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So far nothing oicial has been heard here` on the subject, yet, if Hon,AJ. S. Du is correctly reported, there may be some basis for the re- port. According to the Flesherton Advance, when replying to the deputa-| Ition from the County of Grey asking that a. branch be established in that! county, Mr. Du said: Reference had been made to the inadvisability of having it placed at the water side. This had been done in" Simcoe County, _but it must be remembered that this was purely experimental. Results [show now that such a location'was not ideal. They should be placed with a view to giving the greatest `con- venience to thepwhole county. ' TIT- I-_`I_'-___1 `If 'I'\ :n The Collingwood Bulletin says:-l Down in Barrie it is freely rumored that the branch of the Department of Agriculture here will be transferred to the county town.` It is argued that Barrie is more central for this county and that Collingwood is too-far to one side." T H 4' I AGRICULTL nm. 1 FOR BARRIE '2; jLocataon at Collingwood Notlldeal, > Says Hon. Jas. Duff-Bab F rie More Central. > We bought 100 dozen Tea Towels from the mill direct and made to our order. They are a heavy union in white with red border, and hemmed ready for use. Size is 19 by 28 in, A I-Iy_mmer f'o_1j Ioc. _ P ' GEO. Our Prints are all- in ; there are over 200 patterns to choose from, and the prices are 10c and 12%c per_..ya_rd. The _cloth in some cases is perhaps not quite so heavy as last year, but being. bought before the advance in cotton, is extra good compared with the cloth now offered -for the same price by the mills to-day. - T . ....l_A. -.._! .`I-..'l- _-I-.._.. . - L..'.. ___..._- up- _ _- %Is at Corset that moulds your figure into the lines that style and good taste make eorrect. It is `made of fine White Coutil, medium bust, long `Skirt; rust proof steels, 4 Hose Supporters, lace trimmed- : good model and a `good corset, Come and See. g Our Special `HOW 8 Brown _ s Nurseries, Toronto. had a representative in Town on Tuesday, conferrinenwith members of the Parks Commission, and also with some of the County Property Committee in, refer- ence to beautifying the g'rounds'of the County Buildings. V} c... .-....... -.. `as-J - -ciark colors ; a big range . . .. phone for this towel, just mention the Vickers Value Towel. $1.0 0 Corset : A Plum in Tea Towels YV3..i Canadian V I , .0ntm_Igent_ for, the. Coronation `Quebec, T61}; the _ C. . P.;. R. 4 :25 'I3'u'.'s`E:`i'u" V 0 MEXICO `CIE`I?. -A\;b`QV0 one_-may second-class. _ I , .,. ` I \`9'_g.gn9'h1- points- . --q_---- Oahadian contingent sail}: 'on June| Bocqnd, and Returns Juno '.l'h!1fuoth. .-........5 AU vary quiciuy, while Bert made himself scarce equally as quick. Since, neither have been seen. Should they put in an appearance they . will bettaken in charge. The surrounding towns have been notied of their hur- rife_d.depart1ire and the reason there-_ 0 V. the close. of the entertainment, con- sequently the intruders had .su`icient time to get, away with their booty. It was not theirs for long, as the po- lice located it in {the rooms in the Carmichael block,` behind the market, occupied by Percy Pelch. When the pdliceentered` the place,| they say there was considerable ex-1 citement.for a moment. Percy Pe]ch' threw a mattress out of" a window, fol- lowing it very_ quickly, while Bert made himself momma ........'n.. .. me `i The theft was not discovered until I possible in" this enlightened age, yet` on Friday evening thieves entered the |Maple street Methodist church and]. conducted a wholesale theft o cloth- ing and other articles. At the time a literary entertainment was going on `in the adjoining Sunday school room and the goods taken belonged to those in attendance. , They had been left in the body of the church` as a matter of convenience, noneythinkin of thiev- I an 8. O. E. to Orillia. I The Collingwood Bulletin says:- IR is diicult to believe that such is lpossible yet iWholesale Theft of Wearing Ap-1 pareI--Stolen While Enter- W tainment Was in Progress, e - ---- 1 Mr. Morrow: is enthusiastic about the success of The Dominion Linen. AMills and claims they have the most} complete plant on the Continent, in-3 eluding an extensive bleaching plant.