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..:\...~ . v . . a . Alvv uuc aau cvcup nu puscv on record its sense of the deep `loss sustained by the removal of one whom every member could safely ca.-ll la friend and to bear witness to his gintegrity, zeal and energy in the dis- jcharge of his duties as Clerk of the County, and to extend to his wife and other relatives our heartfelt `sympathy in the loss of a lovij," idevoted husband. g and | _, _-_- .---. Invopelning the session, Warden Banting expressed regret at the loss of the late R..J. Fletcher, one of` the most efficient, courteous and [kind-hearted officials the County has [ever had. He had sent to Mrs. Fleto icher a personal letter of condolence andher reply he read to the CounciL H Resolution of Condolence On motion of Couns. Moore and `Dunham, the following resolution gwas carried by avstanding vote: I'l\`L-L __,L-,,_ , `I ` -0 -. v..-_._- _.-_- ~ vvv . That whereas there has lately pass- led away from amongst us one whose [friendly and familiar face will for many years to come be greatly miss- ed, R. J. Fletcher, Clerk of this car- Iporation for twenty years. YIILE f\, ,.~~--~----~ --- --'`----'.V J` `"```" ` This Coun cil desires at its first session since the sad event to place '07! F000?!` `fa Gonna nf {kn (`Anna `.4...- ! . -- . J. T. Simpson, ex-warden, was ap- pointed County Clerk, as successor to the late R. J. Fletcher, at the openinghof the November session of the County Council, Monday after- noon. A large gallery watched the proceedings with keen interest until the final ballot showed that -Mr. Simpson had beaten out the Reeve [of Innisl by one vote. [Wins Over Councillor ' Cole- man by One on Fourth Ballot; Salary $800. `COUNTY CL:-znllf FOR J. T. SIMPSON (Continuved o gage 17) 4225 GOPIES |J|.lll'|KJ\aluI LI; JJV5u . `The judges made no announce-I ment as to the standing of contest- ants other than the rst ve. Benecial Training While the judges were summing up, Rev. J. S. Stevenson made a few remarks. He congratulated council and trustees upon carrying out such an excellent idea. It was a delight to see the intelligence and uency of the young speakers and he felt sure that such training would be of great benet. He hopedthat these speak- ers might be heard at some of the `church meetings later on. LIIAIIJIQUII I-JILL! L UUG\aI/lllllc Apert Woods, S. S. No. 11. Sub-I ject. Games in Rural Schools."- 1 Willie Hunter, S. S. No. 11. Sub- ject: The Cat. . , \Villie Pratt, S. S. No. 17. Sub-f I ject: Bird Protection. ' I`.-J.\`.\C~....\ Q....'\-.... G G ` Mn` 1 `I Jwlcfadelieine . Sprjhg, ` Subject: The Du/g. ` FIVL.-. -I...-l.....- .m..An J\..\-|-to uvuluvn Au LVIJLKII LJ\allUUlB.. Keith Constable, S. S.-No. 11. Sub-1' ject: Bird Protection. ' I 1..1....L....-... \Y..:1l-- ca (1 \v. 1:! \JU|l LIUIAIIULJQ ' Howard Constable, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell.Constab1e, S. S. No..11,`* won the fth award, Bird Protec-: tion being his theme. T . I Other Competitors I Others taking part in the contest; wee:-- ' . vuv 11 `n. A `U -_ an n vvusu 0*? Bruce Wallace, "S. S. No. 11 . Sub-` ject: Games in Rural Schools. `l!..:aL rI-.....a...l..I.. C1 0 xv- 11 n_-L JC\aUo I. IUUCLUIUIII Euphemia Neilly, S. S. No. 15; Subject: Bird Protection. A 1L....4. YIYAAA... D 0 KY. 1 1 O.-L H V .`;t`.-h'z'1`1";)e~,"tisjt;1:htervof (Mr. ` and Mrs. Wm. Sharpe. S. S. No.6,` took fourth place with her speech on Our Country." . II.-.unn..! (`.w...&.-.L|.. aan .qI "If- A...` uuvuc ' Thin`. prize went to James Babby,' an English lad who has been in this cov,mtr,v only a few-months, living at Geo. Neilly s. His fathenwas killed `` in the Gueat War. He spoke on The 1 Benefits of a Hot Lunch at N_oon." S. S. No. 11 is his school.