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IIl0SE_ 11I15uu:s1,yuug nu buxuugu. ; Speaking bf the Bgrnie Band, "The Lindsay says: Band- Addison of Barrie` has a splendid band` -and no mistake. Its [wea kness_appears to be,` in the cor- ,net_ section, to same Their _. renditxon of the 's`e1.ed:i0nw_fr0m `Attila was A a mas- ~te:roieoe.f_ 7 ' ' .=t\'..._Q_`2.J....1..', > -an-u.4 tn-an ; ' Considerable comment was heard Won. the closeness, of the judge s. `stand-[to the ` bands; the not 8 feet bands comp`etin`g,~ which ---A -L _- ._ A4-A" -L`snrI> :+ 3AIl 0IIl 1:118 Uuuua uunuyvuu-5, n...V.-l many cI_aim" was so close that it was` ixnposse to `judge of the collgctive eort of .-the band. Th_i' woruld tc/:_"> she oor_ne out by his `mark fin vhe _] insui-L vv uuu vxVu' unvxuiiu DUUVH. {6n'3y. Class Bfiimidaand 1.0.0.153 .Band, winner. 4 The . J udge in the band . contest was Bandmaster W317, d-1-on, of the Grenadiers Band, ' To: ronto.~ ' - - - ` ' Other, winners wene: `Northern Association HoseWagon Raoe-1, New Liskeard, 1 min. 7 secs.; 2, Burk s- Faltls, 1 min. 8 2-3, see3.; 3, Penetang, 1 min. 10. Ladder Race-1, Orillia, 16 secs.; 2, Parry Sound, 17 4-5 secs.; 3, New Liskeard, 18 secs. [bridge and Orillia divided seond -_..._. -_ I1'I-__ 11 -`It! 11 1 1- rs l\ 1-` V -AVV\J\l l.l.\4.I.&AI.ILAINj, J.L!/V111!-Ilaln The day wound up with a prorme-' nad-e, band concert in -the `Armor-ies. On the evening preceding the day of celebration the Eastern Ontario Firemen s Association` met -in the Town Hall and carried through of_~ cial business-of the meeting. Of- cers elected for the coming year are:' Hon.President, Robt. Wad- dell, Trenton; President, W. H. Heanery, Deseronto; Vice-President J as. Bell, Lindsay; Secretary- Treasurer, W. H. J ames, Trenton. Two brigades, the Bow-manville Fire Brigade and Belleville G'.T.R. Brigade, were admitted to member- ship in'the association. After. the Session ~ of the Eastern Ontario AFire men s `Association -had been concluded the delegates and other visitors were addressed by his Wor- shin Mayor Beal, who read the civicaddress of welcome. which was responded to by vPresident Vanstine, of Napanvee. 5 There is an interesting contest `going on- for -the possession of th shields presented by Mr. `W. A. Boys`, K.C.,M.P., foribasetball teams CV-,,A.. 0-..--- 1-Ann-cot. Tortu- JJUV .11-\/o,Jl.LoJ. -, LUI. Uuuuzn yvuu {in 'tB1;e Souh Simcoe ueague. Iv; the holders of the shields, were challenged by the Ivy Maple Leafs, `the juniors, but they managed to "defeat them easily. . AIL --. _'L..11-.._. ....-`H1 -` Tvvrv uvxuub uucul Vaau_y. _ _ `A , Thornton then challenged Ivy [but they also Went down` to defeat ,on Saturday. J My 25th.` A Now Barrie has put in` their gclazim for possession of `the shiekb, `and the game was played yester- day, but too late to obtain the re` suit for pulb-lication this week. It is said that Cookstown will 3 dhal-lenge the winners. `saga; . Ev:en-.t`s--Ho'se Rel Dry Rice-A-1, Napanee; 34 2-5` secs; 2, Trenton, tie `with Napaneey 3., Port Hope, 35 4-5 secs. Ladder Race-1, Port `Hope, 17 1-5 seos.; 2, Gananoque, 17 2-5 secs; 3; D_eseronto, 18 2-5 secs. Petevboro Band first prize in par- ade, Barrie second. In the hose race Thomas Sheridan, Parry Sound, broke his leg and was removed to Ross Memorial Hospital. TL- _1__ __...-__J ._ __2A.L - _,_........ 9_--v APPLEBY-Ir: Barrie, on Wednes- day, July 29th, 1914, to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Appleby, a son. vGORING--In Barrie, on Friday, July 31st, 1914, to Mr. and Mrs. Goring, Brock St., a son. HdARE--In Barrie, on Sunday, August 2nd. 1914, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hare, a son. ` {I_IORSFI:ELD-~Iu Toronto, on 1 Tuesday, July 28th, 1914, to Mr. E `and Mrs. Fret}. Hm-aeld, a son. DIED %BONNEY--.In Barrie, on Sunday, August 2nd, 1914, John Bonney, [Blake St'., aged 64 years. LAM-BIE-In Barrie, on Tuesday, V. August. 