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S. J. Moore, a former resident of Barrie, has been elected President of the Bank of Nova Scotia, one of Canada s largest nancial institu- tions. 151. A v-.. . -- Clayton says he let`! `be rear of the King Block. Post (`.tl`i'.-e Square. `about 9.15 Sattmlny n g:ht with a sugar bag coiituitiing 21 mmiber of bottles or` Christmzts cheer" to take it to the home of 21 f1'i'end on Amelia gSt. At a point near Be1'c:I._v and Mc- Donald he was confronted by a man (whom he has since identied as Nixon, it is said) who demanded the bag`. Clayton says he put up a scrap, which was in p1'og:'css when a man standing beside a Ford truck on the road rushedtoward him and st'ru<'k him down with a pipe \-.':-en-:`i. He remembered no more until he awak- ened at 2 a.m. The beer was gone. He made his way to the home of a friend on Simcoe St., and Dr. Rogers was called and his wounds dressed. The police say there is ample evi- dence that Clayton was struck with a blunt tool and kicked about the body. This section of the town is little frequented at night and poorly lighted. QI`lI'II`(\I.'r vv\I\1AIr\:v\t-in `Ln vu:\1:r|;n Inns-`.1 1161] LACK]: Sunday morning the police found the empty sugar bag on Berczy St., within a block of the scene of the assault. From information received warrants were issued for Richards and Nixon. They are defended by Alex. Cowan. HTL- ---._ 1 J, `I 1 I 1 Kiwanian Hampton Jory was in eharge of the Christmas Cheer com- mittee this year. and he had with him Kiwanians Oliver Cameron and A. W. Smith. Mrs. Harry Twiss was in charge of the ladies commit- tee and supervised the purchasing. Funds totalling $350 were raised by means of a special assessment on members of the club and by the re- cent Kiwanis night held at the Cap- itol Theatre. For the sixth year in succession` Barrie Kiwanians played Santa Claus just prior to the holiday to children whose Christmas would not be as cheerful as it would otherwise be. Sixty homes, embracing 250 child- ren, were remembered last Thursday when parcels containing toys, wear- ing apparel, candy, oranges, etc., were delivered and there is ample evidence that they gladdened the hearts of all. RICA. \JUWG.Ila The accused deny all knowledge of the crime. Clayton had come .from Ivy to spend the holiday with lfriends in Barrie. KIWANIS sAi7X" VISITED so FAMILIES Hearts of 250- Children Are Glad-< dened as a Result---Special Av- sessment Raised Money. As a result of police investigations, W. J. Richards and Wm. Nixon were taken into custody .\Ionda_v morning`. [They are charged with assault and 'battery. They appeared before Mag- istrate Jeffs the same day and re- leased on bail to again appear to- morrow (Friday) morning. I 1 0 IV! . j_ The corner of Berc7._\` and Mc- Donald streets was the scene of a vicious assault Christmas eve, ac- cording to Joseph Clayton, a farm hand from Ivy, who says he was struck from behind with a pipe wrench in the hands of an unknown, felled to the snow and left there to lie in the snow in almost zero wea- ther from 9.30 Saturday night until 2 o clock Sunday morning, when he regained consciousness. A gash and severe bruises to his head. bruises on his ribs, where he says he was kicked, and two frost bitten hands serve to strengthen Cl:u'ton s story, for he is still under Dr. Rogers` care. A bag of beer which he was (-.a1`r_Ving' and for which he put up a fight, was the prize sought by his attackers, it is alleged. 