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550 MORE MEN WANTED mom SIMGOE counrrvi pop., 75) men. Alliston, Tossorontio,'part of Essa and Tec;1mseth-5050 pop., 40 men. ,4 1__11.\ m:.... 1: `iU luou. . Penetang `and half Tiny--5,- 700 pop., 40 men. ---L--u. A.-Ital.-Q nn non} nf 'IUU PULL, `l:U 1uUu.. Tottenham, Adjala and part of Tecumseth-3500 pop.,T 20 men. Creemore, south half Nottawa- saga, west of Sunnidale--3000 ` pop_., 20 men. FVL----....... A-`A nnnfh QI`I1'1`l`\`il`QlD.-- J IJUU LIVED ~\.r nsA\;a.-u Elmvale and Flbs-2934 pnp., 20 men. V V ur,.I_,_L- -....-I `II'n 53rd `Year. PUP! OU 1115;1- Stayner and north Sunnidale-- 1300 pop., 20 men, ,_v- -_._.I `ml...-. 009/. nnn U xucu. Coldwiater, Medonte and Mat-3 cheda.sh--1425 pop.,' 20 men. "` ----.lL' Lnlf u1u::u'a.au--;-sea pupa, Hv aw--. Waubaushene and south` half of Tay-2000 pop., 20 men. 1--r_,_'I___. _....1 _.n..l`n. Kn`? 1 Lay--L:uUu yuy., luv u...,... -Victoria Harbor and north half of 'I`ay-22OO pop., 20 men. . _-__1`I. .-.2 1..-n:_~nI U1 .l.a.y*-~~uU yup uu ..-..-... . Bradford, south of Inpis1,. Gwi11imbury--_3887 pop., 10 men. -Gookstownt and parts of. ad- To Complete 171th Bvn.-LaI-gelyz Attended` Recruiting Meeting! Held on Friday. J,:CIUU PUP-, IU AAAAA an Midland and half Tiny--800_0. Versonal So1`ic i`tat.i0n The Barrie E Xamine r (3. Saturday Morning%_ Rev. A. v. Brown, 3.0. l Mr. Brown has_ tendered to Presbytery his resignation of the Allandale charge, and it will be dealt with at the special m_eeting in St. Andrew s Church tomorrow evening. He has been invited to -supply the pulpit of the Presby- terian church, Picton, fora year during the absence of theppastor. Rev. J. A. Shaver, M.A., B.D., who is on military duty overseas. _As. Picton is within easydistance of Queen s University, the temper- ary pastorate there will give him excellent facilities for pursuing a special course of study. l `joinig t0wnships-3800 pop., 10 lmen. ` - -- - 11. I.-Il` ,-.1` IIIUJI. New Lowell and south half of` Sunnidale--10(_)O pop., 10 In-en. Situation Serious ' Lt.-C0l. G. H. Williams, Chief Recruiting - Oicer, e'mpnasized [the seriousness of `the situation. " ---1- A....I.l nn :If the men of Canada could re- 'alize how great is the need of the hour, there would be n0 diffi- culty in lling up not only the 177th but all the other units now recruiting. It is the .duty not on- n-9 4\`1t\I II? LUUI. u..luAu5. LU nu u..\. ...._.v _,, ly of public men but of every g loyal citizen. to be seized of the 1 true condition of affairs and do < something towards making every individual in th-is country appre- hend the situation and take some `; share `in meeting it. What is ; now asked of Simcoe County is .to _ll up the 177th Bn,, which would make it the first county to com- plete a second rural battalion within its borders. , \Villing To `Help .- -At the conclusion of the ad- dress of Col.`Williams, the War- ` den called on the representatives f r o In . th e `V several _ districts. Through 'Lt.-Col. McP_hee, Judge Vance sent his regrets, as he had _ been called away from town, to- _ gether with the assurance that he would lend all possible aid to re`- Vcruiting. VI./I. uxvsnxbc Mortal Conscription J. P. Downey of Orillia said that while seized of the difcult- ies in the way, they were prepar- ed to go ahead and get their al- `| T- _......Inp.:-I rn11nh n Recruiting in this county,! which has been practically at` a! standstill for several m-onths,will receive a _new impetus asjthe re- sult of an enthusiastic meeting. held in the County Council chamber last Friday afternoon. Warden Martin presided and in addition to County Councillors and officers of the 177th. Bn.,A there were present representa- tives. from nearly every munici.. pality in the riding. The Simcoe Recruiting League was re-0rgan- ized and the 550 men required for the..177th Bn; were apportioned to the several districts, according to population, Delegates, while agreeing that to raise these re- A-- _.. Al\fVC, nmnnnei-finh U LU 5U auuau uuu ave ...... _, lotted 75. He ascribed much oil ' the difficulty of `recruiting to good ` times-many men preferring to take good jobs rather than go to the front`, nding it much safer and more pleasant to themselves and their families `to sit by their resides and let other fellows do` their share of the ghting too.. There is a grave danger, said the speaker, that in future days. we may have to look back on these good_times as being re- sponsible for conditions of great lg AL- 'l1\........:nn"` "I`rn1nhinO` DIJULIDLUIU aux uusnu-..u.v--.. V- V peril to the Empire?