The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Rev .Mr. Cosens preached in the Methodist church Sunday. and on Monday evening delivered a p1.0f_ {table and pleasing address in be- half of the Upper Canada Bible Society in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Cosens is a young man, 3p- patently not much over 20 years of age, an earnest, fluent speaker, and a university graduate in arts. Bis address consisted of a sketch. giving the origin and development of the Bible Society, and was fol- lowed by ‘3 ~ stereoptican - eihibi- tion of many places of interest in the war zone. The speaker is a nephew, we understand, of Mrs. MéCrae and Mrs. Knechtel of this town. I. . z e f L -Tifilsls The Hydro men are nearing completion of their work in town, and those wishing to get the cur- rent when first turned on will need to hasten their preparations. Houses now wired will need to be overhauled to pass inspection. Ac- cording to Hydro requirements. all places must be so treated as to insure the highest degree of safeâ€"- ty. If you wish work done. gc Anniversary and harvest home services will be held in the Meth- odist church .on Sunday, Septem- ber 26. The church will be .appro- nriately decorated. Special music will be rendered, and altogether. the services of the day Will be bright and inspiring. The public are cordially invited, both to the Sundav services, and also to the old-fashioned tea-meeting to be held in the church on Honda} evâ€" ening, the? 7th. An excellent pro- gram of music recitations, and ad- dresses will be given. Admission, 25 cehtS'for adults and 15 cents for children. ' The agricultural society at Ay- ‘ton has engtlgne'il the Durham Choâ€" ral Suciet)‘ to furnish the enter- tainment at their concert on Tues- day night next. when “A. Nautical Knst” will be again given. This musical operetta was given for- merly in Durham. )Iafikdale. HanO- ver and \X’alkerton, and was well received. It consists of about two hours constant entertainment. Wax}: on the high school. delay- ei svme time waiting for steel beams. is again progressing, and the walls are rising rapidly. It will ":9 a fine buililing when done. ‘We hope to see it ready for occu- 'Dfll‘xiy about the beginning of the The Dundalk Herald in reporting the ;atriot-ic garden party at Dr. 53-. 5250113 recently, gave the mozeeds as $2.70 instead of $270. We can easily understand how a mistake like that might occur, but the wrong has been corrected, as it should be. Sir William Van Horne. general manager of the C. P. R. in 1882.. and afterwards vice-presjdent. president, and chairman of the directors. died Saturday at ahos- pital in Montreal. He was born in Joliet. Illinois. in 1843., and was therefore 7:2 years of age. Inter- ment took place beside the re- mains of his parents, in Joliet. The Durham branch of the Red Cmss‘ Society I'urpose holding a Flower Day on September '24, the last day of the Fall Fair, and xvii} aiso serve dinner and tea at their headquarters, next door to Maei‘arlane‘s Drug Store. Miss Glenn. of Glenn-Charles, TOT‘TntO will be in Durham Hahn Ho Se, Monday Septembe: 20, \xith a in“ line of hair goods. Miss Glenn will be pleased to demon- strate same. You can subscribe for any paper v01; want at The Chronicle office. As” a. 102' our rs “res Fresh Huyler's and Lowney‘s chocolates at Macfaz'lane’s Drug Store. Farmers grow bigger fall wheat crops by using Harab Fertilizer. For sale by C. Smith Sons. tf The (hronhle to January 1, 1917. for $1, to new subs; :- bers. N EWS ARODND TOWN be 21913 the - 2534 ees of the cement company took advantage of his presence and presented him with a wrist watch and a purse of money. For some time previous to enlisting, George was an employee at the cement works, and this was the first 0pâ€" portunity his associates had to give expression to their appreci- ation of his manly; and patriotic spirit. If ever a boy was anxious to enlist and do his bit for the sake of his country. George Lloyd was one. He tried three or four times before he was accepted, and there wasn’t much wrong with him, either. He didn’t join the col- ors hastily, but «with a full reali- zatio-n of the dangers in his path- way. He is waiting anxiously for the call to go forward~ . a or so. Time will tell. but to us it seems sheer nonsense to think that pruning the trees will cause any detriment. It would be just about as reasonable to think a person would die because he got his hair cut. In the midst of the lamentation we’ll wager they'll be better than ever in a year or two. Last Week, while Pte. Geo. Lloyd was home on a short visit from the camp at Niagara, the employ- At the last meeting of the Col- lingwood township council it was decided that a levy of three mills on the dollar would be made for the Canadian patriotic fund and Red Cross society, and also to make a special canvass