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No. 12 cases, i ruuuy anu aatnraay, Apr. 6 and 7, in premises recently occupied `by Barrie Fair. `Part proceeds to be given to Barrie branch Victorian O2-~ der of Nurses. `All contributions welcome. Phone 175 or 639. 11-12c _-_-, -vv- .. .'Jv A rummage anll white elephant sale willbe held by the I.0.D.E._. on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 6 and 7, in nrnm-Inna 10nnnnT9s ---.-..:-.1 ,.-. .. The Ladies Aid of Burton Avenue Methodist Church are having a sale of homemade baking and afternoon I tea from 4 to 8 in the basement of Q the church, Thursday, Mar. 29. Mu- sic. Everyone welcome. 11-12c _ A recital by piano, organ and vocal , pupils of Edmund Hardy, Mus. Bac., - F.T.C.M., will be given in St. An- ' drew s Presbyterian Church, Tuesday evening, Mar. 27, at 8.15. Invita- . tions may be obtained by applying to Mr. Hardy. 12c The Ladies Aid of Allandale Pres- byterian Church will' hold an old- time meat supper in basement of church, Tuesday, Apr. 3. Good pro- `gram also will be given. Admission, 50c; children under ten, 25c. 11-13c 3 _. v -v -uavnvuuo J.l'J.U\.} Miss Frances Nickawa, Cree In-` dian girl, Central Methodist` Church, Apr. 8, and. entertainment, Monday. Apr. 9. 12-13 'I`h`o `l'.oA.'....r A3,! JK: n--,,:, `The musical comedy revue will be held in St. Mary s Hall on Apr. 11 and 12. I 12c Do not fail to attend C. Robin_son s sale of high-class Holstein cattle, etc., on Apr. 6 at Stroud. 12- 3:: `u':__ 11,.,, `c. . \.umu1u,r. V L11 1 D :3; cents per word ; minimum 25 cents 2 I )E&&LIM&&mm.v..v..v..v..v.. . wwwmmmmwwwwwi :i,{91Y!!15! EVENTS ..~-~ ~~ '---'-a I A communication was received! from ratepayers on Elizabeth St., be-` tween Frances and Eccles Sts., pro4` testing against the oiling of the` street. The commu ' io_n was sign- ed by Wm. Dobsdmghn Benton, R. G. Richardson, Jo . alter, Rob- ertson Pringle, Chas. Luck, J. Case, R. Johnston, Edward Armstrong and H; Wallwin. Ask Grant for Rest Room V . l The executive committee of the 1 Women's Rest Room, Dunlop St., in 1 a communication to the Council, re- 1 quested a grant for the maintenance ,1 of the rest room. The communica-`! tion said that the rest room was a 1 boon to not only the residents in the ` vicinity of Barrie, but to the resid- 1 ents of the town. Although no spec- ` ic amount was named, they request- V ed a generous grant yearly. They 1 also asked permission to `erect h. sign in front of the rest room. The mat- it ter was referred to the Finance Com- C mittee. - I 1 A1` A. - --- w . ucuus per woru; mlmmum 25 F3 >X<>X<>X<>X<>I0X<>X<>X<>X<>I<>X<>X<>X<%>I0Z< ,-- nu. suulc wucu H! a.sl1gnt Tn}-.X`uD ." {in front of St. Andrew's net he skat- , [ed up behind and shoved in the puck. `-{Carson made the nal counter on an riindividual rush. Score, 5-1. `'1 i By a score of 21 to 3, S. Meredith, or; Friday night, dashed R. F. Gar- 'rett s hopes of possessing the Tory I Cup` this year. As the score shows, . the holders were never in trouble and `won in a canter. The rinks: I I V W. N. Duff H. Meredith R P. Merrick D. H. Allan .D. C. Murchison H. Hook R F . Garrett,.sk.3 S. Meredith, 2A1 %&$a&&m$wmm$mamg I __, , - -,_- ...--u - un--1115, DUU-, 1151"?- f St. Andrew s-- Goal, Clark; dc- ,fence, Twiss and Rainey; centrp. iLuck; wings, McKnight and Watson; fsubs., McDougall and Cowan. I -n____,, 1- ar- VGARRETT (FAILS TO TAKE - TORY cur FROM MEREDITH F _____ - vvcallvbl. Ull C l iindividual ' I Baracas-- Goa], Tuck; defence, Emms and Carson; centre, Burch; iwings, Duff and Furlong; sub., Hart. Q4 An.-I..