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Mr. A. H. Jackson was the re- cipient on Monday of another card from the trenchesNT in Bel- gium. It was from F. .Pearson No. 3 Company 14th NBattalion R.M.R., 1st Canadian Contingent. It was dated on the 6th of Sep- tem‘oer and expressed thanks for “Old Chum from' The Toronto Daily News." and that ‘Canadian tobacco is a treat." It delights Mr. Jackson to learn that his ef- fort in the tobacco campaign is now Bearing fruit. Mr. C.L. Grant received a similar card from Mr. Pearson th esame day. We are advised that the noon G. T. B. train will carry passengers to Holstein on both days of the Hoistein fair. This will be a great convenience for visitors from here and give .them time to see the sights .at the world’s exhibition. A thorough canvass was made last week in Owen Sound to ascer- tain the number of men between the ages of IS and 45 years who are eligible for military service. and to ascertain how many of these are married. or single. This is not conscription. but was un- dertaken to simplify the work of the recruiting league. which .at a later date will make representaâ€" tion as to what they deem best to do to fill out the Grey count." company of 250 men. Recruiting meetings have been arranged for Shallow Lake. Annan, Bognor and Des‘uoro. and 1,100 eligible men Desboro. Everybody should make it their business to see the Ford exhibit at the South Grey Fall Fair. Touring cars and roadsters will be shown. and also the McGill Auto- Power Attachment will be demon- strated and shown in actual opera- tion. sawing wood and domg other mechanical labor. This at- tachment is invaluable to Ford owners. eSpecially farmers. as it enables them to have a 22lé,h.p. engine on the premises for com- mercial purposes. and at the same time. supplies them with the most modern and pleasant means of transportation. Rev. Josias Greene of Clinton. a member of the Methodist ministry for almost sixty years, died Mon- day at the age of 82 years. He was pastor at Flesherton 45 years ago, and Mr. M. K. Richardson, who had a lasting friendship fOr the deceased, attended his funeral in Clinton yesterday. 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. We are in receipt of a Welcome letter and remittance from Dr. J. W. Mahan of Regina. He says in Dart: “I have just returned from a trip throughout the western part of the province, in which I covered about a thousand miles» of which 350 was by motor, and never have I seen such crops. Wheat is of the finest sample, av- raging from 30 to 50 bushels per :acre, oats 75 to 100, and flax 15. I will be very much surpnised if this year does not' see the Saskatch- ewan average yield at least as high as has ever been recorded.” Take a piece of china home on Show Day. You can get it cheap at Macfarlane’s China Sale. Fruce county council at a re- cent -sneci.al meeting increased their grant to $4.000 a month in patriotic purposes. to last during the continuance of the war. The previous grant was $1.000 amonth. Bargains in china at Macfar- lane’s. ' Thanksgiving services will be held in Trinity church on Sunday. September 26. Rev. Mr. Henderson of Hanover. will preach. A recruiting rally at Arthur re- sulted in five men enlisting. The Chronicle to January 1, 1917, for $1, to new subscribers. You can subscribe for any paper you want at The Chronicle office. Ask for our rates. Dr. Mahan is a sonain-law- of Mr. “Norman McIntyre pf this town. VOL. 48â€"NO. 2535 NEWS AROUND TOWN Mr. and Mrs. \V. Hunter of Han- over. mourn the death of their infant daughter, who died at the home of Mrs. Hunter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. \Vilson. on Mondiw last. The remains were. in~ terred on Tuesday afternoon in Duxham cemeterv. Miss Pulford of Leamin-gton. is a new teacher on the public school staff. We can vouch for her effici- ency. as her father was well train- ed. being a pupil of ours 35 years ago. W'e welcome Miss Pulford as a citizen and Wish her every suc- cess. On Saturday, John Mitchell met with a nasty accident at the ce- ment works. He. was working about the coal conveyors, when he got caught in some way. He escaped with a big gash in his head and injury to one of his arms, making him hors de combat for a few days, at least Mrs. "George Isaacs died yester- day morning at the home of her sister. Mrs. W. P. Vollet. She was born in Devonshire. England. came to Canada when a young girl and resided in Hamilton for a few vears. About 60 years ago she be- came a resident of this town, where she has remained ever since. Fifty years ago she was married to George Isaacs. who conducted a harness business in upper town for a number of years. There was no family, and after the death of her husband (about 35 years ago, She came to live with her sister, Mrs. Vollet. where she remained ever