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In the euchre,.hlr. Robert Moor- head was first and Miss I. MacKenzie captured the ladies‘ prize. The maskers were many and rep- resented many diflerent characters, Dr. J. F. Grant capturing the men’ prize with his Uncle Sam costume and Miss Jean Mon-lock getting first in ladies’ costumes. There was a big crowd present last Friday night in the Town Hall at the 1.0.0.3. Euchre and Dance. Downstairs, quite a urge crowd en- joyed the euchre end of the pro- gram, while upstairs on the dancing floor there were really too many for comfort. However, it was a jolly crowd end all'enjoyed themselves. mucous“) Inning Put On by Lou) Chum Lu: may light. David Lloyd (hmrge. formm- prun- wr of Great Britain. sailed for home from the port. 413' New York on the “hilt? Star Liner Majestir, nll Sni- urolay. after a trunmphant {our of Canadian and i’mtecl Stan-s rules with his“ wife. Dame Mal'gflz'o'i. z'uol hm daughter. Mia's Megan. Night up to the minute of sailing. in his cabin and on the decks. he was besieged by admirers who can- ed to say {aren‘t-ll. these Including John W. Davis, former United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James; former Secretary J. Davis, of the L’. S. Department of Labor; Sir Henry Thornton, President of the Canadian National Railways, and n. A. c. Smith, head of me belega- tion of the citizens‘ committee. New York. 1.0.3.2. 20cm AID DANCE DREW BIG CROWD hrtmla music was su1)1)liml at inth-vals and the: Roll Call was an- sw-rnd by a funny story. which aoMo-o! much humor tn thv mm.~ting. Alla-1' thv singing of tho» National Antlwm Mrs. McAulim} and assist- ants sm'wol a damty lunch, LLOYD GEORGE LEFT FOR HOME ON SATURDAY Bad lost. Triumpha] Tour of Parts of Canada and United States. .\I'th' mmsiolvz'm: a ro-quvst which hrul hm-n rum-mu! frum the Sick Childrvn's Hospital for a fruit Show- m'. 'l‘ho- mo-mbmw cnnsido'l'ml that owing tn tn» hmh transportation charge»: it wnuM 1w more advisable in sun.) 3 contribution of tummy. and mvh member bring their «luna- 1m in the.» next meeting on Do-w'm- how 6. at Mrs. :rmvn's. 'l'he mmthly mowing 01' HI» Wu- uwn's Institut» was held last Thur.“- day aftm'mmn at tho» homo» of Mrs. Dan. Me \ulifl‘p. with a fairly good attvndanw m mrmbo H fluff] {Ulh‘i number of \ isitnrs. .\ puprr giwn by Mrs. H. Ramugc‘. "ls .\ \anan's 'l‘imv Wnrth Any- thing?" was thumughh' --njn_\_z-1_] by all. Anntlwr pawn“, "'l‘lw tlul‘v Hf tho- lngo'snun." wad by Mrs. 'l'hnmas' fl. linmn. was as” muvh appreciat- 00L Good Papers and Fragram Make For Enjoyable Afternoon At Home of Hrs. Dan. McAulifie, Upper Town This plan Ms bwn adwted in the Old Land by request of Hm Arch- bishop of Canu-rbury and will no doubt 1):? carried out in most Angli- can chum-hos throughout the world. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MET; HAD INTERESTING SESSION lu thp afternoon at 3 o‘clock the Orangemcn will attend service in a budy, and. the regular servicv will takv placv at Um usual hour, 7 p.111. be accomplished in a reverent man- ner. the services in Trinity Church on Sunday next haw been called for 10.30 a. m., half an hour parlinr than usuaL Sunday next, November ll. is Ar- mistice Day, and it a. m. is the hour on which the Armistice was signed. It is proposed, in honor of the glor- ious dead, to observe a silence of two minutes, commencing at H am. on that day in every Anglican church. at least, in the Diocese of Huron. aml probably in all Canada. The silencv of two minutes for- mvrty obsc-I‘wd on previous Armis- ticP Days will be observed this yt-ar as usual and in ordm' that this may Trinity Church to Commemorate Signing of Armistice by Special Service and Two linutes' Silence. â€"-Service Sunday Next at 10.30 Instead of it A. m.â€"-Orangemen to Attend Service at 3 P. ILâ€"Even- ing Service At Usual Hour. SPECIAL SERVICES FOR ARIISTICE DAY VOL. 56.