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our Group ? LET Us GO AND SEE APERFU MES . mg presents for the rleeapimz dollies in the cradle, singing in mm-ry snug as he dwribxnted fhem, The pleasant en%_tertaiumeuI:`was brought. to as close` by the lintla girls singing with excellent .`ect "God Save the Que:-ts." The ':p`lopt.form was nicely u`Lrra.r3_ge(_l and dec61_-- `ntedbjy "Mr. Feek, the Sntpentendalut ..(1Af;`h:0`:.:BOl_I~lV)_(`)L , 3 Mr. D. F. Maowatc was last `Tuesday morning sworn in as Senior J udge of Lambton Connpy by Mr. Lumsden, Assistant Provin- cial Secretary. at the Parliament buildings, when-ehe was accompanied bv Mr. T 0. Irving. After "the ceremony. His Honor .-wasjvzarmlv` congratulated by the Premier,- the Hon. Mr. Rona; the Holt`,-n Mr..Da via, "(3o;nmiuioner. of .0rwn . Lend: _:-she . Hon. a 8imton.o. Prpvincial .. Seoyetsrv :` 1; the, , f j i.m.iMnitr i3ff=AW_5t!ltui4`e,: , ` t.!=.._iidxb:`.&;!i33VhttoAl9ft't ,l4I,a?f~u`t_tcinx-.'-'_; uuu I-IIIIIUI Do U I-In ixoonfor Stu-niu. The Leading Shoo House Ill ' SHAW BROS, 90 Dunlop $treet. obpsite the East ` Entrance-to the Station. 47 tf suggestions` in buying -- 1 ,Perfm'nes. V` T GATHERING IN THE HOME. T81 par Annum in Advance. SHOES If uyotfdesire a feglly good pe`rfen1e' let the MAKER_'S;[:naAme be your ONLY AGu1`nA1~i`c1r..A Poet perfumes are gotten up in both PLAIN and GAUDY case. but Good Perfumes are invariably in handsome fences. `We carry the follqwing`MAKES of PERFUMES and the Maker : name is sueienb to warrant their quality: _ OPPOSITE. POST OFFICE, BARBIE, onrr. A SEASONABLE SUGGESTION : The semor Jam ot.1.ambcon. Is thejplace to get your Fall BARRIE4 ONT.` . Towns When Dr. Wells announced himself three years ago `a candidate tor the Mayoralty, he did as every candidate for the chief `civic position should do, vim, committed himself in print to a denite platform, something beyond the common, non-committal and oftentimes meaningless promise of honesty and Fraw|ey s Shoe Store. Farewell I899. 13 mm, Pansvmuusnunnmwv mw mm AFTER bog to return thankspforthe Christmas trade We, enjoyed. % Thefvolume was larger than at `any previous season. If the prots `were not so, that was our own lookout. Wpromised to share prots with thepeoplo, andwe faithfully kept our word. Gash Man. 'As`we_divided up inthe past, so We shall continue :t(_)_d0 -so in _the future. Whatever we nd in the Way of a` bargain is. the public s to enjoy as Well as our s. And we are always nding` something. "Tha `landing planks in his platform 1 `IEO 3- cent.-izi. "'E}'y'iaLa{"b5' Now that we` are on the threshold of the New Year, we beg to thank our mamy friends and customers for their condence and patronage, which has made the closing year the most pros- perous in our business career, and our aim will beto merit still greater business than ever for the New Year, but oering better values. For example---' N.B.