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Heintzman & Co. Pianos On Tuesday, May 6,- the Boston-English Opera Co. will be at the Grand Opera House, Barrie, 'in Verdi's masterpiece, IL TROVATORE With JOSEPH F. SHEEHAN and HAZEL EDEN supported by a cast of European and American artists. A special chorus . and augmented orchestra. A. F. Garrett has been Tequested to supply the Heintzman & Co. Piano for use of the principals. Local Agent for Heintzman & Co. Pianos res A, F, GARRETT, Barrie -- Incendiarism Suspected | The vacant house on Bayfield So just below BL Lawrence's | Wis. on Tuesday morning, gutted hy fire whieh" is supposed to have been due to ineendiarisin. | When the blaze was noticed by! Waller Urry about two o'clock, | the flames had a big start aud though the brigade made a prompt response to the alarm, | which Mr, Urry: telephoned in, the interior of the building was f city well cleaned out before tha. fire was put out. Incendiarism is suspected from the fact that there was no rubbish in the house, nor was uh, anything about the emises to cause a fire. The Maze is supposed to have start- el in the closet beneath the slairs, as the floor is burned|7 through there and at no other paint, The property belongs to the Wilson Estate of Toronto. For inirtv-six yedrs the house was 'ceupied hy Walter Patterson aad it was an old building when he became a tenant. It Is Wonderful Tn a letter to Jno. Powell, manager of the Grand Opera House, dated April 24. Edward M. Beck, managing director of the Boston English Opera Co., says:--"I am pleased fo hear from our Mr. Riley that you selected "Il 'l'rovatore" for our performance in Barrie. Not only is "Il Troyatore" one of the most beautiful operas ever written, our performance of it is wonderful I want to take this opportuffity of assuring you that we will give you a performante which you will be proud of, one which you will be glad you boosted and recommended to your patrons. Naturally an organization such @8 ours is an expensive proposi- tion to carry on tour and we must set large business to make it ay." [IT'S IMMENSE "IU's IMMENSE" you will ejaos ulate after you have tasted # slice of our well made bread. Tt will please you as it|is pleas- ing hundreds of others. It-wil! be a regular part of your daily life and you will be better for it. PHONE 26 and have our driver call. attack of IN BARRIE WILL USE & Young Mother Taken The death occurred on Satur- | day, Apes 26, at the hom parents, M and Mrs, Nash, ve St, of Amy Daisy Shepherd, in her 26th year, Mrs. Shepherd had been in poor health for some months following an influenza. She was well known and a general favor- ite among the young people of Barrie, having lived here all her life. She had been a member of 'Trinity Church Choir for a num- her of years. In Janugry, 1918, she was married to Peter Shep- herd, formerly of the 76th Bn She leaves a four-months-old daughter. The funeral was held on Tues- day, service being conducted in Prinity Chureh by Rey. H. D. Raymond, interment taking place in the Union Cemetery By! Went Mad There kas considerable excite. mont at the foot of Mary St. yes. terday when a bull beean crazed and for some time defied the attempls of a dozen men tu control it and died. The bull, which was a register-- ed animal rising two years old, had been bought by Mr. Greil in Guelph for the "Morton Farm." It is said to have cost 8800. It was blindfolded when shipped and in the car had thrown itself down and worked itself into a maddened condition. As soon as the men began unloading they realized they had no easy job. It was thought that the - animal would sober up if left in the the stockyard for a time so it was decided to take him there. In this case carrying thought in execution was not.an easy matter, Six or eight ropes were, hitched to the bull and a dozen husky men took hold tg lead him, but all their efforts were vain. At last some one suggested tieing him to the tail of a wagon and thus leading him. A hoosier wagon unloaded proved not sufficiently 'steady for the job and finally a loaded wagon was brought and the beast hitched behind it. In this way it was aj last started slowly towards the cattle pen. However, it did not go far. When half way across the old brewery yard: it keeled over and died, apparently from the tremendous strain un- der whiel™it had.been when try- ing to) get awi --For $1.00 Days--May 9th and 40th--we offer Men's Suits worth 850.00 for 824 Suits worth $35.00 for 819-98. Suits worth ($40.90 for 822.98. Suits worth .00 for $17.98. Suits worth $20.00 for $12.98. Suits worth $21.00 for $13.98. Im. poskible you say. Well, bring this advertisement with you "and prove our statements. Hunter's Big. Clothing Store, Barrie. | « Have you joined the Horticul- tural Society yet? Its premiums are big value. . "| A Finally it collapsed; Anvil Chorus Prince's Band 90 Miserere Columbia Band .. 90 Il Trovatore Selections Col. Orchestra. $1.50 Miserere Grace Kearns & Chorus ite enaintets 8 BEBE $1.50° The Forge in the Forest Col. Band ...... 90¢ These Selections from II Trovatore you are wel- come to hear in our store You will get the best re- sults from our line of re- cords, 178 P. O. Box, Bbc fa bal bo [a ty te PERSONAL Miss ronte town Dr. Richardson is in attending a ental this week Mrs. Thos, Pearee is visiting relatives in Perento for a eauple uf weeks Miss Dorothy While has re- turned home aftey visiting re- ertrude spent the Handy of 'To. week-end in ronty Convention latives in Toronto. Mrs. Wins Munroe of Uttawa visited with her sister, Mrs. 