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A couple of \\ eeks ago we re- ferred to Mr. W. J McFadden as engaged in renovating and en- . larging his musical emporium 1 Since then the 11 ork has been com-1 pleted, and as it now stands, pre-E sents a \erV attractixe appear-.1 ance, which should add materiallyf to the business end of this already: progressive stand. \1r.McFaddenl now has a large stock of pianos ' organs, sewing machines, and musical instruments on exhibition! and will be pleased to show and} explain them to any persons inâ€" terested in his particular line of goods. ~ l _ Complaint was recently made byl Mr. J. A. Brown of Varney that a _ number of young people from} ' Durham .are in the habit of hunt- ing and fishing on Sundays on his pr0perty. They have been ac- companied by hounds, which, on _'t-wo occasions recently have chas- ‘ ed his sheep and cattle. Mr. Brown *7 wishes to be as lenient as possible,} ’. .W but warns the offenders to keep W dogs in check or he may be ito take legal action. Hunt- The next horse fair will be held here on Thursday, May 21. See McLellan’s new Dominion buggies, with round corners. A. B. McLellan, Massey-Harris agent. We regret to repdrt the serious illness of Mrs. John Hewitt, at her home on East Lambton street. A pair of Dunlop rubber heels' given free with men’s fine shoes, at McIlraith’s. See his ad. on page 8. y The members of the A.Y.P.A. spent a most enjoyable social time at the rectory on Monday evening of this week. The regular meeting of the council was held on Monday even- ing, and did not adjourn until nearly one o’clock Tuesday morn- 1n g. Mrs. T. C. Ritchie, who has been so seriously ill at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. J. Hewitt, for the past couple of weeks, is not much improved, we are sorry to report. The official Board of the Meth- odist church met on Tuesday even- ing. Satisfactory reports were received from all departments. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Prudham, was invited by a unanimous vote to remain for a third year. Farmers! As we do not sell throfigh agents in Durham and vicinity, we are pleased to allow you one cent per rod off prices advertised, in another portion of this paper. Remember, our Wire is full No. 9 guage. The annual entertainment of Durham Junior Epworth League will take place on Thursday, May 7. at eight o‘clock pm. Doors open at 7.40. Admission, silver collection. A :good program. A profitable time. A pleasant evenâ€" ing. Don’t .miss it. , The Water supply tanks for fire protection are being cleaned out I and repaired. It is well to be alâ€"i ways ready, as there’s no telling! when a fire may break out. The village of Tara had the misforâ€" tune last Week to suffer; a head $30,000 from a ,fire that broke out in a livery stable. Some citi-i zens are reported to have barely escaped with their lives. Mr. Pust; the rural mail carrier on route No. 2 started out this week with a genuine, up-toâ€"date delivery carriage. .We understand it cost about $100 and is guaranâ€" teed for four years’ service. It is similar in appearance to a milk or: bread Wagon, painted a bright red, and having the letters R.F.D. painted conspicuously on th sides. Mr. Pust drives a team of horses and with so complete an equipment we have no doubt he will give his patrons a good and uninterrupted service during “the term of four years, for which . he has made the contract. ' VOL. 47 â€" N EWS AROUN D. TGWN For .sale.-â€"One-1ialf of good seed potatoes. Mrs. A. Beams 8: Son. Read McIlraith’s ad. on page 8. Something of interest to every man. Home-made bread, biscuits and pies on Saturday afternoon and evening next. Mrs. F. Sproat.