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kgd from the ten- It by the step and .. uvn uy Lue wag` yards but luckily` hing Worse than r mov- she lived gn 9 kn; a.-. ----v-:1-n all 997': is An LU!` 8. - eegar and "I do not know anything about it," he coming declared VV. E. Weegar, superintendent me bauast I of the Barrie division of the C. N. R... .ed to start` when The Examiner drew his attention wen gr;-ave]'to the following article published by 39 made to the Orillia News-Letter last week. I s in before do not know where they got their in- nce, The` formation," he continued, "but you can 1 the Y_M_ say that there is absolutely nothing in 3 provided it." Following is the article referred to: 3. Knight. Some important changes are pend_- A orchestra ing in the Canadian National Railway j ian and a divisions north of Toronto. It is rum- man. An- ored that the ling from North Bay to 1 ueld in the Washago will be put under a new sup- ` rery proud erintendent. A new division will be I . he Says. made from Washago to Toronto, so 1 ant to be; that trains can be operated into Tor- America. ~ onto either side of Lake Simcoe. The f - east line will be used largely for freight E ll Ulla the fn u. Au uxuy se than general Vul '7 nAv s IE vuUl\\J Mar. 3---Mrs, Jas. fl Ice, going ' home from ay, and fr-nnhn-AA n I-A I-IIVII. I.l d.Hl3 f and take each half up separately. thus 3 running the train crews into overtime _ and double pay. Gravenhurst is also _ badly situated. as the old C.N.R. main , line via Parry Sound branches of! from Washago, as does also the line south | via Beaverton. The reason Washago [ was not chosen N.R. employees -who refused to go to be satised to change to Washago when the new ter- minal is located there." freight. the train crews can run from Toronto to Washago within eight hours, thus having no overtime. On the present run to Gravenhurst there is a. bad grade near Kiiworthy and freight : grews overtime , u-------3-u----- lsronv or WASI-IAGO TERMINAL GIVEN FLAT DENIAL av SUPT. M1 ,1- .__-A 1 ' i3suP'r~. WE-EGAR MAY BE PROMOT-n so TO LONDON mvnsnon, : . IS RUMOR Rumors that Superintendent W. E. Weegar of the C. N. R. is to receive promotion to a more important div- ision are given circulation by a report in the London Free Press that Supt. Chas. Forrester of the London division will receive the appointment to a vac- ancy on the Board of Railway Com- 'missioners and that he will be suc- ceeded in London by Mr. Weegar. Mr; VVeegar states that -he has not been notified and knows nothing of any contemplated changes involvingf himself. ` S WITH RAIN UNUSUAL `FEATURE FORFEBRUARY nean tfhnnrnfuunn no on 3- Something You Have .ua.umu nauonal Railway h Vashazo tn Tnrnnbn -- rv uAcuUVUl'UU 8. large ly land Just west of ne canal.` Washago .gobd water supply 2 hydro power and It is rennr-fad n... r4 , .. v vs 551111131` MAISE` N ENGLAND lI5\`A- 3.. _ V _ ______-.,, V... .... nu-5?, _yu. jlola SILK RATINE CREPES in colors, 38 in. wide, yd. $1.50 FIGURED CREPE, silk and` wool, in corn, rose, shades - of blue and black, 38 in. wide, at yard . . .. $2.00 FIGURED CREPE in combinations of blue, grey and black, 38 in. wide, at yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ART S_'.'_['RIPED CREPE.in ame- helin oh no .-....1.-- .......u_...:n uU1`1`UN BROADCLOTH, super nish, blue, pink, helio, white, maize, etc., special per yard $1.00 ular Egyptian red, 54 in. wide, at . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . .. 1.75. 2.25 2.75 (3.25 """&v CREPE Bnocania, 3 " s P" " newest shades, 38 in. wide, yd. $1.75 ors, f H J 1:], zlk and woql_, rose. shades . rle s points. Cramp and Jones were with 4 accounted for"l'1.e rest `of Bar-' the leading scorers for Orlllla. The return game will be played soon and it should be well worth going to see. The B.C.I. are a smart outt and play a brand of basketball that is a treat to watch. BC.I.