'Miett, Bayfield st Mrs, R. J. Hill of Regina was the guest of hey sister, Mrs. G. Walls, over sunday Mes. WH. 0 Partridge. 115 Collier St. will receive on Tharsilay. May 8, and not again this season Mrs. J Jallander MeGowan of and Mrs. EK. Blindoll of Graven. hurst ar Buests of Mrs, 8. Weaymouth (his week Nursing Sister Jessie Urquharts who has been overseas for over two years with the American for- is now at her home here. Dr. J. V. Brown, who has been visiting his parents since re- turning from avyerseas, is short- ly to resume the practice of his profession in Orillia, Mrs. Kipp of 'Toronto, who was in Barrie speaking im connection with the Forward Movement in the Presbyteran church, was the guest of Mrs, N. B. Johnston. W. J. McCutcheon, manager for the Barrie Gas Co., is moving his family from Oshawa and will live in the residential premises formerly occupied by Dr.. Hart. Mrs. Palling,-Edgecombe, Bar- rie, announces the engagement of her daughter, Constance, to Major G. Craig Wright, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wright, Craigmore, Hamilton, the mar- riage to take place the latter par® of June. Hollands-Hurst--Powell 'The marriage took place very quietly in St: Mary's Church, on Wednesday morning, April 30, of Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Powell, and Mr. Henry Hollands-Hurst of Hailey- bury, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Philip Hurst of Rochester, Kent, Eng- land. Rev. Dean O'Malley per- formed the ceremony. The bride, we was unattend- ed, wore her travelling suit of black watteau sailor banked with flowers and corsage boquet of pink rosebuds. During the cere- mony the brida's sister,: Miss Mabel Powell, sang "Ave Maria." After a wedding breakfast, served at the bride's home in Clapperton St., the happy couple left to spend their 'honeymoon in New York. Barrie's Big Dollar Days-- May 9 and 10. D \ THE BARRIE EXAMINER THE BOSTON ENGLISH OPERA CO. navy blue tricollete with large |' bins NEWS FROM THE Mrs. Kate Cameron has returned home ter being absent for some months. ' "Mra. Leeming and Miss Holley of Toronto were Easter visitors with the Misses Cat- cher. Miss Minnie McLennan has returned home after spending Easter week out of town. Lieut. Painter of Toronto spent Easter week in Allandale. S.0.E. meet Friday at 8 p.m. sharp in the Orange Hall. Mrs. Geo. Watson and children are visit- jends in Tottenham, A. Godden, Jr., spent the week-end visiting her sister,' Mrs. Griffin, Orillia. | Mrs. V. E. Knight and children spent the | week-end with the former's parents in Thornbury. --For Sale--Several articles of house- jhold furniture, dishes and crockery. Can be seen at 8 Burtan avenue. 18-18p Tom Paton, former conductor on the Penetang passenger train and now of Tor- onto, ix visiting old acquaintances here for ja few days. The Sons of England lost valuable member and first committeeman in the person of A. H. Padgham, who died early last Friday morning. The funeral took place on Saturday ufternoon to St. Paul's and despite the stormy weather upwards of 80 members attended to show their sym: pathy. | Allondsle was visited last week by a! number of G.T.R. officials on a tour of in- spection with the object of arranging for improvements to be made during the spring. The special train was made up of loco- motive, baggage car, day coach, and pri- wate car 290, containing General Superin. ltendent Bowker; privat car 2008 with Chief Engineer Bond; private car Quinte with | General Superintendent Semple, of the Mo- | tive Power; and private car Ontario, con- ing Vice-President W. D. Robb. Allandale bowlers had better get st their practice soon for the Collingwooders are , after their scalp. The Enterprise says: The | local club will at the earliest opportunity | go to Allandale to bring back the Col J. A. Currie Cup which is open to challenge by any club represented at the Annual Tour- nament here, Challenges are already be- ; ing put in for the local championship pins which are to be readily taken up by) the present holders. Looking ahead, there will be one busy summer in store for the bowlers and tennis players. Presentation | On the evening of Friday, Apr. 25, a |number of friends met at the home of Wal- ter Bayliss, who hua recently returned from overseas, when the following address and presentation wax made to him, Ed. Prince yreading the address and Miss Eva Brooks making the presentation :-- Dear Walter,--We have assembled this evening to welcome you home to Ferndale, |ufter having done your bit for King and | jeountry. After your three years of ser- vice we feel proud to have you with un Again, nnd a8 a alight token of our apprec- | ation would ask you to accept this signet ring and shaving set, and we sincerely hope place among un present, Eva Brooks, Mrs. Thomas. e the Milan is Ea that you may be long spared to take your dent, who remained on the western front Signed on behalf of those |from the spring of 1915 until our vietori- y ous troops crossed the Rhine, tells these ing supper. RAILWAY WARD St. George's Day Apr. 23, the day of England's patron saint, was duly celebrated by the Barrie St. George's Society. : At 8 p.m. the members attended divine ' service in St. George's Church when aroropriate discoure was delivered by Capt. Appleyard of Woodstock, » returned Chap. in, Following this the forty-first annual: din- |. ner of the Society was held in St. George's Memorial Hall. Although the attendance was much smaller than usual--only about forty being present--the addresses were of a high order and more than repaid those who joined in the celebration. Tonste were | 38 follows:--"The King", proposed by the President, V. E. Knight; "Legislative Bod. ies", proposed by J. Montagu Leeds and responded to by Alex. Ferguson; M.L.A. "Army and Navy and Returned Heroes introduced by Mayor Sprott, with responses from Lt.