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\Ioney do. ‘ m fl: 1:. “U“. the I“ h 7 SPECIAL ncv er regret hat of any "fad, ; hfe shingles or m and Glassware Beautiful. ied Romany Rah, crs. L71 Ira 3M3! 'OMPANY indies an: is really fibre, mined and ville YOU Thursday. July 1, u .2-3 your money Durham, Onlalio IN and Then, rays Pails Saucers $1.0. atch 15c. u mblen. $1.98 $1.00 $1.00 During the past two weeks and for the next month there will be exten- sive repairs made to the dam of the Durham Furniture Company at the Rocky. and in the interval power is being secured from the Hydro. It is the intention we understand to strengthen the dam by facing it with another 12 inches of concrete and the erection of side walls along the bank. Last year’s high water broke through the bank at a couple of places and while no considerable damage was done every precution is being taken that high water in the spring shall not al- fect the su ply of power to the furni- ture plant re which was closed down for a day or so until the water subsid- As the result of a motor car collision at the Rocky Saugeen shortly before dusk last Sunday evening Mrs. Russell Moore of Meaford is a atient in Dur- ham Hospital suffering rom an injured hip. as well as from several cuts and bruises and a general shaking up. Mr. and Mrs. Moore had come to Durham to spend the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Crutchley, and. with their young daughter. were returning home. In rounding the curve immediately north of the Rocky Saugeen bridge it is thought that Mr. Moore took too _wide a turn. the result being that a car coming south. and driven by Mr. Breese of Chatsworth, crashed into him. Both cars were rather seriously damaged. the radiators and fenders being wrecked. and Mrs. Moore receiv- ed a severe shaking up and was cut by flying glass. Her little daughter. too. received some minor cuts. Mrs. Moore was taken to the hospital. where she is still an inmate. but recovering. So far as. we could learn no one in the Chatsworth car was severely hurt. FURNITURE CO. DAR] Workmen Have Been Engaged For Past Two Weeks Making Extensive Alterations in Dam on the Rocky Saugeen. The first prize winners in each con- test will compete at the Chamnionslrfp School Fair at Meaford on October 2. the winners to arrange their exhibit before noon on the date given. The prizes for this are $5. $4. $3. and 82. Mr. Frank Dench. assistant agricultur- al of Grey County acted as judge. Each child who entered received a special package of seeds, each pack- age containing eighteen small pack- ages of different varieties o! veget- ables which should be grown on every farm. Included in the package was a booklet giving plans for the garden and the proper methods of planting and care. All seeds had been previously tested and were of the highest quality. The prize list just announced con- tained the names of pupils from all over the county, but as the great ma- jority are unknown in this section The contest as a whole proved to be very satisfactory. All children who competed deserve credit for their earn- est effort to produce a winning garden. though many were handicapped by soil and weather conditions. The winners showed that they had an interest in and knowledge of their work and all contestants undoubtedly learned some of the practises which will help to enable them to produce a profitable garden _in future years. Groups No. 3 and 4 are of no inter- est to this section of the county and we have given no prize winners from these sections. (‘ars (‘ame Together on Provincial Highway North of Town Last Sunday Evning.â€"Both Machines Were Badly Damaged and One of Occupants Taken to Hospital. The judging of the 208 Cardenas en- tered in the Grey County Home Gar- den Contest has Just been completed. The entries were divided into four contests as follows, the numbers of the garden plots also being entered: Group No.1â€"Proton 17, Etremont 22 Osprey 17; Group 2â€"Normanby 5, Bentinck 12. Sullivan 5, Hollandy l4, Glenelg 7. Markdnle 5; Group 3-Kep- pel 22 Derby8 ,Sarawnk 10p 8t. Vin- cent 18; Group 4â€"Artemesla 21,001- lingwood 10, Euphrasla 12, Sydenham 1. Group No.1 nod 56 entries, Group 248 Group358nndGroup44l. only those from the surrounding townships who won 3 are Includ- ed in our list, which allows below. The prize money was divided into twelve prizes. a first of 32. second $1.50, third 31. the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh of 75 cents each. and the eighth, ninth tenth. eleventh and twelfth of 50 cents each. The number following the names below indicate the number of the prize taken by the pupil. Group No. 1 Robert Hunter. Varney (1), No. 12, Egremont; Cameron McQueen. Mt. Forest (2), 8 Egremont; James Tyson. Mt. Forest. (3). 