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(Signed) Alex. McDougal1. Proceeding, Ald. Wallwin said, What inference can the ratepayers Ltake in View of this, and his switch- ing over to the Warren Co. Then the contract for the build- ing of sidewalks" has been let to Mr. Pringle, who is using Reeve Rusk s outt. The ratepayers can draw their own inference. Further, a certain newspaper in town is up- holding the Warren Co. at every op- portunity and belittling any criticism {nnn+:h11or` An -narrn furnlvn\ Untarlo. Throughout his life the deceased was a-staunch Presbyterian and at-. tended the church at Churchill and later St. Andrew's in Barrie. He was a member of the Caledonian So- ciety. `nnnnncr-I` um: `.1119 \'nll`l1Q'(>F.t Of 21 D ciety. Deceaseri was the yo11n_Q'(>r.t of family of eleven. He is survived by two sons, William of Barrie and John E., barrister, of Sauit Ste. Marie. A daughter, Miss E1izz1bet:h,| `(lied three years ago. Mrs. Irving! passed away several years ago. ' Tho fnnm~nl_ which was m'ivate.i passed away several years ago. The funeral, which was private. ;took place on Monday afternoon from `his late residence to Barrie Union icemetery. Rev. J. S. Shortt officiat- ed. The pall bearers were Matt. Robertson, David Lennox, John Dun- can, W. Goodfellow, Geo. Brown and !Harvey Allan. Those from out of ltown who attended the funeral were !M~r.and Mrs. Frank Ross and Mr: {IL Black of Toronto and John E lI1'\'ing' of'Sault Stc. Marie. JZLUB I Tvhos. Rogers ........ -. Bert Marwood .. E. Williams Dr. Rogers ............ .. R. J. Wolfenden W. Crossland ..... .. H. A. Goodwin l{. T. Robbins Up For Trial On Cattle Rustling Charge ; mane. I Sept. 17, shooting at 25 clay the following scores were nJu_vumc pm- Hi \:l1n1\.`.ad'.l[\'. Committed for Trial Magistrate Jeffs on Tuesday. Echoes of cattle rustling days when erce bands of outlaws swept over the wide sweeping stretches of herds of hteir neighbours, resounded dimly in Alliston police court on Tuesday of this week. The occasion was the charging of J. T. Robbins 01 Essa with the theft of ve head of cattle from Robert Whitesides, who lives a. short distance from the vil- lage of Nicolston in Essa township. Unlike the alleged rustlers of old, who received summary trial consist- ing of a rac ef-or lilfe ended by sus- pension over the stout limb of am accommodating tree, Robbins, after a preliminary he=a1`ing' was commit- bed for trial before a judge and jury , He may ,however, elect speedy trial, the Great West preying upon the -especially as he was quite willing to [have a summary judg'ment. I T7.virla2nt~c- trivon hv H19 (`J-nurn urif- IHZIVC 21 SUI11l'I1'cl.I`_V _]Ll(l*g'ITll3IlC. Evidence given by the Crown wit- nesses, William Hunter, Robez-.t Lind`- say, Oleve Irwin, al1"of Mono; Robt. Wvhitesides, Essa, and Inspector Ward of Toronto, was to this elfect. 1 Robert Wltitesides missed ve head of cattle from his farm about June 29. Early in July William Hunter, Robt. Lindsay and Cleve Irwin met a man whom they identied as Robbins, driving the cattle west towards Rose- mont, tlirough Mono township. They described the cattle and the descrip- ition tallied with that of the cattle llost by Whitesides. Later ,..two of `these witanesses say that they saw WhiitSl'(lS driving home the cattle, wihch he had found on the farm of u vnnn nnwun,l Tnnlrann lixrinrr nnnvv Camp Borden downed a team of Barrie softball artists in the Queen s Park on Wednesday afternoon. This is the rst game that `the airmen have won in a series of `bhree. Healthy clouting helped the Barrie boys save the defeat from a rout in the seventh innings, when they garn- ered four runs. Gregson, the Camp pitcher, hurled good ball, and -had the edge on McConkey, who twirled for Barrie. Borden ....... ..4 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 01240 13 Barrie ....O 2 0 9 0__. 0___. WIHUH I18 IIZLU LULIIIU U11 UH: J.