1. n 1- are =bus,v. . V- Ward Five with three candidates, G. E. James, W. J. Craven and S. Nixon Hurst, seeking the two seats, is providing the only other alder- manic contest. None of the three were in this year's council. VH1... uvnnnnnu Ah 4-Kn Wnfnv nd Victim Claims He was Struck on Head With 21 Pipe ` Wrench. HOLIDAY VISITOR TELLS STRANGE TALE OF VICIOUS ASSAULT Left LyingML7JT`cionscious in Snow for Nearly Two Hours. TWO ARE ARRESTED ET PAGES 1 TO 4 I-_......-.g.4-:...... wclamation. in this year's councu. ` The vacancy on the Water and Light Commissiop will be lled by J. F. Jackon. rearing member. who was re-elected for two years by ac- Four are seekim: election to the W V l T Crown Unable to Proceed For Lack of Vsuicient Evidence. j 'are busy. S8833.` '1`ne_v `are unarwu nu. .I.uuuu,u H. R. Palmer. Morley E. Livingston, Cecil McMu1kin and Charles Lowe. They are all young men, possibiy the youngest to yet contest Ward Four. The fight promises to be a warm one` and already the candidates ,-nut. `Warn !l7`+"| -Human didt. . 1.01` Aux`. on; v La. For Second Deputy-Reeve A1d.! Vic. Knight will` have as opposition: L. Frank mu. Aha, P. J. Moran was` also nominated for this position, but at the last moment chose to remain in the councilbas alderman for Ward Three, to which he was returned by acclamatxon. Mr. Hill `has also had previous council experuence. ' Scramble in Ward Four Ward. Four is providing the most interestmg contest of the election. Here ve are gunning for the two] seats. They are `Charles E. Tooth, `L! D `Dnhuau Mnv1a\7 T.\7;1'.nH.i tore 'a~ cusmissax was Just:-neu, . Stokes, who had spent six days in gall, was immediate! discharged ram custody. Ha ha elected trial _y judge and Jury. A. H. A. Jarvis, a former alderman and ~twice . defeated in `three-.co1*ner- ed contests for First or Second De- u_tyReev.e, gets the First Denut_v- eeveship for 1928 `W acc-Iamation. H. H, Clteswicke was the only other] nominee, and his withdrawal to con- test the reeveship left a clear-eld for Mr. Jarvis. N I -...-L-. 15-..-.- AIJ H1 KIIUUCS, LCluyu1.uLn:_y sou n.uu . I seats being coptesteu. n `H. H. Creswicke and Ed.eJ. Byrne will fight it put for the reeveship and this promises to be the tidbit of the campaign. Both have had pre- =vious experience in council, Mr. Creswic-ke being the retiring Second-I Deputv-`Reeve. After a long servie` extending over twenty years Reeve W. A. Lowe,.`who acted as mayor during the greater part of the me- sent year, retires from the municip- al arena, temporarily at least. U " _ u---... ..-. ..1..1--na-anon aslue .LUL' Aux. Avsvvuunau Acclamation seemed to be in the aim ff? along with the mayor-elect. ei` htiigrf the council were returned wxthout a contest. Only in wart_is four and ve ~ are the aldermamc b n contested. 59535 u nf`...m-n1.. and ma. .1 Bvrne .'I`here will be no contest for the chief mag1strate s chair of Barrie next Monday. This much was decid- ed Tuesday` evening last when Dun- can F. Mccuaig was returned mayor for 1928 by. acclamation, three others, J. H; Bennett, W. A. Lowe and J. F.. Craig`. having failed -to le qualification p9_.pers by the time the stipulated closing hour, 9 o'clock,` `had arrived. Ex-Mayor. Craig was resent in the Council Chamber. He Ead been 1ooke_d u on as a possible candidate,-'b1'1t ear ,v .in the evening announced his intention of stepping aside for Mr. McCuaig'. A v --L: - u . . . ....-.1 Ln 1... :... +1, ithe crown; `the Unltt ' Herbert A. `Jarviste Landsi V . First Deputy Reeveshjp | Without.Fight. I McCudig is Mayor-Elect %_ Two for Re`eveship, Eight 1 Alciermen Aclctmation Wards. 1=ou,r, and Five to! * Provide the_'On1y- % ` Contess; % 1 suapalsis-Hzovman When Earl Switzer, a holiday vis- itor frqm Detroit, arrived in these carts last $aturday there was a war- rant awaiting his arrest but he was not picked up until Wednesday.. The warrant was sworn out by hiswife. who lives at -Stroud. and who char- ges her young` husband with non- aupport of herselfand children. She states he has not been sending mon- ~=.y`home. `Switzer was arraigned be-, fore Magistrate Jeffs Wednesday night and aliowed out on bail to ap- near January 4. The arrest was made by P. C. Law. -Switzer is de- fended by H. H.