- op- posite The Chronicle office. See Scott’s ad. He thinks of giving up business, and Wishes to dispose of everything during this month. We regret to learn that Mrs. G. A. Smith, better known here as Jessie Robertson, is quite ill at her \home in Mason City, Iowa. Ice! Ice! We are prepared to supply a limited number of cus- tomers with ice. Prices and days of delivery on application. Phone 58. F. J. Welsh. '2. The Brigham annual telephone picnic will be held at Brigham’s grove, Allan Park, on Monday afternoon, May :25. ‘ The Durham band will be in attendance and various games will be provided. Don’t forget to bring your lunch. The village of Shallow Lake is negotiating w ith the Hydro-Elec- tric Commission for power from Eugenia Falls. Some time ago they were offered power at $30.70 per horsepower on a basis of 600 horsepower. See -What W. Black can do for you in coal oil stoves, fishing tackle, rubber hose, lawn mowers, wire fencing, etc. Rubber hose for seed drills 25c. each. 40,000 dozen eggs wanted this week in ex- change for goods or cash. The sanitary inspector Wishes all citizens to make a general back- yard cleanâ€"up before Tuesday next. After that date he will make a tour of inspection and will be heard from in case of neglect; Don’t be pinched. We have to thank Mr. Edward Havens for a big egg and a lit- tle egg. The big one was 6 x 8 inches, and was one of nine laid almost in daily succession by a valuable Silver Dorking hen. The little .one was an ordinary bantam egg. We can vouch for the size 1 and quality of both. .1 Very heavy and destructive rains and hail storms passed over Lon- don and the country north on ‘ Monday afternoon, doing thous- ' ands of dollars’ damage in‘ the ‘ city and surrounding country; Hail stones as large as pigeon eggs ‘ smashed windows and injured the growing crops," while the terrific rains washed out much of the {spring sown grain and willneces- lsitate the doing of the work over again. At Rebecca, seven miles lfrom London, hail stones an inch and a half long are reported to ihave fallen, breaking in some tplaces as many as,a dozen panes .of glass. Clinton, Thorndale and Goderich were also well within the storm area. we noticed no hail here, but learn that hail stones as' ;large as beans fell at Varney for Fa couple of minutes. E A quiet wedding was solemn- iized on Wednesday afternoon, l April :29, at the home of the 'bride’s ,parents, Mr.' and Mrs. Thomas lWilson, when their daughter, ,iMamiegbecame the bride of Mr. is John Wells of this place. The ! wedding, which took place at .3 half past one, was witnessed by -‘ only the immediate relatives of _‘ the bride and groom, and was performed by Rev. Mr. Wylie, of 'i the Baptist church. 'At the 'apâ€" ‘lpointed hour, the groom took his “ place in the parlor, where he was I joined immediately after by the 'l bride, who entered the room on the arm of her father, who gave her ‘away. The bride looked very pretty in her handsome wedding gown of shot silk trimmed with lace. She carried a bouquet of bridal roses and maidenhair fern. After'the ceremony ,all sat down to dainty yedding dinner. . Mr. and Mrs. rWells left on the a‘fter- noon train on a' ‘short honeymoon trip to Toronto, returning M’onday evening. They will reside in Durham. The Chronicle wishes Mr. and Mrs. Wells a' long life of happiness and prosperity. Let BLYTH’S CORNERS. The thunder storm which pass- ed over this section this Monday afternoon was accompanied by probably the heaviest downpour of rain we ever knew of at this seas- on of the year. Every field in as; practically a sheet of water for citizens on Saturday to learn some little time after the s‘to- m ceased, and at no” time have ever seen the streams rise more quickly. ' be practically at a standstill for some time, unless the weather turns exceptionally fav.orable The big motor truck from Mount Forest passing through Varney during the big rain this afternoon, caused the horses tied in the shed alarm, and Mrs. D. McIlvride broke the tie strap, and in wheeling around in the shed caught the t0p of the buggy, which was smashed pretty badly. that, no damage was done. Mr. Andrew Stewart has a ,sick horse at present which appears to be seriously ill. Dr. Ellis of H01â€" stein is attending to the case. Arbor day was duly observed in our section on Friday last by our p-Opular young teacher, Miss M.E. Backus. and scholars. Aft-er tidy- we, ‘for more than Seeding operations will. 