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BARRIE DISTRICT. McNeil Lot - .\........A... `ll .- Toronto - ,, I `I THENORTHERN `ADVANCE fis ld_diu_g A the T -Scotch` returned - Appeals were heard and deci ions given as follows:--James" Cock urn, overcharge -S `pt. 10, `con; 5; Gilbert Mc,Arthur,_ overcharge `E half. 13; con; 5; Wallace Gilchrist, overcharge- E -half I5, con. 6;Arch. -Deebenharn, overcharge '-S' W quarter 3'2, co.n,"1;l Silas `Locke; overcharge E halt, 12;` _c_on.l 13.. All of above., aspespmentsj were fsustai d/., ~e m`:er4;. 1 u uuccu rcmqvcq, 1V _n;_:`0l'.H 13 -na1f 2;2, con`. *4,` t ak'n fxfo:x_1.'_aAs,s;.esi8I,1`l_9t' 92 int `Clerk certied that all the notices and `advertisements had beqn attended to in proper time. V A....--|- AA ' launch. Mr. Charles E. Malloch, C.E., was drowned in the-Ottawa River by be- coming entangled in an anchor line and being dragged overboard from a Pursuantto notice, the first sitting of the Court of Revision of Assess- ment Roll for the Township of `Ora for the year 1907 was - held in the Town Hall (at II o'clock am. May 30th. ` All be members were present .and took t e oath required by stat-` ute. ' V .. vv -uuvuu ucldy. motidn of Robertson and `Me-' Arthur, accounts to the amount of $11.10 were ordered paxd. A42.-.......-.I -- `- ...v ......,..\.u ycuu I Adiourned to met on of August next at` IO a.m Road grants having been made to the amount of $59o.oo,and apportion- nng of statute 18bOI'\ completed, the Clerk was instructed to enter grants in and f{1l'\U2l'!` fn llAe\nnl-:--- \anv|I\ vvaa u1au'uC(C(.l [0 CHECK m hsts and_ forward to respectxve overseers w_1thout delay. run.-.I-:.\.. -3 1" ~'- ' ` `- Council met pursuant to adjourn- ment_ The minutes of yesterday were, on motion of Robertson and McArthur, conrmed. On motion of McLeod and Rob'- ertson, a by-law to allow Oro Tele- phone Co. to erect poles and wires on the highways of Oro for a period of ve years from date was intro- duced and passed. ` rx, ---- ..~-_ rt-lhl\v\Iu On motion of McLeod and Rob- ertson, resolved that the -order of any member of Council shall be suf- ficient authority for the Treasurer to pay necessary accounts from now until our next meeting. 13--.! - _-_-- `V--a Av uAI\.A Ll- cation for grant of $25 to improve a bad portion of his road division. ` Apportioningpf statute labor tak- len up and contmued until 6.30 p.m. A A3A.........J -.- -- Weiiiggton Mortson made appli-I _v. -v iv an `Anon: 6l\J|ulll\.IDu On motion of Robertson_and Mc- Lean, the Treasurer was Instructed to pay Thos. Home $15.30 for lling washout, line con. I0 and II. `If 1: A31iIiar vr"i>;ii3Sn at Rome was struck by lightning and the aeronaut killed by the fall. I` I After examination of lease to Oro Agricultural Society, the Clerk was instructed to write George Raikes, Pres., that this -Council declines to grant to said society the privilege to sub-let Town Hall grounds. f\__ _L:___ r n u 1.0- I All the members were present at meeting of Oro Council held May '29th. I - - I The choir of `Coldwater Methodist Church. was in attendance and ren- dered in excellent form two`~choice lanthems. I Barrie B. B, Club has certainly got the Indian sign on Allandale. The teams met again in an exhibition game Monday evening, Barrie win- ning by 6 to 3. Six innings were played when darkness intervened. The following composed the teams : Barrie--Rowe, Davis, Butler, `Scott, Burton, Lennox, McNab, Coffey, Smith. Allandale---Barr, Lawr, Hag- erman, Hodsden, 'Riddell, Johnson, Hakwer, Appleton, Greeneld. Ba't- teries---Burton and Scott, Lawr and Greeneld. ` good 2_md merchants nd