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.Yzstab'e_.P'a9!. GREAT SALE or BOYS AND MEN S suns mews A DARK "rwI-:20" SUITS in sizes 36 to /42. Old values at. .. .. .`. .. $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 each. Devlin & Murchison Mews DARK em-:v won- STED suns, made in 3.0 button sack style, sizes 360 to 44. At .. .. .. .. .. $10.50, $18.00 anq $20.00. Msnrs NAVY BLUE won- STIED SUITS, made from nice fine worsted materials. sizes 36 to 44, worth $25.00. While they last . . .. $20.00 Thursday, may s,"1,s11.% Devlin. Murchiso Dodgg Motor Car", Automobiles.- I x IC will be s_hown~v_vitThout extra harge at the -GI-`am ! oima I- lo_us`o, Filday'hhd~ satin-day, May-'11 and 12; com`- mencing at 7 .30-2 shows. THE SARJEANT $0., Ltd. 957 Miles of A Wonderful Scenery A I`rip through Death's Valley, California, in`-a This film should be seen by. everyone interested in_ Truonnron EARLY Boamsvl |le.h0nt. Norfolk Style or pinch hak with` patch pocket, made in. medium (}rey and Br-owns, sizes 29 to 34. A- -_.. -- __ A- _.- made in D. B. style, Bloomer Pants, materials are good Tweeds inAGreys and Browns, sizes 29 to 33. were sold at $6.50 to'$7.50.v On Sale... . . . . $4.50 and $5.00 `BOYS 02 - PIECE 'NORI0LK. TWEED surrs, sizes 22 to 23. In light colors only. On Sale . . . . -- -_. 4- -- BOYS NAVY IRISH SERGE SUITS in. pinch back style with patch pockets, Bloomer Pants. 4.. ._A se.-iVs',T mo; ;.s.s'o; s1o.oo 1 each BOYS NAVY awe` sane: SUITS, made, in New Norfolk Style, sizes 29 to 33 for .. $8.95 izes 29 to Sizes 34 to V - - - ., . .. . . $2.15 to $3.50 BOYS 2-PIECE sun's" in New_ nova 2-PIECE %surr's - Coats ,hear{ng Rev. Dr, Menzies in the :TOWI11iIle Church recently, heard a great deal about Missions in India, interestingly told.'. . . Next Sabbath the Quarterly Sacramen- tal Service will be held in the Methodist Church at 10.30. This is the last Sacrament with he. present pastor. . . .Rev. Thos. . Dew is conducting Confirmation Classes in his different churches for a few weeks . . . . . .Mrs. Bert. Dutcher has returned home after the R. V. Hospital, Barrie. Her many friends are pleased . to know she is gaining strength so rapidly. . . .The Epworth League met on Wednesday night and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: -- President, Miss Laura Thompson;.1st. Vice- Pres., Miss McKenzie; 2nd. Vice- Pres., Mrs. R. West; 3rd. Vice- Pres., Miss G. Boake; lath Vice- Pres., Miss Ada Spencer; Secre- tary, M.iss Georgie Donnelly; Treasurer, Hubert McKenzie; Pianist, Frank .Dutcher; Assist- ant Pianist, Miss Mamie Henry. The League for the past two years has had splendid meetings and seems in a `good way for -a very prosperous year. This is very largely due to the untii-ing* efforts of Miss Thompson, who has been President for two years and has been elected for the third. . . . .Mrs. Alfred Spencer has re- turned home after a visit to friends" in `Toronto. . . .H. Larkin and `family have moved to Tor- onto. . . .Noah Grose is suffering pdng the past three weeks in lwith a severe attack of neuralgia`. lVI.lnard';-Llnlment-_ used by Phydlolans. 