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v I Ear. Deputy-Reeve~--G . C. Allan..` by R. -D. Henry and -Walter Ralstomi Geo. Leslie, by W.` *H.*Martin and: George Arnold. DA`. IV.-uo..nII,... IV-..` Y ....I:.. L.- .was the outcome of the nomination caused by Mr. Quinlan s deat . ..---..`- ..-o. wa-v vv mu I 11:69 ! S BfOl'8. ' I J. '1`. Simpson has been appointed {chairman of the Board, in succession Wm. H. Martin will fill out the to the late Daniel Quinlan. As the balance of D; H. Coleman's term as,Simcoe Board is a large one, the reeve of Innisl and there will be no 1 Provincial Board has decided that it I bye-election to ll the vacancy. Thisiis not necessary to ll the vacancy! meeting held at Churchill, Monday*. afternoon. - G. C. Allan and Georgeg COMMUNITY SINGING Leslie, nominated for promotions.) within a few weeks the Kiwanis .Wm ti"e 39 dePtY'" "d'Club of Barrie purposes putting on councillor respectively for the re~, f -t i mainder of 1923. Clerk Mu-Conkeyigin pa%i28$;m;a3k.c$$::`z,e? Wesided `mdv ""i3' t "the b5y 993' ` secured of old-time popular melodies son, there were not more than a score and the singing will be directed by f "3 ~" 3 917959"? la capable conductor with an orches-i - Those Nominated ,1;ra11ead, , ` ` For Reeve--G. C. Allan, by A.; Community singing is very popular i Kirkpatrick and Geo. Leslie; Wm. H. nowadays and it is hoped the public ; will join heartily with the Kiwanians , gin this effort. p_ _ i _ f; '5 , II II A II vwv . Martin, by George Arnold and Noah Grose. 'g_mcuLA'ri5 Allan Declining `to'Force 21 P011; Remains Deputy; Leslie ' as 5 1 MARTIN IS-RE!-IVE J % or INNISFIL rwm 4215 009:3!` vvuw IVUU UV VLUWO A close examination of the Stan- ners tore showed that nothing had been taken arid the 48 calibre army revolver was found -on" the oor. $965990 Roy and Wm. Middleton of 1158 Queen St. West, who were walking pas; the store as Clarke reeled to the door` crying Stop them, ran after the man they saw disappearing down Queen St. towards Gladstone. Both `brothers followed him to a laneway where hewent over a high fence -and was lost to view. v` _1___ _______,!__,;o A .- ... uanwnuapc uy way UL Argyle DE. `- All the time the tight in the rear `of the store was going on, an accom- plice of the gunman with whom Clarke had battled kept watch out- side theidoor. -When this man. saw 1 his partner make a run for the door as the result of the ght and cries `for helpby. the watchmaker, he took ito his heels,,ru'nning west on Queen] A St-. to Gladstone and then north on Gladstone to a side street running west, where he disappeared over a |`fence. ` ` ' ..__- . - ----l u|InuU_ use Vblluo The ght was waged at the rear of the store not far from the working bench andlpart of the encounter was also foughtaround the showcases to the rear of the store. While the gun was not loaded, Clarke stated that he :didn t know that until afterwards. Dashed to the Door After losing his revolver for the` second time, the would-he robber made a dash for the rear door and; jumping over several -fences, made hisecape by way of Argyle St. `-- AI1`LL- ;2.___ .i__' n_,1,. I am not here to force an elec- tion, declared Mr. Allan. I would much sooner drop out or the council for six months than put T $800 ex- penses on the township. I won't do it, but I promise you I will be a can- t didate for move next January." A I`A4-;IIv`v|t- "on V A1`-u-47:. -.--._..I-.. I ..-- .--v-o .nI \- I guesswe were only battling for I a few`, minutes, but it seemed like; half an hour, Clarke told" a reporter; at the Western Hospital. We grap-i jpled near the radiator in the store. 3-and wrestled backand forth.` Finally, he got hold of the revolver-a long-E bar:-eled one---and struck me over! the *head.