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All the rfne_1;1-l-);a-1"sm1'oae, a stand- ing vote being taken. ` "X;'11.;{f;.s`;;s.;;;..,;;;`:;;".1;gI had been fixed during 1914, the matter was laid over. Mr. Todd's motion that each new membor be supplied with `a Cuunty map and a County his- tury, was passed. IIYAII A, I Mr. Train expressed the opin- ion that it was only borrowing trouble to tamper with the equalization at the Jan. session. Part of Patriotic; Grant. to go for. Local Roller. PROMOTION EXAMS ARE lIE-E8TABLl8I'lED ! Copies Weekly 52nd Year. 3500 THURSDAY A deputja-tvicivt-lvnt-zoinposed of Messrs. Day, Garvin, Marlin, Longman, Norris of P0-uotang and J. A. Gillespie of Victoria Harbor, appeared on 'l .hursday ,lo protest` gg_ainst_. the abolition The Barrie Examiner and Saturday K Morning I "" " I Mr. Lnngman endorsed the re-` !marks of the 9 previous s1)eak-| `era. He di.~'a1)proved of the ab-; t . . . . inhtion ut` the c-xammatlons and; iaskml to have them replaced, as: ;they had been very benecial.` both for the teachers and pupils.j In reply to t3 letters to S. Sim- coe rural teachers 12 wanted! them restored and one was in- different. He voiced the 0pin-! ions of the teachers of S. Sim- one by urging the re-c-stablish-' ment of the examinations. I Mr. Gillespie said in East Sim_| coe all the schools, including the Separate School in Orillia, al- ways used the papers, some say- ing they could not possibly got along without, Lhmn. Thny wen- an incmilivn to pupils and also to th(- teachers. By the time the` I Entrance is reached. all nervous- ness on the part, of'the pupils had disappeared. ""`"` I Mr. Garvin stated that the` Education Cmnmitt.e-+,- was under the impression that the cost was $1000. but that included the cost of the Entrance. examinations. He approved of the compet.iti\'e= uleinmit in school as in othqr walks of life. Teachers should not bu judged solely on? the number who passed. In; Western Ontario out of 37 In- spectors 31 were for, 2 against and -5 were doubtful; in Eastern Ontario, out of 20,12 were for. 6 against and 2 doubtful. A; great many schools in 'South', Simcoe had not had any promo-f tion `exams for several years, but} the Inspectors were overwhi.-lm.i uingly in favor. He also ac.-. kflOW](.`d.'l.`d that ho invariably accepted a tnachc-.r`s opinion as to a" pupil's litness for promo- ilion, I object ion to I _ _ _ _ _ ..,..r,`.,...,.. 171-. Mr. Norris, President for the` N. Simone Teachers Assoiation, asked the Council to rnconsidm` the st;-p take-n by their prrde- cessors in November. In N. Simcoe there wore 71 teachers who wanted the examinations r.-nntinuod. and he could see no granting the re- quest. The Collingwoml Board of Education also fendnrsed it. Mr. Marlin had taught for 20 yours, 7 in rural and 13 in town,` and never found any system as! satisfanory as the Uniform. As` a ydung teacher he would have been glad of smnn papers of previous years, and stated that the Barrie Board approved of} thnir re-u-stablishtm-nt. A pupil changing from one schnnl to an- other cnuld lw plam-d to bettor advantage if the Uniform exams are used. of Uniform Promotion Examina- tions as passed at the November session. ~ Inspector Day said the cost of the Uniform Promotion Ex- amination was only about $300 301' 4 cents per candidate. If the fpai-enls did their part and kept ;the children at work, the etaml iinations were beneficial. but if gthe parents did not do their zshare, they could not expect the `children to do theirs. He had `lived long` enough to assert that it was a mistake to abolish the examinations. A child passed on is merits and was not advanced because its mother said so. He always accepted