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Get our prices on seeds before buying. Central Drug Store. A good selection of fresh garden seeds at Central Drug Store. Farmers grow bigger crons bv using Harab fertilizers.â€"C. Smith Sons, Agents, Durham, Ont Rennie’s Timothy .and Clover Seed for sale at a rock-bottom price. J. J. Hunter. Cutters for sale.â€"-Several differ- ent styles, to be cleared at mst Babb 8: Cox. Durham The High School Entranze exam- inations will be .held June 2lst. 22nd and 23rd. Mr. George Havens went to Stratford to-day to spend a few days with friends. The law now requires that but- ter Wrappers be printed. If vou leave your orders at The Chronicle office the work will be done prOp- erly and promptly. The fifty-fourth annual meeting of the Ontario Educational Associ- ation will be held at the Univer- sity of Toronto, Aer 5, 6 7 and 8. The person who stole a driving bridle from the Baptist church shed on Saturday afternoon last will save himself trouble bv leav- ing it at The Chronicle office. One hundred and seven men, ex- clusive of officers, are now in training in the third contingent at Owen Sound. It is the 'ntention to recruit a half comoanv, 125 men A limelight lecture on :he war will be delivered in Knox church, Normanby, by Rev. hos. Wilson of Walkerton. on Thursday even- ing. March ‘25. Mr. Wilson is a clear. forceful and convincing speaker, and we bespeak ior him a good liberal attendance. The admission is 25c. In our report of the Women‘s ) Institute meeting last week. \VL inadvertantly ,omiftod to montior a duet by Mrs. Pz'udilam and Mrs. Knec‘ntel. It was a real good one, too. and were it not for fear of getting into trouble we would say it was the best number of the evening. Two young lads in Collingwond were recently fined for carrying; revolvers, one. $2 for carrying a loo. 5:! werpon. and the other $1 for carrying an empty one, a use- less, dilapidated affair, that was no good anyway, whether loaded or not loaded. Both weapons were confiscated. The Enterprise re- ports the case and finishes up by speaking of the seriousness of the offence and says, “The mini- mum fine is $100.00.” How did the Coiling-wood boys get off on such low fines? It’s the old story over again‘ The town papers of Walkerton. have been advocating the trade- at-home idea, and recently an item for publication was sent in on stationery printed out of town This was a grand climax to thes efforts of the local publishers whose ardor was dAmped m: the disloyalty of citizens they were trying to help. It requires gall l i l y I l l {or “the business men to ex ect; P the support of the newspapers. and at the same time send their printing orders out of town. We have them here, but we hope they are few. On the 25th of February we re- produced from The Mail 1nd Em- pire, an article on the war from the pen of Mr. W. T. Gregory of Leamington. It appealed to us so forcibly that we recommended its perusal" to our readers. About the same time; Mr. Mary’s as the donor of a well-filled ~pouch of tobacco to each member of, the second contingent! in train ing at London,-and in commenting am his article we expressed the ing at London, and in commentmg on his article we expressed the WiSh that we should be regarded am good soldier and be the re- cipieht of some of that good to- bacco. We thought'nothing more of the matter. till Monday last, when the tobacco: arrived. Mr. Gregory is ev VOL. 48â€"NO. 2508 Wit: M r for his generOfiS gift” N Ews AROUND TOWN Tested and found 0.1:. Rennie‘s XXX Clover and Timothy seed. Mrs. A. Beggs 8.; Son. Clover, timothy and other seeds at lowest prices. Central Drug Store. Buy your clover and timqthy seeds atthe Central Drug Store. Purse lostâ€"Containing money, and a laundry ticket. Finder will be rewarded by leaving 't at The Chronicle office. ’ 1 Mr. John Rutherford of (ham Sound, father of J. H. Rutherford proprietor of The Times, is seri- ously ill and not expected to re- cover Hard times will be much in en- d-evnce at the Hard Times Social to be given in the Presbyterian church. Mon-day, March 29. Ad- mission 10 cents. Make it a point to attend. 