33 for 35 for $12.50 . .. $13.50 uv-. -.;u E. W. Hubbert (son of W. P. Hubbert, formerly of Barrie) who has been on the North Bay run fteen years, has been appointed agent of the Canadian`Express Co. at Allandale, succeeding A. E. Stone, who resigned a month ago to go to Toronto. V Mr. Stonewas [very popular both with the rail- roadmen and the public generally and the very best wishesw of many friends here will Aaccompany him to his new eld of labor. ' ' ` Benjamin Parker, who had been in business here for `over twenty years, died on Friday after ` an illness of a few days. .Hetwas unmarried, was born in Spain and was in. his 66th year .At differ- ent times -he engaged in several `kinds of business. Last year he sold out his coal and wood yard to Mr. Lathwell and 'a couple of months ago purchased the bakery business of S. G. Buchanan. In- terment _took place on Sunday, the funeral being held from G. G. Smith & Co's. morgue. ID Dllllulll (1 IUVV \.lCIa`YD Clvb Luuaal. . . . .Miss S. Jennett is here re- newing friendships among`. old neighbors . . . . Mowforth re- ceived a telegram from his sister- ing` her sister, Mrs. G. McLean. ` him of the death of his'brother, Pte. G. Mowfprth. `He had been in the trenches but a short time. A widow and one small child sur- -vive. . . .Mrs. McGinnis and Miss MojGinnis of Battleford, Sask., ;are 3 the guests of the Misses M. arid J . MoGinnis, the station.'. .. Miss .Ing'rar`n of Toronto is visit-` `ins her sister, Mrs. G. B.~McLean. ..... nu-.1 nx. . v.-\,.... 1- .\.....~. -s/u. Mr. and Mrs.` A; H. Ferguson have returned `from Palmerston. where Mr. Fergmson has been working for the past year. to re- `side in their house on Baldwin Street. run. . . o 4. or - . . | May _1`;:'i`_i1'ewt_1}~t_,"c>% May was cold and bleak. . . .Mrs. F. Orser |is spending a few days at Edgar. 1\K{nn Q Tnnnnf} in hnnn van ;v;n: v uu no urn-n-u \~An\A -v Il\/ \4 ....u I. Mrs, Bent. Curtis underwen? an `operation for appendicitis last week. She is getting along nicely. T|.f._... T..-.....,. 1\T..:l ...~.J Iiltln nu cauu u Au \.~IIl1.I\.Au\Jvu\/\4I Mrs`. Herb H.u1'_1'ell llas the sym_ pathy of her friehds in the death of Her brother, Pte.` S. A. Herbet't,. of Hawkestone, accidentally killed in France on April 2. 1ur__ -._.I `Mr..- 111.1 1uI'-'nt:1I-'.._ ..... . Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McMillan reg turned home on Saturday from their . honeymoon in Toronto, Hamilton and other places, and will reside in Cumberland St, '-rv 1w ,u- vuwu I The day train from Hamilt.on ito Meaford commenced running :last Monday with Conductor Wm. :.Tardine in charge, Bert. Dunn as baggageman and Eldon Hun-t as ihrakesman. A g . Jos. Dicker is back again on his old run as baggageman on the North Bay passenger service, having just recovered from the injuries received in the wreck at Utterson some weeks ago. (V P1 `||:I'_-,.. /I\-. \ T _._,:...l_L.__. A1` `I vu\.IA. v L \.'ll|\J vv uxzazu moxi- 1VIr;.u(l)r.) J. S. Creighton of Winnipeg (former-ly Miss Aggie tlross of this place) hasbeen vis- .itin.g old friends" here for a few dafys after an absence of eighteen years. She left. for her home on \Vednesday evening to meet, her husband who has returned home In furlough for two months after being in at Field Hospital in France for two years. `IT! `IT.-LL-__L `---A ___lLI. ._ _.-.'1`_-I AF:-ult PTants ' I-`lower Plhts ` 50 Val-Iotles ` 100 plants, your choice, deliv- ered $1.00. Catalogue free. PARADISE OONSERVATORIES E. Hubhert met with a painfu`! accident on the platform at Al` landale,Tuesday night. He was loading express` into `No. 47 and went into the car to assist in moving some express. While he was in the car some one moved the truck and Mr. Hubbert step- ped from the expressear on to the platform, hitting. his head on the cement. He broke one rib, crack- ed another and sprained his left arm. ' ' Irv `Y? 1 1 . 