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..---- -~_.. `.4 v-.. ----..--v -w Mr. McAlister said that they had heard nine candidates but Mr. Dav- ey s was the only name mentioned at the deciding meeting. On this oc- casion the people had subscribed enough to wipe out all outstanding indebtedness. Dale is well situated for a down-town church,` he said. It is a `big district and a big church. They felt Mr. Davey to b the man for the work and he woul have the I--.1...'I- .......___.__L.'._._ L-L:..J L1..- `II_ {.101 DLIC WULA auu LIC VVUUIU HGVC D110 whole congregation behind him. Mr. Doug`all also emphasized "how gteat `is the work to be done there. ...._, ...,-.. -v ...v ....,-... ---V--. Representatives from Creemore, .Dunedin and Maple Valley all test- ified to the snlendid work done by _Mr. Davey. While they deeply re- = gretted his departure. they felt that the call was one to larger opportun- ity for service. 'Dn4',-n... 4-.nnnn+nn #1. . null IE `n ilby LUL BClVllCc ; Before accepting the call. Mr. Da- `vey spoke in very cordial terms of `the neople in Creemnre. Dunedin and ,Maple Valley, for whom `he enter- itained deep feelings of sympathy, love and respect. DA, Tnkn M[n'KTn'k Dnn \Yn;I.("n~.mn IIUVC itlllll 1UD[J'\'l:. i Rev: John McNab, Rev. NeilvCamp- !bell and Rev. J. A. McMahon all spoke very anpreciative words of Mr. `Davey and his labors in this presby- iterfxi. __.._ _......_-.J 11...; `II.. 1\..--__. ' DU! `V. It was agreed that Mr. Davey ishould vacate his present charge at [the end of March and take over his mew duties on Easter Sunday. Rev. EW. McMilla-n of Collingwood was ap- `pointed moderator of the vacancy. 'I\____ 1' A 'l _II_`L. _A_. ., _- _--_ . ,1 _ Irv----v- ---~-v---v- -.- ---V vv\-r\ 1 `Rev. J. A. McMahon was named 2.5: `moderator for the Blackbzmk vacan- `icy and Rev. Neil Campbell for Allis- 'ton and Angus. I Commissioners to Assembly Commissioners to the General As- sembly were appointed ae foIloWs:-- lRevs. Hanna, McMahon, Rintoul, Shortt and McNa'b and the represent- ative elders from Stayner, Esson, !Gu'thrie, Hillsdale and Orillia. E D-.. `D In n......:.. ....::..+.... .4 In. l Rev. P. W. Currie, minister at Ev- ierett, asked that this charge be ntransferred from Orangeville to Bar- 'rie Presbytery, railway connections being very inconvenient for `attend- ing the former. Hewill be notied to make anplication in the regular way through the Synod. . Induction Arrangements I l I Arrangements` were madefor the `settlement of Rev. Dr. Mason in Or- l illia on Mar. 25; Rev. N. Campbell to preside and induct; Rev. G. I. Craw to preach; Rev. J. S. Shortt to address the minister and Rev. John iMcNab the people. Anni-Ilnn-n -lnr111n+;n'n pnv n1}u:n1r\ ruin- l1V.lbLV1U ULIC [JC|)1)1C- Another induction for which pro- !vision was made was that of Rev. W. T. Cranston. which will take place at Beeton on Apr. 8 at 2.30 p.m. Rev. A. G. Rintoul is to preside and in- (Continued on page 8) Monkman s big one-cent sale, Mar. 11, 1.2 and 13. 9-10:: Trinity Dramatic Club will present The Little Clodhopper, Apr. 14 and 15.. . 10tfc Central United Church choir con- cert, Thursday, Mar. 18. Tickets 25c from members of the choir. 10c . St. Patrick s Dance by Rinky-Dink Club, Wednesday, Mar. 17, American Hotel; refreshments catered by Bry- son s.- . 1.01) St. Patrick s Moonlight Carnival, Stroud, Wednesday, Mar. 17; band in attendance. Good time is assured. (Signed) Rink Management. 10c St. Patrick s Tea, Orange Hall, Thornton, Friday, Mar. 19, 3.30 to 6.30 p.m., a-nd `sale of homemade dainties, auspices Townline Ladies Aid. 10-11c St. Patrick s Tea and sale of home- made baking, St. George's Hall, Al- landale, Mar. 13, under auspices of Class 4. Tea. 25c, proceeds for mis- sions. , ' 10c St._Patrick s Day, Mar. 17, from 3 to '6 p.m., afternoon tea,and sale of homemade daintigs in Trinity Parish Hall in aid of -the Sunday . School. . 