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THE * BARRIE * EXAMINER FEWER BRIDES LAST MONTH q( Con'tin7ued on page ~17) Horse Nof Fractiou A J 20 mars `HOUSE or RE!-`UGI-1 I commons SCORED State of Affairs Deplored by Jury; Superintendent ls Exonerated. I l Scathing criticism of conditions at !the House of Refuge featured the |presentment of the Grand Jury made `to `Mr. Justice Mowat at the Fall As- sizes last week. While they did not mince words in telling what they thought of the manner in which the iinmates are being looked after in }that institution, they stated emphat- ically that they do not consider the superintendent responsible for the existing condition of affairs. The lclauses of the presentment referring ito the House of Refuge read as fol- !iows:- * ..___. _vv- s.- We visited the House of Refuge lat Beeton, and after having found the other public institutions in such good condition it was with surprise and regret that we found this place `in a deplorable condition. The' building is badly in need of repairs, but what is innitely worse, _the inmates are in dire need of care `and attention. We found the wo- .men s apartments and lavatories in [a passable condition, but the male quarters and lavatories on ground oor in a lthy and disgusting state. } A Pitiable Case 3 The condition of some of the fe- male inmates in the basement is in- describable and, horrible. One wo- man, an inmate for eight years, has been ill for five years and for the `past two weeks has been consigned to the basement, and yesterday was ilying there in a state such as no hu- [man being should be subjected to. - I We recommend that no inmate be lodged in the basement of the Home at any time, as same is at all ltimes more or less damp, and it is lunfair to the unfortunates compelled `to live in such an atmosphere. .u -- CXCIIUVV II c U. I CI\C\-Ilvln (IVS: at I I V A U V O av .\I1's.' P. Clark wrote Council ask- ing the privilege of placing a cement curbing and xing the boulevard in front of her residence. 9 Bradford St., and 'also asking Council to re- imburse her in some measure, on -the grounds that the former boulevard had been torn up by the town. The Board of Works will consider the matter further, on motion of Reeve `Fisher and Deputy-Reeve Pattersonq Court of Revision ` , I Oct. 26 was set aside as the date for the Court of Revision. It will meet at 10 am. II ,,'T\,,, (`L .D_,. I The building is too small and poorly, very poorly, ventilated. .vv - We hear from time to time of the splendid nancial standing of the County of Simcoe, about its being the pioneer in good roads and re- `forestation. ' l Anniversary services at Holly on `Sunday, Oct. 14, 2.30 and '7 p.m. "Speaker, Rev. A. M. Partridge of = Goldwater. ' 39-40: Remember, the Welsh Male Choir gconcert to be held Saturday, Oct. 13, iin Grand Opera House under auspic- es of the Barrie Firemen. 39-41c E Don't miss it! what? The wind-~ up dancing party at Tent City, Sat-` urday, Oct. 6. Good music, good ior and good time guaranteed. 40c Anniversary services, Oro Meth- odist Church, Sunday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Speaker, Rev. W. S. [Irwin of Downsview. Special music lby Dalston choir. 40c i Trinity Church Dramatic Club will !present Mechanical Jane and Mr. iBob in Trinity Parish Hall, Thurs- `day and Friday, Oct. 18 and 19, at 8.15 p.m. Admission: Adults 500. children 25c. 40c I - The Message of the Bluebird," a [Canadian light opera, will be pre- sented by the composer, Asa Huycke, and Gordon Mackie, assistedby local talent, in the opera house, Oct. 31 .and Nov. 1, under auspices Women .s Auxiliary of R. V. Hospital. It is hoped the young people will support Mr. Mackielin makingthis as great 'a_ success as his formerproduction, `The Girl in Red. 40c I ,Keep these dates in mind--Oct. 28 and 29--anniversary services in Cen- itral Methodist Church. Sunday, Oct. 28, Rev. J. R. Aikenhead will preach at morning service at 11 a.m., and Mrs. Aikenhead will speak at even- ing service at 7 p.m. Monday even- ing, Oct. 29, Mrs. Ailcenhead will give one of her very interesting lec- tures (subject will be announced lat- ler). This will be a rare treat. There will also be a musical programme. . Admission, 35 cents. 