--Al1 Winter Goods still offered at 25 to 40 per ,4 T\;__ 1\___-__:_- 'I\,__ LARGEST sue}; STORE. cheapest In Barrie. ]Watch papers next week . . . . . . WISHING TO ONE AND ALL A 2. The establishment cf at complete electric light plant for civic and other purposes. ' T A nu , -.9 4 - _, _,`__g_g,__ | oaam. . j_ Honest ldvemser. A 8haror.of Bargains. Welcome 1900 We happened on a large oering of new season s They are put on` sale at a little over half regular prices. They are beautiful goods, well tailored, newest styles, guaran- teed as represented. There s only about six dozen of them. `So come quick for a. choice. at a price that Was very at- L..- ALI..- ._..'I __ L- -1, . i'.'1:ac;:iv:3; _ 'a:n(i";s"e H igok utdh all. 23, 1899. SAMUEL WESLEY, Pnoanu-on T 1. The takihg Qver of Barrie water-V works system `uyvthe munjoipgl1ty.- _ ":'1B.'5TM6ifi TI-u_:L NORTHERN ADVANCE i 3: The granting of no municipal franchises beyond a period of two years. 4. Good business economy in nancial` -mmm. `during his term of oioe has not done" _ mount his platform`. depsrtmenb is`-ineneied; . V Therefore when the people eleoted ` Dr. Wells as Mayor it was for the clear ly dened purpose of carrying out the i shove reforms he pledged himueltto. No person wzll assert that Dr. Wells ` precisely what he was sent there to do, and has done it` well, as isevidenoed by the satisfactory results slresdy reached, and the eegernesswith {which all osndi-H dates for municipal honors this year ` Chairman Frswley has been-equnily' . indful of and vigilant in his duty. to ' 10 general welfare of, the town`; his: I wsirmsnihip -`oi the Jemima boy but pl-`cede ;ht end w:ete_r._vro_rk1s;,;jillltiteil-itfid use oonidition,A and sttention` * 1} i ibniey`: 3""'17 h."t g: A 18 Paco `I2 Qolumn Nowupdporo II Publllhod from the 0500', :13 Dunlop Stunt Utah. in the County ofsimcoa. chi Pro _ vluco of Onthrio, Canada". dvory .'l`hunduv Momink, bv I `We believe wewpioe ltho dentimonca: .0? jnore than uii:ey ..par`L-pent.-of Jthg` .rIwpIym in th-nlrihz &heifh.<:.for irv:i'V which: pave. {jnasba;i46oiu1 gq`: eh e_ uioi;`:_`liy,.;;Iipg`gi: r A 4- 1 UUKI I vnvnv a we --.7-.. V 7.50 I..m ' Ex I188.` 7; 9.11;. . 8.93 " ail. ' 11-18 mm. 11 55 p.m Atlantic & Pacic _Ex...,A {.18 The evening Express leavee Toronto at. 5 o'clock instead of 6 as formerly. " - HAEMILTON. Tnlnulouve Barrie for and arrive from the undormoutioned places as follow: _ . --. 'rmzoN'ro. non. l'IildId(lLVaJ4`tl.4I.'o nu lJa|o\IIno- u-v-.v-`. muuua `to ALLANDALB. 1.3: a..rn., 7.56 3.111., 9.27 a.m.. u.ao a..m., u.55 p.m., 5.99 p.m., 5.28 p.m.. 7.40 p.m. ALLANDALB 'ro nuuux. 7.5o'u.m., u.x5 a.m.. 11.30 3.121., 4.15 p.in., 5.32 mm, 7.35 p.m.. v9.05 pan. _ `I 81 mm. Ex recs. 9.09 pm.` 5.88 pan. ail. 11. 83 mm. GRAVENHURST '8: NORTH `BAY. 11:8`-`.`Iu`I Mall. 20 piml I 19 pan. Atlantic 8: Pacic Ex. 11.54 0.10 " North Bay Mixed. ' 7.30 D..'m.A Gravouhunt freight (south only) 9.85 COLLINGWOOD 85 MEAFORD. 11:I0.ia.m. Mail. 5 87 pm. 7.10 pm. Express. 7.55 am. A PENETANG. I I1 80 mm. Accommodation. 5.87 pan..- 7 I0 rm. Accommodation. 