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&/4 *t} [Ch Li VNIAKIO ARCHIVES TORONTO ©ome__40c10 Rev. Mr Mercer was a recent guest of Mr and Mrs C. M. Leeson. word was received here that the Rev. Mr. Caldwell had passed away on Monday evening at his home in Acton. Sympathy is extended. The W.A. met last Wednesday at the home of Mrs C. M. Leeson with & good attendance. Mrs Leeson led in prayer: Miss M. Kerr gave a readâ€" ing. Plans were made for an Irish Stew Supper on March 17, in the L.O.L. hall. Roll call was answered by a verse of scripture containing the word ‘comfort‘. Minutes were read and approved. After an hour‘s sewing on the quilt blocks, lunch was served. Mr. George beonard_ is assisting ATTVT 1rom the seventh tee at Oukhyl.o_lf course in the Britâ€" Word was rece Rev. Mr. Caldwe on Monday eveni Acton. Sympathy The W.A. met « &toria, B.C., can produce winâ€" ter golf the equal of any on the eo.thqt might well gaze at this Mr LIMITED Canada‘s Leading Livestock Salesmen Mr * and MmMrs Thos. Bell, were visitors with Mr and Mrs. DUNN & LEVACK ESTABLISHED 1893 union stock vyarps ww A. C. Marshall _ of =0=°=°=Onfl=°=° Ship Your Livestock to J ~‘VCn YARDS _ _â€" _ TORONTO " Tâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"1omorâ€"â€"â€"â€"omor=â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"oso "Nice Weather For It" Let the telephone take the sting out of "goodbyes". It‘s so easy and inexpensive to send your voice winging back home or to friends you have just been visiting. It‘s almost like being with them again. Just ask the Long Distance operâ€" ator about rates as soon as you arrive. You will find them surâ€" prisingly low. after 7 p.m. and Low Weekâ€"end rates ALL DAY SUNDAY. golfers from all parts of the Paâ€" cific Northwest and Canada reâ€" cently played the highly successâ€" ful eighth annual Empress Midâ€" winter ::.Irnment. n“m(lum sunâ€" shine, the snowâ€"crowned Olympics mountaine and the sparkling bighâ€" Quite a number from near here atâ€" tended the hockey match on Friday last ana report a good game. Mr. William Pinder visited last week with friends in Toronto and Hamilton . Mrs. Robert Lewis spent Sunday with her mother Mrs J. Eden. Mr and Mrs Wm. Kirby spent Sunâ€" day with her parents, Mr and Mrs. D. Davis. Mrs Fred McCaw spent last week with her mother Mrs. Rogers. Mr. Bert Dickson made a business trip to Toronto last week. Congratulations _ to Mr and Mrs. Wm. Brown on the birth of a son in Mt. Forest Hospital on Thursday, March 5th. Mr and Mrs Wm. J. Nelson spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J. C. few days last week. was lights of the sea made the touring of the course a scenic delight and greens and fairways were in fine condition for play*®though no other golf course in Canada was playable on a tournament basis during the week of Feb. 17â€"22. On March 26, 1878, she was marâ€" ried to Albert Yake at Cannington, Ont. They came up to Egremont and settled on the 8th concession, later moving to the 10th concession, residâ€" ing there since. There are left to mourn the loss of a loving, devoted wife and mother, her sorrowing husband, four sons and four daughters: Thomas and Elâ€" iza, Mrs Wm. Arthur, Egremont ;. Charles, Vineland, New Jersey; Maryl Mrs H. Horsburgh, Egremont; Laura | Mrs. W. A. McCrea, Mount Forest;" Vera, Mrs J. E. McCrea, Waterâ€" down, New York; Ira, Egremont and’ Mrs. Yake was born on Oct. ]3th' ALLAN 3 CORNE‘RS at Stouffville, Markham township ang | _ On Friday evening, Rev. J. R. was the orly daughter of Thomas T"°MPSOn will conduct Lenten servâ€" and Mary Mowat. | ice in St. Paul‘s church, to commence On March 26, 1878. she was mar. At 8 o‘clock. The very sudden death of Mrs. Alâ€" bert Yake, who passed away on Satâ€" urday evening, Feb. 2%, at her home on 10th con., Egremont came as a severe shock to her family, also friends and neighbors. EGREMONT RESIDENT‘s DEATH ISs VERY SsUDDEN Next social of the United Church will be held on 27th March (health, weather and roads permitting.) A good program is being prepared. Lunch by all. The young people of the Communâ€" ity Circle visited Dromore on invitaâ€" tion on Monday evening. Holstein put on the program and Dromore the lunch. They report a good time. Milâ€" ton Aitken, Elmer Love and Willard Stevenson took sleigh loads of young people. The March meeting of the Woman‘s Institute will be held at Mrs. Mcâ€" Guire‘s on Thursday, the 19th. Roll call: ‘a writer of your country.