--Forwarda, G. Foster, . Clark: ' centre, Hayes: defence, F. Foster. Car- son: spares, Craig, Brysonl Stone. Orillla--Forwards, V Jones,` ' McNab; I centre, Cramp; det.. Cairns , Kennedy. (\._.lII1 _ _, ,..._, ....... uul. may WEIS clean and very few penalties were handed out. The Orillia team were on- ly recently re-organized developed much team play, did not appear as strong as t man. and interesting. " More accurate passing and the fact that t'he players went in after rebounds `consistently contributed largely to the ;, victory of the B.C.I. basketball team. ;, 1'Il`he game was'fast throughout and the `the defence. B.C.I. s in this period against `5. Checking was sti clean and have not lay, but they A nnt Qhhnnm nu -A---7 ` cored 19 points their opponents fl. but play was zaules Dy 4 to 0. 1 fast and interesting. 8.CCUl`.Rfn I-mm awn HIULHCF past week. The to 55 by public auction lnnrnrcn -- . __ ; f.9__13.W1's,_aA1_zT1N ,._, ...a.u., uu: .D.L.l.. afeating the 01-11113. [5, while the Barrie | lost to the Orillia. Both games were` I go . an even break ght, the B.C.I. inz thp n.-nn.. game.-,9 ture, Bar whi r- acas defeated le St. blayed betore~ .was storm-stayed earner. in the ......cu -.-zwxs nas left for his'sea;[-V" I son s work on the Great Lakes.' D. G. Sutherland spent a few days at home last week and, returned to -Lyndenby taking. back his, car which DC V of .__v Trinity had the play-off wit ior nhllrnh 7 *` ' ...... _, ore even anh only . Allandale haz Vera] shots in this peri od but most them were from well out. Baracas Jr. Champion In the Junior \in -2___ uuwev_er,_ no damage was done}? ' _ All were pleased to learn of the suc- Toronto, and also to learn that she made an unudually speedy re- covery and is now out of the hospital. Wilfred Jacks son's TI 1'` ` C1._LI. , - has left his sea- of quvuu cmzena experienced the earth- quake tremorsgquite distinctly, on Sat- urday' evening. Pictures moved on the walls, tables and chairs rocked, clocks stopped" and everyone had a feeling akin toseaslckness for a few seconds. I-Iowev_er,_ damage done. were'nleased tn Inna. l'\' .._- _,-, entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Neely, at their home, last Friday evening. V Mrs. Arthur Green is holidaying in Torontb. ' ' - . The Methodist W. M. S. held their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. George Young last Wednesday after- noon. . Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Forbes and family of Orillia. have moved to the 8th. line, Mr. Forbes having rented his father's farmgthere, L Stroud citizens gugke tremors,"quite distlnnnu nn :1... . -tn-`V9 ? I , Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Black visited friends iii Bradford over Sunday." - Mrs. McCullough of Toronto is the and S; the la service beinggheld at the home by Dr. I mar. V v "W A On Tuesday, Feb. 24,sone of our old- est and most respected citizens in `the person of Gerrard Rennick passed a.- way at the age of 78 years. He had made his home here {or more than half a century having been engaged in the harness-making. trade all that time. He is survived by his wife, who was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and-Mrs. - J. E. Stoddart. The remains were in- terred in Newmarket cemetery, `a short A Harper of Aurora. On Thllrnoqr n-------'---- -7 " ` `buying another carload of 4 Toronto. o aup_.'