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A very “pleasant time was spent on Monday evening at the home ; of Mrs. James McCracken. The ‘5. gathering Was in honor of Mr. and 3 Mrs. Adams \and two children of Saskatchewan, who spent the 1; Winter here and at Holstein, and returned Tuesday afternoon to their home in the West. Mrs. 1 Adams is a daughter of Mrs. KMeCracken, and has been West {with her husband, an Egremont ‘man, for the past seven or eight years. As they may not return ,gain for some time, a social. eav- tning on the. eve of their depart- . . end their spare hours In additional labor, and often their team-ts ' them when they think. :â€" ' ,g ta garden, and they- J ,g buying, rather than Wingi things for themselves. believe, however, that the e work and close contact the 30%! will be a benefit to W, and-(there’s pleasure, too, in things grow, especially fithe erowth is the result of l . gm; labor. _'A general] Sting is coming, and no doubt themajority of citizens are de- ligl‘ed at the thought. The win- te-niso far, has not 'been ' a hard. 0ne,‘although we may have had a few old days during; the past six or etht weeks. We have om for- mer ccasions advised all 'house- holdés who have land attached to tHsir homes to go in? for a little gardening, and in this- way; reduce to some extent the high“ cost d‘iiving. To put in a gar-9 den an} take care of it during the! naming Inqnths .Will require cogn-, AJA__, “Mr. Arthur J. Hickey, 79 Maple street. has 1’12. pullets, fiVe Brown Leghorns and seven White Wyan- dottes, which 11aid [184 eggs dur-I ing the month of February ’1 The above is copied from the London Free Press of Thursday last, but as an item of interest it is discounted by the work done by 11 pullets kept by ‘Rev. W. H. Hartley here; These fowl are of a mixed variety and during the month of February. laid 192 ‘eggs. But then, that is< their business. Why flatter a: hen in 1the press for doing aplain' duty? i It generally proves an error to do anything without proper conâ€" sideration. Last week, on glanc- ing over the manuscript sent in from Blyth’s Corners, we felt he was making an unjustifiable crack at some things, and on the spur of the moment we undertook a mild critic-ism, at least we thought it was mild at the time of writing. Later; however, when we -'read both articles over thoughtfully we concluded there wasn’t much wrong in what our scribe said, and 3P9 was ‘a‘ pleasant and fitting lend-off, and 'Will leave a lasting npression on the now absent embers of the family. Mrs. Mc- Qacken and ‘her genial daughter 3; excellent entertainers, and all Ian-sent enjoyed themselves in the Panes provided. -Excellent re- fnhments were Served and it Wfi not 'very early when the gath- Eng dispersed. Mr. N. C. C‘outts. 'w,hose sale is? advertised for March 19, is known by the farmers. and others in this; lcoality. and tells us he was spec-' ially requested to hold a sale here. He has a sale or two: every week in different parts of; Ontario, to distribute high-class; Durham and other cattle. ' that our paragraph would have' been better lunsaid. We feel now“ and indeed before the papers werei all oft the press, that the comment.‘ was uncalled for, and we’ll try to' make better investigation in the; future. It was the first para-; graph we ever published that made us feel real mean. l Mr. Albert E. Fuunslton of Dun- dalk and Florence E. Allan of Mel- ancthon. We're quietly married by Rev. W. NV. Prudham at the Methodist parsonage yesterday afternoon. Found.â€"On the 2nd concession of Egremont, near Holstein, ,a lab rug. The OWn.er may have same by describing property and pay- ing expensesâ€"S. Patterson, 8r... R. R. No. 1, Varne-y. The Owen Sound Board of Edu- cation ‘contemplates the installa- tion of telephones in all the town schools. The idea is a good one, but theme’s danger of the privilege being abused. Mr. Alfred Redford purchased a lot on Bruce street, and intends to build o.n"it this summer. For sale.