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It is estimated that the guarantors of the Buy-in-Owen Sound Carni- val will be called upon to pay about 40 per cent. of their guarantee. It seems that the carnival was a huge success in every way but financially. ...5.,. uyatclll vs. unpulse In Methods"; (written by the late Miss Julia. Tilley),l taken from the August Leaflet, and Thel Small Son of the Governor Comes to Kai- feng Hospital" (Mix Standen s headquar-,1 ters in Honan), An addrex, "Work in the! Mackenzie River Indian School, by Mrs.l (Rev.} -Barclay of Hamilton, was veryl much appreciated by those who had thel privilege of hearing it. After the meet- ing refreshments were served by the host- ess. ' ;-Tire chains, blow-out patches tire cov-V lers, etc. McKee & McDonald. 33tfc' The Women s Auxiliary of the Anglican Church held their August meeting at the home of Mrs. F. `R. Arnold on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 115. There was an attend- dance of sixteen, each one present answer- ; ing the roll call with a. verse of Scripture. 1 The program included two interesting read- :` ings. System vs. Impulse in Met_hods"g Inn-:4-n L... LL I - ucuua wuulu UKC, -McKee & McDonald have most iies nf rm gm! mk... :. ..;,...1- A. W. SMITH, President. T. T. YOUNG, Secretary l`InVif`I-`IC 0 1-1: any HIS year s ower show otters a fine list of_ special prizes for cut owers, hand bouquets, table bouquets; to- . gether with prizes for plants in pots and vegetables. Small growers and novices are especially invited to compete. Have your entries in not later thannoon of Tues- day so that they can be properly arranged. If your list is lost the Secretary can supply you with another Town Hall, Barrie Tuesday, August 22 ixtegn, ech(<:x'1;p'1"t'3'sueI:t 9 'ogram Methods" an hv Hm Ian. M:.... `r..1:- mnusx r_.-_._......... ..... \Il\4 uuuuaucwu nu xcruuulu. Miss vWinniIfred McLennan visited the Misses McLennan. Essa St ., on her way -home from Muskoka, returning to Toronto on Friday. ' Mau !`.nm.:A.. L-.. ....L......___I L- L - ._.._. vuv yuusuucu IUUI. .7/er'n;L who had her tonsils in the R. V. Hospital, is home` roving. LEFROY I W. Madill of Toronto I` fzhn non-nnlrnl ..,...t SHOW OF THE BARRIE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY hey 2 supply you another will be Held in the the ladies ir kindness yAcDUlIlIZ1lalVU "VIII "were also present. ..a.c.a 21-uu ramuy. Bradford; Mr. and lMrs. G. Hounsome, Sr., and sons, and Mr. iand Mrs. W. Houghton and son. Cooks- town; Mr. and Mrs. C. Burtor} and family. ,_..... v-... novlllu us nan, VV. .I.Jl|'I/I17. Jos. Bebb has returned from a short visit in Gravenhurst. She recently purchased her old homestead in Ferndale. 'u:,.,. u1:_..;1-_..,u u 1 .. --.,... 5-way. Among those present from outside points were S. Houghton and R. Wren. Alliston; B. Faithful and family, Little Britain; T. Eade and family. Lindsay; Mrs. Bain, Mr. land Mrs.. Cox, Mrs. and Miss Richards. `Mrs. Sheath,- Mr. and Mrs. Rodden, Gil- ,ford; Mr. `and Mrs. 1 and Mrs; Gardiner. Pamswlck ' 7 ,Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison. Ivy; Mr. Mc- Waters and family. Bradford; Mrs. Hounso_r_r_1e, Sr., !____' 1' :1-v - .,.... u. uuc way ucyulm. Super was spread in the pavilion a later the photographer took a picture l'the whole group. A A......._- ` r At Monday's picnic members of the fam-. ; ily were present from Toronto, North Bay l and . County. from mostly every part of Simcoe One came all-the way from Sol- way, N .Y., to be present. Everybody had a good time and unanimously voted to hold all future reunions at Barrie. Owing to the weather, only about 115 of the 300 expected were present. They made good use of their time after the sun gappeared and every moment was enjoyed lby those present. Races and games were taken part in by those of all ages and sizes---some in their seventies. and some well over the 200-lb. mark. The swings and slides were greatly appreciated and those who attended for the first time had a great deal of praise for the beautiful park and the view of the bay beyond. I . IIr\r\A- .._.._ _,A--~ ',....u~u-uau-_yCzu'-Old, daughter of Mr. and. G. Howe, Elmvale. Samuel Hough- _}ton bears the same christian name as the ']original Samuel Houghton who landed in .