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¢s tm the f con Ont OUSé he M M He 1 VOL. XLIX NO 9 Cheer Up Folks A real robin redbreast has been «oen investigating around the home of Mr Wm. Edge, Edge Hill, for some days. Let us hope he is heralding warmar weather. for March so far week Preparing a PN New Industry for Hanover. A company is being formed in Haâ€" nover with local «nd outside capital to manufacture radios and electrical apparatus there. The former Fishes Foundry build‘g has been leased from the Canada Cement Co. About 25 men will be employed. M ‘ a ICS ; "â€"~op 5z ces Three Generations at it Three generations of undertakers all lving and practising at one time, is an unusual occurrence. Mrs Cross of Wiarton, the grandmother, stil represents the business of her de ceased husband, her son is in Hamil ton and the grandson has just grad uated from the Ontario Em balmers k«saciation. thus gualifying him. Is an unusu of Wiarton, represents . ceased hust ton and th vated from Association, Having a lovely Winter "Had a lovely win "Had a lovely winter and cars running all the time," . writes Miss Lizzie MeDonald of Langdon, North Dakotx. She says again "Many peop ple just feed their stock in the mornâ€" ing and turn them out to graze &3 there is lots of rough stuff on the land." This is enough to make this part of Ontario envious. Miss Mc Donald went West 17 years ago and is in good health. UA Anne Sec‘ys Rephri will be Heard The â€" HorNcultural _ Society will meet in the ANWY.P.A Booms on Monâ€" day evening, Karch 8th, at 8 p.m. «wharp. There 1 be important busâ€" iness and the rep@rt of the Ontario Horticultural Ass tion Conv‘n will be given by Mrs YÂ¥ 8. Mcelraith. Members are reqest to attend and others are made wel @. E. Mcliraith, . Mrs G.\McKechnie, Secretary President \ new â€" stock â€" of\Herbageum at at MIT Acting as County Magistrate Al Upon the recommendation . of Co. Magistrate A. D. Creasor of Owen Sound, and the request of Attorney General â€" Nickle, _ Magistrate Wm. Laidlaw of town, is extending his territory for a few weeks and acting as County Police Magistrate in Mr. Creasor‘s stead. The latter leaves this Wednesday for a trip to Florida for a month or so. In his rew dutâ€" les, Mr. Laidlaw will visit â€" Owen Sound <two days each week, and makes his first official trip there next Saturday. UA Held Large ‘At Home‘ The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterâ€" ian church held an informal * At Home‘ at the home of Mrs W. C. Pickering on Wednesday, March 3rd, and of which many took advantage. The invitations were handed out in the form of a printed verse, accomâ€" panied by a miniature apron with pocket, and to All with cents accord ing to the size in inches of the waist line of the person involved. _ Mrs. Pickering was assisted in receiving by Mrs (Rev.) Armstrong. The he house was thrown open to the guests who kept assembling and dispersing between the bours of 3 and 6 o‘clock* Mrs R. Padfield, Misses Jean Hardâ€" ing and Marjory Pickering rendered piano music in this interval, while at N. Murdock has a car of anthra chestnut coal arriving on Thurs been ( OU oad of Fertilizer Arkived thi What ented tore it noté _ other 1 billa SpahA >ed remedy weather, for Marci â€" eavorting with zero st, «t powerful and effec harmldss Throat Remedy fc Aden and Enlarged To other roat â€" irritations, | illa SpahX‘s Tonsilitis â€" th od rem At MeFadden J. .N. MKXdock i1 th veni in â€" ot of Trinity pg o a pla ; of undertakers ising at one time, rence. Mrs Cross grandmother, still L counts not set by March 20th, Ae-r hands for own ’g‘,:fi Soz, _ The Ladies Auh of the" Purban Presbyterian â€" Chur are holding a Its Wanted. St. Patrick‘s Birthdak\ Party in the yNgh and up in Town Hall, Thursday,% March 18th. 0M delivered Tea served from 6.30 p. m. followed MIRDOCK. by a good program. Admission 25¢c. We pay highâ€" Rented Normanby Farm all kinds 0@ _ Mr. Alf; Cronin, who has been farâ€" vator. J. W. ming for several years on the Walkâ€" \ erton Road, Carrick, has rented Mr. punts NOt set C. Fritz‘s 50 acre farm on the 1l7th v March 20th, °* Normanby, and moved here on +0 Yole