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Canada. She told of the hardships they endured : how in 17%, the j‘Hungry Year,” when children dug :the ground for wild roots snd people boiled the early buds of basswood for food. How these loysl men snd wmnen built the homes, estshlished the schools and churches is s history by itself and is the best gift their descendsnts could hsve received. lies I. Cslder resd the story Which] beds and ml (or III. The“ ”1 is. closed with slum sh'd mysr. The regular February meeting of the Presbytm-ian \V.M.S. was held last Thursday the President. Mrs. Andrew Derby. in the chair. The annual Interdenominational Wo- men's Day of Prayer for Missions is to be held this Friday, February 16. in the Presbyterian Church, and for. which arrangements were made. Itl is hoped as many as possible will at- tend. This Prayer Day is intended for all the W.M.S. of the town. Mrs. John Smith took the Bible reading and Mrs. William Derby the topic. from the study book for the year. “Building the Nation,” showing how the United Empire Loyalists gave up their lands and homes in the 8th“. rather than leave the British flagâ€" and how these Loyalists made such a great contribution to the life of Women's Iissionary Society: brethren in Hip lodge room where he impartml "11th information and in- strmrtiun. 'l‘he brethren then re- paired t0 the banquet hall where a bountiful spread awaited them. The banquet over. a pleasant social time was spent in which toasts were made to the King and the Craft. the Grand Lodge and the Visitors. Next May the local lodgi- expects another big .lay Ull the celebration of the semi- centenuiel of the Order here. On this Occasion it is expected they will haw a visit from the Grand Master and also the D.D.G.M. Made Oflicial Visit. mi. Miss Hunt on the violin was one of the best ever seen here and Miss Bonnick, pianist and entertainer. mam.- a gnarl impression in her read- INKS and instrumentals. Bob \V'ilsou Inniself. thin. was a good comedian. and judging from the rounds of ap- plause. his program mrtainly pleas- ed the audience, "The innit comed-I nan in years" was one man‘s wrdict.‘ Bah. Wilson Company Was Good. “A guml runrert" was the general verdict on Monday night's program by the Bob “"ilson Company of en- tertainel's. This is the last of the so'l‘lo's' for this season to be brought hero- fur 'l‘rinity tlhurch. Despite the unfavorable weather. a fairly well-tilled hull turned out to listen to the program and were well satis- tietl with the ntferings pi'eselltoal.l Miss Haig. a newrnmer to Uurham.‘ has a i-Ivar. sweet soprano mice and her numbers were much apprerint-l Messrs. John and Charles Moflat will offer their farm stock, imple- ments and household furniture for sale by public auction on Tllu1‘8d8\, March 1. We referred to the sale of their farm in last issue and as they have gn en up farming and will move to town, everything must go to the highest bidder. We understand they have always kept a lot of choice stock and the Opportunity is nowl open to farmers to take advantage of the sale. We are pleased to learn they have decided to come to Dur- ham and will begin the building of a residence as soon as the weather becomes favorable. A full list of sale appears elsewhere in this issue. Will love to Durham. as the picture, “Her Majesty" was. in some manner sidetracked and an- other sent in its place. The comedy “All At Sea" reached here all right, but the regular stutI did not am he. This week "Her Majesty” will be the feature film and the comedy, “The Punctured Prince,” starring Bull Montana. will be the laughmaker. Last week’s advertising for the Veterans’ Star was rather misleading Don't forget the big Carnival in Durham Rink nnxt Wednesday night. See. prize list in this issue. Comb out and gut some 0! them. Picture Show this Wool. Dig Carnival In: Wednesday VOL. 56.â€"N0. 