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rearing muary 4, rive a re- !) of 10% of men’s y rubbers , -Misses’ galoshes. r exper- [)llTED. UNION for it aith Store. wrc. ‘ ‘ year to do so as there was still comma-able work to do in clawing up the fragments of last summer’s work. Thu 311219.»: and death of Clerk W. B. Vollrv had been a serious blow and 'hundicap to the Council. and it was at field and intended to remain and unit the decisiom. o! the ntepsyers next Monday. ‘ W but '1an Council Mr. O. 8. Hunter. u candidute for tho mayoralty, sud he was in the field 101’ election md W ” "@123: unbuJ v. "av; 9 election and th "v“ â€"â€" â€" ought it Mayor Murdock ‘ Mayor Murdock was the first speaker from amongst the nominees. He spoke cf the lack of interest taken generally through the year with the work of the Council and thought the people were making a mistake in not attending the meetings each month. Were they to do this it would clear up a lot of the misunderstanding that mostly always arose at nomination time. As the Treasurer had given the financial state- ment the speaker was relieved from this dart of his duty and dwelt at consider- .1 ble length on the paving question, the Jazz question of the past year. He ex- plained what had been done. and which has. so often before been told in these columns following the different meet- ings; of Council and closed the sub- w: by saying that in his opinion Dur- Etim‘. had as good a pavement and trunk \eu'er system as any town of its size in Ontario. ing the town nothing. He was mak- ing arrangements with the Ontario Motor League to have signs erected in different parts of the vicinity to ad- vertise the town. He had been criti- cized for spending some $80 for trips to Toronto with members of the Council, but for this 90 had mimtheuseoxnmcum uuw trips to Toronto and one to Owen Sound and was not ashamed of the reimbursement he had received. He thought the town had been treated quite fairly iv the matter. In closing his address he said thtt ho had been in the Council for a 8006 many years now. and that the honor war. no good to him (tom a much! standpoint. He was satisfied to retire but thought probably this was the wro-n ‘ year to do so as there was still Mayor Murdock told of the advances *he town had made during the past five years during which he had occupied. the mayor’s chair. With the assistance if the I. O. D. E. the town hall had been repaired until it was a credit to the place. He and his Council had been instrumental in waiting on Miss Mac-P strumental in having the wig-wag signal erected at the C. P. R. crossing at the foot of the hill, and had opposed and won out the original plan whereby the town would have had to pay a share of the erection and Operation of the A4 A-A A- AAAAA There was some fireworks at the nominations here on Monday, but atter the smoke had cleared away and the net result accomplished had been re- viewed, it was a rather tame meeting. One thing was gratifying, the large attendance of ratepayers, the largest. we believe, in a good many years, and i this interest could but be kept up during the year at the various deliber- ations of the Council it would be a good thing for the municipal life of the town. The nominations Opened at 7.30 pm. and were in charge of Mr. H. Allen. clerk, pro tem. At the close of the hour devoted to the proposal of candidates for the different positions on the var- lous boards, Mr. W. Laidlaw was voted to the chair and the speaking com- menced. One feature referred to by the speakers was the regret felt at the absence from his accustomed place of the late Clerk, Mr. W. B. Vollett. For the past 28 years he had been in charge of all nomination proceedings in Durham and to the majority of the immgel‘ and middle-aged voters, the nweting did not seem altogether right shout his presence as returning offi- Inst, year‘s taxes unpaid. a matter of £400 more than last year. There was also some of 1928 and earlier years that 12-..ch not been paid and the speaker u' a med any present who were behind in this important item that more drastic \tC-pt'. were to be taken for their col- lection. This report showed that there was at December 15 approximately $3,500 of Treasurer’s Report Came M . This year an innovation was sprung m the audience in that Treasurer Ramage was requestedto read his own report. as he was more familiar with it ‘nan anyone else. This was done and .H‘OVPd entirely satisfactory and it is al- 'r:r_ret.her likely that the practice will continued in the future. Annual Nomlnulou Pct Nominations Monday Were Interesting wrong in principle and thought the ratepayers as a whole should have had the opportunity of saying whether or not there should be a pavement built in 'the municipality. He scored the method of installing the connections in the main sewer and said that instead of making a hole in the main pipe with a pick and cementing around the joint that the proper junctions and fittings should have been used. He criticised. ’the Counci for not holding the money {owing to the Standard Pavings Com- pany instead of taking their