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'BOWMANV Melbourne E. Turner, Representative Phones: Office, 587; Res, 300 Dairy (By Staff Reporter) P< Bog April 18.--The barn belonging to George Varcoe leased by James Brown of the Brown Pasteurized Dairy Company was totally destroyed by fire at 10:80 o'clock last night, A Ford sedan, 1927. model, belonging to Mr. Brown, which was in the barn, was also destroyed, The loss was estimated at more than $900. The cause of the fire was undeternrin- George Crombie, who used the south end of the barn for a hen- house, was able to remove six chie- kens before the place was gutted by flames, Beside the Varcoe barn, and 'within two feet of it stood a frame garage, the property of Willlam Cowle, and the larger TOOK SODA 20 YEARS FOR GAS-STOPS NOW "For 20 years I took soda for in- digestion and stomach gas, One bottle of Adlerika brought me com- plete relief."--J. B. Hardy. Adlerika relieves stomach gas and sourness in TEN minutes. Act. {ng on BOTH upper and lower bow= el, it removes old waste matter you never thought was in your system. Let Adlerika give your stomach and bowels 8 REAL cleansing and see how much better you feel. It will surprise you! Jury & Lovell, drug- gists, yed by Fire With Loss About $ building of the two. Although sparks started the latter smoulder- ing, firemen were able to save the garage, which contained two Ford touring cars, previous to being pull- ed out of the way when the fire started. Three residences in the immedi- I iia get under control. Of the Varcoe a few "two by fours" tanding. The car was a of ruins, and the grounds a littered mass of smouldering and steaming embers. It was remarked that the blaze originated in the left of the barm, and appeared as a blue flame at first. It had got a firm hold on the wooden partitions before it was noticed. The destroyed barn was partial- 1y covered by insurance, but the car had none whatever. All members of the department were' on duty with the exception of Chief Edgar, who is unwell, il 2 ate vicinity were threatened by the | by George Lyle. flames and flying sparks. Ome of these was the double house belong- ing to George Varcoe and leased to James Brown in the east side, and Henry Vanslyke in the west side. Buckets of water were con- tinually thrown on the roofs of William Cowle's home and that of George Crombie, near th® blaze. Mr. Brown stated that a practic- ally new team harness, purchased only today, was in: the demolished car at the time which also went prey to the flames. No other valu- able articles were included in the loss, : The alarny was turned in by tele- phone at 10:30 o'clock and Jack Hatley, of Hatley's Garage, sum- moned the firemen by the bell, The new electric alarm system has as yet not_been installed. When the firemen had arrived at the scene, the fire had gained a tremendous headway, partly due to the blaze originating in the interior of the barn, and partly on account of the alarm having to be sent in by tele- phone. The nearest alarm box was stiuated about half a block distant, and was out of order, The council however, have approved the plan For Sale Six room, pressed brick bungalow; good location, all modern conveniences, large living and dining room, cupboards in kitchen, wired for electric range, hard. wood stairs and oak floors throughout, Immediate possession. A snap. Apply to Ww. J. Trick Co. Phone 230 or 157 Ry BEAUTIFUL .. CHIME CLOCK 4 » King Street West Phone 189, D. J. BROWN This Clock has a fine brass movement, not effected by heat or cold, which will run and give a life long service, The case is solid wal. nut with leaded glass and silver dial, Chimes with their musi- cal gongs on sweet tone reeds every hour and half iI hour. To be wound once' a ASK TENDERS FOR STREET PAVING also prellously | yin Also Secure Estimates on New Fire Alarm System (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, April 18.--At a special meeting of the council to- night Town Engineer Fred C. Pal- mer was instructed to advertise for tenders for extensive paving opera. tions, which is to include the lay- ing of approximately 20,000 square feet of pavement, Ex.-Fire Chief Argus Cameron, of Oshawa, submitted a complete report on the condition of the fire alarmy gystem in the town. He dwelt particularly upon the need of a new system, so A. J. Wadhams, chairman of the fire committee, was authorized to call for tenders for a program along this line. RESPECTED RESIDENT IS LAID TO REST (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, April 18.