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In the Contest for the best sentences saying Why you should buy you 3)) Stockings at Vickers . 7 One of the most successful events attempted by this store was decided yes- terday, when the Committee selected to judge the winners in this contest, handed in the results. ` i c 1.... n.:.... .: Q: nn 4... a........:,..... `1'.....:....... /'l"1-.,.....o.~... \ HI UIC lcauua. V _ . . . - V s` 1st. Prize of $5.00 to Genevieve Janneson ('I'hornton.) 2-2nd. Prizes of $2.00 each to Helen Leadlcy (M1dhurst.) T ' T , `Robert Vair (Barrie) 4- 3rd. Prizes of 81.00 each to Victoria Hewitt (Crown Hill.) ` - ' Margaret Sinclair ('5arrIe.) Cassie `Cameron (V'espra.) Marguerite Gordon (varrie. T There was a large number of ccntestants and we con;:ratnlnte.tl1e winners on their success. Sum. of the reasons will `appear in our ladvertisernents. Prizes have been sent to the winners, if any do not receive them, please notify. `\\` \ \ \\ \ EMENTOF PRIZE-WINNERS Buy Dress Goods N %w 9 ..-_..-.. .. 1.. .. `lVricles~-75c. 85c. 90c and $1.00 per yard lg:-owVer`s to take better care of tlieir iorchards and improve the quality land variety of their fruit. I Mr. R; A. Thomas brought up the! subject of co-operation of fruitgrow-` ers, in` which he seemed to be much interested. This has proved success-i f_ul, under good management, in the; good apple `districts, where the or-! chards have beeuwell cared for for| some time, but it is a subject which should be very carefully weighed byi fruitgrowers; It cannot be expected` that an orchard which has been ne-! glected and in a bad state of cultiva-I tion for years can, with a. little spray-' ing and pruning, in the first yearl ; produce as good quality as it will. with careful attention for a few! `years, and it is well to remember that it is impossible to establish a paying business unless you have some-I `thing good to put` on the market. This not only applies to the fruit` but also to the barrel or package. It may be said here that fruitgrowers in this district can see considerable im- provement in the marketing of their: We have added'ove r 500 samples of The Horse or Hobberlin end of The Art Tailoring Co. There are `patterns to ple se almost any fancy. including the new Greysthnt it very muelxin demand this season. Remember;-our reputation is behindevery garment. and for style and. price they excel nnything we hav' We nre now showing n complete line of NEW SPRING SUITS in all the new patterns and shadings yet shown. They range a C O Jewelry. V. . b In the list of those chosen for the! Coronation contingent this `week.-ap-| pears the name of `Squadron Serjeant- Major F. Charles~Lower, of Town. - A. W. `C. T. U. Parlor Social" will; be held at the home of Mrs. Myers,l Toronto St., on Thursday evening,l March 30th. Everybody welcome. --Children s Shoes, the kind that; other stores always get $1.25 and} $1.50 for. The high grade kind in, Red, Chocolate, Tan and Patent Colt.` Carey Shoe 'Coy s price, 89c. and 99c. Little Gents , Youths and Misses , all high grade goods, made by Nursery, Shoe Co., on sale atv65e. on the _$; A any out I _ __ .1--`J`.'I L1`. Any` I wt --- I DISC I in price from duly, Thestore of Quality wt: CAN PLEASE YOU For Those Who Want a % Tailored Suit 312311516 Asuns AND ovrzncons TO MEASURE -% - $13.50 To $35.00 on}- -o C 10 PHONE 373 V.` - $7.50 to $20.06 just recelvea a Bnlpuwuu or .u,.....,, Goods. He solicitethe patlronage 0 all his old customers and others, guaranteeing them the same high-c1'ass| work as formerly. 9-11] Burkell & Crofton, horse `buyers of I fl`oronto,_ yvere` in Town on Saturdayl -- ---'L-- A.