a teacher's rec-- ommendation to pass pupils Deprive them of that examina- tion, and anotherwill have to be substituted. A petition bearing the signa- tures of 102 teachers of East. Simcoe 'l for their restora- tion. I ' Vfhe Vvarden prnnsed Ln havo the matter very fully considered. (Continued on page 2.3 Letters to the Soldiers. Arrangements have been made: whereby the ordinal-'y rate of two! cents per ounce applicable to all! letters sent from Canada to the` United Kingdom, will apply to; letters addressed to British and Canadian troops on the contin- ent. ' The rate on ordinary let- ters from Canada for the con- tinent is live cents for the "first ounce, and three cents for,eac.h subsequent ounce, so that this extension-of the two cent an ounce rate to letters addressed to our soldiers on the continent; is a decided reduction in favour of correspondence going to the .soldiers. ` ' The" County Council concluded` its January session at noon on Saturday after a fairly busy; week. One of the most import-l ant items was the re-establish-g ment of the Uniform Promotion; Examinations abolished in No-` vember. It was shown that in-' stead of costing $1000 these ex- ams cost only about 4 cents per. pupil. $52,337.20 was spent on'= the County Road System last year. County Engineer Camp- bell urged more systematic methods in road construction. $250 was v_oted towards provid- ing comforts for the Simcoe contingent now mobilizing. and $1000 from the Patriotic Fund grant was placed at the disposal of a committee for local relief throughout the county. WEDNESDAY. After the reading of the min- utes on Wednesday and before taking up the business of the day Warden l'otter referred feetlingly to the ilossi sustained by the County the previous day by the death of the late Judge Ardagh. He said it was with feelings of the deepest regret that they had learned of the death of Judge Ardagh and since the November sessiomthe County had also lost `the former Junior` Judge, the late William Boys. Both of these gentlemen were more or less known to the mem- bers of the Council, both were. men of high ideals,` and both had] served the County in their re- spective capacities to the entire; satisfaction of the legal !ratern-. ity and the public. He was cer-f him he expressed the sentimental of every member when he said} their heartfelt sympathy went out to the families of the her- eaved. J. A. M|cLCtII. Editor V w. c. wan. lluinou Mango. Tu (Alliston Herald Harry Cooper of Angus, de- `"10 cided it was cheaper to take 0" wait` for seeding and harvest and me doing the farm labor required. Wh He implemented his decision to ex! the great. disadvantage of Mr. 3" Harshaw of Mono Road and is suspected of having stolen bar- ley from Thomas Ryan of Ad- jala. The leakage in the bins of W Mr. Harshaw was noticed and 59' the law minions of Orangeville 3"` set to work on the ' case. Ere 5`? long. Cooper was suspected and W5 High Constable Chief Marshall] 1 located the missing grain at the 'm_5 home of his father. Peter CoOp- ""11 er, Mono Centre. The old gen- (131 tleman was taken into custody 0f for holding stolen property and 0f taken to Orangeville Monday, CU" when he appeared before Magis- ( trate Pattullo and was remand-`C10 ;ed to allow of the arrest. of his"iiW lson. of whom Mr. Marshall leftif`)1' |in quest. The son, it.appears.;9"`3 was taking the grain to hisim home in Angus when his team Wh' played out and left t.he plunder "13 Lwith his aged parent. Harry till` icooper was captured at Camilla *0 Ion Tuesday by County Consi.ableg-`"` iMarshall. having been chased,01'i iseveral miles by Mr. McF`addeni"( -of Mono Centre. He was hiding. in the hay at James Ham s when located by