----9- 1" ` _, _,., uuuunug, J.U[` ~the Saints, some-`effective check- ~{ing. Furlong and Hart on the Bar- lgaca line-up also showed up well. I I Rainey was the first to tally in the .third period, when on a rush shot the puck went between Tuck's legs. In a nal stand and only a one-goal `lead to face, St. Andrew s placed ev- ,ery available man in the attack, but f they failed to hold Burch and he broke through for a tally, making the `score 3-1. Emms got his first goal -;of the game when in a_slight mix-up [in Anr?rmv e run! `I... ~1-- , ,um.- past me goalies. Duff scored [the second goal for the Baracas when he received a pass from Burch from i.behind the net. Notwithstanding the 3 'Baracas two goals, St. Andrew s had 5 the best -of the play, and Tuck, `' guarding the Baraca nets, was bom- `barded with shots. McKnight and Watson did some excellent work but, though they got the puck within a. few feet of the Baraca net, they fail- ed to tally. l During the second period St. An- ?`drew s, for probably the first time this season, held Emms, Baracas ,most dangerous man, to his own end. Emms made many attempts at single {rushes but always failed to get past lcenter ice. He then began shooting ;from centre, but his shots were not !effective. Clark, who has made a 5name for himself in junior hockey [circles by some brilliant exhibitions ;at. goal tending, showed up well and gstopped many hard shots. McDoug- {all and Cowan, both subbing fo ithe Saints. did cnmo ..n-'..,.+:..- -r.--:- B I ,-_.- ov .v--was UVVII 'end for the greater part of the time. The initial frame was fast. Burch was the rst to score, on more or less of a uke shot, when the puck struck Rainey s stick and slid into the net. {Both teams made numerous breaks `during the rst part of the game, but gin most cases were unable to get the {disc past the goalies. Duff `the second 0-nnl fr. +1. D-----~ ` A motion, by Ald. Colesand Ald. McKinnon, to grant the widow `of Chief King an amount equal to one and a half month's salary A was adopted. _ .. -u--1 uuu Re}ere'e--I. Keeley. 1.-.-.. ., nu... me oaracas to their [end ` I _ _ 'l`lm :..:4.:..1 4---- ` , ,- -_-.. -4-unsuc- I St. Andrew's lost Monday's game by sheer ill luck. They had the best part of each period, and the second section, which was the most sensa- Itional of the match, saw St. An- ,drew s hold the Baracas to their own |end the o~rnn+m- ......+ .3 LL. ._-_H Monday saw the na ChurchHockeyLeague, defeated St. Andrew s 5 to 1, and therefore sion of the Brereton C ;year ago by Dr. E. L. B gident of the League. 1 Q4. A_.L - Beat St. Andrew s `S to '1 in` Final; Luck Against - " the Saints. _ _.--- \llIIIII BARA_g5 J'imH3fts .. um 4;uuLCVV S Dy 3 S1 retai flan "II-nun. -L-- "-- ` o_--_-_.,... gun opulcll ya] 1 at. BQTHPQ nah.` 11!:-In 'L---- ' year the collector s roll and assess- _ The work of compiling the roll has T Edward Whitebread was appointed assessor for 1923 at a salary of $1000 at a sitting of the Town Coun- cil on Monday night. _The original motion, made by Ald. McKinnon,' was to make the appointment per- manent, but this did not meet with the approval of some other council- lors, so it was decided to follow the former practice and `make the ap- pointment good for a year. This ment roll must be separate, whereas in the past they have been combined. been done in the Town Clerk's of-A ce but it is believed that the work will be too heavy this year and that the assessor` will be forced to `make out `his own roll, which will take a month. At the next municipal elec- ,1 tions the married women will have` votes and their names have to go on r e . f the list. Added work also is given];: the assessor by the Adolescent Act.` which requires that children's names. t between the ages of A8 to 14, 14 tolcf 16,rand 16 to 18 must also be ob-It]; tained. H van` he nal game in the 1.9530111: 1:7".