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, the e to [Hours 9-6;: Increasing patronage and the desire to do everything possible to give an adequate optical service has made this move necessary. The most up-to-date equipment has been in- ' stalled, and every style in glasses is here, also Lorgnettes and Oxfords-.by Krementz, New York, Field Glasses, Binoculars and Tele- scopes by.Le Maire, Colmont and Bausch &' =Lomb. V ' ` ` '1` . AArti'ficial eyes fitted from stock` or make them to order. J _ , Up-to-dateeguipmentbacked by long exper- ience morethan-2`0 ears- ensures, ou com- . i y W my _ p plete satisfaction. 3 DUNLOWST. ROBERT H. SMITH HAsMovEDi'oH1s NEW OPTICAL PARLORS AT { BARRlE-H. A. Sims, Manage}. BRANCHES: ]ALLANDALE No. 8. petence because they applied `fstaying power `to -their savings accounts. BAN I(TORONIOw SUCCESSORAVTO RUSK S;venings byappointment. Phone 80' r.--v....... .....`vv-`vwcaunuvanv Let Niqthing AP;';ve.nt `;;;vi;1-mSeeu 'nmg` . .. _ _ ISIIIII I\t\t\-`u-up .--.'._.'.___ `.TELMVALE-H. R. Wax-rer:. Managef. :2 race? SECTION 2 PAGES 5 TO 12 'A1-my .. Scouts--Western ".Pl'ainsmen---Political_ Wash`in`gto1i--,-West` Point in the *7(_l s-'-`-`aV True and" Tender Love` Stor5,r-.-1-Culmina_tin"g in the Huge, Mammoth and Thrilling Climax ofthe `Battle of the Little Big` Horn and"Custr s`La's*t Stand. An Absolutely Unpar; a'l1eled,En,tez',tainment. Don t miss it. j . I,nI:f.I| '5 --"` l . Ill '\7 ' The M1`roULLNEvER FORGET BILLY n`oo;;::v COMEDYl:`X_-ltvz; E003 ! { ' ' SHOR;'I`S:UBJECT% - T V7,` Two Shows Eachj_Ni8ht9_`t %7..1:'5 a,x_1clf9`.1 % _ ` No ADVANCE W uuuuu nnziu Al Tu.J3.......\' - ~,-- .-_-.---g- tujg TH: One Supfeme Portrayal ofdth AGlori< >iis`.. 1'1-on n_A,,.. V V-_ ' _. . eces-I rt of MOND Y . TUESDAYv . ".WEDNESDAY Capitoj % Theatre wwgn our: _TO THE LAST MAN !' I 3 3 THUR, FRI-%I,% Ezii; 24-25%-26 Au. ktng P Iiblxnn -__ . - CAPITOL ENTERTAINMENT, A 4.` ;Phon[ 1133 our Chief..Stewart issues a warning .to` local motorists to` get their 1927 markers now and so avoid congestion in the office of the issuer when rural car-owners get their autos out. ( .'l`h'ere` was i "total att,end_an'ce of n 150 at the two-.da"y` confjerence ar- gl -,ranged'-by1hevPower `Farming Divig sion. of _th e'Ford`-Motor -Co. on Tues- ; d.ay.`and Wednesday. Theprogram ; on Tuesday, which. was given .in - 1' Dreamland. Theatre, _ comprised. the showing of films illustrating the uses of V the Fordson tractor, profitable farminggand preparation of soil `for seeding, with accompanying talks by . Chas. Cummings of the Ford Motor Co. `On Wednesday a mechanical ` course was given at the C. & W. lrhqtors on the operation of Fordson ` tractors, agricultural implements and equipment, with demonstrations and J talks by `Bruce Shnmlar am: m.-- cu usyull talks by Clubine. ` ldoon ATTENDANE. `A-1"-, L - r-`om TRACTOR'CONFERENQE ,t with, dem0n'tratii,>/r_x,_s~v .51.:-('1' riiruce fshowler `and Chas, L msumcn; ..y%BoNns~ rded reli- :Tl'1eAVa,Vlue of Human Life ag All Ages - Ysu and Ydur Dollars A E nquiries`- sdlicited frc'>m tyose interestedbi_n_' v I T . CA N_ADlAN MINING v-- I I "IS DVVIHL I - The old` tyme social held in, St.l `Mary's Parish` Hall, Collier St., by the Christian Mothers Society. on Wed- nesday evening of this week, provided 9. merry evening for` the large number who attended. In the parade of nearly fifty `in old time costume. Miss Kath- leen Powell and F. Doyle. took first prize for comic couple and Miss Me- Carthy` for best dressed lady. Those who won the prizes for euchre were Mrs. iO Halloran and Lorne Barrett. `high scores, and Miss Agnes McBride, ' consolation. Old-tyme dances and re-~ freshments brought a. very` `sociable evening` to.a. close. , Qyo1=ATroNs MINES GordonAStev'enson ..