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(Ziown \ttormy Dixon. who pro- set utod maintainod that tho im- pi isonmuont of the girl in tho defend- ant. car attor this manner, consti- [him] an assault unitm' tho law. and in this contention ho \\ as. uplu Id by tho- judge, who gavo Ult' accusmt the option of coming across, with :: hun- From the evidence adduced it de- veloped that the girl had gone with him on a motor trip to Port Elgin on Sunday, August 5th, and was return- ing with him at it o’cock at night. On his trying to take some liberties the girl got out of the front seat of the car on the Oliphant road but was persuaded to climb into the back on being assured that he would behave and drive her home. McKenzie step- ped on the gas and the rar sped mer- rily along. but on reaching a fork in the road where the girl should have left the ear to rross over to her home a few rods distant, he, instead of stopping. is said to have fed more gas with the result that it hopped by the spot and tore up the highway in a eloud of dust. Seeing her self be- ing sped away the girl. after being carried at mile or so further up the road leaped out and badly cut, the bark of her head and brazed shoul- ders in rrashing against. the stones on the roadside. With the blood streaming from her wounds she was found staggering about. in a dazed rendition by a party of Owen Sound young men. After hearing her story they brpught her bark to Wiarton, where her injuries were treated by a doctor. .UG‘X. MCKt‘llth' ol' \Viai'tun. who was svnt up for trial by Magistrato Mctlarlnvy at tho Walkm‘lon police court on tho ('hargv of indecently zit-- saulting a lQ-ymtr-old girl who had boon riding with him in a car, ap- peared bi‘foro Judgv KlPill at \Valk- nrton when tho chargo was reduced by tho Crown to that of common as- sault. and being found guilty on this count ho was fined $100 or two months in jail for the offence. .\lill'l‘ii‘|'i.----u\i ”II' l‘I'h‘iI'i'iN'i‘ Hi ilw lII'iIiII‘s I'aHII‘I', IIII \\'IIIIIIII.~'Ii:I,\'. (Icin- “P" 1’ 1903 MP. I”. W. li'i‘MHl ”1' III- IliIIIInIIIIlis. in Ali‘s I ”a .‘llllilill‘o‘ nl' Rum- lawn Indiana. '5. .\Il'. l’l'mi Nulblv has plll’t'lmsmi Hm Brawn farm at Alwnlwn and inlvncls mnving' tho-w nvxt, spring. Mr. Emm'son Kinum- and hrido 1'0â€" tm'nmi from thbir hmwynmun last Wmlnnsday night and haw take-n up lmusckwlbing in Hwil' lmme- «m ($211" - fmxa Sil'l!¢"f. Hm'n.â€"~- In Durham. 'l‘hm'sday. Ur- tnhm' 8. in Mr. and Mrs. H. (I. \\'i|ki0. {1 SUN. Hind. --|;\'vzu' Gllintml."‘ Ht'lniwl' 9 Mrs. [{ulwrt Irwin. ninthm' 01' Mr .l. W. Irwin nl' this low“. WIARTON MAN PINBD Mr. .lulm \\"l1ilnmrv snlcl his lil'ty- liw-zu-m- l‘nrm tn Mr. William Wall. HP has :umlhl'l' llulnll'ml l'ur sulv )‘l‘t. Girl Jumped From His Car and Was Hurtâ€"Found By Owen Sounders. Horn. â€"~ln ant im:k.. ~‘\\'whu-s.l:ny lenlwl' 7.10 Mr. :llltl_.\ll'.~'. (imn'g: Mightnn. :1 “naughtvr. .« liul'n.--ln Durham. 'l"nug~w tulwr (3. In Mr. and Mrs. l’h lx'm-lmiv. a son. ' an'n.~-ln Durham. Sutlml lvmlwr It). In Mr. and Mrs. ”Pl“. :1 sun. Through the foolishness (If a con- pleof smarties who were racing horses 0n the night nf the “army anniversary, an accident happened to Miss May Saunders which may cripple her for life. Hn the way home. four from town .were coming along leisurely when suddenly two cmweyances flashed by, one on each side. This frightened the. horse. and when he heeame unmanageable. the laoly neeunanls. Miss Saunders and Miss Lander. jnnmml for safety. with the result that Miss Saunders had her ankle hone broken in twn places. The brickwork is now completed on J. H. Brown‘s new house 011 Bruce street. We regret to learn that. Mr. George Kress is suffering from pneunmma. The masons started work last week on the new block being built by the Hunter Bros. 011 the Stewart corner. 'l‘lm brethren of the (ileum; Bap- tist Church reopened their church on Sunday after having it painted. Holders of 19: through any of 1 in; November GOVERNMEI yielding 5.23% 1 Cash applicatic desired, maturi nnd:fntl in finial» TWENTY YEARS AGO Dominion of Canada New Government Loan From The Chronicle filo of October 15, mo. ln Durham. 