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.39 `finds him; Subscrip The deceased was a The representative_ of The Barrie Examiner `and Saturday ' ' Cookstown IS George F. Thompson. News items for Gookstown and adjacent country may be handed or `phoned to Mr Thompson and will.-7-`he forwarded to this paper.- Phone No. tions, either new or renewals, may be for- warded through Mr, Thompson. April 10-Mrs. Geo. Morris sisted by Mrs. L. Avery and H.F died at her home on the 5th Line Strickland, sang part of Bertholc of Innisfil on Wednesday last. Tours Communionservice in F sister of Mrs. and Stainer s Anthem The: Jas. Prince. Have Taken Away MyvLord. The Thos. Parks and Mrs`. ~ . .__u H` 4n Annual Vestry Meeting was held B611 VVUUIIUUU .|l..l I/tau Iluanav-u Leeson McGowan of Toronto spent Easter at his home here. Mrs. Sam. Draper of Elmvale and daughter visited this week at Wm. DI'aper s. -4-.I 1ur..,- r`.-.n.-lnn n{*' Tnro . Wm. .IJ1f'a.pm. 5. Mr. and Mrs. G-ordon ofTor.-` onto spent Easter with the lat- 1,er s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Th0s.| McNaug'ht. 1 1*--1. 117-11.-.. Jan van nnnrgI'__ .lVl(3lVB.ug11h. Bob. Walker, who was operat- ed on last week for appendicitis, is progressing nicely. -nnm. nnin n4` "Fnvnnfn gnnnf, IS })l'U5.l'Ub-31115 1llUUlJo Miss Rain ofVToronto spent Easter at John Kidd's. ' --L .1- 1u:n.'..,..... `hnnonl-rnnnf` J`}aSI:B,l' 3.1. uuuu lxxuu u. Fisher s Millinery Department caters to particular trade'.*'Ladies,l| you are invited to look over the models. ` *I\_,-__-n --..1-nAn.-I n nan n-P` HlUU\`Jl. Jas. Donnell unloaded a car cement this week. ' -----`J A5` "l`nnnn~"n Utjllluuh Lula W Dun. Otto Arnold -of Toronto spending the Easter vacation his home here. /r1__.1 \ !1'|I-.n-nnunann [I15 llU1._uU IIUI. 0. Mrs. (Capt.) Thompson and son Duff spent over Easter with friends in Barrie. `l'7_~_-.. 1...".-I lth vv-u~:n .ll'lUIU.lb Ill. JJGLL LU. Hayes had` the misfor- tune I.o be"k~i2ked by a horse last week. 117 -1' `I\......u.n`-. and An:-in-I1 J31! -W VV . U0 JJL uyus uu.a.v.A -.4-uuaa-.. ters ;s'pent the Easter holiday with friends in Toronto. cur (15 I , 1 `Business College, are spending` .luU.`.5. raxnc uuu ...-...,. ....~. Born on Saturday, April 7,` to Mr. and Mrs. T. A. C. Banting, a daughter. Misses Etta and Treva Slight, who have been attending Barrie _Easter at their home here. 7 .1-___- :1:-uvvnn V an. \I _.._ ._ Idams - TWVaVtford at- tended the funeral of the late Wm. Coleman on Tuesday. ` g n I Easter Services at St. John's. Church were well attended and there were a large number of commundicants. The choir, as- . AGENTS Eon. V % PLANET JR-" <=5I1>*_:r. _ News 01-` COOKSTOWN BUB. Mrs. W. `J. Draper and daugh- ,,_; LL- 131....l.,.... uni-1:-Inn Taildring . (We cordially invite you -to look over our large stock of ne imported woolvlens. We have the best assortment of sulfcfoths in Town, and are preparedtoi mak'e.yoi1'a..tal|oIf- ed-to-Vmoaquro Suit or Overcoat: -in the -shortestepossihletime. Latest Styles - rst-class Awe:-kmunohlp; and satisfaction 9II&|`8I|t00- Prices as low as plossih-le'.. ' ' A LADIES desiring a rst-cl ass.ta|loI-,ed suit. oriooat should give us `a trial. You will be astonished with"t._h_e manner in which the work is turned o1_1t*. ' ' V ._;__. _.- : of 51 2 IIJGDUUL G|J_ u.I.4ux.:. f.v---7, -_-, , Chas. Flynn spent a few days with friends in Toronto last. week, r\__ _1._ _.,\.-.n sisted H.F. Sti'i_ckland, of Berthold F, s .They The Annual Vestry Meeting held 1|n'-__.I-__ ...--.....:...n. IAII `Inn 1311 .1u.uua.i. vucung a.uuuuu.a.D v v u U . . V- on Monday evening. All the re: ing character and the financial report, showed a balance of in- come over expenditure of $130. Wm. E. Stoddart' and Chris. Campbell were elected Church Wardens and lay delegates to the `Synod. T. `McKnight was reap- pointed Vestry Clerk. ,_ .I-__ __....L.L :r\ LEA ports` were of a most encopurag-p ll\J On Easter:-1tio'I1-(-157. night in the Methodist Church an organ reci- tal and concert of rare excellence was given. The artists were W. 1-r `r'r..