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Sale of $5.00, 16 Pages 1eft:2'x'"v\vvz;s- &33i' a London hospital, Wrn DVD, '11 nnirn-nn No.` I9 Nowmarkot school Under I-Ilm u llado Good Frog:-on-- Pralu From Inspectors. NEW I.O.|. PRINCIPAL HAS A FIN! IIOOID 52nd Year. (fgmogy Kelly's) PHONE4;m I 7-OI Faris. Bradfbvri;wM`s:m(iio:rT\ R. Young. Mrs. Pim and Mrs. Graham. Toronto; Mr. Br-oughton and Miss Dri`iH,. Nowmarket. _--_........., ul. 9 1.111., lI'0m ' his home 91` Wors ey St., to - Collier St. Church and thence to . the Union Cemetery. the Rev. G. 2 R. Turk, assisted by the Rev. G. r J. Bishop. of Toronto. conduct- 9 ins: the services. The Council , will attend in a body. The poll. ! hearers are to be, Mayor Craig. Fred Marr, Wm. Freek, Will R. King. Chief R. King and George T Reedy (Toronto) Many beautiful floral tokens of sympathy were received among them being :1 Gates Ajar from the Town Council and a wreath from the Joint Board `of Collier Street Methodist Church. Among those from out of town who came to attend the funeral wero:---Rev. G. J. Bishop. Supt. of Deaconess Home, Toronto; R. E. Strong. Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Donnell and Mrs. Banting. ` Cookstown; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. i Faris. Bradford; Mrs. (Re_v.]_E. R Vnnnn II... `n.'--- . In the passing of Mr. Donnell. the Collier Street Methodist Church lose" a valued member. For several years he was Secre- tary, and at the time of his last; illness had been performing the` duties of Church Treasurer` for thirty years. A public funeral will be held this afternoon, at 2 .m., from t`he_Un_ion Rev. G. .v.o uvunu Lal'Uc Fnrty-ve years ago he mar-` ried Miss Mary Jane Strong of Cookstnwn, Whoa survives him. He also leaves one brother.% James Donnell. Cookstown, and` a sister. Mrs. T. R. Ferris, Car- man. Mamtnba. I yum ll u-u. This proved too much howev- er and five weeks ago while go- `ing home from his omce, he suf- Afered a paralytic stroke. It was seen that his illness which had dated over a year, had taken a very serious turn, and he grad-' unlly sank away despite every attention and care. 17,...L__ n We give 8 personal invitation to every person to visit our Kurds and inspect our coal when we also wlll ex lam our met od of screemng. We want your business an we will give you a square deal. Buy your 009.1 in MAY when the price is the lowest. 1' you cannot take delive we wxll store your coal. Don't forget we sell Scran on Coal. Call or Ring us. vuuuuull. Two months ago he was in- formed that he was suffering from an incurable malady, and he handed in his resignation but was giving the work his atten- tion till a successor could be ag- ONE TON OF OUR COAL MEANS May .. Juno .. July .. . Aug. .. Dept. .. .._.,`,......._v u.`! aLUUlll1l,d.llL I'(`llli\lT1-I me: with them until his appoint-, ment as Clerk and Treasurer of: Barrie. in V1898. Previous to this the offices were separate, Henry Bird being Clerk and D. C. Murchison. Treasurer. For sev-. enteen years Mr. Donnell was a faithful servant of the town. dis- charging the onerous duties of. his oice in a painstaking and? thorough manner. He was ex-! ceptionally well informed on I municipal law and was of great] assistance to the members of that Council. t 7__'A _A _ , A I - Nut, Stove apd Egg Coal SUMMER PRICES OF COAL -._ -..u ..nuuout Clo Mr. Donnell was in his 71st` % year and was born in Cookstown, of Irish parentage, a son of the late Peter Donnell and Kather-I inc Lageer. He was educated at Cookstown and at Bradford High School, and after graduating` taught school for three years at: Cookstown. Later he became al merchant, being a member of the rm of Strong & Donnell, which did business in Bradford. Allis- ton and Barrie. Thus. Duff was associated with them in the Bar- rie hnsiness. In 1887 he entered ` the olllros of McCarthy. Pepler & . J McCarthy as accountant ren imn_!