` knunn i has been opened -in Barrie. This has been an inducement for buyers to come in, buy the fruit and place it on the_ market. A year later a }ua(":i~ ing house was established where the apples were sorted, graded and ship- ped through the province. Now there `is being erected on the same property `an evaporator with a capacity of 'from 250 to 300 bushels a day. This will be a great benet to the fruit- _grower in this district, and should {be convincing evidence that any lbusiness if it is going to endure must ibegin at the bottom and work up. `apple crop since the barrel f1iL't0T_'\' ! _Is it not only fair to expert the `applegrowereof this vicinity to pat- ironize this industry, where an effort lhas always been made to S\1ppl_\' them with the highest cash price for thei: fruit and to make a market for all the fruit they have to dispose of. ` . Yours truly, n\T1.\ Tl'7`l'If\ 1v 4.: r1`nr.`Dt` I Every time a woman looks qt L_`ne `photograph of an actress she IS 1r.- Iclined to feel discouraged. ards set as a (mm. _s store is grateful espouse to the an- bank you for the -l~\l\.IlD u1Lu_y, ONE WHO WAS THERE --One thing in buying shoes, youl not only save money, but you are surea of everything being new and up-to-* date `at Carey Shoe Co. They ' have nothing that has been lying on their` shelves for possibly six to ten years as others doubtless have. So if you .want `perfect, up-to-date goods, direct from factory" to wearer, at a saving of 20 to 30 per cent. see Carey'Si1oe 7_a \J Don't forget the Barrie Agricul-.| tural society's Spring Stallion _and Bull Show on Thursday; April 13th at the Market Square, Barrie. T 2,, 11I:_.' ` `RMH'{ '1-ind In ihe fa k of Eepart m e [trds fix {It yv EIlsfe1'ri [gase of UL BU Co. , ADO Eel] an 17 nun.` FOL.` Plful I` 9 ( on. the plot` er. pl(' uru n Ddenst-IV 3 time fxmxl -' ( 0:1\' in 1.nn'nIn pn_ 1 n nod Ill 53*` :5 .p.____ ?A>::!:r=~ .ii%'801ln\l h'D(?I` N! 110115! I-liconu in`- ]n....u: rnerston Avenue, Toronto. `while back. has caused thepeople to `like ours, with` "honest values and good service, really means. Oh no, UIIV tvouvonuvv Iv`:----, '--___v The-remains of the late Mrs. Eliza- beth Curran, widow of the late James Curran, a former Allandale resident, were brought to Town .on Tuesday and! interred in St. Mary s Cemetery. Mrs. Curran, who was advanced in years,| died on Friday last at the residence` of her daughter, Mrs. Byron, 220 Pal+ - I --A. ?Barrie newspaper-inan dropped` into our store the other afternhon and found. us busy as usual. He wanted to know why it was that our advertising space in theirppaper was! not larger. I said, ` `See here, Mr. paperman,' we ve had` the best adver- tising the past year that this store} has ever had. Our brains could not produce such good results. i The newspaperman said, What do you mean, explain yourself. It s just this way, said I. The class of Boots and Shoes that have been handed out in this town for the last appreciate -what a good" Shoe Store says I, No store can mislead` the people of this town for very long. -She s too-old ., and sensible. He just smiled and said, Good day, Mr. Moore. ' - _ ~ _ I vvnn all g cree and. In-\l-. A `g_-xruullu e 10-an Pts. '1';- F 'e8th C or 19 (barn. 1 Ah... gv m rs .8 at Ba Cooker 5settin% 3. HP?) ,____ ulrs. 01 Me on Str ; lhkll b_1.3:`\(.% Em SA]. from - I. and d Dl'I)1'l ; few so In $1.00 f"n`.. _) `Pallet was Hatched on Jxy 12 Last, I eel: of .1 and Laid Big Eggs Gr. Lodge Meeting. These` hand-stitched `egg -stories are; becoming common. The Toronto Star` rings .in a few new ones each night, but when it comes to producing "big eggs Mr. Geo. Haggart thinks he has a pullet whichwilli make ii` lot of them travel some to beat the record size of` eggs shown by him last week. `Four -of these eggs weighed 13 ounces, ;the individual weights being 2%`, 3; 31/, angl 4 ozs. A , ' fxuanuxl niscs 10' }:'.':.':,-61 llllllu Lpply t D B have west cu BUYS. 01 Q Rlnl V11 Ex ft 'is',"1';1vst' possible vthis pullet `was V endeavoring to make a name-for itself on/account of `the presence of .the Orangemen in Town. `The pullet was hatched on July 12 last, and these eggs were all laid during the week -of the Grand Lodge meeting here. And the yokes were Orange, too. - . IL CC. to Mr] .L.v I 1'. IVVO L` A I` ,sroc::._snn.v1cn AND P3103 1'0 X g sun J T ? obtain- A st dur-A_ epairing +_ in :.the _trade " at. sqibl rice` * rotm `HEN EGGS wtaranzn 13 ozs I'IIuIan\pnI_I, f` j Mtg; W. ;`,4..