- It was a glancing blow, andwe went to it again, and, for the second time, he hit me over the head ~with.the butt end of the revolver. |All the time I was calling for help, land nally he'hit me a real bad one {over the head with his weapon and `then ran out the door. I remember in a dazed way a lot of people asking me questions and my calling out to `catch them and thenl nally got to the hospital. ' 4 A16-In-nu.-I. .l.......I I.'.- LL- .LL:_..I 1.1-..- UIIG alvuylltulo _ Although dazed by the third blow, Clarke once. more succeeded A in knocking thelong army revolver out of his assailantfs hands before he made his escape. now nuo Clll IU C\4u 3 | I` i Mr. Clarke was seated at the work- ghench. in the rear of the store (A. C. St-anners, 1202 Queen St. West) 4 2. about 7.40 Friday night, repairing! jsome watches, when he heard a man. ienter and walk rapidly tothe rear }of the store. At a point a little be-V hind Clarke; who was still sitting on ihis stool, a_ young and husky strangerL 1 asked him to throw up his hands. The watchmaker rose as if to comply with lithe command, and then, swinging ysuddenly around, knocked the gun gout of his hands. 1 1? the Kiwanis Club ' programme of community singing Win Queen's Park. Slides are being `secured Iand will directed ea orches-i gtral lead. l l 'V]Vm. J. Clarke, who for eleven! 1year`s was watchmaker with W. B. ;Webb, Essa St.,` and was very well iknovyn in the- Railway Ward, came` 'prominently into the limelight in? ,'I-`orbnto last week" by the game and` !courageous ght whereby he prevent-I Eed the robbery of the. store where }he was employed. _ E 1 R, fq_`__1___ ______ ____;__1 ; .1 I I 1 I if-`OUGHT GUNMAN, {I 5 move HIM om `wm; cIark,7En:er Allandaleg Jeweller, Saved Store 0} frbm Robbery. `V | E popular! `nowadays `will gin effort. _ ` _ ] `IY_A.-l. 1!- I _ The Mothers Allowance Board for !Simcoe County held a meeting atthe lcourt house last Friday morning, when a numberof additional names ,`were recommended for allowances. , Irma , ` E1. 1'. smrsou CH'VAlfRMAN T 1 MOTHERS `ALLOWANCE Anonn 4 auuaug, 4751-o ttlllb GlUBVo ' When Reeve Coleman dropped; out, he said, I had served longer continuously than any other sitting. member, this being my eleventh year. I cannot see that I have done any- thing out of the way in aspiringfor the higheriposltion. .Mr.gMartin says his long service entitles him to" the reeveship and that he's going to stay in the contest regardless of anything else. ` T ` A - (`Y ,._- _._1 I_, _ -, .8, ,7 U I VlII VII U` VI Watch for par`ticula1's later. c5{i;{c'k His Gun sou... The County roads are in fair mo- toring condition, `said County En- gineer Freeman Campbell when in- terviewed by The" Examiner, Tues- day. Regarding expenditure, we intend to spend this year upwards of $200,000, which includes cost of bridges and money spent for connect- ing links in towns. and villages. About one hundred men all told are working on the County road system at the present time. I I Bridges Constructed I Five bridges have been construct-Q ed or. are under construction in the` County. Two of these are west of ` Barrie on the Essa-Vespra townline;_l another has beencompleted on No. 5 sideroad in Tecumseth, near Bee- 5` . I ' ton; another is under constructon on ` the Provincial-County road on con. C 8, west of Beton; while a- fifth is _ being built on the fth line `of Te_-' ` cumseth, between Tottenham and ' Colgan. Several bridges are also ` contemplated and contracts have lmmmmmmAmmm M be built over the North River in Or-* illia Township, north of 0rillia,lwhile` another will be constructed over Bear Creek on the Tay-Matchedash town-l line,-north of Goldwater. A` third will be built west of Stayner. s ! Damage by Floods" The-floods last spring in the west- ern townships of the County will ne- cessitate many new culverts in the regions affected. Two large concrete culverts will be constructed at Dun-- edin in Nottawasaga where oods washed the old ones away on the River Road. A new culvert will have to be put. in south of Tottenham in Adjala where the severe storm of last Saturday did a great deal of damage. The two bridges west of Barrie and the one at Angus were the result of the spring oods, `and many washed- out roads have `had to be repaired. ., AL, i 7. -.:.uL_-_,. 