2 A Card.â€"We the undersigned. herebv agree to sell a‘ package of five standard size 5c. boxes of Silver Tip Silent Matches tor 20c. Qualitv guaranteedâ€"Alex. Mc- Lachlan, J. 6: J. Hunter. 12 1'! 6m Monuments.-Any person desir- ous of erecting a monument and in need. of inscriptions on monu- ments already erected. should get particulars and estimates from W. J. McFadden. Durham. A fire in Archie Davidson‘s chimney on Tuesday .caused an alarm to be rung and gave the firemen a run, but their services were not required. Slight damage was caused by water, used by an emergency bucket brigade. The Mount Forest curlers were here on Friday afternoon and evening fora game th the members of the Durham club. The visitors were down six snots on the afternoon’s playing, two rinks being down four eat-7:1, arm on: winning by'two stones. The even- ing's ‘game was also won by the locals by 14 Shots. Don’t forget the special sale of glasses at R. L. Saunders’ Variet) Store, Durham, on Friday and. Saturday, March 19 and '20. Reguâ€" lar $3.50 to $5.00 gold-filled rim- med spectacles and eye-glasses: will ‘be sold for $1.00. We firmly advise those requiring glasses to secure them at this exceptionalic low price. The young peeple of Trinity church paid a fraternal visit on Monday night to the young neo- ple of the Methodist church. Rev. Mr. Morris was present and ad- dressed the meeting at consider- able length on matters relating to the Anglican church. The address and accompanying program were much enjoyed by a large and ap- preciative audience. To be a good auctioneer, ,a man should be brainy. brassy and breezy. He should be quick to observe the winks and nods of the bidders, and have knowledge enough of the goods he handles to form a fair estimate of the value, and to form that estimate quick. A glib tongue and anrop- er amount of self conceit arc e5- scntials, but these are not the only essentials. The German cruiser Dresden was sunk Sunday off the coast of Chili, near the coast of Juan de Fernaudez. She “as attacked hy three British warships, and after a fight of five minutes hauled down her colors and hoisted the white flag. She was much damag- ed and set on fire by shells, and after she had been burning some time her magazine exploded and she Sank. The crew was saved, 15 of whom were badly wounded The British escaped with no cas- ualties, or damage to the ships. The Dresden was one of the Ger- man squadron defeated off the Falkland Islands in December last and the only one to escape. She was a sister ship of the Em- den, sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney, off Cocos Island. in the Indian Ocean. The Karls- robe and Kronprinz Wihelm -are now the only formidable cruisers at large and are xaiding commerce in the South Atlantic, but they are hkely to be rounded up soon. The weather is cold, but so far March was an ideal month. The ladies at the Methodist church 'will have a sale of home.- made baking in l(Z‘alder’s Hall on Saturday, March 20. Refreshments served from 2,30 ‘to 7. 'B'alf pro- oeeds in aid of the Red Cross. '2 , The National Gun :Club will hold a shoot on the premises of the National Portland Cement Co on Friday, March 19, 1915. Shooting commences at two p.131. sharp. All shooters welcome. At a meeting of the Bolton public school board the secretary was authorized to purchase 15 copies of The Children’s Storv of the War. to be added to the school library. .. We are not always carried away by those who make the biggest noise in the prayer meetings. This is no reflection on the prayer m-ecLings. but a decided reflection on the man or woman who thinks of concealing hypocrisy under a cloak of religion. The Durham Musical Soc‘ety purpose holding a box social in Varncy L.O.L. Hall. Fridav night, March 26. A good program will be furnished, consisting of instru- mental and vocal selections. Ad- mission for gentlemen, 15c. Ladies bringing boxes, free. Mr. Fred Sproat had the mis- fortune Tuesday to get his left leg' broken, and will be laid up for some time in consequence. He and John Shsutz were in a bush near Livingston’s Corners and a small tree they had cut down lodged in another. After being re- leased. the tree fell on bozh men, striking Shutz on the head and rendering him unconscious, and pinning Sproat to the ground in such a way that he was unable to free himself. His calls lailed to arouse Mr. Shutz, but finallv at- tracted the attention of a passing boy. and assistance was soon soâ€" cured. It was found that Mr. Sproat’s leg was broken lwlrrw the knee, and Mr. Shutz was bruised about the head. The 121 for will soon be all rigit again. but Mr. Sprout will not be around for some weeks. DURHAM. ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH :8, I915 A citizen was gatherefi in Satur- day mght by Constable Arrow- . ‘ O ‘ smxtn, entPrtaIne(i in the c00p Mr. John Cook, of Declger, Man- itoba, arrived here last Wednes- day ”night to visit his sister, “Mrs Henry Lawrence, who has not been well for some time. it is ‘ 25 years since Mr. Cook aft here and this is his first visit. to the 01:1 haunts of his earlier days. He sees many changes, both 'n and out of tau n. and espe cially in the. changed appearances of his former friends and associates. Of course he lil :es the w,est and is quite in love with his Manitoba home. Though the crowns last year sui- fered much from drought, the 10-- cality of Decker Was not much af- fected, and wheat yielded about 20 bushels to the acre. When he set- tled in the west the transporta- tion facilities were quite inade- quate, but now three lines of railway run close to his home the nearest being Within .two miles, and the farthest seven or eight He is evidently quite a home bird and feels anxious to return. although he left home only, on '» Monday of last weeth is to be ' hoped he will 'visit us again be- ' fore the passing of another quar- . ter of a century. Sunday. and to square. him- self Monday morning he appear- ed before Police Magistrate Tel-- ford and was liberated on payment of a twenty ,dollar fine and five dollars addition 11 to cov- er costs. He was charged 1’» ith be- ing drunk, to which he pleaded guilty, and the quizzing of the quidnuncs revealed the fact that he was only one of a quartette who were testing the virtues of a bottle of whiskey in one of the town alleys. The accused was ig~ norant as to the owner of the whiskey, and had no knowledge of who bought it, or when, where or how he got it. It was a first offence, and to save his already wounded feelings we withhold his name. We may say, however, thlt Constable Arrowsmith-is paid to see that the law is enforced, and to round up the drunks is one of his chief duties THE SCOTS GRAYS ENTERTAIN ‘ BEN NEVIS ' The Scots Grays Camp, S. O. S at Priceville, had a social gathei- ing on Friday night when a load from Ben Nevis Camp here went over to fraternnize with them. OW- ing .to the uncertain state of the roads, only one load started out. and as the roads were bare in his locality they started on wheels but had to trade for a sleigh when they got as tar as the Rob Roy. About 35 of the home brethren were present and the meeting was held in the din- ing room of Mr. Joseph Black‘s hotel, ' where an appetizing sup-per was served and a lengthv toast list disposed of. . The worthy Chief, Dr. Lane, oc- cupied the head of the table, and in a msot efficient manner dis- charged the duties of toast master. The program was partly diSDOSCd of before the festivities began Mime host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Black, deserve much credit for the tempting, tasty and appe-V tizing nature of the sumptuous re- past. In addition to the cake, cof- fee and other “viands of various kinds that allure the taste,” the haggis and other ancient and time-honored Scottish dishes were largely in evidence, and enjoved by all participants, irrespective of nationality, creed, or other dis- ti-nctions. I On opening the tenders for the High School, the Board discovered they were short of money to erect a building in accordance with the plans and specifications. They find themselves two or three thousand dollars short, and are in a quand- ary as to What course to pursue. Ye Editor referred to his atâ€" tendance at a similar function