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\ ` R. Rogerson of Lefroy spent a day or two at the home of -Mr. Irv- ing Nelson last week ' Rev. R. B. Beynon preached to a, very large congregation in the Meth- odist Church last `Sunday evening. `Miss Annie Mashinter has return-I ed to her_ home in Weston after] \ Miss -Maggie McConkey spent Sun- day, with her sister, Mrs, E. T. Mc- Conkey of Barclay. . 5M is_s Burleigh s Mulholland is spendmg a week s vacation with fripnds in Toronto. \ . A = number anniversary last Sunday. A I Miss Reid of Buffalo is spending al short vacation with Mr. and Mrs. 'Gabe McConkey. \ Mr. J. W. Stewart preached in the `Methodist church, Nantyr, last Sun- day afternoon. I Mr. and Mr. `Stanley Marshall of` 'Toronto are visiting at the former s home here. ! I Mr. Nixon of Elmvale is spending I l I :1 few days at the home of Mr. John] Barclay. ' A number from here went to Churchill skating rink last Saturday Knight. Mrs. McLean entertained a few -friends at her home last Friday after-I } noon. _ 3 7J}ffT1ii.""2o"}T"i1i.$f" Hem; _Lil1i jSh'ann_o_n, Elsie Richa1fds_'o13. V =Miss Maggie Boycewgpent Sunday` with Mrs. .11`1*ank Robertson. Mr.`and Mrs. Elma Robins spent: `Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John. ` Hughes. } L Miss Jennie -Waullace is visiting] her sister, Mrs. Boake at Thornton] Mr. and Mrs. David Lennox of Churchill spent Friday with friends} here. j Miss Florence Ross spent Sunday' with Mrs. Alex. Duncan. Miss Grtie wright gggexia Sunday. `p\Nit1`l friends in Thornton; Mise Georgie spending` %a few days at her home here; 1 (N in George` F-of ';1:l'1essa1on is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lord. I T- 1 `rs , 1 I 0 run . 0 Mr. arid Mrs.` Samuei Broley visit} ed friends in Thornton on Sunday. `I Mrs. Meredith is visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. David Lennox of -Churchill. Jackvwileginolds of '1"oronto is| spending Xmas. at _his home here. The company is ajoint stock con- cern, of which the shares are largely held in the .county. Dr. Thos. Wy- lie, er-'M.P.-P, formerly of Stayner, is the -president and Mr. Manley Chew of Midland a co-director. It aerial ladders, heavy drays and de4 livery wagons running by motive power, and motor boats, and in con- nection` with these works valuable patents have already been acquired. The factory is to be a 2-storey: brick contemplates the manufacture of} structure, ,5oxI5o, for V. which plans, [are now completed. .- DIRECT IMPOR TERS. from here attended the! services at Thornton` _-....,. us-uuu, Luc HrL`2t>l lu'1t`._: tr: annual meeting for the ch-ct:-ti officers, etc. The SCcret;1r_\' ;in.l ti`. Treasurer brought in rt-1:..r:~ \\'il'.Ci l were read and zulopted. ;~.t'tt-r `.\'i.`.Ci'1 the following oicers \\'t`rt' t-Ecctcd for I908: -- Pres. _l2t.~. _l;;in:~-`-:1. Thornton; Ist Vice-Prc.<,_ }\`it-liarr_i Hill, Thornton; 2nd \'ice-l i't-~., in, l. D. W. Lennox, Churchill; 'l`mi.~`ur<*.'. Thos. Sawyer, Lefroy; SL`CY'L'l1H`_V. _l. W. Black, Stroud. Mr. ll;ni;;l:t:n Lcnnox and Mr. Alum. i`ik`Y}.'LI. Dominion and Local r.