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1, 1934 Price o Rura\l Patrons HIS YEAR y of State of statuâ€" unday the _following d for busiâ€" _ opinion , to the h obserâ€" »wer disâ€" in a reâ€" he proâ€" a busiâ€" Monday cidence c to $0¢e ng not deâ€" is year will be ending of Re ASs ALION, Day n the ested Rate AFP the wing Sug hese with ents ents n the the N n # er, rugged wingman, left to take a position as a diemaker in Oshawa. Walker is an allâ€"round athlete and a popular player, being prominent in baseball and in football also, in which game he was one of the standâ€"outs on the Mildmay team. Thus riddled, it is not expected that Walkerton will place as formidable a team on the leo‘ this winter as of yore, if any. Walkerton‘s hockey team, which has been a power in local hockey cirâ€" cles theo past few years, with such stais as Trushinski, Reybould, Walkâ€" er and later Goodwillie, is breaking up, having come very close to, but never attaining a championship. A couple weeks ago Goodwillie left for Toronto and las‘ week Willard Walkâ€" Walkerton‘s HOcKkey Team Entertain Mount Forest A.Y.P.A. The members of Triniy AY.P.A. were hosts in the rectory to the memâ€" bers of the Mount Forest A.Y.P.A. Tuesday evening. Everyone wore a masqucrade costume, and when all had registered by the light of candles a grand promenade took place, when be costumes were judged. The prizâ€" es were won by Miss Emily Hunt and a Mount Forest young man. A ommittee of four, Miss E. Hunt, Mrs A. McGowan, Harry Simons and Clarâ€" ence Elvidge planned games which were enthusiastically played. Followâ€" ing lunch the rector, Rev. J. R.: Thompson conducted a short devoâ€" f tional service. The rooms were pret-‘ ‘ily decorated with Halloween colors. | lan, he declared. From these teachâ€" s would be chosen those who wish d to teach agriculture. The United Church Ladies‘ Aid at Varney spent a very pleasant time on Tuesday evening of last week in the home of Mr and Mrs W. Caldwell . Nearly all the guests were in masâ€" querade costumes and promenaded before the judges. Miss W. A. Blythe won the prize for ladies‘ costume, Mrs. J. Lennox for man‘s eostume. This was followed by progressive crokinole, the honmors for first place ‘ being tied by Mr and Mrs Norman Kerr, Miss Marjory and Mz Cameron Kerr. Refreshments were enjoyed. | and this appears probable Varney Ladies‘ Aid Social we learn a petition conai 600 names is being presen Council, requesting a vote, over half the electorate. fiflths majority is required Two of our neighboring towns Mt. Forest and Wiarten, bo h of which now have beer and wine parlours in their midst, may vote on abolishing them, and lnauguraung Local Option, at January elections. In Mt. Forest, A joint Liberal and _ Progressive Convention will be held shortly in O. Sound io nominate a candidate for the Federal House. Two have already announced themselves as candidates â€"â€"W. P. Telford, exâ€"M.P., who was candidate in 1930 and W. Garfield Case, insurance agent, both of Owen Sound. Geo. A. Bothwell of Sydenâ€" ham, may also be in the running. i May Vote on Abolishing Bars, | To Cho@se Candidate in N. Grey Oxford Ram Lamb for sMÂ¥e Henry Eckhardt, R. R. 1, Phone 605, r 3. VOL LYIL NO 44 +3lke=OW NK Eommc Chase‘s Nerve f«?&&.';:g'éoéf .' 4';: Noxzema, 1tg« : 830 «... +~«« *§UC Calder‘s Drug Store Specials Crumbling m, which which is A threeâ€" to carry | MILNEâ€"In Durham hospital, on Monâ€" l day, Nov. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Alex . Apply iceville. on for appendicitis in Durham hospiâ€" tal Wednesday. | _ Miss Susie Bell, youngest daughter ‘of Mr and Mrs Allan Bell, was sudâ€" denly taken ill on Saturday, â€"reâ€" sulting from a severe pain behind the ear. It was lanced Sunday but this did not give sufficient relief. Accordâ€" ingly on Wednesday morning of this week, she was removed to Durham hospital, where she underwent an opâ€" eration for mastoid. It is hoped the | young patient will make a satisfact ory recovery. ‘ Mr. Charlie McDonald, son of Jack; McDonald of town, was operated up-‘ | pageant, with Mrs A. C. Kinnee as Â¥ Miss Canada. Others taking â€" parc | were Mrs C. Reay as Margaret Bourâ€" | gois, the first teacher to come to Canâ€" |ada; Miss Edith Erwin as Madcline ‘de Vercheres the soldier girl; Mrs. }w. Erwin as a pioneer woman; Mrs. | W. Gray as Miss Mitchell, nurse in | the Yukon; Mrs. Stonehouse as Paulâ€" | ine Johnston, and at the close of herg' ,'story she reciced Pauline Johnston‘s poem "Canadian Born‘" in fine style; . Miss Renwick as Mrs Adelaide Hoodâ€"| less who inspired the organization of the first Women‘« Inclituts at ta.n... 59¢ | _ 200C WNHHCO .BArl Leffler is a free man there is no saying that further ‘action to clear the mystery will not be undertaken by the authorities in the very near future. One could sense | that during the trial and it became "lln')ost. conviction among everyone | present when the verdict of "not guilty" . was returned. . There was _ much evidence of a conflicing natâ€" ure entering into one of the most senâ€"‘ sational trials for murder Bruce County has seen for many years | Patriotic Pageant put on by Women‘s Institute Leffler is Acquitted of Murder Charge HOSPITAL NOoTES Thot M N Chc ! Knox ®@purch Ladies‘ Aid will hold | their anntal fowl supper, Tuesday, | Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. in the schoolroom "ot the church Admission 35¢, childâ€" ~ren 25c. _ The Foursquare Gospel church exâ€" tends to all a hearty invitation to the special services beginning Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, conducted by Evanâ€" gelists M. Young and R. Baker. Special music and singing at eu:h“ service, every night except Monday and Saturday at 8 p.m. | i The program was concluded with that fellowship hymn, "Blest by the tie that bind# our hearis in Christian love," and the pastor Rev. J. T. Priest who was chairman of the eveâ€" ning, closed with prayer. The Durâ€" ham Baptist church enters upon her sixtieth year of service in the com-| munity with high hopes and Christâ€"| ian optimism . 1 of which delighted the audience. Rev. Mr. Thompson _ spoke interestingly and instructively on "Christian Symâ€" bo!s," and Rev. W. H. Smith very aptly and eloquently on "Appreciaâ€" tion ." _ ine progiam consisted of felicitous addresses by the local clergy and the new minister of the Mulock church, Pastor Arthur Homer; and by exâ€" Warden Allan Bell. Miss Betty Head captivated the audience with her winâ€" some recitations. Duets by Miss Redâ€" ford and Mrs Wilfrid Thompson; Mrs Priest and daughter Thelma, and Mrs: Homer‘s solog were all enthusiaatlc-; ally received, Mrs. Stanley Pust gave an exhaustive exegisis of Old Mother! BAPTIST ANNIVERSsARY CHICKENâ€"PIE suppEer _ _A happy sociable occasion, was the Baptist Anniversary chickenâ€"pie supâ€" per and program, put on by the Ladâ€" ies‘ Aid Society, last Monday evenâ€" ing. The supper was deliciously cookâ€" ¢d and tastefully arranged, and the financial results quite gratifylng to the workers. The only drab spo , was the illness of the energetic President Mrs. J. F. Giles, in the midst of the preparations . | .! Brigadierâ€"General D. C. Draper will ._be our guest of honour and chief . speaker of the evening. ,Col. Fraser _ Hunter, M.L.A., our Honotary Presiâ€" dent, will also be with us, and we hope our beloved Padre and former President, Rev. B. D. Armstrong can | make the trip from Uptergrove â€"to f.greet his old comrades again . ' _ We know that all who were at the ]banquet last year will want to be ’there again this year, so we don‘t think any further invitation is needâ€" ed. _ Our organization