Night-watchman Daw- - son. Cooper sold 68 bushels ofgw,,, oats in Alliston and received.ai(.,,. lcheque in payment. Mr. Marshalliarr |stopped payment of cheque tow`,-I {him and got the money for Mr.;w..1 iHarshaw. The rest of the grain [.3] `was secured. I-to bushels in all. \\ g :Both the accused will be up fol-lat ihcaring on Friday. There wasf.,_.,; `some excitement in town the dayiuf `Cooper brought the oats in. H0909] zknew the authorities were on his wh trail and was most anxious totim elude them. He did manage to hm ,cscape the clutches of Constable; Oct J. J. Williams. but Mr. Williams'S(,l `tracked him down so closelyllm, that he was easy prey for thelsm others on the lookout for hilllun. The younger Cooper adiiiittedid? taking the barley from Tl1oinas'Sm. Ryan's waggon a few weeks ago.3Ha. It had been sold here in A_llis.-ta ton, but`Cooper had cashed them", ,cheque and Mr. Ryan was not solbm fortunate as Mr. Harshaw. Con- I I l the grain ready for market than to M0 an) i me A we} fee ew stable J. J. Williams went over to Cooper's place last week and recovered one bag of barley and a scoop shovel stolen from Mr. Ryan. On Tuesday morning a man from above Baxter passed through here on his way over to W Orangcville in the hope of get- (`' ting trace of flve head of cattle which he lost a year ago and "11 wa wh which Cooper is suspected of having at least had a hand in stealing. Constable Marshall Ch told of an exploit of Cooper some 3/95 time ago. A gulley on the rear `We of his place was the pasture "W ground of a tethered cow which Mr was discovered by neighbors. 1 Cooper when questioned denied ` lthat he knew anything about the of 5cow, but next morning the ani- 82.` mal was gone and none of the th neighbors ever saw her again. as was captured at Camilla While Hiding In '11 Hay Mow. Tho Quaker am." This tuneful comedy which comes to the ('u- and Opera House. Barrie. on Feb. 0, opened a week s engagement at the P:-inc- ass Theatro, Tov.-nntn. nn `Mon- day The folowing lN.Hcr- M` the production is from Tuosdnv`.< |World. ` .. __ __- . R l The Quaker Girl" s_eem.< to ;have a hold on the affections of: Toronto theatre-goers that time nor circumstance cannot relax. `There is a freshness of appeal `about this comedy that, having gained friends`, seems to hold; them fast forever. In spite of. the heavy gale of sleet and snow last evening, a hostof admirers turned out to welcome it back to the Princess, and to launch it well upon the week. There are several reasons; apart from the purely personal appeal which many of the charm! .acters mak_e,which go far towards establishing ` the popularity of .3_`The Quaker Girl."- One is the ` ANGUS MAN CHARGED WITH 8'l'A_LlNG GHAINI BARRIE, CANADA? FEBRUARY 4, 19:5 L concert For Soldiers. -' On Thursday last the men. "gm-1'0 entertained at 3 smoking! llc-m1cm't in eTrinily Parish Hall. llai-rang":-d by Mr. Shnrt and ])l'.l` '.Arnal|. 'I`hr- visiturs worn made: -jwulrunw by Mr.Shurt,wh0 on be-,-, 1 halt nf the Vicar and Church - Wardrns, oxprossod his plezlsuri-.; "at lwing able to uffer them thei `allsv of the rmnn lm:in;.r tho whole: '10!` their stay in Havrie. An PX-E `lcrllcnt programmn was givln! 1 I llwhich inrludml songs, rvnita-: ' tions, :1 whistling Solo and two" bnxing bouts. Most of the sel... ections were furnishvil hy the; `snldivrs, revealing a onnsilera-- Willa amount uf tale-nt,. while out- "sirlt-rs who assisted wore --Buys, M.P., who gave :1 short ad-l l!