[Canad_a about fty years ago with his fam- `]ily of twelve. Mrs. Wm. Shepard and Mrs. E. Burton of `Barrie are included among the six or- iginals. Others are Mrs. A. Bain of Tor- . onto, Mrs. D. McWaters of Ivy and Samuel Houghton of Alliston. The sixth is living in the West. Samuel Houghton of Ports mouth, England, was the original Hough- ton of the Canadian family. He came to Canada in the year 1871, settling at Fish- er s Corners near Bradford with his wife and twelve children. Samuel was a farm- F er and most of his descendants have fol- lowed agriculture for an occupation. The early family saw much of Simcoe County idevelop. `AI . Mn]be their `T8 of 3}, Ilpark ax1x1ua]e1.e:I: _Ughto11 fa hund,1ed-Ondav` Aug 1:70" at St. Hllcludingllltglllbers of ~th . More lAllis1;0n at; Oldest S: clall we; !y3es t-~i]' the Youn muel H0` [and_ _ . lttle El gestxor ;'M,s a halffear-011 ma Grace H0` ' G` "w~ ~..;.d`%g"*er ofo ..,,,` Qkn I I I HOUGHTON CLAN HOLD` A DRAMATIC PICTURE Jul" .l....-- -1-3 - s the Houghton family held annual reunion Vincent's nday, Aug. 7. than on nembers of Hip .-hm ...,...- M--- A rs of the w'r;-;;'1:;-se:1?, ldest, Samuel Houghton of ue youngest-or one of the Elma Howe, two- yld dallohfnr .-0 M- r-- ucllau uuuwu mus ounaay. Miss Culross of the Southern States left for home on ,Wednesday after spending 9. month ,at the home of Mrs. W. Little. \;___ 1_, -n v 1 the and Han]: n ..!..L....- -9 -vu LLLIVVC Lwu- :er of ian name: on 41.... auu of *`f` vuwcxw 5' IHFK UII NIODG3) . I As the church is being re-decorated, there will be no Sunday School in the Presby- terian church this Sunday. Mina nlxlrncg nf Hm Qnu+lm.... G4-.. Ln v v 6: IIUU WUUIVEIIQ. Mm.'Chapman and children of Toronto are visiting at the home of the farmer's sister, Mrs. L. J. Allen." - M... \l..l..:lI.. .....u._._ -`n 'n h -- - un-uuu. Lulu] HIFUUL. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gates and Ms. Cam- oeron of Hamilton motored to Fergus for over the week-end. Mm `FL ..... .....J -Ln,v-.,, 4- n- - uu uu uu L uwuuy. Miss S. Forbes of Toronto is spenoiing her holidays-with her sister, M . Wm. Carson. Tiffin street. " II. ......I It..- 11.. A . u -- - .9-vuuay. --For expert vulcanizing `of tire repairs and supplies, _& McDonald. `IE... 7...... I`12.,,_, I ;. BARRIE MARKETS lawn: B VHLUI/UUF. C, Mosley and rfamily, who have spent the past two weeks here, `returned to To- ronto on Tuesday. Min Q `ll .-ml`... l\: 'I"..-_-L- 3- ~-~A' errrv compsorrcomluc Betty Compson, a brilliant young screen actress. will be seen in her first Paramount starring picture, At the End of the World." at hhe opera house, Monday and Tue.=da_v. Miss Compson isa charming and talented player whose elevation to stardom by Paramount will be realized by all who saw her excellent portrayal in George Loane Tucl s The Miracle Man. i She has a highly dramatic role in her first starring vehicle, the sceneseof which are "laid in China and the islands of the Pac- ific.` Milton Sills is leading man". 'A lUl' uu: 1101103) . . Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Paton are visit- ing at the home of Mrs. A. Watt, the latter s mother. I` -__`___ ____g 5 nl I 1 115:1] JIUWUCII. J. D. Wisdom and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Brunton motored to Toronto for the holiday. MP uh!