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Fishing tackle "\at Macfarlane’s. We are pleased to learn of a slight improvement in the condi- tion of Mr. John Collinson, who has been ill in the hospital here for the past three or four Weeks from what appears to be a species of paralysis. He is still quite Weak and will not be out again for some time. Window shades, cheaper than ever: At M‘acfarlane’s Drug Store. Straw hat cleaners at Macfar- lane’s Drug Store. 20, 000 dozens eggs wanted, this week, for cash, or in exchange for garden tools, paints, - alabastine, etc. W. Black. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Murdock and family have returned to town, af- ter a six Weeks’ sojourn at Banâ€" croft, Where Mr. Murdock is at present engaged by the C.P.R. The Ladies’ Guild of Trinity church will hold a 'sale of aprons, and home-made baking in the room at the rear of the Standard Bankion Saturday, May '2. We regret to learn of the seri- ous illness of Mrs. John Mitchell, who is now in the Toronto General Hospital. About a year ago she underwent two critical operations. and Was apparently Well till again taken down suddenly a couple of weeks ago, when she returned to the hospital, Where she is likely to undergo another operation. About 50 per cent. of the farm laborers brought over from Scot- land a year ago by Mr. H. C. Duff, are still in the county of Grey. Next Sunday will be Temperance Field Day in this county. In town Rev. Wm: nKettlewell will preach in the Presbyterian church in the morning, and the Methodist church in the evening. The evening ser- vice in the Baptist church Will be addressed by Rev. J. B. Kennedy. In the afternoon Mr. Kettlcwell will preach 'at Zion, and Mr. Ken- nedy at .Glenelg 'Centre. The horse fair on Thursday last was well attended, but the sale‘s were lower than on any previous occasion. Only about 15 horses changed hands, and these sales were mostly of a local nature. We are not aware that any pup chases were made by outside buy- ers. The prices were down, to what they were a few months ago, but would have been consid- ered high a few years ago. .There seems but little outside demand. 4 Milton T. Moorby, who Was as- sisting in the post-office here for the past 18 months, left recentlv for Aurora, where he will occupy a similar position. During his term here he proved himself very efficient and obliging in the dis- charge of his duties, and was always a perfect little gentle-man in dealing with the public. He is succeeded here by Master Bobs McKinnon, son of Postmaster Mc- Kinnon at Priceville. We wish the young lad every success and hope Some persons of shady character'hospitality of the congregation, entered Macfarlane’s store on' after which a congratulatory serâ€" Thursday night and committed vice was held in the church. Miss depredati'ons that qualify them for Vaddie Caldwell 'and Mr. Grant the“ penitentiary. To enter, they! M'cComb contributed each a fine removed a pane of glass andsolo, and a few good selections replaced it when they left thefwere rendered by the choir. Revs. premises. Mr. Macfarlane occaâ€" Mr. Thynne, Mr. Wylie, Mr. Prud- sionally leaves a small quantity ham, Mr. Young, Mr. McConnell of silver in the inside steel com- and Dr. ‘ Farquharson were partment of the safe, but does not amongst the clergymen present fasten the combination on the out-! who made addresses of congratu- side door. The safe was opened lation and welcome. Mr. W. J. by the intruders and the steel Young spoke on behalf of the compartment pried out, from session, Mr. Thos. Allan on behal.‘ which fifteen dollars or more in of the Sunday school and Mr. C.‘ silver and “shin plasters” - were Ramage on behalf of the managâ€" abstracted, together with promis- ers. At the close, the newly.in- _ary notes or considerable value. ducted minister, Mr. Whaley, We understand they carried off made a very fineaddress to the some other articles, including a congregation. _ He regretted so mall quantity of gin. Strong many good things had been said “Minion lies in a certain direc- of him, and hOped they would fora :ffien’ and a chain of evidence i9» get them all and takevhim as they T‘T established that may lead to found“ him. The address appealed - " g developments. We hope to us, as sensible, eloquent and in - ones will be caught and good taste. The Chronicle ear-a , “m M :91 the km. W 'a Word of welcome. _. he may '60 conduct himself as to merit our good opinion when the time comes for him to make a change. VOL. 47-N0. 