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Dr. and Mrs._ Wells arexin Sa- vannah for the remainder of the winter. f Mrs. Hunter, Kempenfeldt St., is visiting with Mount Forest ,, I v nu-u 1 l IUIIUD Mr. a'nd Mrs." P. J. Healey leave today to spend a month in New Orleans. V ,1; *n'_1x . _ _ A .. .',. 1.-...- LII l\',7(].l.1Do , Mrs. Ronald P`at.t..ers0n is home on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clayton. aw 1 no I Major and Mrs. Frank Spry came from London on Saturday to spend a few days with Mrs. Spry, "High St. L _ ,I A `'1' I "'.l." u 2 ---v Ernie Burgess and A. H. Lowe attended the Odd Fellows District Meeting at Collingwood 'last week. Grand Master Parks iwas present. The meeting was `followed by an enjoyable ban- iquet. ` T\..'Ll. A,JJnn-1 u-1v`-`Ix have knnvu gquuu. l Robt. Addison, who has been lat Moose Jaw, Sask., for sex`/eral nnonths on special work for the ]Dept.- of Interior, visited Barrie friends this week on his wayeto `Ottawa to resume his regular `duties. Come and hear a Travel Talk of actual experience, -Through Britain on a Bike, Collier St. `Methodist Church, Feb. 6, at 8 |p.m. Admission 450. "` A ----`|-A-__ _._'I.. -.l' I "'- --The everwelcome role of "Pierrot and Pierrette will be taken by_Miss Winnifr-ed Monk- ma'n and `Miss Gertrude. -Reeve at th Grand Concert, Feb. 15. PERSONAL MENTION LOST-Black and tan? Hound, head turned grey, answering to? name of .`Rng." Reward -ntv narvunn _. .. L-`-'-. give N 0 Coupons. A Sale of Importance to ' Economical Buyers in this ? `Included are short Ie odd pieces left from Winter sllingb. To these we are willing 1 ..,...1-;,,o, short lengths and pieces our busy` To clear out to cut the price in two, Prlce Friday and Saturday Morn- ing, February 2nd and 3rd. You want to get here early as this is one of the best lots of Remnants we have offered, and at the price they are Big Bargains, and at Half Price they are Great Bar- gains. Inthe lot are Cottons, Sheetings, Sateens, Plain and Art Sateens, Scrim, Silk, Repp, Table Linen, Table Oil Cloths. making them Half V Men ; Brown Balmacann Overcoats Half Satin lined, Silk lar, the very best cloth, sizes 37,'38,~4I big `value at $25.00. cloaking Price _. . . . . You should not miss coats at this small 1 Here is a. Big Snap Ladies Felt Boots Leather F0xed, sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, These are big value at $2.00. clearing Price . . . . . . . . . .. $1.49 Friday and Saturday Only. 1,'huI-sdgy, _l'-`eh:-nary FARM FOR SALE OR_RENT.-- 150 ncres,- I1misfilTp._ Two . good wells and never failing s.p1'ing creek, cement house, hank barn and other necessary buildings, all -in good repair. Telepllone and rural mail. Apply "Box 15, Barrie. 3-5 B_URNS---In Barrie, on Jan. 28, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burns, Blake St. STU_RGEON-At the R; y. {0- V pital on Thursday, Feb. 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sturgeon, a daughter. THOMPSON--In Barrie, on Jan. 21, to Pte. and Mrs.`C. W. Thompson, (now overseas), a daughter. WELLS--At Wellesley Hospital,_. Toronto, Jan. 