'l’nws'eluy, Ho- ln Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mc- ON ASSAULT CHARGE through any of our Brooches theâ€"1.1- h: in; November lst next for NEW GOVERNMENT 5% bond: due yielding 5.23% and 5.14%. Cash application. for new loan 11 desired, maturing bonds Will be « credited to customer’s woount. No charge Whatever. for this service. l). |‘« m Till |I._ ‘l_l.\ 'l‘o pick out. the most exciting mo- ment in this series of hair-raising episodes would be a difficult task. A half-dozen spills in a steeplechawe at the very beginning would Seem somewhat bi‘eath- taking, but these become tame when the hero leaps fiom the cab of an engine that is Fnr those who like melodrama (and who dons not?) no better mo- tion picturv is available. There’s the most hm-oic sort at” a hero, 8. pretty girl. and a whole flock of villains; thorc are horse-races, a gun fight, and a quiet, happy ending. Tho piclurv is a distinct relief from somo of tlw pitiablo problem plays that haw bmn forced upon the pub- lic. and th” acting is all that 00uld be desired. A large-size pack of thrills has been thoroughly shuttled and dealt out to the public in the form or “The Fast Mail,” the William Fox produc- tion which is the feature at the Vet- erans’ Star Theatre on Friday and Saturday of this week. The story is from the old melodrama of the same name by Lincoln J. Carter. and was directed for the screen by Bernard J. Durning. tllnries Jones and Eileen Perry play the. principal characters. MORE THAN FIFTY-TWO TBRILLS IN THIS DECK Council :uljmu'nwi tn mvct in the" 'l'ownship Hall. Mtnn. un Munday. Nowmbm' I" at m a...n1 for 20110 '11! business. Whole Pack of Hair-raising Stunts Performed in P0: Production of “The Past Hail."â€"8nrpasses Stage Play.â€"Is First of Famous Lincoln Cater Thrillers to be Presented on the Screen. as (Zlnl'k. $75.00; W. Ward. :30 l'OllS win-v l'vncv. $3.00; 1‘). Mae‘s. 10!: yards lrrawl. $10.40: .l. \\". \\'m°|wr. grant In Agricultural Sncivly. $90.00: I], ll 'mm. M [my pal'lius I'vpairilm Form $38.00: A. Amlmwmnan. .33 rolls wirn l'l-m'w. $13.25; .I. \\'illi:unsun. 49 rolls \\‘il'v l'vm'v. SHIT»: \\'. l’t‘o-ll'm'. posts. “((2. “5.00; l’. L}'lll‘ll. 32 rmls \Vll'l' l'mwv. $8.00; ll. .\llvnsun. H8 yzmls grl'uwl. MIMI: .l. llm'tzlwrgvl'. 12?) yds. gran-1.82.50: ll. llammfill rmls \Vll‘c' l'c-m'v. $20.00: ll. ll. Furlunv, Im I'OllS \\'ll‘l‘ l'vnm', Sllmll: \\'. Ellis. upvning clih'll. llzlll‘ l'hzll‘g‘ml lu Mint”. $51M; dred dollar fine or doing time for three months in the county jail, Mc- Kenzie preferred liberty to cash and produced sufl'icient of the currency to keep, as it were. the air of freeâ€" dom circulating through his whis- kers. Council met. in Townshifi Hall, at Ayton, Monday. October 1, at 10 a.m'., the Reeve in the chair and all the other members present. The minutes of the last regular meeting were ad- Opted. Cross 6; Sutliorland. new roof for closet. at Town Hall. $3.90; Felix Cur- ram. 30 yds. grawl. $3.00; Felix Cur- ran. nvertimv on road, $3.00; M. Ben- drr, 28 r0113 wiru t'encv. .100; W. H. Heard. 26 ruds wiro ,t'cnce, 36.00; J. Dickson. .30 rnds wirv fence. $12.50: mretiug 01‘ Council to date. $17.80: Commissiimm-s. lnoking after Town- ship husiiwss: Brow, $3.75. Miller 557,30, t )Vo‘ns $23.73. ’pill‘lh‘l' 38.75, H. .‘d illrr $1.25, 'l‘ntail $43.00: tinmr. Bar- lwr. tn pay [ml‘lic-s I'Ppail‘ing‘ road. $35.80; Mm'tim.’ Hl' Hobart! 01' Hutllth at datv, $8.7“; .l. St'lmvll. rrpairs to mad gradrr, $411.01); .I. H. I'IHis. third quartnr‘s salary as 'l‘rmisurvr. $31.25; R. H. li‘nrtunv. third quartvr's salary Barberâ€"H. Millerâ€"$11M the Reeve and Treasurer be authorized to bor- row $1,000 for the Townshi of Nor- manby from 11313 RoyalhBan zeâ€"Car. ()Vénsâ€"W. Milleiâ€"fl‘hat the ”ml- lowing accounts he paid : NORUANBY GOUNQL â€"--1R. II. Furtlum. (llvrk. ’I‘hv lain Mrs. Luvvk mus lhv dzmg‘htm' of Mr. and Mn. «inurm‘ .Icmvs. \Vlw lmw I‘o-sidv‘wmth ut' Wil- liznnsfcu'cl. and was Ill hvr thirty- viHhth ymr. Slaw was born In thv 'l‘nwmhip nf Sullivan. and was \wll kntmn tmmmhmll tln- gut-ah“: part of _the fiowhnship. MRS. ERNEST LUECK DEAD; PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY Hn Monday Hf last WW}; “I". Ernâ€" pst Lunck passwl away at how llumv in \Villiamfifurd. 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