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Anpr. 3--Mrs. David Coleman` visited with friends at Milton last week. 117..- It..`.|I'..I.-...-a n4 Ila} `Shier. Gilli U V Ulllllao , Mr`. and Mrs. Mccutcheon of, Thorndale visited at Dr. Snu,-rs; during the past week, Mr. Mc-: Cutcheon being a brother of_`M1-s. n, _-___ 1\1_ 1.... _'I_ gquxon . A long letter from Pte. Jack Kell to the Epworth League re_ lating his doings up to the pre- sent, was read at the League on Monday night. A committee is 1._:._.._'.n.._.........:I 1.`\........A A .......I.. v\J\I4 chu all Ill LIKJILIIIIWJL VIII} lI\JK.s3\lo . Kaisses Mary and `Verda Tait spent a day in Alliston last week. `!\T...... 13-... A4` 4`...-.1-......-s... -In-u vustung M61115 JUICUIUU bu.aUuu a. lupxy. , Ed. Lewis and fafnily moved!` to the Mansion House on Mon-`t day. Mr. Lewis no doubt. will t run an A1 commercial house. _ 1:-.." ____I 1-1____I- n1-si Ernie Marks Stock Co.| GRAND OPERA nous]: 3 Nights "`,'2`sI',`'.'{1 "5"" Oranges California!-'ruRGlovIor'aBsehnu our dealer has a supply of fresh Sunkist Oran ge 3 every day. These are the uniformly good oranges. Order Q dozen today. ' Sunkist 251.011 15 yxsxuus _uu (1104. I}; .u..... .. Pte. Te-d. Creswick of itfhe 177th Bn. is spending his last leave at his home here. T -1 _....._ 'l.1:...I......"h-. -(`nu nrnrni Unifgr-mlyi Good IN ;;ALL NEW PLAYS "rm-: FAMOUS Z ll`-`ta. Ma:-ling ll-Iome` Pte. Melville: Marling, on ac- ;'count of wounds that necessita- . ted his retirement from active '_service. has returned home after .-`so nobly doing his hit in` this ',':great war that is being waged. _ltoday over the greater part of the world._. Owing tothe disa- greeable state of the weather on 1 Monday morning and the uncer- _ tainty of the train that he would _arrive on, there was not the 1 crowd, at` the station to Welcome him. that otherwise would have been. His return: was looked for. liward to by everyone. With re- _'tur_ning heroesthere is an" expec_ [ tancy that is half -dread and half joy, but Mel being more I _ come through `it pretty `well con- sidering his serious experiences :"and his protracted stay in the `hospital. . fortunate than many others has- Il `rm- 1u'.....I:__... :_ - --.. -.o n:_. . . Special servi'ceI`-Will he held in the Methodist church on Gbod maay; V --Q1uA1Q1 On Thursday- evening of last" week, H. N. Coleman, on the eve -of -his departure from `town, was presented by his brother" Oddf{- low-s with a pair 'of solid `gel cuff links with _the_ three-li.nk emblem. The following address was read:-- _ - nn\a-Jr! - nu. V Pte. Marling is a son of `Mr. Qand Mrs.-~ Robt. Marling and was 30118 of the first, town boys to en- 'list with the 76th Bn. He was ,wounded on Sept. 20 at (Source- ilette in the attack on the famous sugar renery. _On Wednesday night a grand reception was giv- `en in the town hall in his honor. J Pte. Marling will return to To- ironto in the course of a few gweeks where he will undergo `medical treatment. Death of Albert` Kidd Albert Kidd, one of our most esteemed citizens, passed away {at his home here on Thursday m.ornin, Mr. Kidd had been suffering from; a- lingering ill- ness for some time and although `everything was done in_ the way of medical attendance and kind nursing he failed to improve. He was born in 1860 on the farm now occupied by his son where he lived_ till about ve years ago when he retired and. built a ne residence on the part of his farm Presentation 131514 WBUA. Mrs. Wm. McMa-hon -of Bal- ston is Visiting _-at Alex. Arnold's. I`ll._ 711-..! (V n n n n 1:4-:17 A (2)--THE FARMER, .(3)-THE EMPIRE. `Prizes of $5, $3 and $2 are to be awarded to the three students . of Barrie Collegiate Institute? who hand in the best essays on this subject. All, contestants are ' tosubmit their answers, on `or_ hefore April 16, to the Principal, who with two others will decide` the awards before May 1. V The rprize-winnin-g essays from the different schools are then to be sent. to Toronto, and Grand Prize] es of` $25, $15 and $10 will be awarded to the three best in, the province. ' 1 V 7111... .3... J l.'I.... ...