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ants. yles. l I Cowan. _ Iv Luci. AV Llull. r. Senior Warden-- Alex. October. annual convoatggn at Ottawa last] I - . - - I 91151595 5 w H. E. gory, secretary, in his annual report showed that there were 192 initiations during the past year and that 106 petitions for membership : are now on fyle. This record of in- itiations gives the Valley of Barrie first place in the Dominion of Can- ada, which was very favorably com- mented upon by the Illustrious Dep- uty when making his report to the` There was a` large attendance at Barrie Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite Masons, Tuesday night` when officers were elected for the ensuing term, and a number of degrees were conferred. 1-via -r Newly Elected T.P.G.M. of Barrie Lodge of Perfectidh. The Valley of Barrie MAakes`a Record for the Whole L of Canada. A. H. FEl.T IS T.P.G.M. E LODGE PERFECTION "I'."i"f13..fvi:-wa1ter N Duff 12? Standing of the Juniors Won Lost To play A 1 Ina K Sfanding of the Seniors I ' `Won Lost To play! 1 0 `IV 9 IJLIU ID I uugu trio/c of Colum- ar. 1 she will .-... -1.` .. .... ..._ LrCL };:..Secretar3'-- Hampton E. A. HOWARD FELT lThe%H`o1jse% of Widom, Allandale Pure Strawberry Jam, size 4 tin 85 Isle of Pines Grapefruit in three 9 1... he. on. an, aznuvvs. u\4uosI.Au|v \I1.0u.15C .1.\l1. 1116131115 marmalade 50 doz. Spanish Grapes . . . . .- . . . . . . 50: lb. Raymond's Table Syrup. . 50 bottle Fresh Salted Peanuts . . . . . . 25 lb. Neilson s Chocolates, assorted 50 lb. Maraschino Cherries, Neilson s, per . 11,, an- We deliver anywhere in town twiqe daily for tlnd rbgular department, 1 only orders of $10.00 or more fr _tl1e groceteria. 0 1-...-- V- _.---y-.1 vs--ax.rv.a.vunv can vnnavv _ sizes . . . . . . . . 3 for 25:, 10c, 13c California Oranges, sweet and seedless . . . . . . . 50c, 60c, 70c doz. Bitter Messina Oranges for making ('L___:._1_ I14... 4 .1 a n o o n o u o o o u o o o o o n o anon: DUE Chzgolate Burnt Almonds, per lb. 75 A` mentors class in connection with{ the Boys Work Board met in Vair s `restaurant, Tuesday, at 6.15` p.m.,! ,and after lunch listened with marked `attention to a splendid talk by Mr.` Thurlow, `who is in charge of lioys | work in the Midland district. Thurlow took up the first phase of i the four-fold programme for Tuxis; Boys and Trail Rangers. Next Tues- i day he will discuss the second part- of the programme at a similar fuvnc-l His Lordship, `Mr. Justice Latch-g ford, had no criminal cases to handle and no jury sitting at the Supreme} Court sessions which opened in Bar-g rie on Tuesday. Following custom,_j |Sheriff MacLaren presented to His |Lordship a pair of white,glov'es at the opening of the court, remarking as he did so on the favorablesignifi- lcance of the- absence of criminal `cases. His Lorrlship congratulated !the county, calling attention to the fact that among ohr own people crime of a serious nature is comparatively small. He had hopes, however, that ;through assimilation and education `the element from Europe would, in gturn, learn to take their differences, !to the legal tribunal rather than re- !sort to taking the law into their own_ `bands, which, he regretted, is prac- I tised to a large extent today. ' - { ' 2 3",[ 192 Z. Lana uuu AIU yllullo ,..