(l1'ess in additiun to singing a ` song. Messrs. Mnntagu-I.ends, -lilanmer and Ferguson. Dr, Arn_i `jail was a host. in hiinsi -If, not :(nnly singing a couple of songs. "but playing all Um arroinp-ani-_i ' mnnts. Tobacco and (:iga1'otll\sf were furnished, as well as rof- 'l'm- and rolls at the and of the lovuning. l I never-ending delight of the pub- lie in seeing portrayed the ex- periences of one who comes from village life into the garish highways of a gayer and broad- er experience . The evolution of little Miss Prudence from the modest ower blooming unseen `on her native heath to the full- blown blossom of society, is merely a reproduction of life which the world has grown to expect, and the steps of which audience loves to trace. ous reception. _-_.- vvw -vv vnnnvvo It is doubtful, moreover, if there has appeared in later years_ any musical comedy of stability which embraces more tuneful selections. They are so many and `lyrical that the score in it..| self is always assured of a graci- . The Warden, vth Councillors Jas. Martin and Jas. Dundas were appointed as a Board of Management for the House of Refuge. , t\__nA .__I 1].. l1-_,- . ~- ~--v 4 A winsome, mischievous littlel miss is the Prudence of Kath.-A erine Murray. She invests the` dainty Quake-r with a sweetness: of expression and a daintinessl department that make her: conception vivid and satisfying.` II.` II... L-.-I 1, A n ._.-- .. ......... ,.,,.....,. On the shoulders of Chas.i Clear, of English comedy I-epu-5 Italian, re-sis the responsibility` {tor the bulk of the fun, and in` ;every instance he makes the! lnmst uf his opportunities. The! `whole cast c0-upeI'at. in a! manner that brings out dis-` tinctu'vnly the vital fvalumrs of. l,l1ecmnp0sit.i(m, and the em; gS0lllhlt? from stamlpoints of col-: :0ring and vnlunm is well bal-l ianm.-.l and thoroughly .~satisfying.| Church, Barrie, are very much indebted to Messrs. Bryson,. Bmwn and Bishop for the as-` sfstance `rendered them by the. generous supplies sent to them` during the week they were giv-` ing our soldiermen a 9 [).m. cup} of coffee -in the Armor"es: also to Mr. Shannon for his timely aid in the leaving the ladies in charge or personally taking down to the men what was pro- .vided for them. Will these gen- 'tlemen please accept grateful _and sincere thanks. There is ;nothing so, kingly as kindness." E The ladies of St. Andrew s'i ' I l `Rodd the Oluslod Want_ Ado. ' Presentation. At the regular lneetixlg uf Companion Court Lucille, l.0.F..; on Tuesday. Jan. 26th. a heauti-4 `fol llpholslol-ed leather chair- was pre-sented to Mrs. Bowman,` who has hold the position of; Chief Ranger for the past six` years. The following address; was read after which refresh-! I lllt,'l'ItS WBPG S8!'\'9dZ Mrs. Jno. Bowman. Dear Companion:- We, the olcers _and members Companion Court Lucille No. nnn 82-':,. take this opportunity of` thanking you for your services Chief Ranger. We n0t,only recognize the value of yuur st-1'- vices but the willing and cheer- --- .. . . . . . _ _-o _.--_ ---V- - ful way in which you have rend- ered them. As a small token of our esteem and appreciation we ask you to accept this chair. On behalf of all, I am, ' Yuurs most sincerely, P. B. Armitage, Rec. Sec. ! The son with great presence of mind jumppd to stop thn (-.n_; Cgine as sonn as he saw his` jfather fall. Then he picked himh hgup angfcarrivd him into the? `house and applied a ligatnrej Wuhovo the knee to stop the loss `Inf blood. % ,1 Later Mr. McMa.s't.v1' was x'o_' ,{m0vt-d to `the Royal Vivtnria ,lH0spital where it was foundl _?necessary to amputate the brok-. - on leg, about four inches bolnw fthe knee. H0 is reportod tn be; _!making favorable progress. - g I Tribute to Judge Ardagh. I ' (Collingwood News.