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NEWS 01-` coo1 `1 \&13.3.' Geo. Fildey,. the past week with Bond 7Head. -'lIrl'2-_ rr_#___, .1! rni. _ days this week with Orillia. (V, `IN ! I J.l\JlL\J J..l.\.4(AlJo ' Miss Henry of Thornton visit- ed with Mrs. \V. J. Broley last wee'k. V 'I'\_____ -,_ t`I`,, I , `ll Ar` 'iPte. %Da,vid McMaster, who has been undergoing f treatment in Tononto Hospital, -spent the weekuend at his home here. jb-r0`ke his collar-hone. {ivi;sti4" "A11:%o}mn"f:}ia while playing on a lumber pile fell and U 111 .l. UL (111 DU IILILD VVUUI\o Pte. Jack Corbett of the 177th `spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .105. Cor- hett. ` 1\-_.__ ___ !I'n_'-::|_ - -nu-_,, an A- union, 4.`. . J.I.uu.l11DV.Jl..I.. The Ladies Aid of the Meth- odist church intend holding an organ recital oniEaster Monday. W. H.AHewlet.t,' Mus. Bac., `and Mrs. Stella Garey Allan, soprano, both of Hamilton, will- contribute. D Dnvlrlnn A-rs:-I nntI>nn VV \J'\.7l\I Born on-Sunday, Mar. 25, Vto Pm. and Mrs . Boyd, :1 daughter. ':1.`I.l.. ;'I'\._--.`_`l `Il'-Il'-_,A,-_ I, Nurse Readman is in attend- ance .011 Albert Kidd, wh-ose con- dition I am sorry to report, is m-nch worse than usual.. The repr-e~sentative of The Barrie Examiner and Saturday Morning{ in Cookstown is George F. Thompson. News items for Cookstown and adjacent, country may he handed or "phoned to Mr. Thompson and will be forwarded to this paper. -Phone No. .39 finds him. .Suhsc1'.ip-lions, eilzher newer renewals, may be for. warded Ihrough Mr. Thompson. imTs.."iiie{ v}.1$i{ "iiiiaih of the Hollows passed away at her home `I011 Sa.t.urday., aged__69 years. .bVl..(aIaJ. UIJAI. -(Iv `DUI! \ VV JJIID V I.V4I.aal1} u Wm. `Copeland, one of our R. M. D. men, made his route on Saturday by foot owing to the impassable state ofthe roads. Dr. and Mrs. Shier spent a few` ldays in Toronto this week. 1-nnlr I`.-\v|P\n`4 I\"" `Inn 7'7I>"| - /...-_.. -~`.._,., ....(-,...-_ ..., Jvggguu "B;)1'n in 'I`.oron`_toA- on Saturday, March 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Martin,` :a son (Willis Vivian). \`rIY\ nnnninna Ann rs-0 nuvnn D LII) I/U0 Born On Friday, Mar. 23, to Mr. and Mrs.'Al1an, a son. In Dnkinann 1-.4` T':v\-r\-:`u-antes LVJ.l._o auu .Lu.l.D. Illlallg a DU11. ` Mr. Robinson of Winnipeg spent over Sunday with his bro- ther, F. H. Robnon. ' VITI-s.-., Tn.-!,..~.'I : -4` LL... 'll..1.'l.. JJUUII U]. J.J.lal.1l1lbUlI., W111 UUllhl'1UuDUo Mrs. `H; B. Barnes and sister, Miss Baker, attended the funeral in Toronto of'thei`r cousin fi-om Fenelon Falls. nnnhuv I-nan :uunI ALF` L'Ul1UIUl1 .1.` arllo Harry `Fisher has just placed in stock the latest styles in men's .hats and caps. > I T 13 nnnrvunn u\AlnA=`!AAI n:t-u Iuaua auu uupa J. H. Rea__dIf1an received this week a cat-load of brick `for_his new house. I\...:...... 1.- 1.1.- 1.-.: _~-__.s_-19, , --0 ILUVV ll.\JU.DUu ' Owing to the bad condition of the roads the ciergymen had it rather hard making their circuit on Sunday last. 1u':;:.. 1:u............ -n........-.. _._a.- 1.-- Sr., spent friends A at Mar. 28-Wi1f.r.ed Sutherland. of Stroud visited with his uncle, Juhn Sutherland during the past, week. A ' - ._.n._-_- \`v...