` Touching upon the question of forced ser- vice, Mr; Downey declared that_ while actual conscription might not be feasible, there should be applied in every centre moral conscription, whereby an aroused public opinioniwould make every eligible manjnot in khaki hang his head with shame. In the, minds of many people there is a growing feeling that the ag is in greater peril` now than since the war began. The very`-least that should be done is to make up the xivastage. ' _-- -9 n.-n:......_-.....-`I I. A. MacLaxn. Editor` W. C. Walls, Business Manager 'wA1'u PRESENTED TO vunnan MARTIN From members of county` coun- .ci| and O Icials-A|so a cut Glass Bowl for Mrs. Martin. A pleasing incident marked the _closing hours of the nal session ( of the County Council for 1916, E this being a presentation to the 1 Warden, in appreciation of" him- 1 self personally and of his services 2 in the presiding .o"1cer s chair. 1 On behalf of the councillors and ( ofcials, Coun. Coleman present- 1 ed to Mr. Martin a beautiful gold 4 watch, suitably engraved, for l himself while a handsome cu,t- ,` glass bowlfor Mrs. Martin was . handed, to_him_ by Coun. Train, 1 after the following resolution had} been read by_Coun. Williams:- C In bringing to a close the work of `this, the last session of the year, we, -the members of the l County Council, feel that we can- , not separate without expressing our appreciation of the able and % efficient manner in which you , have conducted the business of. this body during, your, incumbency of the position of Warden. Time` and again we have been reminded that Simcoe is the greatest of the : Counties of Ontario and we make | hold to say that we have found in , you a \Varden fully qualied to lead the destinies of this great _ County. V Uuuuuy. ``All the duties of your high of-` ce have been lled with dignity, fairness, courtesy and ability! Though the work in this war year" has been arduous and difficult we have always been able to rely with condence on your leadership. In` nancial matters, especially, we! have been called upon to deal with questions that bulk large in our eyes, but such as `could notl 1` -.___ _...A I... An nuunl \.'\J.|. \./J uu, uuu uu.v-- ..., - be neglected if we are to do our' part in the salvation of the Em. pire. You have joined heartily with us inthe solution of these grafve issues and we trust that the result may be satisfactory to our constituents and advantag- eous to our County. -_-- '_ .a.......'.......I~ UUUD I11) Uul \JLlI.l.l.l.lJJo Not only have -vsnre "admired; `your leadership in our internal! affairs, but wherever the business 1 ,,,-1 1.-- L--.n1.-.n.J-`Ian i15L'UU1u5 uuuu uu sw.-.... ..-_-- cruits was no easy proposition, expressed themselves `as deter - mined to do the work assigned, if possible. of the Council has touchedthel out.er world we have been charm- edvwith the wisdom, grace and courtesy with which you have re- ceived and -handled the various deputations and responded to their various requests, you hav..| ing in all cases managed them. with respect and consideration. We wish you continued suc- cess and prosperity in all your affairs and hope that a kind Pro- vidence may protect yourself and, your family throughout the jour-| ney of life. - "i _,,n.-,__ ___- _--,.-1.J .\;-.`l- vr\11 I to accept this watch for yourself ` councils by acclamation in these, + U . . I 111-4. lease the cattle. When it was learned that the pigs were in the and this cut glass bowl for -Mrs. north end of the basement a few` Martin. They are Of little iI1tI'iI1-!da1-ing men decided to attempt Sic Value but we aSS11I`e YOU that their rescue and, despite the heat they represent great andsenuine and burning cinders falling value in friendship. esteem and thickly, made their way to the pen eDDPeeieti0I1-" ` '_ and succeeded in getting out In extending his thanks to his twe11ty_three_ friends for their beautiful gifts, ames had reached the imple- MI`. Martin Said that this W0111d ment house, and the efforts of the he his 1eSt Yea!