County, who were here for the funeral of Mrs. Scarlett’s father, Mr. A. Ostrander, have return- ed to their home. Vvai's. G. Black is confined. to her bed. and. is under the doctor’s caret recovery. "Mrs. J. Black, who was dangerously ill with pneumonia is on the road to ('i‘oo Late for Last Week) A very mild January was the pre- diction that Mr. Bowes gave out. I wonder what he would call stormy. There seems to be only one storm this winter so far. ‘ Mr. J. H. Richardson and Russell Brown have returned to Berkeley to do: the season’s cutting at the timber lot'. that McLean and Richardson have! purchased. I M1 Andrew Ostrander, an old and} esteemed resident of Proton-Artemesia} twmline, passed away on Wednesday night after a short illness. He reached the good age of over eighty ycars and was a strong, healthy, ro- oust man all his life. He leaves to mourn four daughters, and two sons, :Mrs. R. Watson, Proton; Mrs. W. A. Richardson. Proton; Mrs. J. Eckhardt Glenelg; Mrs. A. Scarlett, Damascus; Oscar. Vineland and Eli on the home- stead, George, deceased a few years ago. Mr. Sam Wilson spent part of last week visiting Boothville and Hopeville friends. The sick here are making satisfac- tory gain and are all on the road to recovery. In a few days things will1 again be normal and school will be up to average attendance. Election day in Proton township was very quiet and resulted in elect- ing, for Reeve, Mr. William Jack; for Councillors, P. Buckley, J. McEachern, .. McMillan McMaster is also on week! a pleas Mr. and . Mr. A. Mr. Carr end. rinter Mr. : few bull the second -. Friday in February. The flu has cleared up pretty well? in our neighborhood and the pupils are nearly all back to school. . Old neighbors are very sorry to hear at ,the continued serious illness of Mr. Dan McArthur, Durham, and hope he will soon be feeling better. Mrs. Elias Edge and family spent is pleasant evening recently with Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McKechnie. ' . Mr. A. D. McIntyre was a guest with [Mr. Campbell McLean over this week- and ' Mrs. ' George Tucker, Bracebridge, Sash, are visiting the trehping a 101% _ recently which will amply repay him for his trouble. (OmOwn Correspondent) ,. Miss Florence McMillan left on Tuesday to spend some time in To- rontc. Miss Margaret Christie returned to Detroit on Tuesday after a. month spent at her home here. . Mrs. Clarence Fenton spent the week-end at her parental home at Arkright. Mr. Marshall Burrows returned home last week after spending sever- al weeks with his daughter at River- view. - Miss Marion Calder of Durham was a visitor with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. George Calder on Mon- day. Sunday was not too bad considering the stormy weather. The sacrament of the Lord’s supper was dispensed in the United church. received at the library. The reading 1 of even a few would well repay anyone ‘ for the cost of a year’s subscription. I A New Year’s service was held in the Presbyterian church Sunday ev- ening. Owing to sickness and stormy weather this service had. been post- poned from the first of the month. ‘ Miss B. Christie had the misfortune to fall on the ice on Main street and break her left arm one of those days last week when walking was danger- ous for the most sure-footed. | Wedding bells were ringing Satur- ‘dayu Congratulations to Mr. and .Mrs.‘ .Frank Eccles (nee Miss Emma Aitken) . iSaturday afternoon amid a shower of Iconfetti from a jolly crowd of youngi ‘ 1 v 0‘ ' t . lpeop e who met at the station 0 see them off. Mr. and Mrs. Eccles have '1 the best wishes of a host of friends .llfor a long and happy married life. | The juvenile hockey team of Hol- ", stein. went to Palmerston Saturday ’lafternoon and defeated the Palmerston ' boys by a score of 2-1. The. game 'lwas a good clean one. A number of ’Iother young people of the village went 'ldown too and enjoyed watching the game. a“ OOOOO A good meeting of the Community Circle was held on Wednesday even- ing last. These gatherings are much enjoyed by the young people and are both educational and recreational. In commencing sharp on time, 8 o’clock, more can be accomplished and all will derive more benefit. The annual meeting of Egremont Rocky Saugeen (Our Own-Cmesponqlent) _ __â€"_A- ‘- ‘y . w, Wright. There are two on the Council and a new lot of new books have been HOIStein life of Paul. Mr. William Campbell read a paper on “The Big Little Word ‘No’.” “God Save the King” was Varney (Our Own Correspondent) The saying was a short time ago that if .we had some cold weather the flu would disappear. We are getting freeze up the germs. -‘ Mrs. William Caldweu is spending a few days 'with her daughter, here, Mrs. Norman Kerr. ing the best of late. The trout: his . heart. We hope to hear of feeling better soon. â€" ' vâ€"â€"U Mr. Joe Lennox arrived home from the west over a week ago, accompan- ied by his brother, Will, who will re- main for a. few weeks to visit friends at Waudby, near Zion. -- Mr “and. Mrs. Mansfield Leeson vis- ited his father, Dr. G. M. Leeson, last Sunday. _ Mr. 