-iv: 13------ ' SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 3 \l any uuuabcu Brereton, pres- . by-Inc All Idle e, when Baracas 's by a score of ,, ...,;..:.. _--~ posses- nnL-_I - u-vu .;ua. LUBE yuan. W.LUUU- Mr. Whitebread s tender was the only one -received. Aid.` McKinnon and Reeve Fisher stated that they had interviewed Mr. Whitebread and that he had remark-A ed that he would not take the posi- tion for less than. $1000. ` - . Mu u7I.:4.;.l.........n... ;-.. .2 -_. W , -v ya-vuv_ uuaougo I _. .. v-..vvv av vuvn I Some of the councillors did not oppose the $1000 salary for this year in view7of the increased work entail- ed, but thought the ;appointment should. not be a permanent one at! that salary. 1 AL: -1m',.v:.....-.. -...I n,---- I" - vunanvuv Reeve Fisher, who seconded the motion, apparently got tired of the , prolonged argument and said: Either pass this or throw it out. " an Only One Kacant for the Post; Increased Duties This Year. 1:. wurrammn WEI: ASSESS _1=_oR $1,000} Objecitwto Oiling 4225 comes | Council in petitioning the Govern- ment to turn over to the municipal- ities the amount collected under the Amusement Tax Act, lessvexpenses. -- ..---- wIlrIl\l`49 nnnn The L. R. Steel Corporation found no sinkers in Barrie. Not a single shareholder from this town `or district appears 6!: the long list of those who have lost all theyinvested in the now collapsed rm. ` __-...-_-- p... 7 any a nu: n I The shield presented by E. C. Drury, Prime Minister of Ontario, to the Barrie Poultry Association, was received by A._Hutchinson, local re- presentative of the Department of Agriculture, March 15. The shield will `be placed` on the prize list for this year's poultry show. The trophy is to be competed for each year and will probably be given to the exhib- itor with the best collection of birds. '.v1"5r`1ut'ertainment Com.--D. T. Res,, Dr. Arnall and Geo. D. Hubbard. ` ! _ . . . . . u --- `avian \alu\II3 Last week officers and committees : for the.Barrie Golf-Club were chosen and are as. follows:-- - - ' President--Hugh Calderwood. Vice President--John H. Wilson. Secretary Treasurer.--sH. A. Sim. Captain--_-Dr. H. T. Arnall. Vice Captain--John Webb. ' Green Com.-John Webb, A. T. Galt, J. H. Wilson and J. R. Boys. House (`.nm_I.t n..1.:............: m. Lewis. . T5,, A .....u, u. u. H uauu mm d. 1% boy . 3.. House Com.-,-H. Calderwood, T. Beecroft, Byron King and Dr. W. A. ( vv uuu HIVCIUDUUU. The Bell car suffered a bent fend- er in the collision. D. F.` McCuaig.V assisted by M. B. Tudhope of Orillia, acted for Bell and Donald Ross for Livingston. I .. No L. R. STEEL sn-wuss HERE rn1__. In An. . --~._ 1,:',`,`(.b:._.T;:(" 4225coPIEs lsoth vs _ - .uvuu.nun -u.x5uway, wsuuea EH85 ne ` was riding in the wagon that Living- ston attempted to pass and that he {saw the cars come together, but as ;apparently no damage was done he !was not interested o 7!... 11-11 -7 M ` ' ' ` ` ,n..m.uu: vu avcu. uu accltlellt. Thos. Metcalf, employed on Highway. told of measuring tracks following the accident; RT quid-I-nun -`-- ----- uouvna zuuuwulg; one acclaent. `N. Sutton. also emplo,ved on the I Provincial (Highway, testied that hel um: 1-irnn 1' +1.... ............ J.L_L ~r,-(.27, I l.mI:.,i`\lrir:: gy"s;t`(;z`1u;;1eaded not guilty to 'the charge in Police Court and de- clared that he had done everything possible to` avert an accident. 1 'l`lnm-5 mr......u-.; -..-..1---- - -` ' ., . ----.. .......u,., nu-vuuvul Iau |PUoUUo The evidence taken at the appeal [was nearly identical with that at the original trial. Bell testified that the road was slippery and that he was travelling about twelve" miles an hour. He stated. that he saw Living-I ?ston s car behind the wagon when they were about 300 feet apart and, when they got closer, `Livingston at- tempted to pass the wagon on the wrong side of the road and that hev was in that position when the col- lision occurred. `I .!