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Mr. W. Humphrios, formerlv eh- 2Lneer with the Cement Co. here, but for the past couple of years w'wth the Arena Co., Toronto, will \leave the end of this month for England, from where he will go to the. front. Banks “in not receixc and cash Mr. w. K. Reid has been indis- unstamped cheques They '119 ‘11 posed for some time, and is mak- ble to a penalty of 3100 it the3 ging but little progress to“ ards re- do so. ;cov er3'. It is to be hoped his con- John Lemon, “ho died in On en' dition “ill improve when tne Sound on Saturday, 31 as the so.~ “eather gets Warmer. He “'36 75 0nd white man who settled in om years Of age 135‘: Sunday, and “’33 county capital. He was born in (“Ways a smart, active and vigor- Fermanagh, Ireland, 97 years ago 90‘13 man. He Was a great walker The Sun says: “Seventy-eight E in his earlier days, and during the vearg ago, an Irish immigrant ' past 15 years or so few men cover- bov then in his nineteenth 3ear led more ground With a bicycle and just a few months be“ ore ar~ than he dld- Only a few vears rived at \luddy York rom the; 300, he left Toronto at half-past Green Isle, heard in some manner‘: one in the afternoon Saturday ar- of aGovernment agent, 3],. Johnlrived home, near Hutton Hill, the Frost was settled at a point near? same evening, and was present at 1 the Indian ,village of Newash. "up! the morning service in the Meth- nort. For some reason. thisl odist church on Sunday and took information led the boy, w ho was' his place in the choir. Twenty- John Lemon, to make his wavleight years ago last Friday he through the iorest to the first’ walked 21 miles to attend an ex- white man to attempt the Opening j ecutive meeting of the teachers’ up of this district.” In :ompany association, whi h met at Price- with an Indian mail carrier, he ville, and to our oWn personal made the .trip on foot in a little knowledge from observation, be over two days, found Mr. Frost, appeared quite fresh and quite and remained with him for two able to nake the return trip, and years. Afterwards he lived in difâ€" the roads that day were not in ferent parts of the adjoining good condition, either. We walk.- township of Sydenha-m, 1nd lat- ed about 11 miles the same day, terly in Owen Sound, where he; and felt quite willing not to ex- ended his days. tend the journey. Seeding is proceeding over an extra large acreage in Saskatche- wan. A Nautical Knot will be render ed to-night ,to a full house, 3udg- ing' from .the way the seats are taken up (on the plan. Those who miss toâ€"night Lwill have an oppor- tunity of hearing it to-morrow night: when adults will he ad- mitted to any part of the'hall for 25c., children 15c. the Indian \village of Newnsh. -‘up north." For some reason. this information led the boy, who was John Lemon, .to make his way through the jorest to the first white man .to attempt the Opening up of this district.” .In r-ompany with an Indian mail carrier, he made the .trip on foot in a little over two days, found Mr. Frost, and remained ‘With him for two years. Afterwards ,he lived in dif- ferent parts of the adjoining township of Sydenham, and lat- The use of war stamps begins toâ€"day. and letters not having them on will be sent to the dead letter office. Post cards. too. must have a stamp attached to each. Every Cheque issued must have a stamp attached by the issuer. or a heavy penalty may be imposed. Banks will not receive and cash unstamped cheques. They are 11.1 ble to a penalty of $100 it they do so. Experienced help .wanted at the Bliddaugh House. Apply at ones. Buy your clover and timothy seeds at the Central Drug Store. The Ladies’ Aid of the Baptist church will hold a sale of home- made baking and furnish refresh- meats in the Saunders Aitchison stand on Saturday, April 24. from 3 to T p.m John Lemon. whodied in Owen Sound on Saturday, was the set-- 0nd white man who settled in om county capital. He was born in Fermanagh, Ireland, .97 years ago The Sun says: “Seventy-eight years ago, an Irish immigrant bdv then in his nineteenth year and inst a few months be’ore ax»- rived at Muddy York from the Green Isle, heard in some manner of aGovernment agent, Mr. John Frost was settled at a point near The Epworth League will give a unique program next Monday evening entitled “The Pilgrim’s Progress in Story and Sofia." This hromiscs to be a most interestifxg event Lostâ€"A pair -'of eye-glasses, rim- less and Without chain. Finder wnll be rewarded by returning same to this office. M‘r. Thos. .McComb has :1 pile of brick on Saddler street. east. and is apparently going to erect a residence shortly. Tested and found 0.1:. Rennie‘s XXX Clover and Timothy seed. Mrs. A. Beggs 6: Son. The cement Works started grind- ing last week, and the plant will likely be running full in the course of a few days. A car load of Harab fertilizer inst arrived. Different vaxieties. Call and get your reouirements.