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Mrs. M. .\l. Marshall, will stert seen in a school with only one pupil. To honor the bride-to-be, e presente- tion was mede on Tuesday evenin8 of lest week when she end other numbers of the staff assembled et the personege as guests oi lines Marie and Gertrude Cole. Miss W'- shell wes an unsuspecting member of the petty end knew“ nothing of. its nature till the progrem wes in progress. The presentation consist- ed of e helix-down of ooflee spoons . .and e helf-doeen orenge moons of “1841” Rogers, Mr design. ‘ A luncheon wes then served end the -' onenhg spent pleasantly. Subseâ€" 3' may the Young Women’s Auxilâ€" - low or the Presbyterien Church . find“ her with e silver eggâ€" }. M end the girls of her elees with 4. “Moot [Nevins glosses. r ed member of the Public school teaching stafl, has tendered her res- ignation and, according to a recent announcement made by her mother, Last week's Listowel Banner con- tninml nearly a page of items that appeared in that journal in the year 1890. The following is what the Perth llountv metiopolis had to say ahout Durham. We VVish it to be the date. is “."1890 The Chronicle editor did not am im here until 1897. The item saV:s “There are two newspapers published in Durham, and? of course. them are two edit- ors. One said the other got drunk, ‘ fell in the gutter and a flask Of whiskey dropped from his pocket. Next week the other editor retorted thus: He has stamped himself as the meanest and most malicious and wanton liar that an disgraced journalism? But then, editors were always polite. Thirty Your: a Judge. This Is Awful! . . 3 Lewis .‘mlan. wanted at Mount. Forest on a charge of robbing the} Royal Bank, is giving the police.I headquarters considerable trouble.‘ When his arrest was reported in New York Nolan fougl‘it extradition; when Hrdered back to Canada, 0k- lahoma seized him on a warrant to stem! trial for murder. On an ap- ‘ Deal to Washington he was ordered ' ‘to be turned over to the Ontario 311- : thorities. Just as the Canadian au- : thorium: were about to send for him ! word was received that he had been t taken before a grand jury in Okta- 1 homa and that the Canadian author- ( ities must wait the 'diSposi‘tit‘m of j the case. . Wanted At loam Forest. And Now It’s the Iothodflstal The weekly press has been flood- ed this winter by the Presbyterians with “stun" in favor of church.‘ union. says The Orillia Packet, and! last week the Methodists appointed Mr. R. F. Stoutl'er, a Toronto news- paper man. as their publicity mam Fortunately for the public. newsâ€" papers keep large wastepaper bas- kets and paper balers for most of the propaganda matter sent out:’ from numerous sources. The choir of the Methodist Church and a few of their selected friends were honored recently when Mr. and Mrs. Peter diagnon threw open their beautiful home and gave them, ahnut forty in all, a real evening’s enjoyment. The time was spent in games. after which a most tempting an“ appetizing lunch was served. On April 1, Judge Klein of Walk- erton completed his thirtieth year on the Bench. Though not the ald- eat of the county judiciary in the province, Judge Klein has sat longer than any other with the single ex- ceii‘tion of Judge Morrison «if 'I‘ny- Ontu. Choir Was Enumined. Gladys Fizzell, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fiz- zell of Hanover, had the misfortune to fall and break her left arm at the elbow last week. 1.1m. Girl Broke Arm. ' Jafley Elvidge, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Elvidge, up town, had the misfor- tune to have his collagbone broken while playing a game of hockey at the rink here ,on Thursday night. rm... You: for 1mm larder. Cloud Bolton Bunk. Joso'ph mum. an Italian in Ham-l Bolton branch of 0 Royal Bank man. was sentenced by Judge 1,911.; was closed on the it t at April. nox tn fifteen years for attempting. " to murder his sistex'ain-law. p Wanted ‘0 3|!!- Iron collar Bong. VOL. 56.â€"N0. 2911. NEWS AROUND TOWN golf much DQter than" a good many who have the use of both eyes In; his drives he is assisted by his end-- die who points Mr. Turner‘s handjnl ! quently she was mar ion) to Adam Turner, druggist, Markctale, and the {only moved West. to Sash man oval-30.}e'g-aago. » -. r.