-Col. J. B. McPhee and Capt. Ap- pleyard; "The Day and Those Who Honor It". proposed by Geo. Raikes, with a re- ply from Rev, Mr. Johnston of Oro is- ter Societies."' introduced by E. A." Little { and acknowledged by Rev. Dean O'Malley and Donald Ross; "The Ladies", proponed by J. B, Bryant with response by' Rev, Ed- | gar B. Taylor. Capt. Clarke at Amiens service of the wounded. Not until eight the previous evening were official plans completed for the evacuation of the wound. | By nine, Capt, James Clarke, (formerly ! of the Allandale "Y"') had a plant set up at one advanced collecting post. In charge of stores, he went forward in the attack | next morning with the second wave and | arrived at Marcelcave before the Germans | had left, being present at the capture of | regimental commander and his staff. The = ¢ bixcuita he was able to get to Marceteave before evening supplied the place of the day's rations to an entire brigade which had not eaten since the night before, Following up with the uttack, he car- ried supplies on his back, relieving the wounded as they lay. While on this work his sergeant was wounded by machine gun fire, He pushed out from Rosieres towards Meharicourt, discovered that the battalions in the support trenches were without cigarettes, and returned for them to Rosieres, sending up a supply for each battalion Philip Gibbs Tel Funniest War Stories | Noted English War Correspondent Relates Humors of the Battlefield Philip Gibbs, the famous war correspon- Summer Showing Next week we will show our latest offerings in Summer Millinery, beautiful Models made in all the new Pastel shades of Georgette and Malines. » Two-tone effects are very good for the real summer wear and some very chic models will be shown. Milan's are again in for the summer. Our stock is now at its height and for a hat for real summer, wear absolutely correct. | May amusing stories in his lecture, "The Men their light-hearted way the men in- vented all sorts of games, betting on which shells might be duds or explosives, betting leven on the men who might be the fire ito get hit. I remember one dug-out in which » ser- geant-msjor kept popping in to inquire for Private Smith, "He's all right," came the answer, Two minutes Inter the: sergeant again appeared ith the same inquiry. "Yea; he's all right," "Again and again the sergeant-major ped in, till Private Smith looked up. "That sergeant-major seems to love me like a ther," ,he said. "He's treating me er, ; like id; uid ) amusit ie Have Won the Ws In fa u blinking fool!" some one "he's drawn you in a lottery. He have won 17s 6d, if you had been hit A platoon commander in the front line discovered one of hix men had returned from leave "rather in drink. The corps commander was due on # visit of inspec- tion. The man was an excellent soldier. The platoon commander to get him out of the way, hed him placed on a stretcher, covered with a blanket, and taken to tha dressing station. But the stretcher-bear- ers were stopped with their burden by the corps _ commander. le matter with this man?" . replied the platoon com- mander, who was at hand. The corps commander stood at attention and saluted, "The corps commander sal- jutes the honored dead", he said. At this the occupant of the stretcher called out in the loudest, thick, confused '85 tones: 8 e 8 notice put out by the Huns before their trenches "'We are all fools,"' was left un- touched, even when our men stormed and captured the trenches, Tn the first tank attack, when a tank had broken before a German infantry bat- talion headquarters, the crew saw the Ger- n Colonel emerge, salute the tank, and lssy, "Kamarad!"* Getting no answer, he walked around re- pe the performance at various points of machine, The crew finally invited him inside, and travelled all day with him. One of the worst effects of the Germans having the high ground was that they man- uged to make the drainage of their trenches flow into ours, and our men very often had to wade waist high in water. T myself have been in waterlogged trenches as deep as that on a hot day in August and I re- member a sergeant-major saying to me "Our Grand Fleet don't seem to be doing much, It's # pity they don't come down these 'ere trenches and do a bit of honest work."" Bargains galare at the yellow sign stores on 9 and 10. A Enehre in aid of the fur- nishings of the Barrie Golf Club will be held on Thursday, 15th, at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Leslie, Clapperton St Admission 50 cents. A Hawaian Orchestra willsplay dur- 18-19¢