` , [ yvavmvu VL vuI:_ ynlucao ' .....,... The ve-minute speeches delivered] were a great credit to the pupils and j the schools represented. They gave` every evidence of careful prepara.- tion,r and contained much valuable information. The choice of language! was excellent and the delivery show-' ed a facility of expression that might well be envied by_most adults. Rev., W. M. Morris. Geo. Young andarry Kelsey were the judges. Their awards 3 were as follows:- I The Prize Winners . 4 The first prize went to Ruby.Wice,` daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon; Wice, Vine,- a pupil of S. S. No. 15.: Her subject was The Dog. Next to her came Olive Munro, daughter; of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Munro,i Thornton. She` attends S. S. No. 6,` and her subject was Bird Protec-Q tion. . ; '1-`|_II-I .. v 05:: Only Twentywllaiyr: Before Xmas We have been looking at the cal- endar and nd that there are only twenty days before our big holi- day and Xmas sale will close. Do your Xmas shopping early while the choice is`at the best and before the crowds jostle you. We have real- bargains at this store for everybody during our holiday and Xmas sale. Bargains in men's and boys over- coats--bargains in men's and boys overalls, underwear, sweaters, ties, ' gloves, shirts, hats and caps. We ab- V solutely guarantee a saving to all our customers on all men's and boys clothing and furnishing goods.boug_ht during our big sale. Not only can you save on clothing and furnishings at this sale, but you can save a lot of money by buying staple drygoods and -ladies and children's stockings on our second oor, The house of quality- The ouse of service- The house of bargains-- The W. C, 'Hun- ter Clothing Store. .480 Some of the coming orators of Innisl were heard at Stroud last Friday afternoon, when a dozen pupils of the public schools competed for ve prizes offered` by the town- ship council. Seven of the contest-_ ants were boys but. the girls got the major portion of the.` prizes. , `FLA Run uni.-.ub.. n...-...nI-o... .l..'l:.........li YOUTHFUL omuons comma AT STROUD Five Receive Prizes Dohatedi by Township Council - of lnnisl. . ! 20 PAGES Z(Cb1tih{1ed on page 4) S. S.` No, 11. SEC'l'lON 1 PAGES 119 s - Raw furs bought and sold.-e-Sim- lmons & Co.', hats, furs,.etc. 48c J ohnr iovysv ;ni"(}-o1:io-r_1`ALong- man were called to the Bar and sworn in as solicitors at Osgoode Hall last` Thursday. W. A. Boys, K.C., who'_ is a Bencher of the Law Society, pre- sented them to Mr. Justice Latchford for the completion of the ce1"emon`y.' uuu VJ wllllcvlllo ; Chimes are always a popular fea-' ture and this set will add much to the effectiveness of the splendid in- Istrument in St. Andrew s. VVULBD VJ \JVVCLL LIV: `IV A boon to Christmas shoppers. W. J. Johnson is giving up business and the large stock of jewelry must be sold. Twenty per cent. off any art- icle over _$2.00. W 46tfc It is expected that the congrega- tion will have the pleasures of hear-_ ing Christmas chimes on the organ this year, as the builders have prom- `ised to have the additions reagzly for I [use by Christmas. n1..-....... ...... ..1.....-._ .. ..-..--I-.. 1.--- 1 A score .of the men of St. `An-1 drew s Church have contributed one thousand dollars for the purpose of adding to the church's ne pipe or- gan a set of chimes and two addi- tional stops for'which provision was made when `the instrument was in- stalled. AJ ucvvao uuu 111.. Luxuuuu. Executive---S. W. Moore, `A. J'._ Sarjeant, Rev.