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wells, twins (son and daughter). - BELL--In Stroud, Jan. 26, Scel- ena Elizabeth Bell, formerly of Barrie, aged 66 years. ~.BELL-In Midland, Jan. 28, An- gus Bell, formerly of New Lo- well, in his 81st year. CAMPBELL-At Minesing, Jan 28, John Campbell, aged 88 years. ~ -. JAMIESON--At her late resi- dence, 23 Woodlawn {Avenue East, Toronto, on Jan. 28, Ann Williams, widow of the late Daniel Jamieson, formerly of Edgar. Interment took place in Toronto on Jan. 31. LYONS-In Toronto, on Jan. 7, Mrs. P`. Lyons, daughter of the late Mrs. E. Moore, Charles St., Barrie. She leaves to mourn her loss one little son. `Cecil, and a sister in Winni- peg, Mrs`. S. Spencer, and a brother in France. , ' MATTISON-In Allandale, Jan. 28, Thos. Mattison, aged 73 years. _ ROBSO.N--At Edgar, Jan. 29., Beta Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Compton Robson, , aged 13 days. - WELLS--In _Toront-0, Jan." 28, 3 the infant son of Mr. 'anc_l.Mrs. Gordon Wells. ' 0 The \V. C. T. U. r_egu1ar.meet- ing will be held on the second Monday in February, `the 12th, instead of the first Monday- _ . . . . . . $15.00 uld one of these price. ' lined, Silk Velvet C01- ery quality 01' 37,38, 40. They are BORN 1, 1917 FOR QUICK SXLE $1050.00 -A' neat mick house with" seven 1*00nt1s, verandah, woodshed, and cellar; Suitable for re-_ tired farmer, tI'adesman_ or laborer. 0 See it on lot 20 S. Eli_zabeLl1 St., or apply to T. T. Young, Box 66. Barrie. 2..tf 1`i[I`.'$. }wvn 1m`. M1` . hixpl UH v'i. Mu -ITIH H1: KI nun: g.-._ _._ paired. lvvlriss M. McArthur. 133 Collier St. Phone 186. . 52-3 mos. Goo ST !-1*AYED---0n the premises of undersigned, two steers rising two-year-old. Owner can have same by` claiming pro- perty and paying expenses. Fred. C. Elliott, Utopia,`P.O., R. R. 1, Lot 17, C011. 7, Essa. 1-tf '1 Bvnv. "HOUSE v v--- ply FARM" FOR SAI.F.-`--Lot 22, con; 2. Oro, 80 acres; 9-room solid -brick house; with summer kitchen and woodshed; two barns 30x60 and 32x62, -stone foundations; cement silo 12x 35, implement `shed 26x40, buggy house 20x32;`2 acres or- chard. Power for pumping, etc}, supplied by st.ationary gasoline engine. For further particulars apply to G. W, L. Hickling. Shanty Bay R.M.D., No. 2, Phone 535r33. 3-12 U L;a.uLU ux. ll-Villa; ._-_..-, for his return{ Any person harboring this` dog after this notice will be prosecuted, D G. Mconkey, Barrie. \ _2-tf `rue ADLET coI.umn s The cost of advertising in this column is ONE OENT PER WORD EAOII IIISERTION, with a mini- mum charge cf.1-5 cents. Terms Cash. For Adiets of 25 words. or Over, three insertions will be given for the price or two, or "six for the price of four. The Ex-6, sminer and Saturday Morning. covers Barrie and district thor- oughiy and gives the biggest, ed- vertising value in the county. * ROOMS TO RENT with or With- -_-L 1........1.e.....4 2-m Huh} 'hnna'n_ 1l}ROW'N HILL MILL---Ghoppking .......I I')Allnm 'l"nnnrl'o\r and gf... PHONOGRAPH FOR SALE--Gobd A V as new. Cost $65. Owner will let, it go for $35.- Address Box an `In . nmnn jtf Er,EcTWn1c{ MOTORS FOR SALE -0113 2 H.P. two- hase `and one 36 H.P. sing 9' phase, -'I_ (Wagner); Both \ have been used xn Barr.-i9 and are in first-. elass condxtlon. Apply . ton Wwulter Urry. `...a_._2_f7-tf. OUSE FOR SALE--Ten rooms, solid mick, all conveniences, with large Int attached, best residential section. Possess- ion May 1st. Satisfactory mvms tn purchaser. Apply Mrs. P.u.'ell, 409, Markham `Sh, Toron 0. . V - 1-tf BOWN MILL---Chopping and Rolling, Tuesday and Sat- urday. -All farmers welcome. V 51.2 mos. UVJLVID .I.