`211`Hl U1. _a man named Jackson, hvmg; near i Shelburne. The case might have droped there if it had not been for a series of {cattle thefts that have occurred in Dufferin County this spring` and sum- YYUJ1` mer. Inspector Ward of the Provincial Department, has been working on the bhefbs and the charge arose from in- vestigations made by him. Tpacirng various clues he Laid the information against Robbins. Wncnmnnf urianvn H11: r-nf.Hn wnrr: against uoooms. Rosemont, where the cattle were driven, is the centre to which Albert Peacock, who was sent to Burwash last fall and later released, was sup- posed to have taken the cattle which he was alleged to have stolen. Whether Rosemont is a receiving centre or not cannot be ascertained, but the fact remains that several cattle thefts have occurred in Duffel`- in County this year. At H10 nwacnnf fimn Rnhhinc 1': in 11] bounty tms year. At the present time Robbins is in the County jail awaiting: trial. Crown Attorney Cotter acted for the prose- cution in the preliminary hearing at Alliston on Tuesday. Mortimer Atkinson, manager of the Bank of Toronto in Barrie sev- eral years ago, died in Brockville on |Sept. 13 after a lengthy illness. Rev. M. H. Spence of Toronto will speak at Collier St. Methodist church on Sunday at the morning service and at Central church in the evening on behalf of the Prohibition Council of Ontario. Remember the place, opposite the Post Ofce Square, J. G. Keenan, the music man. Established for twenty years. No connection with any other store. Pianos, Phonographs and all Musical Instruments. The Kiwanis luncheon on Frciday this week will be held at six o clock instead of twelve Mercliants of Bar- rie will be guests of Kiwanian mem- bers and Lou McDonald of Toronto will speak on Better Business. `MEETING TO ARRANGE FOR TREE PLANTING W. Finlayson, M.P.P., has ar- ranged for a meeting to `organize for the purpose of planting trees along the Highway between Barrie and Orillia. The meeting will be held .at School Section No. 18, Ono, about lrl-an nnnfvn nf` fl-n 1-nnrl nn Mnntlnv LOCAL TENNIS STARS WIN FROM MIDLAND lscnool uecmon NO. 16, um), zwouu the centre of tlze road, on Monday next, Sept. 22, at 2.30 p.m. W. A. Boys, I(.C., M.P.; E. C. Drury, and W Finlayson, M.P.P., will give ad- dresses, and it is hoped that an or- -gzmizatdon to have trees planted along; the whole road will be got un- der way. A: nnnnnnr-'r-ll in H1!` Atlvance uer way. As announced in the Advance some weeks ago, Mr. Fliiilayson has been advocating` this move, and the Government is authorizing` a grant of 75 cents per tree for every tree that is living at the end of three years. |It is hoped that the farmers along [the Highway between Barrie and Orillia will come to this meeting in large numbers. The scheme is one that should commend itself to every lfarmer and citizen of the district. Don't forget the date and place, Sept. 22, at 2.30 p.m., S.S. No. 18. b1`\\-*eZ1ve Pges. Section I ST. ANDREW'S W.M.S. HOLD RECEPTION FOR MRS. SHORTT Db. AIl(ll'(:WS U1 their resrular meet` |Sept. 17. After t1 `the meeting took ` gception for Rev. j meeting proved a ` for Lu-;`3'b0d)'. An(lrew s Church W.M.S. held meeting on Wednesday . the rep:u1a1' business rnar.Hna' +nn1: Hun +'nI-rn n1 9 V0. LHU l'U).'.Ulil1' Ul1x"tLI|l;b'3 1 the form of a re- Mrs. Shortt. The . very enjoyable one by Barrie tennis players were win- ners in all sets played in the return match with Midla_n(l in Barrie on Wednesday afternodn. In each case the Barrie representatives won in straight sets. Only four gentlemen and two lady players were present from Midland. 11 n ,,,. Al.` 5...... L1... `nlhllnnrl ITUH1 JLHIHIIIU. Following the game the Midland team were guests of the Barrie club at dinner. The results: Men s Singles J. R. Boys won from Dr. Swan, 6-0. 6-1. Rev. A. R. Beverley defeated Dr. Westman. 6-2, 6-1. J. H. Wilscn defeated D. Haig, nn R1 VV 1 ton, "630", tun. . s. .. Mrs. Brookcs Thompson, (3-4, 6-1. `ii... f`.....uunl-n .