‘ Proâ€" gram: English, Irish and Scotch,â€"a | little of each. | Next sOcial Of tha Unitar Phuuck Quite a number of our young and older people attended the hockey game between Clinton and Durham on Saturday night and report it the fastest game they have seen in Durâ€" ham for some time. MOLSTEIN LEADER Dr. H. and Mr Jas. Brown of Torâ€" onto, visited their mother, Mrs. A. Brown the first of the week. Rev, M. J. and Mrs. Court will erâ€" tertain the young people of the Presâ€" byterian church at the Manse Thursâ€" day evening of this week. Mr and Mrs Bennett and son have moved into the house lately owned by the late Mr Wm. Wilson. Mr Wm. Aberdein and son Robert have taken possession of the store lately ownec by Mr and Mrs Anarew Henry . Mr and Mrs Wm. Moore entertainâ€" ed the choir of the Presbyterian church on Friday evening last. The Woman‘s Misstonary Society of the Presbyterian church met at the home of Mrs. Bert Eccles Tuesday of this week. Mrs Miller of Mimico, visited her daughter, Mrs. Herrgott and Dr Herrâ€" gott over the end of the week. John McCulloch, son of the late John McCuilloch, who was at one time a blacksmith in Yeovil. He will be remembered by some of the older reâ€" sidents. Died in Hamilton, on February 26 LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs Andrew Stewart. â€" _ Mr and Mrs Wm. Porter entertainâ€" ed a few of the young people around Mrs McAlister Sr. is visiting with her daughters in Toronto. Mr and Mrs James Picken and Rayâ€" mond visited on Sunday with M» a..4 to his brother latives here. _ Relatives of the late Rev. H. Caldâ€" well received word this week of his death at Acton.. The deceased spent his youngâ€"manhood days in this comâ€" munity ‘and was held in the highest esteem. He was a welcome visitor in the home of the writer and an old friend of the family. After fifty years spent in the ministry, he has gone to his reward. We extend our sympathy to his widow and famil@ | Mr and Mrs Holstein, spent with her paren Watson. Mr and Mrs Snivelly, daughter of Mr. J. D. Main, have leased the latter‘s farm and intend taking posâ€" session shortly. Mr Elmer Love with his team took a sleigh load of young people to Droâ€". more on Monday evening when they were entertained by the youth of Dromore. | Mr. Ben Woods Jr., while engaged | at a buzz sawing bee, came in rather close contact with the saw and had the tip cut off one of his fingers, which had to be dressed by Dr. Herâ€" gott of Holstein. Mr. James Lewis has leased farm of Mrs Alexander Pollock the coming term. Mr and Mrs W. Nelson 6f Orchard were recent visitors with J. C. and Mrs Queen. Mr. Percy Gordon is engaged with Mr. Ronald Smith for a term . Mr. Reuber, teacher, spent cent weekend with his parent Clifford. Visitors with Mrs Eden recently, were Mrs R. Lewis of Orchard and Mrs McClyment and daughter Reta of Durham. Mr and Mrs W. Kirby of Orchard visited the Davis family on Sunday. | J. Alles, Misses Alles, Horsburgh, | Ferguson and Smith, teacher, Mesâ€" ?ars Campbell Watson, Kenneth Alles, ‘ Arthur Haas and Elgin Lamont. : Mrs. F. Reid did the prompting. « After the play lunch was served and , the remainder of the evening . was rspent in dancing and social chat. ‘ Messrs Jas. Hooper and Willie Ferâ€" guson and Mrs W. Renwick supâ€" !plied the music. | The W.M.S. will hold their March meeting on Thursday of this week in the basement of the church . Mr Crow is a wercome visitor at this time of the year; _ about the only time. After the severe winter it sounds good to hear his cawâ€"caw . We saw the first one on March 2nd . Most of us will be like the groundâ€" hog, glad to get out again and know it will soon be spring. Mr. Oliver Milliner and Mr. Mcâ€" Lean, Hopeville were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Will McKenuzie. The W. I. were successful in choosing a good night for their At Home, and were rewarded by a fair sized crowd. Yeovil Dramatic Club (S.S8. No. 9) were present and gave their play. They held the attention of the audience for a couple of hours to a good play, well given and enâ€" joyed by all. The