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Cockburn presented re- ._. 1.- .....A LA `Pm-ave '1:`i1eI..fo11bwix:1 orddrs` ehave been issued for A q uadron, 9th Missis- A siauiga Horse, by `Major F. L. Bur-V ton : . d Annual Training. The $quad1-on will parade mounted at 9 o clock, am.,' Tuesday, June 16th, I , to_ proceed to Nnagara for an- .._ -1 .. , ., ---_,_,, 1908, 1_>roc~ nual trammg. Vuununx L uouuvu Through the kindness of the O.C. and Ofcers of_ the 35th Reg_t.,_ the Squadron are mvxted to partxclpate 'in the annual church parade of the above Corps to be held on "Sunday, May 31st, inst. Squadron -parade (dismounted) will fall in at I o clock p.m.,oand be ready to` move one to the Regimental parade ground at 1.30 p. m. sharp. Dress review order. -I\_:11' LJDDQQ Mourited drill for.'No. : and 2 Troops will be held each Thursday evening, `7.I5 o clock sharp. Horses. All ranks must provide themselves with suitable mounts (bays or blacks preferred). Lieut. Brothers, V. S., will have charge of all horses before and after training. Blankets furnish- ed for all horses. 1\ ,____ Full marching, ordergwearing new umform of North West Mounted Police- pattern. _ n _ -....:g.. L\B\al ul-sun All those wishing to become affil- iated with the Squadron must be of sterling character, and present suit- able references, providing their own mounts, nanvvo-n---. All those having musical instru- ments, baseballs, footballs, etc., are requested to bring them, and organize teams among themselves for the tug-of-war, wrestling on horseback, and other sports to be competed for for valuable prizes. Other orders being issued by mail. By Order, VV. D. MacLAREN,` Capt. `DONATIONS TO R.V. HOSPITAL --2::-- l l The following donations to the lRoyal Victoria Hospital are acknow- ledged :- K` A `T.-\.--::-(xv-I -2 nfc `Fruit: Prices run $3.75, $4.00, $475, $5.00 upto $12.00. 0 Lcugcu .- - Mrs. S. A. Morrison, 3 qts. fruit; Mrs. Quinlan, 3 qts. fruit; Mrs. Stra- thy, I bbl. of apples; Mrs. Patton, 2 qts. fruit and 2 qts, pickles; Mrs. Kirkup, I qt. fruit and I loaf of bread; Mrs. Stevenson, pies; Mr. Hambly, [6 qts. fruit; Mrs. Beecroft, I pt. mamalade and pies; Mr. Fillingham, hanty Bay, I bbl. apples gmd 4 qts. -.:.. x;r..c A1-I1ao']`I msurnzmesz Mrs. Shanty bay, 1 om. applca cunu .,. \lt~J fruit; Mrs. Ardagh, magazines; Garden; % doz. vases; Mrs, Taylor, owers; Ladies Auxiliary, Barrie, bread, salad, roast of beef and I qt. fruit; Mrs. Greenwood, $5.00 for op- erating room; Miss Raikes, maga- zines; J. A. MacLaren, ten shrubs; John Bayliss, time planting and mak- `ing flower beds; _J. C. Irwin, C. J. Forbes, J. G, Scott, Johnston & War- ren, J. A. ;\IacLaren, H. Wooldridge, "50 gladioli bulbs each. Sick call service for use of Roman Catholic patients were donated by lglge following: J. H. Flesch. M_. `T f`n1`'\(Vr1113Q` F 1: /'IO'lT'I_ T JIISSISSAUGA HORSE. Z:----n Flanagan, u. Meuan, J. 11.. ;v1u1v\.uJ, `D. J. ;VIcDouga11, Pat Kearn-s, J. iHan1ey. E. Gagnon, C. Gagnon. M. The Prices Ruling 1n the Barrie and Toronto Markets During the Week. BARBIE. MAY 21, 1903 (`I0 I Wheat ............ .. Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peas ........... . . . . . . . Barley .............. . . Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ` Buckwheat . . . . . . . . . . Flour .............. . . Beef, hind qr ...... . . Beef, fore qr.. utuuu, pcx nu . . . . . . . . . . . , . . _ _ ` Mutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Live Hogs, selections 170 to 230.. g ' ` heavy ............. . . Dressed Hogs...... . . . . . . . . . . . .. Chickens,per1b . Butter, Roll, per1b.. . .. . . Lard. per lb ............... ,perdoz ........... Potatoes. per bag Hay. nerton...... Dnncrh `I-I-ipn..' . . . . nnlotl-to-noun: I18-Y. De1`buu...... n o o n u - q u - - - - - . .. Rough I-1ides..