--:_. ..-L V ` ' ,..uu5\. vvlaulcl uu Luul`. .14. J Frank Livingston appealed the! [conviction made by Magistrate Jeffs fin Police `Court on Jan. 8, when he; "was charged with reckless driving.;i ,The plaintiff was.Thomas F. Bell. `who alleged that Livingston s car co lided with his when Livingston at- tempted to pass a wagon on the Pen- etang Road, four miles north of Bar- rie, on Jan. 2. Livingston was ned $1.00 and costs, amounting` to $5.00 . TEA nu4Innn)\ J...`l--.. -1. L`_, --' I Judgment was resrved in the ap.-I peal case of Livingston vs. Bell, `heard in the Division Court before` Judge Wismer on Mar. 17. ' I Fulani; T 3..3....-L-~~ ` " " |AA%\a\aDDCCLJ n I ll Although the matter was referred Ito the committee, none of the coun-; icillors made any objection to the_ mo- tion. It was pointed out, however,` that the matter shoul_d not be left over. in view of the fact that Mayor `Little had called a special-`meeting; [for next Friday night to consider ,estimates and applications for the position of Chief of Police." The pro- posed plan of equipping the o ice1's| ' with motorcvcles might have some! `bearing; on the appointment. ' I JuDc.MEN*r1s RESERVED I IN LIVINGSTON `APPEAL : I d l The proposition was placed before f the Town, Council, Monday, through? a motion ,by Ald. Byrne requesting-' i the Fire and Police Committee M [to consider the advisibility of reducing the police force to two constables and of sup-1. plying the constables with motor-I cycles; one constable to be placed on . _ night duty and theother on day. Ald. ; Byrne said that, in view of the va- - cancy on the force owing to Chief : King's death, this was a very oppor- tune time to consider the matter of i ` j re-organizing the police force. I Other municipalities are adopting ` similar principles; I think that more I efficient work could be done, and as i .far as expense, one constable s sal- V ary would pay for the original ex- J pense of purchasing the motorcycles. There is a long stretch between Bar- vrie and Allandale and a motorcycle ! constable could do all the patrolling` inecessary. V A _ i - A"In......_1. 1.1.- -- - J I x VVIAVGL Il'J\lo On a motion made by Second De- _-puty-Reeve Robertson and seconded by Aid. Wiles, the Board of Works was asked to consider the advisabil- ity of continuing the cement side- walk from the Prince of Wales` School to Victoria St. ' Want the Amusement. Tax . A communication was received- from the Hamilton City Council ask- ing the co-operation of the Barrie PREMIWER owns TROPHY L- 71' U I Ald. Byrne has a plan for increas- ing the mobility of the police force [by the use of motorcycles, thus mak- ing possible a reduction in the num- Ib_er with consequent saving` in ex- tpense. VINL, , WANTS BUTTWO Pouczj EACH on MOTOR cvcua BARRIE (dOLF CLUB the I the l I , , ___._-_. -.v-5-. vs. uvvvcz uauaua. . .In 1792 the first Grand Lodge of , Upper Canada was established, with R; W. Bro. Wm. Jarvis as Provincial Grand Master.- Wm. Jarvis was Pro- vincial Secretary to John Graves 1 Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Up- per Canada. He received his Mason- ' ic appointment from the. Grand ` Lodge of England, and retained it until the time of his deathin 1817. Robert Kerr, a physician in the mil- itia at Niagara, was Deputy Provin- - cial Grand Master [from 1807 to 1817. Ziba M. Phillips `of Kingston." succeeded Kerr and held the office 1 from 1817 to 1822, when Simon Mc- s ,____,-_, ......... .._, Harry Linney, a Past Master of ;_e Muskoka Lodge, No. 360, Brace-l " bridge, gave an address reviewingj e the history of Masonry since its in! '5 troduction in Canada in 1749, when a lodge of