8 Egremont; Roy And- rews. Varney (4), 12 Egremont; Gordon Windslade. Mt. Forest (5). 5 Egremont; Verdun Watson. Varney (61, 12 Egreâ€" mont; Gilbert McEachern. Mt. Forest (8». 5 Egremont; Kenneth McDougall. Mt. Forest (9). 6 Egremont; Elgin Blyth, Varney (10) UI Egremont. Group No. 2 John Vessie, Durham (1). U2 Glen- elg: Ruth Wall. Elmwood (3), 5 Ben- tinck Clarence Vickers. Hanover (4). 6 Bentinck: Harold Blasing, Neustadt «5». 8 Normanby; Francis Kiefler, Durham 16». Sep. 3 Glenelg; Edna Liebold. Ayton (7), 12 Normanby; Lowanna Schenk. Ayton (8),12 Nor- manby; Harold Fidler, Hanover (10), 8 Normanby. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER MOTOR ACCIDENT Home Garden Contest Winners Announced Grey County Pupil: Participated In Popular Event During the Past Summer Held Under Direction of Department of Wire. VOL. 63.â€"N0. 3243. THE DURHAM ’ CHRONICLE ‘ . “a099, 9111'!“ 00m: BEING REPAIRED lodcemeetingm omer. m as he does 3: a full uniformâ€"Gut Ref where he goin’.” asking: “Well, Miranda. where are you going?” “I’se goin’ nowhere, Hr. Washington,” was the reply, “roe been manuonewho loch}! The funeral will be held Sunday. in- terment be“ u Ebenezer cemetery. The inquest will 3h held in Owen Sound on Monday we at 7.30 pm. and will be i_n gharge at Coroner Dr. Mr. George Burrell, of Markdale, died Friday afternoon in the General and Marine Hospital here as the result of an accident which occurred Saturday night. August 3. Mr. Burrell and his two small sons were riding home in a buggy when they wer struck by a car driven by Mr. H. Knott, of Mark- dale. The boys were not seriously in- jured. but Mr. Burrell sustained a frac- tured skull. He was operated upon on Tuesday night but the operation proved in vain. Mr. Burrell did not regain consciousness after the accid- ent. Mr Burrell was born in Euphrasia Township and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burrell. and had lived in the vicmity of Markdaie all his life. He is survived by his widow. formerly Miss Nsnm Won; four children. Marya. w; William and Donald; his 1“ mother, Mr. and Mrs. Robefit‘bgflnfl: three brothers, Jack. Archie and Bart; and one sister, Mrs. Ale. F “:11 living in the vicin- ity_of M A. B. Rutherford. The late Booker T. Washington used to tell of meeting a colored woman and Rain Here Tuesday The dry. hot spell was broken here Tuesday when, in the early evening and on Wednesday morning, a heavy rain tell. The downpour was heaviest shortly after midnight, and during the whole period ‘11.?6, or slightly more than one and three-quarter inches of rain fell. It was a much needed and highly appreciated shower and will be worth a good many dollars to the farmers and the copntry as a whole. Failed to Regain Consciousness After Buggy in Which He Was Riding Was Struck by Canâ€"Native of Euphrasia Township. The disturbance was noticed over a wide area throughout Ontario, where no damage was done, but was appar- ently central in New York State, where buildings were forcibly shaken agd in some cases chimneys demolish- e . Those of our citizens who were up and about around the hour oi 6.30 last Monday morning report a distinct earth tremor, and others who were as- leep at the time admit being awakened without knowing why. Nothing much was thought ° oi the occurrence until the arrival of the evening papers when it was seen that the disturbance was a sure enough earhquake. It was but a slight tremor, however, and while the dishes in some of the buildings are said to have rattled, the quake was not severe enough to cause any alarm and the tremor noticed in the night might easily have been passed off as having been caused by a passing truck or_heavy_ vehicle. Centre of Disturbaneeofleported to Be In New York State, But Not Much Damage Was Dormâ€"Local Residents Noticed Tremor But Did Not Know What It Was. MARKDAIE MAN DIED FROM INJURIES Earth Tremor Was Felt Here Monday MADE A BARON Baden Powell. organizer and leader of the Boy Scout movement throughout the world, who has been made a baron by His Majesty on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-first anniversary of the Boy Scout movement. DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1929. "it Arriet: “A .‘ was 'er skin.” There is something to be learned at each of these public institutions. Re- solve to learn ipt. Follow the explana- tions. Ask questions. Listen and ob- serve. The zest of learning and. com- paring notes will add keen interest to the occasion. ’Arrlet (1n the country): “Ain’t that cow got a lovely coat?’ ’Arry: “Yus. it’s 9. Jersey.” Arrlet: “A Jersey? An’ I thought it When a man ceases to learn he com- mences to wither. Let us keep alive. -â€"â€"_'â€"-â€"â€"__ Throughout his address the premier stressed the activities of his govern- ment in promoting the interests of rural Ontario. He also forecast sub- stantial assistanct to the building of rural hydro lines, and discussed his policy of extending the educational facilities of rural schools. , In connection with Hydro Mr. Fer- guson said: “We hope to be able before many months to announce a scheme we have undertaken that will substantially reduce the cost of hydrodelectric power to rural users. To this end group attendance necessary. In most cases tens of thou- sands of people visit each of these in- stitutions annually. Desirous as are the staffs of meeting and greeting the public, it is a physical impossibility to give adequate attention to all individ- ual visitors. On the other hand. large crowds are unwieldy. The people scatter too much 2mg get_out of hearing. The ideal way is to organize a neigh- borhood group, a number of schools, a club or any body with common inter- ests, and visit the institution at a time appointed, taking along a picnic lunch- eon to_be eaten on the grounds. A whole day should Be' seam and if there are phases of‘ the work in which the visiting party are especially inter- ester the stafl‘ should be advised of this advance. Arrangements can usually be made to give special attention to suchgr groups and._ the pleasure will be mutual. the attention of the Ontario Govern- ment will in future be directed toward providing more and better rural roads. Strenuous efforts will be made to im- prove the county and township roads, and the municipalities will bep heavily subsidized with grants for road build- ing. The present provincial expendit- ures of $7,,000000 on rural roads will be greatly increased within the next few years. This was the announcement made by Premier 0. Howard Ferguson :21: Conservative picnic at Lindsay last 8!. “Under it we will be able to call on the treasury not merely for 31500900. as we are today, but for three, four or five million dollars a year for invest- ment in_ rural hydro linea. The writer has never forgotten his first visit, as a boy, to the Ontario Agricultural College, upon one of the annual farmers’ excursions. After luncheon, followed by an awakening address by President Mills, Professor (now Dr.) Zavitz took the excursionists through the field plots. uncovering a wealth of data and inspiring an eager interest in what was to be seen. The late William Rennie discussed “June conditions in the winter stable” and so on . These men had the fervor of zeal- ots and created an undying impression of knowledge, enthusiasm and hope. A visit to any experimental farm should 3’18_ld. something like that.” “We have made contracts for the purchase of large blocks of power out- side the province. which guarantee against any power shortage for many years to come. At present we subsidize to a considerable extent the erection of transmission lines to rural areas, but we _w_i11__not stop there. “While the rural areas did not re- quire roads of the same calibre as the main highways, which have to bear heavy traffic, the government feels the people who live a distance from the highways should also have the benefits of good transportation they should be able to reach the main roads easily. Since Ontario is now well supplied with 1mm! highways and mm; M, A visit to an Experimental Farm should be pleasurable. It should also be highly profitable. The degree of pleasure and profit will depend largely upon how_ it is undertaken. To wander casually about the prem- ises looking at things without learning their sco or purpose, nor the signi- ficance o accumulated data, is to make the least of the opportunity. Greatest benefit can be