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 l 4 1 I Eric is a fair-haired, sturdy young- ster with a frank, open countenance; His manner of telling the story of the drowning inspired condence. He} was the only one of the three boys who could swim at all. E . Couldn't Make It I was going to Wascana Lake to ;. `bathe when I met Beach and Bee_l-ji gby, he said. They told me they'}` .* were going down to the creek instead I 1 `of to the lake, which was not so fari: away, and I went with them. When 4 iwe got into the water we crossed [over to a little island. We got over ,4 [all right and the -water was only upl` MUCH WORK ON % % COUNTY ROADS [Engineer Campbeli Tells of] What Is Being Done V 1 I This Yea}. I v A 0 I130]. I (l\al\Do ' Evans in giving the detailslof [the tragedy showed how he had a I 4 E ; narrow escape from sharing the same 7 fate as his playmate, Beelby. He owes his life to the combined -efforts of young Beelby and John Beach, `aged thirteen years, whose presence `of mind at a critical moment enabled ]Evans to scramble ashore freed from theclutch of the treacherous current in the swollen creek. T.`..1__'__ _ 1`,! I, 1 . - u 5: 71 V :( ;l 51 i l I . ~ ---- ---- --~v --~--- ---~- ---v---M :. } "He lost his" life in trying to save!` `me from drowning, wasvthe state-jl ment made to The Post today by Eric J5 lEvans, `eight years of age, explain-fl ing how Clifford.Norris Beelby, the" `twelve-year"-old son of Mr. and Mrs.i` `Wm. W. Beelby, 1457 Argyle Streetul `was drowned in Wascana Creek, :3 "about 150 yards north of the bridge it 5 `on Eleventh Ave". `and east of the R.f `C. M._ P. barra_cks.. ' A _ y __ . r vuu csuusslul 1 Val! GS l.UllU\'V3""` Greater love hath no man than; |this, he gave his life for his friend.g "1.-var u . aloe vuau UL UIJC VU\YllDlll1lo All the speakers voiced regret at the serious accident ex-Reeve Cole- man had met with and expressed hopes for an early recovery. Mr. Allan Gives Way After all the nominees had spoken, there was silence for a few minutes , as though those nominated were waiting for something to turn up.. Finally, Mr. llan arose. ' IV uun....... 'D........ .-1-...-- .1.....'._.-.I. Mart and the late Harry Mari`; also` a nephew of C. H. Beelby, Peel St. Eleven years ago the family went West, where Mr. Beelby farmed near} `Regina for a few years before going} to reside in the city. There are six; other children in the family. ' 9 ii. How It Happened % i 1 I The story of the tragedy is told by the Regina Post as fo1lows:-- ` M l6f......J...... `I_.-_. LALL ~ auvv so \.vuup_axuUll. I V The young hero was 9, grandson! of Mrs. Marr, Dunlop St., his mother5 `being the eldest daughter of Mrs. `Mart and the late Harry Mari`; also 1: nnnhnuy on? (`V `L! `D....'IL-- n__I nu! I Relatives in Barrie received word! Ilast week of. the tragic but noble death of Norris .Beelby,A son of W.- W. Beelby, formerly of Thornton,l who was drowned at Regina on Tues- ? I day, `July~"10, while attempting to: save a companion. I .'m.- ........... 1.---- _--- e - - {Clifford Norris Beelby, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Beelby, Drowned at Regina; Carried Palon _His Back Until He T Could Co No Further, Then Pushed Him to Safety; ` Grandson of Mrs. H. Marr and Nephew of C. H. Beelby. jmonnrou-nomi mzno ewes ura = II EFFORT TO SAVE GOMPAIIOI BARBIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, JULY 19; 1923. `'f' centre elders shone the elding line, , young twelve-year-old t Lang of St. Mary's pulling off a nice running catch in "the fifth. Scott also caught a nice one in the fourth. Twiss on 1st` for the winners looks as if he will make a goodmlst base- man. He canhandle everything now that is`at all reasonable. -V A I Moore pitched three innings for St. Mary's and Johnston one. The former allowed seven hits and the `latter one, while Moore struck out ive batsmen and Johnston three. j0ne man drew a base on balls of! `Moore. 