ue ibes:: Houre Mar(‘h Ist. * wh H Church, entitled, ich will all Durâ€" the on fot the this Meâ€" and Annual St. Patrick‘s Day Banquet The annual St. Patrick‘s Banquet of the Queen St. United urch, will be held in the church on Wxinesda_v. March 17th. Keep RMe date i® mind. STOLEN : From barn, lot 37, 38, Gravel Road, a sâ€"cut saw. Party taking same please\ return at once to avoid further trouble, as he is known. Roy,McDermid. , A well known Chesley business man, in the person of Mr Geo. Durst,. President of Chesley Furniture Co., passed away last week. He was in his 70th year. The funeral last week end was largely attended by repreâ€" sentative citizens of the town and the body taken to Stratford for inâ€" terment. A Sudden Iiness Mrs. Wilfrid Watson, Priceville, (nee Marie McArthur) was taken sudâ€" denly ill with appendicitis last Satâ€" urday during the night, and at midâ€" night hours, was brought to Durbam Hospital, when Dr .D. B. Jamieson operated in the early morning hours on Sunday. She is recuperating nicâ€" ely. Only on Friday night, the «newly wed couple were tendered a reception and shower at their home in Priceâ€" ville. . Mrs Watson is a daughter of Mr and Mrs A. B. MceArthur of the and ville. Mroi Glen HUGH @.~ MeKECHNIE [ Mr. Hugh C. MceKechnie, Upper Town. suffered a stroke of paralysis on Friday morning last, under rather distressing â€" cireumstances which reâ€" sulted fatally Wednesday. Though for some years back in enfeebled health, he has never failed to do the chores of his little home. As was his want, he went for the morning pail of water Friday last to the pump at the foot of his garden and on reâ€" turning to the house, the stroke ovâ€" ertook him. Mrs Jno. Aldred, across the road, at that time, heard a someâ€" what â€" unusual â€" groan coming from the west and on further investigation iound Mr. McKechnie lying prosâ€" trate on the ground beside the pail. A scum of ice had formed on the water. in the pail, so was evident he had been Iyving there a little time. Help was quickly secured And he was brought into the house, but it was early seen that Death was in the cup. c-arl_;uéen that Death was in the cup. Mr Hugh McKechnie was born in Rosshire, Scotland, coming â€" to this coun‘t‘ry 'in the early 50‘s of last cen tury. They lived about 5 years in Fergus before moving to the wellâ€" known farm in Glenelg where his brother Donald died some years ago . He was a kindly, good natured man \ as those who knew him will testify, though being affiicted with deafness, he could not mix in the social and religious life." Sympathy will go out to Mrs Mcâ€" Kechnie in her second widowhood. They were married in 1903, over two vears after the death of her first husband, Wm. Gorsline. _ Interment takes place Friday. One sisterâ€"inâ€"law, Mrs D. C. McKechnie of Glenelg, is at the home assisting his aged partâ€" ner in the trying hour DEATH CALLS INFANT DAUVGHâ€" TER OF MR and MRS A. INNES On Thursday evening, Feb. 25th,| death came to the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Innes, and claimed for its victim, their baby girl, Iona Jean, aged four yvears. The child had been , playing around all day, apparently as well as usual, when about 8.30 she took a convulsion, and in . a half hours time, passed into the presence of the Lord. The burial took place Saturday afternoon at 2 o‘clock, Rev. Mr. Taylor conducting the service. Among the floral tributes was a beautiful wreath from the Baptist Sunday School children, Mrs Robt. Milne, Upper Town, and many othâ€" ers. Those left to mourn with the parents, are four brothers and one sister. _ Walter, the oldest brother, came home from Buffalo to attend his little sister‘s funeral. Death of Aged Resident "In the midst of life, Death." # Passing of Rev. D. Sillars : Amost 50 Years in Miaistry Pastor of Dornoch een Charges for in The remains left Dornoch on Sat urday last, for Chatsworth, entrain: from there for Toronto, where inter ment is to take place toâ€"day, Mon: day, Monday, March 1st. = gina, and lars A memorial service was held in Dornoch church Saturday last attendâ€" ed by a goodly number of his old congregation and