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--`-v--V-- -- v- ----`-_--.-. Travelling ` by auto was also very precarious. Many turned completely around in their tracks almost out of control of the driver, while numerous cars are reported in the ditch on the high- way to `Toronto, but there have been no serious mishaps. rut , .1 II ----- _-V -v---v.- _---..---r-. The weather record for the first seven davs of February, as record- ed by W. H. Buttery, is as fol- lows: >7... `l`_T...`I. 6..-... Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Feb: Ifeb. DUVCLJ GI-C 1.6110 1 O'Neil` was taken_ into custody by Sergeant Greasy of the Prov- incial Police late Tuesday night, the party reaching Barrie Wed- I I I NEAR SUICIDE MAY PROVE SEQUEL TO I TOTTENHAM FIRE iceo, O Nei1, Hired Man and Central Figure, ' I _ ` Cuts Throat George O'Neil, hired man em-I 'ployed by Asa Robertson, theag-i ed Tottenham farmer, who with his daughter, Mrs. Ruby Martin, was burned to death. in his'barn last Sunday morning, attempted to take his life by cutting his -throat with a jackknife in the| municipal police cells at Barrie} early Wednesday morning. He at; present lies in Royal.Victbria Hos-.' pital in a precarious condition caused by the loss of a great quantity of blood and with several scores of stitches in his throat. The doctors say his chances of re- covery are fair. n!M`..:1% ........ 4...1..... :..4... .........J.. Police Work oh Theory! Burns Were Self- Iniqted l 1;-'Oi0W` IN BARRIE LGCKUP s case for tho` that accused to get away made at an- oney. H. z 1 for the and GIVES H13 REMINISCENSES OF` BARRIE Low High Snow 8 22 1-,? A so [ 39 `2o` 29 ro.oe) J. H. Bennett (above) as he ap- pearecl in his most recent pholo- graph and (below) as he appeared when eleven years of age. Now _/past three score years and ten, a native of Barrie, possessed of a remarl:able memory and having: lived here all his life, during which -he has occupied most evei-_v posi- :_ L1..- ...:c.n. A4.` 1.:.~ 4'n`I1nu- L_',__ lit: uao ux.\.,uyu,u nuuut \,.-._. 1.... tion in the gift of his fellow- citizens, he is able to give :1 most intimate account of Barrie as it appeared fty or sixty years ago. On page seven of this isrmc a \'(`l`-' batim account of Mr. Benne t s` address is started and will appear in suceeding issues until complet- ed. It should prove of deep in- terest to the grown-up youths of two and three` generations ago` still living in Barrie and also those now residents eleswhere. I IIIUL DCO Drs. Lewis and Carson, who were called in by the police im- mediately O Neil s condition was discovered, attended the man at Royal` Victoria `Hospital with Dr. W. C. Little. The doctors des- cribe the gash as starting above the "larynx, extending on the right side into the pharynx, almost from ear `to ear. He just missed the jugular vein by a hair, the doc- tors state, and probably is alive today for the reason that the knife was dull. It was an ordinary pen knife with one good blade, the other being broken. The blade was so dull that part of its cutting: surface was jagged and the physi- cians say O Neil s attempt to take his life must have been deliberate. for he must have persevered with lH'1-____. A - l HAIG MEMORIAL sanvxct Te Board of Central United Church has completed arrange- ments to permit the citizens of Barrie to join thecongregation in paying tribute to the late British Field-Marshall Earl Haig. ' TBA nvnninnr any-uh... n-P Qn...,l.~.u` 4: unu-Av.I.a.1.aua.u Anal] nzug. . The evening service of Sunday, February 12, has been set apart for this purpose; The church will be draped in mourning and Union Jacks will hang from the pulpit and over the Church Honour Roll. A portrait of Earl Haig will be suitably illuminated and the late -soldier's favorite hymn will {be sung. The anada I . `Change In Managers At People s Cooperative ' F. L. Wagner, of Aurora, on Monday of this week succeeded Charles Lynch as. manager of the |People s Co-operative Store, Dun- |lop St. Mr. Lynch has resigned to `go into the garage business for lhirnself. T17- -4" ,7. - __ L3--- . R A _.1 llllllC1J.n Mr. Wagner, a native of Ay1- mer, Ont., has a life-long exper- ience in merchandising and0f re- ` cent years has been in bu.