Free Masons was instit-I I uted at Halifax, with Erasmus James] ' Phillips as the rst Master. Ten , years later, at the ancient city of [i Quebec, on Nov. 28, 1759, which was ~ ` as soon as convenient after the sur- : render of the city to His Britannic 4 Majesty's arms, the Masters and 1 Wardens of Lodges 192 in the 47th : 5 Regiment, 218 in the 48th Regiment, [1 l 245 in the 15th Regiment, Dispensa- tion 195' in the Artillery, all of the Registry of Ireland, and No. 1 of Louisbourg warrant, met in form and . Bro. John Price Guinnett, Lieutenant ` in the 47th Regiment, was unani- ( mously andto the great satisfaction 1 . of the whole fraternity proclaimed 1 Grand Master, when, being properly t installed in the chair, he chose Bro.` 1 , Thomas Augustus Span, Captain in u the-. 28th Regiment, his Deputy, who,ll was `thereupon proclaimed as such, t and Bros. Huntingford and`Prenties were chosen Senior and Junior Grand tf Wardens and Bro. Paxton Grand Sec- n retary. -Thus is recorded the form- n ation of the rst Grand Masonic e Lodge in Canada. From these r'nil- s< itia "lodges Masonry gradually be- V G ca 9 1r 5 . 1 came spread "over the frontier of Canada westwardas far as `Detroit, and in 1800 at Detroit and vicinity a number of lodges were obedient to the Grand Lodge of Lower_ Canada. ` 'I'.. -Inna -1 a highly creditable manner in the The first degree was exemplied in presence of the largest gathering- lseen in the lodge room in many months. At theclose of the degree,` V. W. Bro. Weegar introduced a pleasinginnovation when he called to theveast" Bro.` Elrick of Coronation Lodge, Elmvale, giving him the op- portunity of being the rst to extend i lcongratulations to the newly initiat- W `ed candidate, his son, Clifford E1- : rick. --. . a pawl ~ ; A A no-onus I don't` think they would agree to that. My experience is that they are a hard-hearted corporation, stated Mayor Little; ' Ask Compulsory Half Holiday Among the communications was a petition from a number of business men of Barrie _asking that Wednes- day afternoons from May 1 to Sept. 30 be enforced as a holiday as far as stores selling drygoods, millinery and men's clothing and `furnishings are concerned. : ' A____ u u -. -- Nu... .uUu_5t:, ;u.uuu'ea1, ana congrat- ulated him on his appointment as Superintendent of the Grand Trunk here. V. W. Bro. Weegar in reply ex- pressed his pleasure at meeting with his fellow-citizens in this Masonic! `manner . V ' i Ionic Lodge, Montral, and congrat- ' hh1 nn hie OI`\Y|f\:V`-vu\t\v\L -- ..,... ..-u uuycuuusuuellli 01 U18 U81`- lrie Division, W. E. Weeg-ar, presid- ' ing as Worshipful Master. His of- cers for the evening's conferring of ' degree work were: I.P.M., W. N, I Du ; S.W., C. J. Allison, Maple; J. W., W. J. Ha1lett,`Hamilton; Chap- -7 lain, O. H. Lyon, a former marine captain; Treasurer, H. E. Jory; Sec- retary, F. Foster; D. of C., John Little; S.D., J. Pulford; J.D., W. N. Liscumb; I.G., `E. McFadden; Organ-1 ist, F, J.`D. Norman; S.S., C. W. Ed- 1 wards; J.S., Neil Galbraith; T_vier,' J. Dinning. ` ,1` . . I The W.M., John W..Me1'rick, ex-! tended hearty welcome to V. W. Bro. , .Wano-gr` Iirlnn .'.. .. 13..-; 1u,,. -- wnluuu IIUGL by V 1! {Veegar,' who Big Crowd on Tfansportation Night; Some` Masonic History? . 1 At its regular meeting, "Thursday, _iMar. 15, Kerr Lodge, No. 230, A. F. & A. M., Barrie, held a Transport- ation Nig`ht,, _when the different chairs were occupied by railwaymen, [the new Superintendent of the Bar- I 'rin hivkim-. TV I.` 117 . . _ . _. BARRIE, CANADA. THURSDAY, MARCH 22,1923. History of Masonry B.l.IIlU`3\`l - Ald. Byrne thought that, in view of favors granted the Bell Telephone Co., the police constables should .be able to talk over the pay station "phones free of charge when on duty. .They now have 'to pay a `nickel the same as anybody else, stated .the Alderman o 141' J___I-.1] - 1 .u -- Hairy Linney WUlCU ne - E0 V 13 a Past Ma?