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Rev. J. S. Shortt Moderator Toron_to_ and Kingston Synod I _.v--...\,., A4vA\A'\.Al\C I Witnesses for the defence in- cluded defendant. 'his son. a party I to the suit. J. Andrews. former hired man of defendant and Prof. Day of O.A.'C. 3The latter two gave it as their opinion Camplin/`s farm was worth $19,000. It developed ' Andrews now owns a farm on which there is a mortgage held by Camplin. The latter last May contemplated buying the 450 acres in Adjala from 4Can1plin for $19,- 000. It s worth it to me, he said. W]v1\r r1rJn 4- Iv:-\~|1 an J-v'L-4-----`|- HILD bCBLll1CUu Cave in his evidence told of de- tectinz misrenresentation after he had signed! the agreement of ex- change on `Dec. .15, of he and his wife pleading with Camplin to cancel the deal. He told of `Camp- lin7s. stern refusal and, as he` thought, faced with nancial ruin, I he had in desperation. unknown to his wife. given the mortgage for $4.000 in order that he might re- tain his own farm. 100 acres of which had been left him by his father. I hp v~1 luuc uuux I... On December 15 last Cave sign- ed an agreement of exchange trad- ing his 250-acre farm in Tecum- seth Township for .450 acres in Adjala, 15 miles distant. A few days later `Cave rued his bargain on n-ding that the soil was a light, sandy loam and not as represent- ed, giving Camplin a $4,000 mort- gage to get out of the deal. Later he took action in the Supreme Court to `have this mortgage can- celled. mm P`I\I\ - - bC.llC\.lc A $7,500 mortgage on Cave s farm and a $7.000 mortgage on Camplin s were included in the ex- change, eadh party assuming the other s mortgage. `Cave s Side of It Cave is the father of eleven children. seven of whom are boys. It was because of his large familv that he sought a larger farm, itl was testified. 0---- :__ 1,- After` a trial which commencedl shortly after theFal1 Assizes start- ed: `Tuesday afternoon and which lasted until 10.30 Wednesday ev- ening a jury answered in the af- firmative every one of a list of Questions submitted by `Mr. Justice ! McEvoy as to whether William Camplin, cattle dealer and realtor of Beeton, had practised fraud in 5 his dealinsrs with Elwood Cave.` the plaintiff in the action. F 'l`kn {nun ...J.1-,1 4-. :L._ 1:._4. - _._ The jury added to its list of an- swers: Having bound Cave to an: urxreasonable extent Camplin ex- I tracted the utmost he could. 1'.T:.~ T,....J_L:... -..:.J 1.- _-.-._1J -_- .uc yxaluuu. xu Lut: a1L'L1U11. N u.a.\.LCu uuc ULIHUDL Ht: UUUIU. HIS Lordshlp sald he would en-H ter judgment before the close of lthe court. I r\__ 'n--__,41, 4- 1 - r~ Tecumseth Township . Farmer Traded His _F_arm, Rued I-`:4: EA-- :--V up w--- ogvunn an-v - It was Fireman Clifg`:-`Carley, ov- or 30 years on the brigade, who_ asked the jury to recommend that traffic be_ detoured while a re is in rogress. The time to start is ri t now, he declared emphatic- wwuannowtll nuvvuau1p.l.`ufIIlCl' nraaea I118 rarm, Kued His Bargain Few Days Later and Gave Mortgage to ,Beeton Realtor to Call Deal O -Case Lasted Day and a Half-Jury Was Out for Sixty Minutes-.-Final Judgment ls Reserved. Defence Evidence No. 41 [Is PAGES iVl|.l.I lIllDlU1l3u Not on`.y hie own congregation but a great many other friends are pleased that Svnod has honored him with thls important office... Examiner Classieds give great results. -JDon t A hesitate-get right down to see The Glorious Trail. Capitol this week-end. 41x wzth missions. 17-; -._1__ `L: Gas in the schools for Septem- ber cost. $3.30. electric light $12.