` G._ A. Brown, H. G! Robertson, T. T. Young, D. Quinlan, J. E. Billingsley, Dr. A. T. Little, M. D, Morrison; A. G. MacLellan, Treas.! f\4-lune` l\m:nA`nr~ nu... ..'l....l....l 1.... LI... now \J nuts: wn. Physicians----Dr. A. T. Little, Dr. Lewis and Dr. Turnbull. A 13,4. ,_,A,3_, , 1'17 7: A u` u, :.u.uLLnavu, 11. U. ;ua.\;ucuau, .LLCdD.| Other officers are elected by the Board. - rd no 1 ' -- CHIMES ARE TO BE ADDED TO ST. ` ANDREW S- ORGAN : vvuvuuuvu up uuc ylcacllu BUBDIUII. S . On motion of _Rev. G. `A. Brown} and T. T. Younga vote of appreci-E ation was extendedto Dr. Little and; Inspector Justice for the great Worki chat was being a1'1'ied on by them. - Officers Elected Hon. Prsident-Warden Bantingx; Hon.- Solicitors---Donald Ross and? D. F. McCuaig. 5 U-.. DL....:..:...... 11.. A m `run- iilllolllbllls UI. DIIC lIIA3|4l|vlIIllUlIg 5 Warden Banting, in reply. did not 'lhold out much hope of such an-tion.l ieri .;He expressed his appreciationof the 1 gm 'gservices rendered to the Couhty by{th_ W 5the Children's "Aid Society.Abut con-EWSEI `lsidering the other institutions the` County is already responsible for and j pl e: the very heavy taxation`, he believed 91 ,. the Council at present could no_t see itheir` way clear to take over ._the Children's Shelter. Perhaps at some `future `date this would be brought; b1 ,before the County Council when tax- I in 15 ms werenot Sb heavy. - an t Mentally: Defective Children %t' ` The `necessity of action with refer- 3 V-V0111] ence to mentally defective children :.rc. was brought up by- Rev. Geo. A. , in Brown. These unfortunates are, he am. e said,ea great menace to a commun- utfmg ity. Mentally defective life cannotiiete be blamed for wrong moral conduct.` mm-` He felt a_n appeal should be made to r Qept the Warden and heads of municipal-,abt' ities to investigate all. such cases in three their respective municipalities with cn' a view to having some action takemmade by the County Council, .the C 7.-....!.... D...L:..'... ..............A....l u._;. :-Iv Re 2 sunk 3 meni I sired 200 u_v IIll\J \J\IuIIIu_y \J\lull-\.all-> Warden Ba ntin'g suggested that it} might be brought before the County} I I `Council at the present session, A A I n... .....L:..... -1: 13.... rv `A -n________ ,_,uu_ :,,\.uuusnuuuu5 a auuabaiiuiul sum. , A. W. Connors, the engineer Who? In its initial 1`8P01't the Finance A l ,1 Over 200 in Foster Homesiplanned the bridge---the first 'far'ge i-Committee recommended that no ac- , Funds invested for the wards now . ning he ordered the ll to be'relieved ' ` . ~. , gconcrete bridge in the coum;y_._`f-i -tion be taken. This" was unanimous- ; sin COl",1ty, $D1`4 Spent {teen years ago, addressed the Counciliily aPDl'0Ved by the C0n Y HHS Year. A las consultingengineer for Reid &;diScuSSi0n. ` ' i V f h fsomerti a rm oi coEtr;ct0rs Wloy *- Asks Council For New Suit 2 ` ery satis actory progress in t e`want , e repair 50 . xp aining t ei - - {work of the County of Simcoe Child-icondition of the bridge, he said that.*th::rS'ShL: hggghi} s?;;1l:, mp}:l;(3$ ren s Aid Society was reported at the the trouble lies almost entirely inli spoiled by on and tar left in pudmes `annual meeting,.held in the Police 1 the westpier. There are two 80-ft. } pn Atherley Road_ It wag impossible `Court, Monday afternoon. The In- spans and two 40-ft. arches. The:she Said! to Walk along. that road ,.~..pector reported that thnty-three,west 80 feet has cracked badly, duegivithout getting Sp]aShed_ Her suit l_i_il`clrten lliad. beeighmade waiwils oft}t1het:to.thet:;.1ettle;nent of westelrn pier) be- gyas beyond cleaning. she claimed tli)e(ii: ire `(J)lVl:!`g twoe` hi:ilredacSl(:ildr:n c:i::eg'h e IIhls`t3:a`(ietit? l?):dinrgwt:!li]e cifirp Hind Sh/Ce $81-ed ghat the fcmmty pr? . . ' ~ 'i n . - in foster homes in the county iinderllering evenly over the bridge, the gipnogeher? 