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The fellow .who stole George Binnie’s butter on the night of the Ia-ir has solved in part the problem of the high cost of liv- ing. It was a. 30lb. tinnet that Mr. Binnie :had on exhibition, and was the real good kind. We don’t know whether it was a prize- winning package or not, but it was oroocx enough to be, and the thiei will 'be aoie to verify our statement. lt was sold at a good price. but the intervention or the sneax prevented the delivery of the goods) Mr. Binnie had it in his democrat, but forgot to chain it down when he went to his sup- per. When he came back the but- ter W45 gone. We'don’t know the thief, but whoever he may be, we would rather see him get 30 days than the 30 pounds of butter. Whatever pride we may take in the general good conduct of the town and vicinity‘ this is an em- dence of the fact that some of the meanest kind of thieves are still running at large. 0n the first ‘ght of the fair 2. rubber lap robe was stolen from the buggy 01‘ Mr. ‘Thos. Binnie. . x . _. Anniversary services will be held in Varney Methodist church on Sunday, October 10. Rev. Mr. Whaley 01‘ :Durham will preach at 11 3.211. and T p.m. The church will be suitably decorated for thanks- giving and special music will be rendered by the choir. On the following Monday evening ,the ladies will serva an old-time thanksgiving tea, at the close of which an excellent program, con- sisting of addresses and music, “"11 be rendered. Frincipa lAllan has received word from the educational depart- ;ezzt that Reta M. Roberts, Hol- stein, obtained the highest stand- ing of Durham pupils at the mid- die sch-001 examination. and therefore obtain’s the principal’s ‘ 2:13:21. Herbert H. Hannam, Swin- tcn Park. obtained the highest Standing on the lower school ex- amination, and won the Scholar- ship for Form 11. Reginald L. Campbell of Swinton Park, won the Scholarship for Form 1, The ladies of the Durham branch ‘ the Red Cross Society took in 0"61 $205 on fair day at their lunch counter on Garafraxa street and in the sale of roses, flags and tags. Considerably over 1,000 roses were diSposed of, and the ladies are naturally quite iubilamt on their success. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church. on September 22nd, shipped the following to Red Cross headquarters ’in To'fo'n- to: 34 tailed bandages, 168 finger stalls, 36 feather pillows, 58 small pillows. 52 shirts, 8 pairs socks, 156 face cloths 71 towels, 1150 Sponges, 12 sheets, 24 pillow cases. 16'3- rolls bandages, 384 com- presses, 11:25 wipes, '2 small hos- pital table cloths. 1 bundle dressings. Fiesherton will be disappointed in not having the hydro turned on iast‘night .as they expected and as the company intended. The (1633:: was the result of some iit- n the machinery or Dr. Grant has ha (3 his house re- wired to meet the conditions of the hydro system. The work was dare by ‘Mr. E. A. Goodwin, who will be busy for some time, as he has about fifty contracts await- ing him. Some are for alterations and some for new work. Bargains in china at Macfar- iane’s. ' Mrs. ‘W. D. Connor is preparei to ~4ccept orders for general dressmlking. Apply at her resi- dence. 1 Mrs. John Lynn of Aberdeen is seriously ill at the home of her sister-in-law,. Mrs.‘Edward Bur- nett, Jr. Appendicitis is feared. Mr. Caldwell Marshall. who left on Monday for London training camp. was presented with an auto- st': )1) and safety razor by the t3ndard Bank staff here, and with. a military \xrist watch by friends in 'Walkerton. NEWS AROUN TOWN E Anniversary and thanksgiving ’services were held in the Metho- .‘ist church on Sunday, when ap- |pr0priate sermons were preache,‘; both morning and evening by the pastor. On account of the unfav- orable condition of the weather, the morning service was not largely attended. but a packed house was'present in the evening. IMr. John Marsh of Holstein was present at the evening service and delighted the audience with a well rendered solo. The choir, too, was in ’good form and furnished a liberal supply of excellent and appropriate music at both serVicevs. [On Monday night an anniversary 'tea-meeting, one of the. real olde yfashioned kind. was held. Tea was [served from six-thirty to eight and the tables were crowded. will- ing waiters ministering to every call. The attendance was large. and yet 'there was enough and to spare. A; the close of the meeting a ten-cent social and supper were announced to finish up the frag- ments. and another social evening was enjoyed. The proceeds were about $55. After supper an inter- esting program Was rendered, conSistcing of addresses by ReVs. MOyer, W'ylie and Morris, and Messrs. C. Wge and M. K Richardson. Solos were rendered by Miss “Whittaker of Ceylon. and M188 Florence. Barcl-av of Durham. The quartette by Messrs. McCrae Glass, Saunders and Rev. Mayer,‘ was a‘ good number. Miss Rita, Irwin contributed a. fine organ selection, and Mass Tookey, a taking recitation x -’ t _. . ‘ Anniversary services will be heid in the Durham Baptist church on Sunday and Monday, October 3rd and 4th. The Rev. H. S. Mullownev. M.A., B.Th., of Owen Sound, will preach at both services on Sunday On Monday evening a sumptuous tea will be set by the young peo- _ple of the church. The tea will be followed by a lecture entitled. “Fighting Machines, and How to Handle Them,” by the Rev. J. H. Fairfull of Clinton. Mr. Fairfuil spent 18 years at the armament works at Elswick, England, and knows all about howitzers, naval, field and machine guns torpedoes. etc. He will give much useful and interesting information about the construction of these guns, ani how they .are used on the battle- field. Songs, duets, etc., will also be, given throughout the evening. Mr. Thos. Reid and son spent about ten days in Detriot, visiting the former’s son, Robert, and re- turned Monday night. While in Detroit they had the pleasure of visiting Mr. Thos. Fluk-er and family, 'who ‘are now residing there and -;all engaged. in good po- sitions. They like D‘étroit well, and were glad to .meet our tow ns- men and ‘haxe a talk about Dur- ham, ani things in Durham gen- erally. The Durham branch of the W0- men’s Institute will hold their next meeting at the home of Mrs. Thos. McGirr on Thursday, October 7, 'at 2.30 p.m. Papers .vili be 'g'iven'by Mrs. N. McCannel ani Mrs. T. McComb, and roll call is to be answered by “our favorite pickle recipe. ” ‘ Something new in Durham! “Lit- tle YVonder” records will fit any gramophone or Victrola, for 20c. each. Some of the latest pieces. It’s a money saver for people \\ 1th gramophones. At the Variety Store. - ’ Autos for Ilkaâ€"Competent driv- ers furnished and rates moderate. The Garage. Durham - 624 Corn for sale.â€"Either by the drill or by the tacre. Apply to Jas. Atkinson, east of Durham. :2 Limoges and white and gold French china at cost at Macfar- lane’s. A business meeting of the 'Wo- men’s Council of Girl Guides will be held .at the. armory on Satur- dav afternoon at 3.3“. You can subScribe for .any paper you want at The Chronicle office. Ask for our rates. The Chronicle to January 1, 1917, for $1, to new subscribers. 2 rendered eylon and . f Durham; 3 McCrae . rv. Mayer, Miss Rita : i'ne organ ‘ key, a Everything was quiet and order- 1y on fair day, and the good con- duct of the citizens and. visitors has been 'the subject of comment by a number of those who were present. Three or four have been sneaking to us «about it and thought that the general appreci- ation should 'be the subject of special reference. Why so? we might ask. Is it not the duty of everybody to stand on his good behavior on fair day as well as any other *iday? Personally, we saw nothing wrong, ‘nor did we see any sign of Wrong. Our town, like other towns, is just as good as the ”people. We have no reason to apologise for being “good, 'but we have reason to regret that in the midst 'of such general good- ness, there are some, to whom we refer elsewhere“ who have no right to lay claim to goodness as any special virtue. The fellow who stole the "butter for instance, and the fellow who stole’ the rubber lap robe, may be cited as another; example. It seems after all that: we are ‘only good in spots, or! had in ‘spots, according to the way youlookatit., ..,,;..‘,; Mr. James, engineer on the Hy- dro, was in town Tuesday night. and is very anxious that citizens intending to 'use' the hydro get their houses (wired, so as to be ready for the current at the. earliest possible moment. From him we learned- that householders may get {anyone they Wish to do the wiring; all that is necessary is that installation should be such was to pass inspection. He thinks that a number of men will be necessary to get the work ready for the current, which hie ex- pects will 'be turned on in the course of three or four Weeks. W'ork on installing the machinery in the substation will be rushed through as fast as possible. The rate of lighting Will be Mic. per kilowat hour for the first 30 heurs, with the Add-ed flat charge for floor space of 3c. per 100 square feet, with a. minimum of 1,000 feet. IWit-h the reductions for prompt payment, and increased reductions for extra consump- tion, the 'cost, it seems will be reasonable. The more that is used the cheaper it will be in propor- tion. P A few weeks ago we reported a tendwance and furnished good mu- shooting case at Orchard for sic throughout the afternoon. which Roy Dixon was committed An interesting feature of the to Owen Sound for trial. At the fair was the auto-power attach- enquiry‘ here we thought there 1 ment exhibit “made by ,C. Smith 8: Was nointention on the part of {Sons Many were interested in the accused to do injury to any 'the use to Which a car may be one. It was one of those foolish; applied on. the farm Their exhib- but dangerous pranks that boys Pit consisted of a wood-sawing are apt to indulge in without Pmchine, which is sold in Durham thought of doing harm. The lby COX Ra1bb,th}e power being court and