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O Don’t forget that Scarf’s sale is fixed for February 19. A lot of good stock will be disposed of. Gasoline wood-sawing machine for sale at the Foundry. For saleâ€"A small wood heater. Apply to Wm. Keller. Varnev 2 .W. Scarf, near town. will have an auction sale of Ghorsea, 30 head of cattle, sheep and hogs, on February 19. Ten months’ credit. Thirty pairs of the famous Spir- ella Corsets stillon hand. Must go at once. Mrs. J. C. Nichol Agent Durham. For saleâ€"A one-horse bolster wagon; also a horse. Apply to Ben. Williams, Queen St.,‘South. Durham. I will meet the membersaof the Farmers’ Institute at the Agri- cultural patriotic moeting in Dur- ham on February 17. Geo. Binnie. Any person wishing to do knitâ€" ting for the soldiers may call on Miss Laura MacKenzie for a sun- plv of yarn. A patriotic concert will he held ' in the. school in S. (S. No. 12. Egreâ€" 1 mont, on Friday. February 19. A. good program is being prepared consisting of music. recitations. and a play entitled “The Prod- .7 igal Brother." .. We regret to learn of the seri- ous illness at Hamilton of Mrs. Donald McDonald, mother of Messrs. John and Dan McDonald here. Mr McDonald died last summer, since when the old ladv has resided at Hamilton. A card from New Liskeard says: “StOp sending The Chronicle to Mr. F. Darby, as a short time ago he was drowned in the river here.” It was signed “Mrs. RD." and volunteered the information that she was leaving there also. A public reception will be held on Fridav evening. the 19th of An agricultural conference will! be held in the hall here on Wed-l nesday of next week. It will con- 1 sist of a meeting commencing at. three o‘clock in the afternoon, when “The Duty and Opportunity of the Canadian Farmer,” in reâ€" lation to farm creps Will be ably discussed by Mr. Wm. Squirrell, B.S.A., of the Agricultural College, Guelph, and R. W. Wade, B.S.A., will Speak on Live Stock. At,7.30 Mr. John Farrell of Forest, will address the meeting. All these gentlemen are said to be excel- lent speakers. Let there be a packed hall at each meeting. The Irish meeting of the Wo- men’s Institute, which was held at the home of Mrs. C. Ramage. Durham, was ‘a great success. Over 80 ladies were present. and all were delighted with the Rev. Mr. Morris” most interesting and instru'etive address on Ireland. Valentines at Macfarlane’s. VOL. 48~NO. 2503 Ma‘. Morris said that some people had very queer views of his nat- ive land. thinking it a land all green, and its people still green- Zr 50' he told of Ireland. its size. situation and climate. He went on an imaginary trip through its four ‘ 01 the cipal cities. its lakes and rivers. ‘ h with all their beautiful scenery. ; gm ern He told a little of its age and 301139? 9 history. and its people, and the ifind 3' whole address was enlivened by larticles his ever ready wit and human A the Cl“ hearty vote of thanks Was given Nothin him for his splendid address. An the Sui Irish reading was given by Miss weeks Blytli, a solo by Miss Wilson and pany V a duett by Mrs. Prudham and Mrs. found. Knechtel. Roll call was well- anâ€"- by mi: IWEI‘Ed by quotations from some remain 115311 Poet. Lunch was then served had be and the Singing of the- National month: Anthem brought a most pleasant lturned meetingto a'close. _ . was m NEWS AROUND TOWN ,,_* "I" ’ ! Anyone requiring ice for the fcoming summer, ki-ndlv call un '9 EDunham Mills Phone 58. W Cutters for sale.â€"Several differ- ent styles, to be cleared at cost Rabb 8: Cox, Durham § Son. No. 1 fresh water herring for sale év the keg by Mrs. Beggs Joe Porter of Bentinck lost a horse a few days ago. We are told the animal had his leg brbken in some way While traveiling along a good road. The law now requires that but- ter wrappers be printed. If vou leave your orders at The Chronicle office the work will be dune propâ€" erly and promptly. Mrs. 'John A. Bradley and two children returned to Winnipeg to~ (13}, after visiting her parents Dr and Mrs. M olfe fox the past six 01 eight \x eeks. We are pleased to report that Mrs. L A. Rogers of Owen Sound. formerly Miss Marion Currie of this place, has almost entirely reâ€" covered from a serious illness from typhoid fever at that olace. Thc Public Library intends to give an entertainment on the ev- ening of St. Patrick’s Day Rev. J} 1‘. Morris has consented to give {a talk on Ireland, and Rev. Mr :W'haley to act as chairman. A i‘good musical program will be gfurnis‘ned. The library is an instiâ€" itution deserving of patronage. iand as funds are needed to keep iit going, we trust there will be '1 large attendance. 3 c A Card.â€"â€"-We the undersigned. herebv agree to sell a package of five standard size 5c. boxes of Silver Tip Silent Matches for 20c. Qualitv guaranteedâ€"Alex. Mc- Lachlan, J. 8: J. Hunter. 