bond. ,which he described as a worthless !piec of paper. or words to that effect. lSupposing the Council did. have to pay Ifive per cent on the money. they would ’have to pay more than this when their bonds were floated. He thought it would have been good business to have Eheld the money and paid the interest. ‘Mr. Hunter stated he was in the field Ito stay and if elected would give his 'every interest to the industrial develop- ment of the town. Explained County Matters Reeve Bell said on rising that he would not touch on town matters at all, these having been well covered by {the treasurer and the preceding candi- idates. His remarks were to be confined to the County Council. He referred to Ithe two mills increase in the County Rate, but said he was not responsible for this. This rate had been increased from eight to ten mills and the good lroads system and advanced education |was wholly responsible. If we wanted these things we would have to pay for them. There were at the present time 260 miles of county road, 11 miles of Iwhich had been built this year. In ad- ‘dition the Hanover, Durham and Neu- ‘stadt pavements had been constructed. |The county’s total road cost was $137,- 1000. There were 105 miles of provin- cial roads in the county. In the matter of education alone the cost of this had risen greatly in the past few years. From $8,000 it had jumped to $80,000, and this year the Durham school alone had received $6,459 as its share of the county grant. Referring to the Children’s Shelter at Owen Sound, there had been a change in the manner of collecting mainten- ance fees, a change which Reeve Bell said he had supported and also believed in. As a county institution it should be supported by the county as a whole and not by a few of the citizens who were canvassed annually through the towns and rural school sections. Under the present arrangement the county made an annual grant of 31.500 and the city 01' Owen 303115111900. JV wâ€"- of the. improve?! 'conditions' here since the new wing of the school had been opened. At the present time 47.? per cent of the pupils attending were rural As a result of opposition the building had been withheld and at the present time the action of those who opposed it was justified. There are 180 pen- sioners in Grey county and it is thought that the House of Refuge will have ample accommodation and the only ex- tension will likely be the changes made in the attic of the building and which will not cost more than $2,000. The Pen- sions Act, the Mothers’ Allowances Act, and the act that provides for the mun- icipalities paying for the keep of indi- gent patients ln hospitals, all cost the county money but they were a good thing and made necessary under “the â€".A ALI“..- The House of Refuge was next refer- red to. There had been a movement on hand to enlarge this institution but the speaker had opposed it on the ground that the Old Age Pensions Act would take care of many who were now inmates of the county institution. Joseph H. B. Smith, of Wolf Creek, Alberta, who won the world’s wheat championship at the 1929 International Grain and Hay Show at Chicago. He is considered one of the most progressive mixed farmers in the Wolf Creek district. CANADA’S WHEAT KING obndltions. But these Dec. 31â€"Durham at Hanover Jan. 8â€"Walkerton at Hanover Jan. l4â€"I-Ianover at Durham Jan. 22â€"Durham at Walkerton Dec. 31â€"Durham at Ha: Jan. 8â€"Walkerton at E Jan. l4â€"Hanover at D Jan. 22â€"Durham at Was Jan. 24â€"Hanover at WI Jan. mâ€"wukerton at 1 m game scheduled Jan. lOâ€"Walkerton at Durham Jan. 23â€"Durham at Walkerton Section Bâ€" Jan. 14â€"Southampton at Paisley Jan. 23-â€"Pa.isley at Southampton Northern Lennie Schedule Following are the Senior and Junior schedules in the Northern League series an it meets Durham: Durham (10)-Goal, McDonald; de- fence, Snell, Wilson: centre, McGirr; wings, Elvidge, Buschlen: subs" R. Mc- Girr, Rowe, Kréss, Lavalle (goal). Referee, Saunders, Wham. in this section of the Ontario Associa- tion grouping. Both Owen Sound and Markdale teams are bound to improve considerably when they get working and with the advance of the season and the locals in better condition some real hockey is sure to be the result. Won in Owen Sound The locals lived up to their former reputation as a good road team when they tool: the Owen Sound team into camp at Owen Sound last Friday night 4 to 0. The ice, with the exception of the first period, was in anything but condition, and in the initial sesion El.