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07'! Plain` ."'lE L ESTABLISHED 1832 Paid-up Capital 3 9,700,000 Reserve - - 19,000,000 Resource: - 220,000,000 Bank Accounts for Farmers _ man 1 mm: reels as I do. R. MCMAHON, V158 Harvey m, Ont. . v Arsnmmi By paying 9.)! bills by cheque he has a record of all payments and runs no risk of loss by carrying money in his pocket or keeping it in the house. 1 . In slioirt, a Bank Account is an necessityin the conduct of farming operations` on a business, basis. \ By depcsiting milk, grain and other produce cheques he has a complete record of receipts. ` Farmers ndfhet doing business through. The Bank: of Nova Scotia has many advantages. It enables a farmer to keep track of all his ' dealings. His bnk book isa -handy record of all moneys received or wan unwrrcu. ul AUIBEOD July 1. The late Wm. H. Downey was born on lot 10, con. 3, Essa, 68 years ago and lived at home till be attained young manhood. ` He went to Minesin and farmedtherewith his brother for` som years when he went to Sunnidale and farmed near Stayner for a `period of years. `About 25 years ago he returned` to Essa and farmed there till his retirement a few years ago. Thirty-` eight years ago he married Margaret Neil of Newmarket who survives with one son, ; Fred Downey of Essa, and one daughter, Mrs. Elmer Graham of Alliston. Mr. Downey was a man of sterling character formed and matured.under the guidance of -a father and mother who brought up a large family, every member of which is * highly respected in the community in which he or she lives. William Downey was a 4 kindly man of a rather retiring nature, but ` never shinking what he conceived toibe his . duty in a time of moral crisis. He was a , V Sweets-`ti I `the Sizomachl W. H. DOWNEY William Henry Downey of Alliston died from pneumonia on June 28 in St. Mary's where he had gone on the 19th to attend a reunion of the Spearin family. His body was interred in Alliston July 1. Th lnfn Wm H hnnm... `Ivan Ln...L -- uclu uy ms many tr-lends. ' ` Besides bis"1ividow he leaves to mourn his loss one son, William, and a daughter. Mary, both at home; also three brothers. John. of Barrie; William of Ho bart and' Alec. of Toronto; and four sisters. Mrs. Johnston of Jarraft, Mrs. Edward Johnston of Bass Lake, Mrs. Dennison of Harwood. Mrs. Soden of Midland.--Elmvale Lance.- - v w - - nu IUIVIIITUVII It was with deep regret that the people of this connmunity learned of_ the death of. a highly respected citizen in the person of Robert. Thompson, who passed away 011' Sunday, June 17, at his home on the Sec- ond Concession of Flos. . Although` Mr. Thompson-had "been in failing health for the past year or two his death was quite` unexpected. He suffered a paralytic stroke Saturday evening andpassed away the fol- lowing` morning. Deceased,, who was in his 70th year. was born in the township of] Medonte on his father's farm near Hobart. Some years later he settled on a farm near Elmvale. Sixteen -years ago he moved to Hiillsdale and two years later to theiSecond of Flos. _ L i V The funeral, which was largely attended. M was held on Tuesday, June 19, from his I} late residence. The service was conducted by his pastor, Rev. Mr. McEwen, of Hills- dale Presbyterian Church, after which in I terment was made in the cemeter-y`at Elm- 4 vale. The many floral tributes were a silf g entptoken of the esteem in which he was 5 held by his many friends. , 3 nnainb 1.:..