1 ._ _--...-V an "gnu lisvwllg van 1160313- VBuster Clark, St. .Andrew s pitch- er, allowed only two safe hits in `the {five innings, but passed _ve batsmen. [He could not get the ball over to [some of the little fellows on th,St. Mary's line-up. The losers one run was the result of a walk-in fact, ,three in a row-in the fourth and `a eld_er s choice. Clark fanned `three and made a wild pitch. 'Il'......- _L-I_ _ J 11, , ll`? 5999579 `I15 LISIIV V`, G l`3 `VI W. J. McMaster was not there to bringon an election, he said, but he would in January seek to -represent his end of the township. I-`in ecnnnlr n u a 1 v n:nnA unnnunl. AL so gvvu lualslllo V There was more than the usual number of spectators in attendance `at the game, and with the exception `of the first stanza, when the winners {tallied ve runs, they were rewarded ewith a very nice exhibition. St. An-_ :drew s played better ball than St. |Mary s, the latter being woefully -weak on the bases and coaching lines. 'They seemed lost when they got on `the paths. `D....4..... f`-'___-._ (`L . 1 . u a. n V}, ....a...._.. 1 L.` Younlgi Beelby, athe victim ofithei drowning tragedy, was a member of! f the Regina Salvation Army Band. ; . Narrow Escape in Cyclone Norris was born at Thornton: f0nt., and came to Reginawhen he} `was thirteen months old, said Mr. I Beelby, father of the dead boy. He! iihad a narrow escape when the cy-{ .clone struck Regina in 1912. I heard; 'the storm coming up and vhen Ii rushed upstairs to the room in which; jNorris was sleeping I found him in-, 'fthe arms of his "mother, who was ` bringing him down. We just got him "safel_v' out of doors whenithe house! Exwe -were living in on the corner of? gSmith St. and Sixteenth Ave.` was? iblown a distance of 150 feet across ; [the road. uxv - A - St. Andrew's won the championship of the Junior Church League for 1923 when they trounced St. Mary's by 8 to 1 at Agricultural Park on Monday evening for their a fth straight victory. The champions can `lose their one remaining game to Baracas and still lead the League by `a good margin.` V 'l`ln..-m ncun.-. ...-..- L1---- All - ST. ANDREW S JRS. AGAIN ggmrlons. [At Top of League for Third! Year; Without a Loss I This Season. I v--v I. vuuo ` I I. Norris used to be very fond. of` jhelping me with` my Clydesdales at '} the Regina Exhibition. There was [nothing he liked better than to lead ia prize~winning colt around the. arena. The judges often commend-' ed him on the way he handled some; `of the colts. 3 l'to our waists. But when we tried alto get back.`I couldn t swim against ..the current. It was very strong and , ll couldn't get across. The other two . boys saw that I could not get through` ;and Beelby came. over to help me. ]He was the tallest `of us three and I :[got on his back. He carried-me as *far as the weeds and then he could not get any further with me, so he; let me down and pushed me over as; far as he could towards Beach, who` grabbed my hand and pulled me`, -iashore. We didn t see Beelby again. { think he fell over when he threw` ;me towards the other boy. He lost_ ihis life in trying to save me., 3, Had -Few `Lessons i Mr. Beelby told The Post that` {Norris had.taken.~;a, few lessons in iswimming at the Y.M.C.A..about 3; gyear ago, but he had not completed! {the course and could not swim. It?` !has been the common practice fori lseveral Benson School boys to go; ibathing in the creek this season.` :Usually there is no water there in an idry year, but the heavy rains have `kept the creek ooded. The body :was not found until about an hour} after the tragedy. D u 1 W l . 