- 78 and water $79.15. Supplies for the chemistry room of B.C.I. cost $104.40 and new desks $261.50. Bills for repairs to the various schools during the summer momhs to the amount of $186.89 were sanctioned. Advertising for teach- ers in the Globe cost $14.43. H11 0 wide interest was taken in the inquest. The chamber was filled with citizens and witnesses. Harry Collins the driver of the car which fcilled: deceased, with his sis- ter. occufied. seats in front of the rail. Coli s was represented by W. A. lBoys, -K.=C. -F. G. Evans, K. C., acted for the Crown. ' Doctor `Testies Chief of `Police `Stewart was rst II ` Total registration at B. C.I. is now 539. four more than the high- est peak last year. --Have you tried Br,Vson s new Bonnie Loaf? Something extra at regular price. Ask for it. 4_1b _.,_ V..- ~.....-_.v \/L Salaries of teachers takers paid during amounted to $7.610.71 counts paid! to $904.31. LIIC OIL/LCILLIGIIUC. In all four schools total registra- ,tion last term was 1234 and this {September 1172. a 1'ed`uc-tion of 62. The total average attendance was 1072 which. in effect. means that one hundred school-age child- ren are absent from school each day from one cause or another. rm 1 - J.\Jl-41 BLllUUlDo The registration at Prince of |Wales School in `September was 463. average attendlamce 419. The gures for King Edward were 285 and 2656. and King George 30 and |23.7. There is a chickenpox epi- demic in the neighborhood of King George School which has affected the attendance T._ -11 13..-, ,1, ,1 I I `I a\lJULLlllu There were present Chairman Smith, Trustees Mrs. 0rd`, Dr. Sprott, Albert Bryson. George Brown. `C. `C. Hinds. A. J. Sarjeant and F. Foster. The absentees were Trustees W. C. Walls, Dr. L. J. Simpson and J. D. Wisdom. "`l'Il'\ +n+..1 ........1..... Ac ...._:1. -_. uuupauu zxuu u. U. VV1SuUIIl. The total number of pupils re- gistered at Victoria School in Sep- tember was 394 and the average 364.8, a percentage of 92.10. Sev- enty pupils started to this school for the rst time in September There were ve cases of corporal `punishment in. Victoria School in September, 8 in the Prince of Wales. 2 in King Edward and none in King George, a total of 17 in four schools. m1._ _.,_,-,l,,,.- . -n - .- Grand P. S. Totajl Now 1 172 --100 Are Absent Each Day. Monday night's meeting of the Board of Education lasted but thirty minutes. Business was con- ned to reading of communica- tions, reports and one motion-to adjourn. 'I`L..u... .......... .... ....a. n1.-.-_ __ ..z,-. They drove back to Beeton and on` arrival it was agreed that. each would assume the other s mort- Egage, $7,500 on Cave s property and $7.000 on Camp1in s farm. At the time you made the deal i (Turn to page four, please) -- ---v.... -., ---~ .--5----. There was considerable diver-| game in testimony of eye witness- es as to the exact location of de- ceased when he was struck. IFEWER PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS HERE THIS TERM I In thcghouse Cave asked Camp- lin to put a price on his property. I <'(`*...1L .... --.nLA---.in-v - v \}CIlll}JlIIl- 'Cave said it would have to be Ian exchange. - - .. I.--.. v- I--n.~. unn AIAQ kJL\l|IClL_yo I Ca :h or exchange?" asked I Camplm. rf`-nu. .~n.',1|. :4. .-.-.-1_1 1,-__ . 1 REV. J. S. SHORTT ...._v V. ....vu... and care September $7.610.71, and ac- '\ Q'.`G{`I/1 Q1 Xi? H -TC` 3395.-s_1 T6 8 % vvv-www - u.-on nu vvwv-at u-Iv- -v- R. J .' Lee, `driver of the re truck, the last witpess called at the n1Imman#:An A` n -nquuvvnn-u La. unl- Sakw Ht: anw ucucaacu auu u'Lu. uuu know that he had struck and killed him until told. He knew he had hit something, he said. He did not see the re truck, he was only watching the road ahead of him as shown by his lights. -'L1_ _1u!