others. Rev, W.H. Smith, B. A.. ofâ€" Durham, â€" conducted the service, assisted | by Rev. J. E. Peters of Durham and Rev. Robt. Brvdon of Chatsworth. The pall bearers at deceased‘s| funeral on Saturday were Colin Mcâ€" Intyre, Wm Smith, Geo Tracey, Jas., Ledingham, Samue!l Byers and R*L. Aitchison of Williamsford. Beautiful wreaths were given by Dornoch and Williamsford ‘congregations, . the W. Institute and Mr and Mrs George: Tracey ‘kent a spray. ‘ All the daughters but the one in far away Scotland, were present at the Toronto service and his former choir s@&t in the choir gallery at the Dornoch service. Mrs. Sillars and family wish to thank all their friends for their many kind expressions of sympathy, in their recent bereavement, also for the beautiful floral tributes received. Will Ask Government for New Post Office There was no outstanding . topic for â€"discussion at Monday‘s Town Council session, at which all except Coun: Hunter were present. Mayor Murdoék read the byâ€"Jaw reâ€" garding parking of vehicles _ on streets, as Mr _ W. J. Vollet was aâ€" gain present to protest against cars and rigs being left in front of his lane and home on Main Street. Accounts totalling $399.91 were presented by Finance Com. and pasâ€" sed. The Council also passed an acâ€" count of $2 for R. Campbell for work 6n Co. mik. which Reeve Bell refus ed to include in Finance Report un less O. Ked. Bylaw No. 818 was â€"given its sevâ€" cral readings and passed, appointing the constable Ham. Allan, as License Inspector. & The Council authorized Treasurer to secure a safety deposit box for safeâ€"keeping of bonds now held by the town as sinking fund for the Rob Roy debentures. A motion by Noble â€" McClocklin that we recommend the appointment of Ham. Allien as County Constable was also carried. Reeve Bell enquired whether any commission had been received on the purchase of these bonds and if so, by what parties. He would like an inâ€" vestigation . made. The mayor reâ€" plied that Reeve Bell was a member of the Council when these were ordâ€" 1 ered purchased, and he knew as much of it as other members of the ject of a new Post Office igr Durâ€" ham. But for the war breaking out. Reeve Bell also introducéd,the subâ€" nurhim Reit CcARD OF THANKS DURHAM, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1926 and Rocky Saugâ€" nearly 8 Years his labours and With which is incorporated the Holistein Leader ~ ‘ Coun. Nobleâ€" reported that Fire‘ 'Chiet H. McDonald had recaived notâ€" ice from the Tire Inspector that Durâ€"| ‘hnm must purchase 200 feet morel | hose. We are supposed to have 1500 1‘ feet and two or three lengths of hose \ had beeh destroyed at recent Mcâ€" | Gowan fire.> A lot of experse is uow“ [.being incurred in overhauling the | engine, new brasses ard valves being f reau‘red. These are now here, and it is expected repairs will be completâ€" | ed this week. | _ The Durham Road, east of Garaâ€" \fraxa, was again under discussion. | which originated through some rateâ€" | payers requesting . a street light at | hollow, east of the hospital. _ The : Reeve stated Glenelg had doue nothâ€" ‘ing to maintain this road on which | both municipalities bounded, accordâ€" | ing to agreement, whereupon Counr. Macdonald said the agreement had | never been settled. The Mayor statâ€" ‘e(l that Glenelg snow plow now came | only to top of hill at town limit, and | gomie. provision must be â€" made â€" for | kecping road open â€" for residents beâ€" i tween there ard the hospital. we would have hadâ€" the new bulldingl then, as the site was then secured and contract let. This year, feollowâ€" ing a visit by Hon. J. H. King, Minâ€" ister of Public Works, the Governâ€"| ment.had included a new Post Oflicei tor Wiarton in the estimates, and| Durham required a Post Office just! as urgently. He believed this an| opportune time to interview â€" the | Government in this regard, and that| steps should now be taken to appoint ; a committee to see our local member | and have ber use her influence. $ The Council were in entire accord with the suggestion and a motion by McQueenâ€"Bell, was carried, that a committee comprising the Mayot, Reeve and Coun. .A. McClocklin be appointed â€" to meet â€" Miss Macphail, and secure her coâ€"operation towards obtaining a grant for a new â€" Post Office. 