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h BATTALION NEWS H Lieut. F. Agwood, cpl, Wil_ liamson and Cpl. Fowles, are i-n T01-onto taking a Bombing course Corpl. Vanvlack and twelve `men left `Monday for Toronto to take a Course on the Lewis Machine uuu. Since leaving Camp, the Com- pany have signed up 20 men, 12 Iof whom were passed by the doc`- tor and taken on the strength, the remaining eight were unable to pass the medical examination. There are a `number of Orillia boys who are considering *en1ist- ing and we expect to add a few more in a day or so. -1--- -1` --- n\l an. `iv I-nvvv van ww- vsergt; Fletts and his class ,of Signallers are making good pro- gress. They are using `a room in the>Muni,cipal, Buildings for their work. nu..- n-.,.,....._....-_ ._..... :............l..A :.. Company was birispencted in B. F. & P.VT. on Fnidaylast by Capt. Conover of Toronto. The Band is to visit Orillia on Mondaynext and on Tuesday evening a concert will be given in the Armouries in which the "Band will take part. v -c-- ---v----~ -9 -- --_. iillhe `Company ralso receiv_ Uhtho` on Thursday, Dec. 7th. f`A Company, Barrie _ 'I.`he A Company Dinner on Friday evening was an aunquali- .fled success. The members of the Company and their friends, num_ bering about two hundred and fifty, spent a most enjoyable ev-; ening. The mess room was very. tastefully decorat.ed and Corporal Harvey, who had charge of -the I ed an invitation to have- dinner at decorating, deserves great ore- dit. The band_ added greatly to the enjoyment of" the evening. V I 9. '1`h_anks are._due "to D Com;-A During the spare time the men of the Company are preparing` a corner of the Oval or drill grounds for a rink. Ice space will be about 100x180 feet, elec- tric lights are being placed and the boys expect, to spend many pleasant evenings on their open air rink with their lady friends. 1 q>i;;`co;;11;;u;;;s "i;;m;;;;;.;;_ tained by the ladies of the Eng- lish Church to a supper and con- cert on Monday evenmg next.` I 7I1I,...`f1....~.o.n.n-.,Inn-H. nl.-..` -.1\nA:cv __-_.. -.- unA\J uuu LIa\lULJ.Ja The officers, N.C.O. s and men of the battalion extend congrat- ulations to-Bandmaster`T. And- pews, whehas _been presented .'with' a -baby boy. T - ` B Company, Orillieg on Thursday last the Gompay marched to Hampshire Mills, fa: amm: zxnmmzn Am: 'sA1'unnAv momma J Sergt. H. J. Grasett, one of the lmost popular Sergeants in the Battalion, was married on Wed- nesday afternoon to Miss Mar- garet Witten of Barrie. Every man in the Company extends his heartiest congratulations, and wishes both him and his bride every happiness. `Farmers Sun, Toronto, is_`spec- Iially edited and presents the lat:-. est ideas of every branch of the home work, in which the farmer s wife or daughter is i_nter'ested Your reading is not complete `without The Sun. -The Horne Department ofathel . The Senior Ol`ficers_ of the Bat- talion were present, and expressed their appreciation. Capt. Hartt s toast to The Ladies was great- ly enjoyed by all. But probably the_ most appreciated part of the evening was when the band struck up For He's a Jolly Good Fellow and afforded all an op- portunity of displaying their ap- preciation of Major Young s thoughtfulness and hard work in arranging the dinner. 1- (III pany,' who `took over our duties and also by their working during the dinner, allowed every A man to attend. Read the .Adlet Column. 11\J|ll Vtllol 1 Lltl `Jill ll`-`U (l.|I|JL(L\Jla "V- er a S0011} of people to Treasurer Qui'nlau s tax sale last Friday. A majority of those" present were from Port McNicoll, but there was no rush to buy the lots offered in this ' Q1.P.R. terminal village, which three years ago was boom- ed by real estate agents as a `prospective city. One hundred lots were redeemed before `-`the. sale, but on'J_"r-iday only 16 of the Port lots were sold, while practically all the parcels offered in other municipalities were pur_ chased. The biggest. snap in the list was secured by W. A. J. Bell, who got Grape Island in;Lake Simcoe, near Orillia, for $248.24. This property is said to be worth at least ten times that amount, and will probably be redeemed, in which case Mr; Bell will at least make ten per cent on his money. The day s`receipts were altogeth- er $709.41.. Major Rogers offici- ated as auctioneer at the tax sale for the 47th time. I TI"_,, TI1_,__.__L.`_- ._-_ _- _'._l-_-.-.1.,.I JLIL llllb `XI llll IJIlll\Jc Tay Township was` interested in the lotsiisted to the extent of about $11,000. In the boom days nineteen subdivisions were laid out, some of them having as high as 1700 lets. \Vhen the bubble burst and these properties be; Iven a choicq of 177/; lots at from $1.71 up dld not attract m'_| nn 1 nn1\nn l\'p u-\n:.w.In In 'l`nnn;-:- *`C."' Company at Collingwoodj have added three more men to their` strength: Pte. W. Winters, Pte. R. Haley and Pte. Maewsky Nikodim (Russian). _ Dr\ W D nlnvdvn t'\". `kn Q:nnv\n` Only Forty Lots sold We have given a lot of attnn- tionan-d thought tothe selectlion of our Men's Furnishings for Christmas trade. Thereis noth- ing a man requires that cannot be found in our big range. Collars, Ties, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Un_ derwear, Gloves, Garters, Arm Ban-ds, Jewelry, Hats, Caps, Sus- penders, Mufflers, and all other requirements for men. Our stock never was quite so complete; our prices never -more attractive. Please do your Christmas shop- ping early. came almost valueless, it meant that the rest of the township had to hear the greater part of Port McNic0ll s share of the genera`. school rate,count.y levy and war levy. Under the circumstance.~. it is no wonder that the town- ship would be glad to be rid of the C.P.R. `village. Last year, at the adjourned sale, Tay pur- chased` for $1400 three small plans with a total of 250 lots, and it is probable that at the ad- journed sale on Dec. 8 they will again-buy in as much possible of the unsold lots. Men's ch:-ivsvtvmas Furnishings Thursday, Dooembr 1, 1916. Read the Adlet Column. Hunter clothing stol-He, Barrie JVJIXUULIIA \).ll.lDDI(.lvl. L/o Pte. F. B . Clarke of the. Signal Corps, whose home is in Orillia, was married on Wednesday to Miss Mary Wyant of Stayner. C1.....'..L` til.-- 1' 111,1: `s';rg;1`ahg;. 3f`i~11;1t JF1i{;`ig_ nal Corps is in Or-illia instructing B Company men'in signalling. T\lA 'l\~ l`I___:_I L._ One of the important events of the past wee_k was A Company Dinner held 1n the Mess Room. _lY!_,, 1 furxn -'Pte`.Z`VI'l';rE1`2.1Jss.i-ti; who has been in the Base Hospital for _some time, returned last week. . .--a. u.c..uvnn;a-Co "-;i"1;e- y1v3a-tAt.aTio`I:Uvv\2va1'sVwiaspectedI in` Bayqnet Fighting and Physi-I cal Tra1ning_ on Thursday last by Capt. Conover ofr Headquarters Staff.` I\.-.:\ A4` 11.... :...,.__.__A__.: , , ,1 n ileavingd Orillie at 10' a.m. and ar- riving` at Hampshire at 12.15 noon. The weather was most disagreeable, but the boys did not mind it. A most enjoyable and tasty` luncheon was served by the ladies of the -village.