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THE DURHAM CHRONICLE DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932 fitfifiul all" .lNativ OBITUARY of Glenelg’ WyatmetDO-Goodmmmlkecord Afteran illnessofsomenveycars “Mumm-MWPMMGM- $2.00aYearinCanada;$2.50inliE w-..- VOL. 66: 'NO. 3379 (Is-til lied late _ Session On Monday Wide-Guam w #- Iutfldfl-gdflnchwne- “MattheMAreNot 1.. 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For wastedbythemanbers. there isnot thethPk'Ofyt-‘mbufldmscon- It was 11 o’clock Monday night when -â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"- Not many of the present generation will remember Thomas Whitmore, son of Mrs. John Whitmore of Durham, '“FHII ‘ very much to report of their activities. ditions have been very poor. Not "many Itwasaieofthosenightswith alot of bulldinsseresoins unrequirinswamcd balanceoftlfl owingtoJames,Proc- tortRedfern,andtheGoodyeart accountottlsomrm'ehosepurchased recently. These latter bills were passed byresolution. The council refused to consider the Onewasforaboyhurt whileonafarm down at Arthur, the other for treatment of a boy from the same family injured when alighting from the runnng board of a car on the Durham Road. Another matter which caused some discussion at the board last month was where should the Public school trustees ° slderoad north of town and the pave- keep their insurance policies? The coun- ell claimed they should be in the poo-i session of the town. The school board! said they had them and intend“ ‘0' to be completed, and the Operation of gravel. the kind that is made in Dur- ham. There has also been a let-up in highway building, another source of business for the Durham plant. With construction of all kinds tied up the ire answer resolves itself into one whereby it may be said that the local stone plant will run if there is business; if there is no business it will not run. Which is business. The only hape at present, so far as the Chronicle can see. is the comple-l tion of the highway between Tobermory ment at Chatsworthâ€"providing the but they will be interested in learning of the municipal record he has set for himself at Fort Francis, where he has lived for a great number of years. We his native township, but it is easily up- wards of forty, and since ‘that time he has resided in the Northern Ontario town. During all these years he has kept in touch with affairs in, this sec- tion by the weekly visits of the Chron- icle, and (some other subscribers please note) it is always paid in advance. Referring to this former Glenelgite, a recent issue of the Fort Francis Times says: Few men in Ontario, and, we be- con tors ston trac will use e from the lieve, only one in the District of Rainy Durham plant. Among those who claim River, can point to a record of thirty cannot say how long it issince he left ThelateMr.FirthwasbominYork, Englandmthin- thewallsofthathis- toric city, the only walled city, we be- late Mr. and Mn. Christopher Firth, former well known residents of Glen- elg, and latterly of Durham. When the subject of this sketch was 9 years of age he came with his parents and other members of the family to Canada, to Hagersville, Haldimand county. and in 1878 they came to Glenelg, settling on the 3rd concession north of the Dur- ham Road. The deceased lived here un- til young manhood when he took up lumbering, working in the Bruce Penin- sula, and later in the larger camps in the state of Michigan. For a number of years he was connected with some of lieve, in Great Britain, a son of the‘ to know, it is said the cost will be about . years in municipal office. It is with the larger companies in that state as the same if the cost of erecting mixing pleasure that the Times this week timber cruiser, but in later years had plants in the northern section is con- brings to its readers the record of considerable to do at the head of the sidered. It costs money to erect these Thomas Whitmore, of Alberton Munici- mills scattered throughout the state. plants and when all is said and done, a gravel highway does not compare with one made from crushed stone. From what we learn this highway is pality, who for the twenty-fifth time has been placed in the reeve’s chair by his fellow citizens. We doubt if his record for public service can be equal- 'led by any municipality in the Prov- Upon the decline of the lumber in- dustry the late Mr. Firth took up car- pentry work, and for a time lived in Detroit, later removing to Rochester, N.Y. Some five or six years ago his According to information received hereitwasanotherofthosedecisions forwhichtheNorthernIeaguehasbe- come notorious. The Milverton team didnoteven troubletoenteradefense against the protest or to deposit with theIeaguetreasurerthefeenecesaary manyembryooratorswhoneededonly to a defense. This in itself should have the practise to blossom forth as plat- won the protest. Then the local club form men and women of unquestioned forwarded with their protest afladavits ability. 