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Mr. W. J. McFadden has sold his piano and organ business to Dir. B. J. Snell, who is now in charge at the old stand formerl)r occupied by Mr. McFadden. Mr. McFadden wishes to thank his many friends and customers for their liberal patronage in the past and bespeaks for his succes- sor the same kindly treatment and generous support. While he has disposed of his piano and organ interests, we learn that Mr. Mc- Fadden still retains his agency . {or monuments, which business will be continued by him '03 here- torore. See Mr. Snell’s ad. - on a wage 5 of this issue- ~ ~ For saleâ€"Ten good pigs. one .month old. Apply to W. \\ all, Durham. 5 20 2 A Caretaker for Durham Ceme- tery Applv at once to C. L. Grant Durham 5 13 Members of the Oddfellows so- ciety will bear in mind that the officers will be elected at the meeting on Tuesday night next. Young Polled Angus calf for sale. W. J. Atkinson, Durham. Flags! Flags! For Empire Day. At the Variety Store. Fireworks of all descriptions at the Variety Store. Wanted.â€"An old bachelor to Write an essay on “How to bring up a family.” Apply here. Lostâ€"Between Holstein and M‘arkdale, one automobile tail lamp and 'number «18402). Finder kindly communicate with Depart- ment of Agriculture, ‘Markdal'e. A. J. Corbett of Mt. Forest. J. G Wilson and D. A. McIntosh of Durham, and Geo. Campbell of Priceville, were the happy" -pur- chasers of Ford cars last week. The Red Cross towel shower held on Saturday in the Armory, met with a fairly liberal reSponse. Five hundred [and fifteen towels were contributed, and $1.50 in cash. There’s more to follow. A fair sized congregational meeting was held in the Methoâ€" dist church last night when sev- eral church reports were preSent- ed delegates appointed, and financial schemes discussed. The household effects of Mrs. A Brown were sold by auction on Saturday afternoon, and she in- tends shortly to join her husband who has a position in connectiox with the light houses at and near Parry Sound. Hamilton manufacturers are do- ing their hit in turning out shells for the allies. Already contracts i‘or illllll’HlS o? dollar-5‘ worth of supzilies have been let here, and acme of the factories are being“ x-us‘~e-rl U) such an extent that - L they find it necessary to enlarge :\ small blaze. started in the boiler room of the furniture fac- tory on Saturday. when the men were away at . dinner. but was sr‘wn eheeked by tha automatic sprinklers. with whiehthe factory is fully equipped. The damage was slight and will not exceed eight or ten dollars. The Zion branch of the W'omen's Institute will hold a patriotic by making an attractive Sitting room down stairs for travellers and guests. The two windows at the south end are beirlg replaced bv a large plate glass, and the rear room will be added to the front one by the removal of the partition. It will make a nice cheery sitting room and fill a concert in the township hall. Glen- elg on Friday evening, May 28. commencing at 8 o’clock. A good program. consisting of songs- recitations, etc. A play will be given as well. A special and in- teresting feature will be the sale of the autographic quilt. Proceeds f or patriotic purposes. ~Admission 10 cents. partition. It' cheery sitting long-felt want. Mr. Nichol is improving ~the comforts of the Middaugn House Live hogs .are $9 toâ€"day. Butter is 24c., eggs 18c. VOL.'48â€"NO. 2517 N EWS AROUN D TOWN A few weeks ago, Mr. F. J. Welsh. who conducted the flour, feed and chopping business at the McKechnie Mills, left town with- out saying where he was going. or what his intentions were. Noth- ing was thought of it at the time, .as he had taken similar holidays on two or three previous occa- sions. Since leaving the last time. however, nothing has been heard of him, and to-day his wife. and family of two or three children have left for Owen Sound. In our business relations with Mr. Welsh we always found him straight and honest. and similar opinions are entertained by others. He has been a resident of this town for the past six or seven years, and apart from rumors. of domestic troubles, we never heard of any- thing particularly wrong with him. Of the home troubles, we can not say who. was at fault, nor do we know if these were the chief causes of his. departure. There may have been others, of a finan- cial nature, as a writ has been is- sued against him since his disap- pearance. We always regret to hear of domestic troubles or finan- cial embarassments, but one is almost sure to help the other. This is} horse fair day, but there doesn’t seem to be very much stir. We see only one outside buye er present. At the annual convention of To- ronto University to-morrow after- noon, the degree of L.L.D will be conferred on Hon. \V. H. Hearst. premier of Ontario, and Hon. Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, premier of Quebec, and a number of other distinguished men. Though Mr. W. J. Mchicien has sold out his business here, re- taining only his agency for mom:- ments, we are pleased to learn he has no intention of leaving town. We are unable to say what his business intentions are for the future, but for a time .we believe he intends rto take things 353'. He‘s too young 21 man to retire from active life. ' Miss Mario-n rCalder was take} suddenly ill on Friday, and a diagnosis pronounced it a case of appendicitis. She was taken at once to the General hospital in Toronto and an operation was performed about midnight. The case was taken: in time, and we are pleased to learn she is getting? along well and will soon be fully recovered. Get your fireworks at Black’s for the 24th. Mr. Thos. Whelan, who was re- cently operated on for rupture. is getting quite smart again and seems to have taken on a new lease of life. For a time before going to the hospital he seeme'i much depressed, but he is getting quite frisky :again. The war costs Britain second. A Cardâ€"We, .the --undersigned. hereby agree (to sell a package of five standard size So. boxes of Silver Tip Silent Matches tor 20c. Quality guaranteedâ€"A. M'cLach- 12111 338; J. Husnter. ' 12 17 am At a n‘eeting of Barrie tOWn council on Monday, 8300 per month, from May to December in- clusive. was voted to the Red Cross Society. 'In addition to that the .vomen of Barrie haxe raised more than $3,000. Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall are mourning the death of the ir little- son, Hilton, who died yesterday. e\ ening , at the age of 13 months | The choral society will appear ‘at Hanover on Monday night, May 24 and at Walkerton on Friday night, May '28. We hope they may be able to give a good account of themselves. A good second-hand buggy for sale. Apply to W.J McFadden 2 It is announced from Ottawa that the second contingent from Canada has landed safely at Shorncliffe, where it will be tem- porarily quartered, prior to tak- ing its place with the first di- vision on the Flanders front. 7‘“ r r \ fr- . V ‘ ‘ . ‘3 . /‘ ... _ . .. _ d' ' . ~A- 5 .' .k‘ll- «- K‘ A“, 'f‘ I, About nine o’clock vesterdiy 'morning a sad fatality occurred 5 about two miles north of Holstein {on the third concession 3f Egre- ‘mont. Mr. John E. Wells was en- 'ga'ged in cutting poles with a :buzzâ€"saw. and a few men were 'assisting him. It was on his own ‘farm. and Mr. Wells himself was 'onerating the saw. As .-.ear as [we can learn, a tepee of poles i was nearby, and in some way, one i or more of these toppled over and struck Mr. Wells, pushing him . forward on the swift-mov mg saw. which almost severed the head from the bodv. He was a man of about 35 years of age, son of Mr. _EdWard Wells, near Dromore, and 'son-in-law of Mr. Isaac Hooper of iEgremont. He leaves a widow :and three children, the eldest of ! whom is seven years. The coroner from Mt. Forest \\ as called to the scene, but having learned the cir- ! cumstances. deemed an inquest un- fwnecessar; i i KILLED INSTANTLY WITH A BUZZ-SAW It is estimated that the German casualties in dead. wounded and missing up .to March 31-15 1.800.- 000. To this another quarter of a million may.be added, making a grand total to date of eonsid‘er- ably over 2,000,000. These are Germans and 'Austrians, and the other belligerents’ losses have also been heavy. The total liSt is something appalling, and all to satisty the greed of the great German war lord. 2. To assert and to enforce the independence of'free Stat-2s which are relatively small and weak, against the encroachments and violence of the strong. It will be. noticed in our Flesh- erton correspondence that the Hydro men had the poles up and the wire stretched .as far ‘as Priceville, and doubtless they 11 soon be here. We may yet have the current turned on by the first of July. ily: Mrs. Francis Green, The Grant Family, James and John Hunter, Mrs. Neil :McKechrnie, N. W. Campbell, Wm. Grierson and Jas. McRonald, J. P. Telford and John McGowan Wm. A. McGowan and Staff, James and John Kerr, Dr. Edward Lauder, Cleveland, 0. W'm. and Thos. Scarf, Mrs. A. Beggs, Mr. Guy Kearney. Miss Annie Kearney. At the ' Presbyterian prayer- meeting a the Grange Hall. Edge Hill, last night, a contribution of $100 was promised, and there‘s more to follow. We go to press on Thursday forenoons. Our forms ' close 1t 10.30, and late news items re- ceived up to 10 o’clock will be inserted if at all possible. One of our correspondents has evidently a misunderstanding of the mm of cots supplied to the wounded Canadians. The 350 is to cover the cost of the cot, and full cost of maintenance. If you think of June weddings and think of invitations, think of us: We print them in the latest and best designs of type and stationery. MORE COTS POROURSOLDIERS T mag; We gave a list of 21 contrib- utors to the. Soldiers’ Cot Fund,! published in last issue. The follow- in}: have since made donations: ‘ Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Limin and iam- Premier Asquith gives the fol- lowing three reasons why Britain went to war; 1. To vindicate the Lai'ih oi Treaty Obligations, and the exist- ence of what is called the public law of Europe. 