} At the present time they have orders! for fine linen nappery for one of the` largest steamboat and also one of the biggest railroad companies operating in Canada. They make the nesti grade of table linens and also the best_ grades of towellings. I | Mr. T. M. Morrow, manager of the Dominion; Linen Mfg.` Co., Brace- `bridge, was in Town last week with the curlers, combining business, with pleasure, and told an Advance repre- sentative that the linen business is: booming. Mr. Morrow had just de-1 livered a parcel of towels to Mr. Geo.` Vickers stone, the design being uni- ique and somewhat new to Barrie pstores. On the outer edges is a red border with the words: Vickers for Values, "and Vickers for Linens. worked in white. I Prints for 191 1 oonommrox maa. A. BIG nnzss MAKING PARLOR p NOWV OPEN Missunt has returned and the number of orders now booked be- speaks an early season. If you contemplate a new Spring dress` make your appointment EARLY. ;" gggyg urn \I% J U595 5 5:3 l\Il. L La '5 4- .. "' andgvenlng Wear Lovely Cottop Voiies and Muslims {and Quality Silks for waists and Dresses Quality is up to the standard and you'll find the prices pleasing. Western Authcyrs Most successful. I : iWith eagerness have woxnen awaited the appearance of the New Springs Dress Goods at Viekers . and now they're here in every fancy that fashion dictates for the coming A season. . Beautiiul Cloths for Suitings '..E1'i"qui`siVt;s Dress Patterns for Tea -4-...3... `Iran:-can $11` jThe New Spring Dress Goods `$41.05 } 4.8 0}f-;u:_; ONE - WAY TICKETS I Orders` for new connections, changes of rm names, changes of street ad dresses or for duplicate entries should be handed in at. once to A. 0. PRICE. on for the I DISTRICT OF CENTRAL ONTARIO, A including BARRIET I '1-me: BELL TELEPHONE commmz OI` CANADA . is about 150 issue `March to to April 10, inclusive - - - - - - --10 and I2%c Estate of Robe. Ooilander. Coupon given with ever; Zymole Trokcys or every purchase of other goods. REDUCED RATES Help Your FavoriteYo ungster to Win One If you haven't a child of your mm you might havea. Favorite. Get :a voting Coupon with your I)UI'(`}l11.\(`~. and back that favorite boy or girl M the Free Zymole Express shown n: our window. Who will secure the largest numhi-r of votes for the Zymole E.\'pI`cs.s 2 Some lucky boy or girl is going to get this splendid wagon. IM- % __CROSSLAND Here's th e Question ! Drugs and Kodaks, Barrie. _ `MARCH 2 1911 E53 2"."M`sh: SEATTLE. WASH- .l 0R'l'l.aAND, ORE- Fun rluuclsco. cu- %ll&l3v.cAL. -I"'0R- -e-Miss Tiiefdyke has Vresulmeci charge of the Millinery` Department nf Sarjeant & King and with Miss Regan as trimmer are busy preparing for the formal open`-ing.v ' . . . . every 25c box of ______ _, 1 I uu ouvan. B C- ' Ann. wnsn. n vi-nun uunll. Local Mmager. I aux, I}U.\ HI dollar cm}: 2, Ont. Wen: -'-Man-iasze. Licehses can harl":it E. -H. William's Jexyclry Store. This store is noted for _1ts great-value in Ring: as well as all other lines of Jewelry. " = VV at 10 am 38 )nn No sio hur is 9. cult don nno UH Str 71 rig brie A 1 IX`! Fin] I)... str( (`uti ply rum --It s astonishing `of `all the slice sales going on intown at present the way the people seem, to pick out the right place out of the bunch. -Wise people of Barrie are certainly getting wise to the Carey Shoe Co. s way of -doing business. Right prices seem to touch the right` spot." --Mr. John Powell. . tprop. of v the` Opera House has purchased fromfA. F. Garrett one of `thee Heintzinan &A _Co. s Grand pianos `for concert pur- hoses. ` This will be `much appreciated "by the music-loving people of Barrie. Chairman Robertson of, the Board of Education has a sample iofthe sanitary paper drinking cup, adopted` in rm number of schools in the cities. It is possible that Barrie schools may `be supplied with them before` long. The Canada Producer -Engine; Co. shipped a carload of engineeto the A. R. Williams 00., Tor-`onto, Iiiet week. Another shipment is being pre- pared for shipment to the North West. The En11alizatie `Committee of the County Council will meet at the Rage istry, Oice here next week, to further prosecute the search for. material on which "to base their report. I --The Dressmvakervs and Milliuers have resumed their duties at Sar-jeant & King s, preparing for the Easter rush. . T-Boys and girls "school shoes, the $1.50 kind are to be had at Carey Shoe Co. for 99. _Store is `between Queen g3 andTBarriAe\:ho.tels_. ` - Seven .I;.=VV member `wereVA"91ire1Ied' by two enthusiastic ofcers` 03- "the Barrie Horticu}e_p1f';d !$!6ty.'+lgst week; VV-Dres`sri';"_1I('i_nggr I jeant & Kif1g7 was reopened Thursday. Miss Gamble in charge. ` 4 epartment .of . Sat`-`f A Inspector. Wotherell made a'n i'nVspec-` _tion of the C.(')'l~Iegiate" Institute. on `Tuesday. His report will be looked forward to with interest. . -Teas-Lipton s English tea. Mon- soon teas, Blue Ribbon teas, and Red Roe teas always in stock at Both-" we '3. - - , L l mm W. -0- T; U.wi11 met in their foams .on T Monday` bfternoon, March 6th, at three . o c'lock; ' "feed zit? the rink every, '1`u es`day'-`e.nd. `!l`hur'sday_ evenings.` ' `L A` ` g9ooQ3'$oooooo96bo: `NEWS A AMT :toWN voboooodgoooboooodc Thunday, March. 9th.--Mr. John McNamara, lot 7, `Con. 3, Medonte,;will sell `by public auction without reserve, all his farm ~atock,v limplements, and pure-bred ghort-hor`u`~ bulls. ` Sale..at;.1 p-.m-:`;-lW,..`.A,i MOonkey,, Auptione 1`. . . ' qnnm " `M Wednesday, March 8th, 1911, on W.` 1/; lot" 34, Con. 1, Vespra (near Craig-I hu-rat). Mr. Wm. Younger will sell all his farm stock, imp1exn_ents,. etc. Sale at 1 o clock sharp.` John Jennett, Auctioneer. i 1 ' % 3%, `Ma:-Eh v1oti+3; f:5.f%% , Con. % 11, ~veppru_s;%*%(z;e4u: magn- :`:i.VA_Mr ;3l?nvid-gbigmi; ' I Interspersedi with the toasts I were musical "selections by the members, among which were: . , V Piano duet . . . . ..The Misses Graham Song--` `Words Cannot Tell My - ' Love for Thee ...Miss B. Drury Song--Because I Love You.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Miss D. Boys Song--W hat Will the Answer Be . . . . . . . .. Mr. W. G. Dobson Humorous Song-` ` The Man Who `Could- -n t Get Warm ..Mr. F., T. Sh`ort Song+-Down In Zanzibar . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mr. F. J. Phi1pot' Piano Du_et........The Misses Palling I n-u__, -____.-__.. - _ ,1 ,1 Mr. Gerard B. Strathy, Mr. A. B. Thompson, M.P.P., ` Mayor Beecroft, Warden Moore and the President of the Board, Mr. F. R. Porritt, will give short addresses, and it is expected that Dr. Bruce Smith, Ontario In- spector of Hospitals, will i also ,be present to deliver an, address. _Rev. Dr. McLeod, _a veteran member - of the Board, will `conduct the devotional exercises. Altogether a most interest`- ing program hasbeen arranged. nu._ -:1_2___-- -_._ , 1-` 1| . .. . The Henry Hatton Strathy Mem- orial Wing of the Royal Victoria Hos- pital will be formally thrown open to the public to-morrow afternoon at 3.30, when most interesting dedicatory services will be held.` The citizens are cordially invited to inspect the`-new wing and also the many improvements to thoolder por- tion of the building, +whio`h,now makes the Royal , Victoria ,af_s_ V, _cor_nlete a.` hospital as is to be found' in "" f`ii'1i'y [town in Ontario.` ` ` ., . .~--- ---~ ----~- -~v --`.