40c The.Royal Chef In the annals of Barrie theatricals perhaps there is no musical show more favorably remembered than The Royal Chef, which played here a few years ago with a notable New York company. Barrie local talent will be seen in this sparkling comedy opera at the Opera House, Oct. 16 and 17, with a large cast of 100 peo- ple, under auspices of Prince of Wales school staff. The opera is pro- duced under the direction of Nelson H. Bell, who hashad wide experience in this line of viork; and judging from press reports from other places Barrie people are assured a rare treat in the way of local entertainment. 40-41:: I COMING EVENTS (Continued . on page 4) Surprise and Regret SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 8 The cement walk on Ross St. froml the bottom of Kidd s Creek, will bel laid north to northeast fence where present foot-path is, on motion of Aid. Partridge and. Deputy-Reeve` Robertson. - ' 0 Nu. *r\,__,1 I'2_;___:_ I`l-__.:a.-I r? lvvvcs vovnlo I The Royal Victoria Hospital xvav. given its usual grant of $350. '3`... 1)....) A: '(`K.'....l;a my-:1` lII\VlQ:l`l\`V' xvcu IUD uauan suuu va. uvvo 5 Y The Board of Works will consider the_matter of $75 being retained from appropriation of sidewalk from Ward 2, and also the `matter of al sidewalk being `laid on west side of, Kearns store. This was on motion of Reeve Fisher and Deputy-Reeve Robertson. ' nv _ L _ _ . ___1 73-1.; I'1__-..-_'LJ.-_l CUUKIVC UQVOI | The Water and Light Committee recommended that a light be placed on Caroline St. on second pole east of Main St. The report was adopted. I `I.1....:..--.. A...l-_L __'II`L.. .... ...-.I \I& A1110 DJUC -LII`; bbllvl-V VVIOB Inuvxivvuo Engineer Ardagh wi1l be engaged to dene levels on Dundonald St. and also on Henry St., for sewer pur- poses, on motion of Deputy-Reeve Robertson and Ald. Partridge. A L.'. 3-... ._-_ _......-.I 4.- -uLL--3-- JUKIIIUL vovaa uuu annuo A an vnnuevo A A by-law was passed to authorize construction of a sanitary sewer on `Collier St. from Owen to Clapper-ton Sts.. as a local improvement. ' 4275 oorus | 300.'l'EACHl:'.RS couvamaj ` III I! train!!! stun`):-1 nu 1-nuns) %'3'``nI'EE 3$"inua??355= 5?`~%% Next Thursdnv and Fri i Next Thursday and Fridoy; Oct.` 1l and 12, Barrie will have within. ;its borders over 300 teachers, when! :the Institutes of North and South 7Simcoe will meet in joint convention. }Last year's annualconvention was; ?held in Toronto, where visits werel I Imade to a number of schools. 9 mt_. _. ,L_'_-. , - . . . w u V uv sq us-nuuua U; auuuvlao . The meetings next week are to be fheld in the Assembly Hall ' of the {Barrie Collegiate. Thepresidents ot lthe associations are Miss Burroughs {of Collingwood for North Simcoe and I {Miss E. Martindale of Alliston fox" ?South Simcoe, while the secretaries are E. Shear of Allandale and T. Ir- ` win of Lisle, respectively. 1 n.. rm......,..:.... ..........:...... 4.1`... _..-_:_I -- ...e.., ....,......w.,. . ? On Thursday morning the presid- zents will give their addresses and the 'representatives to the O. E. A. will ,make their reports. W. A. 'I`urner of &Barrie Business. College will give a` Etalkeon Writing. I 1.. 4.1.... ..:4...........- 4.1.--- .'..2n 1.. _; '" i}.`"i1e .'r%2I}{.n there will be ad.` dresses of welcome by Mayor Littlei and Chairman Simpson of the Board ivof Education. General Intelligence land Intelligence Tests will be dis~l .cussed by H. E. Amoss of Hamilton, `Normal School and 'l_`he Teacher as; {Job ? is the subject of an address by} G. McMillan of the same ~school".l -_.___I-_, _ Thursday evening a "musical and lliterary programme will be given. . I 13.... n..:.a , . . _ . _ ..: . ~ _ . . . -:-.. 44.-.... I iv: vn Avavuonanuau Va. IIIIIJ ouun; ouuuvlo ........_, ,.....,............ ..... .. 