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[OR ROLLS MONTH of Durham }eorge and ts., where mepared to ur reqmre- e of your SPELLS of cars. can pro- Hopkins. Jung: e steady 'aFREE Oil at uainted” Moved airing Freda Ritchie. Storage Wm M'- CO. Comm Valet Set? I Hiscox. Dan '31” V0110“. Ontario rage Jr. Ritchie. O. by being chosen to represent the Dominion of Canada at the League of quions. His address was very inter- eating. )liss Macphail Made Short Speech Miss Macphail on coming to the. plat- lol‘m accepted the nomination very graciously and regretted that the seat- ”mg capacity was so taxed and that so many were rendered uncomfortable in having to stand. She outlined the great change of mind in the party feeling at Ottawa. all of which has taken place since 1921. and how that in those days the U. P. 0. were barely acknowledged and given no hearing at all. Now , it was so different because they had com- menced doing things which had been denied the old party system for fear of being turned out of office. She her. self had endeavored to be true to the people. Miss Macphail explained how supported the Soldiers’ Settlement amendments. as many times she had nevn refused help for returned men " ‘m- needed it. She voted on the Bud- 2 ' .lsz her electors had advised her and took her stand on the Divorce bill. m? because she favored divorces, or vxa 21' ed to see more or easier divorce Imvv but because a divorce court in Or"..'ario was fairer to all, and a more mtnal and human method of dealing u‘i'h divorce and its laws than was C C- -A animous nomination and trusted that his prophecy of a larger majority would be true. Reeve Hunter of Egre- mont and Reeve McDonald of Bentinck spoke along organization lines that were suggestive of a successful campaign. Reeve Jack of Proton was sure the party could work for no better candi- date than the one who always had the interests of her people at heart. Warden Lambke of Sullivan felt that Miss Mac- phail should be accorded an acclama~ tion because of her work in national and international fields, but 11 not. "then let us make her opponents wish they had accorded .her one.” Messrs. McKay. McIlvride and Russell urged everyone to work for a record majority. F. R. Oliver Spoke F. R. Oliver. M.P.P., was called upon to address the audience and chose to \peak on the organization, its aims and Objects. and named a few of the achievements of the U.F.O. He closed with a strong appeal for the candidate. who was known nationally and inter~ nationally as the strongest supporter of better legislation for farmers. He (‘l'ed many of the causes for right she had championed in the House because or her independent position and thought she deserved unselfish support for the honor she had brought the UP. “”‘u '\ LU any 5-.v-v .. -- 1mv~= but because a. divorce court in Urn-mo was fairer to all, and a more HZUI‘H‘; and human method Of dealing u'i'h divorce and its laws than was rm. on the statutes. She closed her address pledging her obedience to the W111. 0f the electors and promisins t0 den-me her time. energy and talents to the people of Smith-East Grey. and the farmers: in general. The meeting closed with the National PRINTING TRADE IS marks explained the reason of the meeting. the selection of a candidate to contest the next federal election, likely to be held this summer. The choosing of a candidate took but a few moments, as only one name, that of Miss Macphail, the present member was advanced. who was the recipient of a most enthusiastic reception. The executive were all present. and selected as the candidate to represent the U. P. 0. party at the next federal election to be held this summer. Miss Macphail is the present sitting member. having occupied the seat ior South- East Grey continuously since 1921. There was a large gathering of repre- sentatives present that taxed the hall to its capacity, every polling subdivis- ion in the riding being represented. The meeting was presided over by R. D. phail's nomination were R. L. Altcm. son., Chatsworth. who was pleased to Anthem embossers. manufactm'inc stationers. tag. label and curton manufacturers. According to the lute-st statistics from the Dominion Bumu, captttl invested in these industries mounts to $90,539.- 647. being surpassed only by “pit“ in the electric power, the pulp end PM)“ and the lumber mam VOL. 64.â€"NO. 3283 tho meeting to cider and in a few re- Miss A. C. Macpllail Unanimously Chosen and, the lumber industries. and capital, and the human The printing 136W 81" “9107- factor is the only one which in mm industry. tlon of any Canadian lumber industry. exceeded in this respect only by a” ment to 28,607 men and to over 839,,194AS1. Wage an salary distrlbu The fibrinting industries 8!- ve employ- womon. hams tion the W As far as gross vulno of Mm ‘3 mm W mututm'mc amounts mm. Field 11 W- my statement prepared b: Dominion Depfl’tmen mum officials of the about 4 a mm m out t factor is the only then it was fifteen “the 1mm '3 himwith wmwh’w" mymw'wm modem count by yarn amt!» one WIND" w WW-' supp!!!“ ant .0000- mm -Wuflarn put d ”I $80.8noonnnd â€"ners Was Only Nune Mentioned at Convention Held Here Saturday. Riding in Interests 0! II. F. 0. Party at Election to Be field This Summer. 