--... u \4o at-VII: Next Monday a meeting open to all i dairymen who are interested in cow testing and the work of the milk proa- .ducers association will be held in the! [American Hotel. / Luncheon. will beii _ served at 1 pm. after which there will - be andladdress by J. P. Griffin, secre-, tary of d the Ontario Milk Producers. -and S. L. Page will report on cow test- ing, both here and in other parts of the province. At the close of the meet- ing officers of the cow testing associa- tion will be elected. a 1.. % 1>h.me`. moi -;-% iom ,. -.u-u-uvuu-II El-E_\Il ul'l'lUI:H I The annual: meeting of the Barrie] Milk Producers Association` wa held? on Wednesday night in -the Agricultur- al Otfice with a good attendance. Re- ports of the year's work `showed con- siderable progress. Election of officers, resulted in the return of last year's executive: -Pres., D. H, Ma.w; Vice- Pres., W. G. Kennedy: Sec y.-'I`reas.; J. F. Nelles: Directors. W. Crawford and W. C. "How. A - _ . 1ur-_;. 1-, Q n: to C`l:rl":e = & -Clarke Company, Limited, and extended a welcome to the indus- try. A. E. Bryson, president. or the Board of Trade, Mayor Dutt and'John7 Sinclair, chairman of the industrial'_ commjittee of the Board of '1`rade,.spoke briefly, expressing their pleasure in! the coming of such an industry to Barrie and assuring the coinpany of their hearty co-operation and assist- ance. Leighton Clarke replied on behalt of the company.` The deputation was` cordially received by `the Messrs.} Clarke and after the formalities had been attended to they were conducted! through the plant which is now oper- it ating practically in full swing. ` fB.lJ`:5-ll\i`Es'dS .MAN v1s11'- M -A ' . .CLA(RKE 4; cL;A_n_x PLANT` ,` This g('Ifh\irsday)' morning a deputa- tion or over twenty members of t1,1e Board at '.I`ra.de~ and representative Clarke and extended welcome to the indnn- What you now own is no /fair measure of your for- / tune. You may be- worth twice as much-or ten times as much-because of your a probable earnings in the [fu- ture. ' '- Read the advertisement .of the Metropolitan Life In- surance Company in this paper, head-ed - The local office of the Met- ropolitan will" gladly explain how you can find your `ac- tual value in dollars and ad- vise prud_ent'ways to protect you and your family against possible A loss. It refers to a new and very interesting calculation _ of what human beings are ec- ono`mically worth and shows virhy most men are ` worth naore than they had (suppos- e '. ' V ` "` DAIRYM EN EL.E.CT OFFICERS '1`!-In annual -nn..u...... -a `AL, - Lee T.` Lenny, Agent` Arthur Wildman, Agent William I-lull`, A;u t.'-Mgr. El'nIt".A.. Ryan, ,Manige'r ` Ph6}fes-0ffice 559 ` Residence 1355 \ BARRlE,. om`. OL6 TYM E SOCIAL `IA - 4.-...- _-_sA RY 24. 192}. T!