5"... For Friday morning's session there] .is an illustrated lecture on Powerl 'Development in Canada, by. G. A.` McMil1an,AM.A., B.Paed.; Methods, . by Inspector Garvin; Inductive! .Methods in Geography,? by H.- E.! Amoss, B.A., B.Paed. A A FNL- -J.--._...... __.....-_. -___'I1 L- -5- a-auvuu, canon. also sowuc ` I The afternoon session will be dew voted to the election of officers and general busingss. I Industrial classes begin this weeki `at the Prince of Wales School with; i the following staff : I Y`|.._-__'1 `I `[11 Il--...:...... . Y1`.....1.'_I_ 1 anv II IIOB uvuu n I Principal, J. E. Morrison; Englishi iand Arithmetic, E. Shear; Telegra-i Iphy, J; Hutchings; Motor Mechanics, ,e-H. R. Palmer; Reed Weaving, H. A.! Jarvis; Dressmaking, Mrs. E. S. La1ly; 'Home `Nursing, Miss A; Train. | n_..-..-u..._- 1 n u7:...)-...- 1..L..:.. | i no .1 auto ova. gnu:-av ' u(:`1.<.>;11mi"`c;;ee::J. \"\;'isdom (chair- man), Dr. Brereton, Dr. W. Richard-; son, C. C. Hinds, A. W. Goodfellow,' }E. B. Sutcliffe, F. Foster, Byron King. _ The Barrie police force came in} for some criticism on the part of Ald.} Wallwin at Monday evening s, meet-; ing of the Town Council. If the; Chief is not going to carry out the; law, he said, we must get someone, who will. The discussion arose ovcri the parking of cars on the main: streets and at the post office. " I I h V in-1121.9 DAY I-`on . 3.0.1. AT!-ILETES1 !Ross Cowan, Lou Garvin and} ' Russell Stone Take ' ` i _ Championships ' The annual Field Day of the Bar rie Collegiate Institute was held on` Monday under ideal weather condi- tions. Although no records were smashed by the competing athletes, yet there was a large number of en- tries in each event, with real keen competition in all of them. The mem-T bers of the staff and of the Board of Education acted as judges and start- ers. ' 1-: v_,; ,,,__,.I!-;, _L____ I cli Ross Cowan, Intermediate cham- pion in 1922, -carried off the Senior championship this year, with Howell Partridge in second place. The for-' I [met-secured six rsts and one second [for a total of 33. points,'while the` `latter had one first and six seconds, with a total of 23 points. ` " " I I Lou Garvin won the Intermediate [championship after a strenuous ght, `just nosing out C. Hall, who nished second, by 2 points. The champion secured 27 points, including four rsts, one second and four thirds, while the runner-up had three rsts three seconds and one third, for a; total of 25 points. ` cu........ ............I All 4.1.... Tun-inn` VVVI-II vs I-IU_ yvauvuo l R. Stone carried off the Junior- championship quite handily. _His re-I cord was sixlrsts, and one third, a! total of 31 points. The runner-up in ,.this class was B. Baer with 11 points, ithree seconds and two thirds making: [up his total. ` 1 ... ...JA:d..u. L- .'-..ln3Au..I nI\vvI-p\t\+ ' hill All-3 Irv IISQIO In addition to individual compet- ition, there was inter-form compet- ition, with all points secured by both boys and girls counting._in the gener- lal total. Form 4A carried this off very easily, both boys and girls of -this form holding up their end excep- tiona1lywe1l..The former secured `78 points and the latter 32 points, the grand total being 110. This was made ~ possible by the fact that first and second in the Senior and third in the. Intermediate contests were taken by `this form. __ 41-- J .' J S..` L`. - __n_____- I I Included in` the girls programme `were a basketball match,`a soft ball match and a tennis tournament. Fourth Form defeated Third Form in basketball by 25-15, but the Mid- dle and Lower Schools came back in the soft ball by trimming the Upper by 11-5. Gertrude Scott of 4A was victorious in the tennis tournament, defeating Katherine Culross in the nal by 6-2 on Tuesday afternoon. The Senior, Intermediate and Jun~ ior rst-place -winner in each event will represent B.C.I. at the annual intercollegiate meet at Midland on LV_L--...I-.. n-. 1o ...I....."r:_A..-.. n.. Matter Before Council; Fixed? Assessment Asked by - ` Concrete Co. _ LIV!`-I vvtncanuvc IIIVVII (Iv ubauliill VA! .