10c Beaver Rebelrah Lodge cordially H invites all Oddfellows and their wives to a social evening .in.'the" I;O:0.F. \ .TempIe,,Wednesday, Mar. 17, at nineu _o clock4 10c \JllL\i.L- \J|l\J vv EDA: v u nlvvn 4 Chief of Police `Stewart stated that he and Sergt. Cox and Con- stables Rayner and Kelly met at the corner of Bradford and Essa Sts. at 12.35 am. on Feb. 21. He and Kelly went to the front door of Walker's restaurant while Sergt. Cox and Ray- ner went to the rear. The store was lightedbut the door locked and blinds drawn. The blind on the door did not entirely cover the glass so that he was able to see inside. There was no one in the store. Heyrapned on the door and Walker came through the door leading to the back room` and came to the front door. where he raised the blind and looked out. The witness called to him to open the door. but Walker. after putting his hand on the catch as though to be sure that it was locked, walked back to the back room. He came out again almost immediately and went behind, the counter. A moment later Con-" stable Rayner came through from the" rear and opened the front door.` I A_EL___ _..L_..:.... 1.1.. ..t...... n1..:..i g 3c per word; minimum 60c. mmmmmmm mm mmmmm 'T'A".DT'l` 'E L` L"A"L"R`T A"7B COMING EVENTS 0.. ....-... -..-.3. .~.l-.O.uu.-..~. [An . 1 } m&%m$m%mm&%&&%g `Y4 323% >i5>x7 &?{'ix'<"zI 'x1 >2? 7' szcnon i PAGES 1 I03 ty mmutes. ~ - . Cross-examined by -Mr. Hammond, Chief 'Stewar_t stated that there_ was a lot of rubbish and empty wine but tles and pop bottles in the room.- He said there was no evidence of intox- ication. To Mr.` Cowan he stated that he had received no previous complaints regardinguhih client. I'.......L..l.`l.. Tlnlhi Jun uvna ufnffinnn CUIIIPIICHIILB .l'C&_(&L.|.|1l5' 1115 vsnyuvo Constable Kol1y,.Who was stationed at the front door-with Chief Stewart, corroborated the evidence of the for- mer in every particular. To` Mr. Hammond hevstated that the men had time" to put on their overcoats be- tween the time Walker went to the back room and-" the entry of the pol- ice. He had searched the cellar with Constable Rayner and `there they` founda` table and a number of play- ing cards strewn around. The cards seemed from several'di`erent packs." t`|........l-nk`In Dnvvnnw 'n+Dl" he and 591'!-!"C. UOX WBIIL LU bub yawn u. the building and when they had been` there about a minute the door'opeu- ed and.Littl-e stepped out. "The wit- ness put out his'- hand and stopped him."`He/had his hat and overcoat on.- The other defendants, with the.- ex- ception of Reid. _ who` was seated, were back from the door, apparently goingto follow Little. , Going` into the room, the witness walked through to the front door and let Chief Stew~ part and Kelly in. He corroborated the evidence of the two former wit- nesses as to the statements of Little and Walker regarding the `game of ve-and-ten. , 7- ` n - A A n A o nrV|:'lO+:f\1\' seemed Irom severa1 ulnereuu puuna. Constable Rayner stated that he and Sergt. Cox went to the `tgack of n... 1...:1,1:.... am! urlnam thav had been` ve-and-ten. _ In `cross-exammation Constable` Rayner stated that he tookpart in a Ifh-unlnnn nn nngn EIVJEIIQ AJr|n\n\n.n r.-`.--__ L Harry Barron and Boyd Sylvester were on the programme at a recent concertfgiven for fne band in New- market. That their .contributions were `appreciated is `evident from the following press comments :- `mm. `H urn: the first annearance -_1roni1 the: audiences. ~: =.'.}:1 .r;-.,,- 1.4 - IOl.lOWlI1g' press uuuuuuuuu.-- Era: It was the first appearance of Harry Barron of Barrie on the Newmarket stage and it is to be hop- ed that it will not be. the last. He was perfectlsiat home" in vocal solos and monologue readings,_all his sel ctfons being well chosen, The C imney Sweep" and Spotty" brought down the house. -The cornet solos by Boyd Svlvester of Barrie were lovely--.