` `5ro.;x `tel of {g {I r .5- The history of Masonry was then 3 traced from the formation of the L Grand Lodge of Canada in 1855, the r_ same being fully illustrated, statis- , tica1- tables being made interesting ; and digestible in this way. In fact, _ Bro. Linney s pictured history of Masonry goes back hundreds of years and is said to be as complete as any such illustrated record in existence. The faces of P.D.D.G.M. s in Mus- koka were also shown. as well as the P.M. s of several of the lodges. About midnight, the gathering ad-it 'journed to Vair s..where "supper was ` followed by . an enjoyable sing- j song. vl vnnv Pictures of these men, as well as those of others, together with rst meeting places, warrants, reports, minutes of meetings and other inter- esting documents were thrown on a_ screen, the warrant of authority to Wm. -Jarvis as P.G.M. from_ the Grand Lodge of England, and the certicate of Select Lodge, No. 0, Quebec, being particularly interest-I inn, . I Gillivray `and James Fitzgibbon be-' came respectively Provincial and Deputy Provincial Grand Masters,` these, with John Beikie acting as De- 1 ` puty for a short time, holding office until 1845, and Sir Andrew Napier ,McNab having a prominent connec- 'tion. ` - [note and_ they went to Orr. who. of ,.._.c .y..... yuan: v.p.l.UUo (Switzer refused to sign-the new course, admitted that he had lled up the note for the larger amount and sent it, to the bank, making some excuse to the effectthat he had some money coming in that would pay it. Switzer notied the bank that he re- pudiated what Orr had done over his signature and Switzer in his p1eadJ` ings admits liability for $90,00. ' `(T 2...`! L1,,A nu , .,_, we xcuclpl: 01 E119 note.` " The following day, June 13, Mr. ,`Hay drove out to Switzer s and want , ed him to sign another note instead of the one sent in by mail. He had _the form all ready lled out. It was not produced at thetrial, but it ap-, pears to have been for a larger' amount, the additional amount being to pay the costs of the writ. * * * a Mr. Switzer at once told Mr. Hay that he gaveno authority to Orr to ' ll in the note for such an amount ` and that it was not to be for more ` `than $100. Switzer also said that he ` . had no idea that Orr owed the bank [1 iany more than what Orr had told` lhim, being less than $100. I ' . . G._..3L- - the bank according to the writ serif- ed,t making the `note payable to the` Sterling` Bank, Stayner. This note was dated and sent on June 12. Mr. Hay, manager of the bank, says the note was received and put through the books in the usual way to the !credit of Past Due Bills, where the iindebtedness of Orr had been .charg- ; led up and that their solicitor was inotied that the action was settled iby the receipt of the no e.` -rmm +'..'n...-..~._.. J- v -- -- ......... . , I i The defendant Switzer is the fa- [ther-in-law of the defendant Orr and lthe two families live in the same` house at New Lowell. Orr told Swit- ' zer something about wanting to buy! some potatoes and to square up anl overdraft or indebtedness to thel Sterling Bank at Stayner and saidl the whole thing would amount to about $93, $60 of which was for the 'potatoes. Switzer nally agreed to 4 `sign a note with Orr and as Orr did- 1 ]n t know the exact amount Switzerh isigned the note in blank on an or-:1 dinary Sterling Bank form. Orr" signed the note first and Switzer. signed under his name as a jointii maker. It was understood between` them that the note was to be sent to I the Sterling Bank at Stayner. Orr,: said something to Switzer about . sending it by mail to the bank in!