-:;.:.r-... L - -U, - - - A; G. MacLELLAN L Iunauuv - Uulu.UlaUl'y The late Mrs. Sinclair was, .before her` marriage, Minnie `Capon, and the family resided in `Barrie until 1887 when they went to Toronto. After the death of her hus- band, she had trained for a nurse in New York. MRS. MUERYETTA SINCLAIR M-rs. Mueryetita Sinolaiir, daughter {of Mra.'W. B. Capon of Toronto andytheslate W. B. Capon, formerly of Barrie, passed away in the Brooklyn Hospital, New York, on June 24.. The funeral took place on thel afternoon of June 28 from the residence of the_ qeceaeed'a mother, Beaufort Apart-. manta, 359 Davenport Road, to Mount Pleasant. Cemetery. _ Th lfn Mr: g:nnln:- iuvnn L...._;. L-.. `Manager, Barrie. ROBERT THOMPSON HAM 52 uuva. nu rs survwea Dyaour brothers and] -four sisterse-_-Isaac Downey of Barrie, Wes- ley, Eli and Arthur Downey of Alliston; Mrs. James Madill, Glencaim; Mrs. T. S.` Graham, Toronto; Mrs. Hartley Graham. Alliston, and a half brother, John Long of Wdodstock--Herald. : life long member hi "the Methodist church in which he had held numerous official posi- tions and a staunch Conservative in pol- itics. He is survived by..four brothers and -four Ri.f.nl'A---Inm\ `hmun... -4` n.._..:.. nu- - Ivvuuqu, uaa. uuyg, graumg .5ra~nne anul s.r. 12 and 13, $33.25; `Maw Brothers. Vespra`s share tile for N.'I`.L.. $8.55` Fred Carson, rep. culvert Budd s road: $7.50; Sawyer Massey Co., repairs for grad- er,'$40.5l; Wm. Gavin, grading Col. roads Nos. 1 and 2, $90.00; A. H. Wilson, ser- vices an Pnmm and ..,........:I .......A-!.--- uuc auuuwlug uusuneug W88 transacted 2'-' Accounts ordered paid :--Dr. V. A. Hart, d_isin-fectants. $48.75; A. B. Coutta, quarter year's salary. $225; John Travers, w_ork on Col. road No. 5. 320; Canadian National Express. express on grader repairs.` $2.56; Savjeant Co., cement for 001. road No. 10. $59.85; Jas. Craig._grading Col. road No. 3.` $35.75; J38. C ' Is.r. 12 and 1:2 3:22 9:. -Mn... D_...n.--.__ I rajg, grading 3rd~line and - ' ' IUIIUWB . Hy. Ottaway s exment reduced 3150; A. E.'Partrid~ge, re uced $400; Wm. Lind-' ' say. reduced $300; A. H. Brother. con- ' firmed; D. McLean, reduced $400; R. . Cooper. confirmed; Wm. Brennan, reduced I $400; G. G, Young. 8300; Wm. Brooks, $l00;,_En0s Campbell, 3200; Herb Reid, 3100; D. Ferguson, 3100; Robt. Lightfoot, $100; C. Gre , 8200; M. Keast. dog struck` off roll; F. Cooper s property tmnsferred to Robt. L. Richardson; the south 30 north 82 east half lot l6,.con. 14. struck off R. Muir- s asessment `and nsgessed to _F. Orr; R. Monteith, dog struck off the roll; George Mason's dog stouck off roll; J. Demitroff's bitch struck off the roll. Tho nnnnrr" mg; ..n..._ 4|... n-...4 --I u. ucxuuruu ax 01-tcn struck on the roll. The Council meg after the Court when the following business was transacted Atmnnnfn nwlm-ml .~...:.l. n- 11 A 17, . l v --uw- -`AI I`IId l The adjourned sitfing of the Court of.Re-' vision was `held in` the Town Hall, Mid- hurst, on June, 27. All the members of the Council were present, the Reeve in the` `chair, and the appeals were dealt with as: ' follewsz " , n.. 9 - - I suvu is snort tune. ` ' Orders have been issued `by Provincial `Board of Health `for closing of most of the private wells in Orillia. Of 267 samples ` ta'ken from wells 226 were grossly polluted. During the survey made by the Dept. 2,159 ' premises were inspected,/of which 1,613 are connected to the municipal` waterworks system, and 960 to the municipal sewerage system. One` thousand one hundred and Itwenty~five outdobr privies ` and chemical toilets were loca.ted',`\and also 149 cesspools` and septic tanks. ~ l --nun-J. . n. MCMAHON, V158 Harvey St, Chatham, Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Com- und, made from roots and herbs, has , ornearlyftyyearsbeenrestoringsick, ailing women to health and strength. It relieves the troubles which-cause such symptoms as backache, painful periods, irregularities. tired, worn-out feelings and nervousness. This is shown again and -again by such letters as Mrs. McMahon writes, as well as by one woman telling another. These women know, and are willing to tell others, what it did for them; therefore, it is surely worth your trial. 