7.55 mm. AL ANDALE 8: BARBIE SECTION. nn nun: -rn AI,I,ANl'!AI.R- -._._.-.__._V,, BARBIE RA(|ZLWAY GUIDE. f'Whit - . - . #999,?"-9`.1.P . anuueblc rormmi ' " , . Can and see 9. d,1np1ay_ot Porfrgltn .. -w -. ~' _\'.9 `. ; ' ' G.` that excel a._ny_` heretofore 6:5 hlbited. 7 Order: 3'1ven`be1 ore Dec. 20th will be delivered in .t1n_1e,_ for Christmas rnau. Tam: or SUBSCRIPTION. m`s\\n\... E place! I! 10110` TORONTO. TXIVIIIJ I \ll E31-cu. vv u u - u v u - - - . . -. Mr._F-oster..._... 43 40 ' - msfr` warm. ' -` W.D.Airth;... .... .. 49 45% We would like the members of the Public School Board to examine the above schedule in search of- conges- tion. It cannot found, unless perhaps in Miss Siog s room and the total of that class 18110 evidence of overcrowding for the youngest pupils remain only half a day at. a -time_ Public school ratepayers have lost, tvith no` corresponding` gain, one teacher s salary for a year by engaging three teachers recently rvhen two" would have done. This is. another instance of a section of the A Board havingrnoney to burn. i "777 Fletcher . . . . . . . Wilkie. . . . . . . .. " B0ni....;aooo.o.o " Lee.. . . . . . . Mr._Foater..._... EAST` W0 Do o o o o c o o mm?rom_A1. NOTES.` Hon. J T. Garrow of West Huron has been .uneee.ted ; another evidence of the machine. ' The Beeton `World says that the political thermometer of this provine. is 10 or 12 degrees `below the standard of political morality. The World might have presented its Liberal friends with a more comforting Christmas box than that admission. `stow-u and Loovduoy` that peiqin gho but tneerasza at h[$ub[i'. An. W0 I 0 o u_o `o' .19. N.-Lloyd. . .. 39, Minn 1486...`. `.......... V44 ' :Kin'oou'ooo 0co`oIc " B00l.h...'....'_.... 41 "` Bnya...... . . . . .. 43 " PhelIh.....o... Oaldwell..'....'.... . 50 Sing... . . . . . .. 82 ~ wwr WARD SCHOOL. Miss She:-in...` . . . . . . .. 56 V Fletcher . . . . .. 35' Wilkie,...-_.. 48 49 Lee. . 36 43 `coNGn3?1`I_dNv` J . last" epeoiel meeI:ing__ of the runs 'sr.o1 Board much wnhmg. 9501 '9` < in, the vnrioue ea, or in /other words` "`ovarerowding; `end, snrlfvill be seenon pege.-1 eh-e`nge~ mente were made for the making up of another clue `to relieve thin" congestion -in the Centrei, `Went . Ward and East Wardechoole. The ettendanoe in these three schools for November was as followe :- q In a letter written at Petermaritz-` burg on Nov. 2nd, the Dean of-Maritz- burg (the Very Rev. James Green) a Church of England clergyman, who is one of the oldest English residents in the Colony, having emigrated-there in 1849 and havingheld the oice of dean` under Bishop Colenso, Macrorie and Bay nee since 1857, says :-I look for- ward to the English supremacy being re established in the end, it we will but humble ourselves before God. I do so because the Transvaal_ `Government is a military oligarchy, corrupt, oppres- sive, and blindly ambitious, whereas _ ours always aims atbeing just and gen- erous ;so while the Transvaal would