_-___ _- __-.. _-..._:J__ Luunuay. I The verdact also earned a re- commendation that in future the members of the re brigade be em- powered to direct traffic as well as the police in order to protect remen and others until all work pertaining to the re is completed. 11731.1. 5.11 Ir`unAvIvU| n1r:An-nwnn In --_- -., -v---:_v-_... `Iva nnnnnn on vv u--v With :11 `Crown evidence in Harry Collins took the stand and said he saw deceased and` did not 1---... 51...; 1... 1.-.! ..&.....-I. .-.....I. 1.311.! Coroner 8 Jury Suggests That Firemen Be Given Status ofP0l_iCemen That William Johnson, a member of the `Barrie Volun- teer Fire Dept., was_accident- all killed op osite 118 Bay- e d St., on t e night of Fri- day, Oct. 5, by being struck on: the head by an automo- bile driven by Harry Collins. This was the verdict of Coroner Dr. W. A. Lewis jury at the con- clusion of the inquest held here Monday. mkn 1va1MHn4- glam nmvvinrl. 1: `N3- Would Have Them Regulate Traffic at F ire: and Detour It if Necessary-Wide Interest in Inquest into Death of `Fireman William Johnson, Killedby Motorist last Friday Night-Driver Admits Light on Fire Truck Wu Dim--Collins Exonerated. ' An unusual freak of vege- table growth was brought in- to The Examiner office by Mrs. A. McLean, 7 Perry St., Barrie, on Saturday last. It is an: ordinary sized carrot which has grown through the neck of a medicine bottle. The neck had apparently been cleanly separated from the main portion of the bot- tle, when the latter was thrown carelessly into the garden. The growing carrot found its way, unaided and unknown,` into the jagged edges and through the nar- row passage. It is fully d'e- veloped at both ends, over an inch in diameter, but its centre is necessarily small, conned to the bottle naeck, less than a quarter of an inch in diameter. Carrot Grows Through Broken Bottle Neck 4750 OOPIES I 65* "- lUl.'I=G:U' U1. IIVU UVUIC 176]- The '149~2'8 population and assess- ment figures are as follows by wards: - _ Population - ' 1927 1928 - Iltlflllllloiu '2 .............1043 1064 ............. 920 . 952 mnnl it-I10 sessment $1,120, taxable income is now $147,275 as compared with $1~4-8,905, a decrease of $1,630. The actual value of land in Bar- rie is now ~$`1,015.8`10 and build- ings $3,721,I52i5. '?here are now 417 gags: 384 -4 ___J nn .&-_---`l_ 3 The tire thieves are still busy, in Barrie. `Three more were stolen I late `Saturday night or early Sun-1 day morning from the Ford car of Dawbon & Penn. west end florists. The thieves jacked up the car and removed the two rear tires, almost z new, with their rims. They also took a used spare tire from the rear of the car with them. The auto was in a g'ara~g'e, which was not locked. ` '-j' , I Beaches, either of the feminine! or fruit variety. are seldom found; in a jail yard. let alone own in such surroundings; But r. Bant-' ing proved to The Examiner this. week that this fruit can be success- I fully grown in his domain. Eleven ` years ago a peach pit was planted in the jail grounds. From it came a tree that gradually madfe growth. This year for the rst time it show- I edi blossom and as a result Dr. . Banting was able to pick three` 8- quart baskets of ne peaches. The sample he showed `The Examiner `nail Rn`-1| 6:715 nn1p\1n 31:1 nnn1H~vv I 351111113 U DHUVVUU sue .