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the censor, .and was prepZid by .three cents Canadian postage stamps. the night of writing Sep‘ '14. The letter was mailed a1 field post office in France, stamped. examined and Sim -ui “ms. retty is the recipient of a letter from Pte. R. Evans, formerly of Hanover, thanking him for tobacco received in the trenches, bearing his name and address. Pte. Evans reports him- self well and rected, after being a few days out 'of the trenches, but was going back in the firina' tine .-\::r:i\'ersary services will be held in Yarney Methodist church «m Sunday, October 10. Rev. Mr. Whaiey of Durham will preach at 11 am. and 7 pm The church will be suitably decorated for thanks- gixjing and special music will be rendered by the choir. On the following Monday evening the ladies will serva an_ old-time ~thaz~£~<sgiving tea, at the close of which an excellent program, con- sisting of addresses and music, w'll be rendered. Mr Thos. Petty is the recipient of a letter from 'Pte. R. Evans, formerly Of Hanover- fhohb-fintT- £211. '1‘! month On Friday. Mrs. XV. D. Connor weaves! a telegram from Hugh- ton. Sask. announcing the death of Iver mother. Mrs. Fred Hintze. She left from Ayton on the after- mmn train of the same day. in cpmp...my with a lady friend. Mrs. thhr.and at(huflph.wns kfined by 3.:1' sister. Mrs. John P. Parker. intm'iiing to get through without delay. to be present at the hur- itzl. The" will be absent about a. m The Zion branch of the Wu- men’s Institute will meet .at the home of Mrs. Colin McArthur on Octo‘rer 14. at 2 p.m Come pre- pared to answer roil call with a outstionf The Institute intends hold in}: :1 3911'. anti! jam silo“ 91' at this meeting in :zi-l of Pest Cross war}: All ladies are cordially in- it! to attend. .4; October being contest month. fixed by the Spirella Corset (30., a special effort is being made to extend sales, and as every lady is a possible Wearex' and ,possible buyer. she should act now. as a percentage of the moceeds will be devoted to patriotic purposes. Enquire of Mrs. J. C. Nichol Dr. Wolfe received a letter .1 {E W days ago rum his son, Cecil. who is still in Egypt on the set- erinzzry stuff of the overseas ex- pe-zijtionary force. He reports him- seh‘ well. and the weather s'ull hot. ' with gramcmhones Snmething new in Durham! “Lit- tle W'pmdor" recm'ds will fit any gramuphone or Victrola, for 200. vac-ELSumeof the latest pieces. It's a money saver for people Commencing Monday. October 11 the drug stores xvi}! close at 6.30 um. Saturdays excepted. opening again at .0 o’ciock for distribu- Q t 'tion 0: the (“.‘emng' Minors Mr. Thos. BIC-Gin has purchased ,' Mrs. C‘akiweli’s residence ‘on ’Lam‘nton street. built and owned .‘ l f:¢:rmerly my the late Fred Peel. ,1 ._ . l ' - , ~ - :353 101‘ our rates. 5 Whale engaged 1 Vie are tolzfl that Mr. W'm Scarf :3; Mg‘r‘illiams on Friday, Mr. has anlisted for service. and as ‘h m h-f'am had the misfortune to our informant should knoW. we} due 13 leg broken, The break i~ ' ' i a 1) :j I I ‘. v. o tmnk the statement 15 correct. a one,.and he “111 be 1 for some t1me. You can subseribe for any paper vou want at The Chronicle office. As»: for our rates. Thanksgiving post cards at the Varrietv Store. A large stock of Sanfield’s un- shrinka-Me underwear. at Grant’S. Bargains in china at Macfar- lane’s. . ' L VOL. 48â€"NO. 2537 rented after being a of the trenches, but £1: in the firing line writing September was mailed at the {:11 music will be choir. On the 1y evening- {he V3 an _ old-tune ., at the close of . At the Ya: it t)’ Signed bv C’l‘S. During the electric storm on Mon-5.11} afternoon the school- house at No. 9 Glenelg, about a mile east of here, u as struck by lightning and considerable damâ€" age done. The bolt evidently hit the belfry first, and after demol~ ishing this, followed the line of least resistance through the schom :leaving a trail of Wreckage in its wake. A large book-case had the doors ripped off and contents scattered, one school desk was pulled from the floor and left wrong side up. and besides, a? couple of pictures and consider-l able plaster are reported damaged . as well. It is fortunate the child-t ren were not in the school at the3 time, as they would have been. I had not the teacher, Miss E Scott I seen the storm coming and dis- missed school.’ . . ., . . “'e are told that Mr. ’H. H. Mil- ler made a statement at the ’Flesherton' fair to the effect that a certain minister had told him that not a single individual born in Proton or Egremont had enlist- ed for oversea-s service. This has been contradicted by a resident lof Proton Station. who says that W’m. Hodgins, who was born in Proton township. enlisted andl went with the first contingent. We j in no way try to charge the mm-' ister or Mr. Miller with wilful mis- representation. but simply wish to g set them right. if previously under; a. wrong impres-ion. ; Tlianksgiving Term. Tuesuay. October 12. at the Mount Forest :BuSiness College. Many new stu- dents will enter on that date. Three departments -â€" Shorthand. Commercial and CiVil SerVice. In the last named department posi- tions are guaranteed bv Dominion Government- Graduates of other departments assisted to good po- sitions. Efficient teachers. and individual instruction. Write for particulars at once. G. M. HenryH Principal. 