`Saturday, Oct. 13, whet_1}Lindsay, Or- (Continued on page 17) INDUSTRIAL CLASSES sou.ve.. % CKNADA. Tuuasnmr. ocronnn 4, 1923 No. 40 5 Barrie keeps right on growing.` According to the summary of the assessment roll submitted to the _Council, Monday night, by the Town `Clerk, Barrie s population is 141. lgreater than in 1922, the number of !residents now being 7216. Despite the fact that $34,340 was lopped off when certain farm lands within the corporation were transferred to Ves- pra,. the assessment of the town i: `$21,900 greater than last year. In` 1922 the assessor s gures showed a decrease of $77,190 in taxable in- come, butpatt of this is overtaken this year, this department being in- creased $24,680._. Last year the building assessment was $72,390 higher" thanin 1921, and this year it shows a further advance of $40,-. `Ass:-zssows ROLL snows INCREASE IN POPULATION AND ASSESSMENT {BARRIE sums our J| 1 ALusT_(_>_I_v_Nn~u-:, 5.0 I E ' "Joe Milne s Barrie ball-tossers put :Alliston one further remove from the ichalmpionship of the South Simcoe i Baseball League for 1923 when they came through with a 5-0 shut-out ivictory at the southern town, Friday `last, and kept both Ivy and Barrie in the running for the title. Today's !match at Ivy between Alliston and {Ivy will decide whether` the Bergin |boys will hold the Felt Trophy or gthere will be another three-cornered ;tie for the leadership, and a conse- lquent play-o`. "H1... 1...` -4` AL- 'D.\...... 5-..... ... r;ve Fielding Feature 3 Hand < Catcimhof Cooper s ' ! D - , 1 of Match. A ml was quite remarkable when it is con- `-quyaou yup; "van. The feat of the Barrie team in Tiachieving a shut-out over Alliston `sidered that the locals lost at home! `by the huge score of 11-1. At that] time it looked to be all over but the lcheering, but the Men of Milne with their "backs to the wall came through iin the crucial game. The team play- {ed one hundred per cent. better ball !at Alliston than in Barrie and the ilosers also played a strong game, but they just got an even break in the` 1uck--less than they got against Ivy.i . T T TT T T, _, _ .. ` The local boys were right on their` toes when it came to nabbing men off the bases and that is why the coat of whitewash was applied. And Ber- gin s outt were strong with men on the paths, too, because they pulled two nice double plays-one in the second and one in the eighth. L.l Emms was on 1st in the second when Copeland dropped a fly into Doyle's mit, theball beating Emms back to] 1st. Small was- up against a real; `proposition when he relieved Lennox` I after he was knocked out by a batted -ball in the eighth. There was only one out andtthe bases were crowded. The Alliston kid pitcher made Cope- land drift an easy one to him, nabbed Dobson for a force-out at the plate, when Black, the catcher, whipped the sphere dow_n to Whiteside at 1st, getting Copeland. 1)..._..:.. L...) ...... .l....L1.. 1.2113...` and the double play was completed Ald. Wallwin, under the head ofi Inquiries, was desirous `of ascer-3 taining three things: The amount} spent by the Board of Works in the different wards and the assessment of those wards; why it was that the! police "force had not found who hadi done away with the silent policemen; why it was that the police did not en-' force parking regulations at the post office and all along Dunlop St. .. I Ward 1-_-- Ward 2-- 1 Ward 3- 1 Ward 4- 1 Ward 5- - Ward 6-- land it was a nice one, too---but they `should have had moreif the ineld `machinery had been working proper-I `ly. It came in the second 81381123.} lWhiteside' was on 3rd and Lennoxl `was on 2nd. The latter tempted Emms by taking _a big lead o the second bag. The local pitcher threw ito Lynch, who relayed the ball to the plate and Whiteside was out at home. Armstrong then tossed to Copeland `at 3rd_ and Lennox was a victim. 