` Cresswicke. The ersonnel of Barrie s 1928' Town ouncil is bound to change greatly. When it -convenes for t e rst time there will be at least six new faces, or of men who were not op the Board in 1927 and perhaps ought. Two of these are H. A. Jarvis. first Deputv-Reeve-elect, and T. H. Horner. alderman-elect` for Ward Six. Monday's voting Will decide the choice of the others. Total strength is sixteen -anfd ten `of these are either already elected -by acclamation or are seeking re-election at the polls. Mayor Duff` has removed ufromctown. The other five have tretzred volun- tarily; `Danna 'l .num 'A1r1nvwmn `Mlvnn _ Reeve Lowe, Aldermen Nixon, Ro ers, Wiles and Dyerhhvave step- pe out. `Of the twelve alderman eight are already elected and eight candidates are seeking four seats in Wards Four and Five; V" e : Read The Examiner and get all V the now: at Bmfla and district. ` own: van: c-vow -av was `arr o v - v - - w \-U The mayor-elect has .served three years in council, as alderman, sec- on_d and first de uty-reeves, con- tinuous service. or the past two years he has been chairman of the nance committee of the Town Council and chairman of the roper- tv committee of the County ouncil. He is a native of ore Township, at- _ tended Barrie Collegiate, Is an art graduate of U. of T. 1917 and was called to the bar. For a time he was associated with Donald Ross but in 1922 purchased the rec- tice of `Creswicke and Bell and ung A014` 111': nuvn 51-n'un-IA `L1 . {as a scan, UIUU U1. UIUBWICKU anu D_Ul1 unu nung out his own shingle. He is a suc- cessful -barrister and has an apti- tudejor application to detail in his 11111111011331 work, of which he is a keen student. 0' srnouo wu-'2 ms Hussmo. HOME on HOLIDAY, ARRESTED 's1x. Pnniiis EIGHT.- | NEW FACES IN councu, Jarvis and I-lo:-nor Alrudy Safe-- Eight Seek I-`our Seat: in Wat-do E-.... `.1 E2... [three vacant seats on the Board of Education for two year terms. Two of the four, Trustees Albert Bryson, and Mrs. Muriel Ord, are seeking re- 'eIe_cti.on. Dr. -R. J.` Sprott and istephen Ga-rside are the new entries. The New Mayor . Whatever may have been the.in-. {Ex-Mayor J. F. Craig as to their Imayoralty aspirations prior to and `on nomination night, when they were noncommittal, both took the view Tuesday evening as qualication hour approached that inasmuch as First Deputy-Reeve Mc*Cuaig had given them valuable assistance when` they sat in the mayor's chair, they were now pre ared to reciprocate by withdrawing ram the eld to` we` Mr. lMcCua1g an acclamation. T ey ltold him so in the Council Chamber `as the zero hour approached. I rI'l1__ _-__ -_ ,1_-; 1--- .__-.__-.1 1_1_-_-- tention of Acting`-Mayor Lowe and` lilgllt QECK POIII Four am] I-'iye.m VV uru L`Uu1""""LaH5L'lU3 lid. .I.uuuu, H. R. Palmer, Morle E-. Livingston, Cecil Mex ulkin and Charles W. Lowe. j Ward Five--George- E. James, William J. Craven and `S. . Nixon4Hurst. . Ward` Six-E. McF`-adden(acc.) T. H. Horner (acc.) ` Wgter and Liht Commission J. FRANK JACKSON (acc.) re-elected for. two years, For Board of Education STEPHEN GARSIDE ALBERT E. BRYSON MRS.` MURIEL O RD ROBERT J. SPROTT For Alderman T Ward One--George `:C. Coles (acc.), Wm. Lang (acc.) Ward Two---A. F. A. Ma1com- son _(acc.),-W. Gordon Reeve . (acc.) 7 Wag Three -- P.