`- blank. He did send it by mail to]! the bank but before doing so he lled 1 the note up for $1456.30, being the ~ amount of his full indebtedness 1:013 the bank serv- C I Dr` `h`In`.r:v|nv 4-1... -...4-- ---~-``' ' IA `._-._-_-- ...v x... owv-an uuvo Another request was received from the Bell Telephone Co. asking per- mission to erect poles, this time on Worsley St., between Poyntze and Berczy Sts. _ The permission was granted. A1,! 13-....- 4.L---..L: LL7- ._ _......--.uJ J.\IJ. W(lUo\IUo V T I I nd that Switzer gave authority} .- 4-nvnnv an no J.UA1UWb`;'-` I E-I Thedefendant Orr was in busi- pf ness in Stayner and was being press-A 1. ed by the Sterling Bank there for "a I.` settlement of his account. The bank - had served af wlrit on hi1;l14c33l1YLin(g1` e a balance 0 etween ` an :- $1500. Orr went to Toronto to see n some of the officials of the bank at the head office, where he had a talk - `with a Mr. .Walton. Orr says that there was more than one trip to Tor- onto and it was finally arranged that ,if he would give the bank_ a note _ !signed by Switzer to cover up over- , ldrafts, as Orr put it, the bank would yigive an extension of `a short period, " possibly two or three months. It 1 '!was suggested and agreed that Mr. 1 ]Switzer, the other defendant, would 1 [be satisfactory.as the additional se- t lcurity. ` U'I'\L.. 3-1.-__,1 `. n .. - - ` o ' I This week His Honor_ Judge Vance gave judgment in favor of the Ster- ling Bank in its suit against C. M. Orr nd John Switzer on a note for $145'6.30. -The case was tried in December last. His Honor s judg- ment is as follows :- I (("l1L- J-l' ` ` STERLING BANK w1N STAYNI-1R NOTE use Note Filled in `for More Than 1' One Signer Intended, T f Had Good: the I said I It r V--- .-----.:-nv\J nIl\I\aI\ Thirteen breeding hogs and one bull were purchased from the On- tario Live ~Stock Train during its stay at Elmvale and Barrie. The hull was purchased while the train was at. Barrie, by` Wm.'Russell of Mid- hurst. It is estimated that 700 peo- ple passed through the train at Elm- vale. ` 3.1'3'f-' .ii'1aZ' and A.`.]`. F. Sullivan for the plaintiffs; W. A. Boys, K.C., for defendants. vv uvnnn , The Board of Works was asked ho eonsider the advisabilityh of laying a four-foot cement sidewalk extending from the present one on Ross St. y..vu.uu. I understand that Orr has been paying something on the judgment, so a credit will be given for any amount that has been paid, and if Switzer wants to have judgment over against Orr it may go for the amount due and costs. ' _ I 7 TI LII ' ` " 1 There win be claim and costs Court scale with $100.00. , ---_.__--_, -1`: saw ((7 .A,, J I ' _i...._,, ._. uc wauueu 11.. 'l ;l It might be said and was said V [that the bank got an unfair advan- ltage over Switzer, getting him on as _`security for Orr s debt, but the Bills of Exchange Act puts the parties ini [the same position and gives them Ithe same rights. Under the circum- stances, I have found as though the money had really been advanced on" Ea new cash discount. Supposing Orr! had taken the note to another bank` which he could have done, and dis-' counted it and took the cash to the Sterling Bank, Stayner, there would not be any doubt about the matter in that case. Switzer gave 0rr'the opportunity to do this. ' 1 judgment for the" _claim on the Supreme t a counsel fee of Q 31 nn nn A ...,,......,.. \.u.1. wan uul. uxscontlnued m l_ a formalway and the old note given _ up at once, but that is not very often - done, as it only adds eipense and nothing is gained. Orr no doubt; - would get his note the next time he 5: went after his vouchers in theusual. way, if he wanted it. A i I an. '.....:...L4. 1.