` in the County men were directed towards sav_ council unless, as had been SlIg`- ing what was stored in it; but L9 \.}1 In parting we would .ask you .8`eSted, the ratepayers generally less than half the contents.were removed before the heat became I d so intense that themen had to war times to save expenses. Re-{desist D re-election favored of the old l 7feI`eI1ee Was made t0 the m&I1Y{'Cinders from the burning build- pleasantassociations formed dur- T ing his membership in the county j council and tribute was paid to: ' the quality of [ that body. He assured them thatithe gm line; but, J" he W0111d he `ct frequent Visitel` at ';had a_ light covering of snow, Mr. ting were carried over a quarter of a mile and set fire to the straw in the barnyard of Cyrus Dun- men composins'ham s farm on the south side of as the straw their sessions. when op'portunity:I)unham had no difficulty in ex- 0.fTeI'ed- ' e "A Itinguishing it. V -13 ....1l`I- ' In-nnv\{11 By this timethe 1 BAVRRIE, CANADA.NOVEMBER 30, l9I6 $130,000 WAS VOTED 0 BY c0un'rv -COUNCIL $10,000 a month to Patriotic Fund and $10,000 straightto the British Sailors Relief Fund. A The November meeting of the County Council, which closed on Saturday afternoon, had a rather meagre programme as far as reg- a goodly portion of the members time was devoted to the consid- ' eration of patriotic measures- recruiting, Sailors Relief and Canadian Patriotic Fund--and hearingcaddresses on these sub- jects. The claims of the depend- ents of British sailors needed no `pressing with the Councillors and ular business was concerned, but` [they unanimously decided to give $10,000 towards the $500,000 be- ing raised in Canada for their re- lief. With respect to the Can- adian Patriotic Fund, it was felt that a grant should be made to 0 put this county more nearly on a par with the rest of Canada. The members, therefore, decided that n..n;-unn ______ I1l\JlllL!\JL|J unnu.u-u-\. -a vote of $10,000 should be made towards this [great national obligation for the year 1917; or until the close of the war if this much desired ev- ent should occur before the end of the year. This will mean a levy of 2% mills next year for the Patriotic Fund. Application was made by Reeve Baird of Or- i1lia_ that Oril1ia s share of the `levy should be paid to the treas- urer of that town on the ground ) I ithat Orillia does not contribute Ahlouu V V.--` `to the .1;-attrioticv main- tains a fund? of its own to provide for dependents of Orillia soldiers. `Beyond this objection, which was not entertained, there was no ex- ception taken to the report and it `was adopted unanimously. |`I\ House of Refuge tBaI-ns Destroyed The farm buildings at the county house of refuge, together with the season s crop and nearly all the stock and implements, were destroyed by re on Friday In his address Gen Logie ad- mitted that the me th:ods of re- cruiting that had been employed have pretty nearly exhausted] their usefulness, and it had come ( down largely to a matter of 'earn- 2 ( est personal solicitation. All can dio something towards creating public opinion and this opinion should he made -so strong that j eligible young men should be 1 made to feel ashamed of letting their neighbor"s boys do the g ghting for them. 550 men are required to complete the 177th. The situation overseas is very . serious and` `the `Simcoe men al- j ready gone should not be let feel that they arebeing abandoned by the boys at home. He pointed ` out how disastrous it would {be if a half platoon only were sent ` when a whole one was needed. The boys in the trenches would do much better if they knew an- other platoon of their own friends was right on their heels to sup- port them. All men now enlisted would be drafted into_ units from their own sections, thus main- taining the home associations. . Recruits Expected For the purpose of raising the 550 men, the county was divided into sixteen