` J. Moran ( c.),. Ed. T. Tyrer- acc.) Wegd `our~--Char1es E. oot1};1`, nalunnnna Tlfnminuv First Deplity Reeve`. L HERBERT A. JARVIS V('acc.') For Second Deputy Reeve vxcron E. KNIGHT L. FRANK HILL ` Mayor T - DUNCAN F. McCUAIG; (.a<`:c.)V For Reeve H. H. CRESWICKE EDWARD J. BYRVNE THE LINE-UP --v-_.- - -wv_ Three `to ~eiected.- He WUUIU `U8 3 cuuuxuaw. _ D. F. 'McCuai, chairman of Fi- nance in the 19 7 council. touched upon some features of the year's operations. The -bonded indebted- ness had been reduced $41,017.48 and not a dollarhad beenwadded to the debenture debt. When the-Soph- is St. sewer was `being considered someone suggested - issuing _ deben- tures but the-council -decided against . this- method and took care of this extra out of the year's revenue. The total debenture debt of the town is $565,547. Muchof this is for permanent roads which all real- ize are now a necessity. ` T a - .A1-rears of Taxes The council) said the speaker, had been trying its 'best to collect ar- rears of taxes. Letting their taxes (Continued on page 3) C35 HUI IUIILH ulll./11 DUI! UC1UUlSo t I `believe in doing the work rath- er than,ta1kin2. said W. `A. Lowe, the` `srst speaker called upon. He felt that the eople of Barrie knew the work he ad done and that he would do his `best if he was continu- ed in -office. He had not decided if he would be at candidate. The peace di u-sing inuence of Christmas was felt at the municipal nominations held in the Town Hall, Monday night. Little criticism was offered` and what was voiced was of moderate tone. Only two speak-I ers mentioned the gas bylaw, no rep- resentatives of the company were heard in explanation of. their ro-1 position and there was no su gee ion from the council "as to what 1: e rate- payers should do in the matter. Considering that it was the Christ- mas holiday, there was a good at~ tendance. Before the meeting` a short programme was played hy the Citizens Band under. Bandm-aster Wiggins. ' When the ~ nominations mere closed the Town Clerk was voted to the chair and the candid- ates held forth until ten o'clock. M1` .1.-1:..-... :._ .1-:..... 4.1.... .......1. ...u.1. -- vv-nu- .. .r--v u-yr. V- Q-van`-I": ' Quite a number of warnings havel been issued to those who`have now been haled to court. Apiarists who have registered and who are in the beekeep1ng"business on a large scale] have also been pressing for action, as a matter of protection. Quite at number of those charged come from Barrie and immediate territory. Not Much Criticism Heard at N ominations in Barrie, BUT 2 MENTION smw Fine Position of Our Utilities is Pointed Out by J. H. Bennett. E; J. Byrne Finds Fault with the Re-appointment of Town Foreman. The Foul Brood Act, passed `in 1925, replaced the Bee Diseases Act. Among` other things it requires that all keepers of bees -register or take out a license with the Provincial Aniarist `by April 30 of each vear. `The Act also prohibits the selling, bartering or moving of bees without permission. It is also used for the purposes of inspection, in that it provides the authorities with a list of apiarists. The basic idea behind it, however, is to stamp out disease among the bees of the province and so supply a pure supply of honey. -3 _....-__ _'L-v _ _.....-`L- -._ 'I- _-_-I Charged \1N'i.th `Failure to `Register Vlith Provincial` Apiarist. Action has been taken by the Pro- vincia1' Apiarist, of the Ontario Agricultural College. Guelph, a- gainst sixty-eight beekeepers of the County of Simcoe for failure to re- tzister under the Foul Brood Act. The subpoenaes are being served by the Provincial Police this week and are returnable December 30 before Magistrate Jeffs at Barrie. Prac- tically every part of the county is represented\,in the o'ending list. The penalty is not less than ve and not more than ten dollars, --uw--.