'vv ‘vâ€"vâ€" ;_ Pacific waters of Canada; three and a half billion cigarettes were made in the Dominion last year; 200,000 passengers went to EurOpe in 1929 by the St. Law- rence route; 40 countries are represent. ed in the naturalizations in Canada; 72 Canadians won the Victoria Cross; there are 2,500 telephone conipanies and 55 railway commnies in Canada; Canada has 272 millionaires; the Canadian Falls at Niagara are receding at the rate of 23 feet per year since In these days of motoring there is nothing we know of that is of so much benefit to the public generally as the road signs erected through the country by the Highways Department and the Ontario Mott! League. In neither case is the erection of these signs compul- sory. With the Highways Department especially. these signs are erected at considerable expense. and are placed merely as an act of courtesy by the Department that motorists should have as little trouble as possible in travelling from one section of the country to the other. It is to be hoped that whoever is responsible for the silly destruction of these guides will cease Operations before they are apprehended and it is found necessary to have them prose- cuted. In the case of prosecution, we suppose the perpetrators would even have the nerve to ask the newspapers to “Keep my name out of the paper”. This procedure may work in some cases where publication would not be in the public interest or of a sufficient news nature, but in a case of this kind the court proceedings will. be published in full and the names of the guilty parties“ nrcner‘v disnloved without any attempt to “soft pedal." the evidence. day evening about 6 o’clock to a chim- ney blaze at the residence of P. J. McLean on Lambton street. The town and in the vicinity. Resident Engineer Alder informs us that the dir- ections have been changed, posts pulled out. signs defaced and other depreda- tions committed for no other reason ap- parently than to cause trouble. If the guilty parties are found out they will be prosecuted and severe penalties will follow. There is no magistrate who can have any sympathy with the class of citizen who will. wantonly destroy that which is a direct benefit to the public, such as highway signs as a guide to strangers touring through the coun- try. The depredations. Mr. Alder in- formed the Chronicle. is not the work of young boys. as much of it would tax the strength of men of more mature years. CHIMNEY FIRE CALLED BRIGADE wfien it arrived. A few pdd facts about Canada are: 300 whales are caught annqally 1n the There always seems to be someone who simply must be into trouble and during the past couple of weeks hood- lums have amused themselves by inter- fering with the highway signs around HIGHWAY SIGNS WERE MUTILATED Pulled Out Posts and Caused Consid- erable Damage in Town and Vicinity. Prosecutions Will Follow 1! Guilty Parties Found GOES To CONFERENCE J. H. Roar. who has been ap- polnter employers’ delegate for Canada at the 14th Annual Session of the International Labor Confer- ence at Geneva. DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1930 Since Saturday there has been a veritable stream of cars visit the Ed- monds home at Vickers on the Durham Road, according to Mrs. Edmonds and her sister, Mrs. W. Torry, in speaking to the Chronicle on Tuesday afternoon. For a time the writer did not pay very much attention to the rumors that were floating around, as we do not be- lieve in things supernatural, banshees, ghosts, or other like characters of a day when superstition was more wide- spread than at the present. but when newspapers like the Globe featured it on the front page, and lesser lights like the Toronto Star ran it under two-col- There is no question of it. The fig- ure is there. The stain on the sheet or whatever it is, shows the outline of a most benign looking face, with mus- tache and whisker, and with hands ap- parently grasping a staff which extends some distance above the head. It is all that the newspaper dispatches said the sheet is nothing more than the well-known trade mark of the Robin Hood Mills Limited, and we say this after having the business card of a traveller for this firm who was in town Tuesday and which is now in our pos- session. The “staff” referred to by those who saw the image is nothing more or less than Robin Hood’s bow. which he has to his shoulder, arrow fitted and. ready to shoot. The dis- says that the image is a full figure, as it is not, and with the exception of the face, which is itself rather dimly vis- ible. is badly faded from the shoulders down and scarcely discernable. “A Hanover man who visited the Reay home and saw the sheet said tonight that the image is a full figure, with features clearly distinguishable. He ventured no explanation of its appear- ance. “The family, however, is convinced that the figure has come to them from a higher source, to comfort them in their sorrow.” 