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+0 GET E8?|"|N|A.'.ITE ON TROLLEY TO Gl. lilllf/I. Cc Queen`s Hotel Ruins The oft-discussed question of how to make the Lake-Simcoe Hotel Go. cleanup the unsightly ruin-_s that have so longydi_sgur- ed Duulop St. was brought up by Ald. Horsfield, who asked if the Council had no power . to compel action in this matter. Re- ceiving a negative reply, the sen- ior Ineinber for Ward Five re- marked that though the Town compels people to clean up rub- bish from their back yards, it "apparently can`t make the com; pany clean up what is worse than a backyard mess--an un- sightly rubbish -heap on our main business street. It is a valuable site, but no one will buy .to build as it is held too _hig`h.- 1t s a mighty poor ad- vertisement for Barrie. 1l.-l. ILA.- VL7L|;1DL7llllJLllI 11.)]. Mayor Craig that they I. a\1- {had tried `in vain to have the ruins cleaned up. The members of the company citizens should have enough interest. in the town's welfare to remove this blot. on .-the business section. `I4 vnvno ln'nn-hno~lv aha-a'n'cfnr'I LIIID IJl`Jl` Ull.\2llu uuu 1 L 1 U u u u V U u . g . . .. It was laughingly sugge'_sted by Ald. Clark that a syndicate he` formed tobbuy the property and` turn it into a potato patch. 1' -7-.. -_-..- A1.` 11.... A.-...-.u'nun luul LI Lu llLU\) um luxlilvuvxl run`..-- Ald. Lang was of the opinion that part ofthe ruins are dan- gerous to the public and should `be pulled down. . It _ seemed very -strange to Ald. Davis that a Jew scrap dealer could he p'rohi-hited from piling `scrap iron on_a certain lot and yet this -much. greater eyesore be permitted in this prominent place. - 5'|TA Innirn (\`I\A !|`O IN , Copies Weekly 54th Year. 3500 cultural society; doing an theyf can tobeautify the town, said Ald. .i'Ior-scld. And we have another class represented by` this-, company` who, haven t enough pride in their towntto remove this ugly mess." To bring. the matter to a head`, Ald. Lennox and. Horseld moved that the Lake Simcoe Ho- tel 00. be requested to clean up their p1"opert.y on .~Dunlop St. and failing this that the Council clean it up or build a high hoard fence to screen the ruins from View and charge cost_ of same against the property. A . . A AI nxnrvslr-.nv.n nnnl-nnfnn` _I.I;$l1:lIJ0lr lJll\.l tllidrlxll V. 1 Several meimhers protested against. this being too drastic and 11lt1'.a.vires of the Council, so it was dropped and the fol; lowing motion carried :- 1 1\..-.:..` `r)...,\4L..-'. Fhlnnt $1'\n` -Mayor" Graig Promised .t.hat. .l_-'.l- gunos will soon be Ready --' _ other Matters .befoI!e_ Gounoll. IVJVVIIID ILLIJIIIIIII \'II4lLJ\.I\.II . Davis - BI-0t.he_I` ~- That the_| Clerk be instructed to write the! Chief M.O. H. asking for an op- inion upon cleaning up the Queen s Hotel ruins. ` I hope the press w0n s report that,-showing what. a. kindergar- ten class we have here," said- '1Xld.'ClaI'k. Our own M. O. H. can `tell us our powers in this regard, just as well as the Tor- gun-was 1.; .|..l\.JlA\.In ..-.4--....u a. here," onto manl" - . Firremen s "Request Refused. Up0n_ recommendation of the Fire & "Police -Colnmittee, it was decided not. to grant. the remen ethebadditional pa-y -asked for res lasting over `four hours. T `I111... n1\-A-\\I\r\:t\(\ r\\r\ `X7:-un1ro nvi 'lGDl:1u5 \JV\4l. Ju\.11. u.u:.u. u. "The -Con'1mit.t.ee on Works and `Sewers was authorized to pur- chase certain supplies and also to ask t.endm's for oil, sewer pipe, etc., etc. r\ l`l_-1 l."l""7 Electric Ry. Cost V i Mayor Graig reported on the, trip he` and-the Ree_ve.made to` T0r0nt.0 to al.l.end `a meeting of" the (_`.)nl`aI`iO Hydr0-Elecl.r.ic. Mun- icipal Railway Ass0c n. A num- ber of in1,e1-`esting matters were} discussed, but, none of them had `(any he_ar'ing on Ba1*rie`s affairsgl -1\v1.