246] N EWS AROUN D TOWN The men who talk most of suc- cess in life are often those whose whole lives have been a failure. How easy it it to point out the flaws in the actions of others and how hard it is to realize and acâ€" knowledge our own imperfections. How astonished we would be if we could see ourselves as others see usâ€"but we can’t. ‘ Wanted to rentâ€"House, furnish- ed or unfurnished. At once. Ap- ply at this office. 2 One night about the middle of last Week Mr. Andrew Ritchie was upset in a ditch on Garafraxa Road north of town. It was dark, and a horse and rig going rapidly crashed into him. He received in- Noticeâ€"Prof. E. Katz, the well- known eyesight specialist Will be at the Middaugh House, Durham. on Friday, May 1. Will examine eyes by the method that never fails. Guarantees to relieve eye-5 sight trouble, eye-strain headache, in every case. Prof. Katz. The Operation was performed by Dr. Perry of Mt. Forest, assisted by Drs. Bradshaw Jamjeson and J. G. Hutton. juries from which he is still conâ€" fined to his bed, but is recovering nicely, and will soon be able to be around again. The Walkerton Telescope is de- cidedly improved in appearance since it Was reduced from an eight to a sevenâ€"column paper. A fur- ther contemplation is to change it to an all-home print. ' An Old Rubber social Will be held in the Baptist church next Tuesday evening, April 28. ‘A good program will be given, also refreshments, and the Yiirs Or- chestra will supply ‘music. Everyâ€" one invited. Admission: 2 lbs. of old rubber, or 10 cents. A .young son of Mr. Wm. Collin- son Was operated on for appendi- citis on Friday of last Week. Though his condition was serious We regret to learn ~of the death of Mrs. Joseph Lawson, who died on Tuesday of last week at her home in Guelph. She was born in Cargill in 1857, and was married in 1886 to Mr. Lawson, a cousin of the Lawsons in this vi- cinity. After their marriage they resided for many years in Guelph. then for a short time in Chesley, afcsr which they «moved to Otta- wa. and returned again to Guelph about ten years ago. Besides her sorrcwinfr husband, she leaves to mourn her death, Dr. Smirlie Lawson. of Toronto. Mr. Lawson was well and favorably known in this town and his many friends and r:--latiVes will regret his sad misfortune. Interment took place at Cargill on Thursday last. we are 'glad to l‘earn the is making good progress towards recovery. As we were at press last week a large audience was assembled in the Presbyterian church, where Rev. Mr. WIhale-y was duly inductâ€" ed, ,as successor to Dr. Farquharg- son. An excellent sermon was de- livered by Dr. Marsh of Holstein, then came the induction and charges .to minister and people. A bounteous supper was served to all who wished to partake of the hospitality of the congregation, after which a congratulatory ser- vice was held in the church. Miss Vaddie Caldwell 'and Mr. Grant M'cComb contributed each a fine solo, and a few good selections were rendered by the choir. Revs. Mr. Thynne, Mr. Wylie, Mr. Prud- ham, Mr. Young, Mr. McConnell Lét.Us Have Your Next Order for Job Printing vvvvâ€"v - [ QUE-LP" T0 OWEN SOUND. .gossip, who never did rude things. 5 HYDROJQADIAL 1’ and “never talked about nobody.” 'l‘h . Elizabeth. Pe-pper,’ Miss Alma e surveyors 0‘ the Hydro Hu’ghes, was her daughter, and in ' line from Guelph to OWen Sound her short dress and girlish make- by Way of Arthur, reachgu the up, had a very "‘kiddish” appear- Sound last week. The preliminary ance, and seemed to ~give her survey is completed as far as mother quite a lot of trouble. Bognor, about ten miles from Tom McClocklin, the money-lender Owen Sound.