- " lyuuv-you 10 W65 HCCCPCGU In of the debt then due and owing. so} that what was done was sufficient Ito come yvithin the provisions of Sec- .tions 53, 54, 55, 56 and 74, of the} Act. It may be that the action, against Orr was not discontinued in! $1 `Fn1'Ynn]'u7ov any] 4-1.... .13 ---J-- - ' K u..u uuu gay any money E0 DWIUZBTI or Orron the note. In other wo1`ds,j glthe note was not discounted to the; [lbank in the regular way but the! bank merely got the note as addition- ; al security and that plaintiffs are con- = sequently not entitled to the samef M consideration that a bank would be. ientitled to that `gave a bona de ad-i vance in cash at the time. f I The bank, according to the only" 'evidence before me, stopped suit and. gave Orr the time agreed upon and; the new note was put through the% books of the bank as a discount and! took the place of the other indebt-: edness. It was accepted in paymentf Iof Arno nu-I-J ---:-- -*' 1 cu Vll\/ ll\Il\-ICLQ It.was also claimed on behalf of )' the defendant Switzer that the bank} did not pay any money to Switzer} nr nvrrnn 4-Ln -and-.-. Y-- -L1---- -- .7 V-.=---~--v r-vvwun--- W [at goal tending, l I `therefore follow the later case l ,lof Lloyds Bank vs. Cooke and holdlall `that if a person signs an incomplete ithe did document and authorizes anotheriing. a `person to complete it as a negotiable zaca instrument anduse it, no matter to; t} lwhat limitation the authority may be ; third W subject, the signer is-liable on the l ,completed instrument to a holder in a ldue course and cannot as against'1ead face st such holder set up the fraud or abuse gel-y m; of authority even though the payee lthey `is the holder g lbroke through r. o ((71 I ' ` ` .,...., nun uu LCIIDU one amount. After citing a number of the judgment proceeds:-- 441' 1'! n - -- I I I t noucxrr BREEDING srocx llIL.!_._L _ , _, 1 /I`he Salvation Army were granted the privilege of holding a tag day on May 19, during their Self-Denial Week. - I . . ..--. . '- - I _-__ _._ ...-.u-an The plaintiffs sued Orr and Swit-I zer, claiming $1464.97 on this note, and judgment was signed against Orr; for this amount and costs in defaulti of appearance. Switzer denied lia- bility except for $90.00, as stated._ * * * * In the present case Orr had authority and Switzer knew that the} ,note was to be sentand transferredi [to the plaintiffs, so that the only` {thing Orr did in excess of his auth-1 [ority was to raise the amount. . ! Affnv n-N-1'-up. - -------`-A- " ii I I `to Orr to ll in or have lled in the note which Orr and Switzer hadgl both signed to an amount not more i] than $100.00 payable to the Sterling t Bank, and that the only thing Orr did to exceed the authority given was to raise the amount to over $1400)` "instead of under $100.00. It (7l'|'L - ,, The .I.0.0.F. District Meeting and "Lodge of Instruction will be held on Good Fridayl in the Odd Fel1owsl' Temple, afternoon and evening. Four! degrees will be put on by Colling-" wood, Meaford, Alliston and Barrie!` teams. Collingwood members will likely bring the Kiltie Band, From 1 25_0 to 300 members are expected to ;f attend. 1_ z 6 I BIG GATHEEING OF I. O. 0. F. * TO `BE HERE, GOOD FRIDAY .5 1.11 as uxunc WICISC. Mrs. Travers-Bailey charges _neg- ligence on the part of the Town in allowing snow to remain on sidewalk, Ito become "dangerous to pedestrians; ....,....;, uuuucu me uouncu that! 'she claims $500 for damages receiv- ed by a fall on the sidewalk at No. 80 Sophia St. Mar. 13, said fall result- ing in a broken wrist. M..- m..- .... .- H -- cmmrc` 4 < %---- RA'l$Am\ mmnm H.;1;o"Entertain_ C.N.R. Head ' t The Reception Committee was em- powered to make arrangements to entertain Sir Henry Thornton upon his arrival in Barrie, on a motion made by Ald. Coles and seconded by Ald. Bricker. _a M/*"`.