-_. -- 11.. An... L... o.\.~.1v n.-.1 I -(.|/11')` UL [Ll 1115 gun: .-.-uu [When in the. city: He ! `with the "H. E. -Comn. the ques-, -1'ecei\'od a pmmise Lhal. an es-; Lion 01' an electric road to (mu- neci, Barrie with the G;P.R.'and1 'tim~a1.e would be fu1'nis'hed wit.h-j out cos!` to the Lawn. ; I - AL-_.-_..-...-_.\: .-4.l Uuu K/\Jnjl4 l1\J IIIIGLJ UK.)-vvsno Just. before adj'0uI'n.m0n1. at 28.30, the Mayor and T1`eas111`e`r' xver authol-i /.ed to sign the new agreenmnt. with the Hydr0-Eleo- 1.:ric_ -Comvn. when the s-am-e is ap- ; proved by the Town. Solicitor. Red Cross `Notes ' I The m0ni.hI_v packing will be on 1`.h.urs.d.ay,.V Mar. 15.. All work should be. in the romns by VM`a`r. 17;. I, A ,-_--4_-__,... -1` At. ithe regular meeting of Barrie B1'ie+nch on March 5, it was d.eCid-uh to have, the price. of- Afternoon Tea at. the Red -Cross` Shop remain at, the old price, 10_cen1.s for lea-, rolls and cakei - 'hn_...'.,...`I.. l\ LU young :11: nuu, runnu .....u .,......-... Holly sent. Barrie Branch most, generous d0nat._i.0n of sew- ing, consisting of 22 prs. socks; 22 prsg slippers and 4 pillows.` Such d0n_at.i0ns are much appre- ciated, especially since the de-_ mands for supplies have in- creased, - \JLUllDlJl1_o - The young people of Stroud also sentin a generous donation of $5.00, proce__eds of a social evening. A'11,-__.I..1- F11...-....nIn,..-. hop] An. hour sumced for the C_0un- cil to dispose of`the small blll qf fare set befoye them at them _ _.-,._.u,.1.'. onauinn UVUIIIU5. Allandale Churches. Khadl charge of the Shop last Satur- day; net proceeds $118.47.,Mem_ herships included, $18.00. ' The. Women s Auxiliary.to the G.T.R. Engineers . c0nt,1'ibut'ed $26.70, proceeds _of a euchre, towards the success of the day. nit-.. An - 11. .-.a l`llU, Dll\.'L/KIDS \J.I \Il.l\J uuwd o On ; Saturday, ,Mar. 10,-` the Baptist Church and `Salvation Army will have chlarge and" the following Saturday, Trinity Church. :L:_ -_.....`l-. lJl.l Lll. L-ll. Shop Commit.I,ee this week: Mrs. Little, Mrs. M_acLaren. Next week: Miss Lawrence, Mrs. A. Carson. r~,n,-,__I_-_ ht-.. Donations on Saturday, Mar.` 3: Knoc.k----'1 lb. butter, 1/3. doz. eggs, 3 doz. .rolls, 1 loaf bread, 51/. doz..cookies_. cash 50 cents. Ho1ly-1 lb. butter, 1 cake, 1% doz. eggs, 31 rolls. 12th Vespra ---I pt. fruit, % doz. eggs, 1 lb. butter, 2 loaves bread,` cookies, cash 25'cts. Shanty Bay--1 lb". *_bu'tte'r-, 3 doz. eggs. ` Utopia, =7th 1ine--Cash $3.20. 9th Innis1~-- Cash $1.00. 7th Essa-i-1 lb. butter} 9th Stroud-2 doz. eggs, 1 lb. "butter, 2 loaves bread, cash` 25 cts. Ivy-+--6'lbs. butter, 2 doz. eggs, `1 doz. `rolls, 1 cake, 2 loav- es bread, cash 25 cts. I -Did you ever hear aboutg the patience of Job`? Then, he sure and .hear _C.yril Hayes; the` king of .e1ocuti_onists, on the Book of Job, Sunday morning, March 1.8, in C_o1li_er St. Method- ist Church. , 5- . .l. A. Monlarou. Editor W. (3. Walls. Iudnou Manage; ORILLIA TO GET BACK . . V BAND INSTRUMENTS Lt.-col. lVlacIT.ar-en Writes that the 157th Band Equipment is Being Returned. T A o (Orillia Times) _Mr. J. P. Downey, chairman of Orillia Recruiting Committee, has received the following letter from Lieut.-Col. D. H; MacLar- en, who so vsuccessfully com- rnanded the 157th Overseas Sim- coe Battalion." It is gratifying .to know. that the Band instru- ments, which were the gift of the town. of Orillia, will .in due course be returned here. Lieut.