.. The bos had a jolly gzime on Saturday afternoon, the fine. . Vvm. Robertson of Toronta Mun `D..L-_| _g_,. - IQIAIIUI n.. 1.601111 .r1ea.d'1. - ' The two-day course held here on" its well attended. Mr. Webster. was assisted by Jas. L. Telter and W. How- ard of the Dominion Live Stock Dept. Handling of sheep, was the subject taken up. , V ` e 7 The earthquakelon Saturday even- ing startled a good many of our `rest-. ts but resulted in no damage. Clocks stopped and afeeling of dizzi- ness that. came over most people were ` almost the on! evidences of the tre- : ' . A ' liar. 3-,-E. Fisher of Gormley visited last week at the home of Joe. Reynolds A pancake social was held at the Rectory on Tuesday 0! last i week. Co ds are quite prevalent just now and a mild form otgrippe is keeping . e a number confined .to their homes. The hockey boys journeyed to Bee- with a team of `that place which re- 1 sulted in the following score; Beeton - G. Bond Head 1. ` .- uvussa Ilhnla --Mrs, ,Tate tell 'home from nI-u.....x. .` , .. gV.IJ auulc UL nOcKey fternoon, "ice being` son Toronto is here .~ stock for Later, who_ has been vis- returned to her homo att, irho has spent the nths in bed, is able to be llage again. ' people in the neighbor4 5 eilrfhniinlrn -'--- 9"` IVY A6 1.1., Esten Davis enter- ads on Saturday even- . game of hockey ernoon, `ice ham. - utunage aon ` Earl Reid with Toront Mr, and ed a few Thn `\r\u-- I-A5 - 8. spent a few days las 0 friends. Mrs. friends Saturday \ ; days last week ands. _.5_`9 ie people received the earthquake. elt it much worse was no serious g_ _ . . nvnuvnauiu 1. . ot,Gormley . Mar. 3--H. E. Keast paid a visit to friends -,in_Toront9;_recently. . . a held the Mrs. Stanley Franck and Miss Jane Tuesdays last Parker spent the past week in Toronto. quite A public meeting was held in _the form of. grippe school house last Monday evening, Feb. . er confined.to 23, for the purpose of discussingthe y boys question or building a new rink and rday and played a game hall. The. majority. ,0! those present piece seemed to favor combining the two in 2 5 one` building. This plan` `has. since I z been seen to be impractical by many. ay on and interest seems to be concentrated l.Wednesday last week - ` ended. L8. How-S aminion d uring the coming summer. It will be about 175 ft. by 70 tt., having ice space of 160x60, which is regulation 0. H. A. size. The old rink is certainly too small for hockey matches and is in need or esulted repairs, -but those more deeply inter.- ed andafeeling ested in a new hall are afraid that it .e will be placed in the background for uy some.time.2-A building is certainly need- ed here in which to hold entertain- ments, socials and public meetings. '1 Why not make. a special effort this 3 year and erect both buildings? b` Mrs. Wm. Maw fell on the ice one ' day last week and broke a leg. Her `tn friends wish her a speedy recovery. uakeivon Saturday even- . our , rard ge 2 lng . market a leld Hope and Blnbrook. W` ara. VQuite a number in this locality re- W` r evening quite a few port noticing the quake Sat ghbors of Mr. and Mrs. i den, at Vandorf last Friday. ` ' Ce ,returned is, n winter. 1X7Aalr_'nI-\A 3- V UL xua D1`0tneI', John, at Newmarketfui J. Pain. Sr., has returned home after spendin a few days with friends in , Bracebr dge. ,' - ' ' Mrs. E. Garret _ at T. Pattenden s on Sun'da Y Some nf fhn -......u- -7 -. ` u; manrotner, J- ha` Mrn, 1%`. (1-w--` ,f--- ----uquoxi II &41'Il.I.\Jl.` The deceasedls John Pattedden. Pattenden attended the funeral, of.1"xis[brother, John, Newmarket. 1_ _ain. returned hnmn an-- n v I _Mar. 3--Some of the p quite a shock from th Some seem to have felt : than others. There wa damage done. Earl 'DalA'a----t - " a.. 5uuu ume. Those on the I proving. W UUKo Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton tamed a. number of the I party last Monday night, a. good time. Thnnn An n... -2--- -- - - ; uesuay night. Eb. Harris lost a. week. 7 M01 o---V "` ......5...c.- on narrxe spent Sunday Wyiiltl Mr. and Mrs. Manle ` Miss Lillian Domfelly is visiting friends in Holly. Norman Scott entertained a. number of the youngpeople to a. card party last ` Ttiggday night. Hnrrlu I.