-so soft and true in ev.ery.tone--and de- served` the hearty applause ~=that fol- lowed each number. `. V ~ ' Express-Herald: The comet solos by Boyd `Sylvester and. thevocal sel- ections by `Harry Barron were well tenderer} and` drew heartywapplausiee 1 . VNEWMARKET-AUDIENCE ` V ENJOYS BARRIE Annsfrs , ,_ J l'{__I_-__L_., cuzcmna? I. Duayuu uuuv luv u... 1...- (Continued on page '6)" too`-vv ---- -- Chief Stewart's; Story .0 -3 13-13.... 'Q&nunuul- 4sooeom:s% ulgwu nccp .I`Jl.lllV.I!: uur use uuap. .`.rWe had no winter this year`, a ~least`with regard to snow and frost. During the` last" weeks The Lions. _ and other summits of similar. alti- tudes, which you will remembeifrom `your visit here, have become snow- ,ural advantages aremany and Great- We even had less raiirthan usual. capped, which assures our Water sup-i y_ ` Z ' . From the point of shipping, build- 1 ing, new industries located and in.-I corporated, we seem to be entering` a very prosperous period. ' -Our nat- `er Vancouver should soon lead all Canada. . M1 .n.'..-.........u-- ........4. .......... -8....-.~. `The older painting-ivsi'ilcv ditional English painting. The sub- ject .is Canadian and it was painted . in Canada but with English eyes and English - tradition. V The English landscape painting is based on the character of English land, which is. of art there. quite` different from ours with regard to externals. The 'Canadian land- scape is essentially vast, uncultivat- ed and in a sense hostile to man. If there`is to be a great Canadian school of art there must be a breach with the old ideas. If England had tried to follow some other country there would never have been `a great school no: , _,_____.' 1.1-3.. ;i1}se"su'ls'criptior1' `41-iZs' is falloivs :-: The paper `comes as :a weekly -news letter from home. \I read all of it and have the impression that from its columns I can keep -well ..-..L_.I ._...l. -31.. A... .nmlu:$n 3` `kn keep,-well posted not only on `affairs of the im- mediate Barrie district but of On-` tario and Eastern Canada. `You are particularly to be complimented on your ~Elmvale district correspondent. `I `am, of cou-rse, a native of V Elmvale and have first interest j_n that news, .-which hasno flavor of gossip, fear or I favor and yet tends to foster a spirit - of pride in and loyalty to one s `home district, even though in distance he may be `far removed. Ma he con-` tinue in his creditable war of help- inglto keep Elmvale on the map. '. `.`.-We no winter year`, at % '~ Posran BY, A. Miles McDrmott, District `Sim-' ervisor of Agricultural Instruction at New Westminster, B.C.,_ in renewing ghis subscription writes as fallows:-- WM... -nanny `nnwln Ana-A wnnlrlv "IIUIIIQ uuu &Wy LIUHI HUHIU. I4w1.sh you contmued success and prosperity. A ,'rHE DEVELOPMENT A . OF CANADIAN ART IIIIDJ 80:. U0 Ten years ago, stated Prof. Fair-4 ley, there was not much` interest in Canadian art, `but there has been a `remarkable change and now Canad- ian pictures are attracting attention in England and in the United States. This change, has been largely due to the work of a small group of paint- ers known as The Group of Seven. nu 9 131-. LL- L--- uunauu. . I frequently meet many from Barrie and Elmvale who live here or are passing through and all` agree that The Examiner is a worthy med-' him 9 of commuication between home and away from home." - ` T nah vnn nnnfinna mlmvmlu and 1 `Speaking on the development of Canadian art to the members of the [`V'*-men _s Canadian Club last Thurs- iday night. Prof. Fairley of the Uni- versity of Toronto stated that in the past few years there has_been a breach with the old traditions and Canadian painters of the modern school, instead of painting their pic- tures with English eyes, paint them as they are. i -.- _..- -.|._L_.J `n.....l.` 'E|..:.. club. ` 1 At the c1'ose_ of the evening re- `freshments were served.