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Muslin, embroidered neck and sleeves, ribbon trimmed, at . . I O D I I` I35 White DI`0s0 of. Fine Rem), embroidered in sleeves, neck White Dresses of White Dotted` SARJEANT & i ` O ` 7 ` I , 3 W331.3.T::Zpo?elZnec'iZ`3 WOMEN'S WHITEWEAR AT : in` a . 1 9 . ' . ' . . . ` " oi ' `T Ga1iments h_eu_gh_mariy months : whit D"-B8 f' Fm 399 ago at pricessthat were the'lo_w- est and now offered; at old prices.` ' .The variety is gped, theidesigns \ and workmanship on the Under- and pockets. Very pretty at. .j Q Q I O O I I '0`! IVO I O I I `G/olol-ad' Dresses `in sizes from 2 . V` A _wear are excellent`, and the Gam- to 14 years fast. coldred hat... . ` bric ,Emb1'A0i`deY and L3-T1'im" erials. Prices from" .. . V. ` minssewi 999331 33 3793- In . A . . _ _ -,5c_.to $230 spection invited. I S 41 54th Year. CIRCULATION THIS WEEK Dresses . IO 0! 00 It 04/0 00 It Now FOR LITTLE FOLK THE BARRIE LIBRARY ~ WITH WHICH IS AMALGAMATED--`---------- TTHE BARRIE SATURDAY MORNING ` : 3450 C_9opie s We do.'not often talk about our Ghildl-en's Wear, but. it is not forgotten in this big store, and` we wish to emphasize the fact" that we are now showing a very large range ofg'chi|dren s White and .colored vwash ' Dresses at reasonable prices. spector Carson, - Dr. Geo.'_;H Locke, Chief Librarian `of Toron- to and D. Willi_ams of ColTfng-_ wood, Only a small number of citizens were Dresent. . Dr. Lockge Dr. Geo. H. Locke expressed his pleasure at assisting in-the \ ing. The Board was to be con- opening of such a beautiful build-_ gratulated upon securing an ar- ' chitect who could give" this work .01` art instead 0f.the monstrosi- ties in architecture that libraries often are. The Board was to be commended for what it is doing, `without emolument, for the pro- zpagation of thought to the great ad\7'antage of the community. It is a difficu-lt thing to awaken -in- terost in. anything of this kind; `every town abounds in persons who will criticize rather than help. . :__... n-_rs 11-- ._.,.-.1- -.x~ 41;- 1:1. 5 Taking up the work of the lib-I rary, he_ saidchat in Toronto spe- l cial attention is paid to the boys and girls, ten assistant, librarians working entirely with t,he*child- ren vgho in turn `go home and educate. their parents. Through telling stories of early Canadian history, it is sought to implant the seeds of a_.sLrong Canadian nationality. 'I`he need of this is very marked today, the absence; of any great, national feeling run_i ning clear through this country, being responsible for the dissen-l sions which are holding back` {Canada from` playing her full` `part. ' l n_.____,..:.. ,1..`..n..;: ..-.L..L.I:..`L.:....-...i WW. ihis steel workshecallse he hadn t alooked up What others. had gione, {he collected a marvellous library `on steel and proted by the ex- : . ,per1ence of others. The same be-" ling applicabtle to general know- `ledge, he is putting libraries into many townsthat the .people in the great competition of today may have the benet of what others. have thought and done. Libraries are not only_ for in- formation but also pleasure. Fic_ tion has its proper place._ Some people think that ction is dis- plaeing other forms of literature, yet gures show that in 1886 ction formed 23 per ent. of the books published whil.. last year` |thQ percentage was only 8. ` I 1.11; U. Carnegie started establishingi experience. hundreds of thousands of dollars in `experiments in c01111ect,i0n with !1_:_ -4-_n __.__.1__.1. . _ _ _ . N- L... 1.....I...u. libraries as a result OT his own After he had lost! the library is developing think- ing boys and girls and so building for the future. Reading brings to (Continued on page `l2.l lei-ke teacliers and preaehers, I 1. A. MncI.u-on. Editor W. C. Walls. Business Manager Garments .ho11_gh__may were the `low-_ offered: old prices. The thehudesigns and workmanship excellent`, Lace Trim- mings-will gxppeal Ito you.