-.,,...,.,. -. It was stated that early in the day `soot collections in the flue had blazed. ` From this it was-thought the wood-ff work had caught and smouldered till it finally developed to flames nearj midnight. Although the deep snow, hampered neighbors, they managed; to reach the scene in time to help; remove most of the contents. Thel dwelling contained thirteen rooms. `Its outer construction was of brick, [built about fifteen years ago. - t \ I sou Mr. Keat, who is about 70 years of age, was sitting by the stove when he heard the crackling of fire about the chimney above, it is said. He im-| mediately aroused his sister who had' retired. Exercising all his energies,` the old gentleman and his sister madei strenuous efforts with buckets to ex-5 tinguish the blaze, but finding the: fire `gaining, Mr. Keat hurried to a! neighbor's. He had no phon. ' 14- um- ..+..4.,..1 41..-; ......1.. :. 4.1.- .1--- The home of Samuel Keat, farmer, on the Penetang Road at Brown's Hill, six miles from Barrie, was de-` _t1-oyyed by fire about 11.30 o clock; Wednesday night. A defective chim-1 ney is said to have been the cause.` It is understood there was no insur- ance. -pr . 1 o g . _- d `SAM KEAT S HOME, NEAR} DALSTON, IS DESTROYEDI UNION BANK OF CANADAI WHITE cLovI-:s FOR JUDGE Sa\_z_in1g_$ 1 ,OOO In the Regular Cnrohery Barrie Btanch and Safety Deposit Boxes Minesing Branch - - - - - Thornton Branch - -. - - Qookstown Branch - - ' - - MENTQRS CLASS Full H] caalatcuuy auu xcgulauy UCPUBIIIIIS .UU C wee with us--with interest at 3%, compounded semi-annually--you will have $1,211.43 to your credit in ten years. Copy of our brochure "l'hoARuult of Mak- ing Weekly Depoaiu, has on tequut Througlrtrlfling ecorlomies, you can accumulate one thousand dollars in a few years. By ersistently and reglarly depositing $2.00 a `gs--with ir_1_t'egest at_ cqqmpounded . 4--- I6 PAGES We have just unpacked a shipment of most "delicious jam, put up by Jacobs of Oakville. This isin glass jars holding about four pounds, in the following: Crabapple Jelly . . . . . . . . $1.10 Peach Jam . . . . . . . . . ... $1.15 Cranberry Jam . . . .- . . . . $1.25 Pineapple Jam . . . . . . . . . $1.25 Orange Marmalade . . . . . . . 95 Lipton s Tea, per lb. . . . . . . . . . . Early June Peas, tin . . . . . . . . . . Standard Corn, per tin . . . . . . . Christie s_Sodas, pkg. . ., . . . . . . . Cross-Fish Sardines . . . . . . . . . . . Granulated Sugar. . 10-lb. sack, Granulated Sugar 20-lb. sack, $1 Icing Sugar, per lb. . . . . . . . . . . . Popping Corn, pkg. . . . . . . . . . . Fresh Roasted Peanuts, lb. . . . . V Best Rice, lb. . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour, pg. 1 St. Charles` Milk, tin . . . . . . . . . I At the initial meeting of the Mac- Ikenzie King Club executive, held at iVair s on Wednesday afternoon, it `was decided to hold a progressive ;euchre and musical entertainment on iWednesday, March 8. Membership :tickets'may be secured from the sec- iretary or any of the officers. WLS P0 M 5 1% W. A. Boys, for` defendants, ' brought out that Mr. York had re- ceived no value for note, and that he, York, was an illiterate man who had had no written communication with Swifts. Only the one witness, he pointed out, had sworn to the gen- uineness of York s signature. He submitted the case should be non- suited.. ` -r 1:. -u .1.` uuAu\.u- His `Lordship held that the signa- `tures on the note, judged by the evi dence were in fact York s si nature. I 7 7 E6- i}ic'i{Z ition. All, mentors and others inter- ,ested in boys work are invited, also Ethe older boys. Lunch will be served {at 6.15 and the talk will commence at 6.45. Those not able to be there `in time for lunch will be welcomed '_Iater. Place of meeting will be an-_ inounced_ in the various churches on iSunday. l E. J. Pasten and W. S. Benson, gbankers of Midland, identffiedtwo {of eight signatures presented as re- sembling` York's writing. They did not consider themselves experts on Qhandwriting; however, but they had Esome