embraces all! _exâ€"members of His Majesty‘s Forces! in this District. If you come underf this classification, you are a member | and as such, are entitled to share in | this evening‘s fun and comradeshin,' r; /en oclock at the Monument means‘ t, 9.30 at the Armories, so set â€" the r,alarm on Saturday night and be on | hand â€" for parade, on time please. | BI Wear medals and berets if you have r| them, otherwise, dress as you please. tl’rhe Band, we are assured, will acâ€" ; company us on the march and will R lead in the music at the Monument. , In order not to disrupt â€" regular . _ church _ services, we. must start . ! promptly, â€" so again, please be on |; |time. _ After the Memorial Service, ; parade will move off to Queen Street 4 United Church and following Divine j Worship, will march back to the I | Armories to be dismissed . A large ] !tum-out is desired, so let‘s show |r | them we can turn out just as well q | for Church as we can for eats. cow ! Monday evening at 7 o‘clock, the F Annual â€" Banquet provided _ through 1« the generosity of the local Chapter t of the Daughters of the Empire will N be held in the Durbam Town Hall. t« & _the program printed on page 4 of this issue. You will note that the ]Memorlal Service at the Monument commences at 10 a.m. This is done fso as to permit our being at Church ‘by 10.45 a.m. Services are all startâ€" |ing earlier next Sunday ‘so that the | Two Minutes Silence can be observâ€"‘ |ed at 11 a, m. | ! Ten o‘clock at the Monument means ‘ B0 .at: the: Arnmimtan . mm se tzy o The attention of all exâ€"soldiers the Town and District is called Veterans‘ Service Sunday a.m. Alastair D. Gun Gen. Draper Here Monday‘ _ Died Sudée Mrs. G. A. Thompson posed the gossiping the Ladies‘ Aid, both usic at the Monument. to disrupt regular es, we must start again, please be on the Memorial Service, With _you are a member entitled to share in i and comradeship. DURHAQ, THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1934 , ATTENTION ! _ the Monument n. This is done being at Church which is incorporated the J, ., would nc eve-' Friend: DUrâ€"/ and Mrs her| Mrs. Brit comâ€" wood. Mr | Mr and Mrs Ralph Metcalfe, Mr and | Mrs G. S. Hopkins, with son and 'daughter, Perrin and Alma, Mrs. T. | E. Hopkins and Edward, Mr David Hopkins, all of Hanover; Mr and Mrs Hugh Travnor and Mrs Harry Crisâ€" ,’pin from Walkerton; Mrs. H. Peplin of Owen Sound; Mrs John Dewar of i Shallow Lake; Miss Maud Cuff of Toâ€" ronto. The remains were laid to rest in Hanover cemetery by three bro‘hâ€" ersâ€"inâ€"law and three cousins, Nessre: | | _ Of her own family circle, one sister | Mrs McGowan, Durham, and four | brothers survive herâ€"Will, John and !Frame Gray in Portage La Prairie, Man., and Wallace in Assiniboia, | Sask. Interment took place at Tonâ€" :trilas, Sask. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. â€"er moved to Artemesia, and in 1895 | left for the West where she has since lived. About thirty years ago she was | married to Mr. Currie, and the husâ€" band, two sons and two daughters curvive. One daughter lives in Saskâ€" | a oon, and the other children near I home . FUNERAL OF THE i Mrs. John McGowan on Tuesday reâ€" ceived the sad news that her siser, Mrs. M. A. Currie of Tontrilas, Sask., had died the previous day. Her ill ness arose from blocd poisoning, which necessitated the amputation of her right arm, and she succumbed to a form of stroke. The deceased was Jean Gray, bom’ in Durham in 1871 where her father . had 2. tannery in early years. They latâ€" | The funeral service of the late _ The deepest sympathy of the town and community goes out to Mrs. Mcâ€" Kechnie and to Mr. James Gun of Hamilton the only surviving memâ€" bers of the Gun family. â€" Alastair‘s was the sixth death in the family cirâ€" cle since four years ago August last when