- Col; .MacLa1'en_-says; ' regular _ sen'li.month1y session _ on Monday night. Reeve Ben- nett, Ald. Thompson and Ald. Pearce were absentees. Market Regulations ' James Vair addressed the Council w_ith reference to the proposed bylaw for imposing -a license upon buyers at the mar- ket. Mr. Vair spoke at some length and pointed out how det- rimental such regulation would be. He -recalled the restriction imposed years ago by which it was sought to keep -buyers off the market until 1.1 a.m. This worked a great injury from which the market did not recov- er for `years, although the re-- striction was soon .remo.ved. _.A-s to the value of the trade brought by a good market, Mr. _Vair_said the` farming community. doing business here is worth more to Barrie `than all its industries. Mention was made of Stayner and Bradford, where a fee is charged outside buyers but such fees are not unreasonableas fa- -cilities are _provided. for these buyers .and there is pra_ctically no retail purchasing done on- the market by citizens. .In asking -that the proposed measure be not enacted, he did not seek any sympathy for hin'1se1'l', but spoke for the general good of the mar- ket. :1, : ,'I_ 1l,.._1. 1.l-.'.. 4n:-nsx ` The .band instrur_nent's have all been very carefully packed in their cases in heavy boxes and `will be shipped along with the- uments, books, etc.) to Barrie, and will be delivered to you or to anyone whom you name as soon as I get home, if they are there by that. t.ime. There is no freight, going over now as the shortage of tonnage makes it -impossible to get our stuff forwarded. I would have sent them {direct to Orillia, but Collingwood and Or- illia st.uff' and everything else must be sen.t to one place and_ that place" must he it,he_head'- quarters of the Battalion. VVe are praetically ` powerless. here, as the War Otiiee rules are the E laws. of the Medes and the Per- _sians. I trust what. I have done meets with t.he entire approval other regimental property woe` of yourself; and your committee. I You will nd a few more instru_ [ments than those presented by llhe town. I think a eornet, two elarionets and one snare drum; ' also we hought covers for all the ltions, So I truly heIie\`0 the hand instruments with eases, ete.. are today, of as great. :1 Val- iue as the gift "your generous .town niadeto them. I may say that. these splendid instruments gave us mueh "pleasure. assist- Eanee and satisfaction, and every- `where the 'l57t.h- Battalion Rand played it received the highest. praise. and over here until we were hroken up. our hand was . aelmowledged to he the hest. hand` in Bramshott Camp. I never lost an opportunity to t.ell people `who praised our hand that the generosity of the eitizensof the town of Orillia presented our Rattal'ion with these splendid instruments. I will never for-., get the largesses,- the many] ` gifts. and the innumerahle l , nesses of yourself. and others of` your loyal and patriotie citi7.ens 1 to myself and the splendid hat- '.t'alion which I had the honor t.o command` and bring overseas t.o ; the assistance of the `Empire in ' this time of stress. As I cannot t write to eaeh of your t".ommiitee ' I wish you would let them read ilthis letter. as it is for them and -.for every citizen of your heauti- - -ful. enterprising town, for which --I" have unbounded admiration. - and I might, almost say affection`! 117-11 _L..__L 11.... I...-.14.-.11.-..;-. T i instruments. spending. in all V nearly $400 on the above-addi_ ` Ill! 1 xunpuuu uuu.V.,u .,..., ..-..\..,.... Wen, about the battalion. I` was nearly heartbroken to lose the men and-' nothe permit- ted to go to France with them, but.