`e-ipirt-st-xmtitcs. respectively, addressetliithc ii~.ccti_I`-g at some length, touching on the I`*v_F1` cipal questions of illtercrt n lJt'IUTC the people, after which rou. ciiecri were given for .\lessr.<. l`wr `Whitney and the local rI"<``"3` tives and the meeting was llI'U11_Jht_tO a close by the singing i the .\a- ltional Anthem. McConkcy Stroud: 3rt1\'-.ct-} rc~. I 15Ec. 26th, _ r-.,D...... snvuu U) UM` [League workers last Tu~.`.; [was a debate Resolved rim .15 preferable tqcountry In"-.' {on the afrmatlve suic \\';:u- I. W. Stewart, Har\'c_\ }in;;':' !New and Miss Susie I c:xc-wk lnegaflve .\I-xsscs IIur;1 .\ Annie Leonard, .\Ir. Fm] `and Rev. R, B. Beynon. T1: ,were: Messrs. Chester .\3L {Sam Maneer and \\ m. LL and tlmekeeper E. D11nc.'m. [Judges decnded m favor Ii yr. hundred stalwarts of thy V t1ve Assocxatzon met In 1 Hall, Stroud, the r>rcasx;~:1 517171119] rr1nn6:.-._ 1' . H On Friday last 11pw;1r:i< j ( In The social kind clltcrtailmlv the basement of the .\I: `church last Friday evening 1 Sunday school scholars and '.~.. was a declded success. L Jtultnao \_U1 UCLL. Mr. and Mrs. CImrI.-~ Hurgtsville are spcm1m:._: holidays at the home iii parents, Mr. and .\Ir.~; .-\_ All .t1}at' the Town concedes by way of return is a xed assessment of $5,000 for all purposes during the term, and .the payment of the dier-' encebetwteen four per `cent. interest and the rate the debentures call for --a matter of one per cent, There are no other privileges; ' "I`I__ , , F The scholars of the lillllllr :gave an excellent concert |school last Friday aftcrw-vn, ing of tableaux, dialugm lduets and instrumental mm proceedings were brought t~ iby the singing of the .\';.m lthem. . . l The most the program given by L: 'Y`.. nun:-L-a.-_~ L32 0119 intcrcstin:_r `r\.r<`- The funeral of the 1:. Paterson took place here 1;: day afternoon from the rt-_~ Mr. H. Young to tin- cemetery. spending the summer Thomas Corbett. `II 0 IT 1-`. b, 1907.. NM 111 \\'; -rkc On January 6th the duly qualied electors of Barrie will be called upon "to vote for a by-law to provide a loan of $20,000 for the Fleming Aer- ial Ladder Co., limited. This loan is to be repayable in twenty annual in- stalments with iiiterest at four per __cen't. The company agrees, before `Town will hold a first mortgage as receiving a dollar, to construct a building and plant valued at not less than $28,000. On this property ;the security. The company `agrees, fur- ther, to employ a minimum number` of 30 hands for 300 days in the year and '10 -pay a wage bill of at least $25,000. Hlevlin 8: Murchison; THE FACTORY BY-LAW. Pmnswrcx. f 1;:._;uun1vc, J35. r_atterson._ _- A _ 20111-lia-Barirze. ` Cup .Sk1ps.--D. -A. iA-maiima '1`.-.I.4..-`.-:`tv.-.. ni: !`E--- - McNiv_e:n, A. Brownlee; M. Hrlf` fvey,` Alex. 'Hg1bbick, *' =G"o." `AI -Iogg, _ `H5 `,1. Grasgtt, %T._ Beroft,j' A._.Boys.:;' - --..-, _,. -....a.u\.\.u:uua, I1, 1.