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Durham Chronicle (1867), 5 Dec 1929, p. 1

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l) (ROSS HOSPITAL North of Tomi. Melody Mixers am g Strong 1m Now an 8 CL, 'ovember Z9 Furniture Co. row Rooms ear 98-00 Extra ------ Mr, Hon ' . , a field of seven, with three to he elect- ed. Messr. Charles Bailey, Robert Mc- Caslin and James Tumbull were the lucky men. being elected in the order named. Turnbull’s nearest Wt, Turnbulls 257. with the p011 leeder,' ”99 and McCulin 285. The [‘r‘rggc-(‘t‘n‘lleI'Ed contest with a split vote 1* Wm a foregone conclusion that name!“ Hunt nor Magwood would have wince of election. With Monday’s raw been elected. However, elections ‘ to- horse races and the result can 211'“ .. m be told until the race is over, but - --_--A-A that Hunt W‘s MUIIWJ - ' '- uney, )lcCaslin and mid! Elected to Council "a. â€"_‘ an .i... _- 110'. be told until the race is over, DUB] a a: it is conceded that Hunt was Mr iimkins must also be congratulat- ed on the excelle ilb first attempt. . "m township‘s old war horses 311d township-wide acquaintance. For Mr Hopkins to step into the field and give the veteran the chase of his 111‘» m which his majority was a matter . __ x- gamnrkfihle and it 0 f ‘1‘. 21> a. and hie m which of OH‘LV five :5 modified give the veteran the chase of his his majority was a matter votes. is remarkable and it Mr. Hopkins will be heard Tit-m were no conjectures on the other Thw'e were no anus"... -_ . other than tbs 91x4 101‘. seemed Gem, the running alone in the Hug township. It was ha mat McCasl'm of last 171 A. _ LA“‘- ‘ :Donald, Grierson Win In Bentinck P6 r!:£.\(‘llE:‘. FAREWELL 2 H. Crickington of Mulock y‘zm‘ Church is preaching his fare- «mmon on Sunday, December 8. :1 n‘Clock. Mr. Crickington is well ~~ in this part of the country, as l "‘3 .“vwm-r of excellent merit. McDonald .3.â€"â€"N0. 3259. LANGUAGE QUESTION FORCE RESIGNATION - M. Henri Jasper 118181195 ‘5 m Minister of Belgium after hi! Cabinet had W on a” question of substituting Flemish 1U preach u the omen: W 0‘ Ghent University. ‘ week. \x ould be. "flave \ou left anything 318?” :1 many large hotels. 381811 But phe unld be: "Have you anyhmg Sm“ Vow Pulled 1M SUNDAY Holland Twp. Boy Won Chicago Honors Secured Second Place In Exhibit Peas at International Hay and Grain FLIES OVER SOUTH POLE Commander Richard Byrd. who this week made history by flying across the South Pole in an aeroplane. Airéé'i'ré'dlt"6{ the school fairs held in the county each year and sponsored by the agricultural Idepartment of the dntario Government. U‘LUJ UVVO- w..- r_ 7 shown at the County Fair at Meaford‘ and came first in a competition of 24 entries. At the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto they received third place in a field of 15. On the insistence of the Grey County branch of the department of agriculture, which persuaded their being shown at Toronto, they were entered at the big show at Chicago, ltho world. Show Now in km- Young Lee’s exhibit is a wondermi tribute to the good, and also the possi- bilities of the County School Fairs and should prove an incentive to schools and communities not now represented to participate. AGED [WK-WARDEN SAYS YOUNG ME N LIVE TOO FAST The annual wardens’ banquet of the [Uta .......... _ ‘ He went back to his early youth and {said that the reason he has lived so 'long was that he was reared in a log house and had lived in the woods. "The young men of today so too fast; we plowed with oxen and they went plenty fast enough,” he stated. “But let these fellows go, you can’t stop ‘1... h‘iiffnfl Gave “IIHUCD 15“.. V. '--v _ - over 100 county ofliclals, err-wardens and guests in attendance. In response to the toast to the ex-wardens, S. S. Clutton, of Vienna, replied. Although he is over 90 years of age, Mr. Clutton spoke with the energy and enunciation of men half his age. _-.I plenby luau Cllqu-cy __- let these fellows go. you can’t stop ’em." In conclusion. Mr. Clutton gave from memory Robbie Burns’ “Afton Water”. J. C. Dance also responded briefly. HELD GOOD DANCE were first exhibited at- the is a wonderful DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, Four-Day Storm Blocked All Roads Roads Arc Blocked The net result of the storm is that nearly all roads are blocked, motor traffic being tied up entirely. It is lpossible now to get through the country |with horse and cutter or sleigh but' the going is difficult as those in charge of getting out the vote in Bentinck Township on Monday can testify. Fur- ther east the snow is deeper and in Glenelg Township, which also votes in December, it was found impossible on Friday and Saturday to get through with the ballot boxes. As a result the . Lâ€" “A-‘ been reported from all over the prov- ince. 0n the Great Lakes, too, consid- erable damage was done through hap- t pily the loss is light, comparatively, most of the ships having sought shel- ter or remained in port. December to be Cold According to J. B. Bowes, the weather 1 prophet from Chatsworth, this month . is to be cold. As Mr. Bowes was one 1 ‘hundred per cent correct in predicting last week’s storm. his word will now be taken as official and his prediction of a ' cold December treated seriously. He ' states that December will produce the L most severe weather possible, the cold- ’ est in 30 years. There snow and frost and anythin 3 could be disagreeable. January, 3 ever, is to be mild. the warmest in a t 30-year