2904. NEWS AROUND TOWN Within five years the man on the farmwill he in a better position than the average men in the towns and cities. This is hopeful, coming as it does from, The Fermen’ Sun, The Financial Post says that the mail order business is on the de- cline. Toronto’s two large houses which feature this trade make this report and the conclusion has been reached that the days of the mail order house are gassing. A Hopeful Outlook. Hail Order Trade Docfinoa. The deceased was a staunch Roman Catholic, noted for his hon- esty, industry and uprightness of moral character, and well spoken of as a kind and obliging neighbor. In- terment was made Monday morning at St. John’s cemetery, Glenelg. He leaves also 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren. _ ()f the eleven children born in this Vicinity. one, Mrs. Michael Burke. died about thirteen years ago after an operation for appendicitis, and another died in early infancy. The survivors are: Catharine (Mrs. M. McGrath), in town; Ellen (Mrs. John Burné), in Bentinck; Ann (Mrs. Freud), in Toronto; Margaret, at home; John, in Detroit; Daniel, David, Michael and leard in town. After coming here he settled for a few years in Bentinok and then moved to Normanby, a mile or so most of V'arney, where he lived until he retired and moved to town about ten or twelve years ago. ' He was born in the County of Lim- erick. Ireland. 88 years ago, and when “mum.r moved to England, where he married Margaret Jones, who died here in June, 1921. The union resulted in a family of thir- teen rhildren, two of whom were born in England and died there be- fore the deceased and his wife mov- ed to this country about 67 years ago. 0110. Of the Oldest residmxts 0f Dur- ham and \icim'ty passed away on Pridax mum ning last in the person of Mr. .losvph MoAulifl'e. 'l'n-day. however, everything: is peace and quietness and looking out at the bright sun it is hard to real- ize that only a few hours ago we were passing through one of the worst hiizzards in years. tZIIIIIItI‘y wads arr It‘ptn'ted as al- most impassahlv amt thv rural Inutns in this \icinih haw not born cm- t‘l‘t‘t' with»; \Iistvrdav 0r to-(tav tho cOIIItitinn 0f the Inads making this impossibln. hon Durham’s milk- maII. tnI' thv tirst time this \\',inter has t‘ailvd tn sho“ up and until the iIigtmaxs arn Iipmwd husinnss “ill kw It a standstill. Tm- tvlephone service is reporbed as unimpaixvd and so far the Hydro has bm'n ducent and not a stag) has M t u: I‘ml. mrly mun and plvasam wintvr. It is to be hopnd that. history will not repnat itsnlf on this ocacsion. It was just a little later than this uinvtenn yours ago that Durham was tied up for 28 das without a train. and the trouble started after a simi- larly mild and plvasant wintnr. It The Southampton and Kincardme linos are blocked and all the avail- able snow plow crews have been working on those branches for the past thirty-six hours. Up till last night the Grand Trunk fared a little better and the. trams were running pretty much on time. though the snow plow was needed Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to make a trail for the passenger. Last night’s train from Palmerston. however. was cancelled and while it is likely the service will be re-‘ sumed to-day we were unable to get very much information. into“? small or wxmn : nu r1113? or man So far this week we have been in the midst 0f the worst storm of the winter and, in fact, for a good man} Years, we don’t remember of a more icontinued blow and snowfall. The 'C. P. [1. train on Monday night was held up between here and Sauge-er. Junction and instead of reaching); here about 10 oclock did not arrixci till about 6 oclock Tuesday morning. I 'the afternoon train f1 om Whlkerton' yesterday had to be cancelled, andi while we have nothing definite, we understand that an effort is being' made to get a train through this af-' ternoon. The Toronto-Owen Sound, main line, how',eve1 is open. f JOSEPH MCAULIFFE DEAD Farmers’ Sun believes