` MI-c Ant`:-Ann Dl|`A- --7 --3-EL u, avzuuutnalu. ' 33319 ' Miss Jennie Gignac and sister Louise are spending holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowden. I D `X7n,In-V. .....I -_.:I__ __.,I II , I a_-,.- ...- ..... ..-uuu nu u. Iv. Luuuucr. E. Shear" took in_ the Orillia-Bradford lacrosse match in Bradford yesterday. Miss Audrey Jerry ofWToronto spent the holiday at the home of J. S. Brunton. Miss Annie Crowe was in Orillia for a few days during Old Home Week there. Mrs. J. Robbins of North Bay is spend- ing a week with Mr. and Mrs. J. Dinning. Mr. and Mrs. E, Dore have gone to Cobourg to spend a short holiday with irien . , Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gracey and Mns. R- Dunnett motored to the -city for civic ' holiday. '_,,,,nnr nvvuuslv u..I......3_.._. -._J I" pycuxuug :1 WEEK ll! LVCW IJOWBH. . --McKee & McDonald have most an sizes of tires and tubes in stock. _ 33tfo Miss Grace Brunton of Hamilton is a guest at the home of C. W. Pouclier. I2` QL......- A.--L ` 1: ween: vxsw In Lnormon. Mrs. Alfred Brunton and family are spending a week in New Lowell. ___MnVn- R. ll ..t\......_IJ L,,,, I `I- suguuvvuuu xneuus. C. W. Poucher was a visitor in Toronto over the holiday. ' man Ian l'_.......:.... .: rI~L._.._a.. 2- -.2 us" vvcn uuc uuuuuy. . Mia Jean Leeming of Toronto is visiting the Misses Catcher. ' Mia Hazel Hill has returned home from a week s visit in Thornton. ' M. Al4'.....l' D _____ __ N IUIUH DU - J. Day is home from Sioux Lookout on a visit. II..." `X7I___, 1,1-. . I uu D VIBIL Mrs; Wilson left today on a visit to Inglewood friends. _ ur n....-L.._ _.-_ 4 he -- - - mr-mu, Lula. u. :1. AIICD. < ` V Mrs. Melville, mother of Rev. Roy Mel- ville. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Esten over the week-end. The Y.P.S.~C.E. of the Presbyterian church held a very enjoyable picnic at St. T Vincent's Park on Monday. -A8 ll}!!! l'.l1llI`!|l'| la luxlna v-n,;-Innnuu-.6...l 41.....- . . . . 9531.00 9: AA- and {ill sorts n... L- 11-17- V u an EUIDB 2:) to McKee Llllllul U1 IILIU LIIII. This is but an illustration or the kind of thing that happens too often. The - courtesy that every gentleman is ready to- show to every other should end that sort of hoggishneas, even if there is no law. The pity is that an example could "not be made of enough such to deter the_ others from the practice. Of course, an informa- tion could be laid; but no one wants the trouble and - delay of such a proceeding; because. there is always the risk of losing - one's suit, when there is no corroborative e ' i evidence. 1 -_-..- -.- ..u_ us-uv. The other day *8-',bUSln$S man of our city, on that fine stretch of highway from Kincardine to Port Elgin, overtook one of them. In vain he sounded his horn for leave to pass. The signal was ignored. In vain he attempted where the road was fsworeble to pass and failed, because the one ahead, going about. 12 or.15*miles an hour, was determined he should not. Re- peated "attempts were defeated through speeding and jockeying for over ten miles,- ` much to the delay and vexation . of the business men, until the big -hill just south , of Port Elgin_.. being in a Ford, which ` could take it ion high," he slipped past while the other was` changing gear -in the 5 middle of the hill- e , j "V1.2- ` 2. `_..L -.. :II.'