â€" Turner. M. 1:. A. for Saskatoon, which is of local interest, especially to some of the older residents. Mr. Turner is totally blind and plays Phys Bolt Though Blind. MacLean's Magazine for March 15 has an article from the pen of Harris Easter was duly observed in the churches here last Sunday. In the Anglican Church the Holy Commun- ion was celebrated at 8 and ll a.m., when 73 communicants partook of the celebration. The evening ser- vice was well attended and special music was rendered by the choir both morning and evening. In the Methodist Church ‘Rev. Mr. Cole *preached an appi-Opriate Easter ser- mon and suitable. music was con- tributed by the choir. In the even- ing the minister occupied only a few minutes and was followed by the choir in an Easter cantata. In‘ both the Baptist and Presbyterian‘ churches the day was also llttinglyi observed both morning evening in, both sermons and music. The Easter banquet and enter- tainment held Monday evening at Varney was quite a successful afl‘air. A dinner of such excellence as the Varney ladies always provide was i served in the hall from 6 to 8 o’clock after which an entertainment was given in the church. The program nvas good, consisting of two selec- itions from the choir, a .darkey dial-J ‘ogue by Holstein talent, a duet by Misses Florence and Jeanette Kerr, a reading and solo by Miss Katie Kerr and an address by Rev. W'. H. Smith of the Durham Presbyterian Church. Rev. L. E. West was an ef- ficient chairman. There was a good attendance. good provisions, good service and a good program. Easter Services in the Churches. 3. \\ 0 ask all who haw remitted or paid their subscriptions at the «if- flee 0r elsmxhere to examine Ilmil labels and see that credit has- been given. If mistakes occur we shall be pleased to be notified at our.» as it is easier to trace them no“ than later on. We thank all who have remitted and hope others whn haw not yet done so will attend to thin matter at an early dae. l Look At Your Label. We have cor-ream our mailing lists up to 6 6ch Tuesday. April Has Resumed Full Practice. . Dr. Hutton has resumed his full medical practice, after having been forced to confine himself to town work only following his severe ill- ness of a few weeks ago. We are pleased to see him up and around as Usual and able to take full charge of his medical practice again. By a proclamation which is to is- sue this week. June 4 will this year be observed in Canada. as the birthâ€" day of His Majesty King George V. June 3 falls on Sunday and the proâ€" clamation provides for the follow- ing day being observed as a national} holiday. a view to securing the much de- sired service. Tlge King’s Birthday. Harriston was visited a few days ago by one in authority in connec- tion with the installing of an inter- switching system, and the town Council will take the matter,up with . rrwo-storey, brick house with all conveniences in Durham. 'Apply by letter to Box 14, Chronicle Ofl’ice, Durham. 35“ Ian's Glass Banquet Soon. The Men’s Class are planning a banquet at which they expect to have Col. John Bayne Maclean as the speaker. The date is not fixed, but will be announced later. “ DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY A,PRIL 5, 1923. 2. When a consumer is fifteen gdays in arrears for one month's ser- vice, the service will be discontin- ued and service will not be given again until payment‘is made in full, including a charge of $1.00 for the cost of reconnecting. Such discom- tinuance of service does not relieve ,ihe customer of liability for arrears [which if not paid will be placed on :the tax roll for collection as pro- videdfor in the Public Utilities Act â€":"â€" -vâ€"' -v one Q! the biggest, World prob- 10an~ we face. ‘ . or it. To-day, with the war idebts, nutional,’ provincial and municipal debts and Joins nieces. sary for personal and commercial enterprises the rate of interest is Next Sunday ‘lfsury” will be the “mic for discussion. The exhorbitant interest, or any in- terest. at all has come down to us from the earliest ages of the world‘s history and eéonomists, lawmakers and the prophets of qu have all had counssl as to the wise and humanitarian solution~ DURHAM HYDRO SYSTEM RULES AND REGULATIONS The following are extracts from the rules and regulations of the Dur- ham. Hydro-Electric