\J fL|.!ALV.l. ,Wlbll UL VV&Ull- out breakfast, or light house- keeping. 133 Collier `St. Phone A on ` _ v5n_7 nuuy 186. GOOD ASSORTMENT of fast. colors.in Blue and Black Serg- es,`t`or ladies and men's suit- 'inga._ .We also do cleaning and prqssing, alterations and _re- pairs. Harry Twiss, 'Ta1l_or, Owen St. ` - 1'-tr 160, ll: 5U JUL Ivuu Z" this office. ___.._:__` WANTED--G0od general ser; vant, family of two. Apply at this Oice, V 4-5 * IBUUU 'd.llU SUUU gun ux/u.. . H. G. Boag, Barrie 3--ytf~` P.ENT-Next .schoolV nil LED 3.3 `Re; 1V_I._ McA1-thur. - Ad I 4 --`-Hear Astevaft .DOuglas, in the clever parody `of Ca.sibian6a-+, Opera House, Feb. 15. " = ......-... in .UpB1'u DUUDU, -KUIJQ Av- Assessor Laing` is makihg g60d;_ "progress wit_h,his work, -,Ward.I` being almost `nish_ed. -n_n 17 rt` kn}: nnr-_ JJUA .45tf UULLL5 u aaaaa ~.,V ..... V, W. A. .1: Bell, K.C`., has pur- chased the _h'a_n dsome residence of J. W. Parrish, Bay`t_1`el d St; ' Country roads were. consider." ably improved in severa'l.places .1--- by the use of snowplows on Mon- ' day. These are the days when the seed catalogue begins to be read with interest `by the gardeners-A- amateur. and otherwise. in n,\..... Q1 q MISS GLENNEY-Dressmakingl and lady taoring. 178 I)un- lop St. Phone 3844`. 3-15 U.llli1l;UuI.- uuu van..- ..--._. -Mrs. Heard, 13 Ross St., is holding her annual sale of..coi_l_ ene lled corsets. iSa1e'contin- ues untii stock is sold. f" 4-6 Crumpets and muins will-be served at the Red C1-oss"after- noon tea next Sa'turL_lay, (Feb. 3); and also will be for sale. --A book of 4'7 Old Favorite S0ngs,,with music. Just what you havebeen looking for. Only 250. Garrett s Music Store. -l` T7'..\.\r Principal Gandier of Knox College is` to be thespecial preacher for St. Andrew s Church on Anniversary Sunday, Feb. 18. -'-As a touch of the Orient, Miss Jean Wismer in Desert Songs' and Persian dress to portray the cllaracter should be indeed charming. Grand C0114 cert, Feb. 15. L:-1- 17:....... I...-.... unnnnrnri nnfing` UB1-`L, reu. 1'-J. A . Chief King has received notice from the Department that the 1917 Motor Vehicle Markers. will be ready bythe 15th. of February and the 1916' permits will be val- ued until that date. \ CREAM WANTED - B1'ys0I-1 s- Confectionery. V V 5-5 ,1 WA`NTED--General servant. Ap- _p_ly .50 Holgate St.,AAl1andalve. __.......__._________ GOOD PRIVATE BOARD, anda1Al conver_;ie1);ces. 186 Dunlop St. Barrie. ' 5-7p. FOR SALE---Oak S'i,deb.0ard.' C be seen iuthe afternoon" at Clapperton St. L 4 - `WANTED 4- Young girl `to help take care of children. Mrs, H. R'o1)eI'tson, 42 High St. 5.6 "WANTED---'I`wo or three rooms suitable for light housekeep- ing. Enquire at this office. 5 ')_`W0 ROOMS \VAN I`EI), furn- `ished, for light huuse.keeping'. No childrn. Apply at, this oice. . 5-5 runs REMODELLE `Ill..- `M BEST MAKE PlANO,Ac0St four hundred, two hundred cash. V Mrs. Finlay, 21 McDonald St,., Rn WANTED -- Small furnished house or at to rent by young` married couple. No children. Centrally located. Enquire at. 24 Dunlop St. u-5; ] .,, `FOB. SALE--.-Three Barred Ply- mouth Rocksand One Black Minorca Cockerel from a good laying strain, Apply to Min- e_sing Depot, Phone 91.. 