3 ¢&* Death of Weliâ€"Known _ Garfraxa Road Resident The late Mrâ€" Grasby was born in ;. Halton Co., his father John Grasby, being one of the early pioneers of that district. When four years of age, they moved to Egremont where he received his schooling and grew \to manhood. Thirty nine years ago \he was married to Catherine Curdt, \a native ofâ€" Waterloo Co. and <21 years ago they moved . to the Jackâ€" son farm, north of Durham, which they occupied â€" till their removal to | the Milburn farm at the Rocky, some four or five years ago. There is left lto mourn his demise, his wife and | three sons and four daughters, viz : ‘;Thos. at Port Credit: John and Robâ€" | ert at home: Elizabeth, Mrs Malcolm .|McKechnie. Rocky Saugeen : Melinâ€" / da, Mrs Geo. McMeekin, Durham and !Misses Irene and Beatrice atâ€" home. ‘| A son also died in infancy. Also his ‘| aged mother, Mrs. Frank Grasby, will [i mourn the passing of a son. _ There ;also survive two brothers, John, near | Brussels and Thos. at Scarboro Juneâ€" *! tion and one sister, Mrs Noble, of "lMlnneapolls. A sister Melinda pasâ€" }| sed away about 12 years ago. _ WILLIAM GRASBY There diéd at his home, north of Durham,. Tuesday morning, March 2, William Grasby, aged 68 years. Deâ€" ceased gentleman â€" has been far from well for some time back and spent thregeeks in Durham Hospiâ€" tal â€"before ristmas for pneumonia, and which feft him in such a weakenâ€" ed state, that he fell a prey to othâ€" er troubles. _ The week previous to death, dropsy set in, which hastengd the end. Deceased was a member of the Church of England and of the Orange lodge, and will under its auspices be buried in Maplewood cemetery on Thursday. Young Ladies‘ Re elect _ Former Officers The Young Ladies‘ AKuxiliary of c 1201 | Knox United Church, held their elecâ€" Rousmg Misstonary A”“h tion of officers for the coming year, *= on Monday night last. The Auxilâ€" filustrates conditions in South Amerâ€" iary has had their most successful jca before large crowd in Knox Ch. year gince its organization, now some | years ago, and the good will, harâ€"| yp T. W. E. Story, a representa mony and coâ€"operation betwéen eaCh jiye of the "Inland South America member, speaks well for further@nd| yissionary Union" spoke and ghowed‘ wider good. $230.25 has been ra&i> pictures in Knox church school room ed in 14 months, that is from 1st 0t pp Wednesday night, and seldom has January 19%5 to Feb. 1926, while there been a more effective mission the membership roll now stands @At ary sppeal in the town. He is a fuâ€" 27. The former officers have been ent speaker, his pictures shown by capable of such good work that théir; the Sunday school lantern, giving=a reâ€"election brought satisfaction to @ll.‘ gfne balanced representation of pagâ€" \They are : President, Mrs Ralph Catâ€"‘ anism transformed into Christian iâ€" \ ton ;‘ Vice President, Edna Brownâ€" geals, one picture showing the repul \ing ; Secretary, Myrtle Koch ; Treasâ€"! siveness of the pagan life, the next The membership and finances the largest Since its Inteption urer, Margaret Edge. Vto interview â€" the| troit " Wednesday, \Bankers Trimmed High School ; An exciting hockey exhibition was | pulled off Tuesday night here when the local bank clerks downed the the High School 3â€"2. _ The bankers got all three goals in 1st period. From goal out the bankers were W. Ibbot, H. Whitby, E. Kearney, E. Schutz, L. Hunt, â€" B. McFarlane, S. Rowe, sub. High Schoolâ€"G. Lavelle, W. Wilson, N. Meliraith, C. Elvidge, (O. Moon, R. McGirr,).’ Havens, sub. Mr. Wim. Coleridge of Owen Sound, ; is visiting his sister, Mrs C. Ramugc.: Tor a. few days. Mrs Alex. McLachlan left for De! qgrd repeiv;'(f lhat hber daughter Vida was i1 in that city. Messrs John Morrison and John McQueen "are in Toronto this week, representing the local I. 0. F. lodge, at the High Court. _ * Mrs Hugh McDonald, Upper Town, has been for the past couple of weeks quite unwell and under the Dr‘s care. Miss Mvargaret J. McGirr is spend ing a week with Toronto friends. LANGRILLâ€"In Bentinck, on Feb. 26, to Mr and Mrs Jas. Langrill, a daughter. < RITCHIE â€" At Bagot, Man., on Feb. 23rd, to Mr and Mrs H. D. Ritchie, Presbyterians Decide to , Build new Church At a well attended meeting of the Presbyterian â€" congregation, . in the Town Hall, on Monday evening last, the decision was arrived at to sell the Hahn Stables, recently acquired, retaining the lot to the east of same with frontage on Lambton and Alâ€" bert. Streets. On . this property & new church building is to be erected, for which plans and specifications are to be secured at an early date. On which street the edifice will front has not yét been decided upon. A. Y. P. A. have Evening on Pauline Johnston The A. Y. P. A. of the Anglican Church. held a literary as well as business meeting on Monday evening in their rooms. The first section of the evening was given over to busâ€" iness arising out . of commencing the new year‘s work, such as selectâ€" ing of committees, etc. for the varâ€" ious departments of the Society. They purpose holding a private skatâ€" ing party in the rink on Monday night next. a daughter The second section of the evening | was given over to a study of Paul â€" ine Johnston and, her poems.. 4 very fine paper on this poetess was, cOn tributed by Miss Marjory Pickering, while Mr. "Bill" Ibbott contributed a reading froth her wOrks, "As Red Men Die." Rev,. Mr. Whealan closed the evening with remihiscenses of Pauline Johnston, as he remembered her in her best days. . The evening was an enjoyable one for all. ‘* In the N. H. L finals between Paris and Listowel, Paris won at home «8 to 6 last weck and lost 5 to 6 in Lis towel Monday, . thus winning the round by 13 to 12, and the Northern championship by one goal. â€" This is exactly the same margin Paris deâ€" feated Durham on the round, so the three final teams were very evenly a matched. _ The Paris lads are good, clean sports, who are capable of givâ€" ing any team a hard battle, and their victory was a popular one here, Paris Won Northern League Chamgaionship | ~Mr T. W. E. Story, a representa, tive of the "Inland South America |\ Missionary Union" spoke and showed pictures in Knox church school room Rousing Missionary Appeal Missionary Union spoKe a2nNG SNOWCU | m pictures in Knox church school room | on Wednesday night, and seldom has there been a more effective mission ary appeal in the town. He is a fiuâ€" ent speaker, his pictures shown by the Sunday school lantern, givingâ€"a fine balanced representation of pagâ€" anism transformed into Christian iâ€"} 0 deals, one picture showing the repulâ€" | [J siveness of the pagan life, the next| 0 the ~chatige wroupkt by the teaching wowâ€"«â€"â€"â€" w S tA BORN > in â€" response to an agent of Jesus Christ. His deâ€" scriptive talk could not Jbe improved upon, a.ceomp;&ied as it was by apâ€" propriate â€" Bi quotations and inâ€" junctions. He sang a verse of one 6t our hymns in theâ€"native dialect, larâ€" gely Spanish. * The difference between stagnant S. America and enlightened North Amâ€" erica, was caysed by the influence of the Bible in the latter. The natives, though ‘sunk in degradation, he found willing to listen and learn. He told some gruesome stories of native habâ€" its and beliefs, but even from the lowest depths he pictured Christ conâ€" quering witch doctor, priest or medâ€" icine man. . and influence of the missionary as He gave a talk in the Public School in the afternoon and a large @roporâ€" tion of them helped to swell the audâ€" ience that filled the basement. W. Institute Play, Toâ€"Night This Thursddy night, March 4th, the annual Women‘s Institute "Atâ€" Home" will be peld in the Town Hall, Durham, wh\n the ladies will Wesent the play A‘Mrs Jones enterâ€" tains the Women‘s \ Institute." This is reported to be \ very amusing comedy. _ Musical numbers will also be provided by the t of local talâ€" ent. You are welcome. Admisison only 25¢. "So live", counsels the Kincardine Review, "that people on a rainy day will lend y® an umbrella." ~ C Custom Saw Mill\ Shingle and Lath gpepurne woman (an add Mill. 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