2 -' I'I'1__. in ` ' , and Jzotally destroyed by fire, A ~ pig pen. silo and other outbuildings, 8 pigs, * a quantity of hay and grain. nun xu. auuu: at/raw. \ - During the heavy thunder storm that `passed over Sunnidale on "Tuesday afternoon a fine large barn belonging to John Huth _on' the farm formerly owned by G. Huth, Sunnidvale Road,` was struck by lightning along with The building was insured, but Mr. Huth s loss will be heavy. Considerable damage to the farming dis- ` trict in the neighborhood of Dun-troon was ' done by a rainstorm on July 3, several of the farms being inundated with fully two `feet of water. Near Singhamupton the Edwards farm suffered severely, the pro- prietor losing all his chickens The rain and hail came with a fierce `rush, appar- ently from 9. cloudlburst. as a storm could hardly have produced so much water in such :1 short time. l\uJ.._.. I-A--~ L-A-- - ` ' " cu apuunuiug w uujucenc isianas. '-On Jufy 6, Wm: Asaph`, Con. 4, Essa, `was watching his |bz_a,tn_s in a heavy thunder- storm. In a_few minutes he saw what he was not sure was mist or light smoke close j to the small -barn. He rushed out with. a `pail of water. and extinguished -the little -blaze which was just beginning to show it- ] self in some 'straw. ' _ \ _ |'I\.....1.._ LL, I. -1 uuucx xucuiuctu 01 we Ilfllly. ' i Caterpillars have stripped hardwood trees and are destroying vegetation on iChief s Island, Lake Couchiching, and have so mul- tiplied that the water around the island con- tains millions-of these pests which are an. so spreading to adjacent islimds. '-nn Jnixr A wni` Annals IVA... A 'l'-`--- 'Vi:7`v.'"'{'$'. f{'side11, b_ef9re leaving Mid- land. was presented with a purse from the Baptist congregation, a necklace of pearls was prwented to Mrs. Spidell and rings to other members of the family. A I Cnfnrnillnm hnvn aft-:1-\nn1l Lorain-AAA L-...... j.Dl'l\.ll1u Ly. Jobn Parnham of Waulbaushene, lost con-i trol of` his car and backed. it dawnythei steep bank into the river." He and mag women with him escaped without injury.` `Midland council turned down a motion] togrant $300 to. the Trent Waterway De-| velopment Association. The mayor said! they hadh t seen any results from the {voted 1 " year. ~ Don I? Q..:.l.;lI L...:...... I.`..--:.._ nu uauu] QUUI U 0 Six hundred members .0: the Raymr family, including ge`veral from Simcoe Coun- 3 ty, recently attended the family /reunion in lMa1k.ham Tp. ' Jnhn pow-nhnnn nf Tana!-nu`.-.L...... l...; -.... . I Ul UUIUUEWUUU Illlvufo - A fine was imposed upoy a couple_ of Midland men last `week for taking black bass from the Little Lake, that were under :1} ca > 31115. ,Stover Bros, confectioners, Orillia, suf- -fered 86000 loss on July 1st when fire de- stroyed outbuildinga. at the tear of their candy store; - 3:1: Ln-uA`un.A qua-\Iu-nu... .. LL- I1.'.____ ._ nun aovcu unye uczu auuluxvule 1855 WEEK. 820,000 was included in the Federal eup- plernentary estimates for ahe improvement [ of Collingwood Harbor. ` I A `:1-an urns. urnwdnnnnl II-so-nun. .. -.......I_ -1 _ Chatham, Ont.