` A- . Prof. Fairley Shgws Inuence of The Group Aof Seven` in Last Teh Years. V ' 'UJ. cu. II VIIVLVI In the. past fteen years" this breach has occurred. In the old school themanner and approach were English and the subject. Csmadign, 1 but the modern painters have set ut to "throw off tradition end look at the subject as it is. _People want to see the same things on their walls that they see out of doors and "".anadians, as 'a` nation. like strong color and outline. ' Twelve` or fteen years ago a minor-revelation came in Canaclian art. Where the old painters tznod to nd subjects that looked English, the new_ school looked. for typi zally -Can- I (Continued on page 7) s_r;ove 3110 :19 Ian` uu um -an I ; m;wa.",hhf?t fx9;ct1;r"-gj; .j,;`,; Members of the Barrie Soldiers `Club held a .very pleasantesocial ev- ening` in the club rooms in the King. Blocks on Tuesday. Musical numbers were provided by Alex. Knox, Emery ' Hill, Harry Shannon, Arthur Jay, Ted Winser and "R. Taylpr, and a! splendid and very interestiftg talk on Labrador and eNewouI'1Land lwas given by Dr. Rafter, who `ent some time in Labrador associated with Dr. i I Grenfel. A... .'uJ-.-mnsv-in 4-'n"n{-111-Li: nf +}|A nv.. urenxei. A I An interesting feature of the ev- ening was the unveiling (if an' en- ` larged photograph -of the president, John_iS. Maiitin. Dr. W. C. Little, who unveiled the: picture, snoke in appreciation of the work of Mr. Mar; tinfiwhose leadership has been large-t l,\1r {esponsible for the success of the SOLDIERS own HEARS - ADDRESS on LABRADOR J.,v LG: | club. A L A Cl..ASSlFIED S QUICK WORK Will.you please take my advt. for sow and ni-ne pigs out gf your paper, as `I sold them the next. day after your paper came out. `In these words Wm. Ha Hall, Churchill testifies to the prompt `results secured from Examiner Classedmadvt. ` 'Keith Harvard; who uvs with his aunt, Mrs. _A.~ W. Stavely, ha? his left arm: broken at the el:bp,wb at `Victoria School, Monday`. m,orn1ng'. While .a,t play `another bgy g'ave__hi1n,ig sudden 1;oYe;,gng he {ell qnglus -rm in` such :a:_wav `a"to- fr`actur."lit; :' g-1. . Conditions at the Collegiate In-1 stitute were discussed by the Board !Principal A." R. Girdwood at the reg- ular meeting on Monday night. No conclusion was reached'as to how the present difficulties might be over- come but`i_t was felt that as a result of the conference the members` were in ossession of an the information wit regard to conditions. * Apart from the- conference, business was purely of a _routine nature. V 11".. n:...1..'.--.1 1....:' .. L1... ...........,.+ I of Education in - conference with I Stats Principal Gifd'wOod in Conference with the Board of ~l_Education_on Ovgrcrowded-Condition of theschool; ' ; Dt. Brereton `Suggests. a Time Limit for "the , -`Several Fonns; Cost Per Pupil $110 Year. lav-avg; \ro- -v -y-u - Mr. Girdfood had, at the request of the Board, sent a letter to" each member, setting forth in brief some of the most outstanding facts, and he was. present` to make a fuller ex- lplanation of-_ the points raised and to ianvszier any questions that might bel as e .. v 1|/r>.. -1. n ........ ..,!..h i POLICE 01-"means FAILTO mow: T"E_"3_"ARGF5 asked. . . I Much Overcrowded ` "In his letter Mr. Girdwood stated. that there are 478 students now on! the roll, with a registration during! the year of about 500. To accom-I modate them there are nine regular- class rooms and a double commercial I class room consisting of, one room! with a small typewriter room separ- ated 'by a glazedpartition. Allow- ing even forty students to a class room and thirty. to the commercial room. the building would accommo- date 390. There are also the assem- bly hall and two science rooms; _The former is used principally as a study room for those not taking recitations in any period and the physics `room is used as a class room. By shifting, classes into rooms vacated by classes taking work in the science rooms, the classes are accommodated and an occasional recitation with the small-l est classes is taken in a basement, waiting room. ' More Expected N_ext Year Regarding prospects for next year, Mr. Girdwood stated the Entrance before, the number of county pupils who come in from