% By'"v&ill.f i8:'{`i:'V Friday, March 24th. "and. not `again this `season. T" 3 '9 - co T'IOIiV, -3 : Mieaensb Alice ' ' and r `Verna VBlib_b`y- A 76.173 "l Toronto`, spent Sunday at.-then: home !Ros's`St. ~ J - V. Miss -Muss. Todd of Orillia" is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Richardson, W'o1::_al_ey 81:. _l _ A _ . '-`M'r. G. Caldwell `entertained a number. A of gentleman friends. on _.J`1jig [day evening. "" V I -. tNL--_1-__ -n-....n-1,1 1-04. 4!..- mg- 1 DJ UV Uloocnau ~Mr .- Stanley .~Horseld leti-,;or. mute on Saturday, where he has ac-- cepted 8. position. ` ' '|l"_I-_'I1- `>I"......:- Analytic`-n;:v|p\t: has nun : uvmuug. - _ A 4. _ - __,r_ Mrs. Newome` -`of Vancouver, "is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. .13. Don- lnell, Worsley St. . 1-: -nr_1\__.-`I:1 -1! 'll'....:L....1-. V`l'g_ I \/UIJUUIA I-U xrvwov-v--v . VMr. Melville Martin enfertdined his! [class of..dancing pupils on St.` Pat- `rick e evening. % " 4 ' ` - .'`V out 1?. ,_,_.'-__--` ~-.n !T__-----.;.- .. :7; r . gays: V- uuuwd . Dr. McDonald `of Manitonlin Is- .land, an old Barrie boy, is. renewing acqpaintances in Town. - , ' Mrs. D. R. Murchison is giving {an At Home this afternoon to 8. select company of invited, guests.` . 1-__.__- -.n n_'n:-.. "cu. vv-7-u-1 v- -----v-. 5 The Epworth Leag Collier "St. Methodist Church held "at" Birthda Party on Monday "evening. - - _ `IS __1___ _A 1\-_. J..'._3 I Mglss Frankie` Hgowisv W Bradford [visited with Mrs. A. G. Washington E . Thornton, during thelpast week. L- Nir. Awailter Dodson, who` has been !opening of his present store, left on Monday on a visit .to his,parents' in Reading, Berkshire, -England. i On Tuesday, 21st inst.,"Mrs. Wash- lingtoxileft for her. home in Swift --.._-_.A. Q....I_ 1--.. 1!_LL___ -__ , with Mr. E. J. Armson .sii1ce the ' ' ' ' " I Mrs. G. Edwards returned? to Winnipeg this week_, after a pleasant gvisit with her parents, Mr._and Mrs. iWi1kes, Collier St. ' I .'I'I"I'I III 1 'V";1;iieV3T"`vI;ile\vvvyld"T Club gave` an en- Ljoyable` St.*Patrick s dance in -.the trooms of the King Block on Friday . I i evemng. -\ r -u\ u } Rev.UMr. Peck gave a most int'e1"estv-. iing address before 9. large audience. iin All Saints Church, `Penetang, on Mond-_ay' evening of last week, | `ll - 1': -I 1-1" I in-0 \- 1 I ' Mr. Fred Hughes and -Miss Mabel` `Hughes returned to Goodlands, Man- litoba, on Tuesday, after a month s [visit with friends in Town, ' {, Mr. Allinhnnxjqs lnetlrcennent, dwing :to ill health, from the teaching sta ,-of the Central School, will be" much {regretted by his many Barrie friends.-I -Ir 1`! -r\-|r -. Mr. John J.` Moore and family, left on Monday oforotheir home in Gardnier, Montana, after a pleasant two-week s lvisit with Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Moore, ]Baye1d St. 1:-v -p n; - .. _. iV%.:,j3V9.oo`ooooooo*oooo%Mo0.ooMooVo:A [ Mr. A. W. Laidman left on Tues- lday for Lacombe, A1ta., taking. with {him a carload of farm stock,vimpIe- m_ents,vetc., for use on the Laidmam Sarjeant farms. V ' Q\ n ~ . . - - ingtonleft Swift `Current, Sas_k., her _father and mother, ;;\Ir; and Mrs. R. J. "Hill, of Thornton, )accompanying her as" far as Toronto. 1 .. . .. A .. - . . . . Ir v Mr.` W: J0. Crawford" iswtalcinvgma month s course in the Otto Higel piano factory, Toronto. He will de-_ vote special attention to work on piano players and action regulating. `II... T `If T1--. -LL ,,, 1 `If ,, nu L * -5*`----- Mrs.`J."_ H. oBeonofo Aid Mrs. G36; Monkman returned from Toronto last week after a pleasant visit with Mrs. ?3ro`;13Z?a ; Whi Wm lfave gllalorqy w ere s e w: m l future make Iier ,/ home. nu o -' I Mr. H, Spnce or oranxiavuma re-_ _lative_s` here__ Satuzday `and;.gundpy; _: A (F_rom our ow Cox.-re,s'pondent).' . Mr. `Leslie Jeremey is home` from Sundridge, where he has been working all winter. e Mis 1 V iney. Hanbury ' are Crawford. 