-'-Choice building lot, 50x106 feet, on Ba-u-ce street, Dur- ham. Apply to W A. Glass. 2 Experienced help wanted. At: The parcel post, which started ace, at. the Middaugh House,; gt a six-pound limit, has been mham. 2 Increased to the maximum Weight _ . . m 1__.._..__ .-L of 11 pounds. VOL. 47â€"440. 2455 NEWS AROUND TOWN 3: incneased cost (if be traced to an in- Enffsoij broducjs SaveMoney .and Trouble by Letting Us Order Your City Papers great-x 'lthezn had a short parade through : town, after which they departed for their various homes. The de- 1‘ livery consisted of binders, cultiâ€" vators, mowers, drills, harrows, ploughs and in fact there was scarcely a machine or implement ”in use 011.3 farm that was not a and represented. The parade was big success in every way. . while" great credit is due the local [agent and the other representa- itives 0f the company for the mane ner in which eyerything was pun,- ed off,.it is qmte natural that Mr. ’nrofuse in his thanks to ._ trbutedto the ehewme d ‘ her home last Friday. Mr. Geo. ,Heather {e-turned Alberta on Monday, after 81 ing since December with his 1: er. He was accompanied b; younger brother, Stanley. Mr. J. B. Knight, represe‘ the' Dorenwend Hair Goods 1 pany, of «Toronto, was in” tow Tueeday on his regular bus trip. , ~ ' Mam. Edward . McAnulty,‘ . Gray, Herb." M'urdOck, and A McLellain is loud in his praise. and M his cue-h;- ’t°mm' at!“ “here: Who, also. con-tor risen 4e.“ ’Ineedayfor .. \ ‘0“. . ....... """ ‘_.-‘- .5..".“" f. ‘ ‘. -““â€" â€"J‘ worth seeing. Messrs. Taylor, Ar- rowsmith and McArthur, repre- senting the company, were on hand to assist their local agent, and from start to finish there Was no: a hitch in the Whole pro- ceedings. After dinner at the local hotels, Mr. McLellan’s cus- tgmea's had their ‘photo taken, and ‘be' Miss O’Neil’s stronghold and ‘she is certainly good. Miss Dor- othy Atkey made her first appear- fance here last night and proved ih-er efficiency as a pianist, ac- jcompanist and vocalist. Miss lKathleen Wallis gave a number iof excellent selections on the vio- rlin and delighted the audience with the skilful Way in which she ,handled the king of musical in- Istruments. Every number was g good, and every number brought forth an encore. They have a good stage presence, and the ab- ;sence of boldness, seen too often ‘in public entertainers, Was a source of strength, which the bet- ter portion oan Durham audience For the first time in. several years Durham was treated to a real old-fashioned implement . de- livery on Thursday of last Week, When A. B. M<.Lellan, local agent for the Massey-Harris Company, made a delivery of his spring sales. Between forty and fifty teams were on hand to convey the various machines of this well- known company to their rural des- tinations, .and the sight was -Well .very interesting and amusing program. Miss Florence McNeil ,‘sonrano, has a fine voice, under f.excellent control, and as a soloist Tin high-class music few of super- ‘or ability have appeared before ~‘.‘l)urham audiences. She was here !on a couple of previous occasions. and is now quite a favorite. Miss Pearl O’Neil, also known here pre- gviously, but formerly as an elocu- itionist, gave evidence of rare “ability as a musical entertainer, :as well. Child- mimicry seems to 1". A-‘v - is never slow to appreciate. We are qulte sure a .return visit will meet with a Warm welcome. i! The Board and members of the eéMethodist congregation have de- -1 cided to reseat the church and an or- .f der has been placed. The seats will {be of the opera style. and of solid _ioak. The work will not be com- } pleted for five or six weeks. We .