4-8` FOR RENT OR SALE--On Bur- ton lAve., brick house,` nine `rooms, gas. and all conven- iences, good lawns and fruit trees. Apply Box N, this Of"- . -1-ti FARM FOR SALE--200 acres,` lot 19, con. 1, Sunnidale; mostly clay loam, some sandy loam. 125 acres cleared, balance hardwood bush. Will sell. on easy terms for quick sale. For .'further particulars apply to Wm`-. Kearnan, Angus. 4-7 IMPORTANT `AUCTION SALE OF . HOUSEHOLD ` FURNITUP.E--- On Thursday, Feb. 15, J. W. Parish, 113 Bayeld St.,.Barrie ` . will hold an unroser-ved'auc- tion 'sale of household fur-ni- ture. `Sale _at. 1. pm. W. A. Mconkey, auctioneer. ' Local `JUST OVPENED--Empress Clean- ing Shop. ` French cleaning and Pressing of Ladies and Men's Garments. Dyeing Fancy Silk D_resses, White Gloves and Swea'tc_r` Coats". Rep'airing-- Bring us your old clothes and take them back new. 52 Eli- zabeth Street`. _ " 5- SEALED TENDERS will bere- ` ceived by the undersigned up till-March 1, 1917, for pro- 7 perty, Lot Letter A Second` Range, Township of Oro, 100 acres more or less, convenient to school` and church, on coun- ty road from Barrie to Orillia. On premises are 6-ro`om b_rick.. clad house; bank barn 56x50, basement stables; also small to A. Slranty l3ey,_ RJL1. barn. ' Tw_o-thirds "purchase money down,jbalanc_e on easy terms, Lowest or any ten_d_er not; 'nec.esshril_`y accepted". Jas. Barrie. ---.._. HOUSE TO RENT-Next school on Bradford St., 8 rooms, all modern conveniences. Apply to Alex. Cowan, Barrie, 3-5 Can Lt 50 Gollingwood be.aAt. Mid1andr5 "to 3 `in the Warden s town on Mon- 'day,. thus winning the district` ..ch`ampioIiship,._ j A._.L.....L:n' rill ha -n'4_l!-`L !-\-U-|~1-K-\_[l.o_V _ --`-The .patrio.tic" items will _be 1e_ft..to' Mrs. Lennox, who will sing them in .costume in _ke_eping ,w ;t,t1 the songs, at the-Patri_oti'c `.CoAncert, Opera House, Feb. .15, n -4-.. 3..., \J\J`.l.l.IJlJI- U, Verve V. --v _.,. - I --Keep February 6 oen for Rey. G. R.pTu1k s `lecture entitled` f"-I`hrough Britain 'on;a Bike. un-_ derfthe auspices` of the Philathea "Glass of .~Collier_ St; Methodist Church. ~ " -~ ._.....`I. axnl-nn'-nu nf {ha RQP_ Unuruu. _- y ' This week patrons of the~Bar_ rie Gas Co. were notified that the price .of gas hadbeen in- creased to $2.00"net, the new rate to apply from Jan. 1st, 1917. This is an increase of o_ne-third. ' Next . Wednesday .night the in- augural meeting-of the Board of Education for 191-7 will be held. If Will R. King cares to take the chairmanship for another year, % he will probably be continued in that oiee. L 3.. `1\ r\nnI1v`\11 {ho Luau u:uuc_. Fred Ayerst is to oecupy the irnplementshop where `E. 0. Ma- bee did business before he was burned out. . Considerable im_ provements have been'm-ado in the shop, among` them being a plate glass front. I,_- _.-....:....,-1 he l""" U""" '7' . Mayor Craig has received a letter `of thanks for Barrie s. con- trgbution to the Military Y.M.C.A. overseas work. The `total was $1511.70, and.` after the cam- 'paign expenses` were met the ne! contribution was $1488.75. WANTED---Men for ice-cutting at Belle Ewart; Ont. Highest - wages paid. - Apply Knicker- 'bocker Ice Co., Belle Ewart, ' 2-5 uv.