-_-'I,.1.1. 1\.I ..n Dan nnavdnief was EIVULL. .l.llU on ozone vvur H. Hewlett, Mus. Bac.,-organist and choir leader of Centenary Methodist Ghurch,.Hamilton, and Mrs. Estelle Garey Allan, sopra- no soloist oi` the same church. .There was a"good-sized audience present, and the beautiful organ and auditorium of the church lent themselves to the skill of the entertainers to give` to the music-, loving public of Cookstown-a rare V treat. Mr. Hewlett is well known C as a leading organist in Canada. C He is also; chairman of the music t committee in the preparation of E ` the new Methodist hymn `book, , and he _ful1y sustained his high 1 _ standing in `musical circle-s by his 1 selections and the variety of i _ music rendered._ And many were 1- T the words o_f praise for Mrs. Al- ` lan. The charm of her manner, and voice, and songs, won _the 1 ' hearts of all, and many say that ' such a beautiful singer has not 1 ' been heard in Cookstown. The f Ladies Aid are to be congratula- V ' ted on the success of` the even- ing, and the quality of the enter- t taimnent. - Interesting ' Easter Services were held in the Methodist % lchurch. In the evening the Lad- |ies Aid_had a special song ser- vice. The choir was a .comhin- ation of the choir of the church ;and some members of the Ladies` SlAid. They sang four special vnumbers with great acceptance `tito the large audience present. f. has been laid upon our town. On Irglv Ivvuun V. _--.-- - Once more the hand of death Sunday morning `Wm. Coleman ` passed away at the home of his 3 brother, R. J. Coleman. Mr. Cole- ' man had been"ailing for some * time and was conned `to his room. On Thursday morning after he.had arisen and was sit- ting in his chair beside a coal- . oil heater heounfortunately upset it in someway. _ When help ar- rived he was surrounded by ames and was burned severely Tragic Death of Wm. colemdn 11-- '|.....J .-.0 rInnl'1 5on?.th e}leg,s,,' one arm and the face, ._a portion of.,his clothing 5 being burnt off him}, Although it was I` expected that he vwo'u_ldw not sur- gavive his illness, it was hard to 1 think that death should come .-_in. such agway'.' During the few, days 1 that 'he. lived"fro_m the time-of 1 the accident he suffered an agony l of Hpain: He was a `very quiet, unass`um_in`g{ man and was well { `thought; of by the peoplejof this community. He was born in the'1 Township of Innisf1l_.and. was ' known by his many friends as ` ` Doctor -Bill Co1eman.-.: He was 84 years of age and was prede- gceased by` his wife a number of "years ago. In iraligion he was `an? Anglican. .He leaves one ,sis- ' ter, Mrs. Daniel Sutherland, and one brother, R. J. Coleman, with `whom he made his home. - On _Tuesday afternoon. the funeral sermon was preached at St.` John s Church , after which his remains were _interred in the. ` burying ground. A large cortege followed the body to the grave to _ show their feelings of respect. a The pal1-bearers were: George 1 Moir, Hector Sutherland, \ Harry Coleman, Henderson Graham, Albert Adams and Mr. Wallace.- 1 ofelal News of He. RaIney s I Death I On Thursday -last oicial word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rain-ey"that their son, '.Pte; Hyliard Rainey, was killed in action on `Oct. 1st. Pte. Rain- ey enlisted with the 76th B11". and went from here to Niagara Camp ` with the rest of the boys and was only training three weeks when he volunteered V to go overseas. After spending s-ome months in England he was drafted to France ` ._ 'I'.`.I.