that. DURHAM, ONTARIO. CANADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1923 Visitors will not be audwéd to the Oollingwood Hospital while the pass- out epidqmjg of_colda lgsts. The su- Mt! PM is Thoir lotto. now, besides'the two Eckardts re- ferred to, three others in the com- .pany and all are good entertainers. The two girls are clever bell hand- lers and perform their features well. Mr. Eckardt, Jr., is a good comedian and a musical wizard on the trom- bone. violin and other instruments. The whole entertainment was pleas- ing and skillfully presented. The musical saw and other musical n- traptions are so much out of the orâ€" dinary as to place the"‘entertainers in a class by themselves. SWISS BELL RINGBRS PLEASED PAIR-SIZED AUDIENCE The Musical Eckzirdts. also known as the Swiss Bell Ringers. gave an entertainment here on Friday night and were fairly well patronized. Years ago this musical orginization consisted of the members of one family, there being in all eight or nine members in their first appear-, ance here over twenty years ago. The old man, now eighty-two years of age, is still on the job and plays his part on the big bells. Only two of the sons are now in the company. one of these being the advance agent and seldom if ever taking any part in the entertainment. There are Few men were better known than the deceased and mum were more highly rspected and. esteemed. He was honorable and upright in all his dealings, a good man and a good citi- zen. Among the floral tributes were! wreaths from thv Family, from tho Sussibn' of tho Prnshytvrian ('hurch. from the Agricultural Societx 110m Dundas Public schmqll from St. (lath- arines (.olloglaln lustituto, from St. Thomas (lullvgialo Institutv, from Alex. and Jennie Bull and from Ern- est. and Chrissie Mcmrr. ‘ Rm: James Binnie 01' Parry Sound was present at the funeral. t The funeral teak place on 'l‘uesu'tay afternmm from the Presbyterian Church, wherea large number of mourning relatives and sympathizing friends assembled to pay their last tribute of respect tn a neighbor whom all admired and esteemed. Ap- propriate musir was furnished by the chair and Rev. Mr. Smithi preached 1: very commrting sermnn.1 of seven daughters : Bessie (Mrs. W. J. Ritchie), Glenelg; Amy (Mrs. Thos' Firth). Lindsay; Sarah (Mrs. W. G. Firth), Glenelg; Maggie, at home; Mary, teacher in St. Thomas Colle- giate .lnstitute: Alix. teacher in St. Catharines Collegiate Institute, and Edith, teacher in Dundas Public school. All were present at the funeral except Mrs. W. t}. Firth, who is in the. Durham Hospital. The deceased was a Conservative in politics. and in religion an es- teemed and deveted member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he had been an elder t‘nr seventeen years. He was T reasurer (if the "l‘nwnship of Glenelg for twenty ”rears till his resignatien a year er. st) age. He was a surresst'ul farmer and teek a deep interest in agricul- tural atl‘airs and has been otl'icially eennected with the South Grey Agri- cultural Society since, it tirst started nearly titty years ago. He was Pres- ident for the past three years and on his resignation at the annual meet- his last month was made an Honor- ary President. ' l I The marriage resulted in a family . He was born in 1853, about three miles north of tow,n on the farm opposite that now occupied by Mr. James Lawrence He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Edge and had been a resident of this town and vicinity all his life. About forty years ago he married Miss Isabella Binnie, who died in 1917, and for a number of years after marriage lived on the farm now owned and occupied by Mr. Arthur Edge. Thirty-two years ago he moved to a farm across the road and lived there till he re- tired and came to Durham in 1921. Mr. Edge fell ill on Monday but thought it was only a slight attack of the grippe which is now so prev- alent. On Wednesday the doctor was called and it was learned