` we arrived just, after the great. Somme offensive. where the Canadian casualties` alone were nearly /40,000 men. Rein- forcements were needed at once and over sixv battalions were -broken up, and ours suffered too being a junior "battalion. Sen_. iority counts fer nearly every- thing: in the army. We were in- spected hy General Sir Archibald Hunter, V.C., etc., who told me personally that we were nea.rl_v- as" good as British reeulars, and had nothing but praise. T We were as unanimouslv. acknow- ledged tohe a splendid hattalion % here, as at Camp Borden. ,-_____ _a:.......,. ...:n 1.... an UUIT7, (EB 01!: uunlnl; .l..I\_]|\AI/1.: Our junior officers will be all in France -within two months. They are compelled to take a three months course here in England. no matter how well qualied in Canada. before they are sent to the front. That is whythemenwent flrst andjalone. The ofcers were all very keen to go with their men, and we had a very fine lot of ofcers and equally as good men. I was very |proud of them. There isno pro- hahility of my gettinr: the coma mand of a battalion in thering line at my age, 54 years. They tell me that is at least ten years too old for this war. I was over for a month_;, and in thefront i,line_most of the time. ' ,- 1---- ..a-....,.,: `......: .... vl.lllU ll'l\Jl: III. lulu rr -n. I I `have. been nffered and ac- `cepted an important appoint... ment `in the Foresfry Corns, with- the work of which I am quite conversant. I did not ask for the appointment, and I take it as BARRIE, CANADA. MARCH 8, IN? I have else eslsedqthatmall my xofeers will be placed to goto France when they are ready and ` I have received assurance of the General that he will do so. They are my nal-care. With them placed I feel my duty is done with the 157th batta1i0n_,;the pride ofeimy "life. ' a compliment to the 157th Bn.i in it being offered to me. ugnu lJa.a.l.A\/.I.rl|\J\J LII dL|u_u1u\J l.ll.L\.A of delity to promises. For this imperative end,rwe need. to se- cure_ an undoubted decision in `the eld. Our leaders have thought over the whole situation and are Icl-ear that we cannot obtain a secure and lasting peace without victory.-' For vic- tory we need men, and if Canada ..~. 1.. .1... V `L-.. 1'-_I1 We must not make the mis- take of supposing that the war is over `yet.` The evidence all goes to `prove that we have a Very great deal to do before the end that will secure stability comes. We are ghting not for conquest, but in order to estab- lish the principles of justice and ,\.f` [:,.),|:`_, 4,, $ _ A _ . A . A ,,,_ T_W,__ 11.3- `:Do' you think that this town is put here for the benefit Of` l.he merchants.`? asked Ald. Payne. L.r 1L_'-.1- I|t\ II\ILJ ;.A\4\J\A ll.l\Jl.L uyI.L\A LL wunnuugh is to =do her`- full share this .county must take its part. The men in the trenches are under a great. strain, and they are facing grave dangers, We are looking to those who are left in Canada to come to their support and see them through. We must not forsake the cause of the Mother- land; we must not leave a great cause like ours to fail through, stalemate, because of lack` of proper Sllpport. Every eligible man must face the duty of en- 'listing. ` The time for the return of the National Service cards by those who have not yet returned them or have 1`_et,u1-.`ned them impro- per'1y_ signed has been extended` to March 31st, 1917, and further! cards have been issued to post- masters for dsitribution among those-W110 have made `default. It is understood that the re-' turns from this `Military Dis-` trict have been most. gratifying. There are iimve\>er_.' even in this -District, a num=ber who have not made their returns. jThe Na- tional Service Board has ex- pressedtlie wish that everyone in the District will use his or her very best efforts in order to make the returns from this Dis- trict as nearly perfect as poss- iihle. 