4 vvl U09 `( Continued on page 5) V Duuru, rurple uommlsslon, etc. I Judge Vance continued, Charles; E. Smith, your case is a very sad one} to me today. I am quite satised that you`feel your position. I quite ` agreed with the jury on your guilt of` the charge. The jury had as much sympathy with you as I had. The Judge referred to sad circumstances existing-his wife and several small children. When you were in the position of husband and father, you had a greater responsibility to deal . fairly with others, he said. It seem-1 ed to be one of those cases in which} a strong, able-bodied citizen was try-.| ,ing to get money at the expense of other people--a great deal of which was going on these days. The cir- V cumstances "showed that he had got spent it for` himself and family. When Broome had asked him for the money, Smith should have returned it to him. ' the money from Broome and had! i 1 wvus Va The circumstances were bad, but .I_have a duty to perform to the pub- lic. Broome is to be commended for taking action in the matter, because . there are too many cases of this kind at present in Ontario and because the loser does not generally bother going] through criminal prosecution to se-| cure a conviction, said the Judge. He would put the case so that anoth- er authority might deal with it and give mercy if mercy was forthcom- ing. Fortunately the laws were 7 merciful and cases may be dealt with in the best way possible by Parole Board, Parole Commission, etc. `IL, 1 19 ; Au - IRVVFCIJGID UV WVIVIICWI I R. D. 1! my said he had been ac- cused of canvassing for Mr. Allan. All he did say was that when a reeve resigns the deputy should fill his place for the balance of the year. In Wausiness organizations the vice- president always takes hold when the president steps out. Why should not the same apply in municipal affairs? - In case there should be_ an election he reserved his right to be in it. , TIT T Ilnll.-....J..... -....... ._-L LL--- "kl I I Mr. Boys submitted a proposition that Smith be detained for one week: to allow the Crown to ascertain the validity of the security. As the pub- lic did not pay much attention to these cases, the best interests of thei accused, .Broome, and the. public! would be served by letting out Smith on suspended sentence. ; Judgment Given I Judge Vance, in giving judgment, said thathe would not care to follow out the procedure suggested by the prisoner s counsel, as it would appear! to make the criminal law an agency: for collecting money for Broome, who would have respite in the civil courts. 11!!!! I - - - - ----.-_v A ya... u \avA\lllo : W. LC13<{ys',f1<;,c;,g Smith's counsel,i `said that up _to_d.te_ the gold stocki :had not been sold and the money for; restitution was-`not forthcoming at; `present. Smith s father and mother and Mr. Brown, a friend, were willing; to give security if the stock was not: isold within three months of the pre-g [sent and would make themselves per-; lsonally responsible for the amount,g ! $1005. It was not the best time now 5 to sell stock, but the Matatchewani 5 mine next to the property of the com- f gpany in which Smith had stock Was! reported as good. i I Charles E. -Smith of Newmarket, y who was found guilty of fraud and; theft in -County Court the week be-I fore last in connection with the sale Ito Willard G. Broome, a Tecumsethg ,Tp. farmer residing near Beeton, of 1$1005 worth of stock in the Mexicai `Royalty and Producing Syndicate,` jwithoil-wells in Mexico, was sen-fi` itenced to the Ontario Reformatory,f ;Guelph, by Judge Vance, shortly be-ji ;fore noon on Monday, to an indeter-I` iminate period of not less than three ,` ;months or more than one year. Thei iProvincial Police Commission will ll determine the length of the jail- 1 xterm," and the factors entering into;` this will be Smith's conduct and.;` whether restitution is made or not.} !The prisoner had been -remanded!` ;from July 6 to make restitution. }5 ... . -.