with the Sons of Scotland here. when a number of Visiting breth- ren. were present .from the Scots Grays. The home Camp made us heartily welcome. and the Visiting brethren then and there decided not to be outdone and asked us to be present at their sociai guther~ in}: in the near future. We were there, and enjoyed the hospitality of the Camp, notxfithsianding the fact that we never Once expressed Toasts were drunk to the King th? Boys at the From. Canadz Ben Nevis Camp, Scots Grays Camp, the Ladies, the Press, etc. é++++++++~§~é+~'¢~‘+~w§-+-{~~‘-++~a~é~‘1'N‘+fi'+4‘""3"’""+‘§”‘4ҤӤ"""' 'H'Wi" The principal sr-inkens of the ’ ‘ 9"“Cning "01“? {“9 “Oilfllmim‘i” ovvvvvvvw~vvvvvvwvvvvvvv wvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvrwvv:"e 112c- tor McKinnon of The Globe +++++ 2 flex. Mr. Matheson .~'\x'chic "vic- : ( Cuaig N'éil McKinnon, H-emg* : :- Lothian, and a numbm' of 01:th v B A N K UpT SA L E : l‘vll‘. W m. haulage "~35 DI‘CSPD m ; : a desire to renounce our Hibex- niaiL associations. Mr. Wm. Ramage Vas m‘os‘rnt and sang a number of :atz'iotic and Scottish songs; Peter McAr- t‘nur and J. H. Cameron of Price- ville, and Sandy McDonald of Durham wex e confributors ox" bag-pipe music, and dancing exhi- bitions were given by Messrs. McDonald and McLachlan. It was about two o’clock. when the meeting closed with the sing- ing of Auld Lang Syne. , The building. in any case,- Will be erected, and the question is Whether we are to have a good one at‘an additional cost, ,or get :an inferior one on the money at Ithe disposal of the Board. The amount voted at the elecâ€" tion in January, 1914 was $15,000. To ‘ lop off anything from the. plans would give us not onlv ‘a cheaper building, but a building that would lack in appearance. and this is scareely desirable. Some doubt if the town would Vote an additional layâ€"law for two or three thousand to make up the shortage, and to go on building without submitting a bv-laW Wouldilneur a debt that would have to be Iri-‘ade up in: one year’s taxes. This ”would be felt as a burden on the ratepayers, eSpeci- ally when times are not any too prosperous. ‘ It seems to us a good plan, and has been suggested as .a reason- able way out of the difficulty, to Vote a supplementary bye-law for a sufficient sum and have the de- bentures run over ten years. ‘ and as the debentures already is- sued and sold are to run. for a period of 25 years it W’Ould be better to supplement the deficien- cy___and_ make a good job of it: _ v V V... .. a...â€" In any case, since We are to have a High school building, it will be Well to get one We will haye no reason to be ashamed of. THE HIGH SCHOOL *MMMM++§++-§~ 7) .‘l' .WWMAAAA WMMfi N ear the Royal Bank, D U R H AM . We have Bargains for Everybody It is now well known. that we have bought the SaLmders Aitâ€"chison Stock of FRESH GROCERIES, BOOTS and SHOES. Since the begining of the month our store has been jammed to the door with bargain seekersâ€"and ' all went away satisfied. We may say that it is our wish to dispose of the” entire stock in the present stand, and save moving ex- penses. Il prices will do it, this stock wont be on our shelves long, But you’ll have to hurry now if you get yours, as the Sale Closes on Saturday Night, March 27th, 1915 so we hurry. J. 6: J. HUNTER Higher Quality and Better Value seems Impossibleâ€"Nothing Im- possible if you will only Try. P 'ogress Brand Clothing is the best. ili- ustration of 1,11% fact, Designed by artists. cut by experts, made by skilled tailors in one of the best lighted and best equipped tailories in (Tana,<"'la.; Noth- ing wast-ed, nothing skimped, nothing Cheapenedâ€"That produces the quality. Ci .tm ng 1 Higher Quality and Better Value onnmo lmnnco§klnwmnfl1;nfl lm- The superiority of Progress Brand (71:)- thing‘ is reflected in every garment hear- ing the Progresslabie. Ever garment shows its unique *alue; every fibre pro- claims its merit); every stitch demon- strates the skill of the mechanic when you buy Progress Brand (JIM-hing. S. F. MORLOCK The Store of Horsest Vaiue MR WA, in. \.‘ BRING YOUR FRIENDS say again, you’ll have to $1.00 PER YEAR