-lURSDAY,_ FEBRUARY 24, 1927; :,,,..,......,..ye , nus-my and played the first round in the" plant of. the annual competition for the T. R. my, W. Black trophy, Owing to the soft the ` weather two sheets of ice were se- mu a.rti_ficla.l ice is used, but the games \ he had"'to be curtailed to six-end affairs. `Tra.de,.spoke-'G. 0. Cameron was four up on H. D. 11_1:Paterson. A. D. Simon finished one up industry to` on Dr. Brereton, R. A. Stephens was l]IuLaUo 'UJ.V DDUULVU ELUUK. Broadcloth bloomers, Saturday .only`59c;oladies hose, ; $1.50 value, for 59; linen toweling 13; factory . `ootton `14c. Let nothing keep you away. from these bargain days- The place you know. _ Come with the 3 _.crowd and save. ' ' `V 8c Q 'W. .`C. .Hu`n'teI-' Clothing Co., Bu-ric. vv vnszucu cuuaa QQU-UU, IIleIl'S_ coats worth'up'to `$20.00 for $13.90, worth up`to, $35.00 fog $21.50, m_en s heavy winter caps 98c,- 'bp,vs Sunday` suits $6.50, Peabody striped ove_ra_I_Is or.coats, size 42,1 for $1.98, neck mufflers, WOIfth~ up to $4.50 for $1.98. -ON SECOND FLOOR RrQA]+h 111A:-urvunsq-nu (V-1------ --` . uuauna auu All 1'BLu.l'Il are 0IIer]ng 101' the closing days greater barg-ams V than ever. Come Saturday, Feb. 26; ' fleece underwear 59c, 1nen s wool come Monday, Feb. 28th. Men s,j ribbed combination underwear $1.98, boys fleece combinations 98c, boys" jerseys $1.00 (worth $1.50), men's cream cashmere neckscarfs .30c (Worth e$1.00')_, men s tweed, or blue serge pants $1.`8, men's heavy -riding dbreeks $1.98, ybung men s all wo'o`I: blue worsted suits". $20.00, men's, tweed suits $12.50, men's hair"-line ~ worsted suits $26.90, men s_ over`-, coat: wn-M-1-n'nn 4-n con nn 3.... Mn nn To all our customers and friends who have helped to make our Febru- ary bargain daysa success we offer thanks and in return are offering for the. closing davg tn-nn+n1n km......:.... Friday, Feb. 25-`--Samuel Wright, west half lot 2, con. 7, Vespra-farm stock and implements. `Sale at 1 p.m. W. A. McConkey,Auct.- . 6:: Tuesday, .March 1-John Walt, north half lot 8, con. 8, Innisfil--farm,stock and implements. Sale at 1 p.m., W. A. Mcconkey, Auctioneer. '7-8x Wednesday, tMarch 2-Mrs. Geo. Mc- --farm stock and implements. Sale town), outh half lot 6. con. 8, Flos I at 1 p.m. W. A. Mcconkey, Auc- % Thursday, Marcn.3- Robt. Stranaghan, lot '23, con. 1, Penetang road, near Dalston, farm stock ancbimplements. Sale at 1 p.m.. W. A. Mcconkey. Auc-| tioneer. - , V A 81:` Thursday, March 3-Hugh Rowley,| ` north half lot- 25, con. 11, Essa-farm stock and implements . Sale at 1 p.m. H. A. Grose, Auct. 7-`-8x Friday, Mar. 4--The North Ontario Shorthorn Cattle Club are holding their annual sale in Uxbridge-Sell- * ing 30 head, (15 bulls and 15 femal- es) of choice Scotch breeding. J. R. Johnston, 'Sec y.-Treas.. Ashburn- Tuesday, March 8-.--Wm. G. Strachan. lot 7, con. 7, 0ro-farm stock and . implements.-VSale at 1 p.m. W: A. , _McConkey, Auct. ' 1 . . 8-9x Wednesday, March 16--Angus McDou- gall, at- lot 15, con. 7, Vespra--farm stock and implements. Sale at 1 p.m. W . A. McConkey, Auct. 8c Thursday, March 17,-H. D. Rix, lot 12, con. 1(_),` Innisfil,-farm stock and im- plements. Sale at 1 p.m. VV. A. Mc-_- , Conkey, Auct. . . Sci ` : \Knight, Elmvale (one lot south of tioneer. ' 7-8x' - uuzm curmvax last week. ` Miss Orma. Johnstdn snent the Week- ' end with the Misses Wilson. Hauling ice is the order of the day. 0--n nt r.-:PA Iauu mrs. Marx nunter last week. ` Miss Evelyn Hunter is visitingt friends in Str_oud this week. A\few from this line attended Mid-a} hurst carnival last week. i S Mi nrfnn _Tnh-na+r{n e.