-..~..-.n:l.`no. 4:: "M ;(`i33'-HIMsELF, adjoining the town. He was a very progressive farmer andbad always taken a great interest in the work of the Farmer s Insti- tute and had done considerable lecturing throughout the coun- try.- He was a man of many `sterling qualities and was great- ly beloved by his many friends, being reliable in `all his sayings and doin_gs.. In religionhe was a" Methodist and always took an act-ive part in church work. His wife, who was Miss Ferguson, and one son, D. F. Kidd at home, survive him. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Ferguson of Toron- 'to, and Mrs. Thomas Sproule of Elnigrove. On Saturday thefun- eral `service was held in the [Methodist church. Rev. J". "I More preached an appropriate sermon, being assisted by Rev. Messrs. Madden, Morgan and St. John, former pastors of the de- ceased; also by Rev.'W. G. Han- na. A telegram of sympathy from Rev. J. J.-Coulter of Ux- bridge was read .,by Mr. More. Mr._Kidd s remains, were veyed to Lewis Cemetery for in- terment. The pall-bearers were: Wm Robinson, .Alex. Robinson. Chas. Robinson, Frank Apperley and W. J.vFinlay. * - COD- l AWii' IV-G. Luck, D. Adams,` V. Finley, A. Black, Catlin, R. Fisher, H. Smith. W. Hook. ` )The Provincial Organizatiort of Resources committee, with Sir John Hendrie at its head, is offering prizes in the various Gollegiates of Ontario, .for the best essay on the subject How can the Ontario High School boy, by working on a farm this sum- mer, help . - .I I \ `l"l"I"nl'V1'.I`l' `I11 I A Bat-rie0Zoi|T|7egiateIIisAl;itute Continued from page 2.) Dunn, R. Walker, E. Garruthers, G. Bidwell, J. Little, J. Overs. l`ll...... ITT 1'3 TT.-.-...!... \\T `II:-nan o .l4A1.aI.v ll . aunuvnlu, ua \lV'Jl.'JO . Glass III--E. Harris, W. Hines, K. Sinclair,R. AI+`owler, E.`Brad- eld, M. Leigh, S. 'Parkhou.se, L. Gulham. ' - 17 IN 1- I -I\ A Day of Prayer In a circular t.hat has "been ' signed on behalf of several mis- ' sionary societies and other,reli_ " g1-outs organizations the people of `the Empire are` urged `to set .apart- Good Friday as a day of ; repentance and prayer. The ap- peal is being-made and supported in this country by a number of church leaders. It will surely be ,heeded by a large number of our gpeople. . Good, easy-minded. man Vhe must be who can go his way fthese days unt-roubled with thoughts of his responsibilities ` as a citizen and of his own short- - comings ' member of the State, and how few roverseas service. s-.lack of the material. L . thereto. sacrices in respect Great services, great. `are now due from everyyadult of us are showing that we have the soul to do the high duty re"- quired at our hands? There are hundreds of" thousands of us with the health and strength needed for manful service on the battlefield; there is abundance of wealth in the country to `main- tain those hundreds .of thous- ands of additional ghting men; and the rest_ of the population could well maintain twice the army we are maintaining for ' There is no It is the That l ?spi1-itual that ,is lacking. has to be renewed in most. of` us. A great change of heart must be _produced in us before we can rise gto the heroic pitch_ the times of 3 B 3 5 `present trial calls for, If there was more real prayer there would be more realservice forthe ad- vancement. of Christ's Kingdom ,lon earth and for the overcoming I v i inyourselves` and in the-present Before we can strengthen the hands of our valiant soldiers as we ought we must ourselves be strengthened by more of that power, not ourselves, wh'ichsmak- es for. righteousness. .In these last thirty months, there must have -`been 7borneu- in upon the most vain. and thoughtless a new sense of` the Weakness of our human n atur'e. IThe citizen who ndshimse-lfA unable `for his country _s_;-sak_'e, to forego thi-_s v or that "sel_fLiridulgencP, Ito ' resist enemy of the hindrances thereto.