4th, 1914, Mrs. Elizabeth Lambtie, aged` 70 years and 1 _ mouth.` ' REID-In Barrie, on ,Monday, August 3rd, 1914, Emily, beloved` wife of John? Reid, 21 Collier St; in__ her 53rd year. 1 Funeral or: Wednesday afternoon to the Union Cemetery. EOR THE BOYS S_HIELDS {.1 .90 PER Al IN ADVANGI IIIIGLI cot-In Man can sI (~:c1ALs %Brys Pkgo BQRNA V- . ..a. : 445-U Iva-VA-ova-5 o. ._ S1111-day. .~\us_~u.~'t 9th, 1914. x A` 3.30 a.n1.--IIu1y Communion. I. .`l1.(}--Matiu.< & Hols 3.0-ChiMren'.~: Service. 7.00 p.m.--F.veu.~`ong and Sermon}. T\ STRAW HAT Central Methodist Chtlrcht Seats F1-cu Trinity Church IX. s1';\'n.\\' AFTER TRINITY. Rev. - ---via I-lo 7 Teacher of Vocql ~ -j .T"m3 Moderate. -0po_II3.fU_:l M Engagementl .l1 :1. m.- Pastor. U0: I. now--you 0 : wlth any 5 r--a11d d1':1.w 1`, Barrie E. R. J.-Biggs, Stfeec-_ . ax-. - Hm`; P, A. Jourdan Sl'.\'I>.\Y. AUG. 9:1: - - , ll.-"'1'hL-('1m1'L*h and Civic Lif"' ll--"Thu linpix'e'.~' Ca11l.bO Arms" mcxsou M-\I\ER OF A PORTRAITS % SALE ` ext; v 0 may r_io1i:Vr_,ecj'c'i{:; c the latter date; calling at Towu.T . .wHoL R3829! Puluvjuun` -IV 2:;-3'. All welcome ,\`011. have 0112 (men an acg` 1L down to onea . uterest ' on it. iranch. 4 Save if Yout e Now _ A ry or _inc'o-ine__ rease, so W111 many nd that an keep -pace . Tow is the `time. Fund--a11d , the. of the UN: AN-ADA is the r- - Manager 1914} F. T. SHORT. FOURESCAPEFROM BURNING BUILDING , IN NIGHT ATTIRE Disastrous Fire Reiiders Two` Families iHomQ`el`e`s's {And _ .Wrecks Two Buildings; -Some Had No. l_ii-*- i V" 541- V \-l\'J1lll'IJ,I.ll.V7Ll U0 Mr. C. G.` Strange, Dr..'H=ar.t, C. W. Carley, and the Policemen ste- cured two ladders which they "p.`.a'1c- ed tpgethl` and Manuel Hvbner heroically carried down the jfrenzied . 0011Pa11tS. who escaped in their night attire only. Sunoke was then` issuing in thick dlouds" from ' the upper_ windows and hallways, and the remen soon had streams of water playing on the re, which at tunes appeared to be. under control, only to break out again. . It is -thought the re started `near the- back stairs under the garage and with the draft from _the open stairway rapidly Agained ` headway until it had filled the hallways with smoke so dense that it was i'mp0s_-" sible to enter the buildings. From: the corner garage the `re spread to the unoccupied at. above the Mac-5-ey-Ha-rris wareroom and into the dwelling of `Mr. Alex. McNeil and The Examiner oice.' .Fortun- iately no one was in _Mr. McNei1 s dwelling, as `Mrs. McNeil was stay- ing her. daughter. for thenight and Mr. Alex. McNeil was out of town, and Mr. E. -H. McNeil vms relieving Turnkey . Weaymoum at the jail. V . - ml. auaunnln `In a R worn on I I I -- ----w goo vo-naavvvnylbl t111e which .fe'ar1y._'on`- Tuesday morning_ rendered" two families houneless and destfoygd thousands of dollars worth of pro-' perty. T!he agonized sh-rieks of Mrs. Thomas. her children 5 and mai-dl were heard "all over the dis- trict, and an alarm .-was` rung in for the tire department. (V (1 ' Gin... `.4 'l\,, 1",` , `A I` '1`-he screams "of frenizid. `women in Mr. A. B. Thomas residence over MoLeai1 & De,II-a1ta sV garage at the corner of Dunlog and Mulear ter Sts. was the rst intimation of 1 through the roof,at times th'rea~tn-~ rooms, but all the furniture` in the l% mm Jan. ' ` Ilhough the remen stubbornly fought the blaze with many lin; ' of hose, the ames had such a good start they: ~wor`k_edg into chem; orpen garret v and eventually "bu'.'st 1 ing to ignite-the,.:eroof of the build- " ings to the west. Several autos, :1 E piano, desk and obo-oks-`were removed frpun the garage .a d some of the implements "and hinder ,twine__ were taken - out of the implement `'::u`-e.e- dwell-in-gs above was. of necessity} left to .it fate, as well as all the` plant of` The Examiner, which 1s| almost a complete ru-in from Wwtersl smoke V and charred - material. , , -rrum 9. 