â€"NO. 2942. .' Rev. E. Camerott, 8A., B.Th.. late 3pastor of Durham Baptist Church. pmggrttf {199 received a call to the Baptist “Say, Esther, do. you know how they summon the deaf mules to dinner at the asylum?” “Np, how?" . “They ring dumb-bells, of course!” vv -vv-wvu iac, which branchesâ€"~01! the main line running trom St. John to Mone- ton, and on to Halifax, N. S. Forest Glen, sci-known as Pollett River. is situated on the Canadian National Railway on the branch running from Havelock to Petiwod- he Preached three coming to Durham. Former Durham Pastor lay Take Charge of Iaritimo Congregation. i-osvarrii work in tho past. “NY. Dr. Marsh oxpocts to sail from Hamilton. Bermuda, on Janu- ary 8. 192-4, for Trinidad, British. Guiana and othvr points in South America. Ho will go up the great Rim-r Amazon and also the Orinoco and \‘iSit the Canadian missions down there. Dr. Marsh is preaching for a month at San Fernanda. the Eastern Trinidad Mission. I 0 Dr. Marsh, who has spent threo iyour»; in that t‘ar-otl' isle of tho At- ylantic ”CPR”. a thousand miles from Mr.» shorm of u... mum States, has ‘boon pushing ollo project. very hard ~«tht' vonstruction of an observatory on tho island. The proposal was considm'oc‘l by the Bermuda Parlia- ment and Dr. Marsh was made the SDOkt‘Snlall of an unofficial commit- tmv which waited on the Governor and c-xplainml tho advantage-s to he (lo-rix'ml from such a projvct. Tho \‘Illuv of an ohsorvatory in Bermuda lay in tho fart that it would ensurej tho daily broadcasting throughout‘ tho l'nitnd Statos and Canada of wvathm' vomhtions. Dr. Marsh has ra'rrimt on a grout deal of scientific rosmm'h work in tho hast. u lettv'l' to his rousiu, Mrs. Gilbert Martiminlv of Owen Sound tolling of his wm'k in umnection with the building of an observatory in Bor- mudu. and also mentioning a trip he :u'upuws to talk!" in the early part 01' 1925. \ tmmvr finish-in Pnstm' Row. l)l'. Mmsh. \\ ha is mm stationvd at [lam- iltnn. U‘rmuda, has recently written REV' DR. MARSH NOW IN BERMUDA Rev. Dr. Marsh Leading Figure in Pronosal to Erect. Observatory At That Place. Remw (Iurl'wy's frinnds here will sympathizv with him in 1375 bmw-avc- mt'llt. um] (invm'nnu-nt. \vhvn Sir William was almost (IPfP'dU'd. P.; J. E. Widdifield, Ifriah Marsh, Honry Sennett, Garfitfld Rugurs mid Arthur Pugsluy. Mr. Currey was one of thv out- standing llt‘msorvativcs of North ank and in 1900 was thn .hulghty opponPnt of Sir William Mulork. Hlo'n Pnstmasto-r-lMurral in H10 Lil)- Interment was made at Newmarket on Sunday and is reported as one of the largest funerals ever seen in that town. Many persons prominent in various walks of life were present tn pay their last reSpeets to one who had been always held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens. The pail- bearers were: William Keith. M.P. John Currey, one of the best known farmers in North York,, and prominent in Conservative circles in his riding, died suddenly last Thursday night at the home of his son, Mr. Cameron Currey, a farmer, living a short distance from the vi!- lage of Sharon. Mr. Currey was about 65 years of age and a native of East (twillimbury 'l‘ownship, and had been a resident of North York all his life. He was predeceased by his wife about four years ago and is survived by two sons, Cameron Currey of Sharon, and Reeve A. B. (’Zurrey, barrister, of Durham. One daughter, Mrs. Charles Meek. lives at. Carp, Ontario. REEVE CURREY’S FATHER PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY Passed Away Last Thursday At the Bpme of His Son, Near Sharon.â€" lnterment Was Made Sunday at Newmarket. '. E. CAIEROR RECEIVED CALL N l. B. FIELD months before the Baptist DUfiHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1923.- Dr. Lcith of Rocklyn is giving up his practice to take over the prac- tice at Orangcvillc of Dr. McLeod, who is forced to give up on account of his health. This will hr a raw twat. '1'le your friends. Bring tlwm. 'l‘ho (latv, Monday. Nowmbor 19. Tickets 35 cents. 1 All “ill hv nag. 1‘1' :0 501' ”w places made famous by mm mm bass \11101‘ and victories. The Y. P. A. Hf Um l’rosbytcriun Church haw al'l'a‘ng'ml with Mr. Frank Yvigh of 'l‘m'untu to giw his famous trawlnglw. with about (mo hundrm] \‘iows, «m "Thu Buttlvtichls vaisitml. with .