1 Mr. Tvi-ig1ey,_o` Havkeston is cut- ting wood= arouind hre g with his,aVaw_- ing machine; , - i ' ' ` L idis T}:[`l;:;isie- ; Crawford is` -visiting at. Couls,,or>1~.j ' _ % T_ -This describes us to a T, and we have good reasons for being so. Never_ in the long history of this store have we had for your choosing a" fresher and more pleasing display of Spring` Footwear. All `the new kinks and wrinkles in short Vamps` and .high heels. Ether Button or .Lace,yo1" ladies and men at Moo:e s.. . -f%`mm...`J ` --Raad `Moore Spring Shoe Advr- `tisement on page 5.~ ~- ' -5 -----A `nan: I I On Thursday, March 9th, at the Central Methodist church, Calgary, Alta., Mr. T. _J. Bishop of Carbon, A1ta., and `Miss Gertrude Taylor, daughter of Mr. andAMrs. Wm. Tay- lor of Barrie, were quietly mar- ried, the Rev. Dr. Langford, reliev- iug pastor of the church, officiating. The bride, attired in blue silk and `wearing a large bunch of violets, en-` ltered the church on the arm of her uncle, Mr. Percy Taylor, of High River, while Miss Blow, an old friend of the bride and former Barrie girl, lplayed the Wedding march. After the ceremony and signing of the reg- |ister, the bride and groom, accom- panied by their relatives and friends, repaired to the Calgary.Tea Rooms, where a splendidluucheon was served in their private parlors, and where `the usual congrat_ulations and good wishes were expressed. .Mr. and Mrs. :.Bishop willreside in Carbon, Alta. , njoy 4-4. BI8HOP-'1'.AYI.u0R. gnrnuiissrxo. and Miss Newman of guests of Miss Laura E. .........'.'."U'VVVVV NIzws'. ABOUT TOWN Mr. Crow took up the question of thinning,` some of those present con- tending that it would cost as much to" thin as to pick. `He sa dathat to pro- duce quality fruit it %aS imperative to _- -thin, using` a, special shea_1rsfior; the work. ' He. gured it out that ' a. `-,ma,n.j'+ A would, save-.venong1x,_.t. `ay. `gfor-J the"-1 hpicskinssittp the =th5" ." t fruit anz!_.Afgo.t.;,nearly,:_,p,_lI,{:%` A 1 ` ' Nedrly e`v'e_r;"5 pergn .toa.,'be.;-n!11hng inieraat` . "1 _-.. ` I APPLES FOR PROFIT; 2&1 on CIDER PRESS?i . (Continued from Page Six.) `At the afternoon session the hail" was well lled, many of those pres- ent at the morning meeting, return.- ing for further enlightenment in fruit growing and orchard cultivation. `Jr A _ _.. ' Mr. M. B. Clark, Pres.- of the Prince ' Edward Fruit Growers 'Assoc., told" of'the benets he had personally re- ceived through proper care and `cul- tivation of the orchard. The rst three years showed an_ increase in returns from $25 per year to $250.00 per year, and last year they had 80 o, .90 per cent. No. .1,_receivin,g $500 for their crop." Last year they -spent -$100 in caring for the orchard. . , O36 BOWII 011` 881110 0 Mr. Vair,said that during the past year he had handled 10,000 barrels, principally in the West. Last year he had paid 75 cents for Duchess, .but this `year he would pay $1.00. _The orchards in 2 this district have got in a bad state and it will take several years hard work to -get them in shape again to grow good apples. Orchards `should be thinned out " if thestreee are ov.er1oaded,tand if or ' ground the ; shoix d HA sflnvngl {an Inn. .-....A.2`I..-.. 9 .3` V-.. -.-V vv,uoa_vuuUu nun 11. BI. v.-- -- 9 P5` on same they should be plowed in for fertilizer; He drew attention to Norfolk `apples, which commandedthe `best price on the west- ern market. The name was 9, guar- antee of quality, . V __ Y_ . Mr. Ern`est~-Drury, Crown Hill, said he wou1d'.lik'e to see the farmers get- ting 9; better` price, but it was .not always the fault of the dealers. We are -not growing the right qua1ity,V , said - Mr. Drury. . Prof. Crow intimated that he was` not a politician and therefore could not answer that question. He dealt` at length with the best varieties tol grow, asking and answering questions on the subject of varieties. He said: ,~Success inapple-growing depends on the man, not the climate., Along the north shore of the St. Lawrence, where the average temperature is: much lower than here, they `grow good apples, principally the Snow and Mackintosh varieties, and they make money, The best `apple growers are making more money than peach grow-| ers. He told of a man who had sys- tematically cultivated his orchard, and, out {of 1500. barrels had only 8'0 barrels of No. 2, the balance being all No; 1. I uauuxuuu uu ,_.:-5.. -... , _ I _ A new ag was own from .