areas and numbers allocated according to population as follows: 0' ( in _p evening. -u vi : U Vuxznnnco l When the re was first seen, I labout 5.45, the whole interior of 3 `the barn was ablaze, and ames 1 were bursting from the roof and 1 on all sides` of the building. Jos. 1; e 1 ( ( ( Scott, who is employed on the farm; was one of the first to .' reach the barn, and, entering the |stable in the basement, got out -the four horses, the last being singed with the ames as he em- erged from the stable with it; The strong north-westerly wind 1 l was now rolling the ames down .the east and south sides of the `building, and it was impossible 4 to enter the stable again to re- cattle. ` ' i .!north daring men 3-their and, Bland l and getting 5 , reached. 1 V - it; V 1 3gS0 themen -ldesist. A .1 1 ,,!,-_ L_-I..J fthe contents. D1115 ulallxxlb Lu. Thirty head of cattle,` twenty `hogs and all the fowl perished. ;The loss of feed and grain is ;heavy, as the crop this year was [the largest ever grown on" the farm." The loss on building and contents will amount to at least `$8000. There was $1500 insur- lance on the barn and $2000 on ,n 41.- 11.... .,.,. uuuyuuu \4..`..._...__, _....l, . (Continued on page 7.) '1`hos. McKnight was born in 1868 in the Township of Essa. He received his education in Al- lisibon Public School and C011. ingwood Collegiate Institute and passed his Model `school exam. in Bradford in l887_under Principal 1. Day, who is now inspector for East Simcoe. After teaching school for eight years, he went into the mercantile business. At the present time he is engaged in conveyancing and insurance. He was appointed a Commissioner for the High Court_ of Justice in 1906., He took a very active part in securing incorporation for Cookstown as a Police Village, and was one of the first Police Trustees electedto look after its affairs. At present he is on the School. Board and has been sec-" . retary_treasurer for anumber of _ years. He is secretary of the , Cookstown Branchof the Can- . adian Patriotic Fund and Red Cross Society. For some time he has been president of the Young Men s Liberal Conservative Club of Cookstown. An active worker in St. John s Anglican Church. he holds the positions of vest-ry clerk and treasurer. In fraternal 7 societies he has always taken a , very active part, beinghonored Vwith the positions of District Deputy Grand Master of Georgian District No. 9a, A. F. & A. M., also District Deputy Grand Mas- ter of District No. 14', A.O.U.W. `In his younger days he took a especially football and baseball, -in which he was very -proci.ent. Of later years he has taken his exercise in playing cricket and curling. keen interest in all -manly sports, A New House of Refuge Inspector Mr. McKnight has proved "his usefulnessin many ways and is exceptionally well qualied to ll the new position to which he has been appointed. ated from a" spark from the en- gine. However, this theory is` considered by most people im- probable, claiming that in that case the fire would not have been so long in starting. Governor Swan was at the barn for some time after the machineghad been removed, and, before leaving for the house, had taken the precau- tion to make a careful examination of the building. Others think it may have origin- ated from the electric light `wir- ing, that the covering of the wire may in some way have become detached and a straw in contact with it at that point would be ig- . nited. The reason given for this , theory is that the re musthave started shortly after the current L had been turned on at the power i house. Barrie Studentwins Distinction (ID Lunau vvu Barrie, Vespra, south haif of Oro, half Innisl and north half. The announcement of the Car- ter Scholarship awards was made last week. These prizes are of the values $100, $60 and $40 and each set of three prizes is offered to each of 25 Ontario Counties. 'Miss Mary I. Morton, a pupil` of __.a 1.1.... 