\'v\\' Ulimpsvs uf Central Europa" FAMOUS CANADIAN LECTURER COMING NOVEMBER 19. Prank Yeigh to Deliver Famous Travelogue to Durham Audience. Thv [tallâ€"Martyrs \Vl'l‘t‘ Mossrs. \\' (Ialdm‘ll, MN. Stm-rvy, \ch. Stormy. Hugh McCran, \V. A. ("Mass and Thus. Smith. The rvmuins Wt'l'v brmmhL here Saturday and wcrv :u'r(_)n')paniml by his thrw» sons-inâ€"lmv, Mmsrs. Wil- son, (:mlway and ”ward. (m Hm ar- rival of Um noun train the? vortvgu promwlrd to tho Durham cemetery whvre interment. was made in the family plot. Rev. Mr, l'o-ters Offi- riatm! at the grave. Ho “:13 an 1pm 11pdl1"ln in 11111â€" gion and “as at 0111' time :1 member of tlm ()ddfullmw 11.111 111‘ tlw ()raugu Order. In any dmlings “'1‘ mm- had with him “'11 found him liniim'ablc and upright. Aftm' tho (luclnmm- l'uunah-y and implvmvnt fart”: V was «kWh-mm by m» the (1000380.! vuga; M 101‘ a tinw in the implvmvnt husinv», bving: in purtm‘rship with tlw lalv 'l‘lmmas Noblv Mr. \llnn Ru”. and HHH‘I‘S. For a Immhc I' Hi \‘i'PHS In fnw louv- ing hmv ho “as unguge-cl with tho Durham Furnitnn- «Inmpany, S. J. Mitchrll‘, Efl'io (Mrs. George Heard), and Flnrrnco (Mrs. Horace Knnh. Mrs. Mitchnll liws in Dos~ «'rnnto. Unt., and MN. Kent. in Mone- tun. N. B. 'l‘lw nthors liw in ".l‘orâ€" «min. A son. Nichnlas, also survivos. but his prc-svnt addrvss is unknown. 'l‘lw other son, Thomas, dim! in Dur- ham snnw years ago. Mrs. Barclay died on the 15th of June, 1920, and for a low months after his wife’s death Mr. Barclay romained in town but went tsubse- quently to live with his daughter, Mrs. Wilson, in Toronto. The sur- viving mombnrs of the family are: Ella (Mrs, George Wilson). Maud (Mrs. William Gailwayi, (iraco (Mrs. About 1873 he came to Durham, where he engaged as woodworker in the Cochrane Foundry. On De- cember 29, 1874, he married Letitia Carson. sister of the late James Car- son, and to them were born two sons and live daughters. Mr. Thamas Barclay, for many years a resident of this town, died on Thursday last at the home of his «laughter, Mrs. Merge Wilson, 623 limilid Avenue, Toronto. He was born in Montreal about the year 1853 and when young moved to Brampton where he, learned the thade of carriage- and wagonmaker. THOS. BARCLAY DIED THURSDAY IN TORONTO Former Wonéknown Durham Busi- ness Man Passed Away After Short 11111983 At Home of Son-in-law in Tomnto.â€"Burial Took Place Here. SOLD DENTAL BUSINESS Dr. A. A. Backus, an old Bentinck boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Backus of this place, who has been practising dentistry nor the past three. years at Leader, Sask., has sold his practice to Dr. I. W'. Dun- bar. D1. Backus is now residing at Wilkie, Sask. ‘ Mr. Falkingham has already taken puswssion and Mr. Mitchell has re- tmnod to his fmmer home at Dun- dalk. The barber 5110p in the Veterans‘ Billiard Parlor, conducted since its ostablishmcnt a your ago by Mr. Roy Mitchell, has bum purchased by Mr. Fred. Falkingham, formerly of Dur- ham. but. for Hm past row months a resident of Toledo, Ohio, LOCAL BARBER BUSINESS CHANGED HANDS SATURDAY ’l‘hu writm- knvw Mr. Abm'crombie and the. ofl‘iciuting vlergyman, but. it‘s :1 long time agu. \Ve tondm‘ 0111‘ mngratulatiuns. urinmusr, ('num‘n. nmu' (irivrsvillv. 'l‘ln- uriginal .le‘m‘umhiv l'amilivs liwd may the vhurch and were du- um‘d Methodists. 'J'ht‘ James An- dersnn was Um same James Ander- son who had charge of the Metho- dist. church here. at. one time and will bu I'vmcmhorcd, perhaps, by sumo- “1' ”10 Older l'osidvnts. Mr. and Mrs. Rnhvrl. .-\lwrvruml)iv nl’ (:I'it'l‘SVillP wlvln'ntml tlu- fifth-[h znmivm'sznry ul‘ tlwir making day on thv 29th of last month. 'l‘hv ofl‘i- vinting «'lm'gyman was thv um: .lanws .