-. - av E. Smith, Guilty of Theft` ; . and Fraud, Gets 3 to '12. ! Months. jLENuaNcY SHOWN srocx SALESMAN : i v.vuua.uo uxc away UUIUVV average. good crop. Raspberries gave abun- dant promise, but the yield will be very disappointing unless rain and ,cooler weather come soon. . F Small fruits have been a fairly] Hr`--- ----.. JV... nu uaunuuc. I '1\;Iany orchards have scarcely any lwinter apples and even the best of {orchards are away below average. I grnan fr-rrife lunn; kn.-.u .. ..:..`|-- vw-- pa- - J13! I\\II Indications are for a very` light 'crop of apples this year in Simcoe. P... .....,.s an: zuuzung nne," he said. I" Throughout the West the feeling is very optimistic for this year's har- vest and the effect is `already being felt in business. Mr. King is in the East for a cou- lple of weeks on business. ya vsana VVCUIX. There have been ne reins since the first week in May and all sorts of crops are looking ne, he said.f I "I`hrnno-lnnnI- H... 117....` u.- L 71- - aavuua lrnuvv UV IQIIJVI U ave I Geo. Leslie said if the deputy- reeveship was to be opened-he felt| that he could fill the position with} advantage to the ratepayers. It was; not his practice to canvass for votes and he did not propose to do so on this occasion. If there should be an election, he would leave it to the ratepayers to decide. D 11 II uuuuu .....l.l I... L...) 1...... _. ----:----- Crop prospects between Calgary and Winnipeg are the best I have seen in fourteen years, remarked Arthur B. King, manager of the Union Bank` at Okotoks, Alberta, to The Examin- er this week. ! ('l'|1_`._,, 1 ` WESTERN HCROPAHPRCIJSPECTS , ` ` 31-:s.'r IN FOURTEEN YEARS! POOR APPLE CROP gm 1 I6 mas v-- wvn-nan .-Auavv uvv (Eardeni at home of .loseph L Sampson, Tuesday,`July 31. Supper \ 6 to 8. Under auspices Oro Method- ist Church. . 2.~'3c All roads lead -to Mount St. Louis on Wednesday, July 25, for garden party. Concert and open air danc- ing. Orchestra." Supper and admis- sion, 50c. _ 29c Odd.Fellows Rally Day, to be held in Bothwell s Grove, Bradford St., Wednesday afternoon and evening, for further announcement and pro- gramme. 29c Fax is coming! Where? To the cold meat supper in Diamond Park. . Thornton, Julyi25. He will be aar- sisted by Thornton Band; Boyd Syl~ vester, comet soloist; Miss Hodgins, Hawaiian guitarist; Thornton male quartette. and 'M. Lowry. Tea will be served from 6 to 8. Admission, 50c and"26c. 29: `Aug. 1st. Admission free. Watch I I The Edgar Women s' Institute will hold a garden party on Wednesday. July 25, at home_oJos. Kissick. 29c- I S't.. Ja,me`s 7(}7hV1'1i'<':I-1,v("J;:;)v-v.1.:L-llivill, wilf lhold a garden party, Wednesday, `Aug. 8, at home of John Pratt. 29 __.._-_.- ---`nu-rnano In the north half of the county particularly, rain is very badly need- ed. Pastures are parched and spring grains and roots have made but little growth. The southern half of the county has had more rain and crop conditions are better there. I ' * : Those 2}r0Imd.J'Umped to Mr. Cole- .mz_m s assistance and in a minute had . raised the bent, but as he lay there >;1mable.to_move and pale as death all |thought_h1s back was broken. He was _gi`ushed m a car to Dr. Scott's office [gm Cookstown: where, though he was ;S1_1 .er}ng'_ terrrblv. itwas found` that ' h1_s .m.]ur1es were far less serious than :i anticipated. Half a dozen ribs were .lc1'acked, but there apparently were Hho bones..bi'ok.en. nor_were there any _i..mternal 1n;u21es. HIS back was se- H verely bruised, as were also the big" ;i}r1n_usc1es, both ankles sprained and 1st flace lacerated. Mr. Colemgn did Else consciousness. Speaking to 4 9 xammel`. Dr. Scott sald It was a wonder that he escaned without a ;}_n'0_ken back. In addition to the in- _.1urIes ahove described, Mr. Coleman [IS suffering g'1:eatly from shock and ihas 1_Jeen_ resting at the house of a relative in Cookstown until-he is in in nnnd-H-inn 0.. L..