continuation schools for middle and Upper school work is 1 apt to increase, while the number. of pupils from Allandale may decrease. Replying to questions by members, Mr. Girdwood stated I l I I that he ex-pects an increase of 27 in] the Entrance class in Barrie. Re-I garding pupils coming-in to middle and upper school, he said that the continuation schools are just nicely started. There are schools in Edgar. Minesing, Lefroy, Stroud and Thorn- ton, and be estimated that there are from 50 to 75 pupils there whowould. be at the Collegiate only for these: schools. They have been going for one, two or three years, so the~pu.pils from them are just starting to come in. Some of these pupils, Mr. Gird- wood said, are not up to standard and an examination would have to` be set to see if they should be ad- mitted. 1111...; L1... I'V........L-. `D.-..... }class is going to be larger than ever RATEPAYERS mm. NOT HAVE % 1'0` MAKE PROVISION IN ~ c.1. % Aron srunsms `WHO olwwokx IIIIDUUU. W-hat the County Pays I I In his letter Mr. Girdwood exp1ain- ! ed that the County pays towards the yupkee of the school its full share] accor ing to attendance on all cur-I rent expenses, such as salaries, fuel,[ light, Water", supplies, etc., the-mun- icipality is required to `assume re- sponsi'bi'lity for twenty per cent. of the capital outlay on building and lsite. and then the -.'County and Town `Some time ago The Examiner pub- lished short sketches of the members of the `Town Council,.which proved {an interesting feature to readers. ;In view of the fact that the Board of Education is 'the largest spending body in the town, the following thumb-nail biogra hies of the trus- tees" will be equal y interesting: DR. -E. L. BRERETON - Dr. E. L. Brereton, chairman of the"Board, was first appointed four years-ago to complete the unexpired] Iterm of the late Alex. Milne. Born in Schomberg, Dr. Brereton matric- ulatedifrorn the Aurora high school,` of which the late T." H. `Re ditt of ithe 13.0.1. was` then princip . He then `entered the Royal College ' of Dental Surgeons, graduating` in, `1897, and _ after 2"raduation spent two years with the China Inland Mis- sion preparing to go to China. A serious illness, however, compelled him to abandon this prospect. Dr. Brereton. hasbeen practising in" Bar- rie since 1900. He takes an active part in` the work of _ St. Andrew s Church, ofwhich he is an elder, sup- erintendente of the Sunday School and teacher of a young men s.class. He has always-been particularly in- terested in bo s work, having organ- ized the` first uxis Square in Barrie. and was one of those who organized the rst church hockey and baseball leagues, Dr. Brereton is an experi- encedcamper, either by` `canoe or mo- tor,` -and his chief -hdbby is the study of nature, particularly of bird life. IVI I` XI IV` 3 I_` I n`? 'M'rs. A Muriel Ord `has, during her residence. _i.n Barrie, "taken an `active interest. in women's o1fg'anizations., She was `for. some years connected the 'Wpgx1en sJ1gstitu1;e end was 2 WHO S WHO IN BOARD OF EDUCATION I MRS.. Mun 1;L cm) L...` 1n'--..:-1 n...1 1...... 1..-: ICCOJ. Sill V l\.4lI\a\Q vnow -IIO\fODv ---a "N E After entering the store, Chiefi Stewart walked to the back (room, where _he found a small table and chairs and the ve defendants. He asked Walker why he did not open he did nothave to. The Chief then asked what had been going on and he statedthat the defendant Little said 'that. they had been having .a- little game and were just finishing: up and , some of the boys-were ready to go. He added th'at'theyAwere nlaying a ve-and-ten-cent game and in con- versationewith Walker the latter stat- ` ed that" they were doing nothing more than is done in any of the hotels-- just playing ve-and-ten and rummv.