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22 R.BLK. Preceptories and 9 0. Y. B. Lodges Join in Commemoration plCI1lC '35 ueiu In uruuu. Famiilies with their baskets of con- tributions to the common `table on the green began ar-niving at the park at 9 o'clock, and by noon the big- park was alive with the young and their elders in holiday attire, ready for the big events of the day. H was. nprhams. the warmest day I01` me Dig eVeI1L.'s UL U16 ua.,v. It was, perhaps, the warmest day of the summer, but there was an occasional breeze in the wide exvpanse that drifted into the shade where the tables were laid; and the fact that nobody was worrying about whether the Cobalt, the Midland local or No. 4-5 was 0.T.," helped. to lend a charm of coolness to the otherwise tropical atmosphere. The `most important part of the whole entertainment excursion was that everybody had a good time; and there were many who were glad the picnic was held right in Barrie, al- though others had a yearning to get out of town for a day. Privileges accorded the picniickers by the Parks Commission were encouraging. These included free hot water for the in- evitaible tea, and were appreciated. my-nw. tho mnmnnf that T4`rnr1 WTIIIR `G.T.R. Employees, Hold Their Picnic in 0ueen s Park evuamle tea, a.n'u were a.pp1'uu1'a.Luu. From the moment that Fred Ellis and Angus Kett, motive department, and oi-cial announcers for the day, proclaimed through their huge megwphones that the eld was ready for the sporting events, keen interest was manifested. The progra._m was long and varied and gave everybody from girl and boy nip :1. chance to uparticipate. l`hn ninnia was r-minded off with =D8.I`L1Clpa.I. The picnic was rounded off with a dance in the Armourles in the evening. provided with music by the Barrie orchestra, headed by B. W. Sylvester. The dance was largely attended, in spite of the high tem- perature, and was visited by a. large, number of town people as on-lockers. A thoroughly good time was reports ed. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Kett, Al- landalep had the honor of leading the Grand Opening march. A-mnntr fhn fnnhn-at nf u: nlnnir-. me Url'ii.l](1 upeuiug 11.la.l'Ull. Among the features of the picnic were the presence of a. number at the oldest employees of the road on the Northern division. W. C. Curtis, Motive Power de- parument, was the oldest employee in the G.T. R. service present. He is still pulling an engine, and, as the oldest employee received a. prize in the form of a roast of beer to help along his energies to the cen- tury mark. Mr. Curtis entered the employ of the Grand Trunk in the ofce of the Managing Director, P. J. Bridges, Montreal, in 1872, and entered the motive power depart-~ ment in 1880. He is 64 years our and has one year to go to entitle him to a pension on the age scheme. Alnv nun-1: who -nnllpd an engine mm to peuslun 011 1.111: 21.52: suuuum. Alex. Clark, who pulled an engine on the old Northern in the days when locomotives burned wood and stopped every here and there to take on a jag of fuel, was the oldest pensioner present. .Mr. Clark was an. The following pupils prepared by Miss Alex. Adams, Lefroy, were suc cessful at the Toronto Academy of Music Examinations : -. -n-,,,- 7--.. -n.__.___._ .u u..a.v 4..."... ..........