business xmprovmg. I There were 24 employees killed and 17 injured in the Canadian rail- way service during April, 1907, com- pared with 20 killed and 30 injured in the preceding month and 2I killed and 11 injured in April, 1906. Six of the deaths were due to the victims being run over by trains, 5 to being struck by._engines, 3 to derailments, 3 to explosions, 2 to being caught between cars and I each to a collis- ion, to a fall, to drowning, to being burnt to death, `to a derailment, and to falling material. Of the minor ac- cidents 5 were due to collisions, 5 to falls, 2 to being caught between cars, 2 to being struck by engines, I to a derailment, I to an explosion and I to falling material. ' ono C'0UR;l` or REVISION. L. 'Allanda1e, in-t tend running an excursion to Orillia and the Islands of Lake Couchich- ing on Monday, June 10th. Train leaves Allandale at 9 a.m., calling at Barrie and intermediate stations. Tickets, adults 65c., children half fare. See bills for further -particu_- lars. Many will no doul)t avail themselves of this opportunity of having a. gala day. .. -- -- --J - v-- v__ f `lnxlltations are `out fqr [the mir- riage of Miss `Maggie A.Brunton, daughter of `Mr. and Mrs. JohnA'S. Brunton, to Mt. Harry Riddell. The wedding will take place on Wednes- day, June 19th, in the Burton Ave- Methodist Church. O. No. 432, 'A_llanda1eA _`i`r_1f The nets of the Cape Breton sh- ermen on the south shore have been largely destroyed by ice, and the con- dition of the people is serious. PI`! "` Mrs. Fitch and daughter of Tor- onto visited Mrs. `Steggls last week. Mrs. Steggles retured with them and spent afew days in the city._ -_r ..--_ vv--....--\.u. uusu U-JU 11.111. Adjourned to meet to-`morrow at F) a.m I Mifsg Minnie Mingay :of` -Niagara alls. is visiting her mother on San- ord St. _ I.MJ_."TUDH0PE, Clerk, ORO COUNCIL. the 5th day ._-r- ~wa_uI\llIl\JIl parks, squares and roadways. The Town Council and the Board "of Trade. must not rest `content with descanting` on Barrie the Beautiful." They should take active measures to make it worthy of the name.` Let these bodies take note of. what is being done . elsewhere. In the United States,` for . instance, Sir,--I noticed in a recent issue of.The Advance the timely "and gen- erous offer of Mr. H. H.`Strathy to donate. prizes for well-kept lawns, and it has prompted me to say a few words .on similar lines.` This is a matter where, I think, public and private effort and enterprise should go hand in hand, each bemg comple- mentaryato the other. ~ I 1" II `I Z TOr;"r'r1f;tion of McLeoci and Rob- ertson, the Assessment Roll for the Township of Oro, 1907, as now re- vised and amended, was adopted and --v---- v_ v--- `-vw`v-v uv uuvnnvvuuu The agreement between the Toron- to Typographical Union and the em- ploying printers was ratied at a meeting held on Saturday night. _jk`,,_ ,9 Il",, ' 9 valuation. Annie Muir and assessed to George Campbell as tenant. E half W half I4, con. 13, taken from assessment of Peter Mawdsley' and assessed to Wm.Horne as owner with no change in valuation. Robt, M. Young was assessed as F.S. W half II, con. 14; Chas. Reevie as F.S- W half 16, `con. 7; John J. `McLeod as F. pt. E half 2:2, con. II; Ernest Pearsall as F. W pt W half 15, con. 7; and W. Cousins F. 18, con. 14. S -W cor. 22, con. 14, assessed to Samuel 'Oldham instead of Thos. Boyce with no change in! f IMPORTER 0 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0 LETTER TO THE EDITOR- Do your shopping at this store. U was a grand success. Many drawings of merit were sent in and the boys and girls are to be commended on their