| uuunpu. Miss White, Ladies Doubles Mrs. Brookes and Miss Cvreswicke won from Mrs. Nettleton and Mrs. Thompson, 6-2, 6-2. Men's Doubles J. R. Boys and Rev. I .cvm~Io_v won from C. Ncttlcton and D. Haig, 6-0, 1:42 foatod I! 0 I Ald. Wallwin Opens Fire ll On Street `Paving Project| L-ts. Declared before Gordon Long- 1an, a Commissioner, etc., on Sept. - 1094 Luuuq auu uuuvuu-1, uu; `awn. (Continued on page twelve) Ald. Wallwin Opens Fire .'I YIT..1I...I... :v\4\`n1-1-:1:(\`r\`vv Ann . H. Wilson' and W. A. Boys de-I ml Dr. Swan and Dr. Westman..| I` 0 Boys won from [L1 Ladies Singles defeated Mrs. .. 1:4 ::,1 u H, U1, u-.L. u Creswlckc defeated Mrs. 1 L! ,1 C. Nettle- The appeal is dismissed with costs and the conviction and punish- ment prescribed by the Magistrate uphelc Such is /ohe decision given by His Honour Judge Vance on Fri- clay'when the appeal of Edward Ho1=ling'er, proprietor of the Classic H0120]. amainsf. hie rnnvit-tinn nn an Claims Specications Not: Lived Up To; After Reeve Rusk. uuuiuger, pI`0pI`le1SU1' oI U18 L/iasslc Hotel, against his conviction on an O.'I`.A. charge was considered. Hol- linger was convicted in April by Magistrate Je`-s of having liquor in his possessi-on in other than a private dwelling and was givem the mini- mu-m sentence, $250 and costs and two months, with the option of three months incarceration. The informa- tion was laid as a second offence`. H-ollin-ger, who has been out on bail since his conviction, has chosen the three months. Representations on `his behalf have been made to the Attorney-General of Ontario and a rumour, which the Advance up till the time of going to press has been unable to verify, states that the sen- tence has been reduced to two I .......+1.... JUDGE DISMISSES HOLLINGER APPEAL ' Cence I I months. PLAN CAMPAIGN RE comma PLEBISCITE Ten1pe1'a11cc Forces Line Up . for Fray on October ` Twe11ty~`T11ird. co me cause 01 temperance. In order that a denite campaign might be inaugurated, a town execu- tive was chosen. Under the execu- tive ward chairmen are appointed and they in turn must be responsible for the organization of their wards. F`nHnwino- fhn nnnninrr nf Hun men!`- [OT tne organlzatlon OI nnelr W3.l'(.l'S. Following: the opening of the meet- ing by pmyer by Rev. W. J. Watt. A. F. A. Malcomson was appointed chairman and T. T. Young secretary pro tem. W. Rusk, W. Sarjeant, D. I 1.nnnnv I 17` (`maicr A tem. w. uusx, w. barjeilnt, u. W. Lennox, J. F. Craig, A. F. A. Malcomson formed a nominating committee. Their report was : `C)_....3.],....L I 17 A `IKnInnvvu-nv\- uuuuIuvu:t:. Lnrzu Luyuxu wan: . President, A. F. A. Malcomson; Vice-Pres., D. W. Lennox; Secretary,` D'Arcy Gauley; Treasurer, A. J. Sarjean-t. vvv . -n 1 .- ,, I I.-Gco. C. Brown, Mrs. Claxton. TI.--W. C. Hunter, Miss Emma King. TIT _._A W flnntlfnnvv, Mrs. Jag. .. What promised or. the start to be a dry, monotonous session of the Town Council on Monday night turn- e out to be a. regular hurricane, and some hot shots were red. Street paving, which has occupied considerable a.ten cion,this year, and as the ratepayers are beginning to realize will for some time to come, was the main topic under discussion. pnfinnc wcrp rm-mivmi frnm resi- 1ll.--A. VV. uuuuxcuuw, LVLLB. uaa. Lennox. - IV.-J. F. Craig, Mrs. T. Sinclair. V.-T. Pearce, Mrs. A. T. Hast- inn: ings. VI mgs. \ VI.-Wm. Rusk, Mr. Scott, Mrs.` F. Wood. 'T`n nu-Ir in nnn1'nnn+?nn 1nH'}1 +110 To work in conjunction with the men and to arouse the interest of the women, a lady representative is appointed in each ward. Tn gtimulntn r-nt`husi;1Sm the execu- ZJ.pp0lnLC(l in eacn waru. To stimulate enthusiasm the execu- tive has decided to l'.`old a worker s meeting: every Tuesday evening. On Tuesday of this week the workers met in Central Methodist church and outlined plans in connection with a thorough canvass of the hO.,1C`S in town. Next 'I`uesday OVCDIYX13,` a meeting: will be held in St. Andrew's. At present the ward representatives are organizing their respective terri- tories. Special campaign numbers of the Pioneer are being distributed, a thousand each issue for the next three weeks. I __ -_,,_ i In last week s issue in a report of the Council meetinp: it was stated that permission was given John Saso to install a gasoline tank. The name of Sam Giorgianni should have been inserted instead. The attractions in front of thei grand stand at Barrie Fair this year promise to be better than ever be- fore. The Cromwells, who were with Barnum & Bailey Circus for |so\'cn _vom's, and Rodm` and Dean will you plenty )1` thrills. .mg. III.