‘understand that nearly full pro- .3 Vision has been made for payment. I l The council is asking for tend- ‘ers for venuevering and renovating ‘the town hall, and we understand it is their intention to enlarge it ,by putting 'an addition to the 'south end, which will serve as :1 st 19:0 and dressing rooms and give a proper rear exit. It isn’t likely iwe'll get anything better during gthe present generation, and the .suggested improvements and en- !largement are quite necessary. 1 On the 26th of February an al- ‘te-rcation occurred in the rink be- _ tween Hugh McDonald and George 'Catton, when it Was alleged that :McDonald struck Catto‘n. Infor- fimation was laid by Constable Pet- itigrew, at the request of some‘of :the citizens, The case was heard ;before Police Magistrate Telford who found the evidence insuffici- ent to ~warrant a conviction, and and the case was dismissed with- out costs. The Firemen’s concert last night was well attended, and the quar- tette qfllady‘entertainers gave a The'Durham hockey team re- deem-ed themselves :for their de- feat by Hanover on the rink here three weeks ago, when they de- feated them last Thursday night by the score of 8 to 3. The game was a players’ benefit, and a good crowd turned out to witness the match, which was a good one. The attraction this week is the M'azrkdal-e septette, who have been trimming everything they have gone up against. Tea and social at Varney Metho- dist church, Friday, March 13, at 8 p.m’. 10 cents and 15 cents. A lecture will be given by Mr. A. E. Millem entitle-d “My Life and Ex- perience as. a Showman,” also vocal and instrumental music. Farmers requiring No. 1 Seed Oats ,should call at the Oatmeal Mills and get some of the Selected Western Seed Oats they are offer- ing.â€"Rob Roy Cereal Mills 00. ________ .., a... ban. wan. . mvucy Mr. Geo. .Heather returned to than they could . et a ear or Alberta on Monday, after spend- even 3‘13 months 88‘0- The buyers. ing since December with his moth- we are “1d: are coming here ‘10 er. He was accompanied by a‘ pay all the horses are worth. EV- younger brother, Stanley. #170130 knows that horses have . - 3 been very high,- and even now the Mr. J. B. Knight, representing prices they ‘will. bring readily the‘ Dorenwend Hair Goods Com- would have-been considered ex- pany, of ‘TOI‘ODtO,’ was in“ town on tremelyhigh a few years .ago. Tuesday on his regular business 5 "ljhe; msrkets now ' are. compara- Miss Alice Ramage, of Brampton. who visited for the past few weeks with the. Ramage families heme and in Egremont, returned to her home last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Murdock and family left Monday for Bancroft, where they will spend the next couple of months. Mrs. Dr. Black of Paisley, ‘visifc- ed her daughter, Miss Zeta Black, of the teacning. staff here, from Friday till Monday last. Mxr. Adam Pettigrew returned to the West, after spending the past few. months in this_ locality. Mr. A. Duncan, wife and family, attended the funeral on Sunday of Mrs. St. John, Mt. Forest. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ryder, of North Battleford, visited his aunt, Ma's. Bryon, a part, of last week. Miss' White of Gorrie was the guest of Miss Alma Hughes over Sunday. Mr. Geo. Smith is able to be out again after a couple of Weeks’ confinement from pleurisy. M-r. A.W.H. Lauder Went to Tor- onto on Tuesday on business. M1. J. C. Tedford, of Owen Sownd, was in town ovetr Sunday. - Mr. J. A. Glass is visiting: in town. We congratulate the young peo- ple on the success of their enter- tainment. The net proceeds amounted to more than $50, and the peOpIe were quite as well sat- isfied as if they had listened to outside talent. We feel indeed that the best way to make money and keep it is to engage all local talent. Evidences of local ability have been frequently shown here and the good work in many cases continues long to be remembered. The play contained a sustained interest, and all the characters performed their parts well; the singing was excellent. Will Saunders has a fine voice, not- withstanding the disappointments in his love affairs. Jim Coleridge