982,295 3,256,235 695,200 1922 1,017,155 3,216,210 691,250 my usu \~AA\.n Aananallvdu uvou In AIvUAllli The really sensational and spectac- ular piece of eld work during the match came in the first part of the ninth frame and the catch was easily the best made this year in Alliston. Mugs Cooper, home-run hitter of old,Acame -up to bat with no one on the bags. The sphere just came past in the right place and the local boy ` smashed into it with a mighty bang. -Out the ball travelled and it looked like a homer, sure. But Hand, the Alliston centre gardener, was right there with the class. After making a long run, he drew cforthloud ap- plause by spearing the sphere with his left hand just as Cooper was rounding lst. It was a wonderful catch. L1,, ,J,,.,!_, 7,,,. ,I, ,,J T \aIOVVvlI. On the offensive, Lynch and L. Emms. with two safeties apiece, car-_ ried o the honors, and, incidentally, the former retained the leadership of the [Barrie team in batting for the play-off, his average now being .412. Small made his` an even .500 by grabbing o a double in the ninth after. two were out. I'V\cL\o VIII: vzontinued on page 8) 111,200 210,235 205,200 230,745 r 116,340 108,575 Land Buildings Exemp ns 262,300 8,900 572,275 128,100 547,430 104,750 880,235 204,950 586,100 199,850 407,895 48,650 Ald. Coles, chairman of the Firei and Police Committee, briefly replied` and it was finally decided to have a. meeting of the committee and thei police force at an early date. Ald.i Coles explained that the police had found out about one of the silent policmmr and were doing their best concerning the other four. - 1... .....l.... 4.- ..1I....:..a... H..- .......|.:.....| `025. As against these increases, there are decreases in the land>and business assessments. In population, Ward 3 dropped 2 iand Ward 5 went back 15, while the other wards gained as follows: No. 1, 38; No. 2, 52; No. 4, 37; No. 6, 31. During the year there were 141 V births and 31 deaths. Wards 5 and 6 had the `highest birthrate, with 39 land 36 respectively. The summary of the roll as return- ed by Assessor Edward Whitebread is given below, togther with totals for 1922 for the purposes of com- .parison. ` The canirie population has increas- ed to 341 as compared with 309 last year. IWHY GRAND JURY 1 FOUND N0 1311.1." `Reasons Given for Action! 2 Taken in Case of - _ McKerrow. I In its presentment made to Mr.` Justice Mowat l_ast week, the Grand Jury made reference to their much- discussed rejection of the McKerrow, case as follows:- | We congratulate the County on! the comparatively few criminal cases laid before us. Only two cases were submitted for our consideration, both being of the far too frequently oc- curring tragedies-automobile accid- ents. In one case` a true bill was returned; in the other we did not deem sufficient evidence was produc- ed before us to warrant the return of a true bill and no bill was re- turned. . _ I i We regret the misunderstanding` arising out of our return of the in- dictment of one, McKerrow. We heard all the evidence which the Crown had available (nine wit- nesses in all), theCrown stating that the three `remaining witnesses were' really unimportant, namely: Dr. Lew-| `is, the nurse who attended the in-, uiured in the hospital, and the con- stable--so that we were given to understand that we had all the evid- ence of importance, and rendered our decision accordingly. T Would Cancel Offenders Licenses It is appalling to consider the toll of death caused by the use or misuse; lof the automobile, and we strongly urge that legislation be enacted whereby the licenses of offenders be cancelled covering a period of time according to the degree of careless-i . ness. I l wuuvvaonaua vnuv vvsovn A-vuol In order to alleviate the parking situation on Dunlop St., a resolution was brought forwardby Ald. Coles and Ald. Bricker which would have, made Collier St. a parking street for cars and the public would have been requested to park cars there instead of on the busy main thoroughfare. After some discussion the matter was referred to the Fire and Police Com- mittee to be threshed out, Fixed Assessment Asked I Ross Sheppard, Toronto, solicitor` for Excelsior Concrete Products, Lim- ited, of Barrie, of which_Wm. Adam son is president, requested a fixed assessment for either five or ten.