- -I -v-vww-u who has" the s ecial `honor. gxven an ace amatmn on nommation for maybralty. as BEEKEEPERS HALED TOCOURT DUNCAN F. McCUAlG 11;. M.yo..a1;: of being his rst W.M., Gordon Reeve; I.P.M:, H. G. Robertson; S.W., Harry Milne; J. W., Ferris Goodfellow; S.D.. Gordon Longman: J.D., Dalton White: S.S.,| J. C. Monkman: J.S.. Otto Williams; I.G., W. A.'Twiss; Tyler, J. N. Hob- .1ey: Organist, E. Hardv: Treas., H. A. Sims; Secy., A. H. Felt. Commit- tees:-General ;Purnoses, Harry Milne, J. F. Goodfellow, G. Long- man,;D. White. W. A. Twiss; Bene- "olent, Byron King, Donald Ross. F. C. Lower; -Sick, A. B. Coutts. C. Mc- Niven, I-I.. Milne, J. Dunnett, W. B. Webb; Music, E. Hardy. S. W. Moore, G. C. Brown, J. C. Monkman. - -v----v`, ---wv_ -. . Following the installation, an ex- cellent banquet was served by the ladies of the Eastern Star. The ' customarv toast list followed, with the new W.M., Gordon `Reeve, in the chair. A solo was contributed by Jack Monkman. Toasts were as fol- lows:--The King, God Save the King: Grand Lodge, proposed by H. G. Robertson, with response by! I A. W. Smith; St. John's Day, pro- posed by A, G. MacLellan and repli- ed to by Rev. Bro. A. E. Baker; Visiting Brethren, proposed by Rev. 'Bro. C. R. Spencer, Harley Manuel of Saskatoon responding; Newly Installed Officers, introduc- ed by D. H. MacLaren with reply by Gordon 'Reeve. The Junior War- den s. toast brought the happy affair to a close. - As an installing officer, R.W. Brg. Alex. Cowan has a record that is rather unique. Twenty-eight years. gfo when he vacated the W.l . s chair in Corinthian Lodge, No.` 96, A.F. & A.M., he installed his successor and he has continued an- nually to discharge this duty for his mother lodge. The nished and im- uv-manning mannnu un'-R -nylninln `ha -n'lan_ IIIUIIHCII Luugc. LHU lllllCU uuu 1111" pressive manner with which he lac- led the 1928 officers in their c airs [was greatly appreciated by the large - number of Brethren present on `Tuesday afternoqn. ' 1:-\1`Innvnn 4-L'v-rel-ouoi-{An on go. Nor were the sick, the unfortun- ate and -needy forgotten on the Day of Days. At the hospital, at the Children s Shelter and even at the, County Jail this spirit predominated. 5 Organizations and individuals rose` magnicently to the occasion. Carol Singers Appreciated Carol singers from Collier St. United Church C. G. I. '1`. groups Iafter church .on Sunday evening visited the Royal Victoria Hospital, Ardagh Memorial Home, the County Jail and the homes of several shut- lins. At each place they received a ,hearty vote of appreciation. The tcarols, for the most part, were sungl in open air, just outside the institu-i I (Continued on page 9) UIUMIUB U11 LU1. LHH.|4_\"14\ uuuxa. I There were special Christm-as ser- vices Sunday in all the churches,` appropriate sermons and music and the congregations were large. Visit-l ors took their former places in their pews and in the choir. Some sang` solos, It was good to be home again and the Christmas spirit.'was every- where. . XY--. --.-_.- L`l-_ ..-1- LL- .-._.D__.L.-.. INSTALLED OFFICERS FOR THE zsm TIME mm: ' Primarily a community of homes, nearly all Barrie folk spent the Yule- tide Season at the family hearth. Many a vacant place was once again happily filled, for the railways re- port incoming traffic as heavier than outgoing. Traffic was heavy on the Canadi-an National, extra sections being run from the north Friday and Saturday. But. Ba1'1'ie spent its Christmas in the homes, in visiting and renewing acquaintanceship. A leading cafe reports having served less than ten Christmas dinners either Sunday or Monday. The hotels were quiet, but the taxi drivers I were busy. One did not have his clothes off for