` In- Spring r-ain never,Looked Bet- ter-FaIl Wheat Good-|-lay Fair A_verag'e-Apple Failure. PROSPECTS Goon A Members of the County Coun- cil .have most` encouraging re- ports `of the crop prospects` throughout the county Most. of t-hem agree that they never saw the spring` crpps looking better, being uniform, strong and of beautiful color. Fall wheat in the Barrie section and north looks fine and promises a good yield, while the -other sections should give a fair average. Ow- ing to the Demands -ofiincreaserl production, many. of the mead- ows were plowed up, so thatuhay acreage is considerably smaller than in 1916. Six weeks ago the prospects for hay .were rather `slim _but the recent generous rains and, warm weather have brought it along wonderfully, so that an average yield is looked for. Roots and corn went in under exceptionally favorable c0ndil-- ions, so that these crops get off `to a good start. 7111... .._.\I__ _..-~._.-.....l_2.. _.......,.....,1-~ I'\) GM. .1. ...,.,. The only pessimistic \remarks heardwere with reference to the lapple crop. From all reports it [looks as though ap'ples will he iexeeediiigly scarce in the orch- vards of Simcoe this year. Plum and cherry trees, however, are `laden with bloom. '. "Struck Gas ! \Vhile drilling for water on the farm of Wm. Morton, lot 7, con. 2,` lnnisl, last Friday, W . J. Goodfellow struck a flow of gas at 150 feet, - u ;u\/Us W'1;he ow seemed `about t.he_ sameas that struck on the farm -Of Thos. Jack, con. 6, Innisl, four-years ago. Since that time Mr. Jack has been using the gas for lighting; his _h:use, taking the flow diI`0(3tVfI`OIin' the pipe without tanking Avice on this division. The full summer time table goes into effect next. Sunday, June 24, giving a splendid train ser- The ic5i}?a~'1t is resterd to about its old. time, 5.10 a.m. am} 11.00" p.m., and the mail to and `from i_Midland . takes the place of the `Cobalt at 7.40 a.m. and 8.35 p.m. The Midland short_line service is restored. The Buffalo Express at /4.15 a.m. and. 9.00 p.m.. is put on, likewise two trains between Bar- _ Summer Tire Table BARRIE, CANADA. JUNEAZI, 19:7 r-`on %sun coE's CROPS -WITH AMALGAMATED VISITQRS I=-mus: ri and North Bay, both of,`lvhich` (north and south) will pass through Barrie about noon- Mus- koka Express will` run daily` in- stead of tri_vi*eekly and anothr Muskoka train northbound will he added, "passing through Barrie a- bout 1 p.m. 'I';V--.\...l. [2..._-....... 1'.\_.. 'I'1n..._.. . _ . . _... J`-V.7`-AIJ - T Exact gures for Barrie were not available this morning, so the times mentioned are only approx- imate gures: -Intending travel- lers should remember that these changes are going into effect and secure exact information from we G. T. R. Mayor is Master of Ken- Last Friday nig-ht,AKerr Lodge, A. F. & A. M., iiistallecl its offic- ers for the ensuing twelve months, the l\:Iaster s chair being filled by Mayin` Craig. .~ R. W. Bro. Sp:-utt aeterl as installing <.lficei', the chairs being lled as follows :- . \V.M.--`J. F. Craig. l.P.M.--T. l). Redfern. vvS.W.--J. D. Wisdom. J.W.--A. E. Lennux. ' ('Jhaplain---Rev. E. B. Taylor. TI`ml.s`.---FI`(`.d Mar-r. Se(* y--\V'. N. Duff. S.l).--I. McLaughlin. J.l).--H. C. Channen. J. T.` Gibbons. J.S.--~D. .J. Rehurn. l.G.--J. W. Ness. O.G.'--Jos.` Leighton. Auditors-J. E. Billingsley and L. F. Cross. - A pleasant social hour was spent at supper after the lodge. About a score-of Orillia br'et_hren were present. 1nspect.or Fisher getting a tip that some whiskey had` been shipped to Midhurst by Domin- ion Express lost no time in fol- lowing it, up. In company with Chief King he visited the CPR. station at that point on Thurs- day afternoon _a few hours after the shipment aifrixred and seized the lot, which consisted of twel- ve cases addressed to names not known in that vicinit_v.,The sei7._ ed liquor was hrong'ht to Barrie and left inAe1`1ar,<:e of Chief King and warrants were issued for the paI`ties to whom the booze was addi`es,sed. It is suspected that the names are fictitious ones. in which case the liquor is not like- ly to _be called for.. Kicked by a Horse ~ Thos. Sutton of Vespra hap- pened with an unfortunate acci- dent on Monday evening of this week, being kicked in the face by a horse from which he was re- moving the harness. His left eye was injured,_jaw-b0ne and nose hrnken and his cheek consider- ably lacerated. The horse was thought, to he a quiet one and had shown no ill temper before,hence Mr. Sutton was taken entirely unawares and received the full force of the blow. Hewas brought to the R. V. Hospital, where he is doing nicely. . T > Airplane` Struck Tree At 6.30 this morning while risg ing at the Dyment Farm, an aero- plane driven. by Cadet ` Irwin struck a tree and tumbled to the ' ground. The machine was con- siderably damaged, but the avi- ator escaped with a few scratch- es on his hands and a cut on his chin. It seems that the hirdman did not get up sufficient speed, before rising, and though ~ he thought hehad enough headway tp clear. the force was notisuffic- ient to take him over the -tree. Garden ?PaI_~ty ` A Garden Party wi11'be held on Mrs. Plummer s lawn, on Wed- nesday, June 27; from 3 to 6.30" o clock, in aid of Field Comforts. Admission 25 cents. V _' Seized the Booze co. GOUNGIL FAVORSE conscnurrnou BILL _One of the "Fine;-uinqings bra Itsl Kind in Ontario- 8uc"cessfuI Institute held on lVIonday.; ` The most successful library institute meeting in this part of Ontario for -several years. was held in Barri_e. on Monday, when for-ty-se\'en delegates represent- ing every active library between Toronto,- Gravenhurst and `Mea- ford were present. Visiting del- e g;ate`s and officials were greatly pleased with the'Barrie library and heartily congratulated the. Board and Mrs. Sproule, who has vl so faithfully and thoroughly dis- charged the duties of librarian '11.- .l'..,.- ,..1' .-nun`; r~'l~: Unanimously Approved the` Mea- sure and '. Pledged Support- June Session Now On. (Continued from Page One) Wants His Job Beck .Th0s. M. Harris wrote offering to do the caretakirig of the Nar- rows Bridge for $100 a year, guaranteeing to do the work himself or employ aman as sub- stitute. ` 'g'(J-\J\.l `xv; VV\.I\.Jll Payments to Industrial Schools were made as fo1l0ws:-Alexan_ dr-ia, $78.60; Victoria, $150.90; St. John s, $54; St. Mary s, $135; Sacred Heart Orphanage, $13.80. u uguv-uvo $210 for Barrie The sum-. of $210 was voted to `Barrie, being for 70 weeks ma.in-n tenarice of Hazel Thomas, a ward of the Children s Aid Society, at $3.00 per week. I'\.______..-_..A_ 1,. 1,- .I-_..A...I..1('V,.L..._I._ . Reeve Bennett and the County; Treasurer were empowered to dispose of the equipment return- ed to the Count_v by the 177th., but did not consider the eld kit- chen and motor truck left in Or- illia as belonging to the County. `The cash register and set of double harriess' had been sotisux factori1y- disposed of before the Council met. ' ' , . , I Permission was granted the. Edenvale Telephone Assjocn. to erect poles on county _road be- tween Edenvale and Hy. Rowel1 s. Education Maintenance accounts for high schools were passed as follows: Oi-illia, $1132.97; Midland, $228.- 76 ;. Collingwood, $1786.79; \Vhit- hy, $42.50. Accounts from Or~ angeville, Alliston and Newmar_ ket schools will the paid -when presented in the proper form. Interswitching Asked On motion of Couns. Yates and Simpson, the Railway Committee was asked to consider the advis- ability of bringing to the atten- tion of the Dominion Railway Commission the importance of having interswitching between the C.P.R. and the G.T.R. at the point of crossing on the Pene- tang branch of the G.T.R. north of Colwell Jot. ' t|1,_ _-..