__A._-.!, , ,1 .I II DUIU IJUIIIH . ' In the old time, it was common in driv- ing to encounter a smart-alec" with a fine rig and a fast horse, who didn t have to take any one s dust, who would always insist on a race if anyone tried to pass, and who would never fail to jockey , for the middle of the mad,_ _if `there was any chance of the other getting ahead. There are still too many survivors of that class, and too many of, them in high powered cars, who insist on hogging the road`, even when there is no_ dust. \\JWU.ll DUUHU DLlIl'l.11lH`_53] , The one who overtakes another on the road is entitled to pass if he wishes, and the lawprovides that the one who is over- taken shall open to the -right to allow of the other passing on the left. . There is no slow speed-limit. Any who wishes to pro- long the joy of the scenery, or company, is at liberty to do so, to their heart s con- tent, but not allowed to block the-way of those in haste, either on business or plea- sure bent. _ 7_ LL. _I,I 1!, VUII 8 Us 11- VVKILUII, 0. `J. \JUUl\U|.ll 1l. Largest family on grounds (employees) ` --Mr, and Mrs. Exell and six children. ( uuusuccu, (4, 11113. nun. _ Relay race (departmental)e-l, Trans- portation. A. Penny. A.fSrigley, T. Booth and M. Metcalfe; 2, `Motive Power. G. Clark; J, Stinson, J. Armstrong and A. Ferguson, ' rFIIlI_l\.`_1Iynh {Anna-o6nun~\LnI\ `I "L--- 'lI`1t;`< )lfl-vvar departmental ) --1 , Tra portation; 2. Motive Power. Consolation race, 100 yds.-1, J} H. T Vvell; 2, J. H. Wilton; 3. C. Cockbufn. `.11:-rrnuf Conan`: I\I\ nu-nu-uln Inn...-.1---n .. ...... \4D uuu vuuvu IlllCn A lady motorist tobk one of the bars of? the gate at the railway crossing this week and would have taken the other down. too, _but` for the quick action of the gatekeeper. Fragments from the wind- shield cut the driver, but the injuries wefe slight and the car was not badly damaged. uulco, 0. an .I\.lVCll.. Pole vault-'--1_. Bruce Thompson, 8 ft.; 2. J. Gilchrist; 3. A. Walker. Inrnna, lnnllnnn wnnn K0 ",1. `I `ll ... auu uuuuuu, 9. uxumnl uuu Dplefs. Running two quick jumps--1, G. Clark; 2, J. Gilchrist. _ I 9 IA --- ....`.... `IDA IL- -_.I U.-- 1 A u .1. KJIIUIIIISL; O. A. VVE.lKl'. Ladies balloon race. 50 yds.- Lougheed; 2, Mrs; Kell. nn]n\y [An-\nuu6omnnL..I\ 1 `Inna .| , Mrs. 1, I1. \JllUHl'lB'|Io `Men s race, 180 lbs. and over--1, A. Lines; 2. J. Kivell. ' DAL : ......1a.' 1 13...... ml. ____ ._ o Au. _ una, uu mu. 1. 111.; A, Duster bl8.I'K. f er; 2, A. Patterson. ~ Employees over 50 years, 50 yds.--1, Pete Clark; 2, Geo. Lawrence. ` Officials` race, 100 yds.--1, J. Dinning; 2, R. Sullivan. 220-yd. dash, employees~-l,V A. Srigley, 2, A. Valois. V V Running high ju_mp--\1, A. Walker, 4 ft. 8- in.; 2, A. Srigley. - Stout ladies` `race, 50- yds.--1, Mrs. Smith; 2, 'Mrs..Wood; 3, Mrs. Hu-rrell. Fat men's race, 50 yds.--1, D. Spearn; 2, `H. Watkins. - Three-legged race. 50 yds.-l. ,Mar_tin and Stinson; 2. Milson and Spiers. ' Pnnnlna Mun nnlnlr Inn-.na,,, 1 F1 lVl...1.. Challenge 100-yd. dash---1, -A. G. Walk- Iv , a, 11113. Ann`; 0. mm. A811. Married ladies race, 50 yds.---1, Mrs. Kell; 2. Mr_s. Parr. . . Men's 100-yd. dash. open-1,.G. Clark; 2, M. Metcalfe. ' Running hop, step and jump- -1, A. Val- ois, 36 `ft. 1 in.; 2, Buster" Clark. nhnllanm. 1nn_..A .:....1. 1 A n ur-II-= :atdBi. race, open, 50 yds.--1. Miss Stig- ley; 2, Mrs. Part; 3. Mrs. Kell. Minna}...-I l...l:.3.. ........ :n ...I. 1 It uuu IJIHUB, 5, rutguauu zulu IIYHISETOHE. Employees over 35 yeans, 100 yds..-l, A. Ferguson; 2, J. Dowthwaite; 3, B. Travis. 1_V.u_ 1 an 1 . ... .. . unuc, 0, U. uxuns. Single ladies race, 50 yds. (over 20 years')--1, Miss Srigley ; 2, Mix Addington. 880-yd. dash (employees)--l, T. Booth; 2, A. Penny; 3, B, Lougheed. Wheelbarrow race, 25 yds..-1, Stinson and Lines; 2, Ferguson and Armstrong. Emnloveps nvar 35 vnnm Inn mi. _1 _yuw."-l., u. Lvuuer; 6. D. Dell. ' Business men s race, 75 yds.-1, I. Mac- Lachlan; 2,. A. G. Walker. Employees 100-yd. dash--l, M. Met- calfe; 2, G. Clark. ' Q3-nub. I.ul:...." _.._- an ___L I run _vu;(m at my. ucurges on aunaay. Mr. and Miss Beach of Ottawa have been visiting Rev. S. M. Beach, and, ac- companied by Mrs. Beach, are spending a few days at Port Carling while Mr. Beach is at camp with a number of boys at the end of the tenth line. A I_..,. wu yas.