` .... Green Hides .......... ..... .Q haAnnk'inIl .... .... .. W-Cu was molsture. .|.nc., .vv-.-w'.-". `"35 exceptionally mild with ha ,8.7,-at; deal less snow than the I11'd;g}f ' _____ . _ El Venr ... -: r--.I;-h"`-9. lVV\l\ll |IAvv:\c--`v--- .. ,, Sheepskins...................... 75.... 100 Apples. perbbl ................. .. 100.... 200 Brownlee, the Auctioneer, Barrie, handles credit sales of farm stock and implements promptly and satis- factorily for $5.00 and upwards. '\-LA- nan kn nrfaflf` {Of Rt Vivace av- Bates can` be agrgied ADVANCE OFFICE. 'I\4\vu4\\I Quotations on '1`uesdoywero :- Export steers, choice . . . . . . .3 5 50. . medium . . . . .. 5 25.. " bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 25. . Butchers , picked` ........ . .. 5 '15. . " choice . . . . . . ..... 5 30.. , -medium to good. . 4 75.. A com. to medium. . 3 60. cows. choice . . .. . 4 50 `Common cows............. 275. .' IIOCIOIOCOlOIOCCI'.150O Choice smokers . . . . . . . . . . . ._ 3 00. o Light1oooken...,, ..... .. 276 1 Milchcowo. choice .... 40,00. in 2 _..4Iimm ` _ _ _ _ _ 115. Church Parade. `- -1iMARK_ETs Recruits. A 1?;-i1i`.'_` Dress. '10! $5.00 auu uywal. us. arranged for at THE In l\f.\131 l'`l'.` bed t - 509- Vj -ram at this Sea .-vv* 11"" . LII` Inll W .vv|I year, - kTy a"~ rpm .d P vet) tto W ``.::*2:,,,::rs to se `as? f haunt? came a few dgyighf. f:g,`e _g59-1 `tum {followed by n mor_ . 4 which 15 We , A .t;.e?i . mch;-v " f W ` enCC O m consequ 'LAu lo Tononrro. MAY 20. 1908 n2 A- 5306" 7 oo.. 9 IV` 1) 00:: 001.. 50. 70.. IF. new 12 1000 5! IL`. While the central .an(_1_ .D1'1.o L.`.., I51 70 PA 610 540 5 00 A At: Sizes 14 to 18 inch Cut Three and Four Knives. I Irwin L will be, and conservative . men have stated that in their op_in- . ion` 125,000,000 bushels of. wheat ` alone will be threshed out in 1908. . 'l`n-this connection an estimate re- garding wheat acreage made by W.- H. 'McWi11iams,~ an American prom- _ inent in the Winnipeg grain trade, and President of_ the Canadian Ele- vator Co., `makes very interesting reading. This gentleman has reports from every section "of the West, and *.'s aysrthat 7,000,000-`acres will be seed- ed. to wheat alone_t'his~ `year, or-.an increase of 2,ooo,ooo_'acres over `last ear, . The incr.e`ase in, coarse grains `Isa is expected to.be~ very 1arge',?T,as es: from . many . .distriets_.i show 53* , _ . . . -... .1... farmers oar?/ se'ed1p_g` mpre_ i wheat crop I Y . V 3uouuunouwwo-dun onowwuowwowwuows ' \ V ., T _ winterfcrop in the countr the C.P.R. will be by far `i_nAthe history of that bra_n1 mg ._in, th West, qondntt 16': A9141!` F2 STORE and_ conse_rvati_ve iat In their op_1n- {shels of - ` ` 4. 3__ ,'l\l`Q 'I_tiis extremely disappointing not i: to -nd a Barrie contender for -His 3? `-Majesty s G_uineas._' Both Courtown (1 II. and Excise have had to be with- 7 drawn.- This is the more regrettable e -from the fact that it looked` pretty C "easy this year for the orange and 2 1 1 green There does not seem to be _ much class the eld of I9o8,~none. of the `horses now in training having done anything worthy of note. ` A ' t heavy streak-of hard '1u(':_k has pur- sued the Brookdale Stable` the past season or two, but perhaps better things are in store. The enforced withdrawal of Johnny Dyment s two platers only emphasizes the truth. of- what I stated last week; `There is `safety in numbers,` and the breeder V who can enter at least three or four eligibles for a future event has all the odds in his favor. Courtown`II. will be reservedvfor next y_ear s Plate and with Fort Garry and Fort Simp-`. son will make a formidable trio. With fair` weather, Barrie should have a good afternoon of sport on the holiday. A baseball game be- tween the locals and'th_e fast Mount Albert -ninesis the main feature, but a very liberal program has been card- ed; outside of this. The running, walking and hurdling contests are sure to prove attractive? Then there| is the football .tournamez,nt. Athle-` tics have receivedra decided `impetus ` VV Hanna`--.