9 A (h0m11::,hl,' sat.is{i-1-4. .i.::'_!- icnce was that which lled the opera house, Mamday niht, to greet 0 My I-Ioa1`t.. Peg was played by` Miss, Marion l`)cn1le1*.and of course was the` centre of_ aI,tracl,i0n throughout! the play. and a more pleasing` and fascinating, lime person it would be difficult to imagine. It is little wonder the possessor` of `such a charming personalitxy ishould captivate all the men with whom she came in con- tact, and t,hateJe1'ry should fall such an easy victim. She was -supported by -a very . capable company. Next Wednesday evening at.` 7.30 the people of Barrie will have a `chance of seeing real hockey. The A `Sentimental Se- ven will meet Miss Stotesbury s Gent.le Seven. and a battle royal is assured. Come, bring your friends and cheer for your favorite team. The young ladies need ,`all the encouragement possible, as they are working hard to make this event the best of the season. t,heVn1atch `there will be` skating for the public at 8.30, the 177th Band in attendance. Mutt and Jeff's Wedding Mutt and Jeff in a brand new dress come to the Grand Opera House next Monday, Mar. 12. with a bigger and better show than ever. This season's show consists of a. sixty_foot carload, of scenery, propertiesand cos- tumes. A cast of,ft'y people and the inevitable chorus of" pretty girls will be present. without which the PHUN PHEST would not be complete. --Everybodyloves a? lover, so you will `want to hear of Prince Jonathan, by Cyril Hayes, the king of readers,` and pupil of Prof. John Duxbury, Sunday ev_ eningj, March 18, inf Collier St. Meth_c`>distT Church; . Good music. The War Not. Over Yet National Service Cards IILUL Ul1(L1LhD.- LAHJII-\J\4l 4*--V-' ` "hi ' M1`. Vai1`--".I think the mar- ket should be as fvee :;s_a11 where -everyone might buy as he p1eased." 'l\.I.`-.,\... nnim l`|non'L'.nr] fhn Peg 0 My H-ea.-t" Stop! Look! Listen! John Gibson of collingwood had been with the G. T. R_. for Forty Years. innoman VETERAN I pa. :--n 4 I (Collingwood News) `Four `decades on the rail is at record that comes to b11t few of the men who engage in railroad`- ing. .-Such, however, is the story of Mr. John Gibson, who has ceased pulling the throttle on the G.T.R. and taken a pOS1LiOIl with lighter duties with the company. ' I 1\.I .. l1_'l...-.__. 1.-.--- L2- _.._:I_......I I.l4Ln 7 W... ,. Mr. Gibson began his railroad career on the old Northern as a call boy. He was then fteen- years of age. A few years later he got on the road as a `reman on one of the wood burning on- gines. Then hebecame an en- gineer, and" for six years, in the days of` the old broad gauge, he ran between Toronto and C.ol1_ ingwood. For a couple more press from Gra.venhursttoNorth Bay, and in -1892 was transfer- red to the Co1lingwood-Beeton branch where he brought the Blue Mountain express up and [down day after day, sometimes perhaps a little late, but always coming or going` through with the scheduled trip, unless per- haps he was stopped by snow,- and this has occurred occasion- iyears he ran the midnight ex- I uI|_y. Before he retired Mr. Gibson was the oldest engineer on the Barrie division and his stepping out leaves the honor to his old chum, Mr. Geo. Lawrence, now running between Allandale and Hamilton. n -__.- xx- rV:1.