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E'Ei Maclvor presided at the piano through- out the meeting. The meeting opened with a hymn followed by prayer from the president. Miss Emma McLean read the minutes at last meeting and also called the roll. Mrs. Sutherland gave the tOpic, “Our Work in Japan,” and it was very interesting. It was decided to have Miss Whathing of India come and speak here on Sunday. October 16. The meeting closed with the Lord‘s Prayer in unison. Mrs. Wilfred Watson presided over the W. H. meeting and Mrs. W. McBride, the secretary, read the minutes of last meeting. The creedi was repeated in unison. Mrs. MacIvor led in prayer. It was decided to have a fowl supper on Friday, October 14, and each family oi the congregation is ex- pected to bring a fowl or two it possi- ble. If each one does his little bit tow- ard the supper there will be lots of (owl. A programme committee was ap- pointed the convenor being Mrs. A. L. Hincks, with Mrs. Dan Campbell, Mrs. MacIvor. Mrs. Wilfred Watson, Mrs. Wm. McBride and Mrs. Boyce. The so- ciety donated $50 to the building com-; mittee to help along with the new 1 church. Considerable ozher business was; transacted. At the close Mrs. John Ni- chol and Mrs. Ray McLean served a bountiful lunch. PAGE 8 Mr. and Mrs. Dave MacDonald, 0.0. R, visited Sunday with Mrs. Hector McDonald. Mrs. Eliza Burt and Mrs. Wright have kindly oflered to donate the pul- pit for the new church which is great- ly appreciated. The excavation of the basement for the new church has been completed and this week the cement foundation (Our Om Cmamdont) Keepmmlndthetowlsuppertobe held in the )1ch Ball, on Friday, October 14. Anni-flan 35 and 15 cents. manned by e splendid programme. The Oven Sound has been secured also the mixed quartet": end duets from Flesh- erton, Mr. P. R. Oliver, MJ’P. will also give an address. besides other numbers Suntan Path orchutn and Dromore On Tuesday of last week the WALS. and Willing Helpers held their monthly meeting in the church, with 20 ladies present. Mrs. Sutherland presided over It is the first fowl supper of the seas- mudmemparedtoramoaten- Mr. md Mrs. Wm. McBride and fam- ily visited last week with friends at The Mission Band will meet Saturday at 3 pm. at the manse. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sturroch and fami- ly of Swinton Park visited Sunday at Mr. Hector McLean's. Friday night a dance was held in the agricultural hall when a very large crowd was present and all enjoyed themselves until a late hour. Mrs. Wm. McBride visited friends in Toronto last week. Miss Victoria Jelly of Shelburne is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ray McLean. Mrs. Porter and Mrs. McLean of King visited Sunday at Mr. John Nichol’s. and mother, Mrs. Kate McArthur. Wednesday, October 12, the U.F.W.O. Holdfast Club meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Alex Carson. No Suicides "Why is it Rastus." an old negro was asked by his employer, “that so few negroes ever commit suicide?" “It‘s dis way, boss,” replied Rastus. "When a white man gets in trouble and sets down to worry over it. he gets despret and'kms hisself. When a nig- ger sets down he jes goes to sleep." Miss Alma McLean, nurse in training in Fergus hospital, spent a couple of days at her home. Friends here are sorry to hear of Mrs. Emerson Bennett’s (nee Rebecca Nichol) illness. She has been at her mother’s the past three weeks and on Sunday was removed to Durham hospi- tal. Her many friends here hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Marks of Ottawa is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wm. McBride. ‘ Mrs. Geo. McLellan of Niagara re- turned home after spending a week visiting her sister, Mrs. Dan. Campbell, will be built. With lots of assistance nationâ€"“Here customer." Attendant at filling comes another I.W. ayewillputupthewallandtheladies have oneredtomehotmealsinthe halltofthementhedaysoithewes. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was dispensed on Sunday last when a full church listened to a splendid ser- mon and in the evening again a full house was present. Mr. MacIvor took for his subject “What Art Thou?” and was listened to intently by an appreci- ative audience. meda and Jean Hincks and Annie Mc- Preparatory service was held on Fri- day nlgmt mm a good attendance. Five new members were added to the roll, Varney .-()ur Own Correspondent) Threshing and silo filling are the order of the day. Mr. George Webber of South Bentinck is busy on the line threshing and Mr. Wm. Patterson silo filling. A number in the community attended Holstein fair on Friday last. They had a good day, a good crowd, and good exhibits. Mrs. Hepburn of Durham visited re- cently with her brother, Mr. Richard Morrison, and with Mr. and Mrs. Mans- field Leeson. Miss Ruby Morrison, who is studying some subjects in Mount Forest in or- der to complete her first-class certifi- cate, spent over the week-end at the parental home. (Our Own €077th Congratulations and best wishes of the community are extended to Miss Lolita Daley and Mr. Wm. Knappet at Kettleby, who were married last week. Receptions for them were held ’on Fri- dty night at Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wat- Mesdames Jas. Eden, and John Queen of Holstein. visited at Mr. and Mrs. M. Donnelly‘s on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John McNally and Alf- red, and Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughan spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Lennox. Pleased to see Mrs. Robt. Barbour up and around again after her illness. Mr. Archie Tumbull. who is attend- ing the Guelph vocational Collegiate Institute, visited over the week-end with his sister, Mrs. Bert Barber, and parents in South Bentinck. (Our Own Correspondent) Mrs. Wm. Brown of Hanover. spent the week end with her daughter, Mrs. .105. Reay, and attended anniversary services at Mulock on Sunday. and Mrs. James Harmve's. The many beautiful and useful "guts showed the Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mead and Mary, Mr. David Poole and Mrs. James Mack and M135 Doris Lawrence had a very enjoyable trip to Eugenia on Sunday. Mrs. Connie Freud returned to Tor- Mrs. Pearl and Gladys Alexander, left for Toronto on Monday. onto Sunday after visiting the past month with her sister, Mrs. John Burns. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawrence spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leonard, Vamey. Mrs. Joseph McNally and daughter and Mrs. James McNaliy and son Mar- shall, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Mansfield Leeson has added an improvement to his home a short time ago by having the entire exterior of the house repainted in a red color. Rev. and Mrs. Honeyman obtained a number of prizes at Holstein show for their beautiful flowers. During silo filling at one of the barns on the highway last week a large wrench accidentally fell into the ma- chine, causing comiiderable damage, and it was a miracle that the men who were working around the machine es- caped being hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt, and daughter, Muriel. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Aylmer Reay. ' Mr. Fred Bailey spent Friday last with his aunt, Mrs. George Bailey of North Bruce. held. The evenings at both receptions were very enjoyably spent in games Mrs. Tuck of Holstein visited‘ recent ly with friends in the community. Mr. George Mighton Jr, spent the week end at Owen Sound and attend- ed the fair there. Mr. Borden Brown spent Sunday at Orangeville. ‘ Miss Ametta and Mary Hazlitt vis- ited with friends in Durham last week. Mrs. John Rogers and Mrs. Harry Rogers of Toronto, and. Miss V. Flem- ming of Islington visited with Mr. and Mrs, Hary Smith and Miss Arnetta Hazlitt returned to Toronto with them after three weeks holidays at her home (Our Own borresporident) Mrs. Gordon Ridden is visiting with friends at Stoney Creek and London. Miss Ethel Anderson is visiting with friends in Priceviile this week. Misses Mockler and Chadwick of Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Sterz of Hanover visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weber on Tuesday. Rev. A. D. Hamilton of Hanover call- ed on Mrs. Ferguson on