-The remaining por- known as Eben 'Gnimshaw, was a ti-on will be completed shortly, real S-hylock, and a splendid when they Will leave for the south, character. Eric KEUY was Sheriff torun another line, which Will en- Good-all, and rose to the climax of ‘ter Owen Sound from the direc- his ora-torical and dramatic ability tion of Chesley, connecting in when he came to auction off the the vicinity of Arthur with the property of Jerrxr Who was unable 'linie already surveyed. ’tomeetthe mortgage. - The party left Guelph on the 27th of January and ran almost in a straight line across the ‘countrv to Fergus, thence north-Westerly to Arthur. From Arthur they turned almost due north through West Luther in the county of Well'ngton, and Proton in the‘ county of Grey, to the village of Flesherton, touching Egerton and Kingscote, and crossing the C. P. R. near Saugeen Junction. From Flesherton, they Went to Markdale, Walter’s Falls and Bognor, from where they ran a line to Meaford. , The engineers _were instructed to run as nearly as possible in a straight line, which led them through orchards, meadows and woodlands. Though 'A. Y. P. A. PLAYEPQ SCORE ANOTHER SUCCESS “Old Boots,” presented in the hall last Friday night, was an- nounced as “an entirely new and original domestic comedy drama.” Many read the announcement, but thought nothing more of it; many listened to the play and pronounc- ed it an excellent amateur produc- tion, of a much higher order than is often presented by so-called professional performers. The plav was prepared and presented by the Anglican Young PeOple’s As- sociation, whose rendering of Valley Farm a year ago was a delight to everybody and is still remembered owith 'pleasure.' - there are in the course a great many grades, no serious engineer- ing difficulties have been met with. While it is possible the road will follow the line of the prelim- inary survey, it is not a location. and is- liable to be changed. The country through which the survey is made is quite populous and fertile, and not Well served by any railway line. There was a difference, howâ€" ever. Valley Farm was a ready- mad-e affair. It was a“boughten” play, as the street boy would say. All the entertainers had to do was to learn their parts and pre- sent the-m in the best manner they knew-how, and each did his .or her part Well. Old Boots was different. It was 'a home-made production; it was never written till written for the occasion by .Mr. E. D. McClocklin, the leader and manager of ithe little company; it was never re- hearsed in public until Friday night last, and has never yet .mp- Deared in print. The whole plain and plot originated with Mr. Mc- Clocklin; the staging of the D1337- ers was .done by him: the scenery was his work, and all the "e- hearsels were under his manage- ment, and it was a ‘marvellous succeSs. Miss Sarah Vollet, under the name of Martha Mender, was J errry’s wife; Miss Flora Meredith. wasl-the daughter of Jerry, ,‘ and Martha and married John Stedman \‘vho appeared as Leslie Raymond. Hiram Green, represented by Frank Irwin, Was-His Ma‘s Boys and appeared as an overgrown, stuttering; good-natured lump who did errands for his mother and had a hard time, to resist the impdrtunities of Miss Kate Firth, almost persistent book agent, who was Staged"as .Qadie Primrose, Ihe characters Were all good: and each one was in the right Place. Mr. -E. D. McCloclrlin was the old cobbler, seated on his bench and surrounded by old bootsand cobblers‘ tools of all sorts and conditions. His stage name Was Jerry Mender, and he Proved himself the star artist of the evening. DURHAM. OWL. THURSDAY APRIL 23,1914 1 The grader is at work on ' the, south end of Garafraxa street‘ ' making needed improvements. ' ' Little Miss Viola Jacob was the daughter of Bertha and Leslie Raymond. The fairy tale elicited from her grandfather, Jerry, and her sweet singing, were prettv and pathetic parts of the admir- able homeâ€"made drama, long-to- be remembered by those who heard and enjoyed it. __.._ u" , ___ A 1 .1 We have an i’deavthe pray would bear. repetition and command a full house if again presented. The gross proceeds amounted