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Lawrence. ”Mr. J. G. Firth is busy these days mofing h_i§ silo. ‘ A‘. - “A“... A-A JR. IVâ€"J. Mather, M. Challton. Sr. IIIâ€"V. Ritchie, M. Haley, M. Atkinson. “33:55 Mortl'ey is enjoying her holi- days at her home at Latona. “3:11.55“ vfiié‘gfiiéji, Ritchie has se- cured a position in Mr. W. F. Buchan‘s store in Durban}. Jr. IIIâ€"A. Horst, G. Lindsay, K. Davis, R. Davis, M. Aljoe. IIâ€"R. McFarlane, J. {Bell . 7 M, Bell. Iâ€"E.Ha1gra\e, M. Horst, S. Lau- rence and H. R. Ritchie, equal. PRIMER A.â€"D. Lawrence. SR. PRIMERâ€"Isabelle Davis, and )1. Hargrave, equal. JR. PRIMERâ€"R. Arnett, A. Born on Saturday, December 18th to' 311'. and Mrs. W. G. Firth, a daughter. b \‘V--u° ---â€" »â€"â€"â€" Misses Mary'énd Alice Edge are home from Drayton and‘Linndsay.‘ “VM “‘7...- .7-“ Mesdames Alton and Burnside drove over from Markdale on Wednesday to visit their brother, Mr. Fred Staples. Their little niece accompanied them home and will remain in Markdale until after Christmas. -. Miss Ethel Greenwood, who is teaching at Tara, arrives home toâ€"day for the Christmas holidays. Mr. D. Edge and daughter, Miss Edith were in Markdale on Satur- dav 1.3.9 Misses Ramage of Holstein; were the guests of Miss Valerie Edge the heginn-ing of the week. it- an .L -_J 1.:‘4413 SR. 1V â€"B. Mather, T. Corbett S Adlam. JR. IIIâ€"M. Alexander, R. Living- stun. SR. IIIâ€"V. Reay, V. Reay. _ SR. IIIâ€"V. Reay, V Reay. SR. IIâ€"H. Milllgan, M Mighton, BI. Micrhton. IR 11â€" D. Mather, M. Alexander, A. Rea): O_.Li\i1_)g§t01}. . Average attendance for Nov- 53. Jr. IVâ€"M. Davis, A. Ritchie, A. Lindsay, D. Bell, G. Bell, M. New- eii. M. Whitmore. ‘ivwv ' â€"__ “PR. IIâ€" S. McCulloch, A. Bart- man. W. McCulloch. Mrs."b. 11° Monat and little daughter Mary, are spending the remainder; of Ibis week, Vith her LBW. Mr. Thos. Greenwood made sevâ€" eral sales of pure bred stock re- cently. He sold a couple of pure bred heifersjo a man in Hanover while the sire of ‘his herd: has been disnoeed of to Mr. A. Crutchley at “mm. A very successful entertainment was given in the school on Wed- nesday. Although there is only seventeen or eighteen pupils Miss Mortley prep an excellent pro- success JESSIE SHORTT, TEACHER .madu Honor Roll wife’s flange; pgties are E. SCOTT, Tea-ch er. No. 3 BENTINCK No. 9. GLENELG The Tipperary Tea contest clowd on Saturday night. Mrs Geo. S. Burnett handed us One Hundred and Six Tip- perary Labels, which was the largest number received from one person, consequently she was entitled to the Silk Waist which we offered as a prize to the person returning the largest number of Tipperary labels in one month. EDGE HILL Mrs. G. S. Burnett Wins the Silk Waist One morning he passed by in the valley below. She sang to him. but he never looked up. “Plus d’Espoirl” she cried and threw herself. out of the window on to the flags below, where she was killed. The manor of Martial was known thenceforward as the Cas- tle of Despond. The fine building was falling to ruins when M. Fenaille bought it, and he Rose de Martial was the daughter of the house of Martial, to whom the cas- tle belonged, and she was courted by the lord of Castelnat, whose manor she could see from her window. But, al- though she was beautiful and tender hearted, the lord jilted her, and she fell into a melancholy. She sat every day by the window. whence she could see the fickle lord of Castelnat’s manor. Some That Get Along With Only One ; Meal or So a Year. . i There are more than50,,0000008qnare; miles covered by a depth of three miles 5 of sea. but even at this great depth- where the pressure of the water above would instantly crush a man’s body to pulpâ€"there is a great world of life. - It Got Its Dismal Name From a'Tragedy Born of Love. One of the finest French renaissance buildings in France is the Castle of Despond, famous in the legendary lore of the Toulousian country in which it stands. Over the window of one of the inner courtyards is sculptured in the stone 3 head above the motto, “Plus d’Espoir." These were the last words of Rose de Martial, whose story has been sung by the poets of Tou- louse. Many of the fish and other creatures of the deep are blind. They are, however. able to see by means of the lights which they carry themselves. The “lamps” are little organs dotted over the body. and with the light from them. which is made in much the same marvelous way as the glow worm’s, they can use their bulglng eyes to see what is going on about them. Little Elaie entered the parlor one morning and her quick eye discovered that the slip coverings had been removed tram the furni- But even with the ready made light- ing apparatus and telescope eyes it is a dimcult business finding a dinner. so the fish have jaws with an enormous gape and a stomach so elastic that they can accommodate a larger fish than these voracious eaters themselves. When they have made such a cap- ture they retire for something like a