-1, Ly`. uarsxde; 2, A. Hooper. Boys boot race, 12 years and under, 100 yds.--l. G. Miller; 2. S. Bell. Ruaimm. n1an n ........ -1: ...J.. 1 7 IL. u yun.--1, Armstrong; 2, walker. \ Young ladies race, 20 years and under, 100 yds.-1, E. Gar-side; 2, A. Hooper. BOVS, hnt TR!!!` vnnra ant` nun:-`nu VC vnow vw nu Boys race, 10 years and under, 50 yds. --`l, N. Lines; 2, S. Cooper.` . Girls race, 10 yeana and under. 50 yds ---l, E. Hill; 2, A. Foster._ I ' ` Boys race, 12 years and under, #0 yds. --I, F. Etherington; 2, V. Moran. Girls race, 12 years and under, 50 yds. ---1, A. Galside; 2, E. McGill. Boys race, 162 years and under, 50 yds. --l, A. Clark; 2, A. Richardson. Girls race, 16 yearsand under, 50 yds. ` --1, G. GOdden; 2, D. Lines. Young men s race, 20 years and under. 100 yds.---1,' Armstrong; 2, Walker. ` Vmmo Inran mono on nun-.-. .._.-I ----3-- prfzg, ' by the ' of the 1 vuvu a vet) 'p,I`claby jump. `rne tug-01-war was held when it was alxnostwdark and there was some dissatisfaction as to the outcome. There will doubtless be more of this anon." nu... l.'-lI__.:__ _, .. . - (Continued from page 9) The Races . Oxier forty events` were run 01?. and so. keen was the interest displayed by the spectators `that it was hard to clear a space in which to hold some of the races and jumps. Bruce Thompson,-who has 'pas'sed twoscore years, showed some of the young lads up when he gave an exhibition hop, step and jump of 38 ft., and when be clear- ed the bar at eight feet in the pole vault. Competition was keen in the high jump. T and Walker and Srigley struggled for first place long after the other contestants had. dropped out, Walker nally winning out 4 with -a very pretty jump. The tug-of-war held when it was nlmnaf .1... ....,i Hocclne THE ROAD (Owen "Sound Sun-Times) nun uykn nuuauol-n1pnn n..:.LL-.. B 11110. following wre the winners of the , which- were so generously donated ; various merchants and business men town :- . . Trans~ ucvuuu yculr By his passing one of the oldest citizens of the town was removed. he being in his 88th year.` Nearly sixty years he had been a resident of Barrie. He was born on a farm in Flos. "north of Craighurst. As a young man, he carted freight from Barrie wharf to Penetang for his father. For the next few years he was engaged in various ways: buying wool for McMa- hon & Sherdon, Allandale; making brick for Martin Johnson ; working as carpenter for John Sibbald. millwright and boat- ` builder, Tollendal; and also with the B. & 13. Dept; of the old Northern Railway. `Later on he bought Sam Wright's bakery ' and opened up business in a log building where. Powell Jr Co. s store now stands. ' carrying also confectionery, tobaccos, etc. The day the first train -pulled into Barrie station was a bonanza for him, everything in his store being sold out. This gave him a good start. His log store was re- placed by a frame building. which was _de.~ stroyed in the big fire that wiped out the nu-cu: uwy luwnu to reside. Rev. Roy Melville is just recovering from a severe attack of quinsy, from which he has been suei-ing for the past two weeks. Prof. Cosgrave of Toronto took both ser- vices at St. George s on Sunday. Mr nnrl Mice Ran:-l-. n4 nu.,..... 1.....- CIVUII UVIIIIUVII Thomas Johnson died on Saturday, Aug. 12. His deathwas not unexpected, as he had been in.a frail condition of health for several years.. .11., I-.:. .......-:.... ...... -1: LL. 4.