}. DE?!" ~1'>l'Ato11_,. Jas. Vair, P. Love, I. H. Ben 'nett, W. E.T_odd, Jno; CQey,_-Alex. HabbiCl(_ J? Mn`Arncnn Tan `3-`I-`-'-- aavlvb, VVo IQ: LQUQ, JIIO. Habbick, R. Malcomson Jas. PaLtter~` son, Dr. -Hart, J. F. Jac on. % McCarthy -Cup -Skips.--H, J._ G1_'.a- I sett, A. -.B[row n1ee, Geo. Hogg, O. 3H. ' Lyon, T Beecroft, W. A..._Boys, `_A.,M'cNi5ven, _J,a.s. Pattez`son. ' E en.-:u:.'._-n......V...`. --- I T ~i- ` i I -A meeting of the Barrie Curling Club was. held on Mopday evening for the purpose of electing slaps and for other business. The club this year has a membership `of about 70, and the ofcrs and members would be pleased fto ,welc_ome.. any additions ' to its ranks. Excel-lent` club prem,-; iseshare available for lovers of the roarm game and as the fees `V are `so `reasonable--new -members $3.00, 5 old members $6.00, `skips $8.oo--there . will no doubt b`e_a`lai-ge. increase.to { the. present` roster. , `_The. following , `sk.ips'v- were e_l`ected:_-'- ` an-u." % '{ub' skips;,-4i.' '('t';2.1Se-1:t,'.' p. TA. ;McNiven, Geo. Hogg, A. Brownlee, W. A. Boys, T. Bet-.'cr_oft, 0. Lyon, W; -Cline, J. H..:Neelands,' A, E. `Sta-" -pleton, I. B'en-j, Ah, I tr "*r...u 1..-: n.,m_ Jean Bateman, Tena Black; Ger- trude Ball, Etta S. M. Handy, Phoebe M. Hotson, Bertha'E. Mason, Flor- ence Maxwell, -Mabel Newell, Amelia H. Rainey, Malvina R. White. J. Car- michael, Henry` C. 4Irvine,_-Colin` "M. Kiel, Michael Joseph: Moran, Hum- phrey Harvey, Jennie ` Armstrong, Annie J. Campbell, Constance M. Douse, . Mary E. Gugins, Margaret Heydon; Esther Hill, -Mildred Mor-_ row. 1 '.4uu 4.I.uAIL\1, &VJ.1lulC\..l. 1)CllllCUy, JEIIIICSI W. F. Wilson, Ja,rri'es_ McDermid, Duncan Blair, Karl Whitney, Mabel ?Rinn, Maude Graham, Flossie `Swit- zer, .2Winnifred_ Watson, John K. Scott, Wm. W. "Bishop, Nora Boyd. Mabel Buttereld, George E. Roe, Elmer Gibson .-\ ' _r-.._----\ Those w`ho.wrote for renewals and were successful are:- ' Esther Henry, Arthaur Lower, Flos- sic Ferguson, -May McEachern, L,'e- nore Gallagher, Oscar Davis, Hugh] Reid, Minnie Scott, Edwin Carson, Maud Ball, Tessie Cavanagh, Lulu Reynolds, Aileen McDermott, Myrtle Gordon, Agatha Leonard, George Dobson, Fanny -Quantz, Mabel Lu-' cas, Agnes Sevigny, Lorne Dobson, Mamie Ralston, Dorothy Harkin, Myrtle Wilson, Irwin Honsberger, Ida Hunter, Mildred Kennedy, James I P tn:-0-inn llfni`.-x.....:.I I Following is a list of successful Model students who wrote at the professional examinations here, with names in order of merit:- BARRIE MODEL RESULTS. CURLING. _... .- ~ _- ffffwiy '>;gIqcy,:. > hf 1\I<.=ssr"'s: 10 and-`Samuel MsMas.tr 1 w.1_1_t.I tg.1..'1Tor9n.io_' _jo`n`. Ssgtgrday to ;-1_.ee hr-: T ` :1$%asr. "913 V'1`i1 Z<`:"`,Ax1'_;;T9.`:f"1?i.`z;,gA`e" M i ss `Nellie Mc- jMaster "8f1d. `Mrkv. E. Harris ' gakes .+1. :1`.L 933' .T`?..?-`~? ~`i` 9;`? :3.`5f;=. . ' ' "Ana-_n. T-` _._ 1 (I i up now`? '7 _>.., ---, _:_l.`_. J. \lV\rI 'Quif'J,a 1_1umber_ from here. attend- v_ d the '.chr1tm_a__ts_, treg` ,at_,;Gq.cnf,el. On Fidnv v -13.11:-In-` cu. Luc .CVl"I_I'1Ill `Fnday night.` . r[I|_ _'- _.---_~_12 , _ %`mg; `ii12}J4:? '.