~ mg with thnm nnni n: . . n . -:_n I The wedding guests always like to receive invitations properly designed and neatly printed. We are well equip ed for this work and will be g ad to show you samples. 25 invitations or an- nouncements, including two sets of envelopes. for 82.50, 50 for 83.50. Barrie Examiner and Sat- urday Morning Job Dept`. One who was a public omcial held in high esteem by the townspeople for many years passed away on Tuesday, May 11th, at 6.30 p.m., in the person of Elijah Donnell,. late Town] I Clerk and Treasurer. | `I; II\ MR. DONNE|.7|;'V ILLNESS ENDED ON TUESDAY Passed Away In I-Ila 11st Your-- Sovontoon Years clerk and 1':-ouuror. mm-us 01 Mcum-my. Poplor Iarthy remain-'E G, app0int-;1i1'1`gW( 1t Ofilv. B Tie. l0( 3al" ;the .1-y 3 'h" . for re: mhxsnn, sev- - ann un.-um `Ill... *n....,,_n $10113 l` J. A. Mocbuon. Editor W. C. Walls. Iminou Muqu . . . .3150 For .. .8135 For . .8130 For . . . 51.90 For . . $8.00 For ` SOFT COAL $5.50 PER TON A. I. Ltuiox, manager. - Ton Ton % Ton Ton Ton 2000 lbs. us VLQDIILS lzllc UCGUIIIIIQ 1ULlJUn Inspector Houston, 19l5.-- "'l`he time-table is very skilfully framed to provide the time for the various subjects and still keep the classes within reasona- ble limits as to numbers. The quest,ion of organization with six teachers and eight forms 18 a serious one but the Principal has succeeded in getting a satisfac- tory solution. I must congrat- ulate the Principal and his stall` upon the generally satisfactory condition of the school. Every- l thing` seems to be running j smoothly and harmoniously and j I am well satisfiedethat excellent 4 work is being done by both, teachers and pupils." Newmarket Regrets Removal. ' In a personal letter to the edi- tor. Mr. Jackson of the New- market Era says:--Mr. Merritt is a flrst-class man and we will regret to lose him. He is not only a scholar but a gentleman and has grown in favor with all classes in the community since ` coming to town a little over four years ago." The Sandbo is the only two Compression Starter on the market. A real Starter for the Ford, posi- tively guaranteed. Call and see it work. 1..I_- Q A` - ...--.c nzulalls Lu.l1Vlll. 9 L Last Saturday night the man. . ag_er of the Barrie Hotel enter- . tamed to dinner the 24 men ;|chosen from the local quota to 2 go as reinforcements for the First Contingent. The menu was a most inviting one and much enjoyed as were also the speech- es and songs which followed. Toasts were proposed or re- sponded to by Col. Sneath, T. Bevoroft, W. A. Boys, K.C., Maj- or MacLaren, Mayor Craig, L. J. * Salter and Lieut. Morgan. Songs were given by Major Rogers, Mr. Boys and Lieut. Morgan. In proposing the toast of The Host and Hostess" Major Cowan expressed the very warm appre- riation of the guests for the hos- pitality so generously extended. May June July Aug. `ucpucw U1 LV1I'S. Dlrnle OI UI'aig-l `vale. Pte. Stevenson of Bradford is the new Orderly Ropm Clerk, mmr-.nndino Qov-tr} Marm- luau LICVV \ll"UU1Vly yeucceeding Sergt. Melvin. T .-._4 0-4.- .17 _---O.,...,. ;.vvu uuu U1 uuu mmuy speaks well for the Canadian spirit in Barrie. Corporal Wilfred (Happy) Johnston of Craigvale, who went with Ambulance Corps of the 1st Overseas Contingont, has been I reported seriously wounded. Corporal Johnston was a third. !year Medical student and was a nephew of Mrs. Birnie of Craig-` vale. uuv IJUCLI PIUKUU. H- E. lGreen and T. W. Page, Col- }! lingwood; Wm. Quinlan,. Waver- _)"ly; B. Taylor, Mt. Stephen. The local quota will go to Niagara as whole on May 20, and the men - reinforcements from the var- ';ious companies will then be ``grouped into one company. Asl ' soon as this is done recruits will- lribe taken on here to fill the va- gcancies. Lieut. John Walker, di- wvisional engineer for the G. T. F R. at Allandale, has been offici- V (`ally appointed as an olcer for , the Simcoe quota when Capt. Macdonell leaves with his rein- forcements. Fred J.