1:u;....+. will lose: .bll.\J.Lav|ooo heavily, and "she; carried no insur-' 81108. % `Mr. A. B; 'mmas.1ost'an his. `household { furniture,` with no in- surance. A . - J -Mr. Alex. McNeil T1ost_ nearly all his household: furniture, -fwitah only $300 insurance. . > _. I ` The Examiner ; loss cannot be denitely estimated, but it will be L-------- m minlnnt is` almost bound-. up: 1-`e_a'dy for , nearly all? ruined. T Xgourtesy of The Gaza 2.. A..._.1.u im:11.5i'|u $35UU Jnsurancc. . Exam'in_er cannot it will}. very heavy, as the 'plant is almost a complete, min. The _ Vespra Voters List which was partly bound up ready Adelzivery was all` ruined- the courtesy Gazette; the Exam- iner is to-day issuing a four-jiagve caper printed in The Gazette L *8. ' . ' " i The corner block was otwne?d_t.by_ [ Reeve Samuel. .Oaldwe11,> who car- rried $4500 insurance, 31 -the block occupied. by The Examiner and. Mr; Alex. McNeil ' was .by`j-Mrs.` A Lount, rw-ha. 'carribd` 8200"}. ;~.~insur- ~ Su?Il::ti?g. t0 O\ er I0.00- `due Od $10.00 an under W M43 Payable 0 the 24th Se " be alt? discount one per cet:};:_'vbli3fL over $~.l(7)ed 0:1 xes amoutig ' . . r ' . . August` 0; t1 _ uj beforevgg "Du - .- I110. CI13l'l'Bu u.Iuocn;cu. m 8: B!9H~art will lose? 3 and; they insur-f surance THI_|NTIRI8T8,0F BARBIE. TI-II `BARRIE. COUNT`! OFSIMCOE. 5N1`AR _ and his ' oieers have beeni assured by the men that there will `be no scarcity of good men, as practically every o'ne~ of the 350 men who were at Comp N-_i8&..l`a this _su.mmer,J the- ides hundfeds of others whowh-valve served at dierenat times, seem anxioys to go into action in the defense of the Empire at home or- abroad. `A Kto, A . a1;d E companies, The - other companies-2 at Collingwwood, 2 at Onillia and one at_ El-mvale and one` at Midzland--vwill also be` prepared to; mgve on the receipt of. [official notice. Lt.-Col. Fred Snearth 35th Regimnt May :BTca1nea at Anyi Cbmpanies ` \`Vu .. ao11}{1-.a i _T{'.[`he,.i f_ermal>'-'. declaratieu -V. of: I `war. h_`y} Great Br5ita`i_n. against Grermaziy -wh-ieh` has-' been -hou11_l:y expected for over ,a avee_k',. was made at 7 p.I_n., Tuesday,` August 4th, at London, `Eng, '- and ` the (lanadian Govern- ment at Ottawa has -been oieially notied, cal-ling. V--into ~pcperationi the general scheme _V of defense for Canada adopted some time ago. receipt of the . message was followed at Ottawa by an a`1A1-night session of .the `Cabinet, at which steps were taken to carry out the defeuse scheme, .whi'c;h will un- dou'btedIIy mean the mobilization of -the entire Canadian militia, in- cluding` the 35th Regimen-t here and `the 9th vMississag`a Horse. `Just what will he the first move of `the |1oca*l militia is not yet known, but company orders have Lu .1 issued for aparade drill at the Armouries to-night ' (Thursday) at '8 o cl'ock,~ when equipment will be handed out F `The members of the band {ire at- Wached to separate cdmpanies _and `might also? be called out, and the ivsighallers may also be. asked to re- A Britain s Declaration The announcemeqt of ` Britain s war declarartion against Germany siwas withheld until Tuesday mid- `jiglvlt by order of the King` and `Privy Council, in order to observe `the terms of: the formal uiliti-matum Qthat ermany respect the neutral- vBe1giu~m, arid