[IlJ\lll1llUl' had both size, color and> quality. |PlCKED FINE PEACHES , IN BARRIE JAIL YARDi sun. 1:, awcrvcu LU use IBLL, pI'lO 1' Ito the accident, then to the right and stopped within 19 paces. Mr. Johnson, he saidi, was stooped down, '3; to 4 feet above the pave- ment, facing south. He was en-I I II\__._.. - u we. V-our wvu. wavy; U559 QUUJI-ICLIIIO - "1-Wr. ~McGregor said the re truck was on its wrong side of the road facing north. He saw a car pass the truck from his position near the latter. The car straddled the hose and struck the late Mr._John- son. It swerved to the left, prior to accident,t_her_1nto right -.. .1 _'L_____ ion -. ---v..... y --g jkrnott, ca'lled-to the scene . of the accid*ention`Friday, Oct. 5. at 8.10 p.m. found a crowd of people in front of 122 Bayleld St. and-' in the house deceased was ly- ing on the oor. `Therewas no sign of respiration orheart beat. Restoratives,` however, were appli- ed, also articial respiration. It was all to no avail. Articial res- piration was kept up for 15 min-. utes by witness, Dr. Lewis and Dr. f Carson. The nose and nasal bones l were fractured, right cheek bone also. a large bruise at the base of the skull and behind the right ear. No other bones were fractured. It was evident the head` alone receiv- ed the full force of the impact, he said. Witness did not see the re truck or any hose. He saw two parked. cars, facing north on the east side of the road. Took Measurements l James MdGre-gor, Game Warden and Special Constable, was at the fire at '8 p.m., the time of the ac- cident and prior to it. He was standing at the right rear end of the fire truck which was standing on the west side at .118 Bayeld St.. facing north. The hose was still out but the re was out and the hose had been disconnected. Witness saw the accident. he said. A sketch of the scene was submit- ted showing approximate distances and relative positions of re truck. parked cars, point where the Col- lins car came to a halt and- posi- tion of the body after the accident. Il'_. IR-I1,, ,, I W<;a(l1e he simply testied as to theAimp`ane11inlg of the jury. _..._LL __`I1-J L- L1... -........ - 5 -r\(vn any 11 an V: E; page 1.si;ree, please) MORE TIRES STOLEN $ 455,365. . 861,560 839,430 1280.105 $89,670 an 1,265. 786. 1064 %`952 17x3 1421 1305 `W A! '-nu uuverulg, `La01(lW8.tel'; =wm. U. ivlie, b Goldwater; Robt. Reid, iston; Walter Draper, Flos; Geo. Brown, Bradford; John Hous- ton, Creemore; Chas. Meyers, Co]- lin:gwood;; Frank Bishop, Elmvale; Geo. Ferguson, Beeton. . ._--For best, v_aIueS- in women ! "quality 'coatI t1'y' Vickgrs 41b Gol1ingwood- Earl Conn, Flos; Al- bert Hayes, Eeeton; Fred Malcolm, Alliston; Joseph -Erwin, Flos; H. C. Harris, Essa; George Wilson, Alston; James A. Dawson, Essa; Eugene Murray, Collingwood; Jas. Black," Elmvale: Jos. E. Marriott, Barrie; Thos. -Chapman, Flos; Jno. J . Cougmin, Flos;'Warren Somer- AA`n1n I T D-LL---A- 7- _.--u--- a v \/nuuuglnllivll G`I\lD, UIIVI J. tCoug'hIin, Flos; Warren ville Adjala; W. _J. Patterson, In- nrlsvi; Bendamin Knight, Alliston; Elmer Grainger, Creemore; Bur- ton Lovering, Goldwater; Wm. C. .`W'v1iA, I(`.nh-Iuyni-av-o `Dal:-+ `Duh! The petit jurors: John J. Cook, Beeton;' Ambrose I-Ioran, Adjala; F. C. Cook, Bradford-; Charles Stevens, Coldwater;. James Han- nivan, Adjala; Geo. H. Borthwick, F103 Dou ald McLeod, -Co1ling- woo; Ric ard Kearns, Beeton' Jno. Mc'Ginty, Adjala; II-Iarolci Lowe, `Barrie; Harry Morris, Col- lingwood ; IClare tFarney, Flos; Wm. I McLeod, -Goldwater; Arthur G. May. Creernore; Peter McQueen, Co1lingwood- Earl Conn, Flos; knnu` `I1 --..... .\ALAun . t`__J "_I_-l.._ GRAND AND PETIT Junons! AT THE FALL ASSIZESI The Grand Jury at this week s' Fall Assizes is composed of: A. W. Essa; John H. Barnard, Bradford; .Jo-hnWalker, Goldwater; James F. Drummond, Ad`jala; Thos. Small, Adja1a; J._ 0. Edgar. Essa; NV. N. Knowles, Barrie; Robt. Merritt, Collingwood; Carl W. Camplin, Beeton; Sam. Elliott, Essa; S. J. Somerville, Creemore; Robt. E. Stevenson, -Bradford. _- _LSJ_ _|_-_, Laidlman, Barrie; Duncan Graham, ! 