3. To withstand in the best in- terests, not only of our own Em- pire, but .of civilization at large. the arrog‘zi’nt claim of a single Power to dominate the develop- ment of the destinies of Europe. Ontario’s share of the Dominion grant for promotion of agriculture is $266,000. DURHAM, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 20,1915 Three Good Reasons Why ‘MI. Firth’s ambition, and how .that he has come to realize his early dreams, we hope he may se- cure a-few German scalps and come [back home without a scar. ‘LIVING REPRESENTATIVES OF I FIVE GENERATIONS The youngster can cry, kick ‘and sleep and do other things lust the same as other youngsters. So far, he has nothing uncommon to crow about. Let us see. He is the son of -Mrs. Crawford Har- rison, who is a- daughter of Mrs. W R. Watson, therefore he is her grandson. Mrs. Watson is a daughâ€" ter of Mrs. Mat Scott, and the new boy is her great-grandson. Mrs. Scott is the daughter of Mr Robert Aljoe, Sr. That is, the Harrison youngster is a great- great-g/randson of Mr. Aljoe, who is living in this town. Everyone so far named is still living and well, ‘!and likely to live for some time !from all appearances. “Now you’re telling us some- thing worth while,” says ~the reader. But we’re not done yet. A son was born on Monday, May 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Har- rison of Egremont. There‘s noth- ing strange or startling about a boy being born. but few boys en- ter life under the same circum- stances as the Harrison kid, if you’ll excuse the expression for inst ontce. His wife and two children.ason of 16, and a daughter of eight years, will remain in Orangeville. Mrs. Firth is of military stock. and although she disliked to be separated irom her husband, yet expressed herself to the extent of saying that she would go too if she were fortunate enough to be a man. Mr. Firth was born at Pickering, 18 miles from Scarbor- ough, England, the unfortified town that was bombarded a few weeks ago by the Germans. We wish him every success and asafe return to his wife and family and the land he loves so well. “I want to be a soldier,” has long been a token of their esteem, presented him with a Signet ring. Mr. Firth is a son of Mr. anc‘ Mrs. C. Firth of this town, was born in England 46 years ago last Friday, the day he was commis- sioned, and138 years ago came to Glenelg with his parents and re- ceived his education for teacher at No. 1 school. He taught for over 20 years, being principal in Or- angeville for the past seven or eight years. Crawford Harrison, the boy’s father, is a son of Mrs.*J'ones Harrison, and Mrs. Jones Harrison is a daughter of Mrs. John Law- rence, Sr., and Mrs. John Lawrence Sr.. is a daughter of Mrs. Philip Evla', all of whom are still living. \Ve congratulate the happy par- ents, and hope the wonderful boy may grow up to a useful man, and a useful member of sgciety. Mr. Alice is working close to 90 years of age, and Mrs. Eva has passed the four score and ten mark. Mr. Aijoe is smart for his years and may live to see another generation of his own lineage. Mrs. Eva has not been well for the past year or two. fl Mr. Alex. Firth, principal Ol Orangeviilc Public schools, has resigned his position and leit for the seat of War. He was commissioned Lieutenant of the 39th Regiment, now sta- tioned in Belleville, on Fridav. He immediately interviewed the school board, and they not only accepted his resignation, but promised to hold the‘ position open till his return, and pay full salary during his absence. Tracing the youngster back on his mother’s side, we have shown him to be the great-great-grand- son of Mr. Robert Aljoe, Sr' and tracing him back on his father’s side he is the great-great-grand- son of M‘rs. Eva, and not a brok- en; link so far in the genealogical tree. Where is there another child that can claim such a living line of ancestors? There may be some, but we’ll venture to assert that the number is comparatively small. 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