`,;-.- l\ `D.-.v.n.`.-. friends in 'd1'1'1VU 111 DUWIL UIIID VVUUno ` Wm. Wilson is under the doc- tor s care. . . A. { arrive in town _this week. 117.... \1r:l....... .. .....,l.... (L. The regular meeting of Bar-.I rie Branch G.R.C.S. W111 he held `Monday, April 2, at 4 p.m. . In A..mm+ 404;: .19 naive nf`! |lV.lUllUi1_) , 1XlJl'.l1 0, all "1 1.1.111. I In August 1916, 12 pairs of socks, knittedby Mrs. H. Ca1d_ erwood and Miss McKay, were, shipped to the Secour Nationa1| in answer to an urgent appeal.` This week a letter was received! by Mrs. Calderwood, from a! French soldier who received her socks and note. From the letter it is evidentthatthe sockswere included in a parcel-packed in Paris. The following is `a trans; lation:-l ' 1'. or. T..I......-.....-- IDA"! .-_a\.; --._.\.,.....-....r.,, ~-._ Dear Madam and Godmother: ---I hasten to thank you for the parcel I have just received which caused me great pleasure and was very useful "to me \ in the present. cold weather, as _well as helping me, a soldier who has left, all who belong to him behind in the invaded part, of the coun- try and therefore receives noth_ ing. The `candle was very pre- cious and especially the socks forwe are sometimes a long time without moving. Your box of goodies also gave me great pleasure, especially as we do not always haveenough to eat. `r\t:t'|'v\'\r\ T 117:1` nunrl kvv CIIVV (IJD _l.lGaVU - 17111111511 Madame I will end Buy Df,_`1`1;nking you with all the heart of a French soldier who will think of you. 13`:-Ir:-nvan 1):-u~nn` Wu? Eugene Beuril, . | 62 artillery J04 hat. de bom- hardier, Secteur postal 197. The followingvtinteresting let-| ter from the trenches _was re- ceived by one of Barrie Branch workers in `answer to a note sent` in socks shipped by Barrie Branch in December. The re- cipient wrote but two notes and both. were answe-red,.at once. Ti"ench`es, France, Feb. 19. Dear.Miss . . Ireceived a-pair of gocks with your note inside dated Nov. 46. I sure was delighted, The socks are splen_ did and a perfect, t. It is _better always to have them a bit large as we have to wear two pairs together. This has been the coldest. winter in France for 50 years and my second. The wat- er in our bottles and even our bread was frozen. It is hard to say which is the hardestto bear the cold or the mud. I think we all prefer the cold`, but `the mud is terrible. We wear rubber hip boots and often the `mud is so- deep we can't pull our feet out. It is too funny for anything to see a man trying to dig his boots` out. We. have had quite a bit of a snow out here, hU..`- it only made us lonely for home and it seems so very long ago since we could 1'HE,_BAl_IB|__E,EXANlI'Ell AND sgtunbnv ulonmuo. \'\ ('.l71\o . Arthur Hens-on _0f _BarI'ie spent the week-end w1t'h `h1s par- ont,s,'1V1r. and Mrs. Levl `Henson. -1'|___`|_....,.I Red cross. Notes Le 24 February, 1917. ,,_ll___.. sleigh ride, or snow shoe, or curl! at our own sweet will, without: ever a thought of the Kaiser org his army. How awfully go-od all you ladies are! It makes it eas- ier for us when we `know that what we are doing here is .ap-I preciated, but we know you are} doing your