10”le W the 901““ com In our last week's issue we gave a list by the protest. But in spite of all this of the subjects available in the debate. the executive committee ruled that Those selected by the ”amounts were “owing to the lateness of the season “Canada's Future” «W . of Gre and the difficulty of securing ice, the County," “The Banalities of w“! protest was disallowed, but the money “Canadian Northland 99 . . and ‘Abraham deposited by the clubs be returned!" Lincoln." What is incomprehensible to the local 4 Considering on“ it is a new gem- officials is what “the lateness 0‘ the ure, although a similar event was held toricalcontcstbythelocalchaptuog ice” had to do with it. And why if the Icongr'atulated upon its success. While protest was lost should the money de- ‘the entries were not heavy, only two posited be retumed- The rules distmct’ iin the Junior and three in the Senior. 1y state that in case a 91'0“?“ 15 1°“ {the material prepared by the contest- the money deposited by the protest“ ‘ants was good, and if it were made an club .18 forfeited to the League. The annual affair would create such an in~ Durham representatives who attended terest that we doubt if one night would the hearing are more or less bewildered ‘be sufficient to run off the addresses ..â€"~o¢~ ‘ «Iva. the council to have 3 peek at them 00‘ ther or not it supplies the material. health failed him and four years 380 he came to Durham. During his long 111- as to the whys and wherefores, but are strongly of the Opinion that all is not ince. It was in 1897 that Thos. Whitmore The Prise Winners casionally if they so desired. A letter from Hon. G. S. Henry, min- ister of education. settles the matter. He says the $0th board is responsible * be haped that Durham washed stone is to the ratepayers only. The council has no jurisdiction over them. He thought. possibly. they should accede to the re- ‘ this section of country as well. quest of the council, but if they did not feel like doing so. should keep the poli- . cies in a safety deposit box. This has been done. and it looks as if the school board is ahead 1 to 0 at the end of the first period. There was quite a lot of discussion over the R. A. Blyth account for the l i i i l i i l i l s I i While the tenders have not been called for as yet, they will be soon. As a mea- sure of unemployment relief it is to specified. It means a lot to the employ- ees in this plant and to the town and Perfect Bridge Hand Held in Durham Frank Morlock, at Bridge Party Last first appears in the municipal life of lberton. In that year he headed the polls as councillor, and was again re- turned in ’98. In that year there was a separation caused by the withdrawal of the township of McIrvine (newly formed) from the municipality of Al- berton. The first reeve was Mr. Mul- hern and on this board Mr. Whitmore again had a seat as councillor. In 1899 he ran as Reeve and was success- ful in the election. He was again re- turned in 1900. He withdrew from the contest in 1901 and 1902, but again in ness here he had been carefully at- tended by his sister, Mrs. J. 1". Wright, who gave him every care during his illness, ministering to his every want. The funeral, whch was private, was held‘ from the home on College street Monday afternoon to Trinity church cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. E. Hayes, of Wingham, who only last week gave up his duties in Dur- ham parish, and the pallbearers were Messrs. C. H. Mofl’at, C. E. Watson, R. Burnett, J. Morrison, H. Allen and H. McCallum. as it should be in the executive circles. ALFRED J. BULLER A prominent citizen of Holstein for Mr. Allan McLean won first place in the Senior competition. the prize be- ing a book of the poems of Dr. Henry Drummond. His subject was an MM on “Canadian Northland." Miss An- the past 22 years passed away sudden- derson won second place, her prise be- ly at his home in that village last Tues- ing a mm of “Les Miserables" by Vic- day evening in the person of Mr. Alfred tor Hugo. She spoke. on “The Battali- J. Buller. The late Mr. Buller was sit- ties of War." ting in his home talkng to a friend, In the junior competition Miss Alix Mr. James Todd, about 8.30, apparently Tobin came first and was rewarded in his usual health, when he suddenly collapsed. passing away before medical aid could be summoned. He was in his season and the difficulty of securing some years ago. the I. O D E is to be 56th year. with a copy of Pauline Johnson's book. “Flit and Feather.” Her subject was “Canada’s Future.” Miss Elsie Connol- ly, in second position, and taking for building of the pump-house. Blyth was Week. Held Thirteen Spades and 1903 he obtained the mandate of his The late Mr. Firth is survived by one present and laid any blame for neces- Has Scarcely Yet Recovered from municipality to head the council. He son. William. and a daughter, Eliza-l The late