1 T 1- ' UJ.3llU'U` LIUHUII uuuu-:u`cu UPUI1 H1111. `Few bishops have such a wide territory to oversee as has Bishop Rix. `His diocese covers 250.000 square miles and it takes the Bish- op fully a month to visit some of the remote parishes. When in Prince Rupert last summer the {editor of The Examiner had the i pleasure of a short visit with Bish- op Rix. In conversation with busi- `ness men in Prince Rupert. many `kind words regarding Bishop R_ix ! were heard. Not only is he beloved by his own people but is held in the very highest esteem by people of all td:enominations- Roman nCa- ltholics as well as Protestants. UV UL 435 CIIICLI In -Bishop Rix is a native of Oro. His many friends in this district were highly gratied when he was elevated` to the episcopate and are lpleased to see this further distin- ig-uishevd? honor conferred upon him. | '`nu7 hinhnna `nova e11n1\ u uyhln In responding, lBishop Rix of Caledonia paid tribute to the strong inuence of his alma ma- ter, and described the work that was being done in his part of the `Dominion by its graduates. There `was great need for the work of the Church there, he said, where the Eforeign problem existed. and {where large numbers of British people came, ignorant of condi- tions. settling in sparsely populat- jed areas and greatly in need of en- couragement. | anioliun-n Dwio :5 n -r-uni-wivvn A-C nun UL lUl\.l.Ua `The Bishop of `Caledonia was presented` by -Rev. `Canon H. J. Cody, who referred to the fact that he had been graduated with his Lordship '35 years ago, and recall- ed three others in the same class who had become leaders of the Church. -Canon 'Cody described him as a faithful and wise work- er, a simple, unaffected and sen- sible man, and concluded with the hope that `Bishop Rix will -have many sheaves, spiritually, from his harvest. 7.. ..........IE.._. l`D_`l.-_. 152-- -1 The `Right Rev. George Alexan- der Rix: Bishop of `Caledonia, a idistingmshed son of Oro, was .honored by his alma mater, Wy- cliffe |Col1ege, last week when the degree Doctor of Divinity (hon- oris causa) was conferred upon h-im. A similar honor was shown the Japanese `Bishop of the Diocese of Tokio. HVL- -D.'-`L..._ -3 .f`..'l-.`l-..!.. -..--.. DEGREE OF D.D. IS CONFERRED ON BISHOP RIX | _-__-_-. .._.v. 9. 5'30 -`:13, II-lilo who received. the divinity degree ifrom his alma`mater last week. ! High ' Hone? Bestowed on Him by Wyclie College. RIGHT. REV. c. A. mx, 13.1). ,_.1__ ___-_'___ J :1 Honored by WycHffe- wmnm, CANADA, tmunsnmr, OCTOBER 11, 1923. 7&1} E71`-he United Church, `Crown Hill. intend holding a hot fowl supper on Thursday, Oct. 18. Chief Dey- okah, Canada's Indian basso enter- taimer; will give programme. Sup- per served '6 to I8. . ,4'1b __---_ v 1..---. -yvoavvav II 11315:: 'xJ."SUII Note J e date--the occasion- bhe place--t_he preacher: Sunday, Oct. 218-Anniversary services- Guthrie United /Church--Rev. Principal Gandier, M.A., D.D., L. `L.D. 41p ml... `n.'..u....1 r'n..-..-1_ .n_.-.__ 1-1---1 v(Xn;l.i;an) ,. an- nual fowl supper and concert, Or- ange Hall, Ivy, Friday, Nov. 2. `Good supper and enjoyable even- ing` assured to all. Supper served from 6 p.m.; concert 8 p.m. 41-4'v3b` ,`KT-.I._ LL- _`l-.I.- auuvuuuu: uauues Ala. H1188 J88 sie Mac'Greg'or, pianist, and Miss Jeanwsimpson, soloist and enter- tainer. Admission 35c and 2-5c. 41b [HI I n 'nnmmImIiiam;;% lg COMINGEVENTS I` Illntn-A-.4---*"""' " " ` W iiwnmluauaimuiua | St. Jude s Church, Thornton, bazaar and sale of homemade bak- ing, Saturday, December 1. 41b ' `Dana...