-V- .... ....,_-__ D-. J. Tuckq,7\ivh.0 started dig"-V ging the coal out of the B. C. l. basement discovered on Tuesday that quite a large mass of the fuel was still afire, but it was speedily quenched by a liberal `application from the hose. -1 11.... fi-.nn.J` w1-'|,---v-v-.v-- --~--- ~--~ - - The photloplay at the Grand Opera House for` Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3, is Coin; mon. Ground, in 5 parts, _feat- uring the well known star, Marie Doro. A comedy picture will_al_ so be shown, 6 reels in all. At a meeting of the directors of the Barrie Horticultural and Town Improvement Society, Monday night, a. committeewas _ named to prepare an option list. It is hoped to make this year s* ; list more attractive than ever. A n A fast-moving romance of AL rican Colonization and the Rub- ber Trade and centering in the strange, complex character_'of a I British builder of empire is The Dog Star, the Examiner s new serial which begins next week. .. 1nr\ Ann nnn UV./I. ILVI Vvllavna -.avD-..-.., -__ V The expenditure of $3,000,000 at Camp Borden should mean the employment of quite a number of workmen, and should send_a good deal of extra business to some of the Barrie merchants, who did business with C01. Bob: `Lowe last year. ` .,`I ,_,_`___] uIJ\) vv nvuvu J V`.-. V If the snow is kept cleaned away from the hydrants, the Work of the remen` would be greatly facilitated, and m(m 1enLs may be worth a lot` of money in case of re. Having the llydrauts kept clear would be.apprec.iuted by the Brigade. ` ` 4_.:\ 11. . , Agent will call. Phone 634, ' Barrie. ~ 1-tf. = Concert will be given in the Bap- Wilfred Morrison from Toronto ' silver offering will be taken to ' the new organ`. The great Russian trio, the Tscherniavskys, charmed a fair sized `audience in the opera1 house`, Tuesday night, with their marvellous` playing on violin, cello and piano. Such an ex- quisite treat is seldom given" to Barrie music lovers. e ' -'--The Simcoe County Feather ` Co..of Orillia, are making the ten roll feather mattress and` the beautiful down comforters from `your old feather beds. They also buy old or new feathers. I 1 1 An Organ Recital and Sacred tist Church Monday, Feb. 5th. andthe best local talent will take part in the programme." A defray the expense of putting in .-~r urrn..- `l\.-tn. Qnn (1111: L116 IIUW Ul'5a.u. While The Dog Star, our new serial; is imperialistic in its,, interest it does not lack strong love interest [and com- mences with a.s,wiftness which demands that'each reader read it from. the very first chapter, Publication will begin in next week s Examiner. -rv ,_`_____] -held over` till next week. VV \l\JlL D J-J4llQl.on- - On Jan. 22,-Jvudge Vance hand- ed out judgment in the case of. Elizabeth Duck vs the Executors| of the estate of the late Robert Calhoun.` `The plaintiff claimed $1472.44 but was awarded $85.89 plus $9.00.towards her share of the costs, otherwise each. pay their own costs. A further report of the judgment is unavoidably (II, ._ ,.__ dbzen prizes`. llulu. vvv- -4..-- At the Ottawa Poultry Show the winnings by C.` C. Hinds Bar- red Rocks were more numerous than reported` last week. He tgok 1st and 6th coekerel, 6th hen. 2nd, 5th and 10th pullet. also 2 specials for champion Barred Rock cockerel and another spec- ial for best shaped eockerel. A. C. Bricker showed White Orp- ingtqns 5 at; the Be_l1_eville Show last` week :.,and .c3}.ptured'p half ' a . 1 1-nz gxnuyuizn Al!!! A1r;upA'."' mnma% Pa]; light --\Jl'a.u.uu1auuua. u: ..u. `,......