Mr. Buller was born at her subject a “History of Durham,” was Shock. was returned to office in 1904 and l hem, at Traverse. Mich.. and four bro- Thamesville, where he received his ear- .given a pair of books, “Nicholas Nickle- sary changes, or work not being done right. at the feet of the engineers. He had followed instructions. If the resi- dent engineer was in the wrong he did not see why he should be penalized. He demanded interest on some slow pay- ments, but the council did not see this. They had paid him as the estimates had come ‘in. It was not their fault if the Toronto engineers had been slow. The matter was held over until a mem- Mr. or Mrs. Bridge Player, what would you do if you picked up your “hand” and found it contained thir- teen spades? Certainly you would. And this is just what Frank Morlock did one night last week when, at a bridge par- ty at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erben he had the whole thirteen (count ’em) dealt him. In fact he did l l 1905. In loos-743-9 Robert Watson was elected reeve but in 1910 Mr. Whit- topher. Niagara F3115. N-Y-3 more was again elected reeve. This job Alex, be held down in the successive yearslBumabY’ up to and including 1916. Except for the year 1917, 1918 and 1922 Mr. Whitmore has been returned as head of the council up to the recent lnomination, when for the twenty-fifth thers and three sisters: Messrs. Chris- 1y education, and on the death of his Major father when 14 years of age he took Wolverton; Ben and Sam, at over the blacksmithing business, to BC; Mrs. Turner. Detroit; which he had been apprenticed. He af- lMrs. Carothers, Toronto. and Mrs. J. F. terwards went into the lumber business zeright. Durham. MISS CATHARINE McKECHNIE ' The funeral of the late Miss Cathar- he started the handle factory known as Buller Brebner, which has since furnished employment for a number of by” and “A Tale of Two Cities." by Dickens. Entered in the senior contest. and being sufficiently close to give the judges considerable trouble. were Miss Jean Grant and Reggie Adlam. who spoke respectively on “Canadian North- land" and “Abraham Lincoln." Both received books for their addresses. The manner in which the subjects . (#32 0‘ . $ . a lot more. that is, when he recovered year he has occupied the chair at the me McKechnie was held on Friday 8f- head 0f the COUNCIL Many Of these ternoon from the home of her niece, from the shock and pinched himself to make sure he wasn’t seeing things. For- { years he has been returned by acclama- Mrs. Archie McLean, Bentinck. The the first two or three minutes he said i tion. service was conducted by Rev. J In politics Reeve Whitmore is a Galloway, of Mulock Baptist church, nothing. Words could not express the thrill that started at his toes and grad- staunch Conservative. He is of a quiet interment being made in Latona ceme- ually oozed its way up through his’unassuming disposition, but his scrup- tery. There was a large attendance of spine and settled in his face. For the next two or three minutes his nerves and maintained the confidence of his vice Mrs. Galloway sang a solo, “Jesus got, the better of him and he gave an I fellow citizens in a marked degree. He ! Wipes Away All Tears.” exhibition of the “shakes” that would ' probably knows his 111011101931“)! better The pallbearers, including five of her have done credit to an Ozark Arkan- . than any other resident and no greater old neighbors from Waudby, were: 59.11 with the ague, old man St. Vitus. or I proof could be forthcoming that he has Messrs. John Ellison, James Ellison, the winner of the first prize in the Ir- zealously guarded their interest than James Goodwill, George Torry, Joseph ish sweepstakes. ‘ an almost continuous record of twen- McNally, Dan. McLean, Donald Stewart usual one month's extension. But “"Peezy finally bid it, a grand ty-flve years at the Head. and Donald McDonald. slam in spades, and made it. He is still â€"--â€"- ' The floral tributes included wreaths W '1‘"! ‘0 Tomi“ mkmg about u, and now ms only re- from the Muloch Ladies Aid, the Aber- Nsyor Murdock told the council of gret 13 am the rules of the game did deen Women’s Institute and the fam- his trip to Toronto to interview Premier not permit of a couple of slams and fly. Henry regarding the unemployment then some. nx‘ham. but it was 33:1 22mg? of RETURNED “EN DlNE Al llOlSl'ElN TONIGlll'i from that many towns and the Prime were handled was a revelation to the older persons in the audience and showed intensive study of the subjects in hand: men in the village. He was a success- ful business man. a good citizen, and his sudden death was a great shock to the residents of Holstein, who held him in high esteem. ber of the firm of engineers is inter- viewed. as he will be in town in a few days. Bylaws affecting transient traders, hawkers and peddlers were gone over. adjusted to meet statutory requirements and passed. A bylaw to license milk dealers