`Clayton of Toronto having joined the Artillery Corps ` in Toronto, came home on Sat- urday to bid good-bye to his par- ents before his departure for England which takes place this week. His brother, Robt. B., is drilling here with the Third Con- tingent. Two out of one family well spirit l'3arrie. 7.'I, I l"' IIIoL:AN a vhu (P`IVlT'l'El, Ian-lo, Ont. ant? Wlbll DUB Dru UOnL1I1g'eI1L. , Since the list was published, last week the four men required to complete the reinforcement squad from the local company have been picked. They are R. E.lGr1-`Ann and 'l` I D... nu In today s list of wounded ap- l}I))ea1-ed the name of John Fraser, ` ex-ry St., Barrie. He was bag- gagemaster at Barrie station be- fore enlisting. Two of his sons are with the 3rd Contingent. luuxtu. Since thn lief rrnnn .~...t.I;..I....,if 15 cLaiI5i5i:'Ii'}c'>'1"i"1z :31" Export Mocluulu always on haul. Open until I: envy akin. . RI lnn: - ul-Una nu .l.Ul'UlllUo Mrs. Gazeley, Kempenfelt St., lwas advised this week that Roy Gazeley had been wounded, but no particulars have come to lhapdu__ Geo. C. Coles received a wire from Ottawa this morning stat- ing that his son Ernest C. Coles has been missing since the bat- tle of Langemarek. Probably he [has been taken prisoner. Pte. Coles enlisted with the Grena- ldiers in Toronto. Mun Ila...-.1--- T7-__ _ _ n us An: A SON OF GEORGE OOLE9 AMONG THE MISSING Roy Gazoloy Woundod-Llout. Jno. Walker Accepted for 3rd contingent. Pea Coal BARRIE, CANADA. MAY 13, I915 Pr-loo .. $0.50 For . Pol-_' Iio; ' . $0.15 For ` . 36.15 For Ton ~ Ton Ton ' Ton * Ton .,..u.:c uaya M1`. ure_sw1cKe POOR 8.` Students Cricket Club. Com-. pleting his course he began prac-i tising with his bmth9r-in-law, C Hewson, now Judge Hew-; son of Gore Bay. This partner--5 sip continued until Mr. Hew-! /{".nn4.'n..,.,a -- -~ - Ill DIIC [X11171 LlVl'll JJIDII, VJIQUU Io Inspector Spotton, i_9l4.- "The. Principal is proving him- self an excellent manager; the tone of the school is highly cummendablp; the teachers are assiduous in the discharge of their duties. The next advance should be in the direction of in- creasing the teaching force." lnannnlnn Tlnnalnn AOIK -__..-.... yu uuxuu lb r was impaired. Death was due to , oedema. . Alfred Edwin Horace Cres- . wicke was the younger son of the 5 late Henry Creswicke, civil en- gineer, of the town of Barrie and formerly of Hanham Court," Gloucestershire, England. His father was county engineer and` isurveyor from 1843 to 1883, dur-| .ing which time he built a plankl road from Holland Landing to` Bradford, laid out the Ridge Road, and a number of other leading roads in the County. The sub- ject of this sketch was born in _ Barrie on Mar. 7, 1870, and spent . his whole life here. He studied j law in the office of the late Mr.` Justice Lount.. and had for fe-,: low students Ranald D.Gunn nowll Judge Gunn of Ottawa and R. Li] Drury, now of Vancouver. In . 1 those days Mr. Creswicke took 9.} great interest. in m-mbni rm:--~ -- - . On Friday Night After an Attack I of Illness Lasting An I-iour-- A Loading Ontario Lawyer. 2 The town was greatly shocked . on Saturday morning to learn of : the death of one of its most . prominent citizens, A. E. H.I r Creswicke, K.C.,. who passedi . away shortly before midnight, on; Friday. About eleven o clock he` was seized with a sudden attack of illness which terminated fat_!: ally within an hour. Mr. Cres- wicke had not been in the best of ` health for some time. On the : previous Saturday he had re- 1 turned home after several weekszi in Jamaica, little benefited by the : rest. He immediately plungedi into work again and the day of a his death put in a hard day at I the oilice. The condition of his `health gave his family great < concern but few outside werelt aware of the extent to which itiz `was to`: H AID..