-:ines.= for himself in Aurora. With. Mrs. Wagner, they have taken up re- sidence at 15 Sophia St. ` 'nesday morning at 2.30. The pri- soner was locked in a cell under `the municipal offices. At 5.30 a. lm. Town Officers James Neill and !Wally Rayner found him lying iin a pool of blood on the cell oor. He was so far gone that it was thought expedient to call Coroner Dr. W. C. Little. O'Neil had been taken into custody as a material itness at the instigation` of the coroner at Tottenham. Police who accompanied him in an auto from Tottenha state he was` quite ` normal al the way and showed no ,sign or gave no indication of re- jmogse. T _.__f,, _.. J IW, ,, , ,, 1, , _-__- ---. .. `I\aAs4\v\yA\r\A (frg to page two, please) '11 `Buy Advertised Things `No. 6. | 12 PME$ The Ontario Tankard, the Curl- ing classic of the province, will not come to Barrie this _\'ea1' al- thougrh the local rinks oi the Thistle Cluh Skinped by Rev. J. S. Shortt and Bob" M-11-omson, made a hold bid for the silver- wztre, being` one of four clubs in the p1'o`.'in':e to reach the semi- finals. They were beaten Wednes- day morning; by Granites Iii} to 24 on the aggi'er_,:ute score, after t1'i1111niF.Z' High Park 27 to 2:} and Orillia 39 to 22 on Tuesday. The games were played on :n*t'ici=.1l ice at Toronto Vic.`m'i:1 Club and in this Toronto curlers unlnubt- edly had the e(l5_:e_. p:u'tieu]:u'i_V the G1':mite.<. The Globe of` `Ce s::_\'s: One of the . :'ise>t wzis the defeat of the Tm-on.to Ilizh Park 1`i`.1kS by Barrie Thisth-.<. :\11hou_rh the veteran \ \'i11i:1m Scott won his grame by I`. point-' ."1'.~1:1 I- .. .`.`Ie.1- vx h 1. . :..I. ....... mama THISTLES 1.05.5 T0 GRANHES IN WEE SEMI-FENALS After Local. Rinks Drop Out of The Competition for Burden Trophy`. Fred Lu .- Tom Wri (V: ,,, gI!Al|.`IIll forrod [16 tn 9 ix`. Y) (_Q,`_."x1`_V lvr. }_)e2 J-51- 51*.- "iLx.'si{;{{. 16 Total .... 28 Total .... 27 Barrie wins by -1 shots Barrie Thistles Orillia ,R. Malcomson 1-1J. E. Ilipds . 10 Rev. Shortt . 235W. G. George 12 Total .... 39 Total .... 22 Majority for Barrie, 17 Semi-Final Toronto Granites: Tom. Rennie`, sk., 21. Dr. Williams, sk. 17. Barrie Thistlesz R. Malcomson, sk; 10, Rev. J. S. Shortt, sk. 14. N/[nw'n1.:4-uv pl\'\` (1.-nn;O-no I 1 elnf 1 z.`z,.t.u1, mx. ,v V - -- --~---, -~---- ---_-_ _..,--.' 'i{61- ,' Come hear the old Tutor toot If `never you've laughed in your mu. 1...... 7 - leased from formerly 06* uchanan and wit fbuainesl - -4 ..-u knhnd .l. IICVCL `YUM VC IGUEHCLI Ill JUULV life before - You surely will laugh till your sides are safe, At this brainless, old gilly ga- loot.- , 6b .>K<>I<%%%>Ei<%%%>B%%% >2 >14 - >2 1; COMING EVENTS &&&%a%%mmm$%%%a wvuny AlIO'\g ca Auusu, up cluvu UAMG in store, . Come have a laugh, and then some YVIAYQ St. Valentine's Dance in Arm- ouries Feb. 14. 6b Keep Mon., Feb. 13, open for rink band benet at Mzlmmoth rink. Eighteen numbers. 61) D1,] 'T`n~n Jnnnn "VH1 kn hob` -_x \Jlu Luut: L|lll\.C n 111 ur nun: uv Craighurst on Feb. 10: 1928. Au- spices of the L.(`/.L. 987:. 61) Keep Sat, March 17, open f 1` Burton Ave. W. M. S. aftorno n tea and sale of homemade bak= ing. 6b Pancake social Shrove Tuesdav evening, Feb. 21, Township Hali. Midhurst. Admission 35 and 15c. 6b Keep Tuesday, Feb. 14, open for St. Valentine skating party at Minesing rink. Band in attend- ance. 6b A'1,1'IE,,, (V1 'I 7,,3L I /VI,,, `I, IN TANKARD SEREES k U, 1\.t:V. U. u. uuuxvo, on. ;-x. .` 1 Majority for Grzmites, 14 shots. HA. L14l`b'HLr\:t:u uuunuct. Old Time dance will `V1.39 held ,,_,-..1_.____;_ ._ ..L 1n` 1r.-`)0 A. `I3. `f{'Li Reid ' C1enn-Cut Victories Over High Park And Orillia K,u.D ght SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 4 Jllxn. 131'. V .4 J. A D. `Y ff. SR. on. n._ W E'nms F. G'21`1'ett V. Shurtt s. N - I '.