-mo - ---'-~" `match on Monday night. in daughter .ot`Ba.rrie s M.__and__LfI_;-s. Manley. _ 9--- .....uuu Jo0Vo Mr. and Mrs. Eb. Harris spent Sun- day with Mrs. J. MeMaster and family of Utopia. Nell Cloughley spent the week-end at his home here. Quite a` number attended the hockes} Barrie. oward Barnes and pent with Mr. and Mrs. H UU.l' ll 9.30. `ll- I 9'39} Mar. 3--Qu;te around he earthquake a number ye felt the .s on Saturday of the peop hock of t he night about wuuam Brow: Mary. spent last . guvernment and the local member . . The Methodist S. met at the home of Mrs. T. F. Swindle on Tues- , day of this week, Mr. Swindle greatly facilitated matters for the ladies by` using his team and sleigh as a means of conveyance between the village and his home ' ' Mr. Latighlin is in Toronto on busi-' v,ness.this week. ' The epidemic of measles is fast. cleaning up and most of the children who have-been absent-from school on this account have returned. I William Brown and his daughtemf Marv. snm-.+ 1;... .......u- - -- - __g........ u puuumg amendments to the O. '1`. A. It is understood strong resolutions were passed which will be forwarded to_ the government and member. W- M. Tues-I da3f__of week. Mr. Swinln .........n.. Harry Tebo of Orillia spent Friday of last week with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. F. A. Tebo. R. J. Stewart and Rev. Wallace Johnston attended a meeting in Brad- )rd on Monday afternoon called by . W. W. Evans In protest against pending amendments It understood strnng m....u..n...._ Luv week-end in town. `- Harry F]: `R _ Q4-A-.....L 1 Vancouver, B. C.`. where he has secur- ed a.positlon. He travels all the way by the Canadian National. A Mrs. John Todd left for_ Parry Sound on Monday and will Hamilton Orr enter- number the nnnnln +n - `IL r.Lu|.Cll'1V.I.lllS visited en's Sunday. _ _ people around here_ are. fect of the earthquake ll by surprise. It hap- I Irday night. `shaking: all ugick list here are irvn-A me village Most of the hood , _...-.. av 5; ; cuurueu, I sin daughter, week-end in Toronto. I I valuable cow last ...... vvulullllll U16 IWO In ,'. plan A canvass of nu. amnnn uul.UIl UPI` enter- people to a night. A" rnnn-6| . DWUIHIB T1188- vfr. by een _ul.lU. LC nap- pt, `shaking all niture in nnmn v pcuple IO val It, All report mixed ~. som I G W cu. Old 1-` oh . - his long ; ... v. vvuut. Will preach In morning, his addr ss being directed to the boys and young men, and in the evening. Rev S. M. Beach-willspeak on A Challenge to Manhood. Last Thursday the closing social ev- ening held Ladies Aidjunder Mrs. A. E. Fleetham V crokinole and a. short programme of music. and readings, af- ter which refreshmentswere served I 1.. 41.. V ial will be made at_ Th ,_, -vvVl u. Au. HUD. 'l'he' ] body was placed in the vast: and bur- ornton cemetery. V Br -ton Ave. Methodist Church 3 -ing to Par-ry'Sound, where ' until-the death of her. husband about eleven years ago. She returned to Simcoe County and lived for a short of the women s.wait1ng room at the ,A1Iandale station. Her daughter, Miss Jennie Ford of Allandale, survives her. The funeral took place `on Monday toi Barrie Union Cemetery, `services being conducted by Rev. S. M. Beach. The! body vault I Thornton ` from I J LU the pu "he AILIUU ulga. May Simpson became the wife of Mr. E , . he'cex-emony was performed at the home of the bride, 20 I-Iolgate St,, by Rev. S. M. Beach. Owing to the illness of the bride's stepfather, Mr. D. C. Gil- lies, only the immediate relatives or _ d d groom were nrnnnnt rm..- I_,,1 -I - th conducted b ' aughter, -Marl `Mr. and .1\i:3."t:1'x`1.lVe$r"E': >'1Jeland and an, spent VMonday in , .