--The fu- neral of Mrs, 8. I. Hill, well-known and respected citizen of Bowman- ville, who died 'at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H, W., Burke, 'ontre street, on Monday evening, ns held from» Mrs, Burke's resi- 'nee this afternoon at two o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. '. J. Shires, of St. John's Anglican 'hurch, assisted by Rev. D, W, | "est, pastor of St, Paul's Church. any floral tributes were received, "esides messages of sympathy from merous points, . Interment took place in Bow- manville Cemetery, . FUNERAL DR, E. SLEMON (By Saft Reporter) Bowmanville, April 18,~Dr, BE, I. Slemon, junior inspector of Ot- tawa Public Schools, who died in that city yesterday was buried this afternoon in Bowmanville Cenve- tery. Dr, Slemon was formerly a teach. er at the Oshawa Colleglote and had held many other prominent posts as an academical instructor. He was in his 66th year, The pallbearers were: six neph- ews, Rr. C, W, Slemon, Thomas Sle. mon, Milton Slemon, Cecil Slemon, Hugh Annis and Russel Gilbert, Services were conducted hy Rev, J. U. Robins and Rev. Allworth Earsley, DEATH OF MRS, W, H. PEARN, (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, April 18,--Mrs, W, H. Pearn, who died at her residence |. on Queen Street Sunday, was bur. fed at the family plot in Bowman- ville Cemetery yesterday afternoon, Services were conducted by Rev. J. U. Robins, of Trinity United Church, , assisted by Rev. Alfred Bunner. The bearers were: Fred Mann- ing, Will Japson, John Mcintyre, Charles Jewel, Fred Haddy and An. thony Michell. "What do you make a week?" asked the magistrate of an Italian | organ-grinder. "Five pounds, sir." "What! Five pounds grinding an organ?" "No, sare.Not for da grinding, for da shut up and go away," for Men and Women Need This Tonic yn His post was taken' INVINCIBLE 221ae 24 MIT 4] Ba) | gan _-- HOUSE 18 BURNED Early yesterday the house and outbuildings owned by Edward Pope of Amellasburg Township, Prince Edward County, were coms pletely destroyed by fire. It is pre. sumed the building caught fire fromy sparks from the crimney, HAS LEG FRACTURED The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knight, Foxboro'; near Belle ville, was struck by a large truck early yesterday and received a coms pound fracture of the left leg, be- side minor bruises. The accident was no fault of the truck driver as the young lad ran out in front of the moving .vehicle, -- WHEAT CROP FAILING Cobourg farmers report that flelds of fall wheat which looked well two weeks ago are now show- ing the effects of the intermittent thawing and freezing since then. The grain had commenced to grow, but it now is beginning to turn brown, and warm egpring weather is needed to ensure a crop. IGNORANCE CAUSED DEATH That the death of a baby had been caused through improper feed« ing, brought about by ignorance and neglect on the part of the mo- ther, was the verdict given by a Coronef"s jury presided over by Dr, K, B. Suddaby at Sharbot Lake Tuesday in the case of the death of the five-month-old infant of Mrs, Julia Wistard, WAR VETERAN DIES Hugh Campbell, of Belleville, expired suddenly this morning, while sitting in a chair recreation room of the Canadian Legion Memorial Hall. He was a veteran of the Great War and al- so the South African War, He enlisted with the 30th Battalion, which was recruited in this dis- trict, KINGSTON TINSMITHS STRIKE What started on April 1st in Kingston with a strike of the plumbers, has hecome more com- plicated. Tuesday masons and carpenters employed ny Messrs. McKelvey and Birchy of the stu dents union building, walked out. Yesterday the tinsmiths were called out from the shops of Me- Kelvey and Birch, Stevenson and Hunter, and Samuel Hamilton, LYON TALKS LACROSSE Kingston had a visit yesterday from A, E, Lyon, of Brantford, Vice-President of the Canadian La- crosse Association. He is endeavors ing to revive lacrosse in this city, His idea is that a start could be made among the school children, with a view to putting lacrosse back where it belongs in the province, Mr. Lyon had a conference with Herbert E. Thompson, a former star on the Brampton lacrosse team, now located in this eity, AMATEUR MANICUR- ISTS FREED The assault case at the village of Tichborn, in which four boys were charged with having attack- ed another and causing bodily harm in their endeavor to cut his finger nails, came to a sudden end yesterday, The case was entered for hearing at Tichborn yesterday, before County Magistrate 8, J. W, Bradshaw, but the mother of the lad withdrew the charges and, is is understood ,also paid the costs of the court. The attack on the lad was made more in the form of a prank. It was stated that in performing the operation, the youth suffered serious injuries. BELIEVE THEFTS CLEARED UP With the arrest of Alan Park of Holland Landing last night by Ser- geant Tom Kirk and County Con- stable Brimacombe, Newmarket, police believe the majority, if mot all, of an alleged gang of chicken thieves which is said to have stol- en more than 300 fowl in that dis. triet during the past few weeks, have been taken into