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( NEWS FR Overs ent Christmas in Haini Lee Visited lest week at J. Archer's, Hillsdale, Miss Reta Neill of London is Visiting hee unele, James Neill. Mrs, Morrison of Egbert is the guest of her son, J Morrison Mrs, . 'Taylor spent the holi- days in Torento, visiting her sen Robt. Scott of Gravenhurst is Visiting his son, W. oD. Seatt, for a few days Mis. Rod. NienUS Acoma AMET spending the Roliays an |Hamil- ton and Porcaites artner as nursing at Cumberland Arnald as back on after twa bellives in iron, Brakenun Penetang Netty own Mr. and Mrs returned after a visit. ni Vatieouver and alse visiting in + Jaw run with Overs have two mienths Squamisin Iwary ana 1k Owen is spending end with bis hrothe Rev AL Fo Owen. Lient Ow wenl overseas with the fst € ungent and has just returned Rey. Wed. Watt was able te ake only the morning service in his chureh dast) Sunday. Rey Mro Jolie of 'Toronto supplied the Burton \we Moths pale pt Howard ¢ wht here at the his Mrs. Hugh br ee WHeks alse Tock anfliensit cand away oon ban at tle nineteen Pe beady wats sent te Sutton for iiderment m. Ru ble theenh res to We hrectian n, but tas friends attemd-- Cwith ther ballets. 'The new member of the Board of Bad neation from this ward splendid: support Uirenghout town, Both will ans alives, Sons of Emahind held (hear meeting and imstallation Mieers last Friday night). 3.2 WA. 'Tom of Collingwood present and conducted the installation, PLP, Bro, 8. Gar- side was presented with a Past Presid jewel in rerognition f Wis services to thy liments were served at the The Late Percy Steeper 'Vhe following article appear. ed in thy Winnipeg Free) Press regarding the death of Perey Steeper, sen of Meo amd Mrs. dD. W. Sleeper, formerly of Allan- dale Vo Vines of sport in Winnie pee suffered 'a most griev- ous in the death of Per Steeper, the big youthfal pitcher of the Arge junior baseball team and captain of the Arge junior haekey feam. Like sa many} capable athletes, he was the quidjest at all times, and theugh young, only IB years of age, had OM THE RAILWAY WARD -------------- learned the finest of lessons to be acquired from sport, how to be a good loser, His team had gone through some trying times in both baseball and hockey and in spite of reverses Of val kinds, his was the vate to" 7 ys; better luck next ar his unfailing sportsmanship and unlimited generosity he was by all, even his) most opponents taking ol aps ts him as a real gen- Now he has suecuinbed tema foothe forcible "fluc" through pleuraspneumonia aud all will vote on mourning him and in bis stricken f syuypathy fealing te nily the heartiest reparabl. loss The Late James Herrell Jities Merrell, whose death | Wits Heted an last week's Exar ner was bern in the township o Innisfil ane lives of that township antil maving to Mlandale fone years ago, He was G4 years of age Mr. Hervell had always been a healthy man il aheut 6 years ago when be was stricken with nervous trouble and on Friday morning he passed away ta the eat Beynnid, bis children being Wat his bedside. He was a very quiet man and wa much respected by all who knew him. In religion he was a Meth odist, bemg an earnest and con sistent meni at body, Me widow, to 47 years Unassuiings whem lie was he 3 dat tak ots sane Mrs. ad ss, Barrie: Mrs, Rob Harris, Wy. Miss Adie Herre al hone robert Herrell, Barrie . On Der 20° interment. took place in Barrie Union Gemetery Hey i Moore preached an a propriate sermon to the very large Humber of relatives aud frends whe were present to ow thei feélings tof respect the deceased. The pall- Ss oweres W, BL Webb. titen, "Phos. Gr eph Davis, Albert. Paddison and 8 Herbert Y. PS. ©. E. Officers The Young People's Speiety of the Cheistian Endeavor at thei weekly meeting, Dee, 30, 1918, elected the following ofiwers resident J. Gibbons Ist Vice President -- Miss J Fraser id Vice President Miss Newman. Secrelary- Miss M. Baer, urer --Miss V. Hill sponding s "Hal, Miss © mveror of Prayer Meeting Committer--Miss f. MeLennan Convenor of Musical Commit- M. MeLennan Mi Convenor of Secial Commit- te Clarke Convenor of Outlook Commit- few Miss EL draser Piauists-- Miss [. Culross, Miss EK. Newman, Miss A. Ardell. Flower Convenor Miss F Newnan Scene from "Hearts of the World" Grand Opera House, Friday and Saturday The correct way and the easiest way to dispose of your property or sell some small article, find a tenant for your house, find the article you have lost, etc., is to insert an advertisement in our Adlet Column. Han ire | onthe 7th Tine) THE BARRIE EXAMINER OBITUARY William Dalton MoKinley Another death from the* dread disease, pneumonia, occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William J. MeKinley, 192 Bradford street, this week, when their second son, William Dalton McKinley, died from bronchial pneumonia. 