not attempt {to .m_ove._ troops through Belgian `L { The oicial tegnt of the British Go_vvei'nment s declaration .of war is as follows: Owing to the - summary re- . jectioh .'by the_ German` Govern- merit ' of the `requesi made by His Britannia Majest s Gov- ernmentl that Vthe neutrality of . should be respected_, A. . L Hi `Ambassador. .a~t .'Be1v1in V his pass- and His _'t\5sty s Goy- I ' .ei-nment hasfdreclared to .the:~ AGex-mvan . Government F that` a " `um " Bgiitajn` 1 and gammy i11;F'%;jL:;sc1;i pm, & August A` ~ T'he Admifalty immediately af-V the d9c1'arz_z_tio_ns of` V war were .made, ashed vhis . order `to the `that Ule_'\7F,IIu.` uvvv -`u..... . Brim ?1?e3= ` 4b4th`3aL count! oP _!_M,_O ~ .a\Iu_i"ri-is o_mmau_ or cmnuaioun cnrrunou. a Pass Resolution Endorsing Canad-% . ` ian Aid to BritainW The Town Council,of Orillia at a `meeting held `on Monday even- ing pledged the corporation to as- sist in `every way the Militia De- partment in defending the Empire. The resolution read: In view of the V possibility of a European war this council gives unanimous .,eI1_'d0rs.at:ion to any ` action ` the. f""m`ent of Canada may "take pire andin the event of a call to arms this council will} -give every possible assistance t-o the _militia taward the protection of the Em-i and naval authorities. n-fortunately `many false rums Aio get into oirculation and scarcely lay of the news in the V dailies is at ogvether relialble, while much of it `is purely ction, apparently. On Sunday night, a rumor spread 7.'throughout- the town that King George had been assassinated, but it` was proved `ground-less. Other false rumors in reference to en- gagements `of naval` forces in the Nonth Se, seem to be equally` un- reliable, ` and it is impossible to Vbthe la-st .ane1 greatst ivar of the World s history. _ Excited groups d`iscuss;i.ng' _the latesvt wa`r nws ands. special and regular" (adi- tipns of , the newspapers are eager- ly picked 'up._ rgt at the true state, of` aains. Already V prices` gre being aecrted, our having gohe up 55c and" wheat to) $1.20, with other prices "are sui- to_; take a big jump. `GOOD BALL GAME J [V * % ON THE St. Mary s ball tea-m of Toronto} phave arranged _with the. Barrie ball team to meet vhem in a game` at*the big celebration nex't',Monday. The St. Mary s team have a repu-_ tation to sustain and they " are- strengthening up for _ Monday s` game, while -the Barrie `team will i be at its bestewitth .Rowe pitching and Gummy Scott. behind the hat. The game w'1'be_- pl-ayegl immedi- ately after dinner and the fans may loo__1`<` for some ~ 1 b1a11. _ ;.f~ 5"!` "";":fa:;_,s."*\ for` 25 may !be_expected. oered for the celebration GIIIUIJ IMLUEL `\J_lll.Il\I `I ll\] IIIIID LOILIQ I look some reat ball. 9 There are" many other attractions .anAd\ ;a 9 . JJ'.I- JJLJ LL` K/JJLV` L .I.0L.l.lJ ALL LV&.\J 1 The death occurred on July 20th.` at Lake Victoria, Nyanza,` Central; Africa, following an operation for[ gangrene poisdning on, the hand. of 1 Cyril B. Whish, eldest son ` of the` .1-ate` Commander .Whish, formerly! .of..Barrie. Mr. ~Whish was in the Im_p_e_riaI . Colonial Serviee,. and folfznerly went to ..sc~hoo1~in_ `Barr-ie. |Com1;u'1g orders: apuin 6.1:. Rodgers, -._....__..Il._' I -`--.- ------ ?v - cu -- wv -. -- -' ` Commandln A" Obi. A A AND L ` T C. K. S.`M'acdoneIl, 1 ` __ commandln "E" cou.. _351II lletlnjeng Headquarters, Barrie, 5111 Aug., X914`! DR I LL-The `Companies wiil par; -' ade at the Armoury for drill at 8 V o'clock I . M., on THURSDAY. 6th August and a full attendzmce` T visjordered. " ._=._ L V 4DRESS.e.The._Compati_ies mu pard in uniform pe V ` EQU1PM~EeN1`--F:Jnigq;:nsgwi1_Ie:Ee .?