'Vic. Blyth attended the motor show in Toronto last week. Mr. Richard Allan, since arriving here on a visit, received word a few days ago. from his sister, Mrs. J anies Gray of Saskatchewan that their little child had passed away from an attack of croup. Our sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones. Mr. William Finnigan’s little child is real sick and under the doctor’s care. We hope to hear of her recoving soon. There has not been any church here for the past four Sundays on account of flu and bad storms. We hope the weather clears up and ' we have some bright sunny days soon. wâ€" _Qâ€"â€" _ We are fileaseh to know Mrs. John Kerr and a few others are around again after an attck of flu. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Louis Newell was in Toronto Saturday attending the funeral of her uncle, the late J. B. Rogers. Miss Pearl Pringle and Miss Mar-1 jorie Firth visited at the latter’s home over the week-end. Mr. George Ritchie of Glenelg went to Shelburne last week to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. John Firth. Mrs. S. Taylor and daughter, Betty, Chicago, are visiting her sister, Mrs. Chicago. Ca Fine. Mr. George Fine is in Montreal this week on a buying trip, and was ac- companied from Mount Forest by Mrs. Levine. Mrs. W. S. Scarf of Toronto is visit- ing with her sister, Mrs. W. Ritchie, in town, and with her brother, Mr. W. Edge, at Edge Hill. furlough from Alberta, who has been visiting relatives in Durham and vicinity, is taking a short course in mission work in Toronto. old kind of weather has not been feel- e. The trouble _is tions as follows: Thos. J. Brodie. Bylaw No. 709 and pointing Eldon A. Weppler assessor for 1929 at a. salary of $100.00. McGirrâ€"Boyd: That R. C. Mc- Knight, Township engineer, be paid $184.15, being 3 per .cent commission McGirrâ€"Boyd: That Dennis (:31- laghan be paid $4.00 for sheep injur- ed by dogs and that S. H. Wright be paid $9.00 for 6 inspections in 1928.â€" Vm--v Wrightâ€"McGin': That Superin- tendent’s payment voucher No. 1 for Road improvements be passed and payments be made amounting to $874.55.â€"Carried. Wrightâ€"Boyd: That Malcolm Black be appointed collector of taxes for the Township of Glenelg, he to collect m . -§ 1'53? '7‘! Am \ ‘4: cents per hour for man and team and 20 cents pe: hour for man; for sum- met, 50 cents per hour for man and team and 25 cents per hour for man... Boydâ€"Wright : be appointed . 1929: Ward 1. ' of Council Boydâ€"McGirr: That Council meet- ings for 1929 be held on the following dates: February 9, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, Sep- tember 7, October 5, November 15, De- cember 16.â€"Carried. Council adjourned to meet on Feb- ruary 9th, to receive Auditors’ Report .and for general business, at 10 am. now remaining unpaid at Loyd: M the members in each ward be author- Irr: That the rate of for winter work, 40 for man and team and our for man; for sum- That the following eep inspectors for John McGirr H1 Fa“ Fai Field Crop Competition '1‘] be in Fall “'heat Insta Providing 3. Sufficient - Entries Can be Seem Business of Annual M4 'There was the usual : mm at the annual me South Grey Agricultural 5. last Friday afternoon bu' lacked in numbers “as r enthusiasm and a good! business was done. Amongst changes mail was the decision to have 1 :tions in fall Wheat ins There was no object in t as oats had been the prq for a good many years it; a change to wheat might interest. Wheat was not} in this section. The m’ loophole whereby the. fiel .might fall down. thoug stipulated that the comp be held in wheat onlx 11 number of entrants could otherwise the compttltxoxr tooats. .i The society this ye: fairly successful year. with others. It. had be: '01! some $300 of the mc their property and still 1 ance in the bank with ahead this year. The r County School Fair in been a contributing fact cess of the society last town and country had v son that it might. be a from all that could be 11 had put the propositio: more success than was anticipated. During the meeting that there were so: about the charging of some of the winners 1 fairs from schools which first place in these cox these complaints were m misunderstanding by th them. The only “flee" the grounds on School those children who we ning schools parade. 'I stood alike by the busir mitbee and the fair d there was any fault must be placed on th' agment of these fairs any one local board. A under discussion here was distinctly undex‘s1 school children in m admitted free. and in < tends to than our surprised everyone. selves. With their past re1 it was felt right am 'cultural Society 8811. should make a exhibition. Last yq what we would try are in a position to what we have done it, was 1817 Agricultur: Bell. shou' exhibition. what we ' 62.â€"â€"No, 321 Bad Good Y« coulc 11101