praiseworthy efforts. So many excellent drawings were `.received we have added an extra list with prizes of 25c. and 50c. to each of the six children who stood next to the winners in marks and prizes have been sent to ` --ro auvvllb, has prompted lines. pwhere, : ld 'yeto -`kept lawns would but `accen- :hc unkempt condition of the `and rnaa.....,. I Our Drawing Competition I Dr. Godfrey of Mimico was ejected (`member of the Legislature for West :York to -ll the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. J. W. St. John. we give you your choice of 58 exquisitely-tailor. ed coats, at exactly half price. Some are a little more than hall and others less than half. C They are made of Grey and Fawn Covert Cloths. Black, Broad and Amazon Cloths. Fawn and Grey Check and Stripe Tweeds. _ It wasa big hargain buy for us and is Golden Chance for you. They are of the short jumper, medium. and thelong 52-inch styles and first-class in every respect. Do not fail to see them. On view main store. muting a recent visit to the coat man;-ac_ turenfs. we made 3 deal with one of the best Cm adisn mnkenrsthst will enthuse every lady who is interested in this store's doings. and J. TUDHOPE, Clerk. Gr. Jackson, Cookstown, - Rupert Suffling, Allandale, - Frank O'Connor, Barrie, - Viola Brownlee, Barrie, - Richard W. Plowright, Isiinesing, Fred Bristow, Allandale, Norris McPhadden, Lindsay, 1st Prize, $3.00 Glad s Palling, Barrie, - 2nd 2.00 Ada ichardson, Barrie, 3rd 1.00 W by zimmci at 6u`n- ; they ha`veV opted" , a indgpendent imam..- --- - `58 of them at half :A some lesstand a few 3 little more than half value `TO-DAY THURSDAY an`;-;--..A_ Mr, 'J5h'n'?in"p's'o{1`}2s struck by an automobile at Hamilton, and it is feared his back is broken. Honorable Mention. Vickers Values excel all others. - Jackson's P i r-The `W- Pili8 <(J)fn:l,1eJt:}1(etension of e ` new elctric road to this 1ace W, i .9,938fully carried out to- 3) by I '.i..`uti6fI- of a through 5""'4 (city to the lake`. I ` Q`-;!V_.l_`e Carried, notwit ` _*:iIth:It- no? special prom \ . ..:;;!.l.I!!1_Ve,tIt-'_ A numb 4 "'P1itan Road From Now Open. n.-uug II. EUUCHCS. This letter does not I>Fet9d-mt: gieal' with details. but it I5 "1, In the hope that the idea ma 6 taken up and worked out by Te% tent citizens. will you not Your powerful aid? Y R * A BYSTAI\DE- Barrie, June 3rd, I907. --w uavc au. LllllJ1LPVCHH.;l|L vv------' sion? I am sure its citizens ha) i enough aesthetic taste and love iof ' the beautiful in nature to V0}? 1 ` Yearly sum for this purpose. it 9" satised the money would be WI5il,' spent. This would be fairly `.`_ guaranteed under such :1 comm sion, for its first action would doubt be to prepare a cnmPh' sive scheme for bciiutiiying lb` own. If a little ambitious. so mud` the better. Rome was not bl1l1P`$ .3 day! and this work can be C?"., out by degrees. The main th18 to have a settled plan. so that 6\'97f' `thing that is done will he in PUT5' ance of a clear cut p0`iic.V. _hi C0mmission might coi1'>`l`t 0*` it three persons chosen from the ``. 5. prominent and public .~`pit'ltd.cmi zens, men who have no s_eCt1: Pfeiudices or axes of an) kmd in Efid. They should scr\'c the I0`; with the patriotic ambitimi to ma} Barrie the most beautiful P13? 0! its size in Ontario: lld `mhoiil emolument of any kind, Above 3! `things, let politics he kept out 0. sight. for nothing so blights every thmg it touches. I \ ,Ln01A t_he citizens and :1 powerful attrac- t1_on to outsiders. Why cannot Bar" rte have an Improvement Comm` cinn > I an. ...... . .5 ` .\;f; YQnc hi ;I;l_'ne1--;:mi_s EL great rush at Yorktonl for hotpesteads in the Doukhobor re- serve, Just thrown open. H NE , _ A51)!