System: 1. No prompt payment discount will, be allowed unless the bill is paid on or before the last discount day. This rule will be impartially enforced. It is lucky that the morning freight had pulled out and that the passenger was passedin the H01- stein yard, otherwise we might have. had something more serious to re- rbrt as the snow in some of the cuts lis still quite deep and bad boy and train met in any of them he might have been killed. Ig'nder ordinary" circumstances, too. he would never have got past Varney as the section gang Would have seen him. Mon- day, however, they were working the other' side of Mount Forest laying track and everything favored the early morning stroll of Durham’s youthful hiker. .. During the trip the young lads shoe had become unlaced, but. being in a hurry heUid not stop to tie it, and «as a result his heel had the skin worn 011' from the rubbing of the shoe. so he finished the journey on his tne. Mrs. Hind arrived here with him Monday night and while no doubt the boy will soon be ready for another hike, he is at present, can-- fined to the home with a sore foot. making a seaich of the town for his oflSpPing and had about decided to call for \olunteers in the search when his wife telephoned that the lad was safe and sound with her tifteen miles away. may imagine her suun-ise when dhér eight-year-old young hopeful wa ‘k- ed in and announced that he. had just arriwd fwm Durham “mer the ties." ed out and left before he got tn the station. Cecil! got off the track Long enough to let. it pass, and then, fig- uring that Mount Forest was warer than Durham by four miles, contin- ued his journey to that place. - â€"-vv .uuyyualcu, UUIIIUUUU." He left here about 9 o’clock and in higher authority than they would not let the bigger lads make the trip either. However, as the big boys had‘ disappeared from the lscene, Cecil thought they bad start- ed on the trip and made up his mind to follow. got to Holstein about the same time as the northbound noon train pulled in. The little fellow was getting tired'by this time and when he saw the train he thought he would mt‘ aboard and come home. bu.‘ it. pull- It seems that some of his bigger boyhood chums, including a brother, had told him they were going to take the train as far as Varney and walk back. or course Cecil wanted to go, but they wouldn’t let him-- and as it also happened, somebody BIGHTâ€"YBAR-OLD LAD WALKBD TO IT. FOREST 0!! HONDA! Cecil ’Hind, the eight-yearâ€"old son of M1. and Mrs. Frank Hind of this place started out early to emulate Alf-red Payson Weston {Or the walk- ing championship ov or long distance cross-country courses. Last Mon- day morning about 9 oclock he left here and arrived at the home of his sister, Mrs. Stewart, a little after two. board, h Apparently some of the eggs found in Tut’s tomb have made their way into this town. I «- The reason temptations overcome a man so easily is that he wears himself out running after them. - _.’ v-â€" joys are dolls and feeling sorry for herself.. A hick town is a place where ev- erybody “onders how Bill Jones manages to dress his family that The Progressives undoubtedly had it in their power to shut out oleo, as urged by Donald Sutherland, South Oxford, and other members repre- senting dairying constituencies. Had the Neill resolution carried it is likely that Mr. Fielding and the Gov- ornment would have been guided by the expressed view of the House. W. S. Fielding and others, that the shutting out or oleo would consti~ tute undiluted protection, and pro-- tection the Progressives would not countenance. even in the interests of atriagriculturail industry. The 83 members who defeated the resolution inelnded some 42 Pro- gressives, among them Hon. T. A. Crerar and Mr. Forke, the present leader. The Progressives responded to an argnment advanced by Hon. ‘-. A- â€"_- The 57 members who voted for the resolution were almost all C011- servatives and Liberals, the latter including Hon. W‘. R. Mo‘tllerwell, minister of agriculture. The Dominion Government legal- ized for a further period the‘ import- ation and manufacture of oleomar- garine after the Commons on May 15, 1922} by a vote of 83 to 57, de- feated a resolution by A. W. Neill, Independent member for Comox- Alberni, that “in the Opinion