*=idC`e`5S Dyan I13 CENTRAL z}},:RICA I\(\n` 1;. 1_:oDc;ERs. c.xpcaijzi1 ,_ .1 __ an :nIT.__a._.. .. unixx ' `ORILLIA COUNCIL RE.ADY' gc, `captain T < - .....'..`."'.-o-Ln. ".;..".;. 7__._.._ _~ A A? HOLIDAY `CITIZENS BAND ` ` won TWO SECONDS AT LINDSAY '35; Gathring of Bands And I Firemen.-Weston Band % Got First and Pete!`-hora = Third Prize.--Fitie Day : Outing `Th-ere . was an- innmense crowd at the demonstration,. the occasion. be- ing featured by the rst meeting of the Eastern Ontario and, the North-em Ontario Firemen s and Band Associations, and the ne town of Lindsay, with its many miles of "paved streets, was a happy selection for such an immense gathering. T-he Barrie Band, ac- companied by. a few friends left on a special coach attached to a freight as far as -Ori-llina where they met the Midland excursion train. [In Orillia and on the Midland special train _ thousands of cards advertising M0nday s Civic Holi-' day celebration here were `distri- L_.L.J ` II\llU\4'\.lO Q ! An immense parade was held` Ijust aften dinner, Bandmaster` Ad- Iddson and his band being given the premier position at the head. A1-l together there were some fourteen` a lughj-order. l me, Ill .. . The band contest was opened by Weston Band, which has ' been. heard in Barrie on seviiil ions. They played J mhlfs ,Corona- tion, ,M,iirch,_ Winvter 'Roe_'e `Waltz and a selection from I1 Trova; -tore (Verdi). V Their opening; number, the `march, was beautifully` rendered, and the band was well; lbalanced,- the conductor having} excelllenrt control. The waltz and! selection were not rendered With` `the same finish, but the band made , an excellent showting.` ` `l`|___.!_ 1\-___`l _____- ..-_L -_.J A.aL..Z.. . Barrie Citizens Band won `sec- ond ; prize in the ` first-class `band competition at Lindsay last I Thurs- day, Lieut._ John Waldron of the Royal Grenadiers, Toronto, placing `the `bands in the following order of merit: Weston Town Band, rst, $200 ; Barnie Citizens Band, second, $100 prize; 57rth Regt. Band, Peterlboro, third, no prize. `_ an \ll\\Q$I.lCJllII lI\ V'lIL4I6o I Barrie Band came next, and their Iopening number was Wel*lington,! march" byiZeih1e. Following this [they gave a masterful rendition of Verd:i s Grand Selection from the Opera_Aitila1-`a, which many char- ecterizwed as the nest eort of any `band during the day, The wa.ltz,; Casino Tanze (Gungl) was the` Barrie- Band s last number and af- ter the completion "of this selection even the members of A the Weston Band thought they were distinctly !outtclassed, `and they were emote than surprised when the Judge an-.} nounoed that 'they-- were to be; c ptize,.._with. Barrie _ second. - uh.-I 15 1 :0 1\_;._L._. `-.:LLl accuuu. . _ . The 5%}: Band of Pete1`boro,`with 35 musicians, played Philanmonic marcvh` `by Rxinguet, Blue Danube -by Strauss, and Rossini s {overture to -Semiramide. They; p1ayed"1_-emarkedly well, but the. imusic' was beyond them, and" mt times the attack was very ragged, a !ak ofjinidh at_all times. J-..2_-..... T :,...+ I ;w1-Ian :1 ram: u-1 Luuuu an an ........~., ; In giving` his decision Lieut.` iWaldron announced that his ver-1 `diet was but the opinion of one? man, and he awarded rst to Wes-I ton,` and second to Barrie, withl Peterboro third.` -He created some astoneishmentt ' and not at little ad- verse criticism by his remark that , ;Barriejhand.was lacking in base, as many mus-iscal critics of, note ex- pressed their eouinion that the bass section of the Barrie Band was the best of any band on the grounds, and was the finest [section of the hand. In: regard -to Peterboro band, he. said J their . performance was magi; _u`satisfyIing V 9.11 throug . , _ -I.: :, ,. -, 4: ;L,. 11......` 'Q`.,...,],