-..... Elementary Piano---Jean Brooms, Winnie Ruffitt, Maud Atkinson, N_orrma. Tebo (11.11 rst-class honors). Elementary Theory--Winnie Ruf- tt and Mabel Ferrier (rst-`class honors); Norma Tetbo and Maud Atkinson (pass). BUSINESS COLLEGE TO MOVE The Barrie Business College will open the fall term in more up-to- date and cheery quarters than it has had in the past. The new class rooms are to be on tne top at across the street, over the stores occupied by F. W. Livingston and M. J. Brennan. A new stairway `from the street up is being built. Hardwood oors are being laid and cloak rooms and all modern conveniences being installed. fkn nine: v-nnrnn and Oannnuvrifnvt selves. Dr. J. J. D. Banting, County War- den, and a. Royal Black Knight, wel- comed his fellow lcnights to the County Capitol and acted as chair- man for the occasion of addresses that followed. Dr. G. E. Miller, grand master. was reported ill after` his strenuous efforts in directing (Continued on page ve) llllitlleu. The class rooms and t-yvpewrlter rooms where new deslos are being installed will be partitioned off. The whole at is being re-decorted and with seven windows on either aifle the class rooms will be light and cheer) . Mr "I" \V VK/our-hnnn that new anu cneery. Mr. T. W. Wauchope. the new principal, expects `that the building will be ready for classes wbout Sept. 15th. License Inspector G. R. Reed, as- sisted by Constable Wright. of Mid- land, and Constable Watson. of Penetang, located and captured ap- paratus alleged to be stills in a. Penetang house belonging to Mr. LaFrenler. The owner was arrest- ed and remaded on bail till Monday` n nvO CU L111 next. MUSIC E.\'A.\IINATIONS Lefroy Centre EIGHT PAGES DIOTHERS` .-\I.L()\\'.-\N(`E BOARD HOLDS .'\l'El']'l`lN(i IN B.\I1RIE At a meeting of the Simcoe County Board for the Mothers Allowance Act, held in the County Treasurer's office this Thursday morning, eight applications for allowance were re- ceived. A number of these were re- commended to the I rovincia.l board and others were laid over for future consitlerution. The Board adjourned to meet at the call of the clmir. I\leurl)e.rs ot` the Board present were D. Quinlan, chairman; .\Irs. Nolan, secretary. Orillia; County \\ zu-den Banting, Cookstown; J. C. Mc.\Iullin, Midland; J. T. Simpson. Elmvale. and C. J. .\Iil.ler. Orillia. The only member aabsent was .\irs. Williams of Collingwood. Do n`ot miss the Big Summer and School Opening Sale now in progress at Hunter's Clothing Store. Barrie. Sale dates Aug. 12th to Sept. 9th. Everything goes at this sale. All clothing and men's furnishing goods downstairs and all staple drygoods and hosiery on the second oor. Be advised~vbuy and save at this sale. The W. C. Hunter Clothing Co., Barrie. Tuesday. August 15. was the fth anniversan` of the battle of Hill 70. before Lens. The boys Went over at dawn. the first division sweeping over the hill proper, which had been belched to a hummock by the eld and heavy guns; and the second division went through slag heaps to Cite St. August and Cite St. Pierre. Jerry" counter-nttaclted there twelve times in 24 hours. but Hill 70 was lost to him forever. "" _-*" 1 READ THE .-\D\"ERTISEMENTS.l THIS IS S;\.\'E .-\DVICE @3313 lmmzwws `More Pupils Pass from 4th Form Then in Any Previous Year B.C.I. June Exams Give Hi_gl_1 Results Relief of Derry Celebrated Here by 1(_l_(_l Knights Barrie Collegiate Institute Upper School examlination results show that more pupils passed from the Fourth form than in any previous year in the history of the school. Thirty-nine pupils Wrote on the ex- aminations. Tn Olvun nv~nA Rn-nv-an fkn rnvhon u.u1u1a,uuus. In the credit gures the roman n~ume1'al I means 75 to 100 marks; II means 66 to 74; III nxnnna Rn tn RS and "F." mnansx 50 IUEFISS; "ll LLlB'd.LlS DD l-U 1%; L11 means 60 to 65 and "C" means 50 to 59 marks obtained in the respec- :ive subjects. The results follow: Marion F. Amo1d-Eng. Comp. 11., Eng. Lit IL, Histony III., Alg. II., Geo. 11., Trig. 11,, Zoology C., Physics C., Fr. Authors III., Fr. Comp. III. `P (`iv-at-an Rnnftin_J`.n;r (".nmn 1 UUIIID. 