year’s meditation to digest the meal, two or three or which‘are suflclent to last an average litetlmeâ€"Iondon An- 'T‘ILbok. mamma‘ !” she ~exclaimm‘an “Some one has taken the nightieqs off the chairs}? first Straw Hats. '- Theflrsthatotstrawtohewornin the United States appeared in 1800. Straw had been used before to thatch houses, but not the heads of civilized whens. It made comfortable bedding for cattle and was stuffed in sacks to increasethesottmss otthepineboards used by men and women to sleep on. But straw for the head? Never! It might do for the tropical savages, but not for the inhabitants of the great zone in which the progressive nations Previous to 10 men had worn felt andcloth hats. Andjtwasnottfll mumeotmjzabeththatmenbegan bmmmatmindisflncuontrom upsmdbonnets. Theblossomingot literature in the Elizabethan period "contemporary withthebnnding othdmonheadcoverlngsmdtheir Wflonmmm- CASTLE 0F DESPOND. DEEP SEA FISHES. Wm. S. Lucky, winner of the New York Times Aerial Derby. on the 13th of October 1913, is dead at Montreal, as the result of injur- ies received at Sturgeon Falls on September 6th last, when he fell and broke his back. Lucky is the man who gave an exhibition at the Fall Fair in Walkerton a years ago. \ ' The young groom Was born and bred in the vicinity of Durham, and the news of his matrimonial ven- ture will be interesting to our rea- ders.-â€"Ed Chronicle. HYM EN EAL MATTHEWSâ€"GORDON The marriage of Miss Minnie Gor- don, and Mr. Geo. Sterling Mat- thews was quietly solemnized Mon- day evening at the parsonage by the Rev. W. A. LeWis. Mr. Mat- thews is a polmlar barrister in Ver- milion, and has many friends in Edmonton. having been connected with the firm of. Parlee Abbott and Freeman for some years. The bride Was attired in a navv blue serge tailored suit, With black velvet hat and mink furs. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews left last night for Vermilion Where they will make their home.â€"Sask. Jour- nal. GREETINGS With hearty good wishes The watchman comes by A clear frosty morning! ' Rings out his loud cry; ' When this cheery season Old friends you recall, May this be his greetingâ€" Good luck to you ALL-I m 131mm CHRONICLE The J. D. Abraham Co. , Mrs. Chas. Ritchie-and daughter .Edna May, also Mr. Murray Ritchie, were present at the Wedding of Miss Sarah Jack to Mr. Cushine at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs éMcKechnie. t1. ~)'0,“.. ' L". I! U _ ‘â€" A famous‘preacher was preach-gViVicectiOD- ing a sermon. "and a farmer, whol Jenksél found it out the min- Was not particularly generous, was ute I tried to Open my heart to listening to 'it. henâ€"The Club-Fellow. ' Mr. and Mrs. Bradly are visiting Wi_t_h M_r_. and Mrs. Sara Patterson. Mrs. Henry Tucker, “6f Paisléy, visited last week with Mrs. C. Ritchie. Miss Peters was the guest of her cousin, Miss May Patterson for a few days. ' Bornâ€"0n December 2lst, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jacques a daughter. Mrs. Ross and'children, of tha west, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Joseph Sharp, and other friends. vâ€"v V‘â€" SPOILED “IT ALL DABKIES CORNERS Jinks â€" She’s decidedly against vivicection. _Jepks+1_found it out the min- “This man has the right way of looking at things,” the farmer thought. “That’s what I’ve been doing all "my life.” ' “And,” continued the preacher. “give all «tlge money you can.” “on shacks, agroahe‘a' the férmer, “he’s gone "and spoiled it all.” And the preacher went on;“Save all the money you can,” he caution- ed. “You should save all the monev you can.” ' “Make all the money you can,” the pneacher insisted. “It’s legiti- mate to 9make all the ‘money you can.” “Well,” thought the countryman. “here is a great preacher, one who has the same ideas as I have myself.” HE HAD FOUND OUT only we will accept subscriptions at only 40 cents per year. Come in and subscribe at once and get a big Dollar’s worth for only 40 cents. Many sub- scriptions run out this month. We will renew your subscription for 40 cents. Do not wait until it is too late. Get your name on the list today. rm; DESIGNER $1.00 Per Year J. G. Miller, Miss Bertha Irene Havens, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Havens, Durham to Mr. Freeman McKnight, of St. Mary’s, Ont. KELSEY â€" CAMERON â€" AT THE residence of Henry Cameron, Esq 137 Macpherson avenue, on Wed- nesday, Dec. 15, at 2.30 pm. by the 'Rev. Alex. Winchester, Mar- garet Isabel} _Cameron,_ _daug_hter RIFE~â€"WHITMORE â€" AT TORON- to, on Wednesday, Dec. 15th., by Rev. S. Cleaver, pastOr of Cen- tral Methodist church, G. C. Rife. to Miss Gladys WhitmOre, both of Durham. ' McKNIGHTâ€"HAVENS â€" At the Presbyterian manse, on Tuesday November 30m, 1915, by theARev. FIRTHâ€"In Gl-enelg (on ’December 18th., to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Firth _a daughter. 6f the late Mr. and 'Mrs. john Cameron of Durham, Ont, to Norman Cuthbert Kelsey of, Chicago. a“ IViARRIED BORN