jury at Owen Sound ifurnished direct from a Ford car last week have taken a similar for which the Smith firm are view, and Dixon has been ‘ ac- agents. The device is so simple quitted. We are told that M1. that the same power may be used Telford, counsel for the defence, , for many other kinds of work. We handled the case exceedinglyghave little doubt the exhibit will well, and his fair presentation; be a good advertisement, and of the case went a long wayiwill help 'in the sale of Ford cars in securing the acquittal. next year. 1, A movement to have all Austro- Hung'arians quit the plants where they are employed making war munitions for the enemies of Aus- tria was inaugurated at Wheeling, YV. Va., when it was announces} that a speaker representing :1- Cleveland society would address such workmen at Bridgeport, O. Greater London is to be sched- uled as a munition area. The Central Control Board Within the next week will issue regulations prohibiting ,. “treating” at any kind of public houses or clubs. 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. Just as we go to press we learn of the death in Chicago on Sep- tember 23 , of Mr. Henrv Young, a. former resident of this place. and “7911 known here. All partied having books bor- rowed from the library are re-- quested to have them returned at once, for the purpose of re-ca'tal- oguing. The cider mill operated by Robt. Smith will ‘run two days a week, Tuesday and Friday. commencing on Tuesday, September 28. 3 DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. I915 Will Robertson and family Of Buffalo, new through the village onTuesdaY~, (-.. â€"'â€"-‘- '“-V -Jv‘ Messrs. Archie and Sam Smith and their mother motored to Tor- oqtp Sa_.tAurc_iay, retuggjn‘g Syndav. Mrs. Black and Miss Manger, who have been here for the past two weeks, returned to the Queen Ciiyupn Sgturdxay. 5.11.9 Iell from the buggy, her clothes catching on the step. In this position she was dragged over a mile. The horse did n02 run away, but simply kept up ‘4 slow trot. ‘One of the men in the auto followed and succeeded in capturing the horse. Mrs. Camer: on’s injuries are very serious, aria she is in a critical condition in Mt. Forest hospital. Both her arms are iniured, as is also her face. The gravel stones were so im- bedded in her face that it took over three hours to remoVe them If she has not been injureddnterâ€" na‘lly, there is a chance for her recovery. This is the second day of the fair. and the pro-Spects are bright. The judging of the exhibits in the hall was completed yesterday There is .a falling off in fruit and vegetable exhibits. but an increase in ladies’ work‘ pastry and dairy- There are as many entries in flowers as in other years but the collections .are not so large.” The concert at night was well patronized and 'the hall was pack- ed. We are told that over one hundred Were turned away. The entertainers were John Kelly. Yen- triloquist, who .did some excep- tionally clever work° Miss Margrie Munro, Scottish vocalist and danc- er, and Miss Tookey of FerguS, who -g.a-ve';a number of good; re- citals Miss .Rita Irwin officiated as accompanist to the singers and also opened the concert with a good classical piano instrumental From the good attention and the appreciation shown, the concert was evidently popular A very distressing occurrence happened here on Tuesday. As Mrs. D. W. Cameron was driving to Mt. Forest she met an auto. on passing it she :drove a little too much to the side of the road and into the ditch. As she did so, The proceeds at the gate amounted to $450, and at the con- cert t-o $130. ( ( HOLSTEIN WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED A football match between Dro- more and ‘Pricevjlle teams was won by the former 2-0: The Durham Band- was in at- tendance and furnished good mu- sic throughout the afternoon. The Grey County Recruiting League, accompanied bv a pipe band of four pieces, caused a break in the monotony, While re- cruiting speeches were being made by .Col. Chisholm and Messrs. Lemon and McQuaker of Owen Sound, and R J. iBrall, M.P., of Hanover. Since then we have. heard various rumors of the num- ber of"volun-teers for overseas ser- vice, but "we are unable to find out anything deefinite. We have heard that 16 had expressed a willingness to go to the front. but the names are not yet avail- able, although enquiry has been made of the best military author- ities in town. ' The South Grey Fair has a-gain’ Dassed into "history, and we are told it was a record breaker in Rate receipts‘ though a little. below the average, perhaps, in the, number of exhibits, but quite \up to any of its predecessors in the quality of the articles shown. Apart fro-m the show itself, there were very few attractions of interest to the general spectator and in this respect it was decided- ly weak. ‘- I SOUTH GREY FALL :VV'VWWV'WYWVVWVW V'VVVVVVVVWW‘I Amazingly. Good Values in Ladies’ Misses’ and Children’s 7:: [T] > c: '.< -a 9 <" < m > z: munusuuuu‘uu; $1.00 PER YEAR.