that pneu- monia had developed and his comm- tion was serious. Grave fears were enteitained and his chances for re- covery seemed doubtful from the first. DEATH OF DANIEL EDGE We regret to chronicle the death of Mr. Daniel Edge. who passed away after a few days" illness from pneu- monia, on Sunday morning, at the age of sixtyâ€"nine years and ten months. l, .1119 method of producing Pain in- wolves sprinkling electrically charg- ed grains of sand on clouds by aero- planes. Some or the experiments were conducted over clouds a mile in length and produced immediate results. Snow hurries followed sev- eral of the experiments. A series of experiments at McCook aviatinn field have proved moisture can be made to fall and clouds and T088 disappear almost at will, Prof. Bancroft declared. ARTIFICIAL MINIAKIIIG REPORTED To 32 8066288 A dispatch from Dayton, Ohio, says that artificial rainmaking is a success, according to a statement by Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft of Cornell I'niversity. Interment was made Tuesday af- ternoon at Priceville. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Angus Mc- Donald ol‘ Sudbury, and five sons, John and Donald R. of Pittsburg; Neil. of Detroit: Norman, or Dina- more, Sask. and Alex. of Markdale. Aftvi an iilnes~. at only three (1338. 1311s. Flora Campbell aged 90 yeais vtimt at the lesitlence of her daugh- tm. Mis Genige Henderson, 186 Ar- lington a3 enm'. Toronto. Mrs. Campbt‘sdl death 33 as due to the i11- thmitivs of age and occurred Sun- (ta3 morning, the 11th inst. She was the \3id0w of the late Malcolm (‘anipbelL 33 ho died in 1918. Mr. and “13. Campbell came from Scotland and settled in Glenelg Township on a farm I GLENELG PIONEER DEAD; BURIED TUESDAY AT PRICEVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Everette have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. The remains of Mr. Everette arn lwing lmmght tn the paronlal Posi- (lvncu harp. and it is expected they will reach lwro Thursday night. In- tm'mvnt will ho made in Durham (wmvh‘bry but so far we have no knmx'lmlgo of lhu limo. G. R. Mastm. vonductor, Regina. J. (:aigm'. section l'ureman, 0f Fm- bishm‘, was injured, but, will recov- g~1'. Ewruttn and l’urvis were killed Mlll‘lgllt. (Don. 'l‘hc accidcut occurred when, dur- ing: a blizzard, a snow plow, which had loft Rug-ma Saturday. crashed into a stalled snnw plow which had loft Rogina ”in Thursday bcforc. Thu di-ad in the accident arc : W. G. chrcttc. cnginccr. Regina. REGINA ENGINEER KILLED; PARENTS LIVE IN DURHAM Mr. and Mrs. (ivorgc Everette re- 00in tho sad intolligonco Sunday nf thv dnath Saturday of their son. William George Everette, killed in a railroad accident near 0pnnshaw, about MO miles southeast of Regina at. 2.30 p.111. "There were no burns 0n the doc- tor's mouth. howvvor, and, as med- ical mnn rarely and life with carbolic it is not thought the bottle had anv cunnvciimi vs ith his death. The post mm [(111 011 Monday will tell.” â€"-â€"â€" vvu. be found. , His friend and partner, seriously ill of diabetes at the time, was not told of Mahan’s disappear- “On Saturday some boys playing in the ravine behind the stables on the Exhibition grounds, found the body of Dr. Mahan. The body was frozen still‘, and had evidently been dead several days. Mahan, who had 'not been in good health for some time, suffering from the same com- plaint as his partner, had evidently fallen from the edge of the ravine, and his head had become caught in the crotch of a willow stump. After the body had been removed a small bottle labelled ‘earbolic acid" was picked up on the spot where it had lain. This has caused some specuâ€" lation, as the bd‘ttle bore the name of a druggist Malian patronized. “On January 31. Dr. Mahan disap- peared, and, despite careful and en- ergetic search, no trace of him c‘ould “Unusually tragic have been cir- cumstances connected with the pass- ing of two well-known-Vancouver brdkers during the past ten days. Dr. J. W. Malian and John A. Westman were partners in. the insurance firm of Mahan, Westman, Limited. “On January 31. Dr. Mahan disap- - wâ€"â€"'V-VV. to The Toronto Globo oppeared in Monday’s issue : n ’ "WW DR. IAIH'S BODY POUND 3 “am 11‘ VANCOUVER “VINE. M Last week we reported the disap- 1°“ ' Whoa: "M pearance of Dr. Mahan. a former res- ' A"! quantity; hitheat price ideal. of “this place. but latterly of “‘0 9909193 Mills, Durham. t Vancouver. B. (J. At that time there 'were no particulars available as to Custom 909"“!