suornfully tread us under foot, we are ready to give the Dutchxeverywhere equal rights with ourselves. . . .There- fore it is that I trust to see the Queen's sovereigntyupheld, but how soon only knows. _The_ war is a civil war reachingfrom Cape Town to Delagoa Bay, and the Dutch have been dilli- gently." preparing tor it for, twenty` years, but I hope the energy with which they have commenced the war will hasten the end." _ g .i The one of Henry Leudley vs: .-Wes; Gwxllhnbnry to recover $l50,_the value, of a. horse that was drowned in a. wash- out in front of a bridge, was ooncluded last Thursday` night, so for an the evi denoe was concerned, ve days-having been taken up in that way. The argu- ment` of `counsel is yet to be heard,so' judgment noednot. be expected for some (M110. "The to_uowin'g thirty nine wit- nesses 'were`,`exeminedn:- ' For 'ths. plsinti'--Henry Lcadlcy, Jan. A. Perkins, David Ccminstkv, James Donnell, Thomas Pollock, Rich- au-d_ Jackson, Wllhsmv `Baker, Cyrus Fgerhlcr, Harry Laudlsy, James S. *Du , Jdhn Russ, Richard Bll, Hi :-sin Spears, Wm. `Rowlsnd, Rbhsrt 'l.`hos. Jpbb, Rcbsrc Thogpgs,` Johc.ak- T" 4ro`%oU%RlI5 A" 11.'E2If!;DAT. - user.-:n'.a% ua:.%ra "Ana at 1?ro- t;~s-,3-'3 ",""""f."`,"."-9"~: "'-1 T 'For the d.efendsnt -- famed` Rota, :Thomu Lennox, James Wxlson. James Drennan, James Jumieson,-Ja,cob Pur- aon, *Zuohariah' Evans. Liuip Outer, Thai. Rieohia,` John Nei|ly,VJoh_n Drou- ndn,."Wm.LfDreInan, W. Jermyn.= nvmeov ;M6ria'rtf,% George 1 :Oumpbo ll,' Geo r;t`_a_;-,.?J;mea:Kidd,2 `. Lead1'fyTv7e's E{{nYnTnury. cmrun. Noon av.vfort1ie roll V month. AA 39. 44' 39 50 4-0 32 40 '44 34 L Pro_motio`n -Exa%minalions cnmnu; sermon. . - .. 1`o78a`u, 1V.-4C. Grants, .0. Rich-, Ii'(Il"_t)`l3:"E.jE_l:r.iK'l_`0lI, L Scott. ` 9 `I Q:...'__;_ (`I Q...LLL - nu guy, aao_ I!Vf?`IQfV9l, -q uuwvw. 4 13.. Ju,n.1}v.;.J.j Simpsbn. 0. sum R. MoLoin,;G. Stevenson, J. Whitton-*1 dale. M -4 b ` A N 171- -In -1n,rcA,n_, ,1 1 yam RETIREMENT or MAYOR wmnns AND COUNCILLOR FBAWLEY. V \IUl_Vo(\ ` To Sn; .'McCullough, J.1 `Kennedy,-H. Hewson, C.` Findlay, N. tipcdull, A{B!ow, R. Nixon; l"I'T. IN 'I\L_____. TIT `l--I__ =1~..Ju .. III.-`--O.`Thom`aa, %w. Fock- ' let,-L. Reid, _R. Manngl, J..Fleming, E. Bar:-and, M1 McEI'cherp. M. Parker; P. Findlay, J. Kennedy, E. Thompson, ? E. Smith, It Oogper. ` . A , I` 'I\ II To Sen'.II.--E. Payne. G. Dougall, `E- Bunker, V. Mclunea, R. Mccurzhv, H. Parker, W. Hawkea, G. Albertaon, ; F. Reedy, M. Shand, N. Hughey, P.-A Pluxton, V. Leeoe. M. Duvav,' E. Braden , A, Luna, R. `Brown, G. Wells W. 1)odds,,E.` Elliott, G. Dudley. M. _Gr:`y. ' I'_.__ fr 11! 'I17:n2,__-__ -n -'.'l.:4;. .Williamedn, H. Brown, Al. iewry, R. Kelcey, H; Cwldwell, H. Lennox, EL Cameron, `E. "Thompson, 0. Lawrence, -S. Bax-rand, `I. Doads, O. Heinea, B. Scott, M, Hawks, Ed. Sewry, E. Hines, A. Rich- ardson, E. Smith. WEST WARD. . N ames in order of merit. A , Jr. l.-Roy Phillips, J. Smith, M. ; Orippe, H. Smith, D. McNeil, Gladys i Brown, Charlie Warren, Norman Hook, Murray Nash. ' V I 1') A __._._r.._-_.. 