111. E. Grace Beattie--Eng. Comp. 1., Eng. Lit. I., Hist. II., Geo. C., Lat. Authors III., Lat. Comp. III., Fr Comp. II., Fr. Authors 11. Elsie P. Bigelow--Eng. Comp. III., Eng. Lit. III., History IL, Lat. Authors C., Lat. Comp. C., Fr. Authors II., Fr. Comp. II. Sadie M. Bremner-E. Lit. C., Geo. C., Trig. C., Fr. Authors. III., `Pr (`.nrnn TTT L/UHF`). 11., `Eng. I `Authors II Carlin If :XUlllUI'D 1.1., R1. uutup. LL. Fr. Comp. III. Norma )1. Byrnes-Eng. Comp. 11., Eng. Lit. II., History 1., Alg. C. S. Isabel Campbe1l-Eng. Comp. 111., Eng. Lit. I1I.,_1-Iistory 1., Alg. 1., Geo. 1., Trig. 1., Physics 111., Lat. Authors III., Lat. Comp. 111., Fr. Authors 11., Fr. Camp. 11., Ger. Auth- ors 1., Ger. Comp. 1. F`. 1<`.irh-mi (`.nrrnfhnr: _ Rn? U13. 1., K161. K/ULULI L. I C. Eldred Carruthers Eng. Comp. III.. Eng. Lit. III., History III, Geo. C., Trig. C., Chem. C. .\I. Edna Carsen--Eng. Comp. C., Eng. Lit. C., Hist. C., Geo. C., Trig. C., Botany C., Zoology C., Fr. Auth. IIL, Fr. Comp. 111. Norman B. Coutts-Zoo1ogy C. Jean Cowan--Eng. Comp. 11., IEng. Lit. 11., History C., F1`. Auth. iI., Fr. Comp. I. .\ (`nrmnn hnnl:\=.._T7.n (".nm`n, 1., PI". \.;Ulll[). 1. I ` A. Carman Dous;las--Eng. Comp. III., Eng. Lit. III., History I., Alg. `C, Geo. C. [r\nr\v\"'I f` `Dunne Fun (`nun-n YTT L/n, utu. L1. ` Joseph C. Evans-Eng. Comp. 1 `Eng. LIL. 111., History III., Alg. G00. II., Trig. II. \Inhs11 T. I`inlo\'_T<".n,rr Frnnn L100. 11., J.l.`l_},'. 11. Mabel L. 1in1e_\'-Eng. Comp. 1 Eng. Lit. I-11., History 11., Geo. Bot. C., Zoology C., Fr. Auth. 1 Fr Comp. 111. J 'Rn\'n1nnri T<`1vnnZT-Tisf Y -` u-ay, Jhllgllsl. L4. The siege df Derry took place in 1688 when King James II. sent forces Into Ireland to coerce the people, a large section of whom be- lieved he was joining hands with French Monarchs. They feared domination by Rome and protested. Within fhn narricnn warp R000 1` 1' l4UHlp. 111. J. R.1ymond Flynn-Hist. I. 111., Geo. 11., Trig. IL, Botany `Z001o;;;\' 111., Fr. Aulh. C. D I T-`Ii-rnhnrh {`.nHnn:T7nrv 1". L:UUlU_i_L_\' 111., 131'. Aulll. L/. J. Elizabeth Go11op-Eng. Comp. C., Eng. Lil. C., History C., Alg. 1., Geo. 1., Trig. 1., Physics C., Fr. Auth. II~I., Fr. Comp. III. Lawrence J. HaskeLt---Eng. Comp. C., Eng. Lit. C., Geo. C., Trig. C., Lat. Auth. C., Fr. Auth. C., Fr. Comp. C. H (`nvnndnlvn I-Tnr1hnrt---Eng. UOIJID. U. I H. Gwendolyn Hur1burt---Eng. Comp. C., Eng. Lit. C... Hist. C. Tlrnnk F Jan1ip:nn__.T7.ng, Lit, (3,. LU!1]p. U}, mug. nu. Lu, niat. u. Brock F. Ja.mieson-Eng. Lit. C., Hist. C., Mg. 11., Geo. II., Trig. II., I~`r. Auth. C. Herbert A. Jamieson--Eng. Comp. III., Eng. Lit. III., Hist. 1., L211. Auth. C., Lat. Comp. C., Fr. Auth. II.. Fr. Comp. II., Ger. Auth. III., Ger. Comp. III. .\Im*jorie E. Laidman-.X1g. C, Lat. Auth. II.. Lat. Comp. 11. Jack A. Little-I-Iist. 1.. .-\lg. I., Geo. I.. Trig. 1., Zoology C. Morley E. Livingston--Eng. Comp. C., Eng. Lit. C., Hist. III., .\1g. 11., n..- 11 '1".-ea 1| lnnImn~ f` `Rn! C., Lang. Lall. L;.. rust. 111., A15. u.,} Geo. 1I., Trig. IL, Zoology C., Bot. I` 3.-xumors 11.. 1` I`. pump. 11. Anna .\IcBride-Eng. Comp. 11., Eng. Lit. 11I.. Hist. I.. Trig. C., Bot. C., Zoology C. :n_...x......: .. ......... a-......