1 n wvv 'I\ I a\.c\aJ . . . . -q.-u-nun.-w.-. lyours for the Canadian Express Office at Alvlandale are from 8 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 6 pm. `nil ..- 'I\-__1 l`I___L`3_ ___..I.__..___...L A.` uunnu nu uuunnn Iarlvunn C C` James Neil and `daughter Margaret and Miss Pall- ~ing spent last. week-end at-Jack lArcher s, Hillsdale. 1-.1 ~n-___-_. 1...- 1.`.....,. 1..--.~1.`...........J 4;; vnau-. u, Lnnnluwltnlxrn E. Bowenhas been transferred from the Al1andaAle-Meaford run ito the Tor0nt0_Barrie run, ar- mivjng here daily at 8.00 p.m. ' a'\_._-_L:II L.__I LL- .....1.-..'A...l.-...A V J. C.Miles- met with a painful accident, recently. THe got his little nger fast in some machin- ery at the round4house and had to have it amputated. up-.- 1'-t-_.L. 'n--_....-n 1...... 41... .._..... - I.nv_LL:{_-5 naunw J I van V \.r\1 E. Over-hill had the misfortune to have a heavy timber fall on his 't`.huTmb some days ago and is still under the doctor's care. ` 1... . n 1 an. `slim. uu vnusv LVJAUUV-v\J\Jo (:JhaI'le's Marshall is back `again in the ticket office, after his `fort- _n.ight s holiday in `Midland. nu... 1...... mg... 1.1.... n.........I:.... Toronto. -Iv Mrs; Geo. Low has move_d to vuu . Miss,M. Sh`ea;' has returned h0m_e after a pleasant visit -in 'I`m-onto for a month. - ' | up '1 1 [relatives in Hamilton; `1` if f'3. c."1~}'i`.~Iiao1s pen on Saturday for a week s visit with -nn-- `-7- I COAL COAL} A\.I|nAUl'\J|.7 ans a..nIarAIaaAI.'\.vnA.u Elwood D bson and Miss Viola Dobson went to` Hamilton" last Friday to visit relatives. fVI._.....I-._ `Il'......._I..,.II 1... L_.-.. I- Ap...-`Io. -{friends out oftown. ' . \zLI-Ukl n\.-. V. . nun-I ,UMiss'_ Mary M'(;L'ennar} has re- turned from agwee'k s visit with 1 1 ll: -nxuaau , ll-I. .sauuuIu -uv. Conductor D. -Small. is running on No. 45, arriving in Barrie at 8.00 p.m. ' V A 1|l`:...... II` GI.`....... l-.-.\ .....t-.-....'..,l' .l.\ll IJl.lU\Jo L` - James Her,t'ell..is v,er'y ill at his home,in Essa; St. News am the T@.;. 1-H; 'K_R_iE axngnnugn no }sinru|;nnAjv ynonmua V ORAIGI-IURST uuu lg! Uuuu. Barrie as the e county town! should he a recruiting centre for] farm labor, and the needs of the` situation should be put before] every youth and man. Labor isi the biggest problem. Thu *PI)`nr1r\nvI Inna tlnn `I.-...`..l 1..-.'L! uun L115 01, 1.11 UIllU'lll. Tholrmer has theland, but! not the labor; he has the teams, implement. and is all ready. as _a golng concern. The sltuatlon 1s serlous; It Is uncanny. But _things have been done in this war that were never dreamed of; before. Young Canadians, mid_| dle-aged Canadians and old Can- adians can help in Greater Pro- du9t'i0n. ' __u -. '\ /~. . I Ask other. A limited supply of all sizes, fresh mined, clean, dry - SOIIANTON GOAL _ is now arriving. Present Price: 99, Stove and Nut $9.00 per ton Pea, $8.00 per-_ ton Yours for service. ` T VwV'Vhen theicity men realized that the. shortage must be made up by greater acreage, they.h1,1s-, i-ed themselves to `provide help. At rst the farmers were rather sus- picious of the city chaps who wanted to go out and run things, but they are seeing now that an honest effort is being made to assist them; Fifty men on the Main Street in Gollingwood have promised to give three days per week to the farmers. Good re- sults can be secured in every town and hamletrif it is thorough- ly organized to recruit the man power. say to the I farmer, Here I am, put me in the pea-eld or in the barn-yard, anywhere to heip out he ll _find the farmer a pretty good sort. And he` shouldn't promise to go on Monday, and go a week from Monday. 