--A. W. Goodfellow, Mrs. Jas. nn nnv Ward Represe`nta.tives .~ .-. u up In A CORRECTION K731. LXXIII. No. 31. {BARRIE wms FIRST | 1 GAME or PLAY-OFF; Heavy Slugging Defeatsl W Cookstown, 12 to 3; E Clark Homers. 1 l Barrie gained the edge in the play off for the championship of the South Simcoe League by virtue of~a win over Gookstown in the rst game played here yesterday afternoon. 'N-up gnrvrp, 12-2. is :1 fair indication piayeu mere yesteruay zuu-:.ruuuu. I`.he score, 12-3, is a fair indication of the play, Joe Mi1ne s sluggcrs putting the skids under Hounsome and Hopper in short order. A. Foran, who relieved Hopper in the sixth after seven tallies had beeni pushed across the pan, held the locals in check, restricting them tol one bingle in the two remaining ses- sions. As a result Barrie has Cooks- town with its back to the wall. If I Cookstown loses at home on Fridayl they are through. They must win to strike even terms. If they win a third contest will be necessary to de- cide the winter home of the Felt trophy. T-lranvv l-ittinrr fp:mf.1irp(l_ Del i uropny. 1 Heavy hitting featured. De] Emms and Co. met the pill for twelve solid clouts, incliudiing a home run over the bank by Buster Clark, triples by Dyer and Lynch and two doubles by Armstrong. Coekstown was right behind with nine clean blows. The h1l1`18\1`S had a diicult time putting the apple past the bat- ters, there being but four strike oubs during the fray. Of these Plant- got one, Hounsome another andl Foran a brace. l"."n rv1nv\'v\\1 (lnnl-`In v'\1n1Yo n-nxvn 4-lnn roran 3 Drace. Two snappy double plays gave the fans a thrill. Cookstown slipped one over on Banrie in the second frame and Barrie evened matters up in the eighth. (`annlcctnwn zfphnnd nndi wif.}1 H19 Cookstown stepped out with the sigmal play ball. Kidd led off with a one bagger to centre and ambled to second when short fumbled Hopper s drive. Kidd negotiated third safely and came in on Arnol(I s single to left. Hopper was caught at the plate on the.re- turn. With Arnold on third Houn- some and A. Foran were thrown out at first. C nnnnn A/I `kw f`nnbn-nurn'.u nvnwunln Barrie started like a collection agency. D. Emms was safe on second s error and stole second. Dobson was tossed out at rst. Dyer walked. Armstrong doubled to left, scoring Emms and Dyer. Lynch went out second to rst. Plant reached first on third s error. Clark stopped the ball with his ribs, but was forced on Carson s smash to second. (`nnLvn+nnrn nu:-hf nnf 1'71 nrllnr 1'nl EU HTSE. Spurred by Cookstowmls example` seconu. Cookstown went out in order in three of the next four frames. F. Foran slipped in a lone hit in the H-uiwl and 311 H-m f'-hh Planrh threw out Iour Dans. A single past thirrd by Emms in the second and a triple by Dyer ac- counted for Barrie- s fourth counter. Av-vvu-_-fv-nnrr 1-Tr-an civ-mr1nr] nvov +115?-(ll WHS EH8 mam DOPIC 1111081` LIISCUSSIUJI. Petitions were received from resi- dents on Maple Ave. and Mary St. asking for a pavement. Ald. Mal- comson and Reeve Rusk sponsored a motion that the petition be received and if properly signed, that the Mayor call a special meeting of the Council to pass the necessary by-law. oh - I` uran SHIJIJCU third and in 1'. but four balls. A m`n.-In una- COUYIEBCI I01` narrxes IOUFLI1 CUU1l`l.UI`.