`... -:.g,,,,_ Among those present from outside points at her funeral on Wednesday were three grandchildren from Hamilton, Frank Lead- lay, Miss; Mabel Leadlay and Miss Jean Leadlay; The services at the house and at the grave were conducted by Rev. A. R. Beverley, vicar of Trinity. the `~pall-bearers -being Hector Cameron; Bennett Malkin. Wm. Cameron. Thos. Wallwin, Jos. Lang and Harry Palk. .. e ucaa U1 bc\'t:u WCCKS. Mrs. Leadlay was the wife of Robert Leadlay. who died about twenty-eight years ago. Out .of. a family of eight children only three are surviving today. They are Robert, Leadlay of Barrie. Mrs; Charles Wattie of Vespra and Miss May eLead'la_v of Toronto. Mrs. Leadlay spent practic- ally all her useful life in Barrie and in Vespra. She was a member of Trinity Church. A_-____1i_-,. A I` vvnnncocl J a Mrs. Leadlay was the daughter of a Scotchman named _John Munro. who serv- ed under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War. She was one of a family of four children.` Her father was a car- penter by- trade and he and his wife were on their way to join the British garrison at Penetang. when Mrs. Leadlay was born. Later they settled in Vespra Tp. Mrs. Leadlay's memory was such that she was -always able to recall with vividness the most important of the stirring events which transpired hereabouts after settlers began to arrive in large numbers. She was a wo- man of many ne qualities and highlv esteemed. Death took place after an ill- ness of seven weeks. `II ... `I ___II___ "M -1 `P " "` ` -v-1-an-- I-|-r\IlI-r\ I With the death, early Sunday morning, cvf Mrs. Ann Isalgel Leadlay. 92 Owen St., !Simcoe County `lost one of its earliest re- sidents and one of its fewsurviving links lo! the past. Mrs. Leadlay was 87 years of age. She was the first white child born in the scattered? hamlet of a few log cabins which later on beca.me known as Barrie. The funeral took place on Wednesday. the remains being laid to rest in the Union Cemetery. Mun T.nnl"nIv cu..- AL- J.----1-L-~ -9 uu ul. vcapnx. The funeral will be held Friday at p.m. to Midhurst cemetery. _- uI5ucao uluzslllzy. Mrs. Coutts survives with four sons:-- Robert D., at home; A. B., Barrie, Clerk of Vespra Tp.; David A. and James D. of Hughenden, Alberta. Deceased was a brother of Charles Coutts of Toronto.' George Coutts of Bradford, Mrs. George Curruthers of Avening and Mrs. Alex. Fin- lay of Midhurst. Three members of his f_ather s family predeceased him. viz.. Mrs. George Monteith, Duncan and Jas. Coutts. all of Vespra. t "Plm n..m.nl ...:n L; L_I_! -n_:_r_,, _. .- I ulllll IILlGn Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. July 1, 1844, he came to Canada as a. lad of twelve when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Coutts, settled on lot 20, con. 2, Vespra, which is now farmed by a grand- son, George Coutts, Jr. Growing to man- hood, Alexanders bought the adjoiningvlot. No. 19, and there he took as his bride Miss Catherine Beath of_ Whitby Tp.. whom he married in 1876. There he spent the rest of his days. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church at Midhurst and ,some years ago was a Justice of the Peace. \ Mr. Coutts was of a home-loving dispos 1 ition, a. kind and friendly man and of the highest integrity. Mala (`_nnll-a- m.....:...... ...2A.L 13-..- I u - - - :1:-Iuvnah-II V Alexander Coutts, who had been` in poor health for "a number of years. died at` his home near Midhurst, Tueday afternoon. Aug. 15. aged 78 years. In 1913 he suf- fered a breakdown, his trouble being hard- ening of the arteries, and was not able to take up work again. However, he re- covered sufficiently to be about and was confined to his bed only the last two months. `D ...._ 2.. VIJIIQ `.1 V ` . - f .. - - - i Aug. 11, in her "eighty-third year. I MRS. Cl'lARLES MEEKUM a Mrs. Charles Meekum, who was a resid- ent of Barrie for over forty years, passed