-.. AT--- 1 n 1` A- Last year at this fime the total taxes paid were $165,853.74 out of a total? of $209,396.00. The above taxes are for 1928 only. They do not include arrears. On the rst payment. due June 25, a total of $108,275.40 was paid in and between then and` Sept. 30 $61,934.00. The June payment includes' those who paid in May, a total of $51,865.00, cit- izens who took advantage of the vwhole discount. paying their year s taxes in their entirety. T....J. __-- ' _-- -.. ....\.u cuuu.cb,V. 7Last time $165,85 n-F .; 4-n+.-.1 ..L' mnnn nan .. War L It: `Ward2 Ward 8... `Ward 4 ,.. `Ward 5 Ward 6 . . . 1928 ,'1`ota1s 1937 Total: With the last due payment for Town of Barrie taxes expiring on September 25 last a total of $170.- 209.40 out of a total collectible amount of I$2O'8,4`84._0O had been paid by ratepayers of Barrie. Tlhis leaves about $37,000 still unpaid and on Whidh a penalty of 25 per cent is imposed. ~ 'l1`L_L H, ` ----- .-.r ....yu.acu. That means about 81 per cent. of the taxes have been paid within the required tim_e and I consider it an excellent showin' , better han previous years, said Treas- urer A. W. Smith. r\__ :1 n - 81 PER camrf 01-` TAXES ARE PAID vv 111141115. Deceased was a son of the late `Thomas Johnson, and for years conducte-d a jewelry business on Elizabeth St., in the store now oc- cupied by W. R. Keenan s station- ery, retiring from it a few years ago. He is survived by his widow, one son, Oliver, of Edmonton, and (Turn to page eight, please) ' Better Showing This Year, Says Town Treasurer Smith. With upwards of forty firemen! in uniform, from Barrie, Orillia` and Midland, leading the funeral cortege, and with six of his former E fellow-remen aactinrg as pall bear-.. ers, the remains of William John-; son, aiccidentally killed last Fri-` day night at a re on Bayeld St., .were borne to their last resting place in the Union Cemetery, Tuesday afternoon. A service was held at deceased s i late residence presided over by` Rev. E. J. Whan of Clappertoni St. Baptist Churdh, of which de- ceased was a member. The obse- quies were impressive and pro- found sorrow was expressed on all sides for deceased s untimely end. The remen from Orillia and Midland came to the funeral un- solicited as a tribute to an unfor- tunate and loyal re ghter. The funeral setting was most appropri- ate, a tting tripute to a man who for over thirty years had been a member of Barrie s re depart- ment. ` The pall bearers were Firemen Oliver Patter n, Chief J. S'hrub- sole, Charles fower, Cecil McMul- kin, Richard! -..,|Wolfenden and Otto Williams. 1 Orillia and Midland Both! Send Delegations ` % T 0 Funeral. so YEARS SERVICE i Late Wm. J. Johnson Ac- cidentally `Killed ' At a Fire. REMAINS or MATE TO RESTING PLACE; Thirty chickens, the property of Mrs. Brooks, who lives on Ti in St- just outside the town limits, were killed! by two dogs early Sun- day morning last. cWhen `Mrs. Brooks arose she found her yard was literally strewn with the dead birds. The incident was reported to the provincial police, who are" investigating. Barrie fell slihtly short of hold- ing its own: in t e matter of popu- lation during the past year, ac- cording to returns just made by Assessor Whitebread. The popu- lation of the town was given as 7 2711 as compared with 7,865 at t e same 1 eriod of last year. a de- crease ofp-94. The 1927 gures showed" 9. gain of `195 over -1926. The loss in population- this year is attributed to conditions in Ward Six, or Allandale, where inroads have been made in: the railway population due to competition of motor vehicles and the diversion of some trains over the Baia sub- division. Allandale Ward shows a decrease of 10:6. The total assessment shows lit- tle change, the gures being 35.1-12,020 for 1928 and $5,144,- 45 for 1927. Last year the as- sessment showed a decrease of 840.000. Figures quoted include exemptions. This year Allandale Wand s` assessment is down 818,- 875. jExempted* property has in- creased about -$*3,500, business as- Summary of Assessor Whitoibi-osd's Roll for 1928` `Land: Bldgs. 