\ u. Dorothy Loth-I-list. Authors II.. Fr. Comp. A nun \ln1'1v-irln:.F`rv:v i Slllllcleut LU Keep LHE -u'LLt:cu U1 3 more men on the work busy till -the snow ies. If the two ad- ditional sewers in contemplation on John and Ross streets are con- structed the aggregate cost of sewer building in Barrie this year will approximate $10,000. And it will represent a service of last- ing credit to the town. 4000 FEET OF SEWER WORK UNDER WAY Construction of 4,000 feet of sanitary sewers is under way in Barrie. A-section of this work 1900 feet in extent on Grove street is nearly completed. On Holgate street, east of William, 516 feet of sewer are to be built. This will reach to the farthest point east in the Allandale sec- tion. On Penetang street, from the present sewer to West Dun~ donald street, 12.29 feet of sewer are planned for, and on Sanrford street, from John street south, another 364 feet are to be built this year. In addition to these there is a John street sewer in contemplation, and the Ross street sewer, recommended by the Board of Health, in abeyance. It is possible that both of these latter jobs will be put through. The work already planned for and that in contemplation is sutcient to keep the -fteen or mm-n mnn nn thn vvnrk hnsv fill (.lULllll1H.l,lUIl Dy .l1.ULllB 3.1.111 pI'ULb`L!'.'u. Within the garrison were 8,000 soldiers besieged with the populace. ` An expedition from England consist- ing of the ships Phoenix and Mount Joy sailed up the river Foyle, broke the boom that held the place in siege, released and provisioned soldiers and populace who im- mediately scattered King James` forces and regained their liberty and became re-united with their own people. 'I`n-rlnv tho Pnvnl Rlzrr-L T\'nls'hf.=l_ ....n..\,(`_. (Continued on page four) Alg. III. , . L.., III., Voice Solemn Note I for United Empirel Royal Black Knights Ad- dress Throng on His- toric Event Five prominent menrbers of the Royal lalek Knights of the Common- wealth addressed members of the organization, citizens of Barrieland out-of-town visitors attending the celebration of the historic event of the relief of Derry at the Agricult- ural grounds last Saturday. Although the sports program was` being carried out at the same time` an audience that over-owed the grand stand and surrounded the speakers stand listened attentively to the patriotic speeches delivered. The keynote of the speeches was On ag, one school, one language, and a. united Empire. rm-mntu \Varpn Ranting: as: nl1a,ir- 'd.I1(1 3. UIIIIEU Ibll1~pll`b`. County Warden Banting, as chair- man, spoke briey on the aims of the Royal Black Knights organiza- tion, and also touched briey on economic questions. He said the R.B.K. organization was political but not partisan, and that one of its great aims was to increase friend- ship and work for the things that make life worth while. He .blamed Wall street for most of the indus- trial upheavals, int-imating that men in powerful positions there played one part of the country against an- other to the detriment of all. Mayor Little Welcomes Mayor Little expressed apprecia- tion of the magnicent turnout of the organization celebrating, and stated he was proud to welcome an institution whose principal aims were the uplifting of citizenship. He congratulated the Orange organ.- ization for its patriotism in the war when 80,000 of its members bore arms in France. `D.-my 7|" D Tlfkitn nF l"nnL-cfnnvn `d.l`Ll1S 111 1`I'H.LLCt','. Rev. '1`. R. White of Cookstown. an R.B.K., said that members of the organiaztion had experienced priv- ileges and it was their desire to pass them on. LT M-`IA mi-` Ohn 1f}-'. Rave Moan nf (118111 011. He told of the 105 days siege of Londonderry; of how 13 men had closed the gates and held them till the ships Mount Joy and Phoenix arrived with relief. nu. ncxlnhrovn H-no v-AHA? nF hnrrv arriveu `V1111 reuei. We celebrate the relief of Derry to-day, he said, with three prin- ciples in mind :-re11gious tolerance, political freedom and impartial jus- tice." Tkn \Hnh~0nv- anirl ha n-rue fhnnlr- I1lgIlESL uegree 111 UN: Ulucl. Throughout last Saturday morn-I ing motor cars from all directions brought members wearing the black and red sash; all morning trains from th.ree directions brought in- creased nuuvbers of the order and their friends. By or `o'clock the capital town was a'bl__a: . with color and on hohday edge with the pa.