-l`:>A1:ont.o % visited her jsister, Mrs; J,` Sproule, "over 'S_ur'1day__. "(\. .E`&.'."-.." ..-...I;`_-_.* :;. 3_=.L - ` 1;` Mass Preston, our teacher, us 1101:- gdaying `atgher home. ' ` I ' -~\l' II II.-' 0. n `no '11-`; an}: '$cnlon of` -B,.j1`rr1eA .,.S.undayed in_ ;Ut.opia. . 'II2-...'Il'_l ` I run` -I - - .`-`'J `"9 ~ ` ` " ` Miss 3vi."1a'ui1en -x;isited Miss: [Edlna 'Be_Il' during the; wek. `If an Ir: a .__ 7r;"i?7ni`1`5.{}rTisitea Mr; and _:Mr_s;_J." Bell IVasAt._we/'ek. L Quite 5. number bf young `pedple gspentf an; enjoyable` evening at Mr. T._ C. F1she.r s~la_st` '1_`hursday. - `The L. 0; L. Concert. on Friday evening _wasj_a grand success.` The rproceedsgamounted to $110; .Mr. ` nd Vermiillion, . ` winter. , i1'\/Ir. and Mrs. Kenmare_of Toronto lire visiting friends in-this neighbor- ood. ' A . Messrs. R. "E. and Boyd Davis are game from Toronto` for their. holi- ays. ` Mr. vanidf 1;)? Lindsay late visiting Mr. W; J. Lennox.` Mr. avndu TM`:-Vs.'v'l"h`<$s.-'(Cv}_;z'1J-1'e`y, jr., gisited. friends in Midhurst la-st Sun~ ay. . ` _Mr. Albert Speers of Alliston is vxsiting friends here. Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Jennett are visiting friends in Elmvale. Next Sunday, Dec. 29, service will be held in St. James Church at 11 o clock at which there will be cele- bration of Holy Communion and also a service at 7 o`clock. Mxf. Weaver will preach at both services. I Mr. `EgiberiidiDunn and bride of] 'Weybuirn are visiting Mr. and Mrs. (John Dunn. Mjss Ina"-Robeirtson, Barrie, and Miss, Megill of Shanty Bay visited `Mrs- Dunsmore over `Sunday. $+++++++++++++++++++++++$ I `CROWN HILL; \ Mr. Chas. Faragher visited friends here on Sunday.- 'I-\ 4-` . . .. -I i-a--:+-z-:-o:-:--s-:~++~ze-:~o:-+-:-:--5--:-4--:~++-kg GWNDENBE I The following. vqere` st'1%cce_sftglfat"; o the `recent promotion 'xarru;1at1ons. 'f:_;Names in Ox'd1f of mer1t:- ' * %uoR+;;-m ADVANCE Mrs. T. H. Banting of _A1ta,,A are home for the mom. `Wesley _Hudie of Toronto is visit-A in__gV_atehis home here. - ` A _. Miss Belle fcorbett _is )visiting fri.endso.,-in` Ch1_1,l`(5hl'.n._ A it _ ` _~ 1 2 Miss -el`MahIRain9y ` .7 7 ` `V ,m" ` ' V _M J. Steyvart has returne home m Paxsley. _ \ Mrs. Fafis is spending a few days in Toronto,` ~ ~ `T ' Gareld Gotden. is home: from `the North West. 1 I to. his` 1::._ 1-1.? -- _ V _ _ v v u - ac-J alalll-U0 The following residential` improve- ments have been made in this neigh- borhood during the past year: Geo. Wonch built a new kitchen, and ven- ecred it and the rest of his home with cement, which adds greatly to its appearance. Levi Mayes built a kitchen and veneered it with brick. `It improves very` much _the appear- ance of the rest of thehouse, which was huilta year ago. Wm. Sharpe has almost - completed a beauti- ful brick veneered residence which is about ready, for occupation._ `Mrs. Vanderburgh has veneered her. house, which was built a year ago, with n \ cement. ,` .-Sr.` II. to Jr; III.-EdT\avz[crd'Wa'1":ii4 :jca,;.j;_:Gladysi ~Lennox_,.,,,` James; ,.Da,v_ey, `lrjag/l:;e1_Warnica, John: VW a1V'n`ica._j`.