Tuesday. on Thursday. Mr George Williams of Toronto visit- ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wil- liams, while home for the funeral of his uncle, the late Mr. A. Rutherford. Silo filling is nearly over for this year and farmers are busy ploughing and raising potatoes. The potato crop Edge, London, and Mr. Dan Ritchie, 01 Stratford. attended the Robinson-Rit- chie wedding on Saturday. North Egremolpt THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Allan Park Edge Hill of the Misses Edge 3 The sympathy of this community goes‘ font at this time to Mr. .108. Lawrence fin the loss by death of a loving wife (Our Own Correspondent) Here's hoping that October my bring sunmer days than September has giv- Fully fifty per cent. of the pouto crapofthlavlcmltylswectedbyrot. The low prices penning last week for all kinds of live stock were enough A disastrous misfortune befell Mr. Jerry McAssey and family on Friday morning of last week when their fine barn with the season‘s amp was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Mch awak- ened suddenly about 5 o’clock to find one mow a mass of flames and an im- possibility to save anything. A large quantity of second crap alfalfa hay had lately been stored away and as the season had been a difficult one to cure it prOperly, it is believed to have caused spontaneous combustion. We understand the insurance is light and Mr. McAssey is badly crippled with rheumatism and no longer young. Mr. Colin Mom and Miss Mer- ron visited Messrs Donald and Collin at Prioeville on Thursdny last. This neighborhwd extends its best wishes and congratulations to Mr. Clerâ€" ence Robinson and his winsome bride, Miss Marjorie, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ritchie of Edge Hill. my life’s best joys be theirs. to make lambs bleu. hogs aquetl. and cattle bellow end the owners thereof desire solitude to express their feel- Itwassadnewsthatcametour. John McNally and the members of his family hereabouts and out West, of the death of Arthur Edwin (“Bud’l Sum- mers third son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Summers of 241 Woodstock Av. 12., Van- couver, on Saturday, September 24. He was born in Toronto, July 14, 1916, and was a most promising youth, a very brilliant student and a general favour- ite. Besides the bereaved parents, he is survived by three brothers, Jack Mur- ray and Ray. The sympathy of a wide circle of kindred and friends goes out to them all in this dark hour.. Dromore ( Our Own CorreSpondent) Miss Dorothty Taylor visited Miss Florence Patterson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Colgan. Mrs. C. W. Rutledge, Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ard Samson and two children of Mark- dale, T. E. Edwards 0! shelburne, and Mr. John Aldred of town were visitors early in the week with Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Edwards. Mrs. M. Smith and son, Charles, spent the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vaughan of Ar- thur Tp. Miss Rebeca Banks returned home with them after spending a week with her niece. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilson of Flesh- erton. spent the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. MoClocklin. Mrs. M. Jackson visited a few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. P. Harrison of Swinton Park. Mr. and Mrs. R. Nicholson, Holstein. spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. James Bunston. Miss Ethel Anderson spent the week end with Mrs. Earl Brown of Prioeville. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lawrence and family of Egremont. spent the first of the week with the Davis family, Mrs. Davis returned home with them. Mr. R. T. Cook left for Toronto last week to spend a fortnight among kin- Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McFadden and family of Orange Valley. spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. 