- the cause of his disapeparance. The Custom choppm following dispatch from Vancoucer MOKechnie Mills- 8 every day a Purvis, conductor. Saska- The Jewel Mission Band of the Methodist Church will hold their entertainment and social in the ing. February 20. program. The ' spet-ial featur. Mission Band Entertainment. An oldotime tea-meeting will be held in the Baptist Church on Thurs- day evening, February 22. There will be lots to eat and a' good pro- gram. Come and bring all your friofids. Admission 350. 283 Old-time_ Tea-meeting. I have just received a shipment of Harness, Harness Repairs, Robes, Blankets, etc. See my new line of Bain Cutters Just to handâ€"1]. M. Noble, one door west of Middaugh House stables, Durham. 928 ipdtf House For 80.10. A comfortable brick house, {our rooms and woodshed; one quarter acreofland; good well; will sell cheap to quick buyer. Apply to W. Pharoah, Durham. 2 l 4pd tf Harness and Harness Repairs. Wle are paying 45c. to 48¢. for Oats, 65c. to 680. for Barley, 68c. to 700. for Buckwheat, 81.35 to 81.40 for Peas and $1.10 for Wheat at our ele- xator.-â€"-Rob Roy M ills, Limited, Dur- Rob Roy Grain Price: Lady’s back beavercloth coat, muskrat lining, large mink collar, size 36; good as new. Apply at the Central Drug Store. 282pd Wheat, Barley. Buckwheat, Peas, Oats and Mixed-Grain wanted. High- est prices paid.â€"Rob Roy Mills Lim- ited, Durham, Out. 11th For Grain Wanted. Adopting Cash Snail. Men's Sweater ( .and Pullovers 53': Matrimony snttles down to normal when shv Ibo-gins to ask [mnsively if hp still lows lwx'. l Change of Day. i Until l'urtlmr notice Mr. Henry of the firm of Lucas Henry will he in his Durham olTice on Saturday Of 0301) week instead of Tuesdays as heretofore. His intention is to come by the Friday night C.P.R. train and remain until t O’clock each Satur- day afternoon. The office will be Open every day and appointments may be arranged with Miss Reid, who is in charge. 21 tf 100 acres, Hit 40. (Jun. 3, West of Garafraxa Road. Bantinck, l miles from Durham; l mile from school; frame house and barn with gflud stnne foundation: silo; land in growl stati- of cultivation; 10 acres hush; crook running through farm. :0r further particulars apply to Mrs. Neil Clark. 790 8“: Ann. I'L. ("urn Sound. Ontario. 9 “”3"” mudation {0 bring those wh town. Admission "50., la. boxes free. Highest‘biddez free. Don’t miss it. Farm tor Sale The regular monthly business meeting of the Canadian Greys Chan- ter 1.0.D.E. will be held in the P tic Library Tuesday evening, ary 20, at 8 o’clock. AQ th' A the annual momma um m ”A _. . the annual meeling the {$th of l year‘s work will be given and I election of Officers will take place full attendance of members is l quested. Varney 30! Social. The Durham Club of Toronto will hold a euchre at the Queen Mary Tea Rooms, 32 King street, west, on Mon- day evening, February 19, at 8.30 o'- clock. Ticketa 75 cents. The colored warhlors from Virgin- ia and (‘morg'iaâ€"don't foil to hear an“ 899 the best concert company yet this svasun. Town Hall, Durham, February 23. Admission 50c. 25c. Toronto Barium Club looting. 1.0.0.8. Annual looting. Purl.“ Concert Conpmy. urange Hall, Varney, on Fri- 'bruary 23, under the auspices n nnnnnn h -. “ ‘ 10 leighs to se “11:36 to come from lmission 25c... ladies with *. Highest bidder gets box “- Int tl UI Gin u..l’- “held in the P '0 2m 283