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(Our Own Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emke. Elm- wood, were the guests of George Brown Sunday. A goodly number from this section and Lamlash attended the play at Crawford “An Old Fashioned Mother” on Friday evening. Mrs. Wilson of Durham is spending: 1 few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Aldcorn. The latter is a sis- flood which makes it impossible for the mailman to make his. full round. _ Mr. and Mrs. Burnett, Mount Forest, visited recently at Mr. Walter Hermis- For the past two weeks we have only gotten mail every second day. This may continue for some time at; there was a bridge washed away in the Mr. Jasper Smith invested last week in a Star sedan. House cleaning is the order of the day among housekeepers. Paint and paper is making everything look spic and span. Mrs. John Grein spent several days last week at Mr. John Leibold’s and helped to wait on her sister, Miss Justina Leibold. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Adair and family of Windsor, spent the week-fend. PAGE 10. One of our former residents of this vicinity passed away in Mount Forest in the person of the late William Mc- Crae, who died suddenly on Saturday morning and is being buried this af- ternoon in Woodland cemetery. We extend our sympathy to his sorrowing wife and family. We are very sorry to report that Miss Justina Leibold is under the doc- tor’s care with a bad attack of the jaundice but at time of writing we are glad to say that Justina is improving. The box social held last Tuesday evening was largely attended. The play was very good and was well acted. The boxes did not bring very high bids. (Our Own Cdrrespondent) Considerable seeding has been done during the past week. Some have commenced to sow. Caldgtwood Mulock Miss Jennie Christie gave a very interesting report of the Temperance convention held in Toronto to which she was: a delegate. Mrs. Peter Fidler is visiting friends in Neustadt this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Eccles and fam- ily visited Mrs. James Eccles and Mr. Miss Mary Ross at present. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Allingham and family of Georgetown spent the week- end with the Brown family here. Mr. Allingham has been off duty for two months through illness, butt. isreturning to work this week. Miss Mary Christie is staying with Mrs. William Brown spent a few days in Durham last week. She visit- ed her son-in-law, Mr. Morrison, who is seriously ill in the Durham hospital. Several of our citizens visited Neu- stadt this week and considered them- selves lucky to live in Holstein after seeing the ruins there. Mr. Richard Irvin made a business trip to Toronto last week. Mr. and. Mrs. Melvin Reid spent the week-end. with M1. and Mrs. J. Crutch- ley. in Durham. Mrs. McGuire, Sr., his son and fam- ily visited Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Mc- Mr. William Hastie. of Webb, Sask., visited his brother, Mr. Walter Hastie, las; week. Holstein (Our Own Correspondent) Miss Isabell Haas is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Bye. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Adlam and [fam- ily, are attending the Hazlett-Kennedy wedding on Wednesday of this week. Congratulations. Mrs. A. C. McDonald. Flora McDonald and Miss Mary McCallum, visited the McLean family at Aberdeen Tuesday. Mrs. William Brown spent several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Brown , Mr. and Mrs. Clark Torry, Mr. Geo. and. Miss. Hazel Torry, visited Markdale friend; Sunday. tax of Mrs. Wilson. Born--To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mc- Callum April 9,. a son, (Dougald Lynn). Rev. H. Crickington, accompanied by tary, Miss Erma McLean; Treasurer, Miss Jessie Nichol. MissE. M. Mac- Cuaig gave a humorous reading and the meeting closed with prayer. -Last Friday afternoon the Willing Helpers and Missionary Society met in the manse with 42 present. Mr. Corry presided over the Missionary meeting and opened with hymn 726 followed by prayer. The scripture lesson was read. Rev. Mr. Corry gave a splendid talk on Missionary work and said there was lots of it to be done in our own com- munity. He then read a fine pape1 on Missions. New officers were elected. President. Miss May Stewart; Vice- President. Mrs. Dan Campbell; Secre- condition. Rev. and Mrs. Corry and family were in Hamilton‘Monday and visited at Mr. Dan Campbell’s Monday evening. This Friday night