was given a temporary hoist. Another bylaw to deal with outside fruit dealers disposing of their wares on lots. private or otherwise. was not pass- ed, although the council has the power to handle such matters. That monthly bloomer. the tax roll, appeared once more, and was given its Programme Given In addition to the contest an excel- lent programme was presented by ‘Schutz. Miss Gladys Kerr, of Holstein, who died two years ago this month quite suddenly in Durham hospital after only a short illness. The passing of Mr. Buller is particu- larly sad in that he leaves four small children, Charles, Helen, Russel and Arthur, the eldest 15, and the youngest six years of age. Since the death of the mother, Miss Florence McMillan had charge of the home, and we under- stand will carry on at present until scholars in the school. Miss Elizabeth Harding being the pianist for the even- ing. The High school orchestra was on hand and kept the mm very lively with their popular ad“! ene- Saturday’s Storm , Did Little Damage! W d m... m... e Mildcr Wall!“ Intervened and An‘ l the death early that morning at his haircut: Power Tie-up Did Not M" home at Acton of Mr. George Ritchie, GEORGE RITCHIE The funeral was held Saturday after- noon to Reid’s cemetery, and was brother of Mr. Thomas Ritchie of Glen- largely attended. The pallbearers were Metres-ed on them all the: neces- Wm of “Vimy Day” To Be any of 601!!! WWW 9°33?“ ‘0’ Observed with m row! slim . Holstein returned men are holding a Montana that this should be gala affair tonight in the form of a done. 0n the strength 01 this Mayor “Vimy” dinner in commemoration of W W to the 00110011 that the battle of Viiny Ridge, the anniver- next Wink!“ be 9800‘! time *0 sary of which falls next Sunday. Six- mild our main street sidewalks. He teen years ago! How time does fly! Mt the ideawlth themtothinkom. The dinner is set for 7.30 o’clock in The snow sleet and rain storm last Saturday threatened for a time to as- sume serious proportions. but luckily it turned warmer, and the snow and sleet turned to rain. The warm weather continued uritil the ice had disappear- ed, when it became colder. Had the sleet continued, it . is possible there would have been serious tie-ups on the hydro, telegraph and telephone lines. "The storm rendered the roads very slippery, and while motoring was pos- sible it was dangerous and numerous accidents are reported. elg. He was in his eightieth year and had not been in good health for some time. being confined to his bed for the past three or four years. The late Mr. Ritchie was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ritchie, and ulous honesty and integrity has won friends and relatives. During the so was born on' the Ritchie homestead at No. 9, Glenelg, now occupied by Mr. W. S. Atchison. About forty years ago he went to Acton, where he has resided ever since. He was a man held in high esteem. After moving to Acton the de- ceased was married to Miss Mary Mc- Lean, who died some years ago, and since then Mr. Ritchie had made his Jos. Reid, James Todd, Dr. Ellis, Clar- ence Fenton, James Brooks and Bert Eccles. Among the flowers were wreaths and sprays from Robert Buller, Fort William; Judge Baxter, Detroit; the Holstein factory employees and the Vil- age. Fifteen years ago he was married to sented the prizes. the name of Calder. # MRS. ALEX. TBAYNOB . Alex. Traynot‘. est taken. Margaret Hunter, the "out. pre- winner being entered by Illas Marion 0n behalfoftheI.o.D.I:.I[ias Word was NOElVEG in town this week Hunter W the jam, flu M- of the death Monday at her home at ence m the W“ for the mm- office, would make anyone not eligible Down in the Harriston area and fur- home with his son. George. Sump- W3 With envy. In addition t0 the ther south there was (lune .3 heavy mg are three other sons, Herbert, also dinner there is to be a programme of electric storm, with damage done to at home; William, in Acton, and Daniel, toasts and add-mes commemorative or buildings in. some places Durham ‘V1- in Chicago. A daughter, Miss Millie. «ya that were spent “over there," cinity, gs usual, escaped luckily, and died several years ago. Surviving also high joy gnd sorrow, work and to date we have heard of no damage are one brother and sister, Mr. W beins m- Ritchie, of Glenelg, and Mrs. w. J. Col- lier, Austin. Man” who onlylastsummer paid a visit with relatives in the East. to Southampton lest vet-r after dis-1 and Mrs. John Wright, who conducted their m m the town abakeshopatthewpofthehillsev- 11.11%“; This oral years ago. During-the greater part .g ‘ ofherlife,andaftermarriagetour. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee "Thelfle The funeral takes place marrow, We 01 their farm. We have 00 We (Friday) afternoon. from his late resi- ticulars 0‘ the cause 0‘ dam " denomwithintermentinActoncsmeg Presbyterianchurch. .Ritcbiewas.a0onserv_ - I:atveinpoliticsandamsmbsrofths 'I'hedecsasedissurvivedbyherhus- ton.