-\ndm-snn. tho-n pastor Hf tho Mothmlist Church at 'l‘luin'nbury, and according to tlw custom of the timo haul smm'al uulsidc uppuinlnwnts, nnv Hf me lwingr tho St. Vincent lehmlist ('hm'rh. nmu' (irivrsvillv. GRIERSVILLE COUPLE FIFTY YEARS MARRIED (Owing to tho high freight rates, wlmat, tn the sttm‘n farmer. we aw mm, doesn't nut more than 60 m 65 cents a bushel, while hvru in the East. Um prices run from 950. to $1.00. Pastor Who Performed Ceremony Was At One Time Stationed in Durham. Though the Wlestern crop as a whole will be a large one, according to reports, there are many sections where from some reason or other the, yield will be light, and the grad- ing low. Then, like the great bulk of West- erners, he views the situation with a spirit of optimism and hepes it will turn better soon. “We have had some very poor years in this district ever since 1917, either hail or drought. being the chief cause of trouble. This year we had great prospects for a bum- per crop, but were bailed out twice and the craps are very poor." Mr. Fred Sivgner of High River, Alberta, will accept thanks for re- mittance. Things in the neighbor- hood or High River (and, by the way isn't this Prince Edward’s ranching ground?) are not as rosvate as de- sirable. Mr. Siegner says : Pcor Crops Since 1917 in High River District of Alberta, Says Western Correspondent. CROPS ARE POOR IN HIGH RIVER VICINITY i We 'are now using the motor, which gives every indication of sat- istactory service, and unless we de- cide on using the gasoline engine for some other purpose, it will be [or sale. It is in good condition and may be seen in Operation any time at this oflice. It is a three horse- power, it Goold, Shapley and Muir” and a machine that will last a me. time with are. Hydro power is cleaner and is more convenient for our use, but we are doubtful if it will be any cheap- or. In addition, the discarding 0f the engine should make some reduc- tion in our insurance rates. Since last issue we haw installed a new Century motor to drive our presses and other machinery. This replaces the gasoline engine which has been giving us excellent. service and apart from. gasoline and oil has: cost us practically nothing for UP- keep. FULLY EQUIPPED NOW WITH ELECTRIC POWER Chrqnjalo flow Turned Out by Bloc- Constables Falconer and Watson were put on the case and after an investigation got in communication with Police ()ll'icer Jones at (men Sound. In the meantime. we are told, the stolen goods had been re- turned, hut sufficient evidence had been secured to warrant the arrest of a couple of strangers who had been in the neighborhood a (l, in the absence of prayer accommodatiim here they were taken to Owen Sound and will be tried to-da_\'. From what Tho Chroniclv can learn a who valued at about. $85 was taken, as we“ as other h'ousohohl goods, in all amounting to about $300 or over, The true yarn ramu nut. lutvr. It was a house in Buntinck owned and (mammal by Mr. Gurdon McDonald, that had born cntvrcd. Mr. Mrl)un- uld purchased the property from Mr. W. ’1‘. C“ e-about a year ago. and on the '11 question was attend- ing tho Mrs. D. J. MrNah salr nf farm stu'hen thv burglary tnnk place. ' Wild rumors. were circulated in town Monday night that, McMahtm'-7 store at. Allan Park. which he pur- chased ahont a month ago from Mr. .I. B. Park, had been entered by a comile ol‘ hold-up men and the proâ€" [orietor's wife, the only one present at. the time. forced to hand over $237) in money. The rumor even had a description of the men who did the trick and it is reported that at least one Durham business man cleaned out his till, stuffed the wad in his hip pocket and hid it on his residential premises tilt the hank opened. ’ BENTINCK HOUSE WAS BURGLARIZED MONDAY Alleged Thieves Taken to Owen Sound and Trial Takes Place To- Day. A guessing contcst followed, after which a dainty lunch was served. Miss Cora Wilson was the chief pro- mater and the line hogiuuiug angers well for a successful series of social gatherings during thv wiutcr months. tricity, and Old Gas Baguio Has Been Discarded. Rev. Mr. Peters occupied the chair and opened with the National Anâ€" them followed by a brief prayer. In addition to the chairman's address