period. Spring, according to 1 Mr. Bowes, is to be ushered in early, 4 possibly about the middle of March. t Old-timers state 3 was the fall of snow so e district so early in the season. proved most interesting and attracted considerable attention. There were shawls in the parade more than 200 years old and they consisted of silken paisleys from Inverness, rare embroid- ered Indian shawls. tafletas and Scot- 1 tish plaids. Thursday’s Globe contain- ied a photo of the winners. which are: Miss Valpie Easton of Palermo, Mrs. A. Thompson of Markdale. Mrs. T. H. Keys of Maple. Mrs J. F. Giles oi Dur- cote. Grey County. in a paisley shawl 110 years old; Mrs. Robert Boyes of Le- froy. whose shawl came from Edin- burge 100 years ago; and Mrs. C. Watt oi Bondhead. A lesser force would turn aside m tasks which every soul mus Prom “3-1;; it must override. m cm it must defeat. mmwvmmflm U; U'U. -VV, wâ€"â€"â€"- y that Mrs. Giles was both sur- 1 and delighted when her name mentioned as one o f the prize DRUNK DRIVERS LIKELY TO LOSE BOTH PERMITS An alliance formed between the Provincial Department of Highways and the Liquor Control Board, for the purpose of curbing drunken auto driv- ers and habitual liquor buyers, is likely to bring about large cancellation oi liquor and driving permits. Hon. Geo. 8. Henry, Minister of Highways, in announcing the program, is carrying out the one of Premier Ferguson’s election pledges to curb: drunken driving, and excessive liquor 8 many this will affect is not stated. In the past year 1700 motorists have had their driving licenses suspended, while it is said the number of liquor permits ‘cancelled is equally great. In- _-_---J.. Mfiflh‘1flf‘nn convicted of driving while intoxicated, the Liquor Control Board. under this new arrangement, will take what action is deemed advisable in regard to with- drawing the privilege of purchasing ' liquor." ' The Minister added that “the present arrangement had been made in fur- , therance of the Government’s expressed ’ policy to tighten the reins on those ' who might be abusing the privileges 1 they now had under the Liquor Control ' Act or the Highway Traffic Act.” JAPAN ’S CANADIAN MINISTER Hon. Iyemsa Tokugawa. J apan's first Minister to Canada. photo- graphed after his recent arrival in Ottawa in his official uniform. Against This Menace. lo'wing observations: I‘ The murder rate in United States « averages 93 per hundred thousand of population. In some American cities it runs as high as 35 and over. Van-i couver's murder rate is 1.6, Montreal’s 1.7, and Toronto 1.9. The death pen- a hideous thing to deliberately take a. {man out in the grey dawn and hang. lhim by the neck until he is dead. It‘ is barbarous and cruel. And it is a! horrible thing to take a man’s life in‘ order that other people will be taught not to kill. It is__not true justice to with the protection of its members. The man who commits murder outlaws himself. He must be dealt with, not so much in fairness to himself, as fairness The Vancouver makes the fol- 3. N. Murdock James m Clarke cud halve me lland W. J. McFadden. The “M005 of a motor vehicle. which in the ab- - .. .. a-“ u n at “not: nf uremuuon or care might en- the Order. an Rev. E. Hayes, the famil conducted the brother Odd Fellow. service at the home and gave. and, as Fellows also Trinity church cemtery As a. tribute to an old frien and assocmte many deceased 1135 Been a bw-wv..- - Mr. Vollet took part in my of the pioneer activities of the city and as a young man for a. time followed the oc- cupation of teamster between Durham and Guelph. He later lenmed the r trade and followed this with Ewiy about two 01 but whens were on the 1 Council. the I. 0. O. $2.00nYarinCundI;$2.50hU.B. Itmowed oohu'dmmenelc tut Thu-ad”. Friday sud Bum-d” ant vehicuhrmmcmcompletclyblock- ed. Thumiueuuuotmnrdadun fictumy. the various deputy W lmd u t result the electmn COMMI‘ITED FOR TRIAL 0N REDUCED CHARGE Attorney Itcherson prosecuting. _ On hem an“! to ttPg_witness box I- ‘ “-A At V W“ wuv‘. v- -v Mr. Clarke WIS informed 'the charge of manslaughter had been reduced to of the Provincnl Police. Stretford. and w -‘Vu U-v-- V... such omission. without lawful excuse. did «use crevious bodily injury to one himorbetriedbyjury. Mr.Chrk.on the advice of his attorneys. elected to ,be tried by jury and as commitied for . , ,__.A. -l‘ Ammffinf “is 8. J. Potter, 75 years of age. and a resident of Bentinck Township near- ly all her life. is a patient at Durham hospital suffering from what is belieVed to be a broken thigh. The accident occurred on Sunday morning when Miss Potter was shovelling sorne snow on her premises on the second conces- sion. In some manner she lost her balance and fell. fracturing her leg. Neighbors soon found her and had her taken to the house. where they looked after her until Tuesday when it was de- cided that the proper place for one in her condition was the hospital. To date there has been no X-ray made of the fracture and nothing definite is known but it is believed that her hip was fractured. Inquiry at the hospital yes- terday elicitated the information that “in Potter was doing well and was ,Ll- KISS NWT “‘0 av...“ quite cheerful in her new location. though it took considerable persuasion to make her leave her farm on which appears in another column. We trust Miss Potter may continue to unprove and that no ser- ious results will follow her unfortunate Vote Next Monday It 6.75

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