- _ - I.` , rnenced on the proposed secdn of -as the Trent Valley Canal,` from N_evs{- lbw ptarkct tq Holland I_.andmg,* and 1f It are *1s'_ to be 131 earnest 1t means a lot to ' ,th1s'.-section. -Laborers have "been ?busy for several days, ang the indL- cations are that their numbers will be increased rapid1y,,a`s t.h"e contrac- vtors state that n*wtith- all ` things _ _fay- * -;i;orab1e, the 'p1`opos_ed ._stretc_h_ of the ' igst nns ..;he `I? of gest- STAYNER.-Mr. James -Robinson, 1* who had resided in the townsh' of Nottawasaga; for. upwards ofp 6oi years, and was .probably the oldest' settler in this district, died suddenly at his home on the 4th line a week ago. `He was over a 100 years of -age, but helped his wife in the work round the house. On the morning of his death he arose as usual to lay the re, but before lighting fell across the stove. Mrs. Robinson was un- able to help him and went : for assist-. ance to the neighbors. When she re- turned with them he was dead, from ! heart failure. Many attended the funeral, which took-place to the 4th - line cemetery-Sun, PETERiBOROUGH.--To be swept 1 over the dam at Lakeeld in a punt and carried down the turbulent" stream I T for several hundred feet was the ex- 1` citing experience of Joe Lajeunesse % of Peterborough, on Saturday after- from drowning 5 been thrown out of the frail craft or `had it been `capsized there wou1d`5 * have been little hope of `rescuing him . 3 from a watery grave. Lajeunesse is 5 employed in connection with the 1; Beaver at Lakeeld, and at the`. time of the accident was being tow- ' ed along in a.punt by the Ajax, 1 owned by J. E. A. Fitzgerald, of Pet- if erborou_gh_ When the punt swung`; into the current, which is particularly . strong at present, the rope broke, .and,.. almost before Lajeunesse knew what was happening, he .was being sweptover thepdarn. The oars were in the punt, but the occupant didn t have time to use them. e seconds` the punt was over the dam and whirling along in the current Lt below. ` Strange to relate,` it did not 3. .-upset although it `was lled ..with :- water and almost disappeared from I.- view.-`.se\_reral times.--As '_SOOn_ as it got clear` of the, astronggcurrent, La-1 ;Jeune`se got hold of .jt.h;et oars? and -` succeeded "in landing the punt on the 'shor`*- was e.drenchfed`-.to, they vskiz, L4 .;-.:.-i.. 2.; H-mt-`-he `_nO_ `e `.LEAGuE 1B jAlI'J`BALL SCHEDULE } water and almost (llsappcuxcu ....... viewfseveral times. ~ As `soon as got c1`.e'ar strongcurrent, La-I jeuness hoid of the oats succeededin landing the punt `shor._..'H e drenched tothe skix, Ib1_xt,~ I/outside of that,` he was no `e `the. W01`-_s_.e for his thrilling experiene. .--`-Review. _ .. _ ` . ViNo1f1IiEicz% AD`v`ANCE% NEWMARKET.--Work -4-: A. +1.. m-nnnsed Crisp Extracts Garnered from the Exchange. AIlanda1 READ Jude [7 \]uh,e . 26 Jung 2 RKET.--Work has. Pom; (1 section" .0 xrtP11e...?r?`g?:$ from New`- ----' `y9o7a -_.._ Bahkers June.-22 `June 12 June 5 :52 _ EVERY MOWER GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED L . ' % LAWN RAKES, 406 artd 50:, LA WN .SiPRA Y5, 50a to $1.75. RUBBER HOSE, 10610 I5ctper/oat. H0195 1eEL_s,9oc. s T/zc Largest assortment in town to clzoose from. T . hnvaucq -in Barrie during the last two or three years`. A large measure of this is ` due, I think, to the foundation of the Thanksgiving Day Sports, and the encouragement_ . thereby given to distance running. `One branch of athletics helps along another, and in _the special fostering of some par- ticular line all are sure to prot} There is nothing cleaner or more wholesome than good amateur `sport. * 3 9 The Olympic trials are soon to'; take place, and `great will` be the ] competition for positions on the ` team that is to represent Canada. 