-,_ 1l:_i U1 \A\JlVV\.;ll UV./U0 On Wednesday afternoon His Worship announced that invita- lion had been received for a con- cert on Thursday. evening of the Independent Order of `Foresters, in the Barrie Opera House. He expressed the Council s thanks` but regretted that it would not be possible for, the members to at tend as they would he at Midland as his guests. On the suggestion of Reeve Simpson a letter of thanks, was sent to the Foresters. , More Pay for Turnkey The salary of Turnkey Weay- mouth was increased from $700 to $750, commencing July 1st on the recommendation of Chairman- Simpson s committee, though the committee expressed its disap- proval of increasing salaries at this time. 4-N Grant to Sunnidale Messrs. Spicher and Conn se- cured $100 for the 10th Con- cession, Sunnidale, providing t.hat Township contributes a similar amount for the work at that point. 11- n.......4......... .J,.....-.4..,. cnonn in PKVILI-DI If Penetang donates $300 to improve Robert St. in that town, the County will put up another $300. ' rr\_'1-,_1- ___._-_____:11____ `P\l`J\J Chairman Taylor- s committee advised the appointment of Reeve Walsh, the County Engineer and the Chairman of Roads and Brid- ges-to inspect the bridge over Bailey River in Adjala and to re- pair or build a new one as they deem best. .....-.. . 1 :- ,,_.,-__ Ullavl 5Ul.4l hilt, LlI.ll;1In.I ..-,..,..- -...-- in` the face of many difficulties for several years Institute Meeting I I Bruce Murphy of Orillia pre-I sided at the afternoon meeting, when several papers and ad- dresses of a very practical and helpful nature were given. Pre- ceding these there was a discus- sion upon tho .sele(`ti,0n of books and the best methods of purchas- ing. 117 n {`I...,.,..... T Andnn T~no'vnnn uuulll uuu U- $500 wasgranted for repairs on Muskoka Road on -condition that the Tp. of Orillia supplement it by another $200. T n -x . Commissioners` P_ay P. McLeod, 3 days . . . . . .3 Jas. Doyle, 1 day .. .. .. D. Banting, 3 days .. .. Frank Ball, 3 `days . . . . . . 'L`. prcher, 1 day '. . (under new management) Manufacturers -of and Dealers in Lumber, Flooring, Ceiling, Sash, Doors,` Fr.ames,- Blinds, Tanks, Water Troughs, Mouldings, lWood Turning, Columns, Shingles, Wall Board, Roofing, etc. I'\.._ `II A _ n ~ A-. 4. ...-.n.2.~L.......-I me? Ban Planing Mill Co.?`[.td.4| a\.auvn\a -~w.av.----5 way- Our Manager is a registered architect and is preparedto draw plans and specifications. Consult a him or; your building problems. ` `Blaming `IIIQ ' Illlll E75? JLVLIL IJLIIIIJILIU til \lIll\.lllllJ9 Phone 109 Office: Bayold 8t., Barrie, `ht. w TERMS-SlII(lo Cabin 3 cu. Pot nnnun [in ulvunco] 81.50 V 'welve Pages P355???-oz; 2 Jas. Joyce, 2% days .. .. 7.50 Harry Elliott, 2% days .. 7.50 Thos. Walsh, 1 day .. .. 3.00 Paul West, 2d-ays, 20 miles 8.00 Ed. Dutton, 2 days `. . . . . . 6.00 A. Train, 3 days, 20 miles _11/.00 J. Spicher, 9 dys.,.81 miles 35.10 L. S. Taylor, 2 days .. .. V 6.00 D. McKinley, 21/2 days .. 7.50 E. Jamieson, 6 dys,, 30 miles`2l.00 Hy. Coleman, 1 day .. .. 3.00` H. Carter, 4 dys, 30 miles 15.00 N. Belcourt, 2dys, 20 miles 8.00 J. Dundas, 4 dys, 20 miles 14.00 Thos. Pulford, 2 days .. .. 6.00 T. Fleming, 4 dys, 30 miles 15.00 J. Jardine, 5 days, 20 miles 17.00 Chas. \Vattie. 2% days .. 7.50 ' 'Reeve Jamieson, Deput_v_Ree\'e Jardlne and the County Engineer were appointed a commit.tee to act with a committee of Grey in the construction of two culverts on boundary line between the two `counties, 1115. W. O. Carson. London, Ins pec- tor of Public Libraries, discus- sed Library Service. `He pointed out that the value of the library depends on the quality of the hooks and the work done by the lib:-arian.. Success follows good service. The successful-library; is the_0ne that makes itself ai factor in the lives of the r_nen,l women, boys and girls. Small libraries have an advantage in that they may build themselve up to efficiency. , ~ - 1\,...1:...,... .