` I I `Education has addressed a letter to the Collegiate principals, ask- ing them wherever possible to have the above topic used as the subject.` for a composition in each class of the school. i V-1.-any \.r- us-\.' uvn-uuso Test examinations are being held, this week, at the local Gol- legiate, in accordance with a re- cent` regulation of the Education Departnient. Students who are successful at this test will be `granted their - Matriculation, Normal Entrance, or Faculty En- trance standing, if they leave school after April 20, to engage in farm labour. A number (both boys and girls) have signied their intention of taking advan-. tage of. this regulati-on, and it is hoped that B.G.I. in this way will contribute materially to the cause of increased food produc- tion in Simcoe County. ill; 111.3 uuuus 11171.0. I Dosnot pass Fis.her"s `for your tailorumade suit. P_rices_ from $17.00 up---t and workmanship guaranteed. M-.. mr..mr;nnn viaiind with` become serious about the state of this or that hesetting` temptation, who nds himself dumb in the` presence of his war-tried friends bereavement - and without the heart to play the man in the hour of his" country s danger, ought to become serious as toethe state of his own spiritual health, as a man of waning vigor of body or failing` power of . mind `ought to his physical or mental- health. It `is a time for penitence and for Have you ever had a -ne job of decorating spoiled by a leaking roof? If you have, you certainly are in a position to appreciate the value of a roof that is positively water.-proof. Some of the troubles common to wooden shingles to-day are that they are apt to split. warp or blow off as well as leak. soon after they are put on. Years ago they were good. hut the quality has since gradually depreciated as the available supply of suitable timber becameexhausted. , A '~ Brantforclslates have none of the faults of wooden shingles. They cannot rust. I They do not allow rain. to be driven under them as do metal roofs; They do not require rigid supporting asdo the common tile or slate roofs. On the other hand -Brant/'o.rd Slates afford the utmost protection with little weight, T They are made on a long-bred felt_ base" which is thoroughly saturated under pressure with asphaltum or mineral pitch.` Crushed quarried slate particles are then deeply embed- dedin the surface of this base". making it water-tight and reproof. - There is Safety ~` Under This Roof Br antford Roofing .pious1y asking that the strength `be given us to hear and to serve as bets the people of 3. Chris- tian State. We need to he made stout against some of the lesser lions in our path before we can go forth fearlessly against the lions in the path of our country... |--;_Mail & Empire. I --Get ready for Spring. Buy your paints from W. A. Lowe Son, Elizabeth St. 0 '~' ---~ -----'- -~ ~ . , Miss Olive Burling, who has" been attending Normal School in` Toronto, is spending -`her -- holi- days at her home here. 'n..... II.` .'I'n:-I:-Inn nu? Aujylnpg 1 :sio:;aaym{gn.~ TA commitiee 1 being'for_m_ed t . SeIld__ a reply. 171.! 1" -._--.. .....A 1'.-...~.:I.. vv\r\uvIu Klrlllllull IA! \.nut-J sun aounnuuvnu guy-uv vv\4\IanI New lines of footwear for men, women and children at Fisher s.; Ullut UII U11 uuLLuu ,, .... .. On Monday night Jas. Boynton was presented with a club bag and watch fob` by the towns- people. Mr. Boynto_n after being ,a resident of Cookstown for 20- years, has gone to. Toronto where! "he will make his future home. 5 I we-`Iv --.. -_-.,_..__- The personal lwelnnings `of`the: late Pte. Alvin Arnold we1'e'4re- ceived by his parents on Satur-` day last. 1` Q u7:11m.n.1.k.. AP Vnrmnnin H. F."_s1}ici{ianE % Woi' " '1`m.'onto will assist in the musical ser-: vice at St. John s Church on Sunday.` Communion will be held at 8 and ii a.im.; also services" on Good Friday, both morning and "evening. -nt_.- ....,a `ll ... 7u .. n..I...'I........ A-P