\P.' `:3 35 V Thi:~'{10S. '. A. II-art Milne m1_'_re1's I`.u ink I of 8 mrtt. 103 V11 Fr: orianigd )OD alar U I u u - up it had be l Hurst tried` Mick "CWO of uh , Town to Consider Remod-| elling Town Halfor % Opera House I '1- . First and foremost a farmer, but during the course of a most active life in turn a farm machin- er agent, baker, grocer, automo- bi a salesman, auctioneer, assessor and collector and manufacturer's representative Alderman .W. J. Craven who has returned to the Council Board after a year's ab- sence, has a most interesting ca- reer. He_has a peculiar capability. for making things o, no mat- ter what he underta es. He has well earned the title of retired entleman" to be inscribed after is name in the voters list and like a good many others now sit- ting prett " in Ontario's towns, he has a lien ering for municipal pol- itics. That is the chief. reason he is in the Town Council, for no matter where he has lived he has- siways taken a keen -interest in. civic aairs, which is not only the privilege but the duty of a re - sponsible citizen. ,7 -It has been said that Barrie, a `solid town with much tradition, does not bubble over with enthus- iasm in welcoming a stranger to its gates. `But this statement is scarcely justified. It would appear to be up to the individual himself. If he shows an inclination to .cut in" or to dig in he will always find a responsive chord._ Alder- man Craven is anoutstanding ex- _ ample of this type. So is First De- uty-Reeve Jarvis Both have een in Barrie about liive years and both have -been in - Council- twice. and are otherwise -very much to the fore. . - ' Mr. Craven was born in Toron- - to Gore, County Peel. he doesn't as how men yesrugo. He was re sad on a am. he relates.`-and` his early education wss.inteupers- V ed with running s_thmliin'c.- out-` BOLD ELECTIONS O MONTH EARLIER _ COUNCIL DEC1DE Barrie Joins Towns Which Vote in Decem- ` bet mg p1't:pzu'cu. In the long list of accounts passed was the payment of $15,- 000 to the Barrie Gas Co. for its plant the purchase of which was sanctioned at the last municipal elections. A bylaw vesting the rights of the town in the Water and Light Commission, which is to manage and operate the plant, was given its necessary readings. Follow Dictates,of Law A bylaw setting out the `duties of the newly-appointed tax collec- tor was also given its three read- ings. His duties are clearly den- ed in that upon failure to collect he has his recourse in the law. This course, however, has not been followed in the past and this fact has been the cause. of much con- tention in civic affairs. AL! 13 T Mnwnu lat` 1-kn nrmnni. `carried by a vote of 11-4. ' I The contentious subject of tax! collections engaged the attention of the Town Council at its meet- ing Monday evening. Some time ago the town advertisedfor a col- lector and as a result Assessor E. Whitebread was selected by the Finance Committee from the listl of applicants and his appoint- ment at a` salary of $600 a years recommended. The report met? considerable opposition but finally` VH1-tn Winnnnn r`nn\rv|Nr4-an {Hun V-n- F5011, ll.UUV I nee and ma `'1 In Eye nlauwr U1. was s.-uu::u5..uua. Fxrst De uty-Reeve Jarvxs was satised w an it was explained that Mr. Whitebread s duties were to be dened in a `bylaw to con- form with the law. He insisted on .l.'n.l'L'U:Ll Uy a VULC UL J.'*:. ` The Finance Committee also re-, commended that a committee of three be appointed to secure es- timates for the remodelling of the Opera Housegrecently offered to! the town for $2,800,-and also for the remodelling of the Market Building with a View to providing; a Community Hall. Reeve Cree -i l wicke, Aldermen Tyrer and Reeve are the Committee. I- A..,.J.Ln.. :wv\ uuuu nv\`- -nnnnu-\vnAnI1_l are LHC LJUllllll1blvUUv ! Another important recommend- ation, which was adopted without opposition, was that Barrie s mun- icipal elections henceforth beheld on the rst Monday in December instead of the first Monday-in Jan- uarf. The necessary bylaw is be- ing prepared. Tn Hm 1.-ma 'Hq+ M nnnnmntn tention in civic artums. Aid. P. J. Moran led the opposi- tion in objecting to the aI;_)Ipoint- ment of Mr. 'Whitbread. e oh- jected to adding another employee and thereby increasing the salary list. He said the clerk and the olice had ample time on their ands to do this work, singling out Sanitary Inspector John Bowman,` who is also part time police `and truant officer. He thought the police should collect under the di- rection of the clerk, whom he thought a little too good-natured in he matter of tax collections. .