to about eighty dollars. We are glad to learn that Mr. Alex. McLachlan is a'gain'on the Provincial InSpector Reburn of Toronto, was in town Tuesday in- vestigating the robbery at Mac- farlane’s store. He is satisfied he is on the track of the right persons. We regret to learn that a son of Mr. W. J. Blakeston, of Strat- ford, formerly of Priceville, and well-known here, is at present in Stratford hospital, seriously ill With pneumonia. It’s no sin for a fellow 'to keep hens, but he should keep them at home. This isn’t our whine; it was the other fellow. When the time comes, we’ll be on deck, and talk right out in meetin’. A temperance convention for the county of Grey will be held in the Presbyterian church, M'arkdale, on Monday next. April 27. The question of submitting the Canada Temperance Act will be taken up .at that meeting. It rained quite freely on Sunday night, and the weather on Monday was decidedly colder, with a few slight snow flurries. Winter still lingers in the lap of spring, and the grass is cautiously peeping through the ground. With the frost about all gone, a few warm days will make a wonderful change on the iace of nature, The farmers have, started their spring work and; seeding will .soon " be general. "l'he weathef' prophets look_;hope'_fully on the prolonged rvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv A temperance mass meeting will be held in the Baptist church on Sunday evening next, after the close of the regular church ser- vices. .The meeting Will be ad- dressed by the Temperance Field Day speakers. V'V'V'VV'V'W' Mr. W. Priel of Saskatoon is spending .a couple of weeks with friends near Dornoch. His wife spent the winter with her ’mother. Mrs. John Barrie, there, and will return west with her husband in a couple of weeks. We learned from Mr. Priel that our old friend, Mr. .Jas. Carson, was just recover- ing .slowly irom a severe illness. 'V'VWVV'V' i V'V'V‘ The annual meeting of the Dur- ham branch of the South Grey Temperance Association was held in the Baptist church on luesday evening tor the election of offi- cers and general business. 'ihe officers Were elected as follows: Rev. W. W. Prudham, President: Mrs. J. M. Benton, Vice President:‘ Mr. Chas. Ramage, Secretary; Mrs. Jas. LIOyd, ’l'reasurer. At a recent meeting of'Flesher- ton council it was decided to pur- chase a chemical engine {or fire- fighting, the :s-mall gasoline engine not proving satisfactory, Che Chronicle predicted as much when the gasoline engine was bought for the purpose. ihougn an ad- mirable motive power, we would hate to depend on them for fire- 1ighting purposes._ OVWVVVWVVVVWVW V'VWWWO WE indulge in absolutely no exag- geration when we say that in these lineS you will see clothing values that have neve1 been excelled in Dur- ham. The smart distinctive styles, the up-to-‘date exclusive materials, the per- fect fit and the splendid quality of tailor- ing shown in these goods can hardly fail to elicit your admi1ation and \our order, see them, make a point of it. Progress Brand Clothing and Alert Juvenile Clothing have a tremendously strong reputation. Every customer who has tried them usually comes back again as the Linings, Fit and Style are super- ior to the ordinary run of clothing. We have a splendid assortment in Navy and Black worsted also Tweed Suits, ‘ and during this month we are gcing to. give aisplendid Safety Razor with every suit at from $4.00 up. PROGRESS BRAND Clothing for Men and Young Men, and Alert Juvenile Clothing New Spying Clothing - Latest Arrivals A large range of the following goods just opened up. S. F. MORLOCK Of interest to the People of Durham and vicinity. Read about them ; come and see them. Seeing is believing. Misses Wash Dresses m Newest Style and Pattern from 50C to $2.00 Children’s Dresses and Rompers from 500 to $1.00 ' Ginghams, Prints, Suitings and Wash Goods from IOC to .1 5c per~ yard Ladies Wash Dresses, in Print or Gingham HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR PRODUCE CASR 0R TRADE WE SOLICIT YOUR INSPECTION J. 6: J; HUNTER from $1.00 to $2.50 A Few of the $1.00 PER YEAR ‘u<L