the Willing Help- ers are having a parlor social in tho manse. We extend an invitation to all. We have had many pleasant times in the manse during the past year. There was a large crowd out to church on Sunday and all present heard a fine sermon. Next Sabbath Mr. Corry preaches his farewell ser- mon. We were glad to see Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMullen and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cairns and Mrs. Alex. McDonald of Ceylon present at the services. Miss Olive McMeekin was the guest of her friend, Miss Jean McLean, on Sunday. A good sized refrigerator has been installed by Mr. J. P. McMillan in his butcher shop which is now up to date. Mr. and Mrs. J oim MacMillan of Ceylon, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hincks. ' Much sympathy is expressed for Rev. and Mrs. Sinclair Jones, in the death of their only daughter, Bessie. She was well known in Priceville and loved by all who knew her. Her death was a shock to this community. The funeral was held on Wednesday last in Toron- to. Miss Kate Macmillan of Ceylon spent a few days at Mr. Edgar Pat- terson’s with Mrs. Patterson’s mother, Mrs. Gilchrist. while Mrs. Patterson was in Toronto to be with her husband who underwent an operation for goitre and we are glad to know the operation was successful. This Wednesday night the Guild is having a social evening when Swinton Park friends are invited over and all are looking forward to a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McPherson of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mc- Cannell, Arthur and Jean of Proton Station visited recently at Mr. A. L. Mr. and. Mrs. Alex. Carson visited the first of the week at Hayward Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Carson visited on Sunday with friends at Vandelour. Priceville (Our Own Correspondent) This Monday morning everybody is busy. The women are house cleaning and the men are busy on the land. Mr. Angus Clark has gone to Tor- onto to seek employment. Mr. Thomas Stevenson, who is visit- ing in North Egremont, after an ab- sence of forty-two years called on Mon- day on his old school mates Mr. and Mrs. John Moore and Mr. D. P. Coler- ide. They were delighted. to see him. He was accompanied by Mr. J. Ste- venson. and Mrs. Bert Eccles this week. Mr. George Aitkin has been seriously ill but we are pleased to say he i.. iniproving. M1. Arthur Abbs' of Chesley spent the w-eek end with the McCall family. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fenton motored. to Arkwright Saturday. Mr. George Bye has discontinued his butcher shop. e understand that he going into ot e1 business and wish him success. The Community Circle held. their. weiner social in Robert Sim’ s woods on Monday night. There was a good crowd and they report a good time. The weathe1 was rather cold but a large bon fire made it very comfort- ablc. Mrs. J. Brown of Sault Ste. Marie. Mich., is visiting hér sister, Mrs. Mc- Cpll and Mrs. Brown’s mother, Mrs. Doyle of Mount Forest. ; meatâ€"5 can be kept in _ excellent THE DURHAM CHRONICLE another cause of the unmarried statuesi independence goes out. to work. when she doesn’t care to marry,_ and lets the Girls at higher temperatures marry sooner, if figures dug out with com- mendable industry by the University of Wisconsin may be taken as indicative. In southern cities where girls no doubt are kept a little warmer, there are more married women, whereas the cities at the bleak and frigid north have more misses. At mean tempera- tures of 59 to 69 degrees Fahrenhei girls remain only 27 per cent unmar- ried, while at temperatures of 45 to 48 degrees they remain 33 per cent un- _-A___1- Q The “Rawleigh man” paid his annual spyigg visit t9 thi§ yicipity recently. Miss Dorothy Schaefer returneii to Owen Sound after visiting at her home for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ab. Crutchley spent Sqrgday yith_ friends in_ t_h_is community. Mr. Marselles moved his family this week to the house, vacated recently by Colin Ray. Mrs. Mortley, assisted by Mrs. dmt- chley and Misses Allie Smith and Reta MacIntosh, served the lunch. Rev. Mr. MacWilliam made several pastoral calls among his congregation the first of the week. WARMER GIRLS FOP. The regular monthly meeting of the Dornoch Women’s -Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Robert Mortley on Wednesday, April 17th. The meeting took the form of a quilting bee, and with 20 some ladies present, the quilt was soon finished and looked real nice. The next meeting is to be held at the home of the president, Mrs. Alex. MacIntosh. Everyone is urged to at- tend as- this is the annual meeting. ler. m w u}- County Council Met in Special :5 Last Week. When Difference: tween This Town and County Commission Were Settled.