\ His Honor Judge J. A. Ardagh is dead. and thus is another link the past severed. The deceased` `that connects the present with`! `judge had been identified with` `the county of Simcoe for many; :years. He was here from Ire- land before the county was and; `I'nil(`.hPd Barrie, where his min-l iister father was stationed, be-` "fore it had outgrown the village state. He saw'the county pro- gress, he saw the county town, transformed and he was famil-` iar with the growth and condi- tions in practically every mun-` icipality, rural and urban, throughout Simone. He was a student of men and affairs and wheresoever he went he wiifs al- ways warmly welcomed. After ` SAMUEL MOMASTER When Mr. Jay Walker wantedl $25 towards a cabin for the caretaker of the Athorley bridge. on condition that the County of Ontariogrant a similar sum, he stated thatthe caretaker had 110 protection from the weather when waiting for boats`, and that the Caretaker would do the work hinisoii. {One Leg mangled by Gasollne I Engine Had to be Amputated.i Samuel Mr-Master of Utopia` was the victim of a distressing: accident last Thursday morning, about 9.30. With his son Wil:f fred. aged 15, he was engaged_ cutting feed in the barn, lhuf chopper being operated by a gasoline engine. Mr. McMaster went to empty a pail of water in the cooling tank when a cam on, the engine shaft caught in thei pup.-turned leg of his trousersu He was dashed to the floor and, lone leg broken. His clothing`; lstill holding to the cam he was fpulledover the shaft and under [the hopper, the broken leg being`. `horribly larorated to within four; linehes of the knee. 1 wlllhe ladies of Central Methn- bath towels and cakes of soap for the use of the men at the armories, are preparing to take their turn next week in serving coffee and buns tn the soldier lads at 9.30 each evening. dist, who generously provided 25_ ; central Methodist church. ' ' Services will be held in Con- t.ral Methodist Church next Sun- day as follnws:--1O a.m.. Quart-` -nrly Lovefeast. H a.m., Recep-i _fti0n Service and Communion. Atg `thv awning R('I`Vi('_(`. the mmnhers inf the Crusaders` Bible Classy will have charge and cnnrluct tin.-. i exmicises. ` g The nonm.-rt. undvr the nuspi-- ,ces of tho Fleur dc Lys and Cru- 7:-iaalers` Bible Classes which is In he held on Friday. Feb. 12th. bids jfair to be a pronounced sllccess. gMa.ynr Craig has kindly prom- isod tn preside and tho mitmu lainnient. will be 'un(lor' the put- frnnago nf the Field Cmnfurls As- >sm'ialinn. Ono `fourth if the `proceeds and the entire amount. realized by the sale of prn-; gmnmies will be donated by the [classes towards providing eld comforts for the Third Conting ent. 8EVE'R-ET.-Y maunao TERMS-Sllgio Couiu 3 cm. Pot anus I in Advance] Slat ascending to the Bench in 1870, l as junior judge and in later years. after the retirement of I Judge, afterwards Senator, Gow- . an, as senior judge of the coun- ty he was privileged to becmne li('\'( .ll better acquainted with the :,people and their interests in dif- ,iferent parts of the county. As :;a result. as he advanced in life l;he became looked upon as :1 Sim. I:coe encyclopedia 01' facts and ivappeals to him for information : were invariably rewarded with a I reply that made the inquirer I deeply in his debt. He took an 2' interest in the work of the Sim- .:coe Historical Society and lithrough it and the public prints gihas left records that cannot but ilprove of the greatest, value to ,-`historical writers of the future. ;; llis Honor was permitted to live .`!fOll[` score years and now that `he lias been called away his good ; works will continue to live. llis .,li_fe was one of usefulness and ; the world is better ht-('Zlll~'t' he .1. was here. I He-nsal Gr-nm'z1tor, $2773.00. .= 1 C.(}.E. Switrrhhnarcl with llho no-4'4-s.