12 17 firm We are in receipt oi a c0py of the St. Catharines Standard. in which a three-column article ap~ pears from the pen of Rev.’ rav R. Smith The essay on “Int rna- tional Peace” was read before the Ministerial Association of St. Cathâ€" arines. It is a racy, readable and well-written article. Mr Smith has seven nephews at the front. from Australia, Canada and Eng- land. While a certain percentage of farmers attend nearly all meet- ings pertaining to their work. a great majority of them seldom take an interest in educational gatherings. We think it is a mis- take, and the absentees are often losers. Ii farmers turned out as they should do, there would be no public hall in town large enough to hold the audience that should be present here next Wed- nesday at the agricultural con- ference. t '1 large attendance. Constable ArrOWSmith is initiat- ng himself into the duties of his» ffice and no doubt he’has lots of i dvisors. We miss our guess noun. im'er if he will listen to the (lie-.- §tatcs of every Tom Dick 01' Bar- gry. Advice. is cheap but ‘11 many ;ca5o’3s neither the advice, nor the Esourcc from which it comes is worthy of consideration. and We think that. as a rule. Mr. Arrow- ‘smith will carefully weigh the gcircumstances and then act in Eaccordance With his own best 'judgment. Doubtleas he 'will make ienemies, but the nature of his goffice is such that he should know 3 no friends. I E I i I 0 a N--- . .-. Last September, When coming from Toronto, Mr. Robt Laidlaw of the School of Practical Science. lost a suitcase, containing his good clothing, a vaIUable government check and mauv other articles. A search faiied to find any trace of the missing articles, but on furnishing a bond- thc cheque was paid later on. Nothing further was heard ‘of the suitcase till ~ two or three weeks ago, when the railway com- pany Wrote him to say it Was found. It. was. taken off, evidently by inistake, at Mt. Forest, and remained .‘there undiscovered. It had been there for- about four months, when it was finally re- turned to“ the owner, and there was nothing missing. ‘ \ Oats found.-â€"Owner may have same by paying for this ad.--â€"- Thos. Scarf. Durham, RR. No. 1. Give her a box of Nylo choco- lates for Valentine’s Day. 25c. to $2 at Macfarlane’s. Farmers grow bigger crons bv using Har'ab fertilizers.-â€"C. Smith 6:. Sons, Agents, Durham, Ont Fifty cords of hard and soft Wood wanted in 18-inch to 4--foot lengths. Applv to C. J. Furber 8: Co., Durham. Do you ever remember of seeing: a Window filled - with goods in Durham before for 19c? Watch our Window Friday and Saturdav. The Variety Store Wanted by a young Englis‘n- woman, post as housekeeper to working man or fa'rmer, Where could have own 'child. Write A. H. H., Durham Post Office. Nyal’s Codliver Oil Compound will strengthen and build 'you up. Try it. Nothing better for grow"- ing ,or Weakly chihh'on. 500 am] 9‘1 bottles at Macfm‘lane's Drug Store. In the police court at Owen Sound Bert Currie was sentence"? to one year in the Central Prisnn for stealing goods from the steamer .800 City. and Wm. Ros- seau was sentenced to tWQ months’ hard labor for the sarm offence. DURHAM, ONT.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY n, [915 'Mr. J. W. ”myth of Varney will. have an auction sale on Wednesâ€" day, the 3rd of March. It will consist of 7 horses, 25 cattle. 30 hogs, 9 sheep, 70 hens and a lot of ordinary farm implements. Robert Brigham, auctioneer. See bills later, but in the meantime keep the date open. Mr. and Mrs George Stimson left yesterday afternoon for their home in Hartney, Mam, owing to the illness of Miss MacKay, for- merly of this town, but a resident at Mr. Stinson’s since he went West. Miss MacKay, We underâ€" stand, was operated on for up- pendicitis. and her case was re- nortod seriOUS. ' The death of Mr. Thos Pollock occurred at Proton Station on Fri- daylast and the remains were taken here by train the same night, for interment on Saturday at Maplewood. He was a black- s'mith by'trade, and carried on business here about 20 years ago. He was 55 years of age, and un- married. Further reference is made to him by our Corner Concerns correspondent. The hockey attraction at the rink to-night is the Heisman-Dur- ham Junior match. Holstein comm; with the reputation of being a husky bunch and as they arr also said to be good hockcyxsts the local juniors may have their hapfls full. Last week’s (:1ty leagm- match betw’ee-n the Maple Leafs and the D. H 8., was Won bv the latter To 1. Durham juniors als'u won at Hanover Tuesday night defeating the team there 4-2. It seems there are wood thiex‘es in town. George Smith felt susâ€"I pieious of theft from his Wood- pile at the rear of the foundry and decided to find out who Was on the job. Accordingly, a few nights ago he held a lonely \igil. marching back and forth in the dark, awaiting deveIOpmean. Shortly, a conveyance and two young men appeared at the pile. George had just finished a 10110. cold siege. of waiting, and when the nightly visitors appeared he was hasty, but by. no means hot? Before they started to load up he made a bee-line to Welcome his guests, intending to surround them by :1 flanking movement. and capture the whole outfit. The- boys divined the strategv and made a dash for safety, leaving the horse and cutter, n’hic‘n George captured and returned to the livery man from Whom the." were secured. The evident inter.