- years. It was pointed out that the; company has one of the most com-'5 plete cement block and brick plants` in Ontario and has lately installed the latest type of brick machinery at| a cost of about $5000. They expect i- to turn out at least 10,000 bricksa day and would employ seven to ten men the whole yearround. Commun- ication was referred to committee. Must Attendor Quit ' 1 L. R. Ord, secretary of theAPublic Library Board, wrote the Council 1'8-1 porting that at the last meeting of' the Library Board the question of` regularity of attendance was brought up. It was discovered that the Lib` rary Act provides that absence for three consecutive meetings, presum- ably without good reason, causes the member to lose his seat and that a member of any of the appointing boards could not hold a seat on the Library Board.. It was pointed out that there were many citizens both willing and able to serve for the good of the library. ' ` 1 1:1 n-...a...-..v...'I..... ..1..:..4: ..cn..n' 250,045 257,990 We desire to thank Your Lord- `ship for the concise and educative address delivered to us regarding our duties. Business Income 400 57,915 108,960 55,370 11,920 15,480 " Long Service as Caretakers We desire to refer to the record of the family of the retiring care- takers of the court house property,` whose record is unique in the history l of the County. _ We believe John Beardsley was appointed as caretaker in the year 1844-79 years ago--and !retained his position until his death in 1855, when his wife was appointed lin his stead. We hope the County Council will recognize the passing or` this historic family in some substan-. ltial way. ` i 1-31 .. I'\..-.JA. We visited the jail and found the j premises in excellent condition, re- - fiecting great credit on the super- * vision of the governor" and matron. There were-_8 prisoners in all, 6 serv- ing sentences and one awaiting trial. C. A. Shelter s Good Work This institution, which the Coun-' ty has to care for, we found in most satisfactory condition. There are 19 `children ranging from three to four- teen years of age, all being well car- ed for under the supervision of a most capable matron in the person of Mrs. Averill, who with her assistant, is vividly interested -in the work. Praise for R. V. Hospital The Hospital was visited by us and we were welcomed by the super- intendent and taken through the in- stitution. Some 56 patients are be- ing treated at present. Everything is spotlessly clean and under the management of the superintendent with an excellent staff of nurses and up-to-date equipment. All is being done to relieve suifering and pain that it is possible to do in an instit- ution of this character. It is a credit to the town and county." 228,560 203,880 9,525 35,550 20,965 . 79,340 49,550 33,620 Thank the Judge Jail 21 Credit CIRCULATION 4,717,135 4,695,235` 383,425 875,985 882,555 1,245,690 753,910 565,570 t\l\1\ .n- 746 1028 876 1714 1424 1428 7216` 7o75_ `SELECTS IN HOGS BEING} MUCH BETTER PRlCES| tention in connection with the mar- keting of hogs. The people who produce select hogs are getting ten per cent. more forthemhthan those who produce the thick, smooth type, Allan Hutchinson, Agricultural Re-1 presentative for North Simcoe, told! The Examiner. "_'1`he percentage of ' `selects around Barrie is not very' large and a great deal of improve- ment could be effected. Around Elm- vale a little better class of hogs is produced; . A drover there reports; that 52 per cent. `of one load werel graded as `selects. Thick, smooth hogs are selling at $8.50 per cwt., while the better grade are going at over $9.00. \Y-L A. ,_,_,. ..v A an n. I ` Grading seems to be a bone of con- " I The Altar of Hymen had less at-' traction for fond young couples this September than it had a year ago,` I i I because vital statistics for Septem- ber, 1923, show that only four cou- ples were married in Barrie as com-. pared with ten in the same month of - last year. Births` went down, too,| but only from 25 to 24. One morel person passed to the Great Beyond, gures being ten as compared with nine for the corresponding month of [last year. . I \r Iva xyvcvv. . Not as many cattle for feeding pur- poses will be purchased this year as: last, because there is not as much} feed in this district. The price is: poor, too, being around $6.50 per I cwt. UL DHC llUlGL o V J. F. Gardner, plant chief of Bell Telephone Co., desired to open.por-. tions of Wellington St., between Peel and Mulcaster Sts., to string lines. Granted. ' I I -"A, ,__A:A._`__-j .3-.. A.L-I Potato-digging and silo-lling seem to be two occupations farmers are busying themselves with most these days. The grand rush to get the po- tatoes out of the ground into the cel- lars and the corn into the silos before it is too late has commenced, and wil1~ continue for. some time. lI\L_ Q q 1`-v|Av|llInl\. AVA. QVIIIG uulc. The former started this week; re-E cent frosts have necessitated this! early beginning. The frost has cut down the potatoes on all low-lying elds and the tubers will have to be] takenvout at once. The potatoes are; a very fair size. The yield per acre is better on the average than last year, but there is a smaller acreage. Prices will certainly be higher than I last season. 1 iCORONER S JURY i , BLAMES NO om-3% Enquiry into Death of Maui '. E Fatally Injured at | Barrie Fair. ' That Robert Campbell died from. pneumonia on Sept. 28; 1923, as a result of injuries received when he: was` struck by a horse on the Fair! grounds on Sept. 19, 1923, was the: verdict of the co_roner s jury yester-| day morning at the inquest into thei ,death` of the late Mr. Campbell, who` `was one of the victims of the regret-` table accident which occurred on the, last day of Barrie Fair. The jury! I was out half an hour. ! V | The unfortunate affair served to? mar an otherwise successful event, itaking place during the running race near the conclusion of the exhibition} The deceased was "standing talking! to his brother-in-law, Thos. Kell of j Cookstown, _south of the judges ; stand and the fence, and between thei track` and the sheds. One of the! horses taking part in the race, owned by Thos. Graham of Cundles and rid- . den by Earl Crosswell of the Brook-! dale Stables, swerved off into the crowd just beyond the fence at the turn and four people were injured- Robt. Campbell, Thos. Kell, Kenneth McCabe and Thos. Henson. Mr.x Campbella passed away on Friday morning last, Mr. Kell has almost *completely recovered, while the other . . two are making good progress to.ward| `recovery. ` 1' u Crown Attorney Cotter acted for? the Crown at the inquest and Duncan` `F. McCuaig appeared in the interests! `of the Agricultural Society. The in- quest was conducted by Associate Coroner Dr. W. A. Lewis. Eight wit- nesses were called and it took two hours to hear the evidence. The cor- oner s jury consisted of the follow- ing members: Geo. Warnica (fore- man), G. s. Webb, W. A. Lowe, A.l F. Dobson, Thos. Hickey, W. T. H.| Gilroy, S. C. "Walker, Fred Shrop- shire and W. J. Johnson. Thomas Graham, who resides at` Cundles, was the first witness called. He had entered a 6-year-old horse called `.`Ted" in the running race at the Barrie Fair just past. He didn't know anything about the accident because he had been looking after his cattle, The horse was not frac- tions and had been worked around the track in the morning before the race. It had sustained a little limp . . . . __L ..B LL- __..2.l-..A. 1'... Luwvo LU luau us:-ivIoA.saI4\n w Lnvvnu Anna!) on account of the accident. The horse was ordinarily qmct and the witness had been surprised when he had heard that the animal had bolted-. uranteu. _ _ , Eight residents petitioned for thel installation of a hydrant at the cor-[ ner of Duckworth and Napier Sts.` Those who signed were Jas. Marks, E. Teasdale, R. B. Anderson, A. A. Richardson, J. W. Caldwell, Wilfred; Kellett,` W. J. Paddison, Jos. Skelton.' .1 ) I'VI....!. .......6.. fV.un....'l run]; I