Hospital on Friday. De- ceased was born 'in'England and came to Canada as the wife of, an English artillery- man -who was stationed first at Kingston and then at Montreal. They did not re- turn to the; Old `Land when the regiment returned, but came to Barrie, where, her husband died. She became the wife of Charles Meekum over twenty-five years ago. _He predeceased her by six years. `N After his death she made her home with l her nephew, A. Meekum, Mary street, un- ` til two years ago, when she was taken to, the hospital. Intermentwas made in the Union Cemetery, Saturday, Aug. 12. uuulv All ;VllU3. .LV.llUll. ' As the Presbyterian church is being re- decorated. union services will be held next Sunday in the Methodist church both morning and evening. V Mrs. John Lines of Ferndale died at the ` R. V. Hospital on Saturday. August 12, 1922. Deceased was in her 39th year." The funeral was held on Monday, Aug. -14, to the Union Cemetery. - , Chas. Brunton ,and Mrs. M. Holmes visited in Toronto this week with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wightman of Newark, N.J., who are on their way to Los Angeles, Calif., where they intend to reside. pow pnu lnluilln 2.. !....L ......---_-3--- I---A~ -\.uu_y uu oaouruuy. Aug. vice at her late residence. ulna. uura. V811 aieasuunenly at her late residence. 61 Parkestreet, Thursday, Aug. . 10.` `She was the daughter of1Mr. and i , Mrs. John English and was born in 1875 at Keene, Ont. Soon after he was born her parents moved to_ Barrie, where the remainder of her life was spent. She be-' came the wife of George Vair, ,who}died; . in August. 1910,, predeceasing her by ex- actly twelve years. Deceased was a member of .St. Andrew sg Church and is mourned for by many friends 3 and acquaintances. She is survived by one 1' sister, Mrs. D. W. Porter. and one bro-; ther, Victor English, both of Toronto ;; also twodaughters, Maude, who is a nurse; in Philadelphia. and Cora, at home. and`: [one son. Robert. of Montreal. * Interment took place in the Union Cem- .etery on Saturday. Aug. 12, after a ser- at her lnfn Pnaitlnnnn ` i 'Mns. ANNA ISABEL LEADLAY r1'.I TVIA-IOMAS JOHNSBN ALEXANDER vcou'}'rs a_.uav wuuiu `ma urugeuy: ` North American continent 65 years old, 90 However, by the same calculation he figures there are 3,000,000 widows on the net cent. of whom lack life's comforts. This implies that ten per cent. may be wealthy-perhaps a few of whom have a bad cough. This gives a young man a hint to a worthy -ambition! But his next sen- tence should `balance accounts. He says there are 2,000,000 children between the I agess of 10 andAl5 working who ought to beat school. There s the solution, if ilghtr ` ly -applied. - If they must work why not tax them one dollar` ahead for every 54 1 men out of 100 who are destined to be 1 broke `at 65? There ll be more than i enough -well-to-do old codgers then to 1 marry` the millions of widows 'and afford them comfort. the otherwise down-and-out- mu .'l..-...l.l L- ....a.:..c:...I 4.1.- 1_:_u_ _-:n L- put: an hue age U1 00. A .gta.1n OI 0011110115 in this is that 36 per cent. of the balance will be dead. One of the 100 will be rich, four` will be wealthy and five obliged to work for a living. Just suppose that the five who have to work, will be men and the rich one and four wealthy are women! That would -be tragedy! Ffnwnvniv .ku Hm nrnn ....1....l..;:.... I... uuuc; LU pm. ucuv. Wlll nave money. The speaker was W. Lyle Reid of the Sun Life of `Canada, Ottawa. He also said` that 54 per cent. of 100 healthy men at the average -age of 25' will be down and out at the age of 65. -A grain of comfort `H in I-`moi l'\AI| naval at `La 1..-J........ .-.