Dr. Arthur Gun bassed away. Since then Mr. McKechnie, Mrs Gun, Sr., Miss Marion and two months ago Cecil of Chicago have passed on . : in T T 204 PM ABI _ ed in the office of the Cream Separâ€" Hill, | _ator Co. factory for a short time beâ€" Hoper _ fore going to Chicago. He later went]' Mrs to Vancouver where his. sister Mr8> | vigi‘e McKechnie, (then Miss Margaret Hugh , Gun) was living, and here he en â€"€r~ _ AMrg ed. the employ of the Bank of Comâ€" | €lg, is ‘ merce, working up at Portland, Oreâ€" | gigter. ‘gon, and Winnipeg, until he was 4Dâ€" _ Miss pointed manager at Watson, Manito, some ba. Some years later, he was &D the w pointed manager of the branch _ at Mro Naicam, in Saskatchewan. A fEW week months ago he was moved to Nor-; Mis quay, Sask. Fifteen years ago he was ‘ and M wedded to a Regina girl, Miss Ella ner, we Elaine Merrill, who survives him aâ€" nel‘s la long with four daughters, aged four | P.D.I to fourteen, Margaret Elaine, Olive Hughes M. Beatrice E., Mary E. The funeral Kechni took place from his wife‘s former aiztende home in Regina on Monday, and inâ€" ; G:M., v terment was made in that city. i Valley Alastair was the youngest son of the late Dr. James and Mrs. Gun of Durham, and was born here 49 years ago. He was educated and grew to young manhood here, being employâ€" | _A sad telegram reached Mrs. Gilâ€" | bert McKechnie, Thursday evening last, advising her of the death of her youngest brother, Alastair Dunbar Gun, following a message received in afternoon of his serious illness. He was manager of the Can. Bank of Commerce at Norquay, Sask., and succumbed to heart failure just after reaching his office last Thursday morning, according to later word reâ€". ceived . MRS. M. a. CURRIE LATE MRS. METCALFE OBITUARY Died Suddenly in Sask ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO HRolstein Les ¢e y ! Canadian _ Greys Chapter LO.D.E. | had a full evening of business and inâ€" | formation at their regular meeting ; on Monday. The Chap‘er will meet at | 10 a.m., Sunday to place the wreath |and take part in the Veterans‘ Servâ€" l ice. Arrangements were also comnlet. "~~ Aflangements were also completâ€" ed for the Veterans‘ supper, to be held in the Town Hall next Monday evening, and for the distribution of poppies. 1 0.D E. MAKE PRESENTATIONS | _Mr and Mrs Arthur Ritchie enterâ€" tained a number of friends last Priâ€" day evening on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of their marâ€" riage. They were the recipients â€" of many fine china and other gifts in honor of the event. Messrs. J. C. Howell, M. Steinachâ€" er, Geo. McLaughlin and Mack Graâ€" ham left on Monday for Golden Vaiâ€" ley District, in Parry Sound, where they are pursuing the fleet deer for a week or two. Mr House, Durham‘s new creamery man, is also one of the party. ® ! Mr and Mrs wW. Caines of Parkâ€" hill visited last week at her sister‘s | Mrs. C. H. Moffat. ‘ Mrs A. A. Catton, Toronto is visitâ€" | ing this week at the home of her son tMr and Mrs Ralph Catton. ! _ The choir of Knox United church ;are being entertained this Friday evening at the home of Mrs. (Dr.) D. B. Jamieson. Mrs Langley of Toronto has been recupera‘ing the past month at the homes of her sisters, Mrs J. Moran, town and Mrs Jack Ray, Dornoch. She had three bones broken in the foot, in a fall from a street car. Mr and Mrs Moran and children drove her home to Toronto on Sunday . Valley last Thursday P.D.DGM., W. H. Kress, R. W. Hughes, Chas. Moffat and J. D. Mcâ€" Kechqie were Masonic brethren who aitended the funeral of the late D T Mis Neil McMillan,; Swinton Park and Miss Florence McQueen of Stayâ€" ner, were visitors at Mrs Neil McCanâ€" nel‘s last week end.