\ `I. n11n;nm Hf nusnuuu Lu: was nu. usuuu vv - on Feb. 14. During the battle of Zillebeke in June he was covered up three times and no doubt had it_pI'.etty hard. On Sept. 3 he was wounded in the eye and was ,1 only ou-t of the hospital three days when he was ordered back 1] to the trenches on.account of the V great need for every available E man at that time. On Oct. 1st. 8 he madethe supreme sacrice for. t- the cause of humanity and civil- ization. There is glory and pride :1 in such a death as that of this t gallant soldier. For a man that V loved only his own life, comfort i and happiness, death is the nal 3 1 1 \ i 1 4 ' disaster, but when a man gives his life as the supreme sacrice death is only anothername for ' the crowning victory of life. A ' soldier is a man of supreme sac- rice. Such was Pte. Rainey. Whenthe call to arms came he arose and left all at the clarion call of duty; He was 30 years of , ' age and was the only son of Mr. 1 ' -and Mrs. Jonathan` Rainey. Mr. . and Mrs. Rainey have endured a . long` period of suspense by not . having received any word nor ` getting any answer to their let- i ters. Latterly a number of their ' letters were returned which showed evidence that he was killed, but there was still the un- cer-tainty on account of no em. cial word being received. 4 h 1, AA` Vvluzn 4.1. av;-V-N .._.. _ ,, Men, do not dely. Order your tail0r._.n1ade suit from Fisherfs at once._ Fit and .workmanship guaranteed. M. M": R/[no Tm: Qnf.hp.r'land A memorial service was held in the Methodist, Church on Sun- day-evening after the regular services were. over, all three churches `uniting for the oc- casion. The Masonic Lodge, of V which he was a member, was in attendance. Rev. J. H. More and Rev. G. Hanna delivered ap- propriate addresses to the large congregation. The esteem in.` l which Pte; Raineywas held by`. the people of this community was shown by the large -assemblage. 101` people that turned out. A great consoling thought in a_ sol- dier s death is their prepared- ness. It is the unique glory of a V soldier that he takes his life in _ his hands and goes forth day by day, hour by hour, ready to. yield it. , . Returned 8oId|or.s`_I_-Ignored A grand reception was held tin , the town hall on Wednesday night of last week in honor of Pte. Melville Marling and` 'Pte. . Ed. Duff. The hall was lled be-. yond seating capacity. Major Knowles,-who_ has - recently re- ` turned from England, was chair- man for thefevening taking the . part in a manner that was very pleasing to. the. `audience, the \-M'ajo,r' jne':er:._1`ailin;g to-`relate a little humor ity. ` _ _`I.'I_.- u,_y. . The address to Pte. Mar-ling was read .hy Dr. J. D. Banting and Pte. Marling responded in a. speech that was very suitable, relating a number 0f\his exper- iences in and out of the trenches. To Pte. M. Marling, 117.` nynlnntno vnn .I.U .l.'hU. LV1. .u:.uLu..., Dear Sir:- We welcome you home not only as a citizen of our Village, but as a Soldier of the 1 King, a loyal subject of His Maj- ll esty, one who has been throughgf ' the Battle of Courcelette. Though 1 you, like many others, were dis- abled, we are pleased to know ` that you received your wound with your face to the foe, stand-! ing true to your guns. You and f your comrades have made a 1 name for Ganada that has at.- tracted. the attention of the world. _And it is to men of your stamp and calibre, that Canada ' in this crisis owes such honor and respect. Our prayer is that, the God who spared you your life_ ' on the eld of battle willsoon re- F store you to good health, and] - make you as physically fit, as you` - were when you" left Canadian soil, L to do battle against the murder- *' ous Huns, the enemies of liberty -' and justice. And, Dear Sir, when ' Victory is achieved, your effort in this great righteous cause 1 will not have been spent in vain, 5 but the peoples of the earth will J Eleotric u.....1o..;a Comfortably Equipped Train: To obtain the blowestfare and . the most Conv_enient routing apply to A. F. A. Malcomson-,. Insurance Agent, or wnte to R. L. Fairbairn, `Gene-rval` Passenger Dcpt., 68 King St. East, Toronto. at every opportun_ be greatly henefitted, and your praise will be lasting, for you certainly have. done your bit and done it. well. We are proud of you, and we bespeak for you, a happy and D~I`0Spm'011S future. Signed on behalf uf the citi- zens of Cookst0wn,-- H. C0use,. H. Dunning, Wm. Dinwoody, J. J. D. Banting, D. Hopper. C\ no r 1 1 1 U n .