-) -In` - (K C THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A. E. H. OHESWIOKE, I(.G. ! 1 ........ uvu uuuu nu`. I1 (Continued on page 13.) F or Hats are included in the Great May Sale Ready~to-Wear. Hats that sell regularly at ` $5.( $5.50 and $6.50, on sale this week at $3.50. Nobby Coats for girls from 6 years to L0 years, Shephercrs Check and Fawn, Navy and Cardinal Cloth Coats. All on sale at one price, $3.95. suits. IJIILIII. I IVIJLIL I15 Inspector Houston,. l912.- The Principal than his school well organized. The timetabl_e is skilfullgv framed and provides adequa ely for all the subjects taught, and all the conditions are such as should produce good results. He appears to be loy- ally supported y the staff and the future of the school is bright and promising. It gives me very great pleasure to place the school in the Approved List, Grade I." Tnannnlnn Qnnflnn I0] I Our entire stock of Ladies Suits is on sale at these three prices, prices that will not cover in some cases the cost of the cloth, to say nothing of making and prot. But we are determined to sell out our stock of suits before May 24th, if reduced prices will do it. Come early for best choice. See window display of uni!-Q SKI: nn (In nn Q1 :2 nn Suits at $5.00, $10.00, $15.00 $ remendous offering of Suits, Coat and Millinery at Sacrice $5.bo, $16.66; `$13.05: AT SARJEANT & KlNG S -, ---v unvu uuu VVUUIIUUU. I James Clark, Secy. of the Al- I landale Y.M.C.A., made a most Ileloquent appeal for this special -i service to the victims of the war. {His graphic description of the mbattlefinld and the heroic work -,being done by the noble men and -`women serving under the insig- llnia of the Red Cross stirred all /{`nnln..-A A- -- jigave due meed of praise to ; Minesing ladies for the valuable . assistance rendered. 1 He was followed by J. A. Mac- L Laren, who after explaining the I unavoidable absence of Judge .|Vance and W. A. Boys, K.C., gave .'a few facts to show how much vlthe people of the Motherland ap- ,gprec1ate Canada s generous aid l'u f0I' the sick and wounded. Tnrnnn f`l-~-`- the. - vuv uuulcbyo - L. J. Salter, Treasurer of the 2 Barrie Branch, was the first . speaker. In a clear and concise I manner he pointed out some of ' the.main features of the Red ; Gross Society's activities and Hshowed what had been done by .Ithe Barrie Branch. He spoke :ivery highly of the earnest and Vdevoted efforts of the women and |,gave the - t I-In `Ivan 4'.-.ll....---`l `L ` "` l I)! UUGUIIULD. Mr. Merritt is a member of the executive of the High School PI-incipal s Association of the proviuce; is 41 years of age.` married, and a Presbyterian. He is an active member of the curl- ing and bowling clubs of New. market and was recent! elected president of the latter or 1915 Inspector's Reports. The manner in which Mr. Mer- ritt's work as principal is re- garded by the inspectors is seen by the following extracts from their reports :- Inonnnlnn I-Innmlnn `O40 PILL III Mr. Marshall, Baptist student, occupiieci `the `chair. With one [brother at the front and another 'about to leave, he has a close personal interest in the Red Cross Society. I, J Qollnn '1`-~---~ " part. `It. . An evidence of the growing interest being taken in the work '01` the Red Cross Society was seen at Minesing on Tuesday inight when the people of the {village and neighborhood met to iorganize. The A.O.U.W. hall was !crowded by men and women of all denominations,impressed with the tremendous needs to whichj the Red Cross Society ministers and