-....4. nmm+u_Pnmm Jm-vi: wan coLLI.-'.c'F6R NAMED 115 palm. Ald. Lowe suggested that a disj Bldg:-uphicul Sketchu of Pub` Men of the Community LET S GET Agg_uA1NTEp 'i67Z'T(50"PTi" I Public; Professional and Business munlty__'l'old'for Examiner Reader: "No. 4" commenwu u.'Uuu:uuy. Reeve Creswicke strongly` op- posed his report being discussed in committee of the whole after his committee had beenasked to report. There `was no precedent for it. It was simply not done, he said,` and council `backed him up, with four dissenting. The next order of business was proceeded with. ` AT- `IN.-mu. (Ina 13nvnr\u ! IS LEAVING BARRIE ` Inspector E. A. Rae on Satur- kdaylast received formal notice of -ate of the Provincial [Police at Kit- chener, to take place on March 1. As heretofore announced Inspec- gtor Putnam of Kitchener comes to rf)........ `his appointment to the Inspector-` `countwbe oered to taxpayers as an incentive to pay. u . The money to be paid the collector might well be used for this pur- pose, he thought. Ald. Lang: took the same View. He objected to what he called `fsaddling the town with another official, while those already engaged have very little to do. We will soon havean official for every taxpayer, he corninentecti ironically. ...... A n`rl\ ad-nu N11! nu- Wm No More Gas Pumps The Public Works Committee's report, adopted without comment," recommended that no further per-3 mits be granted for gasoline pumps on -Dunlop and Elizabeth streets from Bradford to Mulcas- ter streets-. rm..-- _............ H... ..mm.: nan}-{an t, including the s rst steam thresher to e V When the threshing` season was over he went back to school, but the thrashing of necessity got first call. He attended Collingwood -Collegiate and in 1879 qualied `Schoo for a teacher. For three years he tausht at `Belle Ewart and for the same `period at th Poplar Grove I and theurge to get` into business for himself and make money early exerted itself. While teachln he entered a silent partnership :1 '8 bslceshop and grocery, store. end there he spent his holidays work- - (Turn to-pate three. please) ` brought to P'eel.. tstayner. e was frugal-_ DUI. I. HUI I Barrie. 1361' SCPGBIZB`. This summer the paved section of Dunlap street east of Mulcaster is to receive the same considera- tion from the street cleaning de- partment as other sections of the business area. - A T --.3 `1v:v|tI \anI1"\ n9 '1,-tn1_+Ap_ in wnia, . 31c business Land lying `south of '1-Iolgate in `Allandale is to be set aside as a public park and that a bylaw be prepared t9 this effect was recom- mended by the Markets and Parks Commltteeand adopted by coun-V cil. Lots `on Bradford St. `south of the Prince of Wales School are al- so to be set apart for the same purpose. . The town is to take two pages of advertising in the otficiai pro~ zram of the 'Or_an.0.`e Grand-Lodge convention in Barrie the third week in March. `UU'l'9' 3`! I_ I I vvrw - v Aid. Tyrer unwittingly handed Mayor Mccuaig a; left-handed compliment Monday night. but 3 His Worship was not slow to re- ` ply. The Alderman praised .Reeve gcreawicke for making a. report to Town Council of, the County Council proceedings of the week "previous. Coming from one or Barrie s representatives it was a very desirable departure and very fitting, her said. It should have been done in past years. _,_:.I__ _,_______ _`_`____V So when Ald. Tyrer tenderd his thanks to Reeve Creswicke. Mayor Mccuaig, who was on` County Council last year and did. not report to council, said:` "What for? Surelyjnot for in- creasing the taxrate. ' aovvvv -vuvu. - . . V . . .. Reeve Creswiicke. ixnedg other things, had said ~tht1t the town faced an increase of three mills In its tax rate as a result of in-, creased county demands. 11.1 n\.......; a.....}l....)..=I ALD. `w. J. CRAVEN -PhOt9 by.Jacks_on. CU_T8~ BOTH WAYS ,,, __-:;.4.X.. ...I.. I... 65th _:Year. 10c atural . 26 UULB VVVLU IIUU uuuuuuuuuu .-, . . . _ _ . ... It was stated by Deputy-Reeve "Jarvis that what he had in mind was the leaving` of a greater amount of snow on the road. `- 'M........ 1\II ..('1.~..-n nah! 4-but nor. Jlgs, WHO. HUB HIWG `a uwvu nnuu to small animals. 