--I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Veetahle Coin d for a run-down con tion after e birth of raw baby boy. I had_ terrible pains and ache, and was tired and weak, not `t to do my work and care for my three `little children. One day I received your. little book and read it, and ave up tak- ing the medicine I had and egan takin the Vegetable Compound. I feel muc better now and am not ashamed to tell, what it has done for me. I recommend it to any woman I think feels I do. '_ -MYB. J. R. MnM'Anmu 1:0 u........- ; we wwn a cwlc nouuay, -August 0. V The Orillia `Co-operative Society, Ltd., has gone out of the grocery business. W onnnn;fnn nffnnntl nnnmn D\r`1uA`:u|n-as nae guuu Ullbv 111 one yulicry vuauuuas. 300 Mennonites attended camp meetings for seven` days near Stouffville last week. mfm uyan Cnnluuhul :1: tin. I7.ul..._..I ....... VIII II CIUL qUI a Cgizigwod is to hold a celebration on the town's civic holiday, August 6. I A (`I-no \(`.n_nnns-auyn Qnnhxtn `OJ Midland sold 826,000 high school deben- tures at $101.03. ' ' n..II:.'.-....'.Z.1 :, ;. L..u - -_u.a__-.:__ -_ V'.351% . ;.`;C",`. ."`.C"- u z, wu.uu; A. 11. Wilson, Reeve and council meetings, _..._._...;a._.,,________._.. DISTRICT Npws ,__ . r..- `.4 v uuytan he Council _adjoumed' to meet on July 30,.at` 10 am. I A,v-1 .4....-..__.. -7, The following communications `were read; From A. G. Ard-ag'h, township engineer; W. I T. Allan, on behalf of the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, threatening I action if the fees of" a certain patient'were 1 not paid by Vespra. 'l'\L.. l'\-.__.2| :- K I i$30.00;_` Grant Knupp`, services as Dep. Reeve~ and council meetings, `$30.00; A-1- bert Orchard, services as councillor and` council meetings. $30.00; Chas. Miller, services as councillor and council meetings. ;$15.00; Jas. Doran, services as councillor ;and council meetings, $25.00; Thos. Sut- ton, sheep-killed by dogs, $15.00; A. H. ,Wilson, ticket for indigent to Beeton,` $1.20. ` . - --.....y uv gncaouun a uczun f`Your Grand Jury desire to place on record their deep regret at the loss sus-. tained by the County in the-death of the late County Treasurer, Mr. Daniel Quinlan. who for a generation has been in the fore- front/of the municipal life of the commun- `ity. and whose sound judgment was recog- nized by `alldwho came in contact withl I_ -~...u snaaulltil lu LRIUI . |_ The gaol had `been found in first-class condition. Nine prisoners had been found L, confined, _seven serving sentence and two insane prisoners awaiting removal. Twenty-one at Shelter The Children s Shelter housed twenty-one children; ranging. from two years to six- teen years of a3, who appeared to be well cared for. It was quite evident that the, Coun y Council were taking an active in- teres in the work of saving the children of Simc.-e for the future generation. I Refuge Houses Sixty . I The Refuge at Beeton had been visited` and everything had been found satisfactory.` There was no word of complaint against , the managenient on the part of the sixty _ inmates. The build-in_g was considerably ` out of repair and the Jury recommended immediate attention to the east. and west verandahs as they were in a bad state. The outside of the building was in need of paint- ing. Witness Fees Too Small The Grand Jury protested against the fees paid to Crown witnesses in the follow- ing words, We hereby desire to enter our protest at the continuance ofthe miserable pittance- paid to Crown witnesses and re- l spectfully urge that the attention of the proper authorities be called to this expres- sion of pwbliic opinion on this matter. Regret at Treasurer's Death Ii uv____ n,_,, vuuwc ; cam. 11.. 