-the Post Office ag-sta on St. 'Patrick s` Day. . Messrs. V Dougall and "_l`yrer are :ercting another cottage at Big, Bay Point. ` ` ` ' lVL----1. r1..':1A mil] Mr. G. Ottaway--WhTy has thel Minister-of Agriculture placed a Govt. representative at Collingwood, instead of -at Barrie, _which is by far the more central? ` Crsets ;Are cod Is at Corset that moulds your figure into the lines that style and good, taste minke correct. It is made of c fine lwhite Coutil, medium" but. long Skirt. rust `proof steels. 4 Hose Supporters. lace trimmed--. a good model and a good corset. Come and see. our ASpei`aI $1.00 Corset Our Special $1.00 Corset Q, -TH T NVORTT n ERN ~ AD\;Ai\:'<:E L clung us -l\J.\ OCI\l ---- . -,{ _ , -Marriage Licenses can beyhad gt! E. H. VVi11iam s Jexylry Store. .Th'1s store is noted for 1ts great value mi Rings as _well as all other `lines of: jewelry. V A \ 'r_, 1.1.- `Hat A9 4-hnua hn for '" There s not a day goes. by but we jl\e8`l'_ some nice things said of the sntisfnetiondwe give L to buyers of Core sets. In egnrj ad-. vertisementse we've made some very p I n i n ` statements. and remember we always have proof --We :3:-1-1-1;t'V A to ` say things and then back out. |gooooooooooooqooooooooooozQ I `O 0oooooooooooooooo990099993 {The publiczition of correspondence does not necessarily imply that the views expressed by correspondents are endorsed by The Advance.] We heard. the question ` of apple growing and orchard care__discussed in the Police Court Chambers on Sat-l urday last, including the interesting,| helpful and _ very important _ subjects o of pruning, spraying. and cultivation of `orchards; The information impart- ed"by Prof. Crow and Mr. Clark was practical and we hope 1 it may, have a good eect on the fruit growing in- dustry in this vicinity, inciting the "To the Editor: QUIIUU \I\Jn, vu us-av -- 1 -13. D.- 0s Nei11 hasw<-1sci'ded to Vcovn-1 tinue in business in Town, and has just received a shipment of Spring a....,1. ma mlioitmthe patronage of TO FRUIT GROWBR8. THE mum -010101010101 0-O-0-O-0-0 101010101010 10 101010- 10;0-0101010 Fashion s Accepted V Standard [ } AT VICKERS -v u_.____._} 3%` Q[>:,N[lNG"._l-These two words set `pet calls euerygfseasona to Dame,_Fashion. andvthis store grateful tothe hiindredsoli. fadiesgdosrgtheir magnificent. response nounceinentiof our `Spring Opening We thank manynice things said of our display and announce our readiness to rneetthe biggest demand for Millinery that is sure to be. As the Leading Store for Millinery; we stand at the head of the class, and our showing of Fashion's Favorite Styles. along with pleasing economical prices for `such finery stands behind these assertions. The freedom of our large store is yours--and the invitation to visit our storecarrieswith it no; obligation-You ll not he coerced to buy-`Cotne---`You're v welcome, v We are `showing a magnicent range of this season s latest pfOdUCt)O.`1s` in High-class Dress Goods for Spring and Summer wear. The range Comprises the newest weaves insuch popular fabrics as San Toy, Marquisette, Voiles, Crepede-Chane, Cord-dc-Chene, Henrnettas, etc. The colors in- clude thenew shades of Blue. Brown, Fawn, Green, Gray, Mauve, Cream and Black. These high-class Dress Fabrics have that bright iustrous nish and soft draping effect so much in `demand for this season s modes. -- 1.3 AA ' 1 Qt AA 1 horse buyers | Toronto, were last and bought a number of horsesq paying pretty stiff prices. They will return on Saturday next. A - _ The guardians aseenting to the marriage of Fred Hninh and Harriet` Taylor, the charge against the former was withdrawn. The ceremony was performed at Christ Church` Manse by the Rev. Mr. Hubley on Friday last. 1 . ..L--_ Cw -u