- vidge scored three goals before the homesters had wakened up. This was all the scoring of the period, but in the second session Elvidge and McGirr went through the Owen Sound defence in a combined effort, the latter scoring on a pass from his team mate in front of the Owen Sound net. The line-up for the Markdale game wax as follows: Mandala (5)â€"Goel, A. Wright; de- fence, Dudgeon,» Num};_ oeptre, Inga; Mcéu'tchec'm, p’. Wright, Kelly. In repozting the game the Owen Sound. Sun-Timer. admits that the bet- ter team won and that, the experience of the locals was too much for the homra team. The line-up: Owen Sound (0)â€"Goal, Pointon and. Silverthcrn; defence, Whinfleld, Beat- tie; centre, J. Coutre; wings, Cameron, C. Coutre; subs., Lenahan, Dault. Kreutzweisez. Durham (4)-â€"Goal. McDonald; de» fence, Kress. Wilson; centre, McGirr; wings, Buschlen. Elvidge; subs.. Dean, McIlraith, Rowe. Referee, Ashley, Wiarton. Beat Markdale 10-5. The Markdale intermediates were the dark horses so far as the locals were concerned. and while they had been defeated by Owen Sound in their first game. the locals had no line on them and went into the game‘ on Monday night with the idea that they were to have a hard. struggle, a supposition that was not far wrong. The final score of 10-5 does not indicate the play, as both teams are apparently hard ice ones and almost anything may happen in their next meeting it cold weather prevails. The ice on Monday was: soft and no real good hockey could be played. but the result was highly satisfactory to the locals. The Durhams went over to Markdale on the a“ermxrz‘. tr“a driving home “.0 cocoâ€"oi. “.4 after the game. It was a heart break- 1113 trip. Securing teams at Mark~ dale they got as far as Priceville when the animals played out. Teams were then sent out from town. The night was a stormy one and a steady fall of snow and rain descended over the whole journey. At Priceville they were en- tertained by Mine Host McV-lcar, and as no let-up of the storm was in sight they remuned in the hotel until about 7 o’clock Tuesday morning before they started out on the return trip, taking over two hours to make the return trip. In the second and third periods the ice had softened up considerably and made the going rather tough for the lighter Durham team, but the air-tight defence of the locals kept the Sounders from any close-in shots and the Dur- ham goaler had little difficulty in handling the long ones that were fired a; him. 0.... subs.) SAYS NEW TYPE OF The action arose from a motor wold- out west of Hutton Hill a year ago last October in which Lettner was al- leged. to new: run into a car driven by William Adlam of Bentlnck, who claimed Lettner was on his wrong side Neighbors and Friends Gather on Christmas Day to Congratulato Mr. and Mrs. Gillen Boyd on Golden Anniversary of Their Wedding;â€" Sen‘; in by Glenroadin Correspondent. A. most delightful and unique event took place at Glenroadin at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Gillen Boyd on Christmas Day when they celebrated theiz'golden wedding anniversary. The case of Adla‘m vs Léttner'. Wd at Owen Sound on December 16, béfdi'e His Honor Judge Sutherland resulted in the plaintiff being awarded 6450 and costs, the decision having been reserved at the time of trial. Fifty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were married by Rev. Mr. McDermond at Domoch Presbyterian church. For the last forty years they have lived on the farm now owned by them at Glenroadin. To them was born and son. Allan, who lives in Saskatchewan, but due to his wife’s serious illness he was unable to be with his parents. There are seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Two of the grand- children wero present. Neighbors and friends enjoyed the Christmas festivities with the delightful old couple. Mrs. B‘oyd has lived in this district since she was a small girl, when sho came from Galt with her parents to the farm now owned by Mr. Hill on the highway. She was formerly Miss Marion Boyd. GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS milâ€"I}: 'ahd Mrs.“ Boyd have always been prominent workers in Burns Presby- terian church. Many beautful guts were {eceivgd by Mr. and Mrs. Boyd among them being several pieces of gold china. ware and a beautifu! mahogany chime clock. Friends and neighbors join in wishing them continued. health and happiness. JUDGMENT GIVEN Plaintiff Awarded $450 and Costa in Action Axum? Walkerton Gange- man.â€"Aocident Happened Over Year Mr. Boyd has always lived in this community. He was born and raised on the farm now owned by Mr. L. Mc- Lean at the Rocky. POOL POLICY UNALTERED A. J. McPhail, recently elected. for the sixth time. as head or the Wheat Pool of Saskatchewan, who has replied to adverse Pool criti- cisms. He states that the Wheat Pool is “still following the policy laid down in its first year of oper- ation, one that has for its end the securing of a good average price every season. selling wheat when there is a demand, and refraining it when no one wants to buy." IN ADLAM CASE POLICE ut vim Mrs. W. N. Dexter l" A Hrs 1 ones a service was held ct the home of her daughter at Hemilton nt which the Revs. Cut-son. Enamels end Onnon Spencer oflicicted. Many floral trib- uteswerelaidonthecukct bythe family, former neighbors here. end ec- qucintnnces at Hamilton. Surviving Mrs. Neal is a tnmily of five dwghters 1nd four sons: In. 1". 0. D. Smith (Ruchnel). Recinn. _Bu_s_k.; subject of this sketch followed mining and lumbering for some years, his ac- tivities _ta_klng him up into the Lesser its. WEPooleMnnle), muons. Blake Lake country and into British Columbia. For the past few years he had been living retired. though he con- ducted a market gardening business as a remunerative sideline as well as a I‘my 0n Chfllltmu “Y. I” m .