0 I e way 0 compensa ,the supervision of the Society; Re- - contractor took the easiest way and 5. Claims Fm..DamageS ceipts amounted to $5,456.15. includ-iloaded all from one end. When the ing $4806.94 given by the County.iengineer "noticed settlement begin-;{w_f::1:::::ntf:]gIug:?r;] fgirfliggi v . . i Argue liveryman Midland for .t t 1 3865.89. . d d .d d d t ' . ` 0 aSu$g8`ests County. Taking` Over il3:cks.eS31i?ee cotgziieghgi ti:?nrccrremid gS `"`' the" C*Y A. J. Sarjeant. the president, wasler. After a time the bridge seemed , Egg: _3:?]Ve:e"C1:Iri;1i:%:e?:dIgiiietanf in the chair and in the course of his all right, so the wood was removed: _` _ _ , . . . ithat point an immense quantity of , m.-u_l suggested that the County. and lling put in which caused a set-itarvia, SO. much so that it could not I - I , - - ihold such HIS plan `S to Iemforce the west l..:.... t... .i..:..:...... ..:1.... ..._ J.L..-_ _2.1-_. almost impossible for a horse to stand ` upon. One of Mr. ,Argue s horses, ` LUI [MIC JICJKU hV'\lI Ruby vWice, he said, showed con- siderable humor and originality."She, created an interest that held her "aud- ience and they felt she. was talking` on a subject with which she was fam- iliar and not from books and the ideas of others. 33 BECOME WARDS OFCHlLDREN S AID; OverA 200 Homes; ; in County; $5-124 Spent ,' L This 3 J I f - A. 2. uamvox I .Who Left for Stratford Tis Weekg CALLED TO THE BAR `(Continued on page 7) 59:1. Yea} uunvao ' I , County Engineer Campbell saidi 1 that a job of this kind should be open ; to competition. Steel Spans Suggested I Another proposition was put be -fore the Council by J. J. Dumond of Brentwood, whopsaid he had been a contractor for twenty-one years and had done work in all the townships _of Simcoe except four. He had not 'had an opportunity to gather. data, but his plan, in brief, was to replace the concrete with two 80-ft. spansl of steel. The steel would not be a "quarter of the present weight and the abutments could easily carry it. The. cost he estimated at from $15,- . 000 to $17,000. Under-the other 3` scheme, it would require $3000 for deviation road andtemporary bridge, whereas his plan could be carried out in the winter and the traffic taken `'1 3`-u-um, v-n..v vvu,-u` nu-cvc mu: WC|5H|-'|Ll0Il De made sale I01` norse traffic.} t200 t_S_ by takmg Out the n d? A subsequent letter, dated Nov.l .iSbSt`tt1"g 3' .""ete deck` Th21, stated that the horse had sincel .f%"t11ttarcdh Wolgli `Eves g` be talgen 5 died, and placed the value at $150,! 1 ` , l ' gifvl-Lila geysipzoged b Bile`: a1fI3`h`::\vh1ch he asks the County to pay. f - l T. J. Robinson license inspector . 2 h ld b h t d. t f t.? . . . 1})cim`;:gve thee ipgreglsnce Ifowoeueld Orangeville, wrote that while going I,` take o `coping and iron rail, substit-:il:;oD:nr::tS fig-' Ahalz his 5:131` Stud `luting a new concrete coping and con- dama e Wat Saleegll etfa hi acrete rail` After fteen years heidid ngtlmow but be ex ects Sinfcoe found the bridge in gbod shape ex-g Countv to pa y it P 4.. t'f th t d. Th wt: . :Z%t.n2:es:n`lS14e?ne.es tie ::ti Another cm for damages was three years but not since He was: presented by Wm` Ridden of Wawi confident that the structure could be baushene who asked $75 damages 1:0 `-made permanent and serviceable andfhls car when it dropped into a hole . ;at a culvert, near that village' the .theR:;1s;inhg_e 9f:"'g;`;` $Vi?:03r;000MI_ lcar was ditched, radiator, radius rods l" . . jeand aspring broken. He claimed ``ee1d I)`I?if(:'h`i2n2_lr`:'(1ie(:lf isggolj s:gthat the Reeve of the township had 'matena1 .m old larch` - = I;dang'erous condition of the culvert. ; Three-Year Guarantee nL.... 1-..