-cu-.-..u..--O, ._ An address to-1:tveI."Du' was: read by Henry (louse. Pie. Duff. `replied in anvcarnesr, speecii and gave a description of his trip to `England, this being as far" as he rwas permitted to gt) ')Il mzmunt of being physieaily um`1f.. To Pte. J. E. A. Duff, 1.. ---..1..nv.nr.nn 17I\`I`I J.\J Dear Sir:--in welcoming you .l.uUo `lo .-.-g A home, we desire to express to you ourappreciation of the loyal support you have given to re- cruiting, by enlisting and going as far as it was possible for you to go. lowed by all Canadians who are, physically t, there would not be` "any need of Conscription, There- _fore we feel that in you we have [another of Cookstownls loyal and `allegiance not only to his King, but to his Country, in of- fering your services in defence of a_".1b'erty and Justice. ' TT-____ `I.__..-t'l...-.-n 'D6n t`*l.-.n1.- n11`? If your -example were fol-., au. '1'ne llLLl'e K1Cl(lleS me town sang a patriotic Song which was exceedingly well ren- dered; After the singing the National Anthem the gather- ing dispersed. 01 3 .___..______...._.. i GOOKSTOWII ` April 5-Mrs. Jack Couse vis- ited in Toronto during the past week. ' Rev. Mr. Pte. bid farewell to their son, Ted. Creswicke, on his departure- ` for overseas. t`v;'\ -n1-\n11rnr\f\{o of they _ and Mrs. Creswickel-H `S0118, that has DI'0V9d his 10Y&1tY`went to Orillia on Wednesday to- Lynn Coleman is seriously ill guaranusuu. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Sutherland of Orillia visited this week wit Mrs. Geo. Fildey, Sr. . - -1-rn..| U1 '-.;1Ut`:1'I.,y a1l.u`uuolu.uU. ' Your brother, Pte. Clark Duff,. made the supreme sacriee.. in defence ,_of these principles and your late lamented father, the; and the Pacific Coast a.uJ - Signed on behalf of the citizens of TCo0ksi0wn,--H. Gouse, H. .`Dunning, W. M. Dinwoody, J. `J. :-'.D. Banting, D. Hopper. Hon. J. S. Dull", died in harness, a Minister of the Crown, working: out problems for the gobd of his country. Then, Sir, as a reward for these services we hope that you will bespared for many years of happiness and prosper- `ity. ' ' c:...--,.,: A 1..'..1...u- A4` 41... ..:a:..-...~ Miss Muriel J.`-rue`: and `Fram: Robinson both e_u\1tn~i'm3I.ed .-.-l-)s.. helpingto make the-. progr:mm.: ta success. Mrs. Johntllouse and [Miss Alma Neilly both gave read- `ings, which were appreciated by all. The little kiddies of the 'a exceedingly the Anthem Mr. Creswick- `went to son. Pte. `overseas. -7, ,. .,__._ _....l__ :1`, JUL \)v\J-L uutnuu `with pneumonia. |I|inay'd's Liniment. cures Dan- ,druf|'. . Juno. vuu. ...-\..v_,, ._.. Sam. Nixon and fmily of To- ronto spent, Easter with his `fath- er, Allan Nixon. rm r.....:.. Inna anIr].h`iG hnngn. G1`, .t\1l'd.11 .LV1Auu. I V Ed. Lewis has soldvhis house at the livery barn to Jas. Tait, who is moving to his new home this week. Tr n....... .-.4` 'l"nnnn{-n LUIS WUUA. Mrs. D. K. Ross of Toronto spent- over Easter with her daughters, Mrs. T. A". G. Banting and Mrs. W. G. Mackay. ,,_1 rI-...1-.. A4` "I"nnnr\;'\ n`I',_ Everyone having suicientspace should realize it as a patriotic duty to zgncreas_ej,;ta hge.g ' food production, so make youriback yard garden produce something thisyear. I We have a full line of fresh Field and Garden Seeds now ready. i s Plants and Bulbs in season. ` W Special prices to market gard%eners.7gfs_ i` U .lV1l'5. VV. LI. Lvxaunag. . Pte. Bert. Cooke of Toronto at- tended. the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Geo. Morris, last week. Pte. `.ooke is a returned soldier, hav- ing been wounded in the hand. `M.-.r1nuyo-n nf 'I"nr-nntn`