“â€"~ 0-â€" were brought to Varney on Saturday last and interment was made Monday in Maplewood cemetery, the services being taken by Rev. B. D. Armstrong of Durham Presbyterian church in the absenceotRev.Mr.HayesottheAn- glican church here, who was confined to his home through illness. The de- ceased,whowasatrueChrlstianchar- acter, was a member of the Anglican church all her life and was most highly esteemed by everyone of her ac- quaintance. Before leaving for Varney The death of Mr. Arnett ls the first. break in the family. He is survived by his widow, and five sons and two daughters as follows: William in Vik- ing, Alberta: Wesley, in Glenelg; Thomas, in Orangeville; John in Ham- llton; George, in Detroit: Mrs. John Winegarden (May). Hamilton. and Miss Emma Arnett. Vancouver. BC. Though no definite particulars hue been received at time of writing it is thought by the members of the family here that interment will be made at Edmonton where the deceased. with Mrs. Arnett, have spent the past quar- ter century of their lives. Jéétfi' of her husband, Mrs. Neil went West and spent some years with the members of her family there. subsea quently moving to Hamilton to be with her daughter. Mrs. Cheyne. She was taken ill two years ago but her condi- tion was not considered serious until last August, since which time she can- tinuel to fail in health _and passed her daughter. Mrs. Cheyne, at Hamilâ€" ton. and the funeral was held Monday from the residence of her brother, Mr. R. G. Morrison. Egremont. Interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. The late Mrs. Neal was 74 years of age and was born in Egremont near Barber’s Corners. She lived here until a your woman and 51 years ago was married to Mr. George Neal. who died ten yea ago. They lived on the pre- th iii {new Barber farm in Egremont for 50!... 16 years, removing later to Mount Forest. where they resided until the death of Mr. Neal. Following the Peter Cautts. a well-known and highly respected resident of , West Luther, near Conn. died December 26, and interment was made on Sunday, the 29th. in Mount Forest cemetery. The deceased was not well known here though he had visited in this vicinity on different occasions, and was the father of Mr. Gordon Coutts, husband of the former Miss M. MacArthur of Bentinck. Mr. E. 8. MacArthur and mother, Mrs. D. MacArthur, attended the funeral from here on Sunday. Mrs. George Neal, a pioneer resident at Egremont. but for the past ten years residing in other parts of the Dominion with members of her family, passed away on Christmas day at the home of ”8. C. PAWN MRS. GEORGE NEAL PETER (‘OUTTS OBITUARY nolatnothernommuontorcnw- dues. mmmxomtbeemot Durhnmthisyeuh: Hunter. tion there is no one who will care to pre- dict the result when the final vote in doing counted next Monday night. a number of candidates for all posi- tions. For the Reeveship last year's head, W. H. Hunter. is battling it out with J. McArthur. a former reeve. while for deputy three are in the. field. Irwin Robb. W. J. Philp and J. A. Ferguson. These two positions at the head. of the council are being fought out on the “road straightening pro- gramme of last year. Reeve Hunter and eat-Councillor Philp favor the run- ning of the county-provincial highway irom Dundalk straight across tit- town- ship, it is said. Mr. McArthur is op- posed to the straightening of the road and hopes to draw the entire vote of the southern part of the township to his banner. Mr. Ferguson. too. as the father of the deviating roadway quite naturally opposes the straightening and will expect to get a majority from those also opposed. It seems to be a straight fight of the south against the north. In the Council Neil McEachern is the only candidate with municipal exper- ience. Also running aie Hugh Dic- Eaehern, Wm. J. Watson. Fred Halli; day and David Long. all making their first try. Like Durham. it is to be an interesting contest and the result will be watched with interest. Election In Em: - 1 W The nominations for Egremont held in Hol_stein on Monday brought out =3- m behnd. We commute om" tamertownunmonthetmstrepooed in him by his fellow citizens. 0f last year’s council in Egremom. Deputy Reeve Mack m the only ab- sentee. be feeling that he did not hove the time to devote to municipal politics. his position requiring absence from home for days at a time. Mr. Robb and Mr. Philp of last year's council are both. in. the running for «WW my» From a rewnt issue of the Unity. Best, Courier, we learn that Ir. W. and 3 MW of Wont, m electoq‘ to the town council of ant progressive Western munlcmzlitz- r._.,~~'z-._¢ me. «u A -‘k, Mr. em: nearest opponent m 80 .vvw -. â€"â€"_ and as both cannot win, the Council {or ‘ Insoismefithercaselostngacoodl Holstein Polloe Trustees were all elected by acclamatlon. last year‘s board. being returned wlthout opposi- tion as follows: Messrs. C. Drumm. Joseph Bllton and. R. Christie. mm NATIONAL W Am news!) mu. A'l' UNITY SN 911' 1 13 ho El.