- triotic fervor of fvfe and drum music. man 'I\1 :A1-and nnnfinannfa warn HUB. The .\Iinister said he was thank- ful that these three great principles were arresting the attention of the people of the World to-day to the end that they would be helpful to the world. HT nvvt vxv-nun 7 kn nnr\1'r\IIAr` `Mn uoerty auu _|usL-ice. Mr. White said he believed we were passing through a crisis, but he had condence because the old ag still oats over the Straits of Dover, over `Quebec, over Queens-1 ton and over Cork and Dublin. The` Royal Black Knights institution, he asserted, was founded on principles that come from the teaching of God's Word. XXVI: eh-all nr\nO3n11a in nv-nnncr-sin U18 VVUX'l(l. "I am proud, he continued, to salute the Union Jack and give thanks to God that it stands for liberty and justice. .M r- Whifn anid hp hnHnvnd urn .--..._,y. ..-.... H. .. --_...v.... | .\Iajor Hartt said they had met to celebrate one of the great events that has taken place in the civilized world. TVA:-A H nnt ?rn- Qhncn x-nhn 'hn1rI Were it not for those who he1d| out at the siege of Londonderry, he asserted. we would not have a British Empire to-day. I thank God there were men there who held that position and shut the enemy out." \I'n-nv- Tjnuvr A;-.n1nv-Ari Gk.` /-xv-1r\Iv\1 I . 1 UUU S WUFU. We shall continue to propagate, he concluded, "and as knights at this royal institution w`. shall con- tinue to live in accordance with God's book." Ulll. : .\Iajor Hartt declared the enemy was at the gates in Ontario in a similar manner to that of hundreds of years ago. "Should our brothers in Ulster fail." he went on, "the Union Jack` will cease to be a union ag. The (Continued on page four) 'BATHERS RUN NAKED AT WHARF, "ms SAID! Complaints are being made that boys and young men. old enough to. know better, have formed the habit` of running nude about Bayeld Street wharf nearly every evening. Their habit is to strip off -their bath- ing suits when they are through, swimming, it is reported, and run? about naked to dry themselves. (`nrnn'|ninv= hnvinrv honn nan:-In fn. iLUUllL uzuxbu LU U1) LLIULIIDULVCS. 1 Complaints having been made to, a. couple of young men who were} naked that there were ladies on the; railway track crossing, they are re-l ported to ha.v\e answered : Let them stay away if they don't like it. They! have no business here any wa:s'." Fitivnna xvhn hsuva honnvna inr`.?;r-1 Royal Black Knights of the Com- monwealth represented by twenty- two preceptories and joined by nine lodges of the Order of the Orange Young Britons celebrated the two hundred and thirty-third anniver- sary ovf the relief of the siege of Londonderry, in Barrie, last Satur- day, August 12. "l"hn cinurn NF Tlm-rv fnnlr nlama in |ld.\l'.