` Allan, who nae been con? Ined to the house is improving` slowly. `Morgan Pratt, {who spent` past three months around the village _ the nennln `n n--- --r-~--- with a severe cold, A luuxuerence with Supt. 1 other officials regarding summer's work. Consider will be put out and it is hc tllme stegm shovelgzt the Cc 6-... -.......... rurumen Hold Conference Tuesday was a busy day at C.N R headquarters here. All the 86 sectib foremen of the division were in for a [conference with Weegar \Oth8l` fflnlolc -A-----`' " uruxses and I shaking up. u. auule way ne was struck by th ter crane and knocked the den. He was caught ste; dragged about fty 11 `escaped with nothing worse bruises and scratches and a gq up. ..____ Fireman's" Narrow Escape _` Willard Clute, reman on the C.N.R., had a.- narrow escape from death `or time. on Tuesday the an ran on Scheduled north of the div- - I ousuuy over three hours I not been much (,1-ouble W1 ing the past week. `On plows were out on the nori {ulna has A--!-~ ,,- _..... wvs; ucavy OI late and [there have- been,a number of special itrains in connection with the hockey matches. The big special of ten coach- run from Allandale to_ _ Toronto in slightly over three hours. There has. not hnnn n-.....L 4---'--- ' Sectfon `Monday from visiting with` her sister at Niagara Falls. Mrs. W. B. Sioaniis visiting her sis- ter Mrs. Sage, at Edenvale: I r. `Mrs. Stanley Copeland 5 Marian, Monday Barrie. ', . 5 man A 'I'- LII - `Death bf Mrs.VWm. 9.. .,.. an ____ _n v-....-4 I.~\u I-DIG ouuuuy . St, ' James Presbyterian Church. v Forest, of which Rev. H. D. Cameron, a former minister of Essa St. Church, is pastor,` voted out of Union by 10]. to 53. Mr. Cameron is reported to have taken no active part on either side. C. F. Waram, manager of the Bank ` or Toronto here, was bereaved by the death in Toronto on Tuesday of his brother, W Howard Waram. Mr. War- am left to attend the funeral; which took place in Peterborough today (Thursday). y ' 1-1 - (SH nu-AI . and evening. Special` Lenten services are being held on Vvednesday evenings In St. George's Church and also special por- tions at the Sunday services. gg 1....-- n_--L--+ J_n Lne 1'ra.mmen's Hall `last Thurs}l night under the auspices of the G.I.A. ` Of nhrin urn` -......w. uuunueu we runeral of the late Wm. Coulter in Oakvllle on Monday. Mrs C. W. Poucher and her daugh- ter, Mrs. P. T. Holman of Midhurst, are spending the weekend in Toronto. very sucoesstul euchre was held in the Trainmerrs Hall Thursday unger auspices of than at A Foreman Hold Conference V was A hm... A- A I---- . 5 . V ``;g`;)` h`;sr%amgn: % The meanHt'e;Jn::'a:1:`: oiig 233293 `Y lived gar Februagjy shclvlvs a diffefenfce 0317 town and Angus, coming egrtelfs .I?'h mire tet normat or '3 bout nine years ago. For n%n] ' etgwelst elrgpgr? "res W5? she had been in charge 3 deow 0" the 1S8t'h def: 1" e 1 '1' '2`: }; 0&1 be t "47 etgwggg ion. e ' g es were 0" e` . _,Auandale survives and 39 on the 21st Maximum _temper-_ wk On to i atugez over tthe Eireezlngmxilolnt weret, re; Cemetery, co; 9 n en aye e amoun O Re-v_ The | ra nfall was unusual for February, raig ed being t1ie i`dedn `in V? ldayis 3" e cemetery.` ammm "g n a` 0 neary 1/` "C es the 22nd and 23rd. Total snowfall for 3' the month, 16 inches. , 22. will be observed as in D---A-- - ~* of which over half an inch fell during l umuuzue to Toronto Eh trouble Wifh Ghnuv A regaramg the comings` Considerable - * and it hoped start: ` :1 at Colwell gravel 1 Efforts will be ! rnder and ties before_ I Lins commence. The f was held in S h lunch was 1` rnt` by V.` E. Knight. lshed by an 11 J. D. Norman d M . o asslon was held V Weegar 1s_very ex vremen, who, I 1: most "efficient fn nu, .- a leg. Mr- and Mrs. Orville Todd enter- tained a number of their friends at progressive euchre lat week. .Mrs. Wm. Kali was operated on at her home for appendicitis on Sunday. "She is getting along as well as can be Mina mn-..:- --A - `