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Mr. Ibbott and Dr. Marsh of H01- stein. Rev. Mr. Whaley of Durham and Inspector Allan of Egremont. A delightful quartette was well rendered by Misses Mead and Kerr aNlmessrs. Leeson and Newnham. ' .. h- was in good form and ' . to the musical part .of the em: " ament. The national ‘ nediction brought - a close at a Anniversary services in connec- tion with Varney Methodist church were held on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, two appropriate ser- mons were preached by Rev. Mr. Newnham. On Monday evening the annual tea was served in the Orange hall. after which all re- paired to the church, Where a 'good program was presented. Rev. Mr. Prudham occupied the chair, and edifying and suitable addresses were delivered by Rev. Crown Attorney, who comes from Owen Sound to take evidence. The general feeling is that the shoot- in}: Was accidental. and the young fellow, who is about 18 years of age, is well spoken of by some who know him. We had a short interview with Hamlet on Tuesdav morning, and as he claimed he did not know the unfortunate young lad. there could be no charge of more careful. Joe Hamlet. Whom we mentioned last week as the young English- man who shot Edgar Lawrence. was taken in charge Tuesday by Constable Cook of Ceylon. and his case in connection with the shoot- ing will be further investigated here this forenoon before the A meeting of Bentinck residents will be held at Lamlash on Friday evening, October ‘23, to consider methods to be adopted in res- ponding to the call for aid from the municipalities. Assistance in potatoes and oats are asked for. and any who are unableto be] present may confer with the town-.l ship clerk, Mr. Chittick, and ad- vise as to" the nature of the dona- tion. Mr. Wm. Breese of Chats-l worth and others will be present] to address the meeting. I In the Methodist church on Sunday night Rev. Mr. Prudham delivered a strong sermon, in which he upheld the Christian churches of to-day against charg- es made recentlv by a represent- ative of the Pastor Russell cult who spoke here a few nights ago. ‘ The Ebenezer Methodist church. Vickers. will hold its anniversa1y services on Sundav at 11 and T..3O The Rev. R. H. rRogers of Arthur is the preacher for the day. There will be no Monday serx 1ces thisl year, but a free-Will offering \\ 111‘ be taken up and a generous res-j ponse is requested. ! _â€"_7 week. Regular $3.50 to $5.00 spec- tacles and eye glasses will be sold for $1.00. This is your opportun- ity. Come early. land. He was called as a Britieh reservist, and as he had a previ- ous army experience, he may soon be called to the front. Don’t forget the big sale of spectacles and eye glasses at R. L. Saunders’ Variety Store, Durham] couple of years ago, left his home in Owen Sound last Week for Eng- yuaugu a lCDUlULlUl‘ IUI‘ [1’8 teacn- ing of the highest ideals of pat- riotism to school children. A local Belgian relief committee has been organized at Listowel. Dr. J. D. Philp being president. Persons or parties desiring to A round-up of illicit liquorâ€"sell-lhire an automobile can be accom- ers in Porcupine distriet netted ' modated at C. Smith Sons’ Gar- fines totalling $1.600. age. Careful and competent Mr W H Bond who left here a driver furnished. Rates on ap- couple of venue non Infi- mc immal phcation. Buv Rexail goods and help swell the Canadian Patriotic Fund. For sale only at Macfarlane’s. For sale.â€"A seven-horse-power gasoline engine. Apply to C. Smith 8: Sons, Durham. Stanfield’s unshrinkable under- wear for men and women, in great variety. At Grant’s. Twenty per cent. off paper at Macfarlane’s. NEWS AROUND TOWN all â€"‘l OBITUARY quen-tly followed the avocation of ,i a farmer. He was of a quiet re- 0 u N D TOW N 53 JOSEPH W. M'ANSELL- tiring disposition, was well read in - 1’ We regret to chronicle the death general subjects, a kindly neigh- . .. . . , b othe _ bor, a moderate Liberal and a wail! R933" DPOdUCtS are made in. ,0: '7“? J. W..Mavnsell a, . .r r delightful conversationist. lCanada. Try them. At Macfar- Infla“ 0f Re\. W° W° “3119‘- pas-~ _ , He leaves a Widow, one son, (1 r (lane’s Drug Store. _ tor of the Baptist church here. Fred, and one daughter. Mrs. e _ . . , Neil M'cCannel, at Proton Station: a-.. l reatl The .new C.P.R. steamer MissanQ Thedeceased \f’as horn in“ Delry. fable. entered Montreal Friday 'af- AYI‘Shil‘e~ Scotland 113 1855- In 'ter her maiden voyage. June of last year. he came. with l ""9"; ~ his wife and daughter. to Canada, HELP THE BELGIANS ) C. Plain and 001'de X'DIX’DfDDhC :11 _ me learn from Inspector Campbell that it was the best convention held for a number of years. Some real vim was put into the work and more discussion than usual was indulged in by the teachers We used to have some real livelv times about twenty years ago at the teachers’ c0nventions. For some time, however, they have not been very lively and We are sin- cerelv glad if they are again en- tering on a spirit of revival. We omitted until too late to ask the secretary or any member of the association for a