'I\2-I_ D-` I I-n wllll ADI V-linlnv ms}? 3.- Go. Grant, `Olive Fletcher, ` Lillian _And_rt_on.__ :1. .u C`: _Jr. 4-_.-Evie Ki-id, Alex. Black, Idn.`Pue, Lola Campbell, TA. Mebey, Arthur Menkman, Arthur Pae, E. Stephens. ` u-An-n I1OAI\C\ >\."J I To -Jun. II.-a-F. Williamson, B Waters. 0. Neelanda, P. Sarjeant, `W. Ferguson, B. Barnum, N. Summons. B. 3 Bond, M. Whictendale, P. Simpson, J. Urquhart. M. Dongal, `E. Graham, E-H125, `Oman. . ` -rs 1-I-r-no ' -r-r _iI-." 1'.'-'-'13.".{{-Krong, Dick Pee, ' Ivan Brown, Jessie Smith, A. Dyment, Dorothy Crew, Boy Andrew. ' I T._ (5 `IA 121...... -15` Q._.....I II 4 IIIUGIJ \lI`-IV" iv annual`-Ivv y:Tr. 2.-M. Henry,`E. gnead, M. Harris, F. Foster, S. Horaeld, W. Nelles, B2 Curtis, N. Dyment, R. Bur- ridne, R. Carson, F. Rayner. . E|-L-L-.. D l`.._-:-gnu The Town Council of the past three years has. been strong in the emnunt oi business ability brought to hear in the ndlniniatration of civic affairs ; _ it is Ieldom that so many capable men are found occupying seats` together in any municipal body. _.vMay_or VWelle_,_ag pre- siding and chief eirecutive oiaer and Councillor `Frawley as Chairman of the Water and Light Committeewhioh for the past two yeareiit any rate has been the most important otvme CounoilAcom- mitteee, have been__the`-3leadere in a pro- gressive movement quite unprecedented . in the history of Barrie. --vugv vi 1:-on-w u-run; -v- u * Sr: -2.-M.`u`l:3;her, B. Cunning- ham, M. Nash, T. R.edfej'n,. R. Griibha G. Burton. L. Stephens, F Allward,_ 1- o A 13...... 1:1 n_...V_1...n 1 J-' O illluvui Jr. 3.--V-A. Burton, E. Camvpbell, J. Vair, V. Nash, A. Hayward, 8. Barr, H.~M_rshall. R.`~Gxapt.6__ ` - `If: n I 1n.ss'r_ WARD. Jr. lab to Sr. 1sn--Robert. Aber- nathy, Ada. Hickling, ' Eddie Somers. . Sr. lab to Jr. 2nd-Silaa Hiokling, Hattie J ermev. . . - St` 2nd to` Sr. 3rd-Frank.Dobie. Jr. .3rd to Sr. 3rd-A_rchie Pue, Vera Lloyd. At a special meeting of the Public School Board on Wednesday night last 4 I -the following trustees were present :- I Chairman Perkins, Trustees Reid, Ward, Young, Smith, Montgomery and Andrew. The business of the meeting is summed up in the following motions : `I ._._- Il'-_L.._...-..._. l'I'\L_L LL- _L._2.. lnvw * h&o'ntomery-Love-.-That 9. teacher `he engaged for the Fifth Farm at a sal- ary `of $-` during the ensuing term ; that Mr. Hallett be instructed to make `up a special class from. pupils in the central, west and east ward school; with a new of relieving the congeation that may exist in the schools. - 1 `K7--- `Il4_L..-_.-.... V.-- "l ...... out ---..----- --r -- v-- ----v v- --5 -v----- . { _Love-Montgomerv-That the ohair- . manwhnd Secretary give to Miss How and Miss Phelan a written testimonial upon ther retiring from tho! ata'.-Car- ..!-.I ....... ...., ...-..- .- -..., ........-.-. Yeas--Montgomery, Young. Smith. A _- Nays-We_rd, Reid, Perkins. A Trustee Andrei had retired the vote was taken. . c Q G- A'u`;n';;i'1-1'-V-V;;.i.:.'i!hnt Mr.