'The deceased tuok sick on December ® and died on 'Tuesday, Jan, 7, luring which time his sufferings were severe, He was bern on April Ist, 1900, in Bradford Barrie, He passed his entraner examination im 1916. For over} = mar he was employed with the Union Bank and for the past few Inonths was with) the Canadian J Evpress Coo at Allandale. THe was a promising you man and Jauirh svinpathy is Pelt for the bereaved patents, brother ane fr which was pri took place today, Thursday, te the Tnion teinetery, tev. J. Watt conducting the services at the teone and the grave, Tire floral ributes were uiimermis) and beaulifut | Relatives from a ilistaner at-| tenilin the funeral were Me.| and Mrs We MeWinles. Mi land and Mes. Al. Forbes | Buffalo, Fret Gass and Miss ¢ Jot Hamilton. The following w Whe pall-be Brice Stephens, | chide Lewts, Arthur Lyons, Frank Wiee, Wallace Hook amd Ger Wardman | Albert Marlin | Monae | Vode illness ended an day atferivwn, dan G) when AL bert Martin Hames Marlo, | sr Prelale. pissed away. b x Pr oNeiuis die bad en nh nn [valet frot cheuniatisn and for the last four years had been as fable teomeve tomself about. ie was bern vears age in thy house where he For san |years he was a sian en the | urriage f Meretr died in August and of hue parents' famuly of nine ehildy i only three survive, Lewis of Cale | With at home vid funeral took Wednesday under Ora piers. the -- member society alse furnisty bearers, place on] tus. thas pall. of e the Walter Hunter Walter Hunter of Barrie dt of double pneamonia at the tear ef das teether, 256 Gent avenue, 'Feronta, on Saturday | evening fast, (The date Meo Huns aosen of Mes. Hunte Kempenfelt, St and at the 1 JM Hunter, farmer pemerpat ot Barrie Collegiate, tle was Man- of the Bank of Teronte of Springs before the war returned from ove 1s Toot the Bank the corner of Church streets, he was st Only in July last Miss Laura rings. The fun- at Oil Springs. Oil had just aml was on the s ot 'Toronte at Wellington and Teronte, when with influenza he had marr Swuvey of Oil 1 took plae John McDonagh An old resident of the town died in the RLV. Hospital on Jan. 8 in the person of John Me- Donagh, who was born in Barrie 74 years and spent his whole here. For a number of years he was employed at the ald Simcoe Brewery and at different was in the serview of the eR. Death was due to paraly- sis and heart failure Me had been in the hospital about two weeks. His first wife was Margaret Banks of Seotland, who died four ago. His second wife, who formerly Mrs. Burton, San- St, survives: also three sons and three daughte atriok Ferry After a long illness, a year of which he was bedfast, Patrick Ferry passed away al. his home in Sophia Street, on Sunday morn- ing, January 5, aged 80 years. Deceased was born in Ireland and was a farmer in Flos Town- ship for many years. About two years ago he came to Barrie to reside, His wife predeceased him nearly three years, but he leaves six daughters, Margaret, Eliza-' beth, Mary, Caroline, Annie and Laura. The funeral was held on Wed- nesday morning, Jan, 87 to = Patrick's church, Phelpston., Tom Marks at Oookstown Cookstown, Jan. 9--The Tom Marks Co. has been secured by the town to put on a 3-act play entitled, "The Man Who Came Back," on Tues. Jan. 14. Plan of hall now open at Hy Fisher's store, CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the 'Siguatare of eken | G.G Established 1869 When Christmas is over there are always quite a number of Odd Pieces of Fur- niture which can be bought up at exceptionally low prices, and while space i only allows room to mention a few, we would suggest that you call and take a run over these money-saving values. REAL MAHOGANY CENTRE TABLES Same as cuts Regular $8.50 for $6.00 Only a limited number We are offering many splendid values in ODD PARLOR AND DEN CHAIRS in Mahogany, Fumed and Golden finishes, also beautiful Tapestry Stuffover Chairs ranging from $5.00 up to $48.00, with big discounts. A NICE SET OF PLAIN KITCHEN CHAIRS well braced, five chairs and one arm, Regular $12.50 for tg3TReceeess annie $ OUR SELECTION OF ODD DRESSERS is big, but we must make Thursday, January 9, 1919 After Christmas Clean-up At G G. Smith & Cos of these particular styles. 11.00 room on our floors for com- plete Suites. To do this quickly we are 'making great reductions. First come, first served. This Lovely Triple Mirror Dresser, finished in Mahogany Satin, regular $38.00, for just. . This is the last we can secure of its kind. -- $33.00 THE BIG FURNITURE HOUSE . SMITH & CO. 2 Collier St., BARRIE ee ee eed CANADIAN WATER POWERS > By The following estimate is given by the Dominion Water Power Branch of the water power available in each pro- vince, showing to what ex- tent this already has been de- veloped, Provinces Ontarta K dward Island Manitoba Srskatchewan Alberta oo... British Columbia ..