--- ".1 _....n_-_, m -- ` r ;been warned several times of the 4 I auuuaus vuc \.vuv.l. abu. ` , I "Mr. Reid--We are perfectly `will-l ling` to work under Mr. Campbell, but ,5 }we won t under Mr. Barber. How-; jever, we are willing to work under| any other Canadian engineer, the Council might see fit to employ. We, are ready to guarantee the job and? feel that we should be left to our-I selves as to the manner or means we} should emplqy to get the desired re-l sults. -- I y-g a run .r.- .-: |, _* Mr. Quinlan-`-This is the mostf business-like proposition we have; `had, but it is not quite right to dog the work upon the plans of the firm; i`g etting the contract. ' f "TM... `D..:A 1:7- ...... ......1.-..-n-_ ~__.:n ` UCUIIB }JI7l WUIU, Ill Ill-ll >z<:x x<>x<>x<>x< , -.... ,...... ..: UV LVIIILVIVC u,-c -vcau; upon. une or Mr. Argue's horses, Spiel` by dl`iVin8' Piles " three Sidesiftrotting at a moderate pace, .fell on filling in concrete and anchoring itfthis road and was so_bad]y injured ,,th1`0118`h openings to old pier, which ; that it had to be drawn home .on a ;would add a bearing value of fty stoneboat and the injury may be per- i:piles. He would drive piles to great- Qmanent. It was stated that several [er depth. In the centre they` were; other-i`horses had fallen at this place. Iasunk 40 feet and there is no s tle-`Mr. Argue in addition to claiming 7ment in CY1t1'9 01` east Piel - I de- Idamages asked that the road in ques- :sired, they could relieve the Weightition be made safe for horse traffic. t .9200 tons hv txilrina nnf. tho ll muli :u avusyn. ycxnvua I Mr. Quinlan-Wou1d you submit 9 these plans to County Engineer; Campbell and to M_r. Barber, our com; |sulting engineer? Suppose we asked. {M12 Barber ,to prepare plans, etc.? 1 M19 (`I\V`1\l\1`9 TIA ~n~u{nJ-\J- uu.n'|pn' lxrxun I imu.;. uusucx ,uu yzcyaxc pxaua, \:u:.; I I. Mr. Cor'mor-He might make" con-E ditions so hard that we couldn t carry them "out. 3 I u .u van. vvuu luv covllllavcu all IPaU,UUU. 5 E. Replying `to Coun. Wilson, Mr.` IReid, of the rm of contractors, said; Ithe price included removal of thef imaterial in arch. f ; Three-Year , `To Coun. Gooden, he said that; ithey would guarantee 'the work for 6 ;three years, but the bonding com-E ipanies would not give guarantee for; ;a longer period. : 1UI'.. n..:...1.... nr...-1,:I ..--.. ._.-L-_-:LI Cl Ullllls III\rI\IcVJI I Tuesday afternoon, the County; 5Council listened to two plans for re-; |. pairing the present bridge: One by: I concrete and the other by putting in! ! two spans of steel. If either of thesei [should prove acceptable, it would `i\ iinean a big saving o_ve1f_ a new struc-: lture. - ; nuv A - i Last winte_r-- Frank Barber, con-it suiting engineer for the County, re- commended the replacement of Ed-' envale bridge by/ a new structure, to be built a short distance north of the! present one. His estimate of the} cost was from $35,000 to $40,000,} which did not include any provision; for removing the old structure. `If. this were done--and it `would not'f look right to leave an- old unused; bridge there-it would add at least $5000 to the cost of this proposition. The original bridge cost $22,000, ev-, erything included. I, l 'l`n.....I...- ...lL .... .. LL - ro--_.`.A._- i" BARRIE. A CANADA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1922. Council VHears`Two Plahs; 5 V One -to Cost $23,000; 0 ; Other, $17,000. _ !nmaNvAu: BRIDGE ! V MAY BE REPAIR]-ZDj over the ice. All ould be completed grin winter except lling the piers, iwhich `could be done without inter- lfering with tljaffic. "Bl... .....J.L-_..)