` LIU UUBHIUBE lll'.'l'U 2111) H/'ct_\'. Citizens who have become indig-1 nant at exposures on -the wharf, but: who dislike to lay information with the police, protest at the young men's vulgar actions, nevertheless, and threaten to go a step further` if the practise does not cease. Ladies- like to look over the water from this wharf and frequently visit it in the evening. Some of them report they are threatened with insult if jvhey do so. - Major Hartt s Address vv__.. _.z.a u_._. u_-; Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, August 17th, 1922 "Whose car Is this. queried the constable as the debonair young bloods approached. "1'? knlnnac fn rnv nnn'ln nF lFinds Owners, Who Show Gratitude for Recovery of a MilK Bottle I It was a Civic Holiday scoop. _ They recovered their stolen auto- mobile`, also their milk bottle-the latter apparently being of prime im- portance. And Theodore Jacobs and Miss Jacobs & Co., dairymen and jam manufacturers, Oakville, vowed that never again would they leave `their darling 1918-m-odel Chev. un- guarded. Of course Jacobs, jams and jellies said thanks for the re- covery of their darling gas wagon, and-we1l, that was about all. I Constable Case noticed as motor car parked all by its lonesome above Bailey s livery stable, on Dunlop St., after 11 o'clock Saturday night. Also he noticed two young chaps, strangers, dressed in dark gray, casually sauntering about the streets at the same hour. He was inclined to connect them with the lonesome motor car, so he `kept his eye on car and strangers. A.L_..L ...x.x_x_1_; nu..- ...-_.... __,:.. 'U1UUU3 ii.p`p['U3.UllUll. "It belongs to my uncle of Brampton, readily answered one of the sports. TAP: can vnnr `Ii!-nnun nlnncn" i1.l.lLllUllLh.LlVCl*y LU\]_UCLl'3U H11. kzdhlin Bang! they're off. Bang, went two shots after them as they fell over each other in their mad scramble over the emvbankment and down the hill through the bushes to- ward the bay. The constalble follow- ed but could not nd them in the darkness. He then telephoned Provincial Constalble Rich and the two -made a search, but to no avail. All they could find was the old Chev. where she had stood for hours and hours awaiting her thieving pilots who had now beat it, and probably are going yet. 'l"l-an nnnut-a`|n1n nahnrn tho afnlnn About midnight the same pair swung along to the lonesome; also did Constable Case L118 spun: Let's see your license, please," autlloritatively requested Mr. Case. `Rnnorl rhc:v rn ruff Rnnsr want people. To-day the Royal Black Knights, the higher degree of the Orange or- der, consisting mostly of the older members, stand for a united empire. The Northern District to which all those attending the Barrie celebra- tion are members, has been organ- ized three years; previously the members attended the Southern Dis- trict celebraticns. The Orange Young Britons aIwa.ys celebrate with the Black Knights. The lJ_lel11- bers who wore the aprons hold the highest degree in the order. 'l`hr-mmhnut laat Ramrrlnv morn- p1`uuaJu1_y H.112` EUHJ5 _Vl;'L. The constable ushered the stolen car into Bailey's garage and reported to the chief. Chief King got in touch with Toronto with the result that during Sunday the owners of the car learned of its whereabouts. On Monday evening Mr. Jacobs and Miss Jacolbs came after it. unr.-. um; I! hnffln nF naH`l.- nun" 'Constable Case I N abs Stolen Auto ILHISS J3.C0|DS came Hillel` It. '`We lost a. bottle of milk, too, declared Miss Jaco-bs. "It was on our verandah, a. new bottle, too. did you see anything of it?" she asked Constable Case. HT :1:-vn (> 1.-Innrlr mnrlom" uan1.ic.r1 asxea uonstame uase. I don't know, madam, replied the constable, but its all there just as it came to us. But I do sincerely `\r\v\r\ .-nu v-nnnvnr xvnurv n1iH.