- Yukon Total ft will be seen from the above that) York, with a population of five mil- now to some extent of soe elghteen milllon horse-po ver a ae H. P. TIMMERMAN, Industrial Commissioner, Canadian Pacific Railway. The pitch at Grand Falls, N.B. Powen DeveLoren Power Electrical Paper and Other Avaiiitle Energy Indus ries 300,000 63 74,008 6 FA.000 5.700 4,450 49 ( oo * 1 3,500,000 } 100 + 3,000.000 48,000 4.275 100,000 1,348,490 248,075 Mons, and to fave got all lit up on ten' able. and which further explora- one-fifth or less, providing also for on will enlarge, less than ten per- cent has so far been develoned. Neverihelesa, with but few exceptions ai] our principal cities, and by far the greater number of our towns and vil- luzes are supplied with hydro-elec- trie enerey, apd the surplus produc: | tlon permits of the exportation of | consiaerable power from New Bruns: wick to the State of Maine, from, Ovebec to New Yor, from Ontario to York and Minnesota, and from | P-itish Columbia to Washington. | Tue bearing which this exportation | of power has upon the imports of coal, especially into the provinces of Crtarlo and Quebec, the source of two-thirds of the available current, we'v be surmised. Since the war re-| avited in a scarcity of vessels for transnortation of Nova Scotia coal up the St, Lawrence River to the {n+ dnstr'es of Montreal, there have been converted to the var of electrical er ergy In thet vicinity no less than one hvndred pnd fifty private steam ants, with a demand load of about as many thorsand horse-nower; while many others are considering a like troneformation Having mentioned Mirtreal, It may further be aaid thatrith a nansto- tion anvroximating a milion, thxt city and vicinity according to one oo? the orincial power comnante: suoptied by It foene Tent yore with tw under a billion kr-hra, the e nt of the ungunt sy traction purpowes, Indica es that the manufacturing enterprises of that great city mist have gone somewhat shy on power. excepting such as may huve been produced from coals that would otherwise have been available for heating. A similar comparison doubtless might Le made between Toronto and Chicago, or any other Cavadinn and Amerivan city of relative position, comparison sure to bevome more atriking as time passes and the up: ward tendency in the cost of coal ty contrasted with the lowering cost of bydro-power. The re'ative cost of steam -and hydro-nower being subject In the case of coal to Iabor, transnortation and other variable expense Is at rresent rather difficult to estimate, but ad mittedly the advantage In evonomy 4s with the latter source of energy hile*in many cases for the mere ease of distribution and control, the electric current is secondarily made use of, being first generated by steam produced from coal, Hydro-power be- inz the one necessary commodity which paradoxically decreases In cost in inverse ratlo to the demand for It, this clearly 1s to be the manufactur reequarters of ing force of the future, and as coal is/the lai not at all like'y ever to revert to pre- war orices, many Industries supply- irc the world's markets will take ad- vantore of this fact by locating in Co-7"8 here pleo raw mater'als are. * jo to the city of New ,pientiful, and whence the same are|the trade routes of imported. fact, some of the larxer u and power, such as the chemical and metallurgical already have divined the situation and are flocking to the vicinity of poteutial gources capabl of providing adequately for not on! thelr present needs but for all pos- sible future development. In this trey are not forestalled nor {ncon- venienced by the enortaous expansion of the pulp and paper industry, which finds f(s requislie timberiands them- to be the means of the conser- vation of Immense suprlies of water, aftording udewvate floatage as well es such mechanical forve as it necessary jto their development as other favor- able conditions arse. * The same current of water having turned the wheels of one industry, in many cases passes along to drive still ano'ier, and on ite further courze to the sea bears the burden its own restless energy 'has helped to Produce. No natural resource useful jto the future or to any other pur: pose ts sacrificed and no accretion of [eee toll destroyed, ' In of beat electro- plants, coming Canada {s gitted by providence in almost every form of the basic ele |ments of manufacture and the na jtural powers by which these may be jdeveloped, having at the same time sulted to diversifled agri culture. by which a greatly increas. ,ed industrial population may be srs jtained, Her products already are {~ 'demand wherever known arouné thy vorld, and geographically she is ox Sap wecld, -<