009k. Mr. and Mrs. Milford Hilton, Hol- stein, attended services at Amos on Sunday and spent the day with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Major Eccles. and Har- old, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Haw, Swinton Park. ay. at show and concert. A reception was held in Russel Hall Dromore, last Wednesday evening in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Mountain, a good programme consisting of chorus by 4 girls, recitation by Edith and Mary Hunter, song by McCannel brothers, a recitation by Miss Barker, song by Lorne Eccles, community singing and a sketch by a number of girls, Dr. T. H. Sneath ocupied the chair and A number around here attended the Holstein show and report good crowds ed the Holstein show. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bunston and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Bunston, Tor- onto, visited recently with their uncle. Mr. and Mrs. John Bunston. gave a few remarks, other speeches were given by W. H. Hunter. Rev. Mr. Honeyman and W. J. Phflp. A splendid lunch was served and a few hours spent in dancing closed- a very pleasant even- Father (after reading report): does this mean?” Boy: “I don’t know father. 1 think it might be a misery?" Mr. and Mrs: John Manny. m. and Mrs. D. McCannel. visited ’. and Mrs. Erwin Ferguson on Sun- interest in the fair depends entirely on what they can get out of it for ‘themselves. We would not favor too nar {row a limit. Hanover, on the boundary ibetween Grey and Bruce, is surrounded 3by four townshipsâ€"Bentinck and Nor- manby in Grey, Brant and Garrick in Bruce. That is its fieldâ€"that is where :the lair’s patronage comes fromâ€"and 'that might well be the constituency ifrom which its exhibits are drawn.â€" 1Hanover Post. Wenotloedvhmaeveruotmeflfl tau-amtmsmdother counties spect- fy the territory mm which exhibits mybeenmmmmm wbeptrochumeouderumeHm- over tu: mm bevel! advised totmmulue.dmnummuon.m pm me mm or WI umevmandtwom and its abstain-{es in this uncanthmCleveMmu-vmm withthe Why. Mahmud “mu-icon exhibit-31mm m. an. wane, am not. or3"heulowedtocome hem from any} llmNeumhnnddtuchtalyr- nuance? The use at M IndjbgpentMy with unman- motor truck: has widened the radius’ue, Cn'fom from which exhibits are drawn, “1d,! mm,m,(}uelph,ksp¢ndm¢ asammlt,weflndexh1bitorsoomm¢ nomnkotweenwtthherbromeer. to Hanover 1mm forty, fifty 01' "whim. am, who is not enjoying the but more miles away. In sporting pulnnoe I of mum u mt, asanemlt, wefindexhibitorsoominc .mamm to Hanover from forty, fifty or even Wm am who :3 no more miles away. In was Wm'of health at present these people would be known as profes- Mr. Campbell 31 elonals. They would not travel such a week-end with frien distaneeunleesltpaldthemtodogo.’ unandurabom red tickets. But is it fair to the locale McKechnie may exhibitors? After all, the strength of' um; Catherine the fair lies in its limited constituency. home amp spend; It is here that the patronage comes months in Toronto. from that makes the fair possible. And â€"â€"â€"â€"-a yet the “cream" goes to people whose Why Go A buzzard does a man much more service that a humming bird, but it isn’t nearly as popular. COAL OIL A High Grade Product Phone 140 eenmmmml mmmumww whatnmderuthefinnJhommmmm-pwngxm- Ik- would not bevel! thotmhwlthhcmu-mâ€"M. GILSON MAGIC BLOWER SMITH BROS. DURHAM, ONTARIO FOWL WANTED Penn-Smith Durham Machine Shop F. W. MOON, Proprietor UE AYS THU DAV-8 lo wi'l b9 buying F wl on u til further nfioe Alive or Dressed BY fHONE [10 olletV Durham get out of order. Fully Mm takes a few hours to innall. No d! needed. See us and save fuel money. A Gil-on Mngic Blower is in: the thin; to cut running ex mm of the home. Buy terms let it pay or itself. It's silent. ab and automatically Sogtrolled. Noghing no FITS ANY FURNACE Rocky Sauna! (Our Own Corrupovdeut) The beet an; m will be bold tntheschoolouMyevenmxotthh week-end with (fiends in mm. w.mdurs.Doug.Clutmdtunny mailerswithur.mdws.uucolm Season of sum and season at flower; Season of loss and gun, Since grief and joy must take be out, Why do we still oomphm? Ever our falling from sun to sun, 0 my intolerant brother. We want just a little too little of one. And much too much of the other. Schulz Pump Tile Co. Sold exclusively in barium and vicinity by ““7. M C, I,” Durham, Ont. Why W? -â€"James “711in Riley.