-â€"-DI Loses Road Rebates For Ten Durham to Have County Pav: So far as is known at present on the County Link runnmg 0331 the Hahn House here ma} com any time now, the differences e: between the County Roads Comm and the town having been smt the special meeting of the Council at Owen Sound last By the terms of the agreemen ham is to lose its road rebate: period of ten years without. 111 the county to construct the cen feet of roadway this summer. ‘ The only hitch in the prom comes from the C. P. R.. the co having already raised objectiq the reconstruction 01‘ the L- street overhead bridge. As a rj this the present progrman build the concrete roadway was far as the bridge 3‘. 1)2‘(‘*.\(‘111 county to assume thv nmnm-ua the roadway farm-m (fast m mi May Appeal to Railwas 80' R. C. Muir. chiei‘ 01 municip' of the department of public lii with County Engineer Mel-int: an engineer representing; the C together with the Count\ Road mittee. Reete Bell and other it pal officials, were in D‘lllli‘.’ Thursdai morning looking «,u. situation. The C. P. R. them pressed himself as. gains; posed changes in the b:l(l;..__’(‘ ”a Muir stated there was nothing; the bridge would have to be Cl If it cannot be secured any mm the county intends appealing ‘ Railway Board. This is a highway. is a well travelled rd and the C. P. R. bridge is no dangerous. Under the pl‘C’Mll‘ approximately 2.000 ieet oi pa will be constructed this 3t a: ti .ance of 1.000 feet to be built as! changes in the bridge art ma was felt that this “as the be out of the situation undei th cumsances. This report was h fore the County Council by Buchanan. chairman of the mat mittee. The report of the count: committee also contained a mendation that the ccuntx 1 enter into a similar ag1 eemem town of Hanover mm the 1e that town to be held a simila of time. "Cigfiée three of the report wh: as follows: That the county of Grey cox towards the cost 01‘ permanent merits in towns and villages an equal to and not exceeding t of a cement concrete pavemel This was protested by Mr. Hu asserted that. in his opinio: covered a big portion of roads county. However Mr. Hunt 1 sured that the clause was but the county council a basis on 1 work. and that it meant t county would pay the price ior< pavement. on these roads and more expensive form oi p2 Should the town or village wish expensive form of payemen would have to pay the addition A clause in the report recoxm the payment 01 a numbei oi : immlved by some of the mom! would have to pay the aoaluou A clause in the report recom‘ the payment 01 a number 01 : involved by some of the mom! interviewed Mr. Muir at Tara which included the name of l reeve of Durham. was conteste Hunt. who wanted to know 11 was not representing the 1 Durham. and not the counci interView. However Mr. B stated that he had asked Mr. be present at the interview. 1 it was therefore the county w} liable for his expenses... Th also recommended that the CI investigate the claim of Mrs. ine Walker. of Artemesia tow: a washout during the last ston m..- nIaimpd to have been can 'OL. 62.â€"â€"NO. 3227. a washout during the last Mon was claimed to have been ca damaged dram. Mr. Buchanan also stated bridge on the county line 0: Bruce. one mile 5.0th 01 would have to be rebuilt. bridg, which had been un was a 65-foot span. but i: w advisable to build the no: - r.f\\‘| V ”wiryâ€"v feet. Twenty-five per cm penses would be paid by Gr 25 per cent by Brno. an situation was on the IOVII‘. in St. Vincent and Euphraua. In a brief note to 1120 week. Rev. W. Spencuz 1" Durham but now of Mo‘ Speaks 0f the cordial welc‘ himself and Mrs. Spence; b tist congregation there. A communion servim- iou: b and Mrs. Spencer were rec the church. and the \K‘Z'iifl good attendance at, the services. Friday night of was the night of the ozi‘icr tendered the new pastor an took place in the 133130113 fine home, and which 1\ Spencer enjoy very much. a large number present at t and with music by a good 01 for the press tms \Neuucm an excellent concert is in 1: first offering of the Durha Choir. The choir is 2155199 118-1' organization from El: the tin opening numbers, able to take in, were muct WELCOMED Goon CONCERT IN I" AT 3101' My