- Lsidmah be engaged for the fth form` at a. salary of $325 from January to closing of mi_i-a1_1Aq1mo_I'__te`rg1 o__l90l_).--Carried. I no-vb vvnn-n vs ovvvu vuuuo-nun-on mglni-t.h--Ward-That the matter of. placing the teachers for the ensuing term be left with the Management Committee after consultation with the Inspector and Principal Hallett.--Oar ...:-.`I On Ohriatmna night. the platform of the Town Hall waaha. Dollikiu s Flash in which forty little girls dressediu white played with and sang to their dolls awaiting the. arrival o_f.Sunta Claus, 'I\L-v.L8I.l_-_ `L-.`l L--- _L-lI ....-__..'-.`I WUIIUI IIIDIIID nun Iuuuvrln nnaun-co : . Tnvollon should secure 3 Rand-McNally Railway Guido and Hand Bo9k-issued monthlv. ......---..,, -..- ..---...- -- ..__-.- ...-_... The children had been vrell prepared and drilled for the yer-`nous exercises by Miss E. F. King, primary class teacher, and Miss Ids King, assisted by Mrs. Ellis, Mrs.vRichsrdscn and Miss Sher-in. | After the opening chorus Harry M01` ren gave as -recitation explanatory of Dollikin's Flat; the series of choruses with pretty motion scoompsmmeuts yes then proceeded with. - There were in all vesolos as follows :-Ads? Rich- ardson, .She _ll he a. year old to mor-A 1-,`.>w" ; Hazel Stn.it.h,, "`_B~sbykinlBoo; Lillie England, _Rsgedy Molly; J r ssie rSI;nish,_ _`.`Sin`g `s glsd scfu`g" ;, _G1Ady3 ,Bsmsy_, "Sleep. bsby sleep) , Some of gthe ':,pr`ctiest. choruses were `.`_~Wren`the ` inf lg!-ee_n,"? `.``Up and swsy,v?Oir8s`nte,. jsnd,i~A',_merry night,` with _p_is_no. 7!99'PBIhiiheucs bv 3Miss 7Edos_;.'E'teek.. --v-v --vv-v------- -v-- ----- v:wwov-u -'+A"aolo given behind .h'fe scene` au- Edwurds) who .t7h`a Lnext; the= coming of. -Sanjb Ollnl wVv!<?*f'?-`#1-J \ -=4:>~3= :=; 3 Santa. Claus ii1(I')61l1k1n s F151;. - Pubhc School Board. before Love, JN6 new name will be added to the Subscription LII! until thu money it paid. T ' I : Subscribers now in arrears fdr thtee month: and our will be charzqd 8l.o oer annufn. . ` TBUNK8, VALISES, SU1'1"UASES. Ptmsns, HAND BAGS, LUNCH CASES, RUG Swurs, TAGS ANDTA VARIETY or OTHER LEATHER Goons in: the Lowest Prices. These goods are allnew, no shop worn shoddy goods in the place. ROGER & GA`LLE'1`. PERFUMES, ENGLISH CROWN L 4 MILLOT S L SEELY S % TAYLORS A % We ham 5 nice variety of ne GERMAN FELTS for Children. Everyone should get a new pair, the prices are so tempting that is will be easy for you to buy: v \ . A large assortment of --V\-I<;:vi-ll'i'v'e";_PlI1'rse with every pair of Felt Shoes sold this week. Anyone getting a kick with them will be felt. ` \tVhat% about ITHE Kl0Nll||(EI We carry 3 full lihe of LADIES , GENTS AND CHILDREN'S FINE RUEBEBS. GEN'.rs_' FINE _GLovEs AND Mrrrs, Acton make. |S.:M:.La.wrence I l............-..----:- - ----- n T - The Atlantic and Pacic Express trains run daily: All `other trains daily except Sunday. IA-___lI___ _I.-__I.I ..... _- - I)__.I,I'-KT-"nu D-ln.-..