` Armstrong, who sinwgled over third in the fth, was dmven 1n by Lynch -s three sacker to left. (`,nn1zn+nnn r-avnn Han]! nfl-I 1*-uvn in cnree sacxer to Jen. Cookstown came back with two in the sixth. Kidd ew to right to (Continued on page ve) BARRlE S BIG FAIR \ OPENS WEDNESDAY` . . I Speclal Features This Year; Black Foxes and Mink on Exhibition. i Flags will be ying, bands play- ing and thousands of visitors gather- ing` in Barrie, when the annual Fall Fair of three days duration opens on Wednesday next. The huge To- ronto Exhibition offers a kaleidosco- pic view, but the country -fair aifords a close-up appreciation of home pro- ducts, made doubly interesting through the aquaintance of sight- seers and exhibitors. mu ,. , 1_.,r_ _L ___. ...:1l 1... ......'l..Ln 5t:\:L'a uuu unuuuuauxa. Thursday's show will be replete` with features. No one should miss: the speediivng in the ring. The best horses in the district will compete for large purses, and followers of the King's sport are assured a royal time. 1'1,` ,,,LI,_ uun.. Perhaps the most interesting of in- teresting exhibits in the main build- ing will be the showing of black foxes, mink, coons, and other live fur-bearing animals. The exhibit will be in an upstairs room at the front of the building and in charge of J. W. Gossling, who has a 1-zmchl for breeding: fur-bearing animals. rm." iu:,z....... mm 1-m runrn 1u~.Hm~ 1Ul. U1l:r,'u|u[.', 1ul'u<;a.Aun5 u|I|AlAuAa- T>he Midway will be even better than i.n other years. The merry-g'o- round, without which no fair is com-1 plete, will be there, and besides there` will be a huge ferris wheel. The merchants exhibits in the main building: promises well, all available! space having been subscrihedfo1'.' Other exhibits range from ne arts to farm and factory produce and live stock. n-I1 -n u v u vx. uvv-..n. The ower show will alone be! worth the admission price. Barrie s'\ famous: blooms and superior owers! grown by rural Iorticulturists will! be on rlisplzly. ` An ...-...-.I L`|.,..... ...:l`I LA ......-:..1 ..l. zuu. Vvauwlu Vycuo ..Iwu.c Aid. Wallwin immediately rose and said that he objected to handing any more contracts to the Warren Pav- ing Co. this year. He objected to the way _the first contract was given. The contract was changed and thel specications were not lived up to. Produces Affidavit Ald. Wallwin further stated that a prominent member of the Council was in league with one of the con- tractors who tendered on the job. Then lze withdrew and voted for the Warren Bituminous Paving Co. I am referring to Reeve Rusk, said Ald. Walvlwin. Is it true or not '." he asked Reeve Rusk. No, it is no , said the Reeve. I think it is due the town that this matter shouid be gone into, went on Aid. Wallwin, and I have here an aidavit which I I will read. T Alnvrn-ninr NTnT\n11n-an nf +1113 uu uu u1v'.Hu_v . As usual, there will be special at-E tractions in front of the grand stand.i Daring` acrobatic stunts and hair-; II._..L2.......l _.. ....,. l'....\ ` Berrie, dnte;;'io,- Thursday, September 18, 1924 ...,., Iaulvuuulu (Connucd cm uvulnvn) pag; I In lone ml 111 Luv the f-bh Pvlan-t threw OPENS MINISTERIAL { . WORK IN BARRIEI Rev. J. S. Shorit Prcuchcsl to Large` Congregations on Sunday. I Rev. James Sinclair Shortt, who was inducted into the pastorate of St. Andrew s church on Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, lling the vacancy caused by the removal of Rev. Geo. A. Brown to `Chalmer s church, Kingston, opened his ministerial work in Barrie on Sunday last. Ca- paoity congreg`atio'n"s were present to welcome the new minister at both morning and evening services. Speaking at the morning session, Mr. Shortt took his text from Re- mans 1-16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to every lone that believeth to the Jew first and also to the Greek. The key- note of Mr. Shortt s address was that only by mutual endeavour could the minister and the people work to bring about the greatest results. Unless that were done nothing last- ing could be hoped for. Thxfnn-inn` fn Han ftnn`. H-m cnnakm` OWE!