__:'I'I L, , , `n I Large stock of wicker _suitable for Christmas presents. Barrie Wicker- works, 91 Owen St; . 46-48 A Inna-u I-A rnnA:n`i\nnn atunwuvunun W xxcrxug wwn u:aIIlC. . I ` The matter` will be reported upon `I by the Roads and Bridges Committee. I uvvuullu UL IJIGI; JCEII} _This year the Foresters went into camp at Borden and made no appli- cation `for a grant, feeling that we [did not require it for extra messing! ,and overlooking the fact that we in- (Continued on Page 8) uu, v.u., VVLUDC an .l.Ull.UWb"` i The older members of your Hon- gorable Body will remember that years {ago the County Council contributed lannually toward the prizes given at [then annual rie matches. These .} matches were discontinued through iranges located at the north of Barrie .being declared unsafe. Your Council {then made a grant of $200 a year `toward the extra messing of the men and that was continued annually un- til the outbreak of the Great War. This regiment went into camp in 1921 for the first time since 1914 and the County Council generously contributed $200 toward the mess account of that year. `"'I"'L.. mu"... LL- 1:1........4.-_-.. _._-_-1 !--A `bulk. \JuuLlu_y UU yay. ; Mrs. M. T. Scott put in a claim for ;$92 damage done to her car "when fit got into some loose `gravel and slid ; :down a bank at the corner of High] gand Harbor Sts., Collingwood. : 5 Hawkestone Would Step Up A petition, signed by T. A. Stone and numerous other residents of Hawkestone, asked that the village {be given the status of a"po1ice village. Asks Grant For 35th Regt. ; `In applying for a grant to the Sim- jcoe Foresters, Lieut.-Col. Alex. Cow- jan, O.C., wrote as foIIows:-- !' 'I"`l.... ..`I,:l.... ..._...-1_--._ -2 _,-.--, rt," iusl.Al5CJ.\lklD uuuunuuu u.l. Luc CulVC1'L. I ` Chas. James McLaughlin, Totten-4, ham, bumped into some loose p1anks| goingover a bridgebetween the 7th {and 8th lines, Tecumseth, last 12th iof July, and his auto was jolted to the extent of $18.20, which he asks {the County to pay. I `Ml".... `MI 7| ! (4....LA. _..J. 2.. - -1-:.,- 4--. 3;" Finlayson & Dudley, barristers, 'iwrote presenting a claim for Joseph !Argue, liveryman, Midland, Idamages incurred on I _ Road between Midland and Penetang, linear `James Carmichael s place. At gthatv ';tarvia, solthat jbe absorbed, had rendered the road 5almost for horse Igupon. Argue horses, iifvvnffina 9+ 4:` rnntln-no!-n nnnn 45.11 .-.-.. I . - ,1 uavu unun IIIGIIVCLO` } I This was in the shape of .a tele-' fgram from .the' Northern Ontario ;?`.Fire Relief Committee asking that .;'5,th'e County of Simcoe raise an namount for Northern Fire Relief ggequal to one-half mill on the total g.assessment, either by way of levy or l.'voIuntary contribution. Peel Coun- . `gty has agreed upon this plan and are {contributing a substantial sum. H report, Finance` .> f(`nrnvv|:+{-nn wnnn~nasu;.u..J...I A.L..L ..- -- 1 ii Following upon the recent visit of :5 municipal representatives to the re- 'devastated area in Northern Ontario, iand thedrecommendation that $600,- looo be raised by the municipalities of iO1diOntario, county levies were sug- ; gested by someone to the Committee ; as the easiest and most equable man- .9 ner of raising the desired sum. One of the first communications laid be- ;fore the November session of the 1. Simcoe County Council had to do lwith this matter 0. Il'\L2_ __,-, ' .1 1 A - - Counci1 Turs Down Request. ' To Contribute Half-Mill - T 0 Re1ief.Fund. 3 No COUNTY GRANT ` T0 FIRE SUFFERERS *r -' ---'-****:r- -"'*- ' Before announcing the -awards, ` Mr. Morris said that the judges, all of whom kept marks, agreed on the first three and there was a majority for the next two. -n__I___ 1:73-- 1-- __:_1 _1_____.:' -_.. \. Honorary