` The policetook their names and ad- dresses and had them turn out their pockets. They searched the basement and the back part of the store and nally Little handed over the. cards, which he produced from an inside pocket. The raid lasted -about twen- ty minutes. f`.vvnuc_avnYninnli `IV `MY . Hammond. the door and the latter rrlied that leachfpays its share` of the remaining` {eighty per cent. according to attend- `.'a`nce.. `The County cannot use the county taxes collected in Barrie to -help -pay the` cost of maintenance of county pupils, but_must refund the Town s proportion of the county levy `for. school taxes. T T1; -1- -.B -..._`..--..._..J. .8-.. _--.--.u I LU]. ' EUIIUUI .llBACo ~ Back of employment for young men and women-was given by Mr. Girdwood as one reason for the large increase , in attendance at the school and another was that a general hi h-` er standard of living, as shown '37 purchases of automobiles, musical instruments, radio outts, `more ex-5 pensive "furniture and clothes, has led to. -a desire for a more advanced education.- Some of the difficulties `encountered are that a larger num- ber of students than ever attending the school are more or less unable to get the best kind of education {from purely academic subjects, and Ithat students are more inclined to lpursue the school courses in a lei- surely way. This is partly explained `by the increased` opportunities for amusement today than formerly. Picture shpws, skating rink, church clubs, etc., constantly invite them to spend their evenings away from home. ' .l`u...-.'l-..J... TL- Tf!`l`I 'I'|2...- llUlllUa . Students Who Kill Time Commenting on this, Mr. Gird- wood stated that he did not bel'eve it right from the itandpoint of the ratepayers to supp rt students over Isixteen and offer them an education `if they won t take it. If they are there simply ,to kill time, he did not believe it wise to keep them. Thu nmnvnfnn OQIIAA if '74- u-rn1-I111 Rn UCIIUVC ll: VVIDU DU l\CC}J UIICIII. Dr. Brereton asked if it would be possible to make it a rule that no !boy or girl of sixteen or over who tloses a year in the `rst or second 'forms be allowed to repeat the year `without special consideration, and [that no pupil be permitted to take {more than three years for lower school, ve years for middle school and six years for upperrschool work. He thought that, working along these lines, it might be possible to weed out those who justnd the Collegiate an agreeable place to spend their time. Cost $110 Each Annually ! Mr. Girdwood replied that the principal has power to refuse read- mission toclasses for misconduct or for constant failure to do the work, but th-at parents feel very keenly about expulsion and are up in- arms even over a short suspension. If such a rule as that "suggested by Dr. _Brereton were put into effect, it would perhaps solve the difficulty without expulsion. He felt that there were a dozen "or so students "who would be better at work. They are a bad drag on the school and cost the community about $110 a year each. 11 `n, _., ..L_L_.'I L'I-_L `L- `L-'l:--- \4\I'nAAAanvuA|AvJ uuuvu-v -f-....v an l Dr. Brereton stated that he believ- led .other places` were thinking of :some measure such as he had sug- !gested and that the public in general feels the need for more speeding up in school work. . Km r1:mr111vnAA an-:r` O-1-\n+ 1-+ 1175111!` Ill. SCHUUI WU1'. g Mr. Girdwood said that it would [not affect more than ten` or twelve in `the B.C.I. T A..'I--.`l L2 1.1.. `D IVT .....-'I.I .I.. .0313.` ' L116 D.l.J..l. Asked if the B.C.I. could do with less in the way of athletics and amusements, Mr. Girdwood replied particularly active during the war. Latterly she has been associated with the Women s Canadian Club of which she has been sec_retary for the past two ears. This`, is her rst year on the oard of Education. Mrs. Ord was born in -England and has lived in Barrie for the past ten years; Mrs. E. M. Huxtable enjoys the distinction of being the rst woman lmember of the Barrie Board of Ed- ucation. She was elected in 1924 and at the last municipal elections she came second 'in`a eld of `four. ;Mrs. Huxtable hasnbeen president of the Women s