â€" C Smith Sons Clover, timothy and other seeds at lowest prices. Central Drug Store. Farmers grow bigger crons bv using Harab fertilizers.â€"C. Smith Sons, Agents, Durham, Ont The Canada Bread Company's plant at Chesley is working on a contract to supply the War Office with 25,000 shells Rennie’s Timothy and Clover Seed {or sale at a rock-bottom price. J. 6: J. Hunter. Get our prices on seeds before' A good selection of fresh garden 1ying. Central Drug Store. ,seeds at Central Drug Store. VOL. 48â€"NO. 2512 NEWS AROUND “rown‘ The weather for the vast week has been ideal. and though the nights are cold, with quite heavy frosts. it has been very much sprin". A Cariâ€"We the undersigned. herebv agree to sell a package of five standard size 5c. boxes of Silver/rip Silent Matches for 20c. Qualitv guaranteedâ€"Alex. Mcâ€" Lachlan, J. 8: J. Hunter. 12 1': 6m “When there’s companyjor din- ner a man stands at the. back of his chair and waits until all the guests are seated: ,when they’re. alone he dives into his chair and says? “Come along with the food " Owen Sound curlers will build a curling ring this coming summer The Sun says that a committee of inspection visited several rinks throughout the country and de- cided on a building similar to the one at Guelph, but of a more “modest” type. Well, we're glad that Owen Sound has decided to be “modest” in one thing. any- way. The only other acknowledg- ed “modest” building in the county capital, from an Owen Sound point .of View, is the Grand Trunk station. .Can it be possible the new curlin’ rink will have any. resemblance to that edifice? 'The next horse fair will be held on Thursday, the 22nd inst. Good buyers will be on hand. It took three cars to carry away the pur- chascs from the March fair. Mr. XV. R. Cox. who was married a couple of weeks ago. is moving his father and moth-er here from Palmerston, and ,will occupy" the Eva residence on Bruce sireet. Just arrived.â€"A car load of Homestead Bone-black Fertilizer: always the best. For sale at right prices. J. W. Blyth, Varney. A nice selection of ladies waists. well worth your inspection; also something good and new in lad- ies boots. Men’s White p.k. shirts at $1: men’s new ties, etc. (7. L Grant If you want butter wrappers, The Chronicle can supply you. We have the good kind. '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. ' Just received-A new stock of stamped goods, including centre pieces. tray cloths, pillow slips and guest towels, at the Variety Store. Shipping will start to move at the 800 this Week. « All members of the National Gun Club are urgently requested to attend the shoot on the premises of the N. P. C. (to. on Friday. April 16. All other shooters we]- come ’ Ocean traffic is expected to commence at Montreal next week. It - was quite a surprise to many on Monday last to learn of the death of,1\l'rs. John Ross of‘ Glen-91g, who was found dead in a field near the road on the Mc- Innes farm. On Friday last. another of the early settlers passed away near Irish Lake, in the person of Mrs. Angus McKinnon, and the re- mains were laid to rest on Monday at St. John‘s Roman Catholic cem- etery in Glenelg. She Was 76 years of age, was born in Scotland, came to Glenelg many years ago, and she and her late husband. who died two years ago, cleared their farm, despite the hardships of the. early days. There was no family. MRS. THOMAS MCDOUGALL. The sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Thomas McDougall was received Sunday from Engadine. Michigan. She was a sister of Mr. Angus Hoop-er. to Whom word was wired but with no particular-s. The remains were brought to her brother’s home on Tuesday. and interment was made yesterday af- ternoon. The deceased was marri- ed a little over seven years, and lived in town here for three or four years previous to moving to Port Arthur, and later to Michi- gan. She was 33 years of age and leaves her husband, and little little daughter about five years old. She was 3-9 vears of age. and. .huge cake of ice on the St. Chaxles 4“) quite smart for a woman of he;.1i\ r. years For about three .V‘E‘aIS 5113 W. Black was at Stratford Tues- has been liv ing at the home 'of Mr. l day, Where he officiated as iudge and Mrs. John McKenzie and w as of light horses at the spring fair In the habit occamonally Of taking! of the Stratford ‘Agricultulal Soc-i.