~`al'y 4-quipnuint for the `Physical rnmn. 7 As reports have b_e'eIi. circul- atcd to this effect I -wish the public to kmw- that-' such re- ports are- absol-utely_ false "and iscu-rrilous and nav be_n'_ made with a view to injuring my char- acter. ` ` Sj;_vqprl___ .. .- .. -..WlI..LIAM M. CAMPBF.`LI.: `Edgar, Feb. 1st. 1915. Scanlon--Sim1;ann--That this Council, as a token of our sin- cure respect for his honor, the late Judge Ardagh, do assemble in this Chamber on Thursday. the 28th inst... at 1.30 pm. and as a body. long holding him and his memory in due respect, do- attend his. funeral. [ I hereby notify the "public qr `Ora that I did not in any we] aprovcnt. any person from using the barn yard which I have leas- od frum=l.he late James Guthrie `on the day of his funk-_r_-91'} by wir- ;ing nr ntherwise fastening the lgato to said barn .yard, either `before the said funeral or`-at-any itmje s1nce._ ` ` ` 7 V _ .... TMis.~I Annie Kent. M Spen('or will "i'. :- rm ad "'l`ho- C)-npm':}t.ion nl ,aml Pzirnnts. The ms `the roll will he an axe rm-ipos: fnr marmaladv will also he sowing dm of tho (`.hildrevi`s She-lt.~ coll:-(`lion will be taken. I luv i Board of Education. There was a Spo`(`ia| rmu.-ting hf the School Board nn Frirlay ?night, when the Barrie Electric Light Dnpt. was givnn the fol- llowing contract by the Building , Committoe :-- B - I-lomho Guard. T` 'l`hre was a ne tun-mmt nf |the Honu-. Guard Von f-`riday might. about H hving nu parade. :Rivs xvpro used in lhn ix-ill. Over .~'m'enty are ulrvady s-nr-all- `ed and it. is hoped to haw the "number reach one hmuh-mi by the ` end of February. ` Thu advisability of mIoptin'g a ;unifm'm cap for thu (iuanl is be- `ing discussed. V sinn, will be the leading attrac- Hull. Al.-an mu-ical numbers by Mrs. Laidman and others. '."it~.`-- lets 25 and 10 cents. C 6 Mnnre & Armstrong's White Salv is the greatevent of the [season. E Ex-`\Iayor Cnwan was appoint- Eed as rnpimspritatiw my the Pub- gliv Library Board for `a Lo-r-m of -`three years. --Whc-11 Carey Shoe `.0. ad- Qvertiso a special gal in hunt. -wvar. the public are nvvvr di.~':1p.. pointed. Mt-n`s 1 Bucklv (,)vr.. shoes for 990. a pair. Men :-x L4-uthor Top Snag P1-um Rnhbo-rs with solid 1109124 for $1.79 :1 pair. Buys` Loz1thm' Top Gum Pnhho-rs for 994`. a pr. Mt-n`s Stnrm Ruh- `ln-r.s' fur . :`)t' a p:u'.". nnly in be promlrvd at Car-ny"5 ,v:nn`uim- 4-nt- ApI'i('-9 Shop sale now nn. ?verti.-<~ 1 pointed. for --A vnnca-rt undo!` lhr :n:spi- (N-s uf tho Philathoa Class will be given in Collier St. Me-thmlist iflhurch on Friday, February 12. ;Miss Evelyn Madill Vronman, Post Graduate of the Toronto Gonso-rvatory School of Expres- __-._ ___Sl1 L IL _ 1 v--v- Chairman Swott and the Coun- ty .Engineer will attend the On- tario Good Roads Association as dvlegates from this County. IL- Dalston Women : Institute. The mm=,timz of tho-' Wruu-n lr|'~'t.il,1H,= will he ho-M on F-- Hth at. L p.m. at the hunm 1 Miss Rrlrs. Jnh addro.-.< ( Thu (`.n-npm-ation c-1' '.l`e:u*lu r\ 12 Pages Section 1 Pages I to 4 NOTICE. -.1-Mion or Tezmh %" I-r`spnn.su e -xchanzre mar-malado. Th: dmw in 5 4-MV the" of Jnhll No. 5 =n'...;.; aid and a nlwr: I,` to e of .- _.-.... _-v--- --_ v..---., Mr. Fleming asked to have the equalization of the Conn?` con- sidered at this session. .ecum- seth was assessed at $57.55 per acre which he thought unrea- sonable; that Township was not only assessed double, but $33,- 000 over and wanted some re- lief. ' ---- -- Mr. Ball enquired if the $25,- 000 granted for patriotic pur- poses was not going to be availa- ble before the June session. Mr. Wattie-`s request that 325 be granted to_each of the Farm- ers` Institutes was greeted with shouts of Lost. lost--f.hese are hard'times. It was sent on to Committee.