of this House the manufacture and im- portation of oleomargarine should be discontinued in Canada after September 1.” Government in extending authority for importation and manufacture of oleomargarine, had done so in the interests of two packing plants, and against thewishes of 250,000 dairy- lAt ten the_thing_s a girl chiefly en- PARMER M. P.’3 DEPEATED BILL BANKING OLBO President E. H. Stonohouse of the National Dairy Council, if correctly reported, made the statement at a Woodstock, Ont, meeting that the A further report of the Council meeting is given in another column. water supply, especially the springs in the northern portion of the 'town'. After the inspection, how- ever, he was non-committal and gave very little out for publication. A couple of men will. be here next week to take the levels and get any other information necessary in the this service a charge of $150.00 is being made, but will be included in the contract price if the town de- cides on the installation of the sysâ€"i tem. l momma mm on J usin e“â€" _ WATERWRIB rnorosmon B - M The regular meeting of the TOWII Th0 Chronicle ’0” Plat. Council was held on Monday evening Well equipped for turning out the !but beyond the usual routine busi- finest work 0" short order. H ness there was nothing much taken Wheat Wanted. ‘ up {with the exception of quite a long My quantity. ~ Higfefprice at discussion of the waterworks ques- the PeOple's Mills. 31523“ tion. Two engineers, Messrs. Red- tern of the Rodfern Engineering 00., Custom Chopping. and a Mr. Connors, ‘addressed the Custom choppmg every any st the1 Council, but as they had only ar- McKechnie M‘lls. 1012M; rived in town that day. . ‘ On Tuesday, accompanied by two members .of the Council, Messrs Murdock and McFadden,'Mr. Red- fern made an inspection of the town :uuugu mama em eyllh ave. ime than when they were 3 around with a lot of thin I hi2h-nlm imm-hul 41- ‘ i J. J: J. Hunter out: COUIIL onded ' Lt the * I A meeting ofâ€" the [0,. held next Tue ay ev i l-in the Publi Libra : ’Ajl ”be r ,d/ Mixed hay with some alfalfa; last summer‘s crap; in the barn. ,Sold only by bulk. Mrs. Margaret, Mur- dock, Lower Town. ipd Hay for Sale. Will Repeat Cantata. lotorists, Attention! A carload or 13.0. 811' 3X; also 3 ca of Norw ; lap ' prices. Durh Just Arrived. W’h’eat, Barley, Buckwheat, Peas, K Oats and Mixed Grain wahted. High- est prices mittâ€"Rab Roy Mills Lim- ited, Durham, Out, 11th A goodvdriving horse, a For Sale. Dressmaking and plain sewing done: Mrs. Agnew, Upper Town. 9 U Monuments. day 6 Lier ”18’. April 10 a} 8 QC-lock. 13.0. Sb'ngles 5X and 'ne Ship- . Get my . Murdock, 3 8 tr «r 1;: _ J Congoleum Rugs, siz‘ 3x3} and 3X3. Linoleum 4 yards wide. Oilcloth I yd.-2}§ yds. wide. NEW DESIGN fr nv assist- Jimmy out .les and Svrvice. t9 13? pres: The worst feature about a black eye is explaining how you, got it. (Wiarton Canadian-Echo) Keeping up with the Joneses. Automobiles. Swell Clothes. Good eats. Camping in the summertime. Incessant travelling. Moving picture shows. Entertaining. Afternoon parties. Not enough hard work. Decreased production. These are a few that suggest themselves to me. I could mention many more. but these are enough to take into serious consideration. remain until i o‘clock etch Sutur- day afternoon. The ofl'ice will be Open every day and nppoinlments may be arranged with Miss Reid. who is in charge. 2! tr Until further notice Mr. Henry of the firm of Lucas 6: Henry will be in his Durham on‘ipe 9n Saturday of Change of my. Sound, Ontario. 100 acres, LOt 40, Con. 3. West of Garal‘raxa Road, Bentlnck, i miles from Durham; 1 mile from school; frame house and barn with good stone foundation; silo; land in mid state of cultivation: 10 acres bush' creek running through farm. l-or further particulars apply to Mrs. .Neil Clark, 790 8th Ave., E.. Owen I have just received :â€" shipment'of Hartfess, Harness Repaits, Robe; Noble, one door west of hfiddnuch House stables, Durham. 923mm hm tor 8:10. ‘ Rob Roy Gian Prices. 9 We are paying (Go. to 500. for Oats 680. to 70¢. for Barley. 70c. lo 720. for Buckwheat, 81.35 to Cl A0 for Pens and 81.08 to Cl .10 for Wheat at our elevator.â€"-Rob Roy Mills Limit- ed, Durham, Ont. 313M" and [mac lawn. night 0 Admission ion row (Fridny) t Hf the Red 2 25 2m 'will