-e- `Mr. Guy L. Short, as new -member of the Society, then proposed the toast of The Church, and "the Vicar,-' Rev. Ernest R. J. Biggs, responded, the keynote of his speech being -loyalty to and enthusiasm `for the church. to which it was their privilege to .be- long. He spoke at length of the work which could bepdone by,the members of the A. Y. P. A., and by them alone, in extendingi the inuence of the church _amongst the youngvpeople` of the parish. Deeds, not words, were what counted, and he pleaded with those present to set a good example to others and to emphasize their `imem-s bership by a loyal and enthusiastic adherence to the pledge they had un- dertaken and a 'determination_ to in every way live up to their high scall- ing as soldiers of the Cross. ` Mr. .W. G. Dodson proposed Our Guests, who in this case were the ladies of the association, and M1`. F. '1`. Short, on their behalf, made _a congratulatory speech, speaking in attering terms of the strength and vitality of the Society, and its wide- awake ofcers. ` . `T `The e;ening National Anthem. . -. .* HOSPITAL OPENING TO-MOBROW. Citizens dordielly. Izi;ited_ , to Inspect Improved and Enlarged Hospital; The covers being removed the` President, Mr. E. W. Bassett, toolgthe chair and after a few words of )wel- come, proposed the toast The King.` -"l\.I'.. n..-- 1' cn.-_.A. _ _.-,, `enjoyed by all present. I I Tlpmmernbers met at the Parish Hall and spent a pleasant hour or more in games and amusements, and then ad- journed in a body to the Iroquois. where a dainty supper had- been pre- pared by the proprietor, _this portion of the program being most thoroughly - About forty 1em13e:s of the'A. -Y. P. A. of Trinity church` satdown-`to a banquet at the ;roqn_is_ Dining Hall` on Monday evening, and` the un- animous opinion of those present was that it._was the__ most enjoyable night ever spent. by the members of" the society. ' ' IBANQUETIED THE LADIES] Gentlemen of `A; Y. A.-g Tender Banquet to `Ladies ? of the r A H T Society, on Monday. A ' I Mrs. Henry Sewrey of Small I St., happened with _a most painful and fun- _ fortunate accident in front of Mr. Dy- ment. s._residence, Elizabeth -St. on Wednesday. o_f`1ast_ week,.~ She was walking .;dQwn*town` when she plan on the icy pavement, sustainingjn severe fracture __`of' the hip. A passerby` `hail.-_y ed a passing rig, and had the" aged? lady removed to her home When `Dr. Broad was called he advised removal to the hospital and after consultation with -Dr. Wallwin the painful fracture was reduced on`Thurs_day and Mrs. Sewrey is now resting as easily as can be expected. --Marmalade oranges. Bitter Or- anges for marmalade, `iirst consum- ment just received--heavy weight, ne color at 2Bothwe1l's.` V ` . ` Geo. Traux, of Wyevale, who ap- peared on remand in the County Judge s Criminal Court on Saturday last, was again remanded 'to_Monday, March 6th. He has been examined by physicians as to his sanity,- and sen- tence will -be passed next Monday on the charge of indecent assault. --B. D. O Neil1 has decided to con- tinue in business .in-'.l.`own-, and has just receiv_ (1 a shipment of Spring Goods. e solicits the patronage of all his old customers and others, guaranteeing them the same high-class work as formerly. ' 9-11 uIJ_bIl\l`JIIJCIJw GJKCQJV H. B. B'ridgeland 1411); 1 A; McNiven.-13 -`A. E. -Hunt`. . . .14 W.` E. .Todd.-. . .19 A. Crossly. . . . . .11 W. Aiken . . . . .14 G. H. O. '1`homas.14 R. H. Webb. . . .15 Uhtortunate Accident Bgrri :urlis;~ result. 37 for the home`-V club by '8 shots . J The following arethe Ascgres of the diferi out rinks ; - 1 Bracbridge I `D `D :-{Analg-. sun an-qtsran. 53 ' Barrie `ll '11 61 A..._..... . uvvu uunuxs H1011` __ I8I7ll0l" 1l_l' neas, so kindly and generougly. Also _for. _..tho kind _V way. ,we were, received `whilg `.c`:o1lec1_:ing ~ for .thn_x. :_ V.` ` Inamuch, 1$.e::.~' = Jihvo ,.19.ne it `togthe .. Mat 7 2.01 . him. _: :5 my - CARD 0! A Edenvele, Feb y. 23rd, 1911. Dear .8ir,-`-`-We, the members of L. Q. 14., No. 731,101: behalf of the be- reaved chdren of the late Robert '1`homa'e,A.who`_departed_ this life ion Febly, the 17th.- inst, Z `do -sincerely thank an 'those Twho, -contributed . to guys: C(d,1i'ring"` their mherzs 311;-.T| A 100-acre farm, worth $5,000, in the township of Flos, and property on-St. Clarence avenue, Scarboro Junction, worth$2,500, form the bulk of the estate of Robert Collander. "$4,845 more is secured by mortgage, $1,297 is `in cash, and the balance is in per- eonaieects and household goods. The executors are authorized to use _..the income `from the estate for the main- tenance of his widow," and at herde-` cease, it goes` to a son and__a daugh; ter, r district. While this policy gave him a big turnover. in the year it left a narrow margin of prots that was further eaten` into by poor credits. The firm dealt `with a large number of houses and it was probably due to] this fact that they were carried along.` until. this date. a` Several .of the To- ronto houses are fairly heavy losers, one or them being a creditor for over $7,000 and another for upwards of $4,500. ' 0 _'. ` ` . The -failure is one of _ the largest that has taken place outside the cities in some time and it is felt that it will be even worse than the statement would indicate, as the assets are purely nominal, and it is doubtful if they a will realize. anything near the amount given. It is said that Mr. Begg came to grief by reason of carry- ing on a price-cutting _war in that, district- Whn +1.4. .-...1:.... ...-..- um Mr. W. G. Begg, Collingwood, of the largest dry goods merchants in north-west Ontario, assigned on {Fri- day in trust to Mr.-.N. L. Martin, To - ronto. The total liabilities are stated to be "in the neighborhood of $72,000, while the assets are expected to rank at $42,000.. Mr. Begg was one of the oldest merchants in Collingwood, hav- ing been in business in that town for a great number of years. The credit- ,ors are mostly wholesale rms in To- ronto and Montreal.` A meeting has been called` for March 1st. one I 'To.1 1`c 1a;*;u;1`usdays, Thursdays and! Saturdays-Matins at 11 a.m.; Even- song at 5 p.m._ Wednesdays and -FridaysA--11 a.m., Matias and Litany; 7.30 Evensong and` `address. ' ' The. subjeet `on Wednesdays will be Christ and the Individual, the rstof the series being St. John `Bap- tist on March 8th`; Simon` Barjona. on March 16th; Nathanael, March 22nd;, Nicodemus, March 29th; Philip, Aprill 5th. _ e I `Churc'ho-Her Books, Her Sacraments. The subject for Fridays. is -Thei March 3. The `Church; March 10, Her Books-Book `of Common Prayer; March 17, `The Bible; March 24, Her! Sacraments-Ho1y Baptism; March 31,` Holy Communion; April 7, Holy Or- ders. . I t -Special children s service, Fridays, 4.30 p.m. Subject: Children. of the Bible; -March 3, Jacob;,@ March 10, Samuel; March 17, D`avid;iMarch 24, -- March 31, Daniel; April 7, Three ichildren.` , icoumcwoon Mercantile Concern of W. C. Begg} lndebted to Wholesalers and ` Others Fdr Upward: l . - - of $72,000. ` The next attraction at the Grand "Ops":-to House on Hhursday, March 16th, in the_ musical .comedy .aensa.tion-, A Stubborn. Cinderella, byrongh a d r.Adams. _It' is pronounced by t _e (`critics to boonefof the prettiest and ` ;_Ib_Ao;._t" of ' all. musiqzal` oomdies. of recexit ',in,a`A _;. ;. A Manager Powell_. `is `to, be `con: 4 92% 0.9 .dr`t.h9. --3.1'.6t.:383-~J8tt9V 412/. .14, tsslited fay mm _ and Lenten services commenced yester- day morning `in Trinity church at 8 o clock,' with the celebration of Holy _Comn1union by the Vicar, Rev. E. R. !J. B1ggs.._ - . il)ur_:1`;g[ Lent; the following services wi11"b`e held; , lLENTEN SERVICES A I AT TRINITY cu. `Mrs. Efongma, Worsley St., was called to. Victoria Harbor on Friday by the. -serious i11nes_s[ of her mother, Mrs. Henderson. `x - Mr.` Brown wae in Torozito last` week as a delegate from Barrie Board ' of Trade to the `rst meeting of the Ontario Associated Boards. of Trade.