Institute for the past three years and in the county organ- ization is an active member of a committee for the promotion of sing- ing in the schools. ' She is also the leader of a C.G.I.T. group in St. An- drew s, Church. Mrs. I-l;uxtabIe has been. a resident of Barrie for nine years, having come here from Horn- ing s Mills; eBefore},.her marriage she was a school teacher and taught at Wasaga Beach before theicoming .of the summer`, colony ito thatnow popular resort. ' Aflandale Men Afe Acquitted: `of Accusations Brought Against Them. % % , """I ' ' """ '7' - _ Geo. F. `Smith is serving his sec- ond year as a member of the Bo-ard. He was born in Innisl and has lived in Barrie for twenty-five years. For eleven years he was employed in the G.T.R.f._freigh't department and for the past eight` years has been fore- man of. the waterworks department of the town. Mr. "Smith is a direct- or of - the -Barrie Union Cemetery `Company, a deacon of, the Baptist Church and chairman, of the nance committee -of the `church. MRS. 13.,-' M. I-IUXTABALE If -... `B 'l'J .---L..L`I.. Ania... (Continued on page 4) .'_' 4) % GEO., F. smrra uQu.L'k 3.. ...u-uh... FtRE,DEsmosWHous or DALSTON FARM]-ZR Herman Osborne of the first con- cession _of Vespra, near Dalston, lost his home `and most of the contents by". re -last Friday night. _ Ed- ._.L,'_`L !, ,: , ,'I A 1 nvvn-ow -- ---.--3 n._---u The fire, which is supposed to have originated in the flue, was discovered at 9.30 or 9.45 p.m. The upper part of the house was soon in ames, which spread rapidly and, "while most ` of the furniture downstairsvwas re- moved safely, it was impossible to save anything that was upstairs. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne lost all their cloth: ing except what they were wearingl and all their personal belongings. rnL_ 1.----, _h_2_1_ QIIU as: IIILCIJ. RC1 DULIGI lJCI\-Vllslllso The house, which was a brick structure, was completely destroyed with the exception of the summer kitchen which was protected to some extent hy the brick wall of the house and was saved by the neighbors who gathered to give what assistance they could, throwing water and snow on it. After a hearing which lasted all day, Magistrate Jeffs .last Friday dis- missed,a charge of [gambling on the Lord's Day preferred against Fred lmum `lhmrl Wnrnhnm. Jnhn Tttlp- a `Mr. Osborne carried $2500 insur-g ance which he estimates will covert about half the loss. , Old Country people express sur- prise at the extent to v_vhich Canad- ians rely upon the telephone. At} that, they usually are thinking in: terms of purely loc-al service. Theyl would be astonished to hear that in ' Ontario and Quebec alone the aver-u age daily use of the long distance telephone in 1925 was 46,727 mess- ages. These remarkable gures are found in the Bell. Telephone Com- pany s annual report. They indicate the present-day demand for quick communication regardless of dis- tance. ' ' 10c Next Tuesday the campaign for` membership in. the Board of Trade will commence and the business and professional men of Barrie and A1- landale will be canvassed -by one of` the seven teams that have beenzzp-` poin-ted for that purpose. In view; of the interest shown at the meeting` I 3 4 2 last_ week when it was decided to organize a Board `of Trade, good re- sults from the membership drive are! anticipated, but those-who are pro- moting the organization are anxious. to secure not only memberships but} also the co-operation and support of) the business men, for itis only ini that way that the organization can[ be' a success. - f l\_. Tl1.-.....J..-- ..1'L.._..n.\-as LL.` Inn-\vv\v\n:+ . ISTARTING A DRIVE 5 1 FOR MEMBERS!