-.:4l.. 41... nnnlnlnrno nfl vwrwnpl -./cu-._;o If t,he'T0wnship-of Tay grants $100 towards repairing road from `Wauhaushene to town line Tag: and Medcmte, the County will al- so pay $10Q. T v 'rrn_ _ ~.-. .. . v.. r,....., ,,-..u-_ The bridge overthe Boyne Riv- Der will be painted if `the County Engineer considers it ne('essar_v. mrn _,_..r,-.. . uV..u.uu ,1;/gout}. $50.was. app1'0priate.<.i towards repairing bridge over Black River in Matchedash, Com. 1, `Lot 17. $300 was Talso arlvanccd for the completion of approaches to hill on town line, Oro and Medonte. 1ots'1 and 2. Con. 11. u.-41.`; _. wuss. I ; Chairman Dutton of Railways and Canals was ernpnweredto wait upon the Dominirm Board of Railway C0mmis. with the Chairman of the Board of Trade from Penetang to urge up- on that body the granting of the request from the Town of Pene- tang. . ` (V1. `Stewart presented a letter late Reeve McNahb. expressing the Council s appreciation. of his in- tegrity, zeal and energy in the discharge of his publiclduties. ' Firiance . Mr. Simpson recommended the following as the basis of raising the County levy for 1918. Refer- ring to the newly incorporated Port McNicoll he statedtiliat prior to incorporation the C.P.R. hadra fixed assessment for school puiu. poses of $300,000: after incor- poration the village got $200,000 of that amount and the Township the remaining $100000. the equ- alization being adjusted accord- ingly. ' 1\l|'_. `r\-_.1:._-, _,1 ,4 .L-1 1-.u_,,v, of condolence to the family of the --c, ._, u _ Mr. Banting asked that Es.=a's assessment should be reduced and T0ss0'mnisio s member made a similar request owing` to Camp Borden ground` being` taken from their rolls. The maH,0,r was re- ferred back, as one 01` two others wanted some a1te1'at.ions. EGARRETTS MUSIC sromz I-logs'are Down Geo. Cameron shippod 21 car of hugs this week paying" $11.00 per` cwt. ` '15 being well patronized with increasing business. Our new store is adxnii-ed h_v all as the n- est, north of Tormim, and. hm`- ingmore room, we are adding to `our Phonograph Department the celebrated Noted the world over for its per- fect sound product.ion.<. IT PLAYS ALL KINDS OF` T RECORDS D`) U11-1LJ.I.\./l.l\J.] u ` I Dealing with the problems of the small iibrary, Mis_s Duncan of! the Don Library showedhow that! institution had grown in a small? community from meagre begin-` nings `to a library of over 1600i vnlumes. r mu- .. I _~., _,__\__ And has no changing of needles. This Phonograph together with STANDARD GOLUIIBIA GRAFONOLA gives to the musical public the favorites of all others, and the prices are where you can reach them, from AL _-_. AA $F AA C-Bome_anc'I Have: Them Demonstrated _ Tolhearf them is to make one Your choice. For cash or easy iherms of `payments. V - ' eAnn1r's music s'rona: ~ % :I__.__ guns. : 1--- ACO 9nJu'E.' PAT}-IE PATHEPHONE (Continued on page 9.) as \IldJ s21.o0 up to $450.00 IV 3 ITII: A '5. 0. Box 178. No. 25 VIIl\lllJl Dr. 7/`l.\IcClintoni spoke along somewhat similar lines, showing what had been done in Elmvale. _A general discussion` followed. ' Formal Opening .Qwing to the fact that the building was occupied before completion, in order to place the old library at the disposal of the collegiate classes after the fire, no formal opening was then held, so it wasdecided to combine this with the institute. For this pur- pose aipublic meeting was held in the lecture room. Mr. Hay, one of the veteran members of the Board, was chairman and excel- lent addresses were made by In- 9990990909009oooooooooooo5oooooooooooo9ooo Sarjeant & King V Sarjeant &King T 3 O