thirty-six hours. "I"L;-xun Quentin z~v\nnu'n1 rnv1'c-+1:-|/ulna an-|n_ R. Bro. C(;:vazIZ|ml;erforIned That: Duty for Corinthian Locfge, Tues-Q day; PI-uetty Nearly} a Record. -atmosphere, clear and crisp on Sat- , Barrie spent `a very merry Christ- mas, thank you. Santa himself could not have been more kind than the Weather Man. It was a white Christmas, for just enough snow had fallen to make good sleig-hing. The urday "and -`Sunday, moderated some- what on Monday. Tradition was maintained when Kempenfeldt Bay! was frozen over just in time, and; there was skat-ing `on -the Bay_for Christmas. It was a beautiful sheet `of ice. between two and three inches thick, so the venturesome, small -boy with his new skates early` reported. His elders soon followed him charge wnen reuu. _ , In ennouncin a withdrawal _ Crown-Attorney, vans said that the police had arrested Stokes on suspi- cion. inasmuch as he was in the cigar` store the night the robbery is thought to have been committed and that he had disappeared two days later when the robbery was detect- ed. There was every reason to be- lieve that -Stokes had left town knowing that he was required by the poiice and being sought for. The amount stoien was substantial and he considered the action of the `police Justied `under the circum- stances. . . _ If If (`.1-Ae1mnim. c0unse1'f01". ac- him. % BAY IS FROZEN ovna I Ct1i1dren s Shelter not Neglect- ed--Caro1s Sung at Public Institutions. YULETIDE smson ENJOYED IN FULL BYBARRIE FOLKS weather Man. Vies Withl Santa Claus Spreading i A Good Cheer. Bu) Advortued Things. "The New O icrs `LII: HIAGIIIIIIUL B llI1.Ul.llldl;lUllu Arrangements are being made to transfer, early in `the year, the C. N. Telegraph office from the premises so long occupied in the south-east corner of the King Block to the por- ltion of the Express office recently vacated by A. B. Coutts. The Canadian National Railways Express has under consideration the ladvisaibility of. erecting a building of its own, the object being to save money and to facilitate the handling of` the goods. A location between the freight shed and the station is suggested. Immediate action is not anticipated, however, according to The Exa.miner s information. L__'__.. _-.I_ L- :- The Examiner called on repre- Lsentative merchants in all lines, ask- ling about Christmas trad'e. One reply stood out. The sales may not h-ave been greater in number, but people this year inclined to costlier presents. The $3.00 present was re- placed by the $5.00 one, and so on. Luxuries were more in demand, this fact being reflected in the increased -sales of the `jewelry stores. A Record at Postoffice It s the largest Christmas mail ever, handled in Barrie postoffice since I took over the postmastership in 1917," said Postmaster Thompson Crew to The Examiner yesterday. It started earlier and there was no let-up; in fact parcels are still com- ing in, mostly customs parcel_s. Mr. Crew said he had. a staff of eleven, a fty per cent. increase over norm- al, working night and day shifts. Outgoing mail did not diminish last Saturday to the extent it has other years on the .day before Christmas, while incoming mail seemed to in- crease in volume over the week-end. T Monday was very heavy, but prac- < Itically every letter and parcel, ex- cept the call-fors, was delivered by ' [the carriers. . . Creswicke, counsel for cused, asked for a dismissal instead of a` withdrawal. He contended that onc.'e'aceused had ~_ been asked to plead, as he had at the _opening _of court, the charge could not be with- drawn. Magistrate Je's asked for .counsel's authority, but after some discussion the withdrawal was a- eed to. The '-magistrate contended ' hat there