-. , `I1 *9 _' fS?.:I:r??%`.'II~5ffM31!5 re .. / `School closed'\f}Y1ere on Dec. 20th, to re-open on Ja . 6th. The school received this year $75 for continua-. tion class work and $90 in Govern- ment and County grants. "P1... r-n---J ' -' ` -Weware pleased to be able to re- port that, under s medical treatment, Mrs. :11. Sharpe has now fully r_ecov ed from an attack of pneumonia. I .----v. vv-sun Anna ya: CllL3a VVe are informed on good authori- dty that Robt. Wright of seventh line, Innisl, has sold his farm and in- tends moving to Thornton in the spring, -ntv Frank Wright, who has been liv- ing near Wingham for the last two years, -came home a few weeks ago to spend the winter with his parents. `X7- ...... 1-1`----~ ` ' Mr. A. Ferguson, M.P.P. for Card- well, and Mr. R. `Dunn were guests of Mr. R._J. _ill, clerk of Innisl, on Friday last. Irv o .-,_- .. -`.-.-u -u\, vv,JllL\..la Ira Wice, who is a clerk in T.` Eaton s, Toronto, spent a part of the Xmas holidays with his brother, Arthur Wice. Mr. and Mrs. R. Litt1eLare spend- 'ing their holidays with friends in Stayner and Collingwood. 11,,_ I T? Fred Vande_rl5urgh, who has been in Toronto smce last .sum_mer, has {come home` to spend the- wmter. 111' `-4-. -i2<)-yvili/i:g.i-1.1, Edward Youngman, Emily Wllls, Laura `Pet- ersen, John McMi1lan, Norman Wort- Icy. ~ . ;u.. _ - '15:. 11:CV1;s.'.'-'\}\'Ia1ter Pam, Eddie "Sutton, Minnie Sutton, Stanley Mar- shall, Laura Fillingham. f`1-._ II. Class.-Rosa Petersen, Marjorie Malcolm, Herb Fillingham, Louis Caldwell, Byne Ball, Alex McMillan, Bertha Simpson, Rex Sutton, Herb `Parliment, Hereward Martin, Tommy Rands, Mabel R-ands, Irving Wort-l ley, Ezra Caldwell; ` . plans.` R<;i)ertson, Ball, Alex. \ bell. SHANTY BAY. Honor "roll for December. IV. Class.---Morna Magill, Bertha` Packard, Hildred Martin, Josie Wil- liams,. Ernest Palk, Lettie Hart, Henry Caldwell, Willie Packard, Winnie Ross, Douglas Pue, Walter Malcolm, Maggie Simpson, Russell Orr, Annie Brooks, Willie Brooks, Edith Day, Cyril Petersen, I YT? I" pI"eased to learn that the operation, whi_ch was performed by Dr. Bruce Smxth, was successful. y Goods Holida D D P D I 9009} Mom ++ `o+z-oz--z-z--:::-z.1.4., WE SHALL OFFER ON `H- -__--....----g , 'c1asTsI;- Caldwell, May ertznn I-19:-nlr! LI-a...l,.`.... .LI.._..-.l Sr. V111; `to Jr; IVL.A-'-Frdth `Ha11, _,~Frank `Hall, Wilson 'Wrig11t_. ; - . 1.. -1"r1' 4- n -I1-I-- . .- Sarjeant 81 Smith zit Greatly Reduced Pri THURSDAY MORNING all Christmas and Holiday Novelties) STROUD. KILLYLEAGH. nut 11 uaxuwcu, nlay I I:I/arold Haw ins, tHarry[ Parliment, Katie -Camp~l This means Handkerchiefs, Collars. Ties, ands all such useful articles ; . . - at lessthan wholesale prices. M. E. Crispin, Teacher. We wish all our Patrons the Compliments of the Season and ' and may the new year bring you much happiness `L and prosperity. In vviejw of the above *co'ndiAtion's,e no; property owner need hesitate t_o_ accord his hearty support _.to the by- ; laufr which may mean a great dea1'_'to. ';Brrie s industrial future.