-- I run: VIIIUIU I? \II` Eighty-seven per cent. of those who have money today will have lost it by -the time they reach the age of 65, said a speaker at~the [congress of the Alberta Life Under- writer's Association. held recently. If true. there's one instance where number 13 is . lucky, taking for granted he means the other 13 -per cent. will have money. The enpnlrmv mda W Tsrln DA-"A -J 1-1-- VI euuluu`. Surviving him are his two sons. William and Warren, of Barrie; three brothers, Wm. G. of Port Arthur, Charles and Alex. of British Columbia; two sisters, Mns. Wiggins of. Minneapolis, Minn.. and Mrs. Fitzmnurice of Salt Lake City; one grand- son. W. Oliver Johnson of Edmonton, and one granddaughter, Miss Bessie Johnson of Barrie; Mrs. Johnson died in 1901. Tnfnvv-nun` -.-...1. ..I...... z_: LL. 1\.,,,,- tr THURSDAY WHOLESALE mess uaulc. uxm. auuusuu men In HJUI. Interment took place in the Barrie Un- ion, Cemetery, Monday afternoon.. 111111 . Mr. Johnson was a keen hunter and sh- erman. No one knew better than he the haunts of the wiley trout and `how to catch them. He was a great walker and until comparatively. recent years it was his practice to take a four-mile walk before breakfast regardless of the weather, winter or summer. Q______:_,A,__ LE ` ' J ....u. u uuuuuly. VV [ICU L118 IIYSU baptlt church was built on Sophia street he drew the posts on which it was placed owing to the low nature of the ground. A faith- ful christian, he lived a consistent life and earned the sincere regard of all who knew him. - HEUP! THE CRISIS IS ON wwwwwwmwww w The benets already ac- complished for our town through the work of this So- ciety cannot be over-estim- ated. He would be. blind, indeed, who has not noticed results, for it has `enhanced the beauty of our town and increased the interest in civic improvement. With the co-operation of the cit- izens, Barrie can be made to rival St. Thomas in its civic betterment and oral -beau- ty.n will be`in attendance. Doors will be open from 4 to 6 o - aock and from 8 to 10 p.,m. HELPS BARRIE urvu wccna win! 1161'. `Percy Rosevear. who has been a visitor at tlie home of -Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brun- ton. his grandparents, has returned to his home in Niles. -Mich. ` `V An Al... D_-..L_.L-_:.,A J 1 ` ` ' ORCHESTRA ADMISSION 25c. and ~ 15. Aug. 16.--In mentioning ,the names of Lefroy pupils who passed the elementary piano examinations, Gladys and Gertrude Sheldon should have been credited with! honors. r , l Mr; and Mrs. S. Marshall spent Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Homer, Bellhaven. A daughter was born on Aug. 14. her mother s birthday, to Mr. and'Mrs. Fred Beatty. - _ lj Dunn` f`...\..... I... -L-__2_.._ _,'.I 1- -McKee all sizes of tires and tubes in stock. 33tfc Mrs. A. L. Hixon has returned to Toledo _after an extended visit with her mother., Mrs. Alpin. - , `Miss Isabelle Rogers of New York visited with her sister, Mrs. Harry Kelsey, last! week. A ` l VVII/ll L I to thank th of the Stroud W.M.S. for `their in sending fruit and owers. Pnv Allan ml... :. ..;:n :_ LL- 11 Au ncuuuis u`u.u; ana IIOWCTS. Roy Allen, who is still in the R. V. Hos- -pital, is not improving as rapidly as his friends would like, 1.13.1}... 9. Inn, II v uuu uupluvlugo The harvest is nearly over and the fam- iliar whistle of the threshing machine is heard once more. ` -Mrs. Alpin wishes thank the_ lgdies nf 4-he .Q+m...l nrua 1:. AL I .... auu mm. 11. w. Maazu oi Torom spent Sunday under the parental roof. Misc Verb-,1, Winn ml... 1.-.: t.-- L-" ' apcuu ouuuay unaer vne paren Miss Verna. Wice, removed Hospita and improving. Thu lnrtrnnf :5 no-----'-- ------ - uu xuuny. Miss Cassidy has returned to her home in the city, accompanied by Misses Dor- othy and Ilene Armstrong. who will spend two weeks with her. Dnnnuv D ...... -- -J-A "-- `