'as bailiff one of the bestknown men in the Beyond. ‘riage in 1858, toon, it was a surprise to most of his death that morning. ' Being a 1esident of this town '25 years, during which time he served continuously and constable, he was southern portion of the county. He was born in the County Fer- managh, Ireland, on the 26th of August, 1836, and was well ad- vanced in his 78th year. When about six years of age, he came to Canada with his parents and settled on 'a farm near “Rockford Castle,” this side of Owen Sound, where he remained till his mar- when he moved to a farm near Chatsworth. Some time later he moved to Hanover, where he was appointed County Con- stable. While in Hanover he worked part of the time in the Knechtel furniture factory, and was also engaged in the baking business. the tie strap, and in wheeling around in the shed caught the tOp of the buggy, which was smashed pretty badly. Beyond that, no damage was done. Mr. Andrew Stewart has a ,sick horse at present which appears to be seriously ill. Dr. Ellis of H01â€" stein is attending to the case. Arbor day was duly observed in our section on Friday last 'by our pOpulaI‘ young teacher, Miss ME. Backus, and scholars. After tidy- ing up everything, the scholars were treated to a feast of taffy. A little came our way, and after it vanished we could have sung “Sweet Marie” with good effect. - Our Sunday school opened in Knox church on Sunday last with an attendance of 70. Superintendâ€" ent W'm. Allan addressed the scholars and teachers at some length, g1 his usual earnest and, able manner,.and threw out a good few practical hints. Some time ago' we remarked on the p-oorâ€"look‘ing prospects of the fall wheat. The other day We journeyed to ~Ayton, a distance of seven. miles, and although we took two different routes, we only caw one good field in all the distance. Any field sloping to the west was decidedly scabby, while the fields sloping to the east were so'mewhat better. For ourtelves, this :is the first year we- have missed a good cropof wheat in a good number of years. We took no chances, and drilled barley all through it a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Watson arriv- ed home on Thursday to their home, after spending a delightful few months in Detroit, where the bulk ,of their family now reside. Next Sunday is Mother’s Day in the Methodist church. In the morning, Rev. Mr. Prudham’s dis- course Will be Our Mothers, and in the evening Our Homes. The new seats for the Methodist church have been received and will be installed next week. On Sunday, May 17, the re-operiing service will be held. Persons or parties desiring to} hire \an automobile can be accom- modated at C. Smith Sons’ Gar; age. Careful and competent driver furnished. Rates on ap- plication. , 5 7 ti Mr. and Mrs. Wm..Collinson, who was operated on for appendicitis, and for ,a time made progress. took a relapse last week and died on ’Wed.nesday The funeial “35 Brantford {hotelmen have themâ€" held on Friday to Durham ceme- selves prepared a prohibited list tery,1Rev. Mr. Wylie officiating at of 75 persons and “in fine anv house and grave We sympathize proprietor who Violates it. With the. sorrowing parents in, Wingham bars closed Quietly at their affliction. $10.30 Thursday night, and much Sunday, (May 10, is the day 311‘- liquor was sent back Friday bV l i I 3 'U 0 H0 ’d f... (D D; H: O ’1 6" b" (D UV 6 N H E (n U! . E: U £9 :3 ‘ DD "3 14 {3" O (â€"f- (D H W (D (D “d (D 1'2 (:1. O U" ’1 (D 5‘; (D *1 H- (D U) There [are now 2,300 rural deliV--i ery mail routes in Operation in, ! Canada, and in Ontario alone 587! 31?“??? “Eufifidmfieim 5:111:12? Sin! rural post offices have therefore I‘lnl y 1 p 1 Egpemont Rev W H been closed, 4.6 during last month ‘ au '5, . . Hartley will conduct similar ser-i. The Western Ontario tour of Vices in the parish of_ Brussels His Royal Highness, the Duke of and Walton. iConnaught will not be altered oni ‘ k account of the death of the Duke: death claimed the ~. month-old “0f Argyll King George himself ex- , that the people . David pressing 1the Wish _ §EE§Etirc of“??? “DE-.133 M5110 n‘hild. E be met disappmnted i Ford, rector of Christ church, Lis- 'On Friday morning of last Wee Sunday, (May 10, is the day ap- pointed for the annual missionary campaign throughout the diocese of (Huron. The Rev. H. M Lang- Ford, rector of Christ church, Lise towel, .will conduct the services in Trinity church here, and in St. Paul’s, Egremont. Rev. W, H. Hartley will conduct similar ser- vices in \the parish of, Brussels and Walton. On Friday morning of last Week death claimed the month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Adlam bf Allan Park. The child