- tion was theft, but George sur- prised them,’before they had start- ed to load up, and it is doubtful if a good case could be established and punishment administered Next time. George is - going to” wait till the fellows ,get the load on and then follow them up. The boys implicated in this case . are known and action may yet ~ be taken. ' may have The young people of the churches here had an enjoyable union meeting in the basement of the Presbyterian church on Monâ€" day night last. The idea of the united conference originated with the Anglican Young People’s As- sociation, and from the general good feeling that pervaded the gathering, We are confident , of similar unions in the near future. The allied forces Were composed of the Anglican Young People‘s Association of the Anglican church, the Baptist Young People’s Union of the Bap- tist church, the Christian En- deavor Society of the Presbyteri- an church and the Emvorth League of the Methodist church. Inspector Campbell was asked to discharge. the duties of chair- man of the united cbnference. and admirably filled the position. The program c'onsisted_first of two contributions from each of of the societies, and a short adâ€" dress from each of the four nas- tors. The contributions from the Epworth League “were a piano solo by Miss Rita Irwin and :1 rca1ing 1y Miss Ba1clay.’1‘he Christian Endoax or grave tWo good numbeis consisting: of “ell re'ndered solos by Miss W 115011 3: <1 Miss Vaddie Caldw.ell 1he 111* 1:111â€" can YounO' People‘s quota c prised a solo by 11115. 91111111111111 and a piano due t by Misses V01- lett and Oldfield, 211111 t‘-.1e Baptist Young Peonle 11.9.19 represented bv Miss Wylie in a reading. and Miss Walker in a solo. The next part of the program was in the nature of four contesns. one member from each societv taking part in each contest. In the first contest. about 30 smail candles were placed on a table and the tricl' was to see who could light the greatest number with a single match. Mr. J. H. Robertson of the E'pworth League won the candies by lighting 27. The next was an oratory con- test. being short, impromptu speeches on subiects assigned afâ€" ter the orators took their places Basis Walker of the Baptist Young People was the Winnor. and was the reci‘oient of a box of r-andios for her effort. The hatâ€"trimming contest was unique. Four girls, one [rum Continued on page 4. â€" We thank Mr. R. J. Allan. at Crichton, Sask.. for a remittance and a kind word for The Chronicle, which is evidently much read and appreciated 'in his home, and by a number of other Durhamites who liVe near him. He reports all well and en- joying the very best of times and good health. if He reported it cold at time of writing on January 26. They had a steady Winter since the lst of December, with just enough snow to make good sleighing, though an unusual thing to have sleigh- ing in that locality, only for short spells. He says the neigh- bors are quite close. and they have lots of outings. Service is held on Sundays in their littlertown, about two miles off Where a mixed congregation of 80 or 90 are ministered to by a splendid Irish Presbyterian minis- ter. Some come five or six miles. a long distance in the Winter season. * The stock are all 'pawing A for their living, and are fat and in good condition. He keeps in only one horse for driving, and one cow, so work there is light in win- ter and sleeping, eating and visiting are the chief sources of employment. YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNION Last year’s crop was a failure, but the Government will see the people through with seed, coal: and provisions, if- they need asâ€" sistance. ‘ He concludes, with a honeful outlook for a bumper crop next year, when he can come and visit friends in the east next Winter. The nearest school is five miles. but they will try soon to get one closer. ' M’r. Allan’s many friends will be glad to learn of his happiness and prosperity. - B. J. Allan. 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Reg. $6.75 Balance of Rubber Stock at greatly reduced prices. Overshoe Special. Size 4 to 8. One buckle, at 750. Flannelette Blankets We have also a large Stock in For $2.00 For $3.50 For $4.50 In Ail Sizes $1.00 PER YEAR