` OI LIOU belri ` 1 2 |IT'n1p:: H-mi . u mg COUl(l D6` nopeu I01`. Referring to the text the speaker pointed out that Paul desired to com- mend and preach the gospel to the Romans. The Romans would not swear allegiance to anything that did not originate in Rome. They could We nothing good that had its birth I distant pfovinces, so that -they deemed it right to see nothing loff use that came from Nazareth. But in the face of the contemptuous Roman Empire, Paul declared, ``I am not ashamed of my God." So. Mr. Shortt pointed out, should every Christian stand up for God and his religion. `"T`1m:2 nnuvnr rm`? any] in 11-ni-:ee11rniv1o reuglun. The power of God is unassuming but all powerful, the speaker safced. Tlhe Romans fancied that Han" `Pin:-`(Iv n11 4-Lat vvvnn I-.-. Ln `rv\r\Ivvv\ 1 W111 reau." I, Alexander McDouga1l, of the Town of Barrie, in the County of Simcoe, Contractor, do solemnly de- clare that I am a contractor, and as such I tendered on paving of Dun- lop and Elizabeth Streets in the Town of Barrie on or about June, 1924, and further state that William Rusk, Reeve of the Town of Barrie, who is also a contractor, agreed with me that in consideration of his in- fluence in securing contract for me and the use of certzu. equipment which he owns, he, William Rusk, and myself, were to share the pro- .f.<, S-bkhttikl. U118 IVOITRILHS IaI1Cl(3(l 13118.1 they knew all that was to be known about power. No one, they beheved, could teach them anything concern- inxr it, Roman r-vnwrlc rm rmrnm-- CULUU LaC BUSH] zmytnlng COI1CBI'I1 ing it. Roman crowds on numer- ous occasions had seen their heroes return dragging foreign kings at their chariots. Rome s power was great and ostentatious, while God s power works quietly and steadily on- wards. It would ~ be almost impos- sible for a man to hammer a cannon ball to pieces with a. heavy instru- ment, but if a hole were bored part- ly into it and water introduced into the crevice and allowed to freeze the ball could be broken. This, the speaker declared, was the manner in which God s power works. From a small beginning it enlarges and grows\ until it commands complete mastery. T119 nnwnr nf Cml unfn anlvnfinn mastery. The power of God unto salvation is paramount. Just as the sun s rays evaporate the water of a muddy pool to make pure white ieecy clouds that in turn give sustenance to the parched elds, so God exerts His inuence to bring out the best in each one of us. Tn n11 n4ns-O-n +n a++n.a'n On J-Ln BIGGER BUSINESS . wmzx FOR BARRIE BECII one OI US. In all efforts to attain to the kingdom of God jhere must be a spilit of helpfulness and co-opera- tion between bhe minister and his (Continued on page four) |C0mmencing Friday Night` VVith Sing-S0ng and Street Camival. The next week promises to be a busy one in Barrie. Merchants have experienced a quiet season owing to the condition of our streets, but now that the paving is nearing completion they are out after Bigger and Better Business The Kiwanis Club and Athletic Association are giving every assistance and to-morrow night (Fniday) a sing-song and street carnival and dance will be held on the new pavement. Specie.-1 prepara- ,tion has been made to make 'oh.is an enjoyable evening. Music will be . provided ' y the Collingwood Kilties Band and the Barrie Citizens Band, and tl:cre will be fun for everyone. The residents from the country are urged to join with the townspeople in this fun making night. Commencing: on Saturday the mer- chants are putting on special attrac- tive bargains for a whole week. 1 Read carefully all the advertise- , ments in this issue of the Advance `(and you will be convinced that it will pay you to come to Barnie and . do your fall buying`. You will re- : ceive courteous treatment and the _lbest service. ` n,, 1:1 1,.__.I___ fI'IL.`...._1.... __ .1 1_.r i I LIL`-3|: DULVALC. I I On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-` day next Bar1~ie s Big Fair will be held and this will be an added at- ,traction and well worth attending; e\'er_\' day. The fair this year prom-` iises to be bigger and better than ever. Several special features are added and from the way entries are pouring in to the secretary, the ex-I jhibits will be far in excess of any` ]p1`OV10US year. I 1 Tho now nnvement on Elizahethi ] p1`OV1 ODS on E1imheth!NI~r.an(1 F`1;ok 1 The new pavement ` ' . . BL - T` ` ( I J 1 and Dunlop streets W111 be neally [ :IRWing_"';]; _ :u]t S"t 3:\,[a';"i`(:. 