Pres., W. A. Boys, M.P; Honorary Vice-Presidents, Dr. Bret- eton and S. Dyment; Secretary, J. D. Milne; Treasurer, F. Goodfellow; Executive, D. White, G. 0. Cameron, A. Moffatt and W. N. Du; Manager Intermediates, C. Brown; Manager Juniors, J. B. Barr. ' - * -" -' a It is the intention of the Club to` see these teams through to the end and with` Jack Barr again manager of the Juniors and Cliff Brown of the Intermediates it is _a safe bet to say that the very best in Barrie will_ be turned out to make up these two `-tearns. `ed u ' "" """"'d """"" ' I All those present were decidedly enthusiastic and everything possible the players to carry the colours to victory. Anyone who has been in doubt as to Barrie not having suf- ficient material to enter two teams will find it interesting to know that `despite the fact that a number of the good `hockeyists have left town there are still plenty_ of good skaters and 9 stick-handlers to uphold the name of Barrie upon the ice. i I I I Wlll be done to encourage and aid Morley Livingston was chosen as a delegate `for the Barrie Hockey Club to the Ontario Hockey Associa- tion meeting to be held in Toronto next 'Saturday, Dec. 2. At a meeting called in Vair s Parlours on Friday evening the Bar-I rie Hockey Club was unanimous in! its decision to enter two teams, ;Junior and Intermediate, in the O.H., A. this winter. T Training will be] :started at once. There is a chance [that Barrie`-Juniors will be in the} same district as last season, viz.,' Newmarket and Bradford, but this asz yet is not definitely known.. I 5 . . .- ._ -- III 11 Asked by` the Warden if he had? [any remedy, Mr. Muir said higher! [taxes would help some, as the owner, of a good dog usually took care of; it. He also suggested a law compel-1 ling all dogs to~.be kept housed at! night. I I would suggest that the Govern-! ment be memorialized to make the% dog tax so stiff that no curs would; be kept, remarked the Warden as? {Mr. Muir retired. 3 IBARRIE HOCKEY CLUB W:L ENTER TWO TEAMS IN O.H.A. In this county farmers have been i losing about 1000 sheep a year byi dogs- -a most disheartening experi-Q. ence. At the best there is little en-I ough prot in sheep and owing `to the dog nuisance many had quit sheepf` raising. The tax does not protectf] and the regulation permitting shoot- 5 ing is of little value as most farmers !] `are in bed when sheep are worried.fi If a plague were to take o 1000;] sheep, someone would stir up a keen; tagitation to remove the cause. Then.` iwhy not in this case? No man should Ibe allowed to keep something that is a menace toianother man s property, jBills paid `for sheepdestroyed do not ` `nearly compensate the sheep-owner for the animals destroyed and all his` worry over the sheep. Are we far- mers to be compelled to stand thisil` great loss or are we to get protec-i Hon? r-nnnlnrlorl Ms -`.M ..... i] `I bA\rVI\I Juan: \Il. (ALE LU s.CL t1on? concluded Mr. Mun`. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T1` 9""CmENI5 AF I'I1I\Fl` ' 'U\:II;f'III'I1 9 c_`. ..--u_.. ...... `(U 2 The matter was brought to the _at- tention of the councillors by Alex. Muir of Shanty Bay, who presented` a few facts concerning this handicap Atosheep raising. Figures secured by ! Mr; Muir from ten township clerks} showed average payments of over $400 for sheep losses, which would represent` considerably over $6000 a year for all the townships in the, county, and some losses had also been ,3 paid by towns. ' I I Higher dog taxes and close con-, nement of all dogs at night were] two ways suggested to the County~ Council, Tuesday afternoon, for re-! lieving the sheep industry from the menace of night prowling canines. . nu .. - I jnlcum DOG TAXES E ,_ MIGHT SAVE sum; lsimcoe Pays OutTOvAer $60002 a Year for Sheep Damages, i Says Oro Farmer. I `(Who Has Resigned His Seat on the! Public Library Board, after` being`. associated actively with its work for! ' over thirty years. ! . I .