cast was: Mrs. Mr and Mrs Jas. Brown from the Glen, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs W. Leith and attended the At Home in Russell Hall. Mr. Gid Johnston is on the sick list at present. We hope he has a speedy recovery as he is busy in the mill. The W.1I. and Y.P.S. will hold jointly a St. Patrick‘s social in the basement of Amos church on Tuesâ€" day evening the 17th of March. A good program is being provided for and Miss Bessie Drimmie will give the history of School Section No. 13. Some of the local sports were in Durham, Saturday night to witness the Clinton and Durham hockey teams in the playâ€"offs, and report a Mr Herb Munn of near Pike Lake was in these parts calling on relaâ€" tives and friends a short time ago. Mr gnd Mrs Sam McMurdo, Swinâ€" ton Park were recent visitors with Mr and Mrs John McMurdo. Hugh on the home farm. There are 28 grandchildren and 2 great grand children . KNOX CORNERsS ALLAN‘S CORNERS THE. DURHAM REVIEW parents, Mr Hubert McDouga_ll of a few days last week DROMORE rewis has leased the Alexander Pollock for imily. After fifty e ministry, he has d. We extend our widow and family, lliam and other reâ€" and Mrs Bert parents near | _ On Thursday, Feb. 27th, at the home of Mrs. W. Bell, she and her twin sister, Mrs. Pinder of Holstein, _celebrated their T2nd birthday. Memâ€" bers of the families and a few old friends and neighbors were present for the occasion. The ladies who reâ€" semble one another very closely, are | remarkably _ smart and active and’ and look years younger than their. honored three score yvears and +. | BIRTHDAY MARKED sy TWINS NOW AgED 72 journ to meet again, Monday, April 6th at 1 o‘clock for general business. 4 David Allan, Clerk. Members of Council attendance at meeling to date t xxk+1+»+s 18.50 Robert Christie use of room ... 2 Nn pension .... Members of C R Convention i Colin MeMilla Pattersonâ€"Cowan of 8, con. 17; also that of Wilton Esâ€" tate.â€"Carried . Aldcornâ€"Patterson: That Bylaw No. â€" be read a first and second time.â€" Carried . _+.Egremont Council met March 9. Members were all present. Minutes were read and adopted. «â€"Aldcornâ€"Cowan: That the report of the Road Sup‘t be confirmed.â€"Carâ€" ried . Pattersonâ€"Cowan: That Robert Barâ€" bour, Geo. Wilson and Arthur Mcâ€" Dougall be refunded the sum of $2 each re dog tax, also David Bilâ€" ton the sum of $1 re same.â€"Carrled.‘ Aldcornâ€"Cowan: That the Clerk be instructed to erase the following balâ€" ance of taxes from his books: Lot Mr and Mrs Will Backus, Hampâ€" den, were recent visitors with the Wallace family. Mr and. Mrs Ronald Smith visited on Sunday with her parents, Mr and Mrs R. Carmount, Orchard. Mr and Mrs Norman Schenk and Mr and Mrs Palmer Patterson spent an evening recently with Mr and Mrs Harold Watson. Mr and Mrs D. Marshall visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Ferguson, Egremont. Miss T E. Byers visited Monday with Mrs A. and Mrs J. Picken. (Intended for last week.) The World‘s Day of Prayer service was held in the church on Friday afâ€" ternoon Feb. 28th. The fine program prepared for the service was followâ€" ed. The Varney ladies were invited, but very few were able to attend owâ€" ing to the condition of the roads. There was a good attendance from our own Society. Mr and Mrs David Marshall visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs James Marâ€" shall and family of Egremont. Mrs Wesley Storrey and James of town, visited Sunday at the Wallace home. of Wiarton are visiting this week with her parents, Mr and Mrs David the corners on Mr and Mrs Bryson Morlock and children of town were visitors on Sunday with Mr and Mrs C. McAlâ€" ister. two were killed. : That Council adâ€" C000 ht n k s e w k s a s +0 2 0 ef .:. s x1 + 4‘% + + ++ +« Ȥ0 ef *A tarssaa‘s‘s +8 .90 lief r+s11+++++»+1.