1 1 j l l r Special rates for Thanksgiving FDay on Grand Trunk Railway. Single first-class fare, good going Monday, October 11, Valid for re- turn on date of issue onlv. First- class fare and one-th.ird.<r good 2‘0- ing Saturday. October 9, to Mon- day. October 11. va’dd for return till Tucsda'v. October 12. C}. T. R to“ n ticket aoencv at the Cox. m] D1 11;: Store. I Mr. David Brown had his eyes; operated on last week by Dr. Burt .in Owen Sound, and is said to be getting along well. For some time he has been blind in one eye, .and latterly a cataract developed on the other eye and he became totally blind. Strong hopes are. now entertained that his sight will be restored. l‘ home of Mrs. Mortlcy, ' hursrflay. October 14, at 2.30 pm. All mem- bers are requested to be present as business of importance comes before the meeting. ladies having Quilt bIOcks finished will Illelse leave them at the‘ store. Visitors always welcome. The Dornoch branch of the men's Institute will meet at home of 311‘s- T8;01'f10\‘ Thur“ exnects ti t‘13 s w ek x. Thos. Barclay has been off wax-3' for the past three weeks. nursing a sore hand. He got a sliver in it at the furniture fac- tory anfl. blood poisoning set in, He Rev. Mr Morris has applied for a position as chaplain with the overseas forces, and Rev, Mr. bott of Holstein is also \vishi go to the front in .21 City. Ib- ng; to similar 03163-- Limoges and French china at lane’s. The Chronicle to January 1, 1917. for $1, to new subscribers. Auto-s for hire.~Com‘petent driV- era furnished and rates moderate. The Garage. Durham . 624 O Juu i-ugsomng Set in, He be able to resume work White and gold cost at Macfar- E1 of the “'0.- meet at the i The ladies of St. John’s R C. 3church, Gmnelg, had a very prof- :itable box social at the township 'hall last night. The proceeds from ‘the sale of boxes, pies, etc._. ‘ amounted to over $111. In connec- §tion with the event, two quilts. 'of the church, were to be disposed of to the holder of the lucky tick- et. The winners were both Dur- hzaamzites, one ouilt going to Miss Loretta McAuliffe, and the other to Thomas McGrath. The sale of quilt tickets .during the past cou-; ple of ,weeks brought in ov’er‘l $40. The total proceeds from 30-1 Mr. Chas. Ramage, Jr., son of Editor Ramage, has enlisted for a position on the army medical corp \Ve understand he offered his ser- vices some time ago when out west, but was refused, as he had employment ‘and the unemployed were taken in preference. He is nov in training in Toronto. we extend our sympathy Though the deceased left Dur- ham shortly after our arrival here. we name a kindly remembrance of him, and in the family sorrow He never lost interest in Durham and our informant says, “He al- ways looked forward to the ar- rival of your paper, which kept him in touch with the happenings in Durham as much as tho-ugh he were. residing there.” 1t 1 HENRY YOUNG. '51 Just as we \191‘ closing up our g 3 formes last 11 eek we received ' :1 :1letter from Mr. G. H Young, of Chicago 0, announcing: the death on aithe 231d 01" September of his fath- 5 er, Henry Young, who was well- , known here as a resident from 3 1870 to 1895, when he moved to 1 Chicago to .be. with his sons who , were in business there. He died :11: 1 the family summer home at Mid-1 r lothian Illinois surrounded by the following members of his familx. W. K., G. H, Jane. the 11.111». of 111.1 Theodore Sedelmayer. and Mar' O“aret. now Mrs. Rupert J. Henry 1 all residents of Chicago. The re- .mains were brouvht to Chicano {and interred in the family plot 1Oakwoods cemetery ' bosi 10 those 1of his beloved “11111319111101 Ham Eilton, who massed 1111-11): in 1902. 1 The deceasel was born in coun- :tx 'lyione, Ireland, in 1835. was imaxzied in 1861,011111e to Canada 1 in 18113, 111 ed at \‘1'eston until 187 0 1 1he remained till 1898. He was 11:1;1 1Ep-isc0pale-11n in religiom 21C011-11 servatizve in politics, and to the1i time of his death remained a true 1 " British subject, .as he would neve1| take out naturalization papers. He was deeplv interested in the pres- ; ent var and had a spirit of opti-1: mism always about the final re- 11 ia 1 sults, having stated a few days before his death that. with the assistance of the galiant Canadi- ans, the British and her Allieslb would surely win. 111 Intoz'uent took place cemetery on Tuesdav n He had a familv of nine, four sons and fixe daughters. Of the latter four .11- -. married, Mrs. 58111 11th in Detr,0it Mrs. Klein. 