of the non ratepayers. The levy will pro- vide $4,200, while it is expected that the canvass will increase the amount by at least $800; The de- cision to make the levy was unani- mously approved. Some of the trees on Garafraxa street have been trimmed to suit the wiring for the Hvdro. There are some who condemn the prunâ€" ing process, and have visions now of .a row of dead trees in a year A meeting of interested citizens is called for Thursday night of next week to decide on how to clisymse of moneys collected for some of the boys who haVe enâ€" listed for service. It will be held in Calder’s hall and will commence at eight o‘clock. We‘ll expect you there can to please you. It will not be like the big exhibitions, but it’s our own, and deserves your pat- ronage and presence. Come and make it a success. Our fall fair will be held on the 23rd and 24th of this month. Don't fail to attend. The directors need your support and will do all they Mr. W'm. Laidlaw of St. Marys underwent an operation {Or ap- nendicitis last week in Toronto, and is recovering so rapidly that he expects to be able to leave the hospital in a day or so now. ’7 The dwelling we offer for sale in this issue is a good property, and well worth investigating. See the advertisement. “Dwelling for Sale." on page 2. The Hydro by-law was carried recently in Markdale, Holstein. Shelburne’. Orangeville. and Lis- towel, in each place with good. substantial majorities. Found.â€"-A locket and chain‘ on Saturday night last. The owner may have it by proving property and paying for this notice. Apply at this office. Lostâ€"Someu'hero in Durham. :1 gold locket and chain. heart shape with single blue setting. Finder will please leave at Chronicle office. we are now prepared for schOOI Opening and seek your esteemed batronage in this line. We carry a complete stock of public school requisites. The Variety Store we have just received a full stock of Neilson’s chocolates at The Variety Store. Buy your school books at Mac-f farlane's. Pure spices at Macfnrlane's Drug, Store. The Chronicle to Januar) 1 1917. 2 $1 to neu subs ribexs. The Chronicle to January 1, 1917, for $1. to new subscribers. Coxcombâ€"Mrs. Petty. Fernâ€"J. McGowan, Mrs. Me- I 3 'i ‘Gowan, Mrs. N. Harvey. Coleus-â€"E. A. Ray“ Mrs. Petty, Mrs. IvIcIlrzuth. _ Begonia, tuberous, rootedâ€"Mrs. McGowan, Mrs. Petty, Mrs. Mell- raith. Begonia, rexâ€"J. McGowan, Mrs. Blackburn, H. R. Koch. -‘ â€"-â€""‘- v --v I The secretary of the Women's Referring to "the officers, “Can- Institute wishes to express thanks,-ada” says of Capt. Knight, who, to all who assisted so ably and so P- by the way. is now a Major. and ,willingly in making the garden in command of the lst Brigade: ’Darty at Mr. W'm. Weir's last week! “Major B. L. Knight Was born Isuch a great success. Those who in Cotlliingwood. OntariO. In private ‘ used their autos to carry passen- l life he is a civil engineer. holding gers to and fro were a great fad-3:1 responsible appointment in the ;tor in the success of the enter- E Department of Lands, Forests prise. and as many had no directiand Mines of the Government of; interest in the association they are i the Province of Ontario. He ac-i I deserving of special thanks. We companicd Colonel Morrison toJ were unable to be present, as theiSouth Africa with the Canadian icar service, generous as. it was,lMounted Rifles. and receiVed the; :was unable to handle the crowds,!Qi:een's Medal with three Clasps: and many were forced to remain;l\IMor Knight has held a commis-f at home. The meeting, however. mission in his home regiment, the; was well attended, and all were 35th Sincoe Foresters, of Barrie? rewarded with a good program i Ontario, and a few years ago was; and a very enjoyable time. No instrumental in raising and organ-T special report has been handed in, , ising‘ a troop of the 9th Mississ-f and our forced absence preventsgaug’a Horse of Toronto.” us giving particularS. I The Colonel Morrison rpfprred in. -.---- Begqnia. floweringâ€"Mrs. Everett Mrs. McIlraith, E. A. Hay. Collection foliage plantsâ€"Mrs McIlraith. ' Azlmcariaâ€"Mrs. MCGO Wane J K nig ht Asparagus springeriâ€"Mré Black- burn. Asparagus plumosaâ€"Mrs. Mcâ€" Gowan, J. Smith, J. McGowan, The horticultural society had a: splendid exhibition in the town. hall on Thursday afternoon and‘ ex ening. VisitOrs were delighted? xx 1th the magnifi ent display, and the iudge, who came from Toron- . . . l to, and who IS an expert in flora-5 culture, was more than pleased; with the exhibit, and paid the} growers many high compliments.g The members of the society haveé every reason to be grateful W‘ithi the results and their success this. time will spur them on to greater: efforts in the future. The attend--g ance should have been larger. The! following is the list of prize win-i Collection house plantsâ€"Mrs. J S McIlnaith, Mrs. N. Harvey, Mrs Plackburn. Balsamâ€"Mrs. J. Harvey, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. N. Harvey. Mrs. McC'annel a was the luckx- winner in guessing the numbex of seeds in the sunflower at the horticultural show. The head on exhibition contained 1,539 seeds. Mrs. McCannel‘s guess was 1.53 . Messrs. J. Knight and J. Morrison guessed 1,563 and 1,500. respective- ly. The lowest guess was 425 and the highest 100,001. THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW T. 1. Thompson, a former mem- ber of the commons for North Grey, has been appointed sheriff of the county, filing the vacancy caused by the death of Chas. H. Moore. Mr. Thomson was a hard.