1 ...... 187840 7317525 . 2 I s I v 0 0 8 .r. .` 2057135 688695- . . . . . . 248695 1096910 ; . . . . . 118885 67088-.5 ...... 104495 406710 roan: ..1o15s1o srziaas .. romso 3722300 $148,905, Bar- There 417 dogs, male and 38 female, in "Barrie, an increase of ve over 1927. ' lllllllllloos O I I O I I IIIOIIIOIIUIC ssslIlOIlsst1`73'4 llOIllOlICIOI14l39 nu s c s s s u .....1411 fAssessm'ent . 1927 192s 1 . . . . . .-8' 4`5'5,i340 2 . . . . 85'7,1`10 861,560 3 . . . . . .- 838,210 . .. 1273.405 786105 6 ...u. 529580 sirzoa 1421. IOIOOIU Ex pt. Bus. ` Inc; Total 28925 ` 200 8210 468775, 129750 614390! 251105 951105 102850 99945 22400 961775 205500 59285 71650 14110990. 2~04'315~ 15920 -18880` 818970 515-60 17720 '6480 .685-405 _ 717900 _2_5*"l4P10 1107275 5142020 ,riszsoassasoisssossisssss, uc:5-uuuzzug J.2u"'.'I'S and mred men who rushed to the re. 21-=0 police who investigated. and the pathologist who conducted a post- mortem. after the body of Azor Robertsonhad been ex-humed. evidence is expected to be of a cir- cumstantial nature. THIRTY cmxzns WERE % KILLED BY TWO DOGS mm: I-:uuCL Maren 1, 1928. The Crown: has subpoenaed six- teen witniesses. including` the wi- dow of the aged farmer and the 13-year-old daughter of the de- ceased lady. The latter was the chief Witness at the preliminary trial. The other witnesses are neig -hboring farmers and hired YYIA-T1 117-`hh 1-11c'ha:-I 4-,` LL.` l-!-- -"-~ uxcuu uuuit: suuuemy. George O Nei1 is a Canadian born at Cannington. He followed the trade of blacksmih at Detroit, Wimdsor, Leamington and Beaver- ton. Owing` to a physical disabil- ity sv eredv in an accident. he hir- ed out with the Robertsons as a farmhand during the harvest of 1927. securing` the position through a Toronto employment agency. A few days before the tragedy of Feb. 4 last he had re- ceived his notice of discharge, to take effect March 1,1928. TED FYAIIVE. Lon ---L------- - " \{L Junc- No bill was returned in the charge against Mike Stanczyk. a Port MoNic-oll foreigner charged with the theft of $500. Stanczyk had served two months of a two- year-sentence in reformatory when the conviction of Magistrate Cook |of Midlanld was upset and a new trial ordered on the ground that the evidence was not properly in- terpreted to Stanczyk. The retrial was set for the Spring Assizes and traversed to the present court ow- ing to the Crown's inabilitv to lo- cate its witnesses, including the complainant. These witnesses are still missing and Mr. Justice Mc- Evoy, on a no bill being return- ed, discharged the prisoner. VVoman Faints in \Box Tuesday afternoon s proceed- ings in the Fall Assize Court came to an abrupt ending at 5.20 when Mrs. Elwood Cave. wife of a farm lnr -nloin4.-:43? .'... .. ,.:...'1 :.----- -42-" .uu.a. LJJVVUUIJ pave. wue OI a IaI'l'l l- er, plaintiff in a civil jury action to set aside a $4.000 mortgage. collapsed in the witness box. The Grand Jury had been given the criminal cases for consideration and was still out when adjourn- ment came suddenly. C`-nnva-o l\ !\Tn-I1 .'