`-Y JU 6th, TO LAKE SIMCOE. 000. 509;. 500. 250. .)-_` .--3L. Toronto riiay be , ' `comps . t0. wntten - L. )mPv haw Mr.' William Rogers twelve-year old son was killed by the kick of a steer near -Rodney. n` I . -- ulr'0l.. such fully and w IDA.` . say Im very 1` llcant Ihaw mmcm ingdqn Aynpitw Can I e` 1 ` will run dale. ('0' Falls. 0:. - An A'ca`demy of Medicine has been formed in connection with the Uni- versity of Toronto. Canud i; `V1-`ll Mond4 TICKET Tmi n {ouses .-....--- I0'I:I<`bZ Inn. - _ `V-._-_ -v_ -v-vv A (ruzshv of prospec_tors is reported into the Montreal Rxver mining dis- trict, Reiv mm OH I I 146 PR FiI`.~`3-("'31 . 1 . 1 . hundred Chinese rebels have been killed in battle with the Imper- ial troops. .LVl. ml and Pinia Mr. Jeseph Chamberlain returned to London. Saturday in a very weak- ened `condition. Snow fell in Nevir York city yes- terday. Thirty-two Chinese were arrested in a raid at Hamilton. Britain is yearly sending more persons to prison for debt. For better satisfaction, it's here 5! why not look and give your feet restful, easy shoes P Infants Dongola Kid Button Boot, toe cap, tum sole, spring heel, worked button hole,sizes 3 to 7 %, only . . . . . . . . . . . ........65c Infants Three-strap slippers, turn sole, sizes 3 to 7, special. . . .25c Children's Button Boots, toe cap, in tan red and black kid leather, spring heel, sizes 3 to 7, special ..............85c Our 85c and $I.oo Lace Boots for Children, sizes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, IO, 10%, we warrant to give satisfac- tion such as you have not` h The held or devoted election ents 2 McKee; Johnsto Smith; McKee; Superin Evange` Mrs. B `from any others. Try a pair and SW11 at you will buy no others. in_gs, N GlVlI12'. `Wm. Moorel . J `|"'J3 Sizes I to 5, special. . . . . . . . . . 1.30 Misses Dongola Kid Lace Boots,` toe cap, low heel, medium heavy sole, solid, Tsizes II to_ 2, excellent value at _I.5o, special. . . . . . 1.25 Childs Dong. Kid Blucher Lace Boots, toe cap, extension `sole, spring heel, best value we ever sold. Special....... .,....1.Io Girls Dong. Kid Strap Slipper, trimmed with bow and buckle, patent leather toe cap, turn sole, sizes 4 to 7%, special . . . . . . . .75c Sizes 8 to 10%, special . . . . . . . .85c Cnn... ..L..I.. 2... 4.... ...-d._... -4. On- -.._1 \JIu\.-J U \v\.I l\//Z, 61tl\u\-lulu I v u 0 I 08131.; Same style in tan colors at 85c and 14- . Iv`: nnaun-us a noun: av 05:9 In\J V IQII Davic EQEJ of biggerubuying direct. Good Weldy `lockers and good wearers -. is the plosibn feature of every pair on this list. mine at `Boys Genuine Dongola Kid Lace A (109 - t St. 1 Boots, toe cap, extension sole, ivhen tl warrante_d soltid, natty, serviceable ed the 1 style. Sizes 10` to I 3, special _ A de] Crwnu 1", ,- i i It takes aibig assortment_to offer exactly the right style and quality to meet the particular taste of every parent who comes along. .. We are showing all the styles and shapes in all sizes in black and tan_leathers, made by the best Canadian Shoe Makers and guaranteed to give good wear. Our prices for such . good shoes are not possible for any other store. to match. ` This is the a FOR ms ANDTMEN -v-_p vs-uuw -aqua ':i`UE__SDAY,. Jtniii ga. Events of the Week. (Continued from Page 3.) MONDAY, JUNE 3rd. I` v-uoy -VUII, ULQLILLVVJ `LL. a o - 0-0 I -I 0.80 I 30. per ton ilcount if paid by ' Angus} 20th. MAKING I'l'.....`. 6.95 _ 200. pa! ton diltlllt it paid by ' , Sll_It. Nth. MAKING IT ._;.....; 7.05 .. l0a._'pu'- ton discount .lf=p|ld;by " ./ Out. 2019!. MAKING IT . `DRI`4I"VERYA WHEN YOU A IJIKE."QUAL ;`I`;lY OE SOB-INTO! I8: . . . 