-......a. 4.1.. _..._.I- way u.'cpUI`l.'.B(1 oy 8.11. - ' Alx. Irving of Toronto `calleo on Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hunter last I 4 Evelvn T-Tun!-::m In ..:..:u....... {._._ .-_J v` jn as` 3 " Feb,` 21--Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duns- more [entertained a number of` their; friends Friday evening. A good time` was reported by all. ` - * A]5)?_ Trvincr nf 'I`nunn4-A ....n-.a __ --V -Feb. 22--Mrs. VVhan of Lefroy re- turned home last week after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Prince. Mrs. Jas. Parnell` visited her sister. ;Mrs. H. Clute, one day last Week. - I. Mrs. Jas. Wilson. Jr.. spent a few! days last week in Penetang. ` Mrs., Fred Hill was in Toronto on Saturday. ' ` T I Miss Annie Stott returned to -Toron-; `to `after spending a few weeks with!` her parents,tMr. and Mrs.:F. Stott. ! Hugh Mccallum returned home ony Saturday after spending a few weeks visiting relatives at Port Elgin. Leslie Spring and Len Stott were in 'Toronto over the Week-end. i -meager or magar, last Saturday. Several of the men in this Vi( ave busy drawing out logs to R. ton s sawmill at Midhurst.' - A nnmhnv nf +1-m....-......... ......~_v Luu as .sa.wuuu> at Mlanurst. A number of thegvoung pea` joyed a social evening in the Hall, Minesing, on Friday and 1' `fine time. T LU]. uuuuu uress, wuss Nina McLean as squaw with a. little papoose on her back got another first. Jimmie Torpey. `representing [Uncle Sam won a. first prize, while` Arthur McKee" won first prize for the largest sleighload, num- bering about 60, persons. . . U Miss Mn.rv and nnhtvovv 1\;r..~r ...... -L uermg 8.00111 . 60, I Miss Mary and Harvey. McLean at-I I tended the funeral of_ their uncle. Mr. 'Slesser of Edgar, last Saturday, I men in fhie vininmv gal. we uasxet xactory, Minesing. Several prizes were carfied iway `by local young folks at the ress carn- ival Which took place at the Midhurst rink on Thursday evening of last week. Miss Mary McLean took first prize " '""'" I Feb. 21-Fred Kavanagh of Toronto spent the Week-end at Pat. Kav.nagh s. George Ayers, Jr., has returned from Barrie -and has resumed his old job {at the basket factory, Minesing. . [ prizes were Dart-in \mm.- ,nu.uz-sun. A. -1). Simon finished 'on ione to the good on S. Armitage, while R. Garrett and H. Graham were tied at the end of play. ` ` After the games the` players returned 0 the Oakwood Club rooms where the iBarrle visitors were royally entertain- ed and a pleasant couple of~ hours _were spent. The second round will be `played at Barrie next week; Th`e Barrie rinks were_: A V -J. G. Scott. J. F. Jackson, W. D. Griffith, G. 0. Cameron, skip. ` I J. F. Goodfellow. Dr. W `D 1:::..-.......: FOURTH LINE, \:ESPRA 'l..I.. n-I fnnum: coktas win = `~ _ GAMEVWITH OAKWOOD` Four rinks or Barrie curlers visited the Oakwood Club at Toronto on `Wed- nesdaydand played the first .th_e gnmhal competition for H... vrn n {.__j: M1NEs1Nc_. STATION Auc"fr_1qN SA_LES 551.] Jan. .v_vYvAL unn us a |.. I `Young people en- 1112` in fhn (`hr-nncro! :5 ucuplc 611-: n Orange report a a.Lul-'lli1_Y`- I vicinity: re in `D Two . uuul..V ' Lyt- A ROBERT SMITH Anniversary Services Will be.- at home all. day "Satur- day; Wednesday till 1..p.m.; other days before 9 _a.m,.,.and after 8 pm. PHONE ORDERS ANY TIME.` }