custody. Park, who, police claim, had a number of dead chickens in his possession at the time of his arrest, was charg- ed with the theft of the birds. Rich- ard Foster and Percy Foster, bro- thers, of Holland 'Landing, were ar- rested last night on similar charg-} Country Club, Belleville, held at the home of Mrs. George K. Gra- ham yesterday, the following offic- ers were elected: President, Mrs. F. W. Wilson; Secretary, Mrs. S. B. Dawson; Games Committee, cap- tain, Mrs. (Dr.) Robertson. Mos A. in the" EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS Gillen, Miss A. McIntosh, Miss K, Simmons, Mrs, R. G. Spafford, Mrs, (Col,) Bywater and Mrs. H. A, Thompson, Mrs. Graham had been previously elected convener of the BEutertainment Committee and win select the members later. It was decided to hold Wednesday after- noon teas during the season after the business had been completed, Mrs, G. Graham was a hostess for afternoon tea, : AMUSING INCIDENT At the Currie action at Cobourg yesterday the dullness of an after- noon session mainly devoted to the redding hy T. 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S today, Ce AO lt lA A f Boston, Mass., April 18.--Twen- ty-four Canadian Marathon run- ners, led by the veteran Eduard Fabre, of Montreal, were slated to be among the 273 starters in the thirty-second annual Boston Mara- thon race tomorrow noon at Hop- kington, Fabre, one of the five previous winners entefed in this race, and Billy Reynolds, of Galt, Ont., winner of the recent Toronto road race, have been included in the list of the dozen outstanding runners. Fabre and Reynolds have been picked to finish well up with the leaders in any case, and it would not surprise many to see either of them lead the largest Marathon field ever assembled on this cone tinent to the finish line, Two years ago the then unknown Johnn Miles, of Sydney Mines, N. 8., won the classic grind by running the heart out of Clarence Demar. Miles was forced out of the race by in. juries last year, but Cliff Bricker, his Canadian Olympic team-mate, carried on and finished fourth, Both Miles and Bricker were or- dered to remain out of this year's race by the Canadian Olympic Com- mittee, Fabre finished sixth here last year, and several other Cana- diana finished well in advance of the field. The first six Americans to fin. ished will be given places on the United States Olympic Marathon team, It is probable that any Ca- nadian who makes an impressive showing will be elected to wear the Maple Leaf in the Olympic Mara- than at Amsterdam, As usual, the majority of the Ca. nadians entered in this race come from Nova Scotia. The North Branch Y. M. C. A., of Montreal, has a team entered, and Ontario sent down Francis Hughes and Charles Morton, of Hamilton, and Guy P. McKay, of Toronto, to keep Reynolds company. Incluffed in the Nova Scotian delegation are Billy Taylor, of Sydney Mines; Hector Corkum, of Lunnenburg; John Mac. Donald, Raymond Hamilton and Donald Young, of Halifax; Alfred Rogers, of Dartmouth; Silas McLel. lan, of Noel; Major Ramsdale, of Florence; Willlam Cochrane, of Windsor; William A. Holmes, of Macpherson's Mills, and Edward Campbell, of Florence, New Bruns. wick has Perey N. Cuillison, of Fredericton, Besides I"abre, the North Branch Y. M, C. A, entered George Bird, Gilbert Cooms, Gerald O'Donnell, Ed Hayes, Paul Quesnot, George Barie and Henry Renoit., The Mon- treal organization will compete with the Millrose A.A., the Illinois A.C. and the Dorchester club for 16 the prize which the Boston aun | J letic Association annually awards to the team making the best show« ing in the Marathon, PRIZE WINNERS IN BOWLING LEAGUE ARE ANNOUNCED With the Belleville and Oshawa bowlers rolling their games Wed- nesday night, the prize winners in the five-pin tournament of the Osh. awa Recreation Club, which were announced yesterday afternoon, in. clude Toronto, Belleville and Osha- wa bowlers. Those carrying off the prize money in each of the four events and their scores were? Five-man team event--Toronto Kenwods, 3,525; Toronto Karry's Dundas, 3,466; Oshawa Recreation Club, 3,489; Toronto City Hall, 3,438; Toronto Danforths, 3,354, Doubles=-Tutton-Cowle, Oshawa, 1,649; Bailey-Weale, Toronto Kar« rys, 1,618; Steel-Dies, Toronto City Hall, 1,489. Singles--W. Simpkins, Toronto Danforths, 842; Baxter, Toronto Kenwoods, 842; Anderson, Belle. ville, 774. For the special prize aggregate Bailey, from Toronto Karrys' Dune das, was the winner with a total of 2,467, | TEA isgood ted' The Orange Pekoe, at a little extra cost, is extra good In clean, bright Aluminum in est Ti {o 0 matoes is the Tnagic "2% The Quality Word for Canned FRUITS and VEGETABLES % "Gutta Percha" Tires GOM COSMCNER A wonderful cushion feature exclusive to "G.P." Tires Vulcanizing and Accessories - Cor. Prince and Bond Streets Phone 1426