knowledge of previous guaran- ftees made by York for` Brisbin: f A. B. Thompson, acting for the iSwift company, sought to show that Fit was to York's interest to keep .Brisbin s shop at Midland running in `order to get his own back, and {hat , with that idea in mind he afforded isecurity to Brisbin s note, similarly fas he had previously guaranteed it ito the bank. - York and Frank Brisbin were joint defendants in the case, but there had been friction between them. York [characterized the signature on the `note as a forgery. He also testified ,that`h_e had seen Brisbin tracinghis gsignature with a skewer on the win- ]dow. Brisbin denied this. He was 50116 of the makers of the note when fin the butcher business at Midland fgand became insolvent. His Lordship, Mr. Justice Latch- ford, awarded judgment for $3000 with costs in favor of the Swift Can- ladian Co., who sued James York, Ifarmer and drover of Penetang, and `Frank Brisbin, formerly butcher in `Midland, for that amount on a note, lat the Spring Assize court, Tuesday. EPENETANG MAN LOSES , HIS $3000 NOTE CASE In the GROCETERIA `WEEKLY BULLETIN - A. Leslie, Manageri - J. Fleming, Manager H. J. Thompson, Manager T. McMillan, Manager snacnon 2 PAGES 9 TO 13 upon to e:_corcis'e She `is Judge twink. A` {`.n`-inn- .. 17 11:, 79c $1.58 10 , but 25 51 17 July I EMU Will ta of a seven- laimpd by two- alway : Bldg`. Strand` 8-10_c~ ccounts A . 25 , as 3: 312.00 apok"; etc. [t at cost, 5 prices. law Silk; Habutai Licenses` 'ies 734 ' Six men, all told, took an accident- al dip in the bay during the progress of harvesting the Grand Trunk ice, it is reported. On one occasion, the day was bitter cold. . A Chevrolet motor `car was prac-1 tically destroyed- by fire at the gar- age of` W. A. `Coulter, 27 Maple Ave.," Tuesday evening. Some other equip-9 ment and the interior of the garage 1 also were damaged. This was the! fourth fire this year for which the; cause cannot, so far, be traced. At. Tuesday night's blaze the firemen! had to break in to get at the fire, it! is understood. It is not known how much insurance, if any,` was carried. u" y as not `be- batting. play. Jize;I{i;'&1." it pays. 59th Year" Vcmcuumon THIS WEEK CHEVROLET CAR BURNEI: Frog} Washington Irving s widely rezfd mgsfemiece `-ALSO-_ _ : BUSTER KEATON in `THE `HAUNTED HOUSE POSSESSION Produced in F rance b.y Loui H You have heard a lot about the German pictures that were condemned in Ontario, suchras Passion/ r Gypsy Blood, etc. ; well, POSSESSION, ac- cording to New York papers,` puts allthe German pictures in the shade S NEW DREAMLAND ORCHESTRA From the novel PHROSO, by Sir Anthony Hope Coming : D- W- Griffith ; Wig Down Egot": SNUB POLLARD S LAUGH REYUE. % by -a man was- ull jail, carried ried wom-an re- Quebec sel li- ught, her hus~ sentence." 7 HOLD YOUR BREATH! -we re going to spring a surprise on. you ! GIRL FROM cows VCOUMNTRY Thrills on the land, water and inithewair A NEW DREAMLAND ORCHESTRA NEW DREAMLAND ORCHESTRA THE GREAT CLASSIC. And he certainly surpasses all previous performances in thisone. RIP `VAN WINKLE WHOA, SATAN ! ! --- HERE S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FERN, Limited, to, Canada MONDAY AND TUESDAY WEDNESDAY-THURSDA_Y TRAILIN TOM MIX comma soon: - 4150 IWIE] AGAIN, IN CAMERON TAKESWCZBP , Hunter Kennedy did not long re- tain possession of the Boys Trophy ;which he captured from Tom Black` iofroakwoodx last weelc. ....L ..:_L4. nI:__--,- I 'vo yunwvvu, Luau WEEK. I Last night Oliver Cameron's quar- .tette, all playing in their very. best ; form, put it over the Kennedy rink by in score. of 16 to 6. The rinks: `H. E. Jory F. Loth `A. G. -Habbick J. J. Moore C. McConkey F. W. Otton H. Kennedy, 6. 