had been ill only about a Week with indigestion, and despite doctor’s treatment, grew gradual- ly worse and passed away as above stated. The funeral was held from the parental home on Saturday afternoon, interm-ient be- With indigestion, and despite doctor’s treatment, grew gradual- ly worse and passed away as above stated. The funeral was held from the parental home on Saturday afternoon, interment be- ing made in Durham cemetery, the services being conducted by Rev. i Hon. Mr. Hanna states that the action of the License'Commission in North {Huron in censes for a year, Will be vetoed. but there is ' nothing iSouth (Huron «commissioners acting :as they have in giving Imonxths’ extension only. Huron board Will likely do W. H. Hartley of Trinity church. ' :too. ' "‘ to prevent a three Central ~ '1 E U) renewing liâ€" . ' 7:: U110.“ UR llmuu l» ' 't I: ’E a; J. an. HUNTER y law ‘ us: P5 OAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _ Q DURHAM. 01”.. THURSDI‘AY MAY 7. 1914 ’OBITUARY J AMES CARSONT Though it xx as generally Lno“ n “~_~ -w.-. that Mr. James Carson \\ as seri-- ously ill at the home of his daughâ€" ter, Mrs. 'Wm. Hopkins, at Saska-A toon, it was a surprise to most citizens on Saturday to lear'n of his death that morning. Since coming to Durham '26 or 27 years ago he served continuous- lv as bailiff and constable u* to the time of. his resignation about five years ago. About. 1858 he married Miss Phoebe Wright of Ayton, and to them were born ten children, six of whom survive, as follows: John and Mrs. Belfry (Sadie) in Vancouâ€" ver’, George, in Victoria, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. .HOpkins and Thom- as, in Saskatoon. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. John Carson of Owen Sound and" Mrs. Thomas Barclay in Durham. ' The deceased was a member of the Methodist church; in which he took an active part, being choir leader, both in Hanover and Dur- ham, and for many years a mem- ber of _ the church board here. He was also a member of the school board here for many years, and took an active interest in school matters. I Interment took place yesterday afternoon, the service in \ the Methodist church being conducted by Rev. Mr. Prudham, who based his remarks on II Timothy, verses two to six of the second chapter. ‘ Stratford counbil may decide to v‘ote‘on a motor bus service. We have known Mr. Carson for '20 years, and our relationship has been always of the most pleasant and agreeable nature. We join in sympathy with the sorrowing relatives. - Berlin will have a horse show early in June. ' Whitby’s new Carnegie library was opened Friday evening. Provincial elections in Ontario may be held late in June. Fire early on Saturday destroyed the incubator works in Hamilton. The license of the Mansion House at Harriston has been cut «off. A man must know more than how to blow the horn to successâ€" fully run an automobile. for OVVVVVVWVVWVVVVWYVWV" VVVVWVVWWO PROGRESS BRAND Clothing for Men and Young Men, and Alert Juvenile Clothing WE induloe in absolutely no exag- geration when we 5213 that 111 these 111cs3ou 3v ll see clothino values that have never been excelled in Durâ€" ham. The smart distinctive st3zles, the upâ€" --to date exclusi3e mate1ials, the per- fect fit and the splendid qualit3 of tailor- ing shown in these goods can hardl3 fail to elicit 3our admiration and 3our order, see them, make a point of it. Progress Brand Clothing and Alert Juvenile Cl otl 1i110' have a t1emendously strong reputation. Every customer who has tried them usually comes back again as the Linings, Fit and St3 le 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 a splendid Safety Razor withevery suit at from $4.00 up. S. F. MORLOCK Of interest to the People of Durham and vicinity. Read about them ; come and see them. Seeing is believing. A large range of the following goods just opened up. Ginghams, Prints, .Suitings and Wash Goods Ladies’ Wash Dresses, in Print or Gingham from $1.00 to $2.50 Misses Wash Dresses in Newest Style and Pattern from 50c to $2.00 Children’s Dresses and Rompers from 50p to $1.00 ' Latest Arrivals HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR PRODUCE CASR OR TRADE ‘ from we to 1 5c per yard SOLICIT YOUR ' INSPECTION A Few of the $1.00 PER YEAR