- ware merchant of Owen Sound for 28 years, and is president of the Farrar Transportation Co., of Toronto. The electric subâ€"station is now about completed, but we can't brag about its mammoth appear- ance. It is a snug little red brick. pointed inside and out, with a thick concrete foundation ,and a concrete roof. It has two windows and a door, and looks like a big packing box. Two or three barns have been reported burned up north of here during Sunday night's storm. We have no particulars, and know nothing further than that the re- flections were seen during the storm. ' The Toronto exhibition turn- stiles registered. 864.000 at the show just closed. This is 112,000 more than the number in 1914., 311-3. 136,000 short of the million mark. Autos for hire.â€"Competent drivâ€" ers furnished and. rates moderate, The Garage. Durham . 524 The Chronicle to January 1‘ 191-; for $1, to new subscrib9r5_ DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER [6. [9'5 Continued on paste 5. POT PLANTS. Lt-Col. Garrick, home at Port Arthur from France and Britain for a short visit, says there is no prospect at present of Canadian battalions being sent to the Da‘rdanelles. A meeting of representative men from different parts of the coun- try has been called by the minister of militia with a View of obtain- ing accurate and comprehensive formation as to the facilities’in Canada for supplying munitions of War of all kinds. Hamilton liquor shop proprietors at a meeting decided to not sell flasks of liquor to soldiers in uni- form. The action on their part is voluntary. ~ Pte. Smith is a son of Mrs. C. Smith, and Major Knight a son- inâ€"law of Mrs. J. A. Munro, both‘ residents of this place. Mrs. Knight, too, is at present residing here, during her husband's ab- sence at the front. The Brigade is much praised by Canada, and is spoken of as “the largest machine gun brigade in the world,” .as well as being one of the very best equipped. Being merely a high private in the rear ran-k, Pte. Andrew Smith is not mentioned speciall3 in the article, but has to be content \3 1th hundreds of other prixates and having his picture “took.” We fancy, however, we have him spotted in the picture, and have no doubt that Andy “ill be found right on the job when the time comes. - The Colonel Morrison referred to in the above is the present come mander of the Eaton Brigade, and by whose efforts principally it was recruited and equipped. Caesar’s Camp North. ShOrnecliffe. and another of the type of heavily armored machine gun car with which the Brigade is equipped. suO'gests, the diffusion of the news of this Dominion throughout the British Isles is its princip'll aim, its pages are also well filled with news and vievs on commerce, emi- gration, manufactures, etc. The is- sue to which we refer, that of Au- gust ‘21, is of more than or'Jinaxv interest to re siients of this town, in that it contains a somew hit lengthy account of the orananisa~ tion, equipment and subsequent deveIOpment of the Eaton Machine Gun Brigade, two of whose mem- bers, at least, in the persons of Pte. Andrew Smith and Captain E. L. (T03. \ Knio ,‘ht, were former res dents of this town. Besides the write-up. photogravâ€" ures of the four Batteries are giv- en, another of the officers alone, one of the Brigade on parade at §§§§+¢§¢§§§§§§§§§§O§§¢§099 LOCAL BOYS lN THE EATON MACHINE GUN BRIGADE “'9 have before us a copy of “Canada.” a Weekly ioul‘nal pub- lished in London. As the name: §§§§§§§§§§§§§¢+§§O§¢§¢§§¢9 secured the new post office site, next the Royal Bank, for Fair Day, September '24, will serve coffee, sandwichâ€" es, pie, ice cream, soft drinks, and Coney Island Red-Hots. Proceeds in aid of Red Cross W011i. THE Durham Branch of the Red Cross Society, having; HELP THE SOLDIERS !. for you to see about your NEW FALL SUIT NOW IS THE TIME “e have just opened 0 1r New Dress Goods 111 \A (,1- ‘V'eteens, Corduroys and Serges. Serges are taking the lead this Fall, of which we have a fine assortment in B lacks and Colors. The Prize Medal Velveteens and Cordumys Are Our Specials, Twill Back and Fast Pile. Call and see them while you have the opportunity. $1.00 PER YEAR