0 m ;completed this week and it will be | a pleasure to drive through the town. _"?"'-" . iCome to Barrie on Friday` ni;r11t.| The Women Teachers Federation: {come Saturday, and come to the Biu of Barrie lzrld a verv enjoyable pic-i ,.\..; .. v. 1') . . ,_: '\ ~` . vv' y_. 1.. \. -1-. ......'. \.\...... .. .u.. nu .u. ..n|.L.. ;x....L u.. uvu\1uc.;`u.1`\.~ |TRAPSI-IOOTERS T0 ' HOLD BIG TOURNEY man, '4 1 2, 1924. Barrie Gun Club have decided to put Barrie on the map as far as trapshooting is concerned, by stag- ing the most pretentious chicken shoot ever held in Barrie. The shoot, which is set for October 1, is open to trap shooters from all over Ontario. Seven-ty-ve to one hundred shooters from Hamilton, Toronto, St. Cath- anines, Kitchener. Galt and other Western Towns are expected. Prizes of chickens, singly and in pairs, will be offered for the best I scores made. On Gnu! 1'7 clnnnf-inrr a+ 9K I-luv UH birds, rna (In ` BARRlE S OLDEST ' "RESIDENT IS DEAD A Horticultural Society was form- ed at U-nionville on Wednesday. David Irving, Co11tracto1', I and Retired Farmer, i Passes Away. 1 Barrie s oldest citizen, David Irving, of 53 Worsley St., passed away on Saturday, lacking; less than seven years of having lived for a century. Three weeks ago the elder- ly gentleman fell from a chair and fractured his hip. The pain and ac- companying shock proved too great a drain on his vitality and slowly the end came as his aged vigor ebb- ed away. A strong heal-thy consti- tution and constant observance of the old adage, Early to bed and early to rise keeps a man hf .y, were the factors to which Mr. ..ving attri- buted his longevity. During` the hey-` day of his life he was famed for his hardiness and ability to do hard work. Um uyna nnuzno air-Ir 'n1'Inr-inn naval` worx. He was never sick, injuries never hurt him as they did other men, he was so rugged. We used to say tlzat nothing could hurt him, declared an old friend of Mr. Irving. Tf uvii ho rmiv H10 01!] HYHOYQ om Irienu or Mr. 1I'V]I1g. It will be only the old timers who will remember the days, away back in the seventies, when David Irving was a builder and contractor living in Barrie. During his stay in Barrie, from 74 to 79, he carried out a contract in connection with the construction of the Barrie Gas Com- pany -s plant, and built several houses. His own residence was at the corner of what are now Small and Sophia streets. On leaving Bar- rie Mr. Irving purchased a farm near Churchill, where` he lived and work- ed till 1914, when he retired and again took up residence in Barrie. 'I`hp Trvino farm was :1 ferrtile agam `COOK up resmence m narne. The Irving farm was a fertile hundred acres on the 3rd concession of Innisl. Beca'.u'se of the close re- semblance wihch the Innisl farm bore to the Dumfriesh-ire farm in Scotland, on which Mrs. Irving was born, it was called Stobbyknow, the name by which the Scotch` farm 1 was known. Tn 19211 ngmhl Ta-m'nrr mac `hnrn if ' Known. . In 1831 David Irving: was born ir Dumfrieshire, Scotland, where he learned the carpentry trade and lived - until 1856. Then, along with many other sturdy sons of Scotland, who had determined to seek fortunes abroad, he embarked with his wife for Canada. To Kingston the couple went first, then later to Picton and Penetang, where Mr. Irving` superin- tended the construction of the Gov- ernment institution. Shortly after- wards the family moved to Barrie and Mr. Irving went into partner- ship with Edward Blain. About this time the Fenian Raids were being made aml David Irving, in whose veins loyal Scotch blood coursed, en- listed to help drive out the maraud- ers. For his services he received a medal and 160 acres of land in New Ontario. "I"!-n-nun-lnnn+ lain lifa Han tlnr-nnunll AIRMEN DEFEAT BARRIE SOFTBALL TEAM, 13-9