- .. I`----I-'--- UCJ. EDI; U1 DIIC l'1b1LCo O Neil is charged that on Feb- ruary 4 last he did murder Azor Roberston. aged 72, and the lat- ter s diaugihter, Mrs. Ruby Mar- tin, aged 35. whose charred re- mains were found in early morn- ing _in the ruinsof the `Robertson barns near Tottenham. O Neil was the hired man and three days lat- er, wihen apprehended by provinci- al police, he attempted to take his own life in the cells of the Barrie police station by cutting his throat with a dull jackknife. He spent Weeks in R. V. Hospital under pol- ice guard and is still suffering from the effects of the wound. He is at present servinsg a year s sen- ence in the `County Jail for this crime. `KKY- `.3119! The Fall Assizes opened at the Court House Tuesday afternoon before Mr. Justice McEvoy with three criminal and` three civil cas- es on the docket. There are fty- ve petit and thirteen grand jur- ors. from every part of the county. in attendance. At the outset the criminal cases were given to the grand jury and civil business pro- ceeded with. The Court room is crowded at each session. AL(\")I\1`[T_.1____J____._, ,A1 VAUVVUCU ab Ca.L'-11 BC'JB1UKl- At 9.30 Wednesday morning the Grand Jury returned a true bill in two charges of murder against George O -Neil. It is this trial which is furnishing the chief in- terest of the Assizesl ` f\ \`. ...'1 _'.. ..'L..__.._:I L1,-L ,,, 11 1 TRUE BELL FOUND I AGAINST 0 NEHL ' AT FALL ASSIZES Barrie About Holds Own; % I Assessmgnt Little Changed] GEORGE O NElL Tottenham farmhahd, charged with the murder of his employer, ,Azor `Robertson and his daughter. %Mrs. Martin, on February 4. 1928. Grand Jury Spends Whole Afternoon on the Case. On Trialat Assizes While Mr. IShortt modestly as--I cribed the honor to his `Presbytery. his brethren undoubtedly elected him Moderator in recognition of his ability and services to the Church. W'hile in the West, where most of his ministry has been spent, Mr. -Shortt was clerk of the Synod of Alberta for `eight years and! clerk of Red `Deer Presbytery for eleven years. Since returning -to Ontario ve years ago as minis- ter of 'St.- Andrew's he has been very active in Presbyterian Church affairs, particularly in connection I In thanking the `Synod for his election, Mr. 'Shortt expressed the conviction that the desire had been to honor the {Presbytery he represented. He felt that the Syn~ od desired to `have as many Pres- byteries as possib1e.enjoy the hon- or of having one of their numbers elected to the office of Moderator. Rev. J. `S. Shortt, minister of St. Andrew s Church, Barrie, is the new moderator of the -Synod of Toronto and Kingston. This honor was unanimously conferred upon "him last night at the opening of `Synod which is being held inl Knox IChurch, Toronto. A vote was taken on two nominees. thel other being Rev. `D. `T. L. McKer-{ roll of Victoria Church. I`oronto.! Rev. J. A. iMa'oInnes of -New Lis-I .keard also was nominated but` withdrew. 'On- the result of the! vote being announced the election` was made unanimous. I uuu. "it's worth it to he Why didn t you go through -with the deal?, iMr. Agnew asked. I may do so yet, he replied. Camplin s son estimated the timber on his father s 450 acres alone worth $7,000. Camplin Cross-Examined William Camplin was given an uncomfortable `hour on the witness stand by R. G. Agnew. of Toronto. counsel for plainti He was in continuous hot water. TRY... f`-...__.1:._ 1.1., 1 n 1 nc;Ia_y a.LLcLuuUu Btfbblull. He said that Cave, on his first visit to the Camp-lin farm. kicked up the soil, looked` over the bush lots. mad-e a general inspection of the property and expressed gener- al satisfaction. \..uun/Auuuub nub wau:1'. VVm. Camplin, the defendant. was the first witness at the Wed- rnesrlay afternoon session. `LIA .-.n.'.J Ll'L..\$. 0-.-- -.. L1- cw : IIIJUUIB, In-NU IGBU WIDIIUSB UGIIUU Clo LHU suggestion of a juryman, he not havmf been summoned, admitted that f the tail light on the re truck was burning at all it was very dim. He had since renewed the bulb. Collins approached` the fire truck from the rear.