detailed report, but to know the interest has im- proved will be as satisfactory to the general reader as to make a valueless reference to the various tonics discussed. The attendance was good, and so it-should be, as: there is no better way of getting} out of a rut and “getting out of- themselves than for teachers to‘ avail themselves of the adv antage' of rubbing shoulders and exchang- mg ideas. Let us say in a WhiSp-E erâ€"but loud enough to be heard1 all over the inspectorateâ€"that the‘ teacher Who hasn’t interest enough to attend the conventions will soon develon into a back number and be unfit to teach school. The South Grey Teachers’ Asso- ciation held their annual conven- tion in Dundalk on Thursday and Friday of last Week. We have no particulars of the work done, but I While driving home from Varnev ’direction on Wednesday night of glast w eek. George Harbottle met ltan auto on a narrow piece of .road near Burt’s hill, and fearing in collision with the fast moving machine. he turned off to one side and in doing so, upset the buggy and had} is ankle broken. or badly ,sDrained. The autoists never ’halted to render any assistance. and the injured young man had considerable difficulty in freeing himself from the awkward position‘ in which he Was placed. He is again able to hobble round and will be all right, We hope, in the course of a few Weeks. The care- less way in Which some peOple handle their automobiles is suffi- cient cause for drix ers of even fairly quiet horses to regard them as an evil and a menace to the public. He does not know the ownâ€" er of the auto, or its number, or more might soon be known about it and a penalty exacted. Speeding to catch a train Mon- dav morning. R.H. Fortune’s auto - skidded when entering the station the car. and had several ribs brok-w en and was rendered unconscious. for some time. His ”daughter, who! was in the car with him, was thrown out, but escaped injury. ; A despatch from Petrograd says that the Russian Government Will never again embark in the manu-f facture and sale of alcoholic drinks. In answer to a sholicita- tion from the temperance party,’ that he forbid forever the sale of: spirituous liquors in Russia. replied as follows: “I thank you. I long' ago decided to interdict for all time in Russia the sale of alcoholic drinks by the Government.” ,_ _â€"â€"-rr-V 7w“. U“ A communication from Mr. 1v until Thursday Blackburn refuting some of the was relieved by d« statements made last Sunday even- . ' in}: regarding the International Sunday afternoon i. Bible Students Association, has etery, Rev. Mr. Wj been received too late for this is-. at the service and ,1 sue. It will appear next week. :eellent nprmnh hum The Brant Teachers’ Institute passed a resolution for the teach- ing of the highest ideals of pat- riotism to school children. Persons or parties desiring to Plain and corded velveteens in great variety, also a large range of dress goods in. French serges. poplins, silks. etc. At Grant’s. The deceased was. 83 years of age, a millwright and hoyse carpenter by trade, but subse- DAVID RUNCIMAN. On Saturday last, at his home near Boothville, David Runciman, a respected resident of the vicin- itv for over 30 years, passed away peacefully, and the remains were interred on Monday at Swin- ton Park, Rev. Mr. Matheson of Priceville beam: the officiating clergyman. She died at the Western Sanitar-y ium on Friday last and interment took place Monday from the home of her brother-in-law. Mr. Alfred nCresswell 32 Condor avenue. and interment Was made in Norway cemetery, East Toronto. She was a good Christian character and bore her long illness With a calm] resignation. MRS. MARGARET COCKING. i 1 Information has been received. from Toronto of the death of Mrs. ‘ Margaret Cocking, youngest daughter of the late John Jack of this town. The deceased Was 33 years of age, and as she had been; ailing for a long time, her death: was not unexpected ' Besides his sorrowing parents he leaves to mourn his departure. four brothers, John and Joseph .in the west, and George and Herbert in Glenelg, and two sisters, Mrs. Hiram Dean and AM'rs. Hawley Haws, in Durham. The remains Were interred in Durham cemetery on Sunday af- ternoon under the auspices of the Canadian Order of Foresters. of which he Was a' member for many years. Rev. Mr. W haley con- ducted the services at the home and at the graveside. a number of years Fifteen years ago he Was married to Lizzie Ben-e derson of Beeton‘ but she died 11 months later on a farm near Beeton, Where they W ere living. About thirteen yeaIS mm the deceased went West. Where a vear later he contracted a fex er, Which developed into paralysis. Since then he has been at home. but Was never able to engage in| anv kind of manual labor, ! He was born in Glefielg in 1874. When young, he learned his trade as a mason and worked at it for MATTHEW JAMES ALLEN. Matthew James Allen died early on Saturdav morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Allen, Where he has been an in- valid for the past ten years. Mrs. Mansell and Mr. and Mrs. Wylie desire to thank the citizens for the kindness shOWn them dur- ing their trouble F. Search. W. M'offet. 