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Page Two. Farmers should make as free use of a,bank's Facili- ties as other business men do. = 7 Make « friend and confidant,of the bank manager. Consult him as to loans, purchases and other business transactions. Produce cheques cashed or reeeived on Deposit and Loans made to responsible parties to assist them in their business. THE Established 1855 BANK or TORONTO Branches at Barrie and Allandale--H. A. Sims, Manager DYEING AND CLEANING Your Clothing will be properly cleaned inside and outside at W: Firth's. The linings and inside of your clothing are as important as the outside. Why not have them done right when you are having them done? All kinds of Repairing done. We know how. W. FIRTH Phone 229 Opp. Barrie Hotel, Barrie. Clarkson Hous BEST MEAL IN IN TOWN 35¢ MEALS AT ANY HOUR FURS! CLEANED, ALTERED AND REPAIRED MISS M; McKERNAN 58 Small St., Barrie. Phone 323 | Alliston Talking Baseball The Herald,+-The prospect for baseball in town und district during the coming summer is good, 'There is some excellent material in all the centres in the south {of the county. An effort will be made to form a lesgue including Ivy, 'Thornton, Cookstown, Bradford and Alliston and. it may be Beeton or Tottenham or both. Lo- feully the bull players of past years will jagain be availuble und some new ones |have come upon the scene. In one of the He already has the delivery" and possesses the strength, All he requires ix the prac: tise. Basemen and fielders are readily obtainable and in addition to some players now here who have had some experience in catching, Wes, Dungey will be home, having dodged German bullets unharmed jfor more than three years. Some of these 'players have already shown consi'erable aptitude for batting. There i nothing lucking in enthusiasm especially among the younger element who do not realize just what it means to play a team of equal strength and it is amusing to hear thei refer to Cookstown, Thornton and Ivy 1 ers who have been several years on she {mond as old men, It will be these young cubs that will engage in the scrapping ¥ hen the uinpire does not decide uw they think the should. We can supply you with garages--wood or metal. Easily erected. Prices.from $75 up. We put them up at small cost if desired. Prompt service. THE BALL PLANING MILL CO., |Haddell boys is the making of # pitcher. | é THE BARRIE EXAMINER. SPORTS THRIVED IN THE OLD DAYS Barrie Famous in Lacrosse, Racing, Aquatics, etc.--Mr. Lount's Chicks . (Continued From Page 1) the process of the unequ Vision, As the fast quart deposited, if was an astonished hostler who heard the xtentorian vores of John peal forth with Tonight, my good man, it will all for John." Forty-years ago and more, the Barris Agricultural helt in. the 35th Bu the annual fair weil! hall of the sparious where the late Col Is MeKenze and O'Brien put the reid-cuats (hrough Chair faejuss The Init was sitnated at the southwest corner of the Queen's park and went up in smoke about Iwenty-five years age Phe present athlete field oi | the Agricultural Park was thers Jiu uneven area of pine stumps, } used by the pupils of the West {Ward school and the youth of Boys' Blvek for baseball and | het. 'Lhe West Ward school was built in 1875 and for a few years later one of the pupils war | John had a! his command in battalion under {hose days among the larger and sinaller pupils. A lumber yard inthe viemity furnished plenty | fo laths whieh were whittled inte) guns and served for drilling pure poses. In winter snaw farts were built, Che battalion divided and the forts stormed, One of battalion ts now al Malcolm the boys of t Kr jer-Giene quahown of Brantford, sul avers seus, Affler leaving schoul le was an efiplayees of the Sewrey foundry and was in the ranks ef the 35th before leaving for Brant. was ford. Has wate Miss) Mary A. Ball, daughter Rall M St SLL anothe Fred MeGonkes of Cale sevvin) asa bugles in the Riel re. teliien of OSS. bat ate Five services dn 191% he enlist. mil wath a Calgary anit and wats detiiled te podiew duty. pelurnia eo bts heme only ae lew weeks ven Barrie Chen vevedled an all Kunis af speet. lapse ravens. le er cetekel, varkting, cowie Ie The rare eaurse, now the Hetiie at Breokelitle Stable, was reneeded fi be the best nthe trark in Canada aid the sare Jineets bremght thensands of vis. Mors te town diane the years he track was open. The fastest | trotters in Amerton befere the days of Mand So with a reenrd OX ecoreled thas tre ea high wheed mids rehiMReRTS | DECK Asa race track the property was later rendered useless by the ad vent of the Hamilton and North western Railway, the rails being dd throwh the centre te Suphia street and through the Queen's Park to the depot at Sophia and Bayfield streets. 'The line was nol in operation very long. how. before iL was absorbed, with the Northern, by the GT. i Barrie was the home for several ov of iwe famous albletes, Bo W, Johnston. the champion all-round athlete and pole vaulter of the world and the champion Mr. Johnston William managed letie ela. with a white ap many mile behind } bar and was also manager of the Mary streel skating and curling: rink In aquatics Barrie took a fore- most place and has Deen the scene of several important re- guitas, In 1878 and 1880 the fastest seullers in the world com- peted in events lasting two and three days. Bleache were erected on the water front ex- feuding from Bayfield street east almost te Carley's boat housa and the thousands of visitors watched Yakward Hanlan, the world's champion, -- Plaistend, Courtenay and other noted seullors orm. With) then evry, the colored It seuller of Chiewso upset at the start of and marrawly A few eum, anther rawed 0 fo vietory wer pien in produced Kye, very fast sentlers, ¢ eoand Al May, now of Calgary, who participated in many an aquatic event. There was also a fleet of sailing yachts on the bay, nolably the Daunt- and Curlew, which were fliers. The. Curlew was owned by Capt. Tebbs, a wealthy Eng- lishman and one of the crew was Andy Carson, (Continued on Page 4.) Barrie's Big Dollar May 9 and 10. Days-- TATE ' Barrie's May~9 and 10. 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