â€" Mrs John McArthur, con. 10, Glenâ€" elg, is spending some time with her sisterâ€"inâ€"law, Mrs Thos. Banks. Miss Louise Jamieson, of Brankâ€" some Hall, Toronto, was home over the week end. Mr and Mrs A. E. Ashley left last week to reside in Owen Sound. visi‘ed with her Hugh Firth. Mr and Mrs John Burgess were visi ors in Port Elgin the first of the week, to extend their sympathy in peison to the family or the late Mrs Christie who was in‘erred in the famâ€" ily plot at Port Elgin, Monday, Mrs. Chiistie is the mother of Mrs John Hill, Boothville and Mrs Geo. Shand, Hopevillie. Miss Leah McComb spent a week with her cousin Mrs F. Forsyth, in Walkerton, before the latter‘s removâ€" al to Glengary County. Mrs, D. T. Town is visiting her sisâ€" ter, Mrs. Gloin in Sarnia, who is ill at her home there. Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Davi laft Friday last to take residence in Toronto at Park Road. R. Lavery of Owen Sound funeral of the late D.D. Wansborough in Grand parents, Mr and Mrs Mrs. David Jamieson up winter 65 Oriole is m u e Pn o i o 0 " Day Phoneâ€"Elgin 6361 Night â€" Grover 2450. n =°=0g°fl0=0=0=0=0= omo 100 acresâ€"lot, 8, con. 20, Egremont. Bank barn with L; driving shed ana lig pen; good frame house, convenâ€" ient to school. Must be sold to settle up es‘ate. Apply to George Wiison or Martin Wilson. R. R. 1, Varney. STRAYEV, frim lot 2, con 4, Glen elg Township, t weeks ago,â€"a lit tle white pig witA black spots. Find er will please notily Ernest Blodgett, R. R. 2 Priceville. Phone 607â€"r5. The Ritchie Orchestra supplied bright music before and between acts and for the dance which followed . The floor was crowded, both round and square dances being â€" provided, and a happy time was spent. The Society realized over $113 from the two events on a 25¢ fee, and will clear over $70. And none were disappointed. "Here ,Comes Charlie" is a mir hâ€"provoking comedy, full of ludicrous, and at times dramatic situations, and the visitors well enacted their various roles. ‘Charlie‘ especially was a star, and though rocks and shoals were numerous at the outse‘, in the end she won all over, and everything endâ€" ed happily. hCross . crowd Durham Agricultural Society sponâ€" APP!Y to Mrs sored a play "Here Comes Charlier Ring 604, 23 which was presented by the young ~~~ people of Central United church, 0. CARPENTER ; Staged Splendid Concert Highest market prices paid for Make us a sample shipment. We Referencesâ€" Canadian Bank of C Poultry FARM FOR SALE MARSHALL‘S CO. timited Published Weekly at $2.00 a $2.50 a year in advance, 68 FRONT sT. EasT, Toronto ment. We guarantee you satisfaction Bank of Com merce. WANTED Poultry paid for No. 1, Chickens or Fow! OmMope===â€"3 PHONE 114 CANADA PACKERS HOG CONCENTRaATE & TANKAGE carried. Also Oil Cake, Bone Meal, Molasses, Blood Meal, Meat Scrap, lodine Sait. pose ~ _ Tenders I1 be received by the ‘ undersigned . up to 600 o‘clock p.m. Thurs Nov. 8 h, for electâ€" _ rical and carperter work at the High _ School. â€" Lowest "or any tender not _ necessarily accepté@. For ful] parâ€" ticulars apply to M M. McFadden, * Chairman . properly mixed with your own grain, will give best results. My â€" Power Mixer is at your service for this purâ€" Science dicates that a feed ration must be properly balanced to give Profitable Egg Production . CANADA PACKERS‘ Lay CONCE N. POULTRYMEN ! PURINA and other LAY MASH carried in stock . CARPENTERS Apply to Mrs. W. T. Wilson, Varney Ring , 28 Durham. T ns 608, 1 SOLICIT your CHOPPING and CRUSHING Turtles on display in Window. Calder‘s Drug Store l A New and Popular Sport Get one Free with a purchase of 50c or over of Nyal Products, inâ€" cluding . Medicines, Toilotries, and Household Drugs, and a 15¢ box of Turtle Food. Turties r in advance. To United States, C. RAMAGE & SON, Publishers acres, immediate possession TUORTLE RACING â€" FARM FOR SALE . EW EN Poultry RS AND ELECTRIcans ATTENTION:! TRATE DURH AM CcONCEN.