derived only under the guidance of some one competent to expiain the work. Better Roads Planned "For Rural Ontario Premier Ferguson Made Important énmymnt Pi Ml- Con-eru- “Hereafter, the policy of the govern- ment will be to provide good substan- tial serviceable roads throughout the whole province. We have in mind not merely a smem of highways but a system of nsportation for all the people. “This year the government will spend $7,000,000 in subsidizing mun- icipal roads, and as time goes on that will be greatly increased." HOW TO VISIT THE five Picnic Lat Friday W (Experimental Farms Note) EXPERIMENTAL FARM An effort is being made by the authorities to find some motive for the crimes, which is the reason’ for the re- manding of the girl. It is understood that the provisions of the will of the late Mr. Ferris did not satisfy all conâ€" cerned and this may have had some- thing to do with the affair. In the meantime Deputy Fire Mar- shall Saville. of Toronto, went to work on the case and spent three days in Thornbury and in questioning the girl in Owen Sound and a report has been forwarded to the Attorney-General’s office at Toronto. When the girl, who is 24. years of age, appeared in court on Saturday morning she was further re- manded until Thursday, August 15. Following an investigation of several mysterious tires which occurred recent- ly at Thornbury in which hotel and iarm property were involved, all be- longing to what is known as the Ferris estate, Provincial Constable Denton placed under arrest Miss Dorothea Ferris, and charged her with the crime of arson. She was brought to Owen Sound and locked up. and Magistrate Spereman remanded her to jail until Saturday morning pending further in- vestigations. Exgpcted_ '[hat Traffic Will 1an1? The asphalting of that section from the top of the hill to the Durham Road was completed yesterday about noon and the men and machines are now working between the foot of the hill and the main corner. With favorable weather this will be finished on Satur- day night and the detours removed on Sunday. With the pavement not as yet com- pleted the citizens can even now see the benefits. The heavy rain of Tuesday night which would have made mud and inconvenience with the old roadway passed over with no inconven- ience whatever. In fact. instead of being dreaded, a heavy rain is now welcomed as it flushes the pavement and cleans it up. The storm sewer worked well and even during the heav- iest downpour there was very little water on the roadway. Digging and grading on Lambton street east commenced Tuesday and the work of paving will be gone ahead with without any delay. The pavement is to be 34 feet wide from the Hahn House to Dr. Jamieson’s corner, and then 20 feet to the overhead C.P.R. bridge. When the bridge has been properly straightened work will be gone ahead with, probably next year, and the pave- ment extended to the edge of the Brought to Owen Sound Gaol and Locked Up, Defendent Wu Remand- ed Until Today. corporation. That old bugaboo under which we have been working the greater part of the summerâ€"the detour around Gara- fraxa streetâ€"will in all probability be removed this week not later than Sunday. For the past few days traf- fic has been able to proceed south from the main corner but the roadway from the Hahn House and on through Upper Town has been blocked while the asphalt has been applied. This work has been rushed through since the work started, and with the sewer $28 off the street very little time has n 05:. Detour Signs May ‘ Be Removed Sunday THORNBURY GIRL CHARGED WITH ARSON TO REPRESENT CANADA Eugene Laneur, K. C., eminent counsel, of Montreal, who has been chosen as Canadian arbitrator in the investigation of the sinking of the schooner, “I’m Alone" by a 31.3. coastguard vessel. Through Passage on Garafraxa Street by End of Weekâ€"Work Has Gone ahead Quickly During Past Week or sou) MILLINifiY BUSINESS gman; Miss Belle Thompson. vice- chairman; A. J. Reynolds. Hampton; yMrs. M. Singer. Toronto, and Lt.-Col T. J. Murphy of London. members of .the board were present. The board is changing its quarters from the east wing of the parliament buildings to 43 Queen’s Park the first of September. Causes of dependency include wives deserted by their husbands. the al- lowance being granted after five years’ desertion. widows with more than one child, foster mothers and women whose husbands are incapacitated in which case the allowance is granted when there is only one child. Only children under 16 are eligible. Statistics denote that there are two families in the province withull child- - __._‘ M A‘- pomcn {us hqld 99 jihad” night of 'to no lust wax, There were five petitions before the Council. 