1min headlines, we made a trip to the Edmonds home where the sheet was shown us. it was, but as far as being mysterious or miraculous is concerned, we could see nothing in it. And we say this with all due respect to those who really believe the markings on the sheet to have been of divine origin. mg groundhogs on the farm of m. W11- liem Carson in Normanby, Thomas Gray 0! Egremont, who had been en- gaged by Mr. Carson for a few deys. shotthroughthekneewnenem clear and unmistakable. darkly outlined on the white linen. It appeared, she says, as she ironed the sheet two days after her brother was buried. “William Reay of Bentinck died just one week ago. He was 68 years old. un- married and widely known in the dis- trick. The funeral was held on Sunday. “The next day his sister, Mrs. Wil- liam Torry, washed his bedclothes from his home, and on Tuesday she ironed them. As she drew the iron across a sheet she paused, stared at the linen and stared again. The image, she says, had appeared before her eyes. Her sister, Mrs. Joseph Edmonds came at her excited cry. She, too, gazed in wonder. Mr. Edmond: was called, and then the neighbors. W Guy of mm“ Distance South of Town. Unfoflmto A0010!“- “A grieving woman in Bentinck be- lieves supernatural comfort has been from his deathbed. “ngth and folk from further afield have come to see this sheet; some of them curious. some reverent. me The following appeared on the front page of the Toronto Globe of Saturday last in a dispatch 4mm Han- over: Bentinck Miracle Drew Large Crowds “For 0;) thesheetis a sacred figure a Short when Firth. Keldon; Mr. Colthard. Mr. Albert Holden. Toronto; Mr and Mrs. Roy Grey, Melancthon; Mr. John Firth, Miss Bernice Firth and Mr. George Firth. Shelburne; Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Moffat, Owen Sound; Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Mc- Arthur, Archie, Nell, Annabelle and John. Pricevllle; Mr. and Mrs. Angus McArthur, Mrs. M. Trayner. Jasper and Clara Trayner, Mr. Harry Ryan. __ it’resent at the gathering were four great-great nephews and three great- great nieces. Following is a list of the guests who signed the register: Mrs. Thomas Banks, Durham: Mrs. John McArthur, Markdale; Mrs. George Firth. Grand Valley; Mrs. Nellie Hale. Grand Valley; Miss Gladys Hale. Grand Valley; Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Hunt. Grand Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Firth. Miss Emma Firth. Mr. Elmer _â€"vâ€" marriage. was Miss Isabel McArthur of Bunessan. where the wedding ceremony was performed on the 29th of January. 1880 by the late Rev. Donald McLeod. They have always lived in Gleneig until 1912 when they moved to Durham Following the gathering of the rela- tives and friends and the extending of congratulations to the popular couple. a delightful buffet luncheon was served by the younger folk. with Mr. and Mrs. Firth. the bridesmaid. Mrs. Duflield of Guelph, and many of the older guests seated at an elaborately bedecked bridal table. The floral decorations were very pretty and consisted of the favorite garden of Mr. and Mrs. Firth. while the bridal table was graced with a four- storey wedding cake. softly lighted by the light from fifty pink candles. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lawrence. Anna and Keith Lawrence. Crawford Sharpe. and Mrs. John Firth and Glenna, all of Durham; Mr. and Mrs. .106. Firth" Jean and Jack Firth, of Toronto; m. Geo. Houghtby, Charlie Houghtby, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Houghtby. London; Mrs. Ar- I-IJ Following the luncheon and the meeting of old friends. many of whom had not seen each other for years, the gathering was taken in charge by Mr. C. H. Moffat of Durham. who after a few words of congratulatory nature, called upon Mr. J. W. Firth of Toronto. nephew of the groom, to address the bride and groom. Mr. Firth reminis- cently reviewed the years that had passed. spoke of the nelghborliness and friendliness that had always been the big thing in their lives, the respect in which they were‘held, and requested the guests of honor to come forward to the altar where an appropriate address was read by Mrs. J. C. Hamilton, a niece. and at the proper time little Miss Mary Firth presented them with a well-filled purse expressive of the love and respect of the gathering. Master Charley Moflat then presented the bride with a beautiful sheaf of roses. Though quite overcome by the genuine affection expressed. Mr. Firth suffi- ciently recovered himself to make a neat reply of thanks. _ The evening was spent in cards and dancing until near the midnight hour, music for the evening being supplied by the Sharpe Bros. orchestra. Follow- ing the festivities of the evening lunch wa1 served. - vuvw WW and “Aunt Belle" ui‘t'liéy'u-e mectlon- ately known, the home and the grounds yellow tulips grown by the bridegroom A “.4 ‘LL‘._ 7. ‘ ‘ . ___ ._.__u .