9 had often slept - ith uppxes`, cats and~k1t- -tens, she sad. and seems to know every word said to hi.m. He is very wise, Mrs. Boone sald, ex laining that he had been trains in the northern woods by her husband 1 when he` was seven months old and had onlhmissed oneyear up north since. a last two years he` has been with Supt. `W.J!. Wis 51- : party. Practically` every rai oad `man in Allandale knows .1133: and recognize him as an unusually clover doc. Jinn has his 1-ocular `way were great Lnuuua. wuv was: on the scene immediately after her dog was brought home and called a veterinary surgeon, Dr. V Maxwell, but the dog had been so? badly laceirated by the big husky that nothing could be "done. He cut the `long. white fur from the little anima but it passed 11,, 133... 'D...-.\ \n{ a Al FQA luguuue VIE ualuuvw 5v- Mrs. W. J. Peck, who owned the iPorn., said she herself did not see Jiggs perform the act which has caused so much discussion among dog lovers, but since she has had several eye-witneses come and tell her of the most unusual happen- ing. They_ thought it strange to see the dog. trudging slowly along, picking every step, with the in- 'u1jed Pom in 1118 broad jaws, andling the little fellow as care- fully as a mother would a babe. Shehad often seen Jiggs and her pet playing together, she said. They were great friends. She was AI` 44.. mama lmmnrliatalv after E. J. LAMBERT ` Wearing the gown and hat` which officially clothe the Warden of S_imcoe County. - hv '.l.'0I`OYlEO Ems IIIUIILU. Complaints are frequent from farmers that the paved highway is cleaned to within an inch or two of the surfaoe and that when a thaw comes along it issoon bare. Farmers as a result have been greatly hampered in getting their grain and wood to town. Txnnnl-u_pnnvn Knioh `reminded UUD Ill pmauvu nvvugo Mrs. Eden Boonewife. of the ower of the dog, told. The Exam- iner that this was only one of many unusual feats which Jifgs had performed in his young lfe, for he is o_nly`six years old. They have always been very proud of Jiggs, wha has. alwa is -been kind n. smut ! animals. a had oftgn QUESTION VALUE oF`sNowgLow1Nc graln anu Wood to town. Deput -Reeve Knight reminded council onday evening that last fall it had petitioned the Minister to clean the highway and keep it open for auto traffic. The mem- bers were not consistent, he said. , R __- ._.L-_ H. _..A amount OI SHOW on but: ruau. Mayor McCua1g sand that er- sonally he thought, the snowp ow- ing of the road did the town of Barrie more harm than good from a `business standpoint. | 11s evldenodr d in his start for his turn- left his front: hrs an anal ty" on which ed while try- of a restaur- was followed and the 3'11`! ach, $1,000 1!! not: and tw Mayor Says Open High-. way is Doing Town Harm Barrio Town Council has peti- tioned. `the Minister of Highways. that in snowplowing the highway sufficient snow be left to permit sleighing for farmers coming off the sideroads with wood and grain. The County Council took a similar action at its January meeting and the question is to be brought up at the Good Roads Convention in Toronto this month. l`I._.-4.-1..1._J-n nu.` 47un.~11nv\' -Punvn Folks Norsurprised to Hear of I-lis\Latest Feat. A -CT Allandala people who read the story of the hound dog that car-' tied %a' mdrtaI1y_wounded Pomeran- ian to the doorstep of its master (If 1' Dan`! :g+.,. ' W. J. Peck, Tiffin =St., after it he . been literal! chewed to pieces by a husky he no trouble in locat- ing the identity of the dog and this done, they did not for a moment doubt: the authenticity of the story. Nor were they surprised, for they knew_ at once it was `Eden Boone's hound Jiggs, a general favorite in the community with a refuta- tion for out-olf_-the-ordinary nte1- l1g'ence\as` canines go. ' `I ... `I7 `I Dan`) vulhn Ailrfll` In Official qub BAR'R1_E, CANADA, munsmv, FEBRUARY 9, 1923. I Inna FALLING For-Year-Old Son of Jos. Patterson, Vespra`, the F- Victim - 1 ZlI1C} , WATER (By our Grenfel Correspondent) A very sad accident happened near Mac on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, when -Robert, the four: ........ A1,: unn M Mr, and Mrs. J08. 