since. Interment takes place to-morrow afternoon in Trinity church cem- etery. Service will be held at the house at one o’clock. Something new in Durham! “Lit- tle W'onder” records will fit any gramOphone or Victrola, for 20¢. each. Some of the latest pieces. It’s a money saver for people with gramOphon'es. At the Variety Store. Anniversary services will be held in the Durham Baptist church 01: Sunday and Monday, October 3rd and 4th. The Rev. B. S.Mullownev M.A., B.Th., of Owen Sound, will preach at both services on Sunday On Monday evening a sumptuous Anniversary services will be held ‘ Anniversary and harvest home in the Durham Baptist church on 1 services will be held in the Metho- Sundsay and Monday, October 3rd dist church next Sunday and Mon- and 4th. The Rev. B. S. Mullownev 'dlav. September 26 and 27. The M.A., B.Th., of Owen Sound, will pastor will preach. The choir, un- prea'ch at both services on Sunday lder the able leadership of Mq'ss On Monday evening a sumptuous l Irwin, will do excellent work, Mr. tea will be set by the young pew] John Marsh of Holstein will ren- ple of the church. The tea will be} der selections. The church will be followed, by a lecture entitled.z appropriately decorated, The Old. “Fighting Machines, and How to fashioned tea-meeting on Monday Handle Them,” by the :‘Rev. J. H. ' evening will be a happy social Fairfull of Clinton. Mr. Fairfuil event. There will be an abundance spent 18 years at the armament l of music, addresses. recitations. works at Elswick, England, and * etc., and also an abundance of knows all about howitzers, naval, good things to eat. Tea will be field and machine guns torpedoes. I served in the Sunday school room etc. He will give much useful and ! from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Admission: interesting information about the for adults 25c., children 15c. A: constuction of these gun8, an 'i cordial invitation is extended to: .how they are used on the battle- .all to attend both the Sunday! field. Songs, duets, etc., Will also services and the Monday. evening besiven throughout the evening. meeting. _ .. . g. _ .. ‘ ' .. Mr. Caldwell Marshall of the Standard Bank staff here. and son of Mrs. Robt. Marshall of this place. enlisted at “'alkerton in the 72nd Regiment. He expects to leave Saturday for London. where his regiment is in training. Do not forget to bring your friend, Mr. A. P. Petite. with you to the old-time tea-meeting in the Methodist church on Monday ev- ening‘ September 27. The Salem tannery, near Elora, was burned down with a loss of $3,000. Limoges and white and gold French china at cost at Macfar- lane’s. Autos for lavaâ€"Competent driv- ers furnished and rates moderate. The Garage. Durham . 624 Corn for salaâ€"Either bv the drill or by the iacre. Apply to Jas. Atkinson, east of Durham. 2 Twenty recruits for the “fist Regiment have "been contributed by Fergus. The cider mill operated by Robt. Smith will run two days a week. Tuesday and Friday. commencing on Tuesday, September 28. 3 Special bargains at the Variety Store on fair day. Do not fail to attend. Holstein fair will be held the 28th and 29th. The horse fair last week was one of the poorest we have had. At present there is little or no de- mand for army horses, and some of the buyers were not in attenfl- ance. Only eight horses were sold. Short addresses were also made bv Dr, Jamieson W'. La‘idlaw. Rev, Whaley, the local Editors, and others, after which a Recruiting League was formed‘ as follows: Dr. Jamieson, president: 8. Hughes, vice-preSident; J. P. Tel- ford, secretaryetreasurer. A committee was then named. as follows: A. H. Jackson, W. Laid- law, W. Calder, J. Kelly, C. Ram- .age, W. Irwin, J. Lloyd, W. Weir. A. C'. Wolfe. J. McNally, T. Mc- Girr, J. Bryon T. Allan, F. Lena- hnn. G. Binnie. Dr. Gun. Mayor Hunter, Dr. Hutton. N. XV. Camp- bell. C. Firth. with power to add to their number. Flesherton expects to haVe the Hydro for the first time on \Ved- nesday night of next week, the second night of their fall fair. We are not likely to have :it here for another month or more, and many of the private users will have to wait longer to have changes made in their wiring, to meet with the inspector’s approval. The Durham Choral Society fur- nish-ed the program Tuesdav night at the Ayton fall fair concert. They presented “A Nautical Knot” a spectacular musical operetta they gave in a number of places last spring. The attendance at Ayton was good, and the door receipts, \vhxich amounted t) over $90, leaves a nice margin to the agricultural society and gave the choral society a nice outing. The young people are highly delight- ed with the treatment accorded them, and will be pleased to re- appear in the near future before an Ayton audience. All seemed to enjoy themselves. Mr. Menzies gave an outline of the