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

.‘lr. W’. J. Arrowsmith, manager of the New Ontario Colonization Company’s store at Jacksonborn, thirty-two miles west of Cochrane. on the new Transcontinental Rail- road. is spending a few weeks with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Arrowsmith, of Glenelg. He hilfl been north for the past three ‘cars. The. Durham Branch. Women’s Institute will hold a patriotic meeting in the library on Thursdav January. 6th, 1916 at 2.30 p.m. Rev. Mr. Whaley will address the meet- ing. and a report of the Conven- tion will he given. Lunch will be served, for which a charge of 10 cents will be made. All are The contributions to the Patrio- tit. Fund reported in this issue, amount to $5902.50. The lists are not yet closed, and citizens or others who wish to contribute, may call on Arthur Jackson and express their desires. Contribut- ors may elect to pay lump sum or monthly as they desire. We hOpe to see the amount swell to more than $0,000, and it will. working. The spout requiring some adjustment on Saturday he mounted to the tOp and not knowâ€" in: that'the bin had been emptied stepped into vacancy and fell to the bottom where he lay for some time till found. Dr. Scribner and Dr. Mull-er Were both called in and his sufferings relieved as much as possible. On Sunday morning Mr. R. J. Scott took him to the hospit- al in Saskatoon. Both patients. It Alice and Mr. Davies are pro- m an lavorably as could be “(d-mun. Book. News fl if”. h a con 01 the late We understand that steps are being taken to run an excursion to Owen Sound next Wednesday. the 5th of January. the day on which over sixty 01 our boys leave for training with the 147th Grey Coun- ty Battalion, which is being re- cruited at that place. The train will return to Durham the same day. Pollowing the serious accident or Friday last, came another ~eq- ually severe one Saturday after- noon also at the British American Elevator. Robt. Aljoe had been working on Friday in the cupola of the elevator proper arranging a spout to the new addition. The bin was full at the time and he was standing on the wheat while The market this week is as lol- Iows;â€"Feed oats. 36â€"37c; milling oats, 37â€"38c: barley. 50â€"50c; live hogs, per cwt., $9; turkeys. 20c; geese, 12c; ducks, 12c; chicks, 11c: hens, 9c; eggs, 32c; butter. 27c. The Flesherton Council was returned by acclamation. as fol- lows ;â€"D. Mc'l‘avish, reeve; C. H. Munshaw. Mark Wilson. Weslev Buskin and James Patten, council- lors. On the Public School Board. W. J. iBellamy, John Wright and Thomas Sled were re-elected. Mr. Wm. Leggette sold us a load of wood Tuesday and got five dollars for it. but he never took the money home. Like a good patriotic citizen he handed it to Arthur Jackson for the patriotic fund. There are others who might Mht our battles by acting in w elcome. ellâ€"A gale at parlors in rear 0! Stan- datd Bank. Mrs. J. C. Nichol, Cor- 'l‘ho Durham schools will re- onen on Tuesday, the 4th of Jan- We will publish a new serial story shortly after the beginning of the new year. Wantedâ€"Pine, Hem10ck Spruce. and Balsam saw logs at the sash and door factory. 4 We wish 3“ our readers A Hap- py New Year. ' Dr. Mearns was elected Reeve of Hanover by acclamation. The next trouble ,will be to write “1916.” Ring out the old. ring in the new. We charge for all advertising 10- cals after this week. Till New Year’s a special §pirâ€" VOL. 48-N0- 2549 NEWS AROUND TOWN Mrs. Naomi Matthews and little Mary, of Markdal‘e, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wright Mrs. B. Dean, of Toronto, is spending the holidays in town. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wright. ' Miss E. Laidlaw, Toronto, Wm. Laidlaw, St. Mary’s and Robert Laidlaw, Detroit‘ spent Christmas at the parental home hei‘e. Misses Jessie Munro, Mamie Mun- ro and Jean Crawford, all of Buf- falo, spent the holidays with her parents here. It a man would put only his! A, box I0 0'13 property in his wife’s name it, lan ' ”11°01 wouldn’t be IO bod, but u a 1:11.33 w the most or it belongs to other othm-n (m. Miss McDonald, teacher on the Toronto Public School Staff, is spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Smith, of Hamilton, visited her sister, Mrs. D. Jackson over over Christmas. Mr. Malcom McLean, of Gull Lake, Sask., is visiting at the par- ental home here after an absence Mr. Mitchell Richardson, of Owen. Sound, visited the parental hornet here. . i Miss Allie BlackbuI-n, Mimico; visited her mother during the hon-9 days. | The following have signed up since last issue;â€" Robert Ewen, Durham. Charles Saunders, Durham. Rev. Mr. Whaley visited friends in his former congregation dur- ing the holidays. Miss Rita Irwin entertained “the Club” at dinner on Tuesday night in honor of Miss Telford. Mrs. Gilbert McKechnie enter- tained a few young people to an afternoon tea on Wednesday. Miss Annie McGirr, of Galt, is spending her holidays with her parents and other relatives and friends in toivn and vicinity. Mr. Smith, of Brandon, Was in town for a few days the fore part of the 'week. Mr. Harper Kress who holds a position in the new battalion being organized in Lambton County, Was home over Christmas and is look- ing Well in his new military uti- form. Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Brown, of Toronto, and son, spent a day or two with Miss Joan Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Munro Sutherland, of Toronto, spent Christmas with the W. B. Vollet family. Mr. Suth- erland retdrned Monday, but Mrs. Sutherland is remaining for short visit. a The following were home for Christmas and enjoyed the fest- ive season. with their own kith and kin ;-â€"Privates Ernest McGirr, Alex Bell, George Lloyd of Barrie: Johnston Allen, Gordon Gun and Caldwell Marshall, of Galt. Chas. Lawrence is holidaying with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lawrence, at Vickers. LVLI. uuuu HLCL‘ULCHBOD 18ft YES- terday morning for Hamilton. where he has secured a position in the power house of the National Car works. The family will soon follow. Mrs. Cooper, of Fordwich, visit- ed her sister, Mrs. W. H. Bean. Miss Agnes McGirr, teacher, is spending the holidays at her parental home here. 'Jcs, King, of Georgetown, visit- ed her brother, Mr. F. Search. Miss Muriel, Hoig, of Chatham, is the guest of Miss Bessie Telford Jesse Hughes, Durham Wesley Bailey, Allan Park. Mr. John McCutcheon left ADDITIONAL RECRUITS PERSONAL The deceased lady, whose maid- en name was Mary McQueen, was born in the township of Egremont, near Boothville, fifty-two years jago, Here, at the parental home she grew to womanhood. In Noâ€" :vember, 1884 she married her now ,sorrowmg husband, Donald Mc- gFarlane, and moved to his farm. in Proton, Where they remained :till about twelve years ago, when 'they moved to the Archie Beaton farm on the Durham Road oppos- iitxe the Rob Roy. l She Was a member of the Bap- :tist church, and by those who knew her intimately she was re- ?garded always as a woman of ex: .emplary character. During her ilong illness she bore her sufferingS .with the calmness and resignation Lot a true Christian. After an illness extending over two and a half years Mrs. Don- ald McFarlane, of Glenelg, pas- sed away quite unexpectedly on Tuesday evening the 28th inst. During her long illness from drop- sy, she had the best medical care. and no one could be more attent- ive than her daughter, who proved an untiring nurse to see that all comforts were provided. He was married sixty years ago the 26th of November to Agnes Vessie. To them were born a large family of whom the follow- ing survive;â€"Matthew and John on Manitoulin Island, William ~ in Egremont, Thomas in town, David on the old: homestead, Albert . in Winnipeg, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Heslett at Aberdeen, and Mrs. Knisley in town. Mrs. Anderson died fifteen years ago} and another daughter Ann J. six years ago. Besides the sorrowing husband and nine children, who mourn the loss of an affectionate wife, and mother, she leaves one brother, John McQueen, and one sister, Mrs James Marshal, both living in Dur- ham, also a sister, Mrs. Macolm McCannel, in Egreâ€"mont. The marriage resulted in a fa- milv of nine chidren, four sons and five daughters, all of Whom are at home. with the exception of the eldest daughter, Who is married and lives in Toronto. Thursday, January 5th, Presby- terian church, Rev. W. W. Wylie. Friday, January 7th, Methodis church, Rev. John Morris. ~ WEEK OF PRAYER The annual Week of prayer will be observed next Week in the dif- ferent churches. Each pastor will pneside in his own church and the sermon on each,occasion will ’be preached by the clergyman Whose name is given. The dates, places, and Speakers are as followsâ€" '.“uesday, January 4th. Baptist chg c9. Rev. 8. n. Whaley. Wednesday, January, 5th: Trinity church, _Rev. E. S. Mayer. The deceased was of a genial and kindly disposition and a de- voted Orangeman, who looked up- on it 'as one of his chief duties to be out on the twelfth of July. He was a conservative in politics and an Episcopalean in religion. He was born on the 17th of March, 1832 at Stoneham, in the Province of Quebec. In 1848 with his parents and other members of the family, he came to Durham, and settled in Glenelg. At the time there were only a few houses in town at the intersection of the Durham Road' and Garafra-XH and the ‘thought'of a lower town was then scarcely a conception. Two sisters, Mrs. George Whit- more,. and Mrs. James Edge are the only remaining members of the family. Interment took place Wednes- day afternoon at Trinity Church cemetery. JOHN DAVIS Mr. John Davis, one of the 0161 residents of Glenelg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday last, after six years of constant confinement to his home. A box nodal will be held in Al- With this iw LD’I school on Piggy ovgqing the‘ M vm .. MRS. DONALD McFARLANE DURHAM, ONT. THURSDAY. 'DECEM BER 30. ms services commence at 8 o'clock OBITUARY There are seven in the contest for the council as tolld‘vazâ€"Bar- ber, Filsinger, Fischer. Miller. Baetz, and Matthews. ’ Normanby will have an election with Schenk and Holm for the reeveship; Whiteford for the deputy reeveship. The candidates for the council are W. L. Falkingham, Wm. LaW- pence, Walter Ferguson, John A. Ferguson, C. W Robb, Chas Hunt and We Swanston. For the Reevoship, Chas. Ram- age, W. Calder, A. A. Catton and Wm. L-aidlaw were the nominees. Only- Calder and Catton qualified. and on Calder’s withdrawal from the contest, Mr. Catton became peeve by acclamation. For the council there were four- teen nominees, the following qual- ified, and will grace the council board for 1916;â€"Edward Kress. James Lloyd, Dr. J. F. Grant, 8. P. Saunders, George Mackay, Robert Cochrane. In Bentinck the council was elec- ted. by acclamation as follows;â€" George Brown, reeve; Wm. Lun- ney, deputy reeve; Fred Shewell, James Turnbull, James McDougall, councillors. Trustees were elected as fol- lows :â€"North Ward, J. P. T-elford; West Ward, J. S. McIlraith; East Ward, John McGowan. In Glenelg the old council was re-elected by acclamation as fol- lows;â€"Thomas Nichol, peeve: T. Turnbull, Joseph Young and Geo. Peart, councillors. In Egremont -there will be an all round fight. For Reeve the battle will be betwee John McArthur and Then. Gordon. A. S. Hunter, Dr. Wolfe and Wm. L-aidlaw were nominated for the mayoralt’y, but as Mr. Hunter was the only one to put in his qualifi- cations ho was re-elected for 1916. OVWVWWVVWV'VWWVW" VVVV'V'VVMVWWQ Overcoats Suits Trousers Shoo PER YEAR