13]` nFDDlYhnn on;rl n .~..nIn..\.J.'.J I I I If the business man will u. vvucn 11 Ulu 1V.l.UllLli1y. Dr. Creelman said a splendid response had been made by re- tired farmers. He expected that. According to their strength they are doing their best. They know what it is to be without help` and are taking hold again. From the High School boys, too, splen_ .did rcsul-ts had been secured. Actuated by the same spirit that! had prompted their older bP0t:h`_! are to 0nlist.,.,.tliose lads are going- to the farms to help see that their'h1'others do not lack for food. 01 2000 hoys placed on` farms last year only ve per cent` failed, and 10.000 of them thisl year will make a splendid third! line trench. 'n.....-.:- at V -- - I In conclusion, Dr. Creelman said he didnot know whether a` year from now, we will be per- mitted to meet _here and say that we, in this splendid agricultural. country, have enough food to go round for all our people. if ever there was a sign on the horizon it; is now. He did not want to go: into harrowing details, but there! are ten nations on short rations,} and the world is looking to us.u So now, in the Spring of 1917, when God has given .us a good land and a good climate,-let us see to it that there is a bumper crop. Instead of just waiting for the morning and evening papers to seehow the soldiers are win- ning the war, we should be us- uuuL1uu. G 'ingv_every ounce of our power for_ the production of food, remem- hering that the men on the alaindi are the second linetrenches. . I...-......L-- AL- -0 n...._._1_.. 4- 11_-n uuu uuo DUUUILLI l11lU'l;lUl.lUllUD. A hearty vote of_ thanks to thel speakers and singers was moved by Rev. Geo. A. Brown and Rev. Dean O Malley; - Keep Mina:- c| _s Llniment in the] house. I `nu the` World Looks uj Canada .(Continued_ from page 5.) . . Havingvpointed out the need of producing more food, Dr. Creel- man outlined the steps taken by the Committee to assist the farm- ers. V [way War_d.. for Mina:-d's_ and take no 00000 F. c. Jon e_s I ARGYLE, ono | { May 1---Miss Lillian Bell of tWeyburn, Sask.', spent last week ivisiting relatives in this vicinity. flnnntrn Unnnn A? 1\Tnxv:n I11r\(V n VIOIDILI8 LUIGULVUD` ll]. D1110 VlLIl.l.11|JJo . . . .George Home of Nevis was al week-end visitor with friends: ihgre. . . M_cMCi)llal1l1_ has acc1&pt- e a D081 1()IllI1 r1 1a . . . . .. ISS [Katherine Mahoney is home after -spending some time in Orillia. .Death of Miss Marian Bell E An old and respected pioneer of Oro in the person of Miss; `Marian Bell, passed away peace- |fully on April 11, in her 85th: iyearp She was a staunch. mem- [ber of the Presbyterian church and was beloved by all who knew her. Miss Bell was the daughter of the late Archibald Bell and lgd lived in Orofrom her infancy. e was seized with a paralytic stroke on Saturday, April 7th, and: [passed away early` Wednesday rrnoriring. SDhe is survifvellbg two rot ers,` uncan, o a mar, Sask., and Farquhar, Argyle, Oro, andBon%sister1,v Mrs. Welll_ ington rot. ers, ew Lowe l, |Ont.. The funeral took place on April 13th, from