- yuan-v55“) VI the Township of Glenelg and are two wedding anniversary. m. Firth haw; _ben_ lifelong n LL- â€" the After having been in a critical con- dition for two or three days from a slight concussion caused by having the rig in which he was riding demolished when run into bv an automobile last Thursday evening, Mr. William Legate. a patient at Durham hospital. is recov- ering from his miuries and with no complications Will likely be allowed out of hospital in the course of a few days. Mr. Legate was driving along the highway in a sulky behind which was a horse he was leading. When a mile or so north of town his whicle was struck by a car driven by Mr. W. C. Moham- lan, grocer, and Mr. Legate was so be Ly injured than he was rendered .n- conscious and had to be removed to Durham hospital, where it was found he was suffering from a slight concussion and for two or three days was in a most critical condition. On Sunday he took a turn for the letter and has been making satisfactory progress ever since. The car was owned and driven by Mr. McLachlan, with whom were Messrs. A. Noble and D. Ewen. '3‘ hey were pro- The accident might easily have re-{ sulted more seriously, and it is fortun- ate that Mr. Legate was not more badly injured than he was. In the mix-up it is not thought that the injured man was struck by the car but undoubtedly : received his injuries when he was tossed; to the ground after the collapse of the: vehicle. Both horses remained near the‘ scene of the accident and neither was was a lantern on the rig but the evid- ence given to the insurance adjuster would lead one to believe that the rig was travelling minus the warning work on the erection of : new resid- ence on Saddler street, 9nd by} 31:0 No statement has been secured from Mr. Legate as to whether he was carry- ing 'a light, but if he was it was not noticed by any of the occupants of the car. There is a possibility that the horse being led behind the cart may have obscured it, but the general 0pm- ion is that it had never been lit. There completed INJURED MAN ceeding south on the highway toward; Lurham and it was about a mile and a half north of town that the accident occurred. Mr. McLachlan had just passed two cars and after the second machine had gone by the rig driven by Mr. Legate came into view out or the dust only a matter of ten to fifteen feet ahead. Though the brakes were ap- plied and the car swerved to the left the distance was too short and the left wheel of the cart was demolished throwing Mr. negate to the ground and rendering him unconscious. Mr. Mc- Laehlan stayed with the injured man while the other members of the party summoned the doctor, who had him re- moved to the hospital. Supreme Court of New Bmmwlck. who will direct the moth his- toricul celebration to be held ct Moncton, N3" on August 30. Spe- cie] tnins will convey delentlonl from Montrenl. United Bates and allmritimepomtatotukepnrtin the celebntlon. Struck by Car Driven by W. C. Mchchhn of Tomâ€"Condition Wu Mr. W. J. McFadden has commequ When! Sglky He Wu 0min; 'Wu Serious For Few Days. BUILDING RESIDENCES IS RECOVERING $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. S. ,N‘Hgo Mr. Truax has served his town .un- on the Council. and was Msyor for two idly years and Reeve for four. He was ""13 elected in twelve contests in South 1“" . Bruce to the Ontario mist-tare sud fidly:the House of Commons and is one of lssed:the few surviving members at the Lib- th° : em Opposition of which an- wattle “‘9 under wss leader. Included in the was survivors besides Enhances Sir William Unlock and W. l. Gel-men. ex-MP. Mr. Trust has rendered inimitable servicequddent Milena-:11! d , j has been gone these many years. lira. Park is still alive and well, and occu- pies her home at the corner of Kill and Albert Streets. where she lives with her daughter. Miss Winnie Park. Mr. Truax has been an active man all his life. and although in his 82nd year. still looks after his business. enjoya fishing. and last winter did not mine a single game of hockey played in Walkerton. Mrs. Max. is in her 77th year and still looks after her own home. Entering public life some 52 years lago Mr. Truax has served his town on the Council. and was Mayor for two years and Reeve for four. He was elected in twelve contests in South .Bruoe to the Ontario legislature and .theHouseofCornmonaandisoneof :the few surviving inembersottheLib- feral Opposition at which on; warm L._ _ for some 125 yards. Running to the outside of the roadway at the curve. the car was apparently jerked back on the road but was going at such a rate of speed that there was no chance of righting it before it took to the ditch on the west side. When the machine took to the ditch it is said that it struck on one of the banks. bounced. and. in a somersauit m.Huoondmm1-nutohem mveundprwuanynohopemheld outta unrecovery by: specialist tmmthecttywhomculodmum- day. paging. and Roy Hunter. mane-ted mud-n: “You hue In WNWNM” only minor occupants of the car was thrown through the top some ten or twelve feet in the air and landed on the fence. while the other occupant. a brother of the seriously injured man, escaped with WALKERTON COUPLE SIXTY YEARS MARRIED The celebration of the sixtieth an- niversary of their wedding day by m. and Mrs.R.E.TruaxatWalkertonon Saturday is indirectly of interest to Durhamites. especially the older ones. foritwasinthistownthattheveteran Walkerton manufacturer and was Jessie Porteous of Garrick were married. the ceremony being performed by the late Rev. W. Park, the first Presbyterian Mr. and Mn. 8. E. Tm: Were W and mm Speitt Whole nun-u we in Walkertonplleld “At Home” um mummy!!!