§0 exp. on roads 262.74 t K *a s rsee 2144900 old age 1.50 8.95 7.48 6.40 « .60 8.50 1.50 sharp difference the Liberals w _chasinzg dominated mental stores. In manufacturer is ( hands of the buye en prices to a poi cost of production, not only the manuy standard of living er. || _ J CCeengent dealer (aside from ithe department stores) remained . / _ The report goes on: "It becomes | of paramount importance to every manufacturer to sell to the departâ€" ment stores, The concentration of | purchasing power in the hands .of ; | the latter undoubtedly _ intensified ‘competmon and actuated the severiâ€" ty of the necessary adjustment." _ | _ Mr. Stevens said that in view of the suggestion that the furniture inâ€" dustry is to be injured by lowering of the tariff from 45% to 21%, he wished the House to attend particyâ€" larly to the conclusion of the Price Spreads and Mass Buying Commigâ€" sion, that this industry represents an illustration of A GDMratall ars o 0 0 ©/ The furniture industry fears the +‘ competition of inferior articles comâ€" 8 ing from the Southern States. . Mr. +/ Stevens dealt with imne matter in €/ some detail and took the ground that ;it was not lack of protection by way â€"/ of tariff which caused the difficulty éliu that industry but that the trouble 5 lies in the concentration of the outâ€" $ put in departmental stores. The matâ€" )/ ter, he said, had been dealt with ‘, carefully by the Price Spreads and )/ Mass Buying Commission, and he reâ€" ‘| ferred to their report, quoting: "coâ€" / incident, however, with the growth " of furniture factories was a concenâ€" | | tration in retail distribution which | led to the elimination of more and | more independent outlets," citing ;Winnipeg as an example of the dis appearing retail merchant of furniâ€" ture. In that city in the past fiflteen â€" !year, approximately one furniture |â€" | dealer a year ceases business and at â€" | time the report was written onlyl] | one independent dealer (aside from | the department stores) remainea â€" || es, nor did he view with favour the item in the agreement which has | pleased women, that it will now be possible to bring back $100 worth of goods after one has spent ten days \in United States. He mees Canadian women leaving their money in the !States and is alarmed at the proâ€" spect. American tourists bhave â€" had ;the privilege of taking back the same amount from this country for a long: ;time and we certainly have a great number of tourists coming here who: count on buying linen, china, woolâ€". lens and furs. Travellers undoubtedâ€" ly enjoy bringing home some article of beauty which will remind them of the happiness of the trip and possibâ€" ly illustrate for their friends, differâ€" ences between their own country and the one which they visited. Arguing from the opposite point of view, Mr. Joe Harris, Conservative from Toronto, feared the dumping of the surplus products of American factories in Canada at sacrifice pricâ€" Mr Thoreon, who was dean of the law school in Manitoba University, and has been a member of House of Commons before, made a speech in which he said that our exports of cattle to the United States had _ inâ€" creased from $67,647.00 in January 1935, to $498,270.00 in January 1936; that our exports of shingles doubled, and our exports of planks, boards and lumber showed subslantial inâ€" trucci, _ was censured for his critiâ€" cism of nation members of the League. Matters important to the furniture industry, farm implement incustry and users and rural mail carriers were mentioned. Some splendid speeches were made on the trade agreement and in that class would come the one delivered by the Hon. Charles Dunning, Minisâ€" ter of Finance, in which he stated that his party did not view matters of trade as matters of war, but rathâ€" er as a means of building up mutual interests. _ It was the first lengthy “ speech delivered by Mr. Dunnlnx: since his return to the House of: Commons and was listened to with great interest. | Varied Opinions in House On Trade Agreement It has been a dullish week. The trade treaty has occupied almost the whole time but with interesting speeches here and there. A resoluâ€" tion regarding Canada‘s position in world affairs was submitted and formed the basis of an interesting debate. The Italian Consul, Mr. Peâ€" increased cost manufacturer . but cost of farm impleâ€" investigated by _ a House . A resolyâ€" Fred Johnston now Monday, March 9th, 1934 "CO Hecmer _ NO . > very sell to the departâ€" ‘he concentration of f in the hands a¢ b: wageâ€"earnâ€" thereby was only joking, : Vâ€"â€"Alex lcl(urdo; Lorne Ecocles y ABE. l\'-Domthy MecNalty : Charle . Watson; Murie] Watson; Ruth M. Kenzie. gr, IUIâ€"June Smail (H .) . Jr. 111â€"Kenneth Leith (H.); Colvi , Geddes; Annjie Dixon; Betty Taylor Dorothy Harrison ; Alex McGillivray | Sr. Mâ€"Hector McMurdo; Haze] Pran | cis; Douglas Nott; Calvin Nott. Jr. | IIâ€"John Harrison; Arnold Smail; V . [ Nooore. "â€" Kttnacll_y, L106 * for this car?t auction off m old | liance for the women of ial field. They eral elections. ~CHH€C. Sr. IMâ€"June Smail (H ) r. ulâ€"l(enneth Leith (H.); Colvin eddes; Annie Dixon ; Betty Taylor:; orothy Harrison; Alex MceGillivray r. IIâ€"Hector McMurdo; Haze] Franâ€" s; Douglas Nott; Calvin Nott. Jr. â€"John Harrison; Arnold Smail; v. loor:'. Iâ€"Ross Taylor (H.) Royâ€" am Intuatk ic 6 z4s Both audiences were most consider ate. It begins to look as though the franchise would soon be extended to the women of Quebec in the provincâ€" ial field . They now can vote in Fedâ€" noortr s y cit ie | For a long time rural mail | carâ€" , riers have been very dissatisfied with the method of Aetermining the aâ€" | mount of money they will receive for ithelr work. The contract is now enâ€" tered into by tender but the dificulâ€" 'ty is that someone without any exâ€" | erience as to the work and expenses | involved, in order to secure the contract, puts in roo low a figure, or the present carrier, fearing such comâ€" petition, tenders for less money than he has been receiving, with the result that mail carriers are as a class, poorly paid and _ dissatisfied Mr. Boulanger of Quebec province put a resolution on the order paper asking that they be paid by the mile, only to have his resolution ruled out on the ground that it would cause an inâ€"crease in expenditure. Under the rules only the government can introâ€" duce a matter increasing the amount of money spent. | treatment of officers and men in reâ€" | gard to hospital allowances, is greatâ€" ly dimished. A sick general or colâ€" . onel is not to wallow in wealth |wlrhlle the sick private gets a pitâ€" | tance or, in other words, the war is | over . he thought emphasised was that the League of Nations must become something more than a defender of the status quo. If a collective sysâ€" tem is to be effective the restraining of an aggressor is not enough, but international instead of Imperial conâ€" trol of colonies, effective machinery to deal with treaty revision and the preblems of markets, migraâ€" tion and raw materials must be seriously undertaken, with disarmaâ€" ment accompanying such endeavor. Exâ€"service men will be glad to hear that the great difference which has before now existed between the l Mr. Deachman, who defeated Geo. Spotton in North Huron and whose , conviction on low tariff matters is ’wcll known, thought that haste in the lowering of prices of implements | bad botter be made quickly or farm “m would be "on their uppers". | _A Scotsmaan in the House, Thom»s |Fraser by name, is incensed t»» lluuln can be imported from Frano, but not from Scotland, due to foot and mouth disease. Meat is now ;, 'cpoaed before being shipped ou; o; the Mother Country and our Depart. lneit of Agriculture fears contani». ation on that account, while in Paris |me¢t is rigidly inspected. If all hi. is House a long but carefully worded resolution on the need of the League of Nations determinedly woOrking for the removal of the causes of war by reduction in armaments, open diploâ€" macy and such changes in treatie; The Rev. T. C. Douglas, C .; candidate from Weyburn, offered sample I had a no foot and m survive . trial constituencies in the eas ticularly Brantford where farn lements are manufactured and Saskatchewan farm Liberals . SCHOOL REPORTs â€" You made spent a very eujoyable week he guest of _ Miss Helena Vood, a delightful Englishâ€" While there I addressed the MAR. 12 1936 No. 18. PGREMOXN®T Women‘s Vote: ;n 'auebec and mouth disease (H.); Roy Eocies- â€"â€" Smith, teacher 1 don‘t it away or 1}! T was trying to automobiles . and hauling m ine east, pa: where farm imp am I bid MACPHAIL ted. If all hay. soned | as the ago, I am sure Montrea) it would the the he appea with litd perience whiph is hasn‘t bo ume, few n been â€" disconme« passing ele ham | ind Capr ind Almost gonn lor i ant Un# nigL t th The *4 Mr . lately Th A1 h A Smooth T it Safe at M VOL y Instead paste, tatt 8set.. wip Stave . ‘P, Calde Booth CHOC @xCc TA