- ._- 2 3 I I When the accident occurred, about 5.45, there were between fty and sixty men on the barn oor and it is {a marvel there were not other very jserious injuries. Harry Dunning and 5' Norman Davis were on one of the girts about 16 feet from the ground land made a jump` for it. Mr. Dun- ning landed on top of his companion and sustained a painful injury to the lcartilege of one leg.- Leonard Ross ghad one ankle severely sprained. 'Archie McLean got a badly sprained neck, Fred Clarkson a sprained an- kle and Wm. Hughes a bruised leg. W. H. Martin said if Mr. Allan had come to him a week ago the matter could have been `settled amicably; Now, however, he proposed to stand; for the position. Having been fteen years in council, three of these as` deputy-reeve, he felt that his ser- vicesto the township entitled him to succeed to the reeve s chair. He could see no reason` whatever for giving place to anyone else. rlnn Tnnn nah! :0 LL- .l....(..4...' ,..........:.- u. \Jupn.\LUVVH uncu-ne IS In la condition to be` removed" to his [home in Innisl. -noon - - ~~ ----v -~w-J- Wm. Hughes, who .was on the top beam, saw what was coming and yell- ed a warning. At rst the movement . was slow and` Mr. Hughes managed to straddle the post and slide down. Harry Coleman, acting as captain, gwas shouting instructions for the lsafety of others, thinking that he `could dodge the '-bent as it came `down. It appears,Vhowever, that he ieither misjudged the distance or fail- ed to notice the brace connecting {post and beam. This caught him on ;the back and.pinned him fast. For ftunately, the bent in falling rested {on part of the other bent that was: gstill lying on the oor, leaving a {space of about eight inches. Had it `not been for this,. Mr. Coleman would .have been crushed, to death by the great weight of the bent. l -2 *1 D. H. Coleman, treasurer for the ~ County of Simcoe, was badly injured 7 and narrowly escaped death, while - several other men sustained lesser ' injuries, when a bent fell at a barn raising, late Friday afternoon, July * 13, at the farm of Victor Ross, on the Broken Front east of Cookstown (lot 5, con. 14, `West Gwillimbury). I 1 A large number of men were er- ecting the frame of.a 40 by 60 barn and had all the bents in place but two. Of these, the end one was er- ected, but the girts had not been set in. In order to get these in place the bent was eased outward, precau- tions having been -taken by rope and pike-poles against it falling outward- The` unexpected happened when it fell inward, the stay laths having been knocked off before the men whose duty it was to `steady the bent with ;pike-poles were ready. ` nr_. 11.. ,3, v SERIOUS INJURY * TO co. TREASURER IHarry Cdleman Struck Down I by Falling `Bent at ? Barn Raising. COMING EVENTS RAIN BADLQ NEEDED SECTION 1 mass 1 TO We any alvl-IIIIIUUE I/V uyvuno 1 G. C. Allan said that when the, reeveship fell vacant he felt that he ; was in line for the position. After: due consideration and. after beingl urged by many i'atepayers, he had! `decided to offer himself for the 1305-; `ition. He wished to make it p1ain,; however, that: he did not want toi force a poll of votes at this time Of: year, As time went on it appeared that Mr. Martin wasamkions for the I l . position and that some people seem-E ed to think that inthe step he (Mr. 31 Allan) and Mr. Leslie had taken inf; resigning with a view to running fort; higher office they were the cause ofl] forcing an election. Mr. Allan dia- '1 claimed responsibility for. such in-ii tention -and could not see how anyf` reasonable person could View it in;, that light. It was quite evident the{` people were opposed to a poll and he hoped that a basis would be arrived; at whereby it could be avoided, I Irv Ur `- For Councillo1'--Geo`. Leslie, by Eben Todd and Noah Grose; W, J.; McMaster, by Geo. Arnold and Lornel Davidson; R. D. Henry, by W. H,` Martin and W. B. Sloan. ; Nominees Heard 1 After thetime for nominations had a expired, Clerk McConkey called uponf X the nominees to speak. 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