must be a full hearing be- fore a~ dismissal was justi-ed, ludaan dun `IDA nnawt I`! (1117! {H C. N. R. EXPRESS IN BARRIE _MAY HAVE OWN BUILDING U Christmas -buying was conned al- most to the last two weeks. Sales totals for the first week of the month `were behind those of last year, but starting the second week the rush began and every day was a good day from then on. In the trade the season just clos- ed is referred to -as a funny Christ- mas. By that they mean that they were called upon to meet unusual conditions dictated by the idiosyn- crasies of the weather man. The exceptionally mild weather of the iautumn and early winter threw the 'plans of the clothing houses, for in- stance, all awry, but even so they are up on aggregate business, thanks to the fall of snow, the sharp, cold` spell, and the general tendency to dress up for Christmas. ` H1! 1 v\ 'a"' v ` "" """ Th increase in Christmas busi- ness is attributed by merchants to an improvement in the agricultural industry hereabouts. Apart from that, however, there has been a general feeling of security and on-| timism among the people gene"1ll,\`. Money, gas a result, has been slightly easier. LLIDII VVCID III CVIVICIILC ICIBL hJ(lLLI1\l(lya It was thought that the previous` ,Thursday-Christmas Market Day-- had seen the peak of buying. but Saturday beat it by a con: margin. One store reports the big-: igest day in its history, rrn - --v..-. I. _v- ~-......,..... The dry goods business in Barrie has been good, in contrast to reports from other sections of-the province, particularly Western Ontario, where the competition of the city depart- mental stores, with .,their truck ser- vice, has been keenly felt. This is a newly-inaugurated feature this year and the good condition of the !roads has helped considerably in .making it a success. Department store trucks are now serving a radius of forty miles or more out of Ham- ilton and Toronto. The -best Christmas business in! some years. This was the verdict of Barrie s merchants, with few ex- ceptions, when asked about holiday trade. The inevitable last-minute rush was in evidence last Saturday. T4- was 4-`1v\ru1n1ir\I- 4-I-un+ I-Inn vn-nwnnnn in-ua BEST HOLIDAY { , BUSINESS IN YEARS; `.v_--v-1 l\n-Ina! L` [Who w;1's' re-elected alderman this week and installed as W.M. of Cor- inthian Lodge. Last Saturday Broke cord in Some Local Stores. The charge against John stokes, that of stealing a cigar -box from the store of I-Ianmer Bros. on Decem- her 8 Iaist, containing about $1.000 in cash and cheques, was withdrawn when Stokes a cared before Mag- istrate Jeffs in olice Court last F '- day morning. No witnesses were produced bf; the Crown, the evidence d be :1 at hen insufficient to proceed. Stokes plea ed not guilty to the charge when read. .....n,unun3um a miarlritwnli W. GORDON REEVE Doubly Honored No; 52. J_,.J1"A1iE Re- The Watson Franks Orchestra will give another aH round dance on Thursday night, Jan. 5, 1928, com- mendng &30 pJn. Fieelunch. Ad- nson,95e and tax. 52p Old-Time Dance. Oramze hall. Al- landale. Friday, Dec. 30. Gentle- men 70c, tax 5c; ladies 25c. .S,v1- vester s Orchestra. 52b Women s Canadian Club. Colleg- iate auditorium, Jan. 10, illustrated address 'by J. H. Bennett, Barrie of 50 Years.Ago3 8 pJnq open to public. V 52'b Q 3c per word: minimum 500 X l L74 S4 3V4 3V4 .74 .V. .V. .7` .7. .w. .w. ,- . uv pc. vv\ uuuunuul DUC lvllllln Rev. Robt. A. Birnie of Duart was inducted into the pastoral charge of Duntroon, Weet Church, and Nottawa Friday of last week. Mr. Birnie comes highly recommend- ed He is yet a young man, and had experience in mission work in the West, before going to Duart. ;<$$%>E%%>X<%>X<>I<>X<>X<%>X g COMING EVENTS g