7.15" ----..-_ -_..... rnwuwnub xuvv 1.u_u.c, as LIIC present price of $7.2 5 per ton is sub- ject to the followingdiscounts 2 e . kn. -_-.- .-- 1 -' {A Owing to a great shortage of cars and difculty in getting coal with increased cost of. handling, our customers are asked to "place their ordersearly in the season and thus insure the present low` price, as the flfdlif no-1.0; Al` Cu an ..-.. 4.-.. -_ --_|- one." yonnen NOW. --..; -a--an w\JaAv\.|II\al.lI.. No candidate is to be admitted to the examination in part two who has not been reported by the Principal to the Public SchooI- Inspector on or before June 15th, as having satisfac- torily completed the course of part one. ' i 9 td II a.m.Z-1-1-English Grammar. 11.10 to I2 a.m.-Wx-iting. Oral _._reading may be taken cit} Friday afternoon or at such oth hours as are convenient. xv -- 1 9 mg. '---vw--J, Juana CV0 8.45 to" 9 a.m.-Reading_'instruc- tions. ` 9 to It a.m.--Composition.` II.I0 to 11.55 a.m.-Spelling. 1.30 to 3.30 p.m.-Geogt-aphy. ' `I`I.__...._1_ - U The following is the time table of the Departmental Entrance examina- tions for this year. The examina- tions will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 26th, 27th and 28th:--- snriaat ca..: :.:...a..... r=unnxn..a` n 5 = All members are urged to attend a special -meeting of the Union to be held -Monday, June 10th, at 3 o'clock, to `consider an important matter of business. I ents as follows :,--President, Mrs. - Rec. Sec., Miss `McKee; * McKee; Treas., Mrs. J. K. Ross; . Superintendents of `Departments- ...... u. us uu.u.\;1a auu. bLlpCl"lI1ICH(l' McKee; Vice-President, Mrs, N. B.` Johnston; -Cor. Sec., Mrs. Fred. Evangelistic, Mrs. Wm. Smithand Barr; Flower Mission, Miss Maud McKee; Lumbermen Work, Mrs. Scott; Press, Mrs. N. B. John- and Miss King; Parlor Meet- ings, Mrs. J. "Stephens; Systematic Giving, Mrs. Somers and Mrs. Wm. Black; Franchise, Mrs. Freek; Nar- cotics, West Ward `School, Mrs- J. Rogerson; East Ward School, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Rainsford; Central] School, Mrs. McKee; `Mother s "Meeting, .M'rs. Fred. Smith; Scien- tic Temperance, Mrs. Foster and . Mrs. Mullen; Jail Visitations, Mrs. J. Stephens and Mrs. Sissons; `Soap Wrapper Mission, Mrs. J, Smith` and Mrs. Stone. .:.uv. xcgumn zuuuuuy meetmg was on Monday afternoon and was devoted chiefly to business and the election of officers and superintend- Mrs, -Cor.(_Sec., Mrs. Fred.g |C.~.:4.L . an. All LIIC uauua U1 Ule UOVCI'IlII`lI`lt. Col. Greene of Fort Seward, Alas- ka, is demanding .the arrest and re- turn of a deserter who escaped to Canada and the punishment of a British captain who aided him to es- cape; The reports of the commissioners who investigated the charges against Jail Governor Van Zant and Police Magistrate Woodyatt of Brantford are in the hands of the Government. Fm] Cronnn I\: ITA..L C..---....J A` - _`-___.._--a, ..,--.. .u..u nan.-I \/vvll. Assu- (_"A'_<'1eputation from _the Ontario Socnety of Artists waited upon the Government in regard to a proposed- rearrangement of the Provincial art gallery. :1: run up _ - H. Moorhouse, Dean of the medical faculty at the `Western University, has `resigned and- Dr. Eccles has been appointed to s_uc-- ceed him. ..v- :~---- ""-'a"l"`J' Thursday, June 27; 9 to 11.30 a.m.-At-ithmetic. V ` 1.30 to 4 ~p-m.--Writing and Read-; `IQ, -_ ---_-- -....- -... ......,._, ...... A dog owned by Mr.J. C. Rykert at `St. Catharines gave the alarm when the house caught re, and sav- building, but lost his own life.- Harry Hamlin, one of` Buffalo's wealthy citizens, was killed by being. thrown from.his automobile .in a collision with a wagon. An ..........:.-.... A: '11: - ..-.._- -: LL- \p\Jllll\lll VVll-ll G VVGs\JIIu An extension of `fe scope of the Anglo-Japanese entente `provides for. Japanese aid to Britain in "case India 18 attacked by any po_we;'. David Blair was killed and Harry fatally injured by the ex- plosion of a `charge at the `O'Brien at Cobalt that had hung re._ _I-._ _,,-A,_ , The management of St. 'Ma_rgaret s College has purchased ,a -property `at 144 Bloor street east, Toronto, for $30,000. -.._-v--v cow-- 'V_V.Vest Hurbn` Ihiberals have jendorhsh-I. ed Mr; Robert Holmes as" candidate for the Commons. The British Government has ari- nounced that it will proceed no `fur- ther with the .Irish Council~bil1.` 3 Ex+Control_ler_ Frederick Richard-, son `of Toronto and his father were heid up by, masked men on the King- ton road and robbed. ' .4--- - ~ ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. Kuned 4'82 ./Da'.vis V "woodwo'r}:invg` giant at ~ indsay was. `destroyed by may be ,_ inaum-at` ...in;- ;'I*ox-5; you-n -. , A . r - "-- lege `of Pharmacy 'disVc u$sed"the"s:aV1l`e. of `catholic acid: A " ` A --.s -- The results `of the` annual examix}- at1ons in connectzon wnth the Um- verslty of Toronto are announced. Pl`! regular monthly meeting wa n M A\r Qgfnrnnnn nu-A ---- 40. pot. if 'i'i"Ia"' gggv zoeh. uAxm"8 11-} .`T'f'.... %.'. .. liar and 'nIuun...a :1 .__:a1_'__ ` ' -" " "'a ' V`--%TZIIU$ 0 50. ' ` no a ' . .n...' ;:'... has: r`"'.`fff 3?. .. fol. Ju1vP2:)`I':h- Mgr? ..:l"il`( pm by , Wednesday, June 26. Friday, June 28. % ` :'1:i`{\.:aitlamiltbn/, :c%h:$&c"-1`. t Le. vtit9~.sy2t..em%%. % ' Vtaien either other 7 -$6.75 amvvo `p. |.\. nuxcnncau In WHICH IIC -gave the following reasons -for he- lieving.. in local option _ prohibition: I-. `The bar-room is an `evil. 2. From a "business standpoint, 3. Be- cause of the instinct -of. self-presew vation._, 4. Because of personal lib- erty.. As. Because it is a good law and can be `enforced. Rev. H, S. Magee, if-field. Secretary of. the `Do- minion Alliance, ably set forth -the h of.coi1d3lSting;a"local `opti n . ' . V the; creati, n, ` " ' -en'forc ,*' - ` "Pnblice :8'm An evening session devoted to local option was well attended by citizens of `tColdwater. Rev. J. . F. Oekley, 'D.D., presided and. was "as- sisted in opening the meeting by Rev. J.` Oderyrand Rev. J. J. Wheat- ley.- An able address was given by. Rev. J. R. Aikenhead in which the] mv `f\"l\IIt:O|1b onus;-A-n --- A resolution was passed com- mending the action of the Ontario Government in requesting commis- sioners toigrant no licenses in a municipality where as, local option by-law had been quashed on a tech- nicality, alsoone approving of rigid `enforcement of the Liquor License Act by commissioners and inspec- tors. - i * - .....u an.-. . Layxul, Jnulllllldtlll 1.4. \.l 3 Committee, Rev, W. J. Wallace and Mr. H._ L. Lovering; Educational, Rev. J. F. Ockley, D.D., and Mr. J. F. Morris; `Sunday School, Rev. R. S. Fralick and Mr. J. I. `Hart, In addition to the above named_ laymen Messrs. M. Baird, R. Dun1op- R. G. Richardson, A. `C. Bishop, Edwin Leatherby, and C._ G. Strange were elected members of Toronto Con- ference. n r The reports from the circuits and churches indicated general prosper- ity and the connexional interests of the church well sustained. Rev. Robert McKee of 'Coldwater was elected to the stationing committee of Toronto Conference. `Ministers and laymen were elected to repre- sent the District on the following committees of `Conference: - Classi