0. 8. Hunter asked that only a 30-foot pavement be built on Lamb- tonstreet tromtheHahnHousetothe Mistry Oflice. A motion beiore the Council for a 34-foot pavement was carried. Mam M’urdocks vote being called to break the tie. E. Kress spoke for the ratepayers oi the Calder Block. They wish the curb 8 been taken in regard the sidewalk. D. Kinnee and 22 others in the south end of town retested against the ditch th each si__e of the twenty- More than five thousand families in the province are beneficiaries under the mothers’ allowance board which con- cluded its four days’ session last Fri- day after dealing with about 200 new cases. Hon. David gamieson. chair- 5,000 Ontario Families Were During Last Year. foot paved stri. Another petition carhe from W.J crtdegzgkmg to; a street “Johnnie." said a teacher in physi- ology class. “ Can you give a familiar example of the human body as it adapts itself to changed conditions?” “Aunt gained titty pounds in a year and her skin never chucked." MOTHERS’ ALLOWANCE HELPS 16,000 CHILDREN light to be placed at the Earth end of tion. It was originally planned to have the pavement laid the full 40- foot width. but this width met with. considerable opposition from some of the ratepayers most interested. It was at one time mooted that a width of 20 feet would be sufiicient and for a time it looked that this would be the width. During the first of the week a petition was placed in circulation calling for a Eli-strip from the Hahn House to Dr. Jamieson’s corner, this to be of con- crete base with asphalt top. As a suf- ficient number of signers had been se- cured and the Council was favorable. this was the width decided on at Tuesday’s meeting. He' (departing) “Yes? Well you’ll find plenty of that kind at the morgue.” The proposed “wig-wag" signal at the Garafraxa street hill. recommend- ed by the Railway Board. was also dealt with. The Grade Crossing Fund looks after 40 per cent of the cost of this signal and there was a letter be- fore the Council from the C. P. R. sug- gesting that for the remaining 60 per cent, half this cost should be borne by the railway company and half by the Highway Department. A motion to this effect was carried. . The Council met in spech session on Tuesday evening of this week to deal with the paving of Lembton. es- pecially from the Hahn House to the Registry Office corner. There has been considerable controversy on _this ques- Regarding the installation :of a drinking fountain in front of the post office, Inspector Winter of the Post Office Department asked for full in- formation and the assurance that the upkeep would be looked after by the town. The matter was laid over. She: “The man I marry must not smoke, drink, gamble. or stay out at nights. He must be quiet and not easily led ofl. for the Sinking Fund. The roofing of the fire hall was left in the hands of the Property Committee. With the payments of $845 expiring this year. and the school rate being $400 lower than last. the tax rate was left as last year, 52 mills. This might have been reduced but for the fact that the County Rate has been increased from 8 to lo mills. It is predicted that there will be an increase in the rate next year when the paving payments commence. The rate is made up as follows: Accounts totalling 81,617.84 were or- gereq pajgi,_ phis_1ten_1 ulqludingmtlzoq 1929 Tax Rate Struck at 52 Mills Sulfideifl tor Mince Tm For Present Yeahâ€"nun nutter- Were Bro-(Int Up“ See-ion. Signal Question Dealt With Public Libra: County Rate gylgwg General Rate Special Meeting Toad” 13 12 000 41...“. 235 1.88 ham“), w'vvvâ€" In 1919, Jilly m, all the iamily that were residing around Durham gathered at the home of Mrs. Thomas min in honor of the 100th nnnivemory of Mr. Binnie’s birth. There are 41 cleacendants tn the fourth generation um. seven have passed away and 27 more have come into the family by Me. One only of these is gone. In the fifth genera- tion there are 72 oung peeple and children. None 0 _these are marrieg. VD...