---- frock and curls will re-uppe.a1' at the Opera House on Feb. 15 in the person of Miss Audrey Fir- _ l man. u .. f\ r~qa_1:...,. - lIl(llJ.. 9 Mr. Reevie of Oro Station when renewing his subscriptitm last week, stated that his father took The Examiner -when it was first -published and the paper has been going into their home ever since. Needless to say, such steadfast, subscribers are greatly appreci- ated by a newspaper. Since last issue about ten cars of coal has arrived in town and has been distributed by the deal- ers in small qua.ntities,'so that none might - be without coal. `Considerable movement in this fuel is now reported by the rail- ways and an ample supply is likely to be forthcoming e1'elong'. .. .1 ,_____`l, Resulting from your determina-. tion to effect. a complete clear-0 ance of every Little Boy _s Over- coat` in our stock if low prices for superior. qualities will ac.- complish it. The style is like the cut and they` are good dark Tweed and Grey Chinchilla. Fit ages 3 to 9-years.` These are big value at $5.00, and it will hay y'0u to buy this line for next year, as the quality is good. They are lined with iFa1'1ner siSati11 and iG1'ey Flannelette. P1-ices were $5.00 to $4.25. Cleaning Price Friday and Saturday Only, February 2nd and 3rd .$2.95 Do not miss this line. Farmers complain of the. great scarcity of help. In addition to those enlisting many young fel- lows who formerly worked on the farms have gone _to draw bigger pay in the munitions fac- tories, and it is thought that a number ofthese will not go back to the land even after the mun- ition work is done. ` , 1'\..:1.:.-.`Int 1l:lUll VVULIX ID uuuuu | A fine contrast between British methods_ of foreign trade and the_ methods adopted by other trad-| ers among the backward peoplesi is afforded by the story of Sir Glare Monk, who is thetprincipal. gure in The Dog Star, which` will serve as the Examiner s newl serial. " This story rst scored: success when published` last year I in the London Daily Mail. It is` II `l_'-__..__.:4n]unu-an ':Y\`1{O`I1D| ll L116 .L:UuuL_vu 1Ju.1a._y . .... .. -., -- a _story of Imperialism, intrigue` an_d love. ` i . _ _...__...... Here is a Big saga. --.; . V -The coming season is going} to be marked by high prices for all farm produce. It will be in your interests to watch the mar- kets closely. The Farmer s Sun,] er `has no equal. It has saved its Toronto, as a farm market` pap- readers: many `dollars by keeping them-` posted as to the _trend` of prices. There never was a time wlien this" `information was of FOR SALE-Brick residence `on Sophia _St., seven rooms, bath and kitchen, with every con- venience and good garden. Ap- ""\-~-~- DnnI\:n % Bargain in Men sFeltBoots --G1'andmam1na in her quaint` ,_.|~ .-.II v|t\ (\1\1\1\l)" 4.)` For Friday and Saturday Only. You do not want to miss this iot at, this small price. Sizes 6, `7`, 8, 9, 10, 11. They are all Felt and Leather Foxd with Leather- Soles. They aI_'e.higV\'a1ue to; day at $3.00 anidi$-2.50. clearing Price With the above Lot we $1.49 such value to the farmers of the Province as now. Those who read The Sun regularly nd it a business proposition that means money to them. Your subscrip- tion for The Sun can be left at this oice. . .. Mrs. John Dougall is visiting in Toronto. NI1's_.WI;1rwick is visiting in Schenectady, N.Y. , J3... __ l\1\.1l.n .-vv......__, , , Mrs. Woodhbse is spending a month in Millbrook. _..- . ,,. FARM FOR SALE OR RENT--140. acres, lot 9, con. 10, Vespra; good brick house, barn, out- buildings, flowing well. For particulars` apply H. D. Jam- iesong Barrie. 3-8