a program of ten numbers was pre- sented. It consisted of two instru- mental duets on piano and mandolin. by Mr. and Mrs. Earl McDonald, three violin duets by Mr. George Yiirs and his daughter Myrtle, ae- companied on the piano by Miss Stella McCrae; two solos by Mr. W. Benson, a solo by Miss Wilma Smith who was forced to respond to an encore and short readings by Miss Mary Metcalfe and Mr. W. Irwin. The young peOpIe 0f the Metho- dist. Church had an interesting so- cial gathering on Tuesday and have organized for future work. It was formerly known as the Epworth League and meetings were held weekly on Monday nights. For some time there has been nothing done, but from new on meetings will he held as formerly. Large Gathering Attended Social Function in Church Basement On Tuesday Night.â€"Good Program and Refreshments. METHODIST LEAGUE REORGANIZE FOR WORK 82.00 a Year in Cumin; $2.50 in [1.8. H0 â€"1 seem to know that horriblv ugly man owr there Sheâ€"Thaw my blothvr. Ho (onufuwd‘v 4;“. how stupid 01’ me not to haw- scvn “no likeness! At this [mint tlw mayor pmvvmte-d with ntlwr husinuss and tho matto‘r droppml the-re without hving sut- licionly \‘c‘utilatmi. (“sun-wry ut‘ wrtatn liquors that prouut Utl anzttys‘is to be over 20 pvt“ cont. alcohuhc strength wvrv in his “pinion thv right pvt‘suns tn prnsvcuto the €850 and haw thu tinc- uf $300.00 l'c-taint'd in “In town ,trt-asury. Muyur Smith vxplatnmt ithat thv 0th was turnmt uwr tu Inspm‘tm' Beckett, as thvrn was :un vlvmvnt ot' unvvrlaint}. and it' tho town should losv. \w would thvn haw to put Up the. costs, Mr. “4*“ said "no Hf “lt' constahlvs was also much: a livcnso inspvctnr fur thv wry purpose of vnahthm the town to rotuin such thws. and he thought. further that if almointmt by th.- Count-it it was thv duty at ”Iv COUN- t'il tn stand behind suvh amnmntws amt pay Hm ('usts 0V0” if tho-y shuttld 102w. [hm-s, This letter was reerived by the Treasurer but was not answered nor was it presented to the Count-it {who am‘mrently knew nothing: about I it until Mr. Bailey in person appearâ€" ed before the Council in the spring. At this time the former owner had left the premises and there was nothing left to seize on to satisl'} the tax charges. As Mr. Bailey had not heard from the Treasurer in reâ€" ply to his registered letter he thought the taxes had been paid. tlouneillm' Saunders. in giving his opinion. under the eireumstanees thought the town would be respon- sible and that the taxes could not be returned against the property. Councillm' Bell thought otherwise and there was a little bit. of em»- tlring which was closed by a motion for adjournment. Couneillor Hell referred to a re- eent Violation of the O.’l‘..\. Our local eonstahles who had made the disem-ery ot' eertain liquors that proved on analysis to be over 20 m... Reference. was made to the, satisâ€" factory way in which the taxes \Vt‘l'v heing paid in this year. This led to a discussion of certain taxes for Ute year 1922 against the preperty now owned by Mr. William Bailey. These taxes should have been paid by the previous owner, but “In Council failing to make collection. Mr. Bailev was of the opinion the taxes should not be placed against the property. Early in the year be- fore the former owner had vacated the property Mr. Bailey, who was awav from here, wrote to make in- quiry about the taxes and was ad- \ised we understand. they had not then been paid. Subsequently he wrote to the Tieasmer in Februaiy by registered letter asking that the Council press tor collection of the After reading and passing: 11:.- minutes the Finance Committee examined and recommended fur payment a number of accounts am- ounting in all to $1,073.99. Council mvt Monday night in rug- nlar session when the md‘l'nbprs were all present except Reow (jur- rey, who was absent at Newmarkc-t where he was attending his fathmk funeral. hand A Big Batch of Accounts and Discussed Bailey 'l'u Cum-.33- cont O.’l'.A. Human Discussed. TOWN COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION