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We hear. unofficially. that Rev. G. 8. Jones is likely to preach his fare- well sermon in the Presbyterian church here on Sunday next. We hope that he will be with us longer than that. yet we can’t hold him un- der the circumstances, as Wister- down is wanting him to take over his new charge at once. Hrs. Archie McLean, Gravel Road, West, is reported very ill. Certainly We are sorry to hear of Mrs. 'l‘hos. McKeown being under the doctor’s care again. We hope for hPI‘ early recovery. We learn that our local hydro rates are going up again. It seems too bad that all our householders won’t take the power and thus tend to lower ratos instead of raising them. Our local system cannot b0 :1 complete success without tho hoarly moon-a- tion of all ratepayers. Wally not get behind your village and help it? “'8 learn that the t). P. R. is be- ginning tn lay off their extra men. This is early for them. as there usu- ally is work till late fall. Miss Christina McKinnon of the South Line. Artemvsia. is visiting friends in Detroit. Majnr .l. .‘l. )lctiillivl'ay l'o'turumi {rum 'l'm'nntn Munday vwning and reports a fairly successful businvss trip. 'I‘ln- Majnr is a (firm-tor of tho» Fox Bl'o'o-dm's' Association. Mrs. J. S. Mobermid spent a t'nw days in the city and rPturnml home on Monday. Mr. I’. J. qu'dino-x- ro-tumml I Monday night al‘tur 2% Visit (0 Hr hon)» olistrivt llo'm' Uwvn Snuml. Miss “Hum". daughto-l‘ ut' Georg» W'Msnn nl’ W-~, is \ ing frio-nds hmw-abuuls. Wo- sm- ‘.l-:-. 02mm .\l¢°l.o-an ha: Startmi tho' HH'oNlllll‘g so'asnn. Ho- clicl his mm] mm» on} Monday. Ht-[H‘zl'ts regarding Hw yio-lol m-o- must filVHr- ablv. 'l'ho' harwsting is rathm- slow this yo-m- ”wing tn so mm'h ruin. Mr. and Mrs. Arc'hio- \\'hytn, ”.118, East. ro-tm'nml tn 'l'nmntn with ”I" into-min" ur wining gin-w. \\'o- wish the 3mm: cmxplo‘ suvrvss. Mr. Gillariéc- )lc'Al'tlnn'. lmwlalk. visitml tho- Livingstun family thv early part of Hw woo-k. {Our own cnrrnspmme 1:.) Mrs. and Min‘ Lizzio» .\lutho-r I'v- turnm! 5:. mo- mtvr spvudillf.’ :n mmk with "y'Frmls w-ur lmrnowh. Mr. .\. J. .\.h-Virm' sgn-m svx'uz'al days in Ihv city anolattmlolo'ollin- Exllihitinn. v 'â€"â€"v v- u. ever recorded. These additional engines and cars were constructed at the Qmpany’s shops at Angus, near Montreal, and have been assembled at the Weston shops, Winnipeg, awaiting the call to the harvest fields of the west. The upper picture shows four trains leaving Weston with a string of proximately 100 box cars per engine. Each car has a capacity of 60 tons. stand (3) some of the new freight engines which will be used to haul the pun thro bout the three prairie provinces. (4) One of the 55 new P-2 class «mines. engines have a total weight of 252 tons, exerting a traction HERE are some of the engines and box cars, Canadian made for Canadian traflc, which arrived in Winnipeg recently to augment the rolling stock at the Canadian Pacific railway. This equipment is now in readiness for the bansporting of western Canada’s crop, which hids fair to be one of the largest _A- u...)..‘ '“L-_- -jj9L9, ‘ J. Harolino-r I‘o'tm'nml Immo- night al’hw a Visit tn tho» nld Priceville. Iron Horses Ready For Grain Rush tt' Mr. is Visit- ROnald Smith and me Moriqe are attending the _High school in . (Our own correspondent). Miss Thuell of Brussels started her duties as teacher in S. S. No. l on September In. . Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. William Carson. MP- and Mrs. (“worse Smhllman, are among those who visited friends and tool! in the Exhibition list week. Mr. John McMeeken’s house looks ‘WPH with its new coat of paint and creosote. Mr. Boskey is busy, paint- ing it at present. i“- _ Is it possible to expect ever again to have anything like standardized school text books in Ontario? The pupils are constantly ,buying new additions to meet refluirements of the new school term. It is quite an expense to those with large school attendance. Let. us hope for some improvement soon. m many years. Hur UM remetery begins tn lunk quite- well again. Mr. Ferguson is sh'aolily making pl'ugl’o'ss :lglillst thi‘ grass and needs. and the slunes are setting hark to their nriginal up- right pmititm. !_ is gum! work, and wurthy of attentinn. The pigs in nu! around it do net add [0 its beau- ty. nur yet does it tend to encourage those who are striving to make it respectable. Pigs are quite unneces- sary to its general appearance. We wonder whu owns the pigs? 2m pun :2;in us many?! trip back into mu- mnununity's past, whirl: "tho-1'- \\ fsv \wuld tun scum hp t'c)l‘,‘.:HHt‘Il. \\'o- do \wll tn wad anal cumparv nur m'vso‘n! day mmfm't with thv wail pinmmx' MTm'ts 0" ”UP I'ntho-I's. M". )llean is ro-aliy gum] onmpany fur us wmngm' pmmlo'. “'0 miss him hm» in our cnmm‘unity. particularh :1 Ha» chlmu h who‘re ho- mn‘shippml sanmm-o-r. It is nim‘ to sow HH- Olcl VOI‘l'o‘S- ywmh-nt fur our lm'al papm's giving fhv ymmgo'r (mt-s a promo-:- aning {01' thc-i!‘ Ml’m‘t. His nwnmrv and 'im lewan 'mnily :u-v wttinu wh u mmM ”MN“? :1 hug-n shau'w n?’ séa'ii- :wss Ht}: yuan \Vu .43I11'o'l’1‘:,\' hug-u Hm! .‘sltw. Merm WU suit” In- ntmmd 31mm. also» Hm buys. NH“ and lmnalel. ‘ \\'.- urn :iaal tn lmnw that Mrs. tiwlharhw McMillan. Smut}: Linc. .\:-ivmo-.~ia. is claim: >0 we'll again. .I. H. )lvlwan is humv frnm tho city \x'iwrv lw has lwvn Wax-king: all Ngrtheds't N ormgnby Mr. and Mrsâ€".VW. A. Reid returned to the village last Friday after . a three weeks’ vacation at diflerent pojpts in Ontario. - Mr. John Rice is the purchaser of a Chevrolet car. 'This adds another to the list. Clarence Fenton went to London to see the sights at the Western Fair. Miss Phair of Brantford is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. W. T.‘ Petrie, this weEf. i Dr; McLollan‘was in Owen Sound on Monday attending a medioa} con- vention. 'l‘he Egrom'ont Fall Fair is only about two weeks” distant. Th9 dir- Priors are putting forth exery effort to carry everything to success. Much will depend on the interest exhibit- ors take. This event will take place ontthe 25th and 26th inst. The. Women’s Institute is taking an active interest into getting the park into proper condition to be of bene- lit to the community. We understand a cook kitchen and tables are to be built and a water supply to be se- cured on the grounds. Seats will also be arranged and next year will see it better than before. (Our own correspondent.) "llIII Si'illml faiIs in SIIIIHI IlI'IIy aI'II, lIIIIIII-ming quitII pIIpular as is evi- iii‘lH'I'li by ”In illt‘l'I'ah‘i‘li number of sclIIIIIls that al‘l‘ IIIIiIII'iIIg tlIII com- pIIliliIIII. This year the school fair for the Township of Egremont will lIII lIII lIIl in Holstein on the 18th inst. "llIII tIIIII- ill‘l's arII getting the pupils intII liIIII for the day. Quito- :21: o-nquahlu zlfh'l'llmm was spun! at Hn- hum.» nl' Miss Hymns lasl Saturday “'in {drum twvnly-six git-is n?" Hw Snncla) svhcml gallium-cl the-ra- mul '3“ WWW! '1 gum! limc'. 'l'lu- Ladius‘ Auxiliany nl' Knux Mum-h m“! at thv hnnu- nl‘ Mrs. M. ial'hvr Inst 'l'luwlay. 'J'ho- fullnwing day Hn- Varnvy Ladivs' Aid 1110! Ant, tlw lmmu n!‘ Mrs. W. (,2. Halchwll. 1:35.? :7 E; :71. .1.}. 7.5:: 1:2: .22. 2:. $......r.o..:._ 5:: .1... 2:; 2.1.1.. .3321. :3. E. 33:... . z... .5; (.1.. 23:51. 23:22.. Z... (4.2.5:. $5.32.. “.3; .17.. .5223. 7:...1_:.: 11:2; 12.2222 2:: 2.1:. 2.??? 3 3.1.7.2. Durham. Mr. and Mrs. I). lmith were wel- mmt- xisib !'-' :1! linux Ilhurrh ins Sin-Mm. efiort of 55,000 pounds. Their driving wheels are 5 feet 8 inchu in Munch, cylinders 253/2 in. diameter by 32 in. stroke; the total length being 81 {ea 4 M inches. The tender has a water capacity of 8,000 gallons and 14 tons coal, which is equal to the average citizen s winter supply of fuel. These engines are known as the P-Z class, numbered in 5,800 series. They have vestibule cabs for the comfort of the engine crew and are electrically equipped throughout. The complete weight of one train hauled by one of these engines, including the engine, is 4,476 tons of which 8,020 tons would be the carrying capacity for wheat, or 100,660 bushels in each train. The carrying capacity of the 45 engines of this standard is 4,529,700 bushels per trip. Each engine makes one trip a day. Picture No. 5 shows another up of the new Canadian Pacific locomotives. Their capacity and weig t rank them among the biggest of their type in the world. . H. Durl‘ant of Detroit is the Holstein. THE. DURHAM CHRONICLE Mr. and Mrs. C. Ovens of Letter- breen accompanied by Mr. Anderson, spent Sunday at the Armstrong and Murdock homes. Messrs. John MeKenzie and Chas. Petty attended the Exhibition last week. The latter -visited with friends in Hamilton over the week- ' (Our own correspondent.) Miss Barbara Ritchie went to Wingham on Saturday, where she will attend Business College. Misses M. A. and E. E. Edge visited friends in Owen Sound on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson attended the funeral of a friend in Ayton on Sun- day. ' Mr. ’J. G. Firth met with an un- fortunate accident the other day which will necessitate a month or more off work. He was carrying a bag of wheat out of the barn when he slipped and tell and broke a bone in his ankle. Mr. Ernest Greenwood accompan- ied his sister, Miss Ethel, to Port El- gin on Monday. Mr. H. H. McDonald and sister, Muss Katv. attended church in Price- ville on Sunday and visited'triends therir. Misses Rota. Gleucruss, (Nanny Firth. Margaret Anderson, Alma Robinson and Marjorie Ritchie are attending Durham High school. Mrs. Mt'llm'mivk 0f Sault St“. Mm- rio is Visiting her sistm'. Mrs. 'l‘hos Ritvlliv. Mrs. Jamos Staples and Mr. and Mrs. Alton and family nf Markdalp. worn guests 01‘ MP. and Mrs. Frml Slaplns. Miss MrLoan of 'l‘m'nntn visilml owr tlw \wok-end with lwr cousins, H10 Molhmald family. (Our own borrespondent.) Mr. Julm Ritchie. l.l’.S.. PM! Al'- tlmr. \‘isitml his brnthmu Mr. Gvorgv [Uh-hi». He» was ucmmpanivd by his sun, Mr. W. C. Bin-hi», of Holland dlvntrv. .\|m°h into-rust was mmit‘nstml in tlw m'lipsv ut' thv sun Hn Munduy. 'I'lw sc'lmnl «'hilch't'll csln'q'iall)’ mad» ulrse-I'x'atinnshy mmms ul' smoked glass. Mr. and Mrs. John Ritchie ‘ .32.. .: .53. £5. E; .._=. :23 p.221}... .22. z .__.:_.r. ::::::: .3 5:: 5.2.5:. .5: 422:5.â€" .: 31...? .5: 3:». ._: 7.5-.. Southeast Bentinck Edge Hill. The monthly men-ting of the WM. S. was held in lhf‘ liunw of Mrs. DJ). McKechnio. with .a. good attendance. Many inturfisting paw-1's were road. The next mwling will be IIQM in llw vlmrch, as it will be llw thank-nilvr- in: movting. ' Mr. and Mrs. Xvi! McLean spent a day recently with Mr. and Mrs. Gil- lon Boyd. (Henmadin. (Our own' corresfiondent.) Mr. and Mrs. James Buchan and two children of Cliftun Springs arp visiting the latter's pal-nuts. Mr. and Mrs. John Vessie. Mr. James Smith and family of Holstein, spent Sunday with the for-- mer's brother, Mr. William Smith. Miss Grace spent Saturday at Clif- After sponding hvr (ion with new m-uncln Hanks. Miss anvVic-w mi In hur llumu in Tom Mr. and Mrs. F. I". Vivkvr Victor. of lh-nfrmv. \‘isitml with 1101' mnllwr. Mrs. R. Ii:- Mr. and Mrs. Neil MvLm Sunday with Mr. and Mr; Boyd. Our own correspondent.) Mr. James lit-slip, Mrs. Ed. Bell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Vaughan, Stu. Messrs. Hugh and Alvx. Vaughan motored l0 Meafm‘d un Sunday. Ml‘. Di'l‘fitvill has again I‘ truck on Hm mad {mm ( in Durham hauling: 1mm"..- Advertise in The Chronicle. grumlmuthm‘. ll. \‘ivkvrs and son again put his his fl'nm Hie-hmadin dmuthm‘. M 2'.» w Eadic- whim- ’« m m! u, . R. Hanks. summm' \ “.011- Mvaan slwnt. I'N'vlllly (-iilvn