hit just as we are. I} spent my Christmas in the tren-. ches and such a Hopelessl IDawn it was,` cold and miser..l !able. But now I see signs of `Spring and the days are getting! `longer. We hope it all will be; over this summer. I think the% ghting will be very hard this! Spring, but we are all ready. We? will then have peace with vic-| tory; any other peace would be! only an insult to all our pals 1 who went West and to those` who will go in the near future. I3 `am out in France 15 months-and] I have been through all the fight- 1 ing from Ypres to the Somme.` In civil lifeI was a traveller for ----- Lumber Co., of Ottawa, and covered the northern part of New York State and the adjoin-_ ing t.owns over the border in. Canada. I live in Ottawa and only wish I was there now. I am a machine gunner out here. My address . is Lewis Gun sec- tion. D Co. 60th Batt., C.E.F. ` A I \'lT:1'Ia. 'l-Z.. `)I\t'uI;'\v\I`lr\ r\-rah` V\I\1'\I\I`I7 'lll_|ll. L LAU. u\r|,u .LJuul.., u.J_u.4.. VVit,h kind regards and renew ed thanks, V Very smcerely yours, % F. ALAN SKUGE, sergt. P.S.--I hope {LO hear from you `again. .1 __.1_:__.. 1.2.1. 'I-...L ...-.....I- uucuvannu In the packing list. last week Holly should have been credited with 22 prs. socks and 22 prs. of ilippers---a very generous dona; 1on. ' .n-.-I n_.,...... .....-....1.-.J..'nn.. 4`n.. b1Ul.l. - `Red Cross regulatlons for socks :-Legs .12 inches long, 4 inches rib, 8 inches` plain to heel. All feet should not be less than 10% inches long and not more than 12 inches-9 144 in. from back of heel, then `toe. St. Mary's Gh11_;'c_1_1"hadZ ehargel A0f`the shop on Sat., Mar. 24. Net receipts, $67.00, membership in- cluded $1.00. I'\... (`-1 `II .-....-.1. 0.! Q4 Asap-I `UIUUUU {Pl -UU On Sat., March 31, St. And- rew s Church will have charge and the following Saturday. Col- lier St. Methodist Church. nI_-_ r1-___.__:1L-_ .LI..:- --......1-. 11U.l Db. LVLUIJIIUULDD \JllU.l.L/I1. Shop Committee this week: -- Mrs. Walker," Mrs. Payne; Next lwgek, Mrs. Eastman,-. Mrs. King. The old armouries will be op- en forthe use of any Scouts, on Mondays`; Wednesdays, and Fri- days, at or beofre 4.30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. The regular weekly meetings will he- held `on Fridays at`7 p.m., when full attendance is expected. Dnnnnnn41rn Qnnv-nlvcu It) I uinnnc. gm.-. ya-...\. -.....-.1. .._v._ ..-v-.-...._. Hartley Graham of 'R0sslan;1; 33.0., is visiting with his sisters. ("I_1____.I___ Scout. column" Extra copies of this is-sue may J; G. Keenan or'Roy Stone. Also fbe obtained at this ofce or at at Harry Fisher's store, Cooks- ithe bookstores of Walter Scott. town. Three cents per copy. THE PERFE C TGUM Let us make you acquainted with the new, luscious flavour-e- 44.555 Sealed Tight- Kept Right! MADE IN CANADA`. Thursday, lllarch 29, 1911. Get it wherever confections are sold B0 rln - Mar. 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Banting`, twins. _1,,__ _'__ --.__...9,. .n;IAIIn.uJIA.D, llvvA1a.uJu Extra good values in men s plough boots are to he ha.-d at Fishers. -n`--. 117 n.......--.':..'I- ..........t .-. -pnvwv` Pago I`-'o_ur 13115}. D- Rev. W. Creswick `spent a few`