~-.. lxaluuuuu. During his years Mr. Gibson had many experiences, but no serious accident. One instance which he recalls was a fast run from Allandale to Collingwood. It was_ at the time of the VVorld sl Fair and the hurry was to com} lnect with the steamer City of Icollingwood. From Allandale, a distance of th,irty-one miles, the trip, including one stop at Co1-_ well Junction, was made in thir_] ty-two ~minutes. It was some going and Engineer Gibson and his` crew were very proud .of the[ achievement. _ The conductor was James O Brien and the fire- man Martin Hanley, both of whom are dead. 11,- VV lllllll u.L\.; \.A\/\4Ivv.a-u Mr. Gibson is now leaving, the `cab with an absolutely clean re- cord, and in honor of his long ,onnect.i0n the Company have not "only given him a position, which for the time being will keep him in Collingwood, but -have added an annual pass for Mrs. Gibson and himself over all its lines. Amongst his fellows John is deservedly popularand while he will be missed from the activity of daily travel, all are pleased to see him yet able to take a hand in the work of the Company. 1 ` ptcaauu. ` Mayor Craig thanked the speakex` for his information. . He assured Mr. Vail` that ` the re- port was not .dir.ec.I,ed `against; him, for His'Worship realized what M1`. "Vair had done for the. market in `the way of al.t1'act,in_g business .11-ere-. The Mayor stat: ed 1,-hat, -he `had received ph-one mie-ss-ages from the country ask- mg whatii, all meant. ` A`I.II rn-...,... .-.n.'nn.-I 4k.nI- H~.n"irlon Report of French Relief Work V From Apr. 15, 1915, to March 1, 1917 New garments made, chiey from material supplied` by The Secours `National, Toronto, 3085; Hospital Supplies, 35786; Layet- tes, 30; Second-hand clothing in good repair, 911; quilts, 78; money $213.00. L-A 1...-.. ml-.- IvID\IAA\d`, ,V_-.- Themoney has been given monthly since `July 1916, (when the hospital supplies were stop- ped), by St. Andrew's Military Hospital Club,'_the Patriotic Cir- ele,vGirls Hwspital Club, the Guthrie Girls`Sewing Circle and a few private individuals. The Guthrie Girls sent good mach-` ine-made socks several times. Thanks are due to Dr. Wells for his generous gift--the use of the splendid room in his bloc1<\`.know}; as the Patriotic Circle Room. This room has '3: mu'Ls nannas 1-Imus-sxngno copious cu. lfor uunun [in ndvumo] 8I.5o been 11sed on `an average three times a week for working meet- ings and oftener for cutting-out parties. For instance, since the 1st. of November last, 1350 yds. of annelette has been cutout in this room. The staff at the Gas Office has been more than kind. Miss Payne s constant help has materially aided the cause. .The work has been done by St. Andrew s Military Hospi- tal Club, the Girls Hospital Club, -the Patriotic Circle, Trinity W. A. and Mother s Meeting, the Guthrie Girls Sewing Circle, the Patriotic League, Craighurst, In- stitutes at Stroud, Edenvale, Edgar,. Shanty'Bay, Qro Station, .Crown Hill; and by many indivi- duals in town and country. The cutting-out (a big undertaking) has been done under the direc- tion of Mrs.` Morton, Miss Sneath, Mrs. Sims. Mrs. J. A. MacLaren, Miss Radenhurst, and Miss Moberley. . St. AndreW s Military Hospital Club has made 50 quilts and the Guthrie-Girls most of the remainder. During the first year of this work, many little garments were made in St. Andrew s, Collier St. Methodist, St. Mary s, Central Methodist and Allandale under the direc- tion of Mrs. Byron King, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Crossland, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Bar- ber and, Mrs. Little. uv. \~A.A\A, a.u.; . JJLlIUl\JI Mr. Byrnes, the Masons and the Liberal Club have been most kind about lending chairs and tables. During the first half year of the Patriotic Circle work we had the use of St. Mary s Club Room, their chairs, tables and dishes, which was most helpful. So much help has been given us that light and wood have been our only ex- penses. ` `I -1--- __,:AI, 1 rv . . u V - JD I close wiih hearty thanks to all who in any wnv hnvn helped in this work. bonfidmxtly trust.