-HP{ Ue'a. SUCCESS. ' i On Tuesday afternoon the aommit- I tee appointed by W. N. Duff, con-g sisting` of himself. A. G. MacLellan,1 F. .W. Otton, A. E. Bryson and F. L, ' Douglas. met and divided the busi-`i ness. sections of Barrie and Allandale ; into districts and appointed the fol- lowing teams to conduct the drive under the direction of A. E. Bryson, who is in charge of the membership} campaign:- F. W. Otton and F. H. Hurlburt. Frank Hammond and E. J. Byrne, F. L. Douglas and E. T. Har-} ley, Geo. Hubbard and J. _R. Dier,'i Gordon .Longman and H. in H. Cres`-I wicke, A. F. A. Malcomson and Wal-f %$rbSi)arjeaq.i_:, J. D. Wisdom and John ; e . - ~n'r1____ 1.1.- _____ ..:.... .'.. c_:...'|....,]| UUo When the campaign is nished there will be a meeting of the mem- . bers, at which organization will be! completed and officers elected. Iti is planned to have this meeting in the form of a supper ar1,d arrangements` I are being made to secure a speaker for the occasion. ;Board _of Zffade Campaign` Begins on Tuesday; 1 | Fee $2.00. Satisfactory progress during the: past year Wes noted at the annual meeting of Collier -St. United `Sunday School, held on Tuesday evening. Supper was served to the officers and teachersin the` Sunday School room, after which the business of the meet- = ing was conducted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing COLLIER st UNITED s. s. ELECTS ornczas FOR 1926` --If you7can At get the1;e, phone 85 and" place your order for some of the bargams at Monkman s One-Cent Sale. . 10c `I'B__-......-_ 5.. 5].`. ._....nL J-Anblluunu I ;I.a0l'(l'S uay pl.`uLu1'x'cu agaumu rzcu "Sharp, Fred Wareham, John Little, `Alfred Hunter and Wm.` Reid, the testimony of the 'defendants*proving to the satisfaction of the Magistrate that they were not guilty. vWith the" dismissal of this case, a charge against A. G. Walker of keeping a gaming house was withdrawn and` a further charge of refusing entrance to the police was not ressed. The charges followed a rai made by 10- cal and provincial police on A. G. Walker s restaurant in Allandale about` 12.30 a.m. on Feb. 21. ll... -..I2n.. -nnun v\cIt\nn1\r`;VIl'I o-_. oaue. ` .LUl; 7 --Experience is the great teacher. I The experience gained during the re- cent anthracitecoal strike has con- vinced the Canadian fuel-burning public that anthracite coal is a lux- ury not a necessity, and so, like sen- sible folk, they will now burn Semet Solvay coke, Deep Seam Drumheller coal and genuine Pocahontas coal, which contain no impurities, leave lit- tle ash` and under normalconditions can"_ be purchased at a price which `means considerable saving over an- thracite.--The Sarjeaiit Co., Limited, nhn-no RR nr 91.. ~ ' ` 1m- I lal1ICllcC~*".l.l.lc `I94 phone 88 or _94. A SURPRISING FIGURE / No. .10. I& I6 PAGES lIi'K'-ll 10c cm. am By ALLISTON AND ANGUSCHARGE | At the regular meeting of Barrie Presbytery, held in St. Andrew s church on Tuesday, a very hearty `and unanimous call from Alliston and Angus congregations was pre- sented in favor of Rev. A. R. Gibson of Hamilton, formerly of Brantford. Stipend guaranteed is $1800 with customary holidays. The call was sustained and will be forwarded to Mr. Gibson for his consideration. Mr`. Davey Accepts Call . A call from Dale Church, Toronto, . in favor of Rev. John Davey, `B.D., of |Creemore, was presented. This was `signed by 208 communicants and a `large number of adherents. The sti- 'pert1`d is $260(Tg1(8>(f)0whi'(ih the coxntgreg ga ion pays . n suppo ~o the call Rev. J. A. Mustard was heard oz; behalf of TOl'0(l]'lt0 PN1I'es bytery anid . D. Dougall an S.` cA1ister, el - ers, on behalf of the congregation. !Mr. Mustard said he had never had `to do with a more enthusiastic call. .In Dale Church there is a wonderful iopportunity for work. It is no easy 'job. ]It isgvoik that vlvill try a main ; mette an t e peope are satis e that Mr. Davey can handle it. `II A`! I Q I lRev. A. R._ Gibson the Choice; , Rev. John Davey Goes to [ Dale Church. UUUUD 1oOU u.m. U11 1369. ex. ' The police `court proceedings` at- tracted considerable interest and the court room was crowded throughout the day. J. R. Boys prosecuted, Alex.. Cowan appeared for John Little and ' Frank Hammond represented the oth- er defendants. ' . - m. ` .. nu.