01 1116 uau ueparucu. Much sympathy is_fe1t for Mr. . and Mrs. Patterson _a nd their `only other child. a boy of two years. The funeral takes place on Thurs- day to Barrie -Union Cemetery. Feb. 7, when -nooerc, um: LULU." ye?-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos.l Paterson, who farm on conces- sion ten, met his death by falling into a cistern. When his body was_ recovered one side of his face was badly bruised and Dr. Simpson, who was called, expressed the opin- ion that the child had struck his head on the egg-shaped bottom of the concrete, cistern. 1M`..- D..u...an-n `lam-U `Inf 4-`ha hnv lam. su-4;: Ed Sidewalks Presented Most Unusual Sight Tuesday -WALKING DANGEROUS -en.-..-u-u-u Train of Bob Sleighs, Hitched To Auto, New Mode of Transportation ,. eThe vagaries of the weather- man, who has been cutting high jinx all winter, are even more pro- nounced than ever this week. Since last -Saturday, when the `mercury rose to 39 above, it drop- ged to 8 below on Monday and ack to 20 and 29 above on Tues- day and Wednesday respectively. In venturin out in the morning one scarce y knew whether to wear,-and ear-lapped fur cap or take his slicker and umbrella. _ rm... ..1.......`..... ha Hm nranthar ALad s Head is Thought to Have Hit Concrete Bottom Intimation given by the Nancy Committee that the government is to provide a glass case to house relics near the site here the'fam- ous shin now re s on cement piers, fully protected from the el- ements, recalls the fact that a` Barrie man, Donald Ross, has had a cannon ball in his office for over twenty years. It was brought to him by a friend who found it near the spot where the` Nancy was sunk in 1812. It weigh`18 to 20 pounds and evidently was either red at or by the Nancy. It had been buried deep in the ground and through the washing away of the bank of the river be- came exposed. Weatherman Acts Up, EightTelow One Da__y,_and Rail`; Falls on the Next tne concrete, cistern. the bush, she ran over to a neigh- Mrs. Patterson had_1et the boy outdoors to play about 3.30 and at.` 4.10, not having seen anything of him, she went out_ to see what he was doing.- Her search ended at the cistern where she was horried to see her son's body head down- wards in the water, which was on- ly about two feet deep. Not be- ing able to get the child out her- self, her husband being away in bor, Alfred Harrison, who speed- ily responded and removed the child's body, from which all trace of life had departed. 'l\lTun1o\ a1n~\~nn4-lav '3: FAN +'n1r| Mr CANNON BALL IN BARRIE ! CAMET FRQM NANCY sm: i Sluulit: auu UUIIUL :1. The Boones think so much" of Jiggs tha? they havehad several pictures aken of him. He dis- played traits of human intelli- gence from the time he was a small puppy, it was said, and they were pleased, but not surprised, when they learned of his latest feat. CEKB I118 snclcer auu usuw.`I:ua. The changes in the weather have been unusually sudden this week. `Monday morning it was 8 below zero and 29 abbve Tuesday noon. Tuesday afternoon rain be- gan total! and that evening there was good skating on many of the sidewalks of the town for the rain froze as it fell. Navigation afoot on the sidewalks was a h impos- sible and exceedingly ngerous, Debate is Postponed; Contestant Has Measles The debate on the St. Lawrence Waterways Plan, which was to have taken place at a session of Senior Lit at the Collegiate to- night has been postponed inde-' niteiy. One of the debaters has I the measles. calls every day, Mrs. Boone said. He -had a way of working hiswway into the affection of people and of studying `their habits-when they are home and when they are not. He is a daily caller at Wes Webb's store `and others. ~- ------.._- -1! almost` the entire populace taking to -the road. The bob-sleighing was never `better and the younger people had a big night of it. An unusual sight was a train of bob- sleighs attached to the rear axle of an auto which made the rounds of the'main thoroughfares. It is not often that an opportunity is given such as presented itself Tuesday night. _ ..___._.`..v _-_---- There were numerous .falls, of course, but no fractured limbs are reported at the hospital. II`____._-11.!_._. L__ ,1, _