- ing that as the need gzrnws the assistance will 2.r0\\' also. DAISY S'I`E\VART. 'l\ I115 \\'.I.lG.b ll; LL11 u1uuL:uu Ald . 1`yrer opined that the idea was not to `hit, the local .dealer but, the nutside b~u`yer.. I More Pvro.d.ucti-on An appeal from the Hon..`M:aT1--` tin Burrell Lu the pebple -of Can- ada for united e'-ort in increas- ing the p1'0duc1.i0n of food this year, was read. ur U Iinnyanrlu nolznd not-n1ie_ Appeal Dismissed The Court of. Appval .{.I'nstic- es Meredith, Biddell, Lenuox and Fe1*gus011) on 'I`h1n'sda_v handed out judgment in the appeal by defendants, the Town of Barrie, from judgment, of County Court of York of the `list of Novem- her`, 1916. Action to rncover $234 for board -and medical treatment. of one Hazel Thomas, w\ J....JSr..,..n1 .-. \ n . A .. .\,.~-..l..-\l ....\........, an indigent person. rrasident, ' in defendant Inuiiicipzililins. At trial action was di.Q~r]]i.qSnd, as against Township of Vc=. and County of Simcoe without costs and judgment given against Town of "Barrie for R234 without costs. ' A l I _,__I I UUUUU I VJudgment,: Appeal dinxissed `with costs. 117th Bn. News The Armouries are full of the good news of an early departure Ioverseas. 11 _ 'l\-_......'- U I L71 UUU-Do T Kit inspection for the Barrie detachment took p1uce,TueSday, |Mar. 6. .1 _ Ar-HAL ` lVl.(I.l.. U. All accounts against. the 177th Bn. should be presented for payment at once by the request of the Otcer Coxmnunding. The Battalion is" expeu-ting word daily now as to departure for the east. Pr ,, 1 ,,tII L- 1,.-I.J LIIU rJ(,l.3l; No l3:ind C'0ncerl. will he held next Saturday, `myth inst. The band will be an le_ave that day. . 1` LI..- 'I')..........\ UGIIKL VVIIL IJLJ `V1.1 I lAV\/ rnxuuu unit`;- The route march of t.he Barrie detachment, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, was e`lTeetively carried out to Shanty Bay under command of Major G. R. Rodgers, Senior Major, and the battalion return- ed without a casualty. Marching out, the artillery formation was observed with advance guard and rear guard and signallers hav- ing a good work-out. On arriv- al at Shanty Bay about noon, the village welcome was extended to the visiting soldiers by a deput- ation headed by Reeve Frank Ball of Oro and Rev. Mr. French of the Anglican Church, who ex- tended thexfreedom of the vill- age. Ater an appetizing lunch- eon, to which the ladiesof Oro generously contributed good things, the 177th Band under Band Sergt. Andrews _ gave an enjoyable hand concert on the village square. The march home was then carried out in good order, and the battalion at the end of about two hours came swinging down Blake and Dun- lop streets to the Armouries, t, sturdy. and strong, headed by the . band` playing a quick-step. The 177th are capable of effectually maintaining the honors of Sim- roe County placed in their charge, V V IJAIJKJI I J_4vv.IlI..l. Presidentv'PLalt1-i0t,i: Circle JUIII , \\'u-O A \.1l.4l/Ll; W. H. Kennedy asked permis- sion 1.0 place a narrow cement stop at the Elizabeth `St. `en- trance of the Wellington Hotel. {`|---_ A-L` #1:.` 1\T.-.-yntl 12 % Pages Pages I to 4 Section 1 No.10 l|"Ll.lIUU Ul hut`; vvulanixauunn J...\/ v S. McAdam, _Secy. of the Na;/a.l Recruiting Committee, asked the Council to pay an account of $10 incurred for rent of Trinity Par-` ish Hall in connection with the recent recruiting meeting held there. xx ,,,,.9_ Y`l'-.1...I l'\..-:--.,.