0. Cameron,e16. The Examiner-'3 list of readers is steadily growing. With 4150 to 4200 printed, scarcely a week passes without the eupplyibeing a bit short of" the demand. People appreciate getting all the news while it is news. ork. Sewerage ls, Public Halib- tions, Litigation. t of_ the money nts. TroNY SARG S ALMANAC I tFisher-Cole-- That the Public ` Works committee consider the advis- ability o adopting the system of lay- ing sidewalks on the local improve- ment plan and if deemed advisable, report the share that should be borne by :19 properties served by the side- we! a l ` . 1 ' -vv Inca: Rusk--` Fisher--T That the Waterl and Light iommittee consider placing` a light on the comer of Wood and Alfred Stu. __ T T I --- '1'-:oui-t1"y Assocn Ask Grant - 1 A deputation of Sec'retary Hutchin- son and President Bricker of the Bar- rios Poultry Association requested- a Also that it is impossible to grant the request of John Saso for the` use of part of Maple Ave, for commerc- ial "purposes; no action to be taken on his request. `II..l.:-.... granted `to open portions of /Grove Motions Hill-Partridge-- That the request of the _Bell Telephone company be 5:59 I. viilovvvo - U street between Toronto and Bayfield St.` I 1-: ' -an . .u -u.- I Supplies were recotrrmended `be e procured for thefire dept., and the clerk asked to obtain prices from different firms for the committee, on 400 feet of hose, four coats, six pair rubber boots, two leather helmets. A unnocud-` 3......` 1.1.... 'l'.I.-1..`l2.. 'II T. ...1-.. any Ivvvvu, vvvv amacaiuavl. lnvllllcvn - AW1:eport` from the Public Works Committee recommended" no action be taken on the .petition of J. Tom- linsonl and others for a cement walk on the south side of Blake St._ we-atlavuua - The finance committee passed mis- cellaneous accounts for $144.97, and the report was adopted. ' Motions Adopted The Fire and Police committee recommended that no action be taken I on the request of constables for `one! night off each week. Also that Robt. Lee be paid at the rate of $1000 per year, it being understood the town is not to pay for any Sundays off. and a lumber scaling rule figured in the exhibits and many witnesses were examined relative to the over-run . of logs, size, quantity, and miscellan- eous details respecting the transac- tions,'including inspection by agents _ sent from eastern firms who bought from the Pagets, all of~-which`occu- pied the court a part of three days. Mrs. Hodgkins proved an excellent witness, with many figures in five and six numbers at her tong'ue s tip, and Arthur Paget could not be per- turbed by much cross-questioning} pain 101'. A_ Volumes of letters and invoices, Lbfaihsook 1" `Under- councgy, RE..lEC'I'S ' PLEA? ma NURSE! (Cdntinugci page 1) ment that the Council levy $2,204.16 1 on the 1922 rate of 32 cents per! capita. I TL- 2-......}. . . A g ...3Ll. . . _ _ . .....I ...3.-. Inst; 0 . Mrs._ Hodgkins is executrix for her husband's estate, her husband having died Aug. 1, 1920. "The deceased husband had entered into a contract with the Huntsville syndicate, April 16, 1920, to furnish certain hardwood lumber. Hodglcins operated a sawmill at Faversham, and his wife carried on the business after his death. She claimed a $2,000 personal interest in thebusiness and, following certain disputes, had a writ issued restrain- ing the hauling of lumber from the mill to Duntroon station, the point of shipment. The Huntsville firm, it developed, had agreed to send an invoice from the company the lumber was shipped to, giving a correct tally of same, _but matters continued in dis- pute relative to quantities hauled away, principally. . T4. .n.u.. ..L..L.