- `hntn " It to us. but 1 uu sxuuerexy hope you recover your milk bottle." Miss J. searched the front of the car, then the back. _ "nh Thonnrn dam- she n\'- CERT, (men we l)`d.Uh. "Oh, Theodore, dear, she ex- claimed, here it is; here's our milk bottle. But the nasty things drank `the milk in it. 7'I"`-|nvr1r nnnvanae vnn havn 1-A. [I18 mu; 111 ll. Thank goodness you have re covered your milk bottle, ma-dam, Constable Case volunteered sym- pathetically. Dowbtless he wouldn't have been auble to sleep had they not found it for a nervous `fear that the stolen auto owners might conceive the notion that some per- son in Barrie was vile enough to loot that car of its precious milk bottle. `Duo 1:-|t\I\41na 17. n 1-nnnvnrn fhnir DOLUE. But Jacobs & Co. recovered their dear Chev. -And their milk bottle. The only net loss was the contents of the milk bottle. But the thieves have not yet been taken in. When they are they will have to give a |strict accounting for that milk, surely ? ` And Mr. and Miss Jacobs said thanks" In fervent gratefulness to `Constable Case for recovering their :Chev. And at 9 o clock they wheel- ied away swinging an an revoir of .the arm as they sped through Dun- iop street on their way back to Oak- ville to rell that milk bottle and stow away their runaway Chev., izwith jam on it. IGLARING LIGHTS j CAUSE OF MISHAP `proceeding with a motor truck along `and the buggy having no tail light, ; blinding drivers going the other way. .driven rig turned far out to give the} ;g1are-Wagon plenty of room. By `the approaching car dimmed his` 4 > I Another motor car accident caused by glaring lights happened near Barrie last Friday night. Jas. Arm- strong, meat merchant, Barrie, was the highway near the Hamilton rail- way tracks. with a horse--driven vehlcle just ahead of him. His lights were dimmed; it was dark, could not be discerned. A big motor car with lights as glaring as the electric headlight of a. locomrtwe, came whizzing along the opposite; direction. Bo-th truck and horse-'. this time the truck and buggy were parallel and collided, the buggy sus- taining damage to one wheel. Mr. Arnistrong stopped and volunteered to have the rig repaired, although it, was clear to him, he say, that had: lights the collision would not have happened. Numerous careful motor car drivers are complaining of the constant abuse of the glaring light, in deance of law and safety. The Midland contingents were late in arriving on account olf train connections and the long parade which was formed up at the Town Hall was held up for their brethren from the north. When they did ar- rive they had a brass band as well as a fe and drmn band to help stir the hearts of their colleagues, and the procession moved off, headed by Grand Marshall J. Gofton, mounted, to the Agricultural grounds, where the addresses of the day and sport program were carried out. At tho fair grnnnds Mavor Little igmammva Great Drainage Scheme Launched Simcoe County and Province To Undertake Clearing Nottawasaga Solution of the Nottawasaga river problem is at hand. A man ! qfnn Fnrwnr in than drain- PIUUIUIH lb dl. ll'(l.L|\.l. A real step forward in the drain- age of this river and its yearly su'b- merged surrounding land which will mean the reclamation` of at least. 20,000 acres of tilllalble soil, has been taken. A0 n nnr\Fn7\nnnt\ `|-.n`lA in "l"nr l.'d.l\t:L1. At a confenence held in Toronto Aug. 9 between Simcoe county officials and tl1e Provincial govern- ment an arrangement was entered into whereby the Government will undertake to immediately make a survey of the Nottawasaga river. The plan is to ascertain the feasibil- ity of a drainage scheme and its cost. When this is reported upon, and the Government nds the cost within reason, which it is anticipated it will, the Government will then in- troduce special legislation to cover the drainage of the river, its basin and lands. The total cost has been variously estimated at from fteen to fty thousand dollars. This will be denitely arrived at by the en- gineer. I 'I`hn nffpnt nf this lperi.:lah'.nn