111 ETomnto, M1‘S.31c1ntosh in Dar- 111cm and another in the W est. A son, James, lives at Pack Mills. unot 1E1 son 15 in Toronto and a daughter at home. Mrs. J. W C1'51wfoz-It;>f Durham,u11d Mzs. Coliinson of Ceylon, are Sistexs. A brother. Thomas, lix'es in V1 iarton. and John is a doctor some plum: in “1'? States .Hi's \‘s'i1_11)\‘.'-2,iso sur- \‘jVLS He received his education in Durham, and after growing to manhood engaged in the lumber trade and sawmilling at which he. was an eXpert. He was a Reform- er in politics, and a Preshvteriun in religion. R. M. DARGAVEL. The death of Mr. Robert Dair- I gavel at Dornoch. at Sunday, re- I The deceased was born in Kirk- cudbright, county Galloway. Scot- land, on the 22nd of September, 1851. ’When an infant, he came with his parents to this country and settled at Dornoch, where he. spent the remainder of his life. quilts amounted to $151. DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. [-915 :00}; place at Latona Tuesday afternoon. OBITUARY i The dwelling we offer for sale ,in this issue is a good property, I and well worth investigating. See the advertisement. “Dwelling for ,Sale,” on page 2. We congratulate Mr. Arthur . J - McNally, of Glenelg, who Was married yesterday afternoon to Miss Isabella Leg at the residence of her mother in. Egremont. .Rev. IMr. 'Morris was the officiating‘ clergyman. There .Were about 150 lguests present. - i‘sxll! The proceeds- from the tea- meeting amounted to over $50. -Vâ€"-_ he used common, everv dav langu- age, and avoided technicalities as far as possible. ’10 Produce'oratOrical effect. In order, too, that he might be the better understobd by his audience. The address was entirely des- criptive, and no effort was made \Vfih the British Admiralty on guard. and British munitions maintained as at the present standard, Mr. Fairfull has no apprehension regarding: the out- come of the war. as efficient, he must strike a run- ning target five times out of six at a distance of ten miies. The description of undersea Iboats torpedo boat destroyers, land the marvellous mechanism of the torpedoes themselves, Was in- tensely interesting to a. most at- tentive audience. He chaims the British made. munitions are the best in the World, and men of greater skill are nowhere to be found than those serving under the British Admiralty. In order that a gunner may be recognized A great deal of the Work is done by unskilled labor, but the fine adjustments require the best skill of the most skilful mechanics. ! He gave a very I\'i\’id descrip- :tinn of the big killing machines, :foliowing the processes of opera- tion from the raw material to the finished product. The. heatiiio'. forging, rough boring, wiring, riiling, bfmc‘ling, assembling and finishing, were in turn referred to. The accuracy with which. the dif- ferent parts are made, so as tax be interchangeable and an a'bso-E lute fit, is marvellous to think of.i The main attraction, however 'Was an address by the Rev.‘\1r. leirfull of Clinton, who spent 18 ye 111's of his life sat the 'irmament works at Elswick, England. His graphic descriution of all the death-dealing implements of war was an education to the audience, many of whom learned much, and all of whom learned something; re- garding how to make them, and; how they are used. I Q to the program were Principal A1- lan, Hon. Dr. Jamie-son, and In- spector Campbell. The choir Was in good form, and ironclered excellent music that was supplemented at intervals by solos by Mr. Allan Bell, Mr. Fal- laise. and Miss Lily W'ulker. Miss Treleavcn of Palmerston gave a pleasing Variety to the pragram by a couple of recitals. Short. congratulatory addresses were made by the local clergymen, each conveying the felicitation of their respective congregations, to the people of the Baptist church. ’Othler speakers Who contributed f The bill of flare Was the best the .ladnies could provide, and this is I‘saying a great ideal, as the Bap- ‘tist church has long .been noted i for the excellence 'of theii' tea- ? meetings. There Was enough ' and z! to spare of the most tempting and jappetizing edibles, of chicken, j pastry, pies, and all kinds of Esalads, and to crown the efforts 3of the ladies with success, the at- tenzzlzince was good, notwithstand- ing the Very unfavorable condition of the Weather. Shortly after eight o‘clock‘ with :1 packed house waiting, the pro- ; gram was begun, with the pastor, ' Rev. Mr. 'Wylie, in the chair, and ! the choir in their places. I e-n'in'g' by meeting. - ' The anniversary services in the Baptist church Sunday and Mom day were a great success. Rev. Mr. Mullowney, pastor of the Ban- tist Church at Owen Sound. preached very able sermons on Sunday, morning and evening. and this was followed on Monday ev- DURHAM BAPTIST CHURCH “7 ANNIVERSARY SERVICES _â€"v -- â€"w.] '9: by the. usual anniversary tea OVVVVVVVVVV VTYVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVYVVVV'V'VVVVG $1.00 PER YEAR