'H. Burnett; .J. Ritchie. J. Hughes. To mourn his departure, he leaves his mother. two sisters and one brother. in Scotland. and his sorrowinyg Widow and daughter. who intend shortly to return to their native land. Sunday afternoon in Durham cem- nleased with the address and en-i etery. Rev. Mr. Whaley officiated t-ertainment. A silver collection of! at the service and preached an ex- ten cents, or more, will be taken' cellent sermon from Psalm xvii:15."1111'd handed over to the Belgian' “As for me, I will, behold thv Relief Fund, and as these suffersl I face in righteousness; I shall being 0901313 have 0111‘ sympathy. and; satisfied. when I awake. with thy: need 0111‘ help, we hope to see a,- likeness.” - i‘large attendance and a liberal: ' The ball-bearers were: H. Allen.1 contribution. i About seventeen Weeks ago he came here to visit Rev. Mr. Wylie and family. thinking the change might improve his condition. Con- trary to expectations, however, he never improved. but sank gradual- lv until Thursday last, when he was relieved by death. The remains were interred n, ' A'dV-h‘ V ardson has been over much of the war area. and being a close ob- server and the possessor of graph- ic powers of description, we are confident the address will be high- lv profitable and instructive. A musical program Will also be provided and ,We have reason . to on believe that everyone will be and settled in Goderich and u as an active worker in the P1 esbvter- ian church, Where he Was a mem- ber of the choir. Being a cabinet maker in the old country he read- ily secured a situation in the or- gan factory, Where he \1 orked until a few months ago, when his health failed. DURHAM, ONT., TH UR C U P v DAY, 0 TOBER 22 tizens The followmg amounts have dur- been received bv Rev. W. W. gPrudham for the relief of the Be]- and military experts._ There is but very little use in sending raw and untrained men to the battle- field to serve as a target for the enemy. The Allies may appear to be slow, but they know more than we do of the requirements of ef- Continued on page 4. an additional four months. before being- sent to the front. The Brit-i ish have a different idea of War preparations from those expressed by some of our arm-chair critics The Canadian contingent was safely landed at Plymouth, and royally welcomed by the British on their arrival. They are now in camp for further training: on Salis- burv .Plains, Where they may spend v. â€"â€"â€" tau-'UV‘1uL'L b k, brought cheer to the Allies. In this naval fight which took olace between five British war ships and four Germans, all the latter were sunk while the British came off with very little damage to their vessels and a slight loss of men. Only four British sailors and one naval officer were wounded. Of the Germans 30 were rescued b the British and 370 were killed or drowned. C .- h. p. p- .- r r 34 VVVVY‘VVVVVWVVVVVVV VV‘ Though a British transport was sunk the other day by a German submarine. a subsequent conflict The War is still in progress and both sides are fighting with all the power at their command. The Germans have succeeded in push- ing their way to Ostand, and are further determined to reach Dun- kirk and Calais and ultimately command the English Channel from the northern coast of France. In this effort. however, they have received a severe check, and may be unable to gain further territory towards the West. VVWVVVVWVVVVVVVVVVVV‘ W. K. Reid... . F. Lenvahan... . D. Kinnee... C. Ramaoe“ \V. Irwin... Dr. J. G. Hutton J. J. Smith I y We owe a great deal to the Bel- .gians for their determined resist- ‘ance at the start and the noble fight they have made in defense of What We regard as a righteous ‘cause. Methodist Church Thanksgix .. in0' Day offerinoz ... .....$' Mrs. A. J. Robson... Miss E. J. Leggette THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND in the ‘EurOpean conflict. MrTRich- ardson has been over much of the war area. and being a close ob- server and the possessor of graph- K. Richardson Will deliver an ad- dress on the War, giving a des- On Friday night of next week a meeting will be held in the Miethodust church at which Mr. M. THE WAR offering... >son..- zgette... )n.. . for Job Printing . 1914 COMFORTERS S. F. MORLOCK A LARGE STOCK TO CHOOSE FROM New Fall Silks J. 6: J. HUNTER In White or Grey, Special Value Pink or Blue Trimmed, Special Value We have a beautiful selectien of Sateen and Satin (levered Comforters, filled with best Down. Special values We have also a large stock of New Silks, Pailette, Duchess, R0- man, Stripes and Brocadesâ€" the Newest Trimming Come Early and Get Your Cheice Cold nights are almost a certainty from now on. So afew words about Comforters and Blankets. ranging in prices per yard from We have Brocades, Wool- Crepes, Honey Comb, Whip- Cords, Poplin and Serges Flannelette Blankets We have the largest stock of New Fall Goods we ever had. J 11st what you want for your New Fall Dress. Pure W601 Blankets $2.00 to $8.50 and Dress Goods and BLANKETSi $53-75 $1.00 PER YEAR nix