will l 5 xucer. The effect ( relieve any 0 the cost of t hitherto has I ing block in V] the drainage. The nnnf nf LIIU Ul'ii.luE.5U. v The cost of the initial Work will be born by the Province and the County. The Province will under- take the work and the county's share in the expense of the work. will be limited to $1,000. When the real drainage of the river commences the P1'ovincia.1 Government will bear at least 20 per cent. of its cost. it is uilderstood. While the major part of the work to be done will be in Vespra. Tp., three other townships are involved, including Sunnidale, Flos and Essa. Thu nfni-11: nrl-an nnnFav'rn nvifh l`l0S 8.110 IDSSE. The oicials who conferred with Hon. F. C. Biggs and achieved the tangible beginning of this great work were: His VVorship County VVarden Banting, D. Quinlan, County Treas- urer; James Moore, Reeve, Alliston, and chairman of nance; Reeve Wm- son of Vespra; Jas. Martin, Reeve of Sunnidale and G. H. Murdoch, M.L.A. for Center Simcoe. Major J. I. Hartt, of Orlllia, will address a. meeting of members of the Loyal Orange organization and Royal Black Knights in Queen's Park, Barrie, Sunday afternoon, iAugust 27th. VOL. LXXI., N0. 27. Predicting the winner of group 2 in the Senior Oh-urch League is very much like predicting what color a chameleon will next be. This state- ment is warranted by the fact that Y.M.C.A. decisively trimmed St. IAndrerw s `on Friday, thus upsetting gall the dope, and leaving the issue aundecided until the last game has ;been played. | In the rst innings St. Andrew's ltook the offensive first. The first three 111), Cooper, Twiss and J. Arm- an-nna hit cwfnlv the fnrmnr gnnr- QUEER pxayeu. strong hit safely, the former scor- |ing. F. Armstrong ied to pitcher. |Livingston was safe on an error and j'I`wiss scored. Clarke fanned and ;La11y went out pitcher to rst. 1-n fhn Inc! inninrr: 91 Andrew : .-Many VVEIH. UIH. p1u.'u!:1` LU JUEL. In the last innings St. Andrew's with two out scored three runs. J. Armstrong and F. Armstrong singled. Livingstone doubled and (Continued on page three) HY, Samuel Summers, of Alliston, had the honor of being the oldest Royal Black Knight in the cele- bration parade in Barrie last Saturday. He is also one of the oldest memlbers in the Order and was awarded a prize as the oldest in years. The combined age of eleven of the venerable members on parade is 803 years. Eight of these have passed the three score and ten allotment and three are octogenarians. The Old Guard include: Samuel Summers, Allston, 84; Thos. Bassett, Col- lingwood, 83; J. Donnelly, Cooks- town, 80; Jos. Vvright, Lisle, 77; David Anderson, Manseld, 76; J. Irwin, Gravenhurst, 75; Capt. A. J. Patterson, Orangeville, 75; Harry Kirby, Allandale, 73; Thos. Mearing, Severn Bridge, 64; John Bess, Shelbourne, 60, and T. H. Bullock, Mono Mills, 56. There were numerous others in the parade over 50 years. II OLDEIST R. B. K. TOTAL 803 YEARS TRIMS SAINTS IN RAGGED GAME L of this legislation will one municipalitcr from the initial work which ; been the chief stumbl- 1 proposals to undertake D . ` Members arzi Families, Over 1000 Strong, Enjoy Big Annual Event Grand Trunk Railway employees and members of their families of Allandale and Barrie to the number of more than 1,000, held their sec- ond annu-a.1 picnic at Queen s Park, Barrie, on Wednesday. Last year's picnic was held in Orillia. T<`n.*rniHnI: urifh fhnir hmzlrafs nf (`.011- were carrleu Out. At the fair grounds Btayor welcomed the celebrants on behalf of the town, and guratively speak- ing, tossed to them the keys of the town to enter and enjoy them- selves. hp 1' 1' T`: Rnnrlnrv (`!nnntv War.