eager to have some share in providing for the alleviation of -the sutferings of Ganada s sick land wounded soldiers in this 1 `terrible conic-t in which they : are now so nobly doing their : ` ymmzsma onanmzas son an cnoss wonx l8ocloty For-mod and Subscrip- tion List Oponod-PI-aspect of I unk Qnlnn nan- h-;;l :1`; `son 0. {cc{1'in1i2ci on page 13.4) Ioats, Skirts, Blouses rices. TURTpN S_ QARAGE ...,.,._- nu: uc lll`lll Ull munuay 8V- ening at St. James Church. The preacher will be the Rev. W. G. Dreyer, of Creemore. Among the special speakers at the busi- ness meeting will be Rev. Dr. Macklem, Provost of Trinity Col. lege. Toronto, and Rev. R. A. Hiltz. General Secretary of the Sunday School Commission of the Anglican Church for the D0- minion of Canada. vvunIc\.llOlll IIC. LIIC S viqes will be held on Monday at Jnmna (`H111-nh '1 W. Slmcoo Burn! Deanery. The members of the Rural Deanery Chapter of \ 0st Sim- coe will hold their spring meet- ing on May 17 and 18, at Pene- tainguishone. The opening ser- hp nn If|I'I1`|l\Iv A-~ vu I.-IIC SIUIIII. You have no idea how good it is to be alive again, after the hell we have come through," he said. He would not attempt to describe their experiences as they were too horrible to repeat. The casualties among the Cana- dians were frightful. On Friday night, only one olllcer and 15 `men of his company remained. .,.. npl`. 4:1 III London hospital. , His wounds were pretty severe. ' One bullet went through the left thigh but never touched bone or `artery; the next hit his right knee, but no bone was broken` number three entered the left side of his back and was removed from the right. His coat has two other holes, one at the wrist and the other through the skirt and pocket. He was hit early in the morning and lay out till 12 p.m., when two men helped him `into a shed where he remained until the next night at 5 p.m. Then he was moved by daily stages until he reached London on the 29th. N\',... L -~ Mrs. Geo. Rodgers received a letter on Wednesday from her husband Capt. Rodgers who was injured in the battle of Lange- marck. The letter was written on Apr. 29 in :3 us-n.-.._ J- H CAPT. RODdEl'I8 HAD THREE BAD WOUNDS Two In the Logs and One In the Body-l-lls Gompany Suffered Very Heavily. Read the Adlet column. my one Section 2 Pages 9 to 16 Robert Norris Merritt, who has been chosen to succeed Mr. Red- ditt as principal of the Barrie Collegiate Institute, has an ex- cellent rccord as teacher--both as assistant and principal. He is a graduate of `Toronto Uni- versity, with, specialist Standing in mathematics and physics. He also took a summer's postgrad- uate course in the University of Chicago. In High School and Collegiate Institute work he has had sixteen years` experience, the greater part of this time being assistant in Peterboro or prin- cipal in Ncwmarket. During the last four years he has held the latter position,'with most bene- cial results to the school. The grading of the school has been brought from that of non-ap- proval to one not only of ap- proval but approval Grade I. 'From the standpoint of exam- the school has acquired considerable repute.` tion. In the past two years 84 per cent. of all the candidates of the school passed their exam- inations completely. In the Middle and [pper Schools the percentage reached the in h mark of 91 per cent. Notwit - standing the fact that nearly all of the candidates passed their examinations and hence were not obliged to repeat their years. and also that the school is in close proximity to other High and Con- tinuation Schools the attendance four years ago of 130 has grown until it reached during the past term the high mark of over 180, necessitating an increase in the staff of teachers. . ll.-.......l.L J... A ...._....I...... J LL- ination results. ti D