\.I L'L..L ..... ....l L.-...'I.....`l so n no`, , rig asnvayugng o It was stated that several hundred thousand feet of lumber had been hauled to Duntroon, a "portion of which. it was claimed, had not bee}; paid for. 1r..1.......... -1: 1-4.4..-...._ ....".: :..___:-__ - John Birnie, K.C,,~of Colling-wood, represented.Mrs. Hodgkins, and Robt. E. Fair was solicitor and M. B. Tud- hope, counsel, for the Pagetcousins. The evidence was all in and argument Ey counsel was being heard late to- ay. II..- IJ ...I_.I-:_-.. 3.. ....-....L..3... .8-.. `I.-- Mrs. Aura Hodgkins of -Faversham was the plaintiff before Mr. Justice Latchford at the Assize court, Bar- rie, this week, -in a suit for $16,000 against the Huntsville Syndicate, al- leged to be due on lumber trans- actions. ` . ~ -In in A I A .1 9.! IVIIUI Chas. E. Paget and Arthur E. Paget, members of the syndicate, were the defendants, and they are understood to have authorizedfcoun- ter claims against the Hodgkins es- tate for $8,000 for alleged loss through cancellation of certain orders to _them which they allege they could not fill and for which failure they allege the Hodgkins estate is respons- SLI- . ;{1"1g;"~ ible. Mrs. A-. Hodgkins, Faversh-am, Sues Paget Coxusins " on Lumber Deal. WOMAN ASKS $10000 JIN ASSIZE COURT its, Pink 65 yd; d` White- on- .i;._I. , CANADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARQ 23; 1922. BARRIE SATURDAY MORNING -wmi WHICH tsf AMA.LGAMATED- igrant, suggesting $100, to aid in equipment for their rapidly growing association.` Mayor Little promised the Council's careful consideration of the `request, congratulating them on the progress already made. Double-Header, Friday I Friday night of this Week one of the best games of the season will be played when the Senior leaders, Trin- ity and Y.M.C.A., meet. This game will be one of the fastest and most keenly fought of the whole season, as it has a direct bearing on the championship. - An outside referee [will likely be engaged. I n.........:...... .....a 17 If n A -r....:'..... l v v a ; n ; a a n ya vv unsung \a\A . Crusaclyers and Y.llLC.A. Jimiors will also meet Friday ight. The junior game will commence at 7.30 and the senior at 8.30; Admission to both games, 25. `kT....4I. 'I'I'T_.I.......I.... 13-..--- __.I `Til vv naval: annulus), luvvn . Next Wednesday Baraca and Y.M. C.A. seniors and juniolfs will play a double-header. Baracas '17 It 1-! o 4.11.: \.lo (LI n gt . Andrew's Crusaders .. sans ux. uc\.1.cua.l..)'-" xxaulpbuu. D. V Jory. I Ex. Gr. Treasurer-Fred Marr. I Ex. Gr, Orator-- Rev. John D.', Byrnes. Ex. Gr. A1moner-John Sinclair. Ex. Gr. Expert-John W. Merrick, Ex. Asst. Gr. Expert- Charlesi McNi_ven. L - - _ 3 Ex. Gr. Master of Ceremonies--% `I John B. Barr. v 3 t.... we Taffeta, gs. s. HOCKEY LEAGUE] Trinity `Till ! La 1111 \J- [la n St. Andrew -s Baracas . . . . - u uuu u. uarf. , > | Ex. Gr. Captain of the Host--' Harry J. Twiss. `[3-.. I'1_. I\_._._.._'__J_ 1n,1,,_,_.,-I 71- 1,. Ex. Gr. Organist-Edmund Hardy.| Ex. Gr. Tylep--Robert `King. - ' Auditors--A. G. McLellan,. W. Salter. } W(~Jha;r`r;1;.r1 of Property and Work I Committee- Walter N. Duff. an:-1 \.l\IllllIll\IIl\a\4 7T VVKOIIIUL L`! Lllulllo Chairman of Sick Committee-A. .W. Smith. WI'*3'1~c..mGr. Junior War-den-- Dr. L. J. Simpson. ' Ex. Gr. Secretary-- wi\7Ia:s'onic Temple Co. Representa- tive--Fred. Marr 1 ::uvv - a. \.I\tV\lll\vLQ I Indications point to a big class for ` the winter Assembly and a record for the May Reunion. The new officers: Thrice Puissant Grand Master- A. Howard Felt. . I .'rrn-r\z\-n- ivv -. --._ .. kc eac!I