the residence of her niece. Mrs. J. McIntosh, of ' ilugby. KThe service was 0i]onduc-l ed at noxa Church by t e Rev.. Neil Campbell. I l IVIINESING I The services of the Rev. J. Al- Ebert Leece. B.A., of Angus. on this circuit last. Sunday, were very: much appreciated and the three congregations nobly responded to his appeals on behalf of Social and Evangelistic and Educational work of the Methodist. Church. Sacramental Services will be held in the Methodist Church next, I l Sunday at 11 a.m., at Anten Mills at ? p.m'., the pastor in charge of each service. Subject of dis. !course No Cross, No CroWn.. . I . .A very interesting and profit- able servicewas held in the Pres- hvterian Church on Tuesday, May 1st. Mr. Knapp of Califor- nia. an old Minesing boy, was present and gave a very interest- `ing address which was much en- joyed by the congregat.inn'. The next Union Meeting, Tuesday, 8t.h inst.., is to be in the Baptist `Church. Leader, Mrs. George |Pl0wr ight. . . .The Annual Bible Society meeting is to beheld in the Presbyterian Church here, on Friday,. 4th inst., at 8 p.m. May 2--Mrs. M. A. Dwyer, who took suddenly ill on Saturday last, is not much better. Her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Robinson, of Painswick, is waiting on her. . . . Miss Lizzie Monteith of Edenvale aalso Miss Inez of Barrie spent the |week-end attheir home here. . .. `Hon. Chas. Stewart of Killam, Alta., called on friends here one day last week on his way to Ot- tawa. . . .Fred. Boyce and Master Willie of Elmvale spent Sunday at Boyce s. . . .Miss Daisy Coutts, who has been spending some time in Gravenhurst, has ;returned home. . .Miss Rose Sal- Iisbury is V'isiti_ng friends in Elm- vale. . . .Mr. Ceaser, -the night operator at Midhurst station, is away taking some holidays. Mr. Gray is relieving for him. .- . . . . Miss Alice Boyce of Barrie Bus- iness College spent Sunday with friends in the village.... J. E.` VVallwin is on the sick-list . . . . . . Mrs.` F. Butler of Toronto spent `the week-end at H. Tra('ey s. May l-Seeding is the-order of the day with the men and ask the `ladies what they are doing and uthey will invariably answer Housecleaning.. . . . Another of our young men has taken a stand for King and Country in the per- son of Alex., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Dempster, Sr. Alex has, I understand, enlisted to train in the Navy and is spending a few days at home befo1'e1eaving for Halifax._. . .Pte. J. Trombley, of Cookstown, who spent a few months in this vicinity before en- listing has, I am sorry to report, been severely wounded in the right arm. . . .Mrs. R. Ross. of Barrie, whose husband, Pte. Ross, :has recently gone overseas, has come to reside in this commun- The _people extend to Mrs. oss and family a hearty Wei- come ..Mrs. S. Fairburn of Windsor is visiting her parents, `Mr. and Mrs. W. Dempster, Sr. MInHuns1'_ UTOPIA Page lpo """""" I May 2-1;._'number from here! "attended The Birthof a Nation at Barrie on Monday night. . . . 'Miss Mamie Henry has returned from Toronto University and will spend the summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W; Henry . . . . . .Mr. and Mrs. _.R. D. Bannerman and Mrs. Dobson of Hamilton spent Sunday with Mrs. M. E. 'Duvtcher...'.The W. M. S. Easter Offering for Missions a- mounted to the handsome sum of $40.00.. . . .Those who availed themselves of the opportunity of 18-19.