- a walk out and calling on neighâ€" etv Mr Black 11 ho “was forst bors in the vicinity. On one or twin requested to officiate the first of occasions she remained away m er, last month, but as he had not ac- night. On Sunday, about four 0â€": cepted by the end of March, was clock. she left the McKenzie home. ‘ again requested to act and in and as she did not return thew the event of his not being able to thought nothing of it, thinking do so. was asked to reply im- she might have gone over to mediately so that a substitute visit Mrs. Kingston, and stayed could be found. As Mr. Black has for the night. Monday afternoon ion different occasions officiated at their anxiety was aroused and a this fair, his services must have search instituted, when the lifeless been regarded as satisfactory. Mrs. James Hillis, an aged lady who has long been a resident of this town and vicinity. passed away very suddenly on Tuesday last while on a visit with friends in St. Marys. where she went about a week ago. She was 80 years of age and for some time has not been in the enjoyment of her usual good health. The reâ€" mains were taken here to the home of her son-in-law. Mr. James Donnelly, and interment will take place at two o’clock to- morrow afternoon. ‘ He married Isabella M'offat. and the union resulted‘in an issue of two sons and one daughter. James on a farm near Dromore. and John, in British Columbia, and Mrs. Walt :I‘ Hastie, with whom he spent the last years of his life. Only three weeks ago we re~ ported the death of his brother. David. at Holstein. and a few months previously we l'e(:()1".19d the death of his brother James. in Egremont. Two brothers survive. 'William. the license inspector for South Grey. and Thomas. who is principal of the schools here. OBITUARY JOHN ALLAN. Mr. John Allan, of Egremonl, died on Sunday evening last at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Walter Hastie, with whom he has made his home since the death of his wife about ten years ago He was born in 1837, In Dum friesshire, Scotland. came to Can- ada in 1854. and has been a resi- dent of Egremont since 1858. For twelve or fifteen years the deceased taught school and after- wards engaged in farming. Though not exactly well for some time past he was quite bright and hearty. and on Sunday last he ap- parently enjoyed his breakfast and dinner. though he passed away about six o’clock in the evening. In politics he was a Conserva- tive, and a Presbyterian in re- ligion. DURHAM, ONT., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, [915 MRS. ANGUS MCKINNON. MRS. JAMES HILLIS. MRS. JOHN ROSS J. A. Gringas, who left his home in Quebec fivé months ago: has been' found imbedded in a .huge cake of ice on the St. Charles river. while it should be :paid preferably by the postage stamp marked “War Tax,” could, if su‘°h stamp were not available he oaid by an ordinary one cent postage stamp. is now issuing :iuizher no- tice to the effect that postage stamps may be used rfor the pre- payment of nvar duties on bank cheques, bills of exchange, prom- issory notes, express monty or- ders, proprietary {or patent .medi- cines, perfumery, swipes or cham- pagne, as well as upon letters and postcards, postal notes and post office money orders, the Fntention being to provide facilities in those portions of the country where excise stamps are not read- ilv available. This in tviexv of the fact that postage stamps may be obtained at all points over the Whole country, in many places where there is no collector of In- land Revenue and Inland Revenue stamps could be obtained, is a distinct convenience to the public and no doubt will be largely taken advantage of. The. post office department, havâ€" ing given notice a week or two ago in connection with the ‘Nar Revenue Act. that all letters and postcards mailed in Canada for delivery in Canada, the United States, or Mexico, and letters mailed in (Canada for Idel'very in the United Kingdom and \British possessions generally. or Wherever the two-cent rate applied, should in addition to ordinary posta'g. carry a one cent stamp as a War Tax, and also hax 111g notifi3d the public that such \1 ar tax. 11 h1le it should be paid preferably by the postage stamn mflrlxofl form stated. “'33 f01u1d. 215 Coronfir Gun \vas'notified, but felt satisfied of death having re- sulted from natural causes, and deemed an inquest unnecessary. Th? remains were laid away in Zion cemetery yesterday. AAMLAAMAAMAMAAAAAAAAAAA >>>>>>>kv>>§5P§>>>>>>>>>>v of Peg 0’ My Heart; Per- haps you have seen it played in a city theatre; perhaps you have read the story. If you have already read it, you will enjoy it all the more to read it again. If you have seen it played the reading will be more interesting than if you haven’t. With tins is- sue we give a first instal- ment of this fascinating story, and we are sure we have a real treat in store for many of our readers. Just as in the. case of Lu- cille. Love. given a few Weeks ago. and afterwards reproduced in the motion picture theatre. we have the story now started illustrated with real portraits of the real characters who took part in the real play. All we ask our readers to do is to read the prologue and the first chapter: then they‘ll be sure to read the rest of it. It will continue as a ser- ial for seven or eight weeks and every Week‘s instalment will he a real treat. It’s Irish t0 the core. but you’ll like it just the same. PERHAPS you have heard PEG 0’ MY HEART. RE THE WAR TAX ,QEDEP>PPPP>>>>>>>> :>>>>>:>>>>P>>>:>>>>>> O $++++++++$$++¢+++++++++++++++++¢+¢+++ $1.00 PER YEAR