would have done well if his vocal chords had been in half decent shape, and Pete Ramage with his pepp-ermin-ts was an attentive min- istering angel to all whose singing mechanism appeared out of order. Mrs-Lauder, the lady of expensive tastes, was a good character, and Mr. Laud-er was one of the most natural amongst the gentlemen actors. Mrs. Stoneouse appeared as Miss Croakenboss, a lady of soured disposition. and in the pre- sentation of her part she was ah- solutely true to name. Miss Vad- die Caldwell had a charming and attractive stage presence in her- effective rendering of the “Hat with the Beautiful Rose,” and Miss May Young, ever versitile and atâ€" tractive, lost none of her usual charms in her quota to the enter- tainment. “Sleep, M‘ah Lil’ Kinkey Haid,” was a charming quartettc by Messrs. Peter Ramage, A. W. H. Lauder, J. Coleridge and W. L. Saunders. Hat.Ӥ It was intended to picture some of the amusing things in connection ‘with a choir practice and on this occasion the hats came in for a share of comment. Those who took part were: Mrs. A. W. H. Lauder, Mrs. Stoneouse, Miss Vad- die Caldwell, Miss May Young, W. L. Saunders, A. W. H. Lauder, J. H Coleridge and Peter Ramage. Miss Margaret Hunter acted as choir leader, giving evidence of much ability. From her actual experi- ence she may not be able to see much difference between the com- edy of rthe play and the tragedy of real choir work. the music with skillful precision, and the following young ladies, all in costume, performed their parts with accuracy:. Misses Bessie Tel- ford, Hazel Caldwell, Vaddie Cald- well, Effie Hunter, Zeta Black and Florence McCpske-ry. The maifl play {v'as a musical gom'gd}: entitLed “‘A Tale of a rentertainment on Friday last, and their efforts were rewarded with a well filled house. As the talent was all local, the proceeds, we are pleased to believe, will show quite a surplus. , The opening number was aspec- tacular drill entitled “March Winds.” Mrs. _R.. Macfarlane led in . ounnm. out. musswx unncu 12,1914 A TALE OF A HAT PERSONAL n 9' 4 {5‘ b if mere having horses to dispose of must come prepared to meet the situation, ani take less. . money than they could get a year, or even six months ago._ The buyers. â€"‘ AMâ€" 1â€"“7‘ Th-e next horse fair will be held on Thursday, the 19th of March. As horses have dropped in price during th_e pgs't few_mopths, far- n-“â€" Dame’s wid Leaguers. Dear Friends,â€"â€"This is to tell yez of a ra'le old-fashioned iollifica- tion in honor of St. Patrick, to be held in the basement of the Meth-, odist meetim’ house on Tuesdav; nixt, the 17th of March, at eight, o’clock. Faith am’ it’s rale Wel-g come We’ll make ye if yez‘. kin foi-nd it at all convanyent to be afther comin’; ‘ The toime will' be spin-t if) tay drinkin’ an’ other: plisi'n-t divarshuns, an’ if yez’ll be- koind enough to tell us if ye’ll: come, We’ll be plazed to pick out: a sate for‘yez. It’ll only cost aich of yez fifteen cin'ts'. Now, do come an’ be ‘afthfr bringipj the s»pal_- 5‘.- __.â€"â€".- nvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv;vvvvv' _._...- A ALULJLM 111:7. Mrs. Thomas Mc‘Girr thanked the audience for-their attendance, and concluded her brief address bv‘ moving a vote of thanks to all; who assisted in making the pro-;1 gram such a success. The Na- tional Anthem brought the meet-f ing to a close, after which an' unstinted supply of refreshments were served, and all left Without: further ceremony for their res-j pective homes. A ‘ _..._..___._ V'WVV'V'VVV'VVV‘ ._-\.