(a.I.u F RED MARR No. 48 CIRCULATION J nus use, \.u\.asL\., L611 cnulucuub. L ICC. `SOC Don t forget the Rebekah bazaar, Dec. 6, in I.0.0.F. new hall (former- '1y Christ Church). `Sale of useful and fancy articles suitable for Xmas gifts; `also homemade baking and candy. Afternoon tea will be served from 3 to 6.- 48c Come to Central Methodist Bazaar in S. S. rooms, Friday, Dec. 8, after- noon and evening. There will be aprons, fancy goods, handkerchiefs, novelties, ' candies and homemade baking tables. Afternoon tea served. Everybody welcpme. 47-49 g>x<>x<>xox<->x<>x<>x< >z<>x<>x<>x<>z<>x ,__. _ 'x\}_'.-'17! :1 Come to Mission Circle bazaar in "Collier St. Methodist S. S. room, on Dec. 9. Dainty` afternoon tea served ' and homemade candy sold. 48c Burton Ave. Church has secured the Cree Indian girl, Frances Nick- ` awa, for Sunday evening, Dec. 3, and Monday, Dec. 4. Don t fail to hear her. _ 47-48 Miss Frances Nickawa, the Cree Indian entertainer, will give one of her unique programs in Collier St. ,-Methodist Church, Thursday evening, 'Dec. '7, at 8 pm. . 489 Dolls--all kinds of dolls-dolls beds, dolls clothes, dolls hats, dolls hat-boxes, dolls bedding, all knitted articles for dolls, at the Presbyterian Bazaar, Friday, Dec. 1. 48-499 Mackenzie King Liberal Club, in Oddfellows .Hall,_ Wednesday, Dec. :6, at 8 p.m. Program enjoyable to all members. -Make this first meeting a get-acquainted one. Music, address- es, euchre, refreshments. Free. 48 11-..); .:........;. n__ n_1_-1_-L `L______ St. Andrew s Ladies Aid bazaar, Friday, Dec. 1. 43tfc I _A meeting of the I.O.D.E. will he ,held Monday evening, Dec. 4, at 7.15 iin the Agricultural rooms. 48 ` The Churchill Presbyterian Sun- lday School will hold a Xmas enter- |tainment on Friday evening, Dv-4:. -N; 22; 46-4539 1 (~t.v-van ".r\ M:nn:nu I:..pJ,. L n n A _ _ -.. '3 After the conimilnjflons `ha'd 3 been disposed of, Caruncil went into E committee to consider the applica- ) lotions for County Clerk, with Treas lurer Quinlan in the chair. Applicants for Clei-kship i For the position of Clerk seven I applications were received :- i` _ A. B. Coutts, Clerk of Vespra Tp., 7h0 offered to do the work for $800; NW. A. Turner, Orillia Business Cnl- tlege; C. G. Strange, Barrie; J. '1`. - Simpson, Wyevale; D. H. Coleman, 5;Reeve of Innisl; Dr. J. J. D. Bani;- -;ing*, Warden; Irwin McMahon, E Hawkestone. I I ._ - 3 Formal nomination of the several i applicants was about to be made, but _ ; this was rendered unnecessary by the :adoption of a motion. moved by Couns. Patterson and Wilson, that a I vote be taken on the applications ~ without nominations. I I '.Lc.u; u_xa.u but: s` SHUUJU go DECK ito $900. Mr. Martin mahtained fthatthe selection should be deferred iuntil the salary was xed. :14 HI` .m~ 'A`wwww'A`w'L"A'P&"1` ommc EVENTS 9 nnnfn nor nun-Jo um:-.5.-n..-..-. OI- A ctuwu per wuru; uummum 10. Before this was carried, Coun. ;Martin argued that a by-law should jrst be introduced xing the salary. [There was a disposition on the part sof many to reduce the pay. Two iraises given the late clerk had been {made during the war and a number felt that the salary should go back in Quinn 11.. 1\.r....4:.. .....:......-._-1 w T W ' -_'-""-" at! it 2 cents per word; minimum 250. , &vX4|YNbI%sY4maN4sYa;Y4m.7. >I<>I<>I<>X<&>X4>X4>X0I<>`0I0I<>X*>I*_'_I _.._._._-V_.._....._.__. v, ,`._, _. 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