` eunvhrv VI. J-lllu RIVA: $KI.l.I.l.lUo , Dr. Thomas of -Creemore is in charge of Dr. `H8,!ft B practice during the lat- ter s absence this _week. V ,,--_..--.. .,-v---..-4 vs --you M'iss(L(iZ1iie Reid ` of Tofonto is tvhe guest of Mrs; Alex. Milng. _ ' `n- fl'VI............. -4 'r1__-..__-.; 1 -Mr. 4J.f1>. Hunter` of Toronto visited last week with his mother and siter, Mrs. Hunter `and Mrs. H. Hamilton, `Bradford `St. Ji ,of_ Ottawa, his the guest of Mrs, Will R. King,` Toronto [Stu . Mr. Fred Loth -is, atztending . the Hjarness:-`q.ke,,1'sV =. __ Convqx.11g;o.n...~ in` To- rontp this fwk. " -V v ' V , N -. Southampton and Kempenfeldt Lodg-ii es, S. O. 13.. will pay a fraternal visit to Rose of Couchiching Lodge, -Orillia, on Monclayevening next, leaving by the regular train and returning by the morning train Tuesday, It is ex-` pected that 25 or 30 members will go up, and a pleasant evening is anti- `cipated. Bob... left on Tusdafl for 0rillia,.' w are he has secured a pbsition wi1gh't e, Tudhope works. `ll ..- 11' 'r\ 7.1` 1 - _ ... -..-.-vr' -- v.-.-v. Mrs(. ZI*TV.Vio1'1vI'1ston will not receive an the 1st and 4th Fridays `of this mollllth, `but on the 2nd Friday,ZMarch 101: . V _ ' Mrs. E. A. Farroff: `Elizabeth 812., will not `receive again this season. . Mis Mary * H;wkes I returned on `Monday from a two weeks .visit with friends in Oshawa. V F. R.` Redditt wa `ii; Toronto on business on Monday. VV 1:-,,, ya I -In --no u .. pg. :oooooogooo6oocog:! socm APARAGRAPHS I it . . _ .. 3096ooooopooooooodooooooooI and Mrs; G. H. Esten are on 9. trip to V Bermuda. -as `ing I on . Ii1urTsdTsJ.):s(--:IIo1y Communion ,m ThetQuebec Chron.ic1e of-Feb y 13th says: It is interesting to note that the three most successful Canadian authors are from the prairie provinces. Cana.da s three best sellers this year are by Western authors. ' They are Janey Canuek in the West`by Ellen Ferguson (Mrs. Arthur Murphy` of Edmonton), The Trail of '98 by Robert W. Service, and. ` The Second Chance by Mrs. Nellie.-Mm Clung of Manitou, Man. T FIRM ASSIGNSI ITHE '*N()RTHER1\f ADV ANCE at8 VJ can-I and DC`! Welding, Kinnan 85 Marvin, Wholesale Drug-gists, Toledo, 0. Hall s Catarrh Cure is `taken intern- ally, acting directly upon the blood and` mucous surfaces` of the system. Tgstiinenials sentjtree. Price 75 cents per` bottle. , Sold by.` all. -Drug'gists .' I .. Talia . 'Fl'n'|l?1i TI`n"I'n`17'~'DH.'ln ":4... ` .....s_.t rub uvvugvo , uuxu U] 311 JJI ugg1D8. I _- Tyke Hall '9 Family Pills -for V con~ atipgtion. . V V '- A _ _ j . n. .1. u,11nnV1ux an UL), Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, `have known F.- J. Cheney for the -last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and nancially able to carry outeanyvobligations made `by his rm. 11r..1.a:..`.."-u7:.._;n n -in ' - I We ` oifer one Hundred Dollars Re-H ward for. any case of Catarrh that can- not be cured by vHa11 s Cata1frh`~Cure. F. J. CHENEY & 00., Toledo, 0. WA {EBA sann-rn~hv'vsnR `I...-:.... `|....-.. TN We believed Mr. Du used his in-I uence towards having Collingwoodl chosen and it is doubtful if he would permit it to be removed. -Under Mr. Metcalfs the branch is doing excellent work and its inuenceis being feltl not only throughout the County of Simcoe to Orillia on the east and Bradford on the south, abut, in the adjoining County of Grey, the country along the lake shore to Meaford and: beyond and _the townships south_ being equally benetted. ` [The only talk of an Agricultural Course in Barrie that The Advance can learn of was the resolution pres sented at the last session of thei County Council,_~having- as itsdobject the establishment of a -second branch at Barrie, which would serve this sec- tion of the County better. There is much need for the branch here, and if representation is brought to_ bear `upon the department it can, no `doubt, be arranged` satisfactorily. both ,to Collingwood and _Barrie.-_-Ed.]- -_, l .A._ Stubborn Olnderolla.