1.488, bramord; Thos. M. `Mitchell, Beeton; Duncan Mc- Leod, Nottawasaga; .C. - M;-_Treemer_. Mid- land; Robert Thornbum, Jr., Orillia Town- ship; Alexander Wilson,"Vespra; George Livingstone,- Barrie; '_Ij.;-McBride, Barrie- was presented! at Friday afternoon a ses~ sion of the County Court to His Honor Judge Vance. Recommends Blue Sky Law The Grand Jury, after thanking His Hon- | our for his explicit address to the Jury in idefining the duties of that body, reported i that true bills h-ad been returned in four |cases of a _criminal nature. housebreaking, I arson and fraud being included. The evi- I dence given in the case of fraud was such !that they thought that if the proposed {-Blue -`Sky Law" had been in operation Ithis unfortunate case would not have tak~ en place. . l`......L LI'...._, 1'|-r ` \l\I\-III! usuuac Iacpliutu The County was congratulated `on the conljpietignw of the extensive ,altera.tions' made to the Court House, making it one of the most convenient and commodious in the Province. L ' `V "THE report" of the Grand .}'ury signed by" 'A. H; Wilson, foreman, and consisting of` the` following members--'-Louis Belcourt, Tiny; Norman D. Boodeway, Collingwood; Harry . Campbell, Tay; Vernon Fletcher,- Essa ; Frank Goodwin, ,&sa; George Hawke. 'Medonte; -Roibert Leeson, Te- cumsegh; Sam. R. Lee, Bradford; Th0S. RnA1*nn- nvunnon TI`- _ I DON"! LI DON'T` CARE.-HOW MUCH YOU ` nIANT'Foa. TH\~':> RE5TAURANT - . . ' _ EUY IT R\4|f'\T NOV! L----1 <-s r Recommends` SuchA in Its Pre-I sentment; Sziys Witness ` ' Fees Too Low. Nine Prisoners in Gaol .._I I_,,I I ' - Court House Repaired s, Clerk. 1 Are .you deriving the fullest advantige from Long Distance service? `We can make you a- report on how Long Distance is being used successfully in almost any business to increase sales. K-;M\ Men differ, said Charles'DarWii1, the great scientist, less in capacity than in heir determination to use the powers they ave._ . The history of, inaterial `progress is based on substituting non-fatiguing machinery for human labor, Wherever possible. No merchants in the World have ready to their hands such an extraordinary aid to making sales as is afforded by the Long Distance lines in Canada and the United States. ' " ' Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station The modern method of `selling By Distance V w. 1:. nmawsuan .`:"' Manager` %_ r_.--. Frnn the pr9.\~'ure nt appea? of human nu- humax; pain He again himsc-?f_for short pPfi()( to `L1! quit-t p|:1L'('.~'. uh" with God. The mount hnab 4|... ..._.. VVILLI Killn LUV I`)l mess. the remot:-r .~h Calllve. the .~'tr:In;:t-r -Tom`u-row'J|-lrlgIn't ' Yet this Man who enjoyed their cmnpun) Indeed it was ht-c:m.~ association with crow often to withdraw In find rust and refrmh very interest in the c help them, to heal th them in their sorrows, upon His strength. are told that He w- Still more was He me tired. Virtue wastfore 30 help and B0 110:1] 0 other good ph_v.~'icizm price. 7.` I folk that it W-:I.~' u.-c-(l_ Him. He was ~'m-vrc- pubhcans and sixnu-:3.` ly a f.'"lendl_v. sociaxblv T Clean to handle. `~"Druggists, G General Jews loved .~`u_IiIlIdv that He was :1 hl'I`llli of humankintl. The loved ;,o0ple. l'L~'pc(-i.-A He V7918 so fzuuiliur much at home in the `AIL 411.: 1; >74 I LII UV}! fo_lk """\\-ta. T Olives _` THURSDAY, Jnj Famous Pure -r } THE RETHEA` wh Fur ture a: your 4 Limitec IICCCSSZ fdeLAR` Pack ner their fresh Remo` from ` ping i Every inspec and qn it go IN bottle` Blink ofNovaScotia