‘~u‘_.Ull C‘aLll. Rev. Mr. Hartley, Rev. Mr. Prud- ham and Editor Ramage made brief, but interesting and instruct- ive addresses, each paying a high compliment to the Institute for the splendid work they are doing.r fog" thempetterment of home life. ‘The meeting opened by all join- his; heartily in the singing of The Maple Leaf, when Ye Editor, who tried ‘to occupy the chair, made a few remarks and proceeded to call off the numbers on the program. Vezry entertainingsolos were con- tributed by Mrs. Srtoneouse, Miss Kerr and a younger sister, of H‘ampden, and two by Mr. Hard- ing of town, Mrs. (Re-v.) _Prudham and Mrs. Knechtel rendered a... very“ appropriate duet, and Miss Rita Irwin, in addition to playing most of the accompaniments, con- tributed a couple of instrumentals on the piano. Miss Alice Ramage and Miss Mary McAlister exhibited good talenLine recitation each.. h--- an“ The South Grey Womean’slnsti- tute held their annual At Home on Thursday evening last in the basement of the Presbyterian: church, With ideal Weather, a. good attendance, excellent order,! choice music, nnsvtructive addresssfi es and tempting.(refreshments the. social character of the entertain-, ment was better than any of its medecessors. ' ‘ ‘ 11“ l WOMAN’S lNSTlTUTE AT HOME She was a Presbyterian, and interment takes place to-dav Thursday, when a brief service Will be held in the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. W. H. Hartley of Trinity church, in the absence of a Presbyterian minis- tezr'. The remains will be laid to rest beside those of her first hus- band in Trinity church cemetery. _- --__ __-L.V...... .. .yu. “up; .ucculc, uuu her honest services were aIWays in demand. She never murmured over her lot, and with a com- mendable spirit of pride and inde- pendence she felt that everyone could make an honest living by exercising industry and economy. .She was a Woman of unbounded kindness, and ready at all times to render her services for the good of those in need. I On Tuesday night about nine Io’clock, Mms. Cope passed peace- :fully away after a protracted ill- ~ness of over ayea'r’s duration. The deceased lady was'born in .Irrela'nd in 1836and at 16 years of age she came to Canada and settled for a time in Eramosa township. A few years after, she married Alexander McComb in Guelph. He died about 40 or more years ago, being killed by a fall- ing tree. Subsequently the de- 'ceased was ne-married to Samuel "COpe, a farmer, of Glenelg, and moved later to South Dakota, where Mr. Cope died about 20 years ago. She then returned to Durham, where she resided con- tinuously till the time of her death. The deceased was respected and esteemed by evecrybody. She Was always cheerful; and no woman could be mome industrious. She was ‘an expert with her needle, and ARE YE WI” US OBITUARY MRS. s. COPE. yez.;The EpWérth L" OE DPP>>Â¥>>b>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>t>>>>t>>>>>>>>b> 4 I aw Clearance Sale New Spring Goods Coming And -, Sales Goods Going ’ f There is always something interesting at the store that gets the New Things first, and February promises much in this respect, as New Goods are piling in every day. which, together with ixtra Value and February Sales will create the greatest activitv at this store. Large assortment of New Black and 1010er 1 yard wide Silk usually sold at 51.25 our price EllilJm per yard. New Dress (foods, New Scotch (iinghams, New English Prints, every de]:i,:-n"r,ine11t filling up with new (ioods. Simcial offering in Luilivs’ ()oats,‘ 1"anging in price from $5M” to 5115,00, going at a Great Sacrifice Less 25 percent. off 25 Women's Tweed Skirts. mngiug in price from $4.00 to $5.00 to clear $2.50 each. Great Bargains in 1 5 Men’s Overcoats. These are a broken lot and sizes. grouwd into one lot which we assorted out during stock taking and all taken into stock at om: price. They range in price from $7.00 to $10.00. While they last $u.00 each. . F. MORLOC Stirring Activities Always at This Store Special Sale Prices Comforters, Blankets, Flan- nelettes, Underwear, Dress Goods, Scarfs and Caps. Fur Collared Coats, Sweaters and Sweater Coats. Foremost in Clearance Sale are . Ladies’ I‘ur Collared Coats, Ladies’ Furs and Waists, Misess Heavy Coats. Reductions on Winter Goods for the GREAT SALE at **%’x€%¥é $3.80 PER