Leaders, Rev. Philip Jones and Mr. T. W. Lennox; Epworth League, Rev. T. R. White and Mr. Albert J. `Sarjeant; Contingent _Fund, -Rev. J. R. Aikenhead and Mr. Mark Vasey; Sustentation Fund, Rev. A. R. Sanderson and Mr. H. L. Lover- ing; Temperance, Rev. H. S. Magee and Dr. A. Evans; Memorials, Rev. A. J, Paul, B.D., and Dr. West; Sabbath Observance, Rev. J. I. Wheatley and -Mr. Thomas Camp- bell; Church Property, Rev. W. T. Legott and `Mr. A. C. `Osborne; State of the .Work, 'Rev. A. J. Petch and Mr. E. G. Taylor; Nominating ` Cnmmi-pp Pm, vv 1 ur..n..,.., .....a The annual meeting of Barrie Dis-| trict of the Methodist Church was: held at Coldwater May 29th and 30th. Rev. J. F. Ockley, -D.D., -Chairman of the District, presided. Rev. T. R. -W`hite was elected Journal Sec- retary, Rev. J, A. Petch Statistical Secretary and Rev. R. A. Spencer Assistant Secretary. All the minis- ters of the district were present and the circuits were well represented By laymen. ' [Annual Meeting of Methodists at ] Coldwater. Catroneo, 4a.` 1 Sicilian; wounded probably fatally in New York,` declares that he knows his as-' sailant, but will reserve ' vengeance ;for._ himself or.his vfamily. ` % ` . llvvnunis A no c-ogucn -a Mr. and Mrs, W`. A. Pratt were called to Port Union on `Sunday by the sudden death of the former s father. i The Ladies Aid of the Presbyter-I ian Church held an interesting meet- ing in the church yesterday after- `noon. Mrs. C. Sharpe has removed from Bay st. to Gowan st., to the house recently vacated by Mr. John Bol- ton. N, Wheeler has opened up a boot and shoe store in Looker s old stand, next to Pul1an s. Mrs. R. Hardy is home from the Canadian 1500, having spent a month there with her children, I Mr. J. D. McMillan has been ap- pointed assistant trainmaster for dis- Vtricts II, 12, 13 and I4. rigniimber of Sixth-Warders en- joyed the Niagara Falls excursion on May 31st. _ Mrs. George Robinson of Toronto IS visiting her son, Mr. R. 5. `Rob- inson, Gowan St. uua. 41. ;.u\;ucu U1 J.UrUIltO IS visiting her parents, Mr. and rs. J. Hall. '- . _ " - -v-v ~-v-J-v not J-\Jl\JlI|v\Jo Mr. Riach is the new choir leader at Burton Ave. Methodist Chugch. 117 are home Oro. milinv-."'Arthur T. Blakely; organistdof Sherbourne Street `Methodist Clfurch, ws held up -by a drunken man, and forced to play at the point of a re- yolvgr. . - _--_ _-__ v_-._. 7' --gvo-r-any 1\'Ir. andVMrs. A. Riddgll returned from Toronto on Monday. Miss Minnie `McL_ennan was an over-Sunday vnsxtor 111 Toronto. `to - _. __ -v-- - v v.n.VrUII`J\vII\JD \.IllIuI.l vile Cannon has returned from vxsiting her mother i Guelph. Mrs. D. Bell and daughter, Helen, after visiting friends in (31-n -Mr. A, is soending a few days in Toronto. g Miss .E. Leatherland of Toronto` is visiting friends` here. `I ` _ _ . . . . . . _-= -..v..\-.; anvn vo Mrs. Jos.._ Davidson has from her trxp to Montreal. Misses "E. and :S. McMorran re spendxng a few days In Toronto. 11,, TH I -\ /'a_r;-ia'nt,_sr., is visiting re; latives in Stouffville. T 'Tf1e-ne;t"1;;'eeeeds of -Scotch. Tea were $17.40. ` _' `Mr. and Mrs..J. H. Pearce were in .Toronto last week. 5oo6oooo9o9_oo_o_Q m,m.m: " "Mr. A. Scotf is quite ill at present. Miss f Hazard of Lakeside Hospi- `Mrs. V-H. McBride is being visited ta! Chi3g0. is Visiting` 1161' niC. by her si_ster._ ' . `Mrs. Joseph Nattress, 'Cgmber1.and The netAprocee,ds the Scotch StFt- ` V . 1.41/yrlll llll.)_IICF3l9n. idlau(l .- loca} optxgnv` Louis Sylviska, arrested on suspi- cion of being connected with the re that destroyed "the Exhibition rand stand in `Toronto, has retracte his confession. ~ '