1..:....I....,~t ILVLILDD J.u.u.;.y mpg- v\1n- .. F _.r ,, `B. C. I., has secured the highest "award for Simcoe County. Barrie has not before gured in a Car- ter award, and hence Miss Mor- ton won the double distinction of securing the prize for herself, and bringing honor to our local a Collegiate. Before coming to Barrie, Miss Morton. was a stud- ent at Newmarket High School, where she was equally success- ful. TERMS-Single Copied cu. Pot umun [in udvnnco] 8|. mouc'r MINISTER Rev. Geo. A. Brown to be Placed in charge of St. Andrew's by the Presbytery of Barrie. .L)C51u.u1u.b u.u ..v.. ~_,-, _ _ morrow (Friday) night, Barrie Presbytery will hold a special meeting for the purpose of in- ducting Rev. Geo. A. Brown. B.D., into the pastorate of St. Andrew's Church. Rev. Neil Campbell will preside and induct, Rev. A. V. Brown will preach, Rev. J. J. El- liott of Midland will address the minister and Rev. D. A. McKenzie will speak to the people. - _`l_-..AIA..n nnvInI'Y\l\V'|`7 Lltlvuann uq ..--- `.V_. After the in uction ceremony, which is expected to be completed by nine o'clock, a` reception will be held for Mr. and Mrs. Brown and refreshments will be served in the school room. Farewell Sermons Both Campbellford papers de- voted considerable space to Mr. Brown s farewell messages to the congregation he has ministered to for the last seven years. In the morning his subject was Jesus in the Midst, Matt. 18: 20; and in the evening he spoke on The Glorifying of God, Eph. 3:20-21. ' uo~u--ug- The News said: St. Andrew's Church was lled to" its utmost capacity at both the morning and evening "services on Sunday, when the pastor, Rev. G. A. Brown, M.A., B.I)., preached fare- well messages to the congrega- tion. During his ministry here Mr. Brown has greatly advanced the work of his church and has endeared himself to all members `of the congregation. ` His popu- larity with all denominations was evidenced by the large numbers from the diilcrent churches in town who were present. at both services on Sunday last, partic; ularly in the evening. `At the morning service communion: was partaken _of by over /1005`--the largest in the history of the church. .Mr. Brown referred to the mutual feeling of loye -and desire for service and the keen sense of regret at the separation about to take place, but urged that all personal feelings be lost in the higher relationship to Christ and -His service, and that all might enjoy a communion which cannot be broken by the unexpected and necessary chang- es of this temporal life. Beginning at 7330 sharp` w,_:.),.--\ nirvhf Q9 U1 .L`JDDCl.-'-1U,\luu yvyu, .. _ _ Orillia Town and Tovv_n-s2l7iip, north half of Oro-9500 pop., 75 men. a ? n _-._Ll. '|....11.' -4` 1\Tnl> In the Herald s report was the following: In the evening many were unable to secure seats, ev-. ery part of this locality being re- presented. The large gathering was a magnificent testimony to the place Mr. Brown has in the a1l"ections'of people of all shades of religious thought. His sermon was an earnest appeal to his con- gregation to give God the glory for past successes and to trust Him for future blessings. .He spoke-of the friendly relations that existed between himself and people of other denominations, and he expressed his appreciation of the presence of so many of them on this occasion. During his stay here his life had been enriched by the faithfulness and trustfulness of many members of his own communion whose lives exemplified the spirit of Christ. Isle reminded them that the suc- cess of the work of the Church depended on their faithfulness to God." - .. ~.n. Parting Gifts On Thursday evening, Nov. 23, a farewell gathering was held in the church, at which Mr.` Brown . was presented with an address accompanied by a goldwatch for himself, an ivory set for Mrs. Brownfs dressing table and a purse of gold. Ar1:ived This Week Mr. Brown reached Barrie on Monday and has been getting set- tled at 95 Owen St., which has been rented as a temporary res- idence until the new manse is available. Mrs. Brown and their two children arrived today. Negvostocks make the stores new nowadays-rnake them won- derlands for people who like to see'and own new and alluring things. Section 1 Pages I t.0 12 Pages IIID 1 Sn TOMORROW NIGHT No. 48 to- Copies Weekly ll. . Gollingwood, north half of Not- tawasaga, part of Sunnidale-- 10,200 pop., 75 men. ----J `I...-.1-P ("':`I\IY