method adopted in Owen Sound in setting out for the 250 recruits they wished to get from the county. Mr. Breese delivered .an interesting patriotic address, in which he displayed considerable ability as a speaker and recruiter. The boy in khaki, Lieut. Douglas, was the last visiting speaker, but his remarks were well received, and we are sure were appreciated Quite as much as those of greater platform experience. He was the only one of the trio who volun- teered his services in defense of his country .and his jocular and cheerful manner had a telling ef- fect. There was no sham about his remarks: they were real. He show- ed how dependents were provided for by the government during the absence of the bread-winners. and the provision for the widow and family in the event of disability or death. Ward-en Calder took the chair in I the absence of Mayor Hunter, and ! opened the meeting with a short pithy address. Other speakers were: Mr. Menzies of Owen Sound ! ex-Warden Wm. Breese of Chats-‘ worth. and Liveut. Douglas of Owen Sound. A recruiting meeting was held last nignt in the town hall, Where there was a fairly go'od attendâ€" ance. The object was to form_ a recruiting league rather than to get recruits, and with thi§ object in mind a. number of addresses were made. RECRUITING LEAGUE FORMED DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1915 Chicago packers stand to lase th'e $15,000,000 meat cargoes con- fiscated by the British prize court as they were not paid previous to the shipments. , v . The evening was pleasantly spent in social conversation and other amusements. Mr. J. L. Sted- man sang a couple of patriotic. songs, Miss Lily Walker contribut- ed a well rendered vocal solo and Miss Maydee McAuley delighted the audience with a number of finely executed instrumentals on the piano. Rev. Mr. .Wylie made a congratulatory address. ' to which Mr. Harvey replied. on behalf of i himself and Mrs. Harvey. The meeting closed in-good time bv the National Anthem. fquOWed by :a brief prayer. In the minds of the host and hostess there were many thoughts no doubt of the time that passed into history since the nuptial knot was tied just twenty years ago. This was their china Wedding day, anti the happy couple were made the recipients of a large number of useful presents in china, all conveying the best wishes of the givers, and a hope that both might yet be spared for many years. To celebrate the twentieth an- niversary of their Wedding day, Mr. .and Mrs. John Harvey had a number of invited friends assem- ble at their home [on Queen street on Friday evening. Tables, groan- ing with the most tempting edi- bles, were prepared on the front lawn, and in the early evening a most sumptuous dinner was serv- ed as the initial number of the anniversary function. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey occupied their position near the head of the table, and during the festivities all Went merry as a marriage bell. At the time, Miss Short, teacher at Vickers school, who boards there, sustained serious injuries. and will not recover for some time. She was near a window at the time of the flash, and was knocked senseless. Her clothing caught fire, and the inmates of the house had considerable diffi- culty in extinguishing the flame. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ We learn just as we go to press this Thursday morning that Miss Shortt is improving nicely. During a‘ severe thunder storm on Thursday evening, about six o’clock. the residence of William Livingston, west of Vickers, was struck by lightning and damaged to some extent. - very badly burned, not only from the burning of her wearing ap- parel, but from the. direct effects of the current. {Her corset steels were intensely heated by the lightning and, corresponding with each, a deep burn was dound in her body. A. dog that lay under the lounge beside her was killed, :and a pair of scissors on the Window sill beside her were so melted by the heat that the points were solidly fused together. It was a very close call, and al- though the sufferer is still in a very serious condition, her recov- ery is looked for. Miss Short came from the neigh- borhood of Arthur about a year ago, and was considered a good teacher. It will be a month or more before she will be able to resume her school work, and an effort is being made to secure a substitute in the interval. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§0§ O Q Q ‘ HELP THE SOLDIERS! § TWENTY YEARS MARRIED STRUCK BY LIGHTNING THE Durham Branch of the Red Cross Society, having- secuned the new post office site next! the Royal Bank, for Fair Day, September 24, will serve coffee, sandwich- es, pi-,e ice cream, soft drinks, and Coney Island Red-Hots. Proceeds in aid of Red Cross Work. #VYV WMVWYVVVWVVWV" V'VVVYVYVVWVWWQ $1.00 PER YEAR ‘ -