“- ‘tm . v v-" vv vâ€"â€"_ -7 There are 147 members of the Binnie clan at the present time. Of the two icenmtions mentioned none are now living und only five or the muggy-mop; George. Thongs). Mix-y i‘Mrs. Bell) . nt from Mitchell. Bhelburne. fiol- stein. Hopeville. Priceville. North Bay Toronto and other laces to join in the festivities. and ite the rather wet and disagreeable a ternoon an ex- cellent time was spent that was very much enjoyed by a l. young or old. During the afternoon there was quite a good programme of sports con- sisting of baseball. horseshoe pitching and other amusements. as well as a short programme of songs and speeches. 'I'hos. Binnie of Toronto was onuldbespu'edforthetuk. Sina- ing and good reading were two things strongly emphasized by Mr. and Mrs. Binnie in the home circle. At family worship singing was always a part of worship and Mrs. Binnie's sweet so- prano voice led' in this portion of praise. In inter years the family near- ly all belonged to community choirs. After a short illness Mr. Binnie passed at his home on March 31. 1893. in his. 74th year. Hrs. Binnie joined him in the Eternal City in 1904. the rent revival in Grey County in 1877-8 and wrote manor these events in his diary. which is among the family records. The influence of this revival was so great that It It still felt in the communities in Olly. In those early days when there was so little machinery for farm work there was a great deal done by family co- operation. All the mowing and raking reqnired every one in the fagnilynthat chairman and short reminiscent ad- dresses were delivered by Mr. George Binnie of Glenelg. Thomas Binnie of New Westminister. B.C.. and Rev. James Binnie of Toronto. These ad- dresses were most interesting from a family standpoint. dealing as they did with the early days of the family. Binnie Families Mary Ann and James. Here on the farm the family grew to manhood and womanhood. Mr. and Mrs. Binnie took a keen interest in the education of their children as well as an interest in everything that was a help in the com- munity. Mr. Binnie was I trustee 6:. No. 1 Buneuan school and in later years secretary-treasurer. which office he held until his death. Mr. Binnie became the trusted friend and advisor in almost every home in the community. In his religious life he was most sincere, and if no minis- ter was available in those early days for services. he would conduct prayer service. He olwnys took on active part in Sunday School work and start- ed the flrst Sunday school in his community. He took o_leodir§ port in did With the only days of the familx. the trip across the Atlantic from Scot- land to Canada and the trials of thelx ancestors in their eflorts to make for themselves a home in this new land. A feature of the afternoon was the baptising of the twin children of Mr. end Mrs. James Weir oi Priceville. the ceremony being performed by Rev. James Binnie. After a mu afternoon's enjoyment oi sports and social intercourse, a boun- tiful picnic lunch was served and a family group photograph taken. It was a most eventful day in the Binnie family history. and with the commun- ity at large The Chronicle joins in ex- tending congratulations that there is still so large a connection living of this pioneer family who. with the other pioneers of the early years of Canada contributed so largely to the present day prosperity of this great land of promise. “Long may their lum reek.’ Early Binnie History Mr. Thomas Binnie was a son of George and Betty Veitch Binnie and was born on July lst 1819 at Bonjed ward in the parish _oi Jedburgh. Sect~ ed Kingdom" and nineteen days later landed in Quebec. They came by train as far as Georgetown and walked to Ballinaiad, a distance of six miles. where Binnie relatives resided. The family came in a wagon from Ballina- fad to Durham and settled on a farm land. On Much 16th. 1349. he was married to Isabelle Cannon. d: ter of Alexander and Jean Hunter ran- ston. the men-lace taking place at The Gumball home was at Ceverton Mill in the parish of Ectford. Bootlend. Mr. and Mrs. Binnie took up residence It Stripend, Riocalton where four children were born, George Meander. Thomas and Jane. Then they removed land where three more children were born, Elizabeth. Isabelle. and Agnes. 0n the 25th of May 1861. they sailed from ‘Glesgow on _the_ steamship "Unit- to Yeam Hall. across the E 11511 border Am _ County offiqrthum iq‘Glenglz on the s_ego_nd day of July.