1 Outsideof the long distance races,'{ the Dominion need not hope to cut a'wide swath. in thetrack events. The number of really ` rst-class sprinters and jumpers in this country is mighty small. In the `Marathon, our men will no `doubt give the other -.fe11ows a stiff argument, as withus road running has reached `a high pitch of development. Longboat, of whom so much isexp-ected, does not I appear to be shaping well, judging .- _-_..; ;..in`Ic (`an if he that. June 24 June I June I$ appear LU UC an-aynub ....--, `WW9 V from recent trials. Can 1t be that, like a thorough-bred horse that is iover-raced as a 2-year-old, his past `performances have made him stale? He will need a deal of careful pre- paration to fit him for the task ahead, and the time is growing short. But, |then', we have a few remaining run- will stand a lot `of beating. A AJAX. i `' ners who Itaking will` require an army of men I" aand horses, and the employment of [these is one of the problems that must be .made workable during the progress of operations between the present and that fortunate day in the future when Newmarket will have gained all the advantages of a lake port.--Express,_ ORILLIA.-Some of the Sparrow Lake farmers have again been threat- ening to blow out the dam at the Ragged Rapids, because the high {water is ooding their farms. .While 4- -M--...1.. ......A:k1p that men would 1 water is ooding their Ianus. . vv 1.... {it is scarcely credible that men would attempt so fool.h'ard a crime, the Council yesterday tliought wise to take the precaution of sending Chief Reid, Constable Wright and two special constables to the Rapids. .Though the water is higher in the lakes all over the country than for years past, at the Ragged it is re- ported to be lower than usual, the stop logs having been kept out all` spring. a : ~ -----'A` "An: WESTERN cnop PROSPECTS 0?: Allan Some excitement, was caused on `Saturday when it became known IF 'about town that the constables had C lin the lock-up the rst drunk ar- 1 lrested since the Local Option by-law V came into force, on the 1st of May. 6 The offender (whose name is withheld tl under the circumstances) was help- 1 ilessly drunk at t.h_'e railway station, 1 and making an unseemly exhibition 1 of himself, on .'Saturday forenoon. < A bottle of whiskey was taken from one of his pockets, and a telephone ` message sent to the "police- office. = Constable `Wright was [quickly on 1 hand .and ztook the man to the lock- up. In the evening he was brought 1 before Police Magistrate Clark,` who t heard the` evidence. and elicited from t the offender an admission that he had ` 1 obtained his liquor at Atherley. The 1 magistrate then imposed ` a ne of t $10 and costs, at the same time in- -utimating that any future cases of. El` public drunkenness would be severe- e ly` dealt `with. and, that the penalty 1 :U|40\l\bDf` :.. mic page was `intended to .: Irlanng Llldl. any .nu.-us..- -.._-_ , pubhc drunkenness Ty the imposed in this _casc was [intended to_ serve as -a warning to others.-Pack-_ et.' V - V V . .4 `VAIR---At -Vairvil.1e, on` May 15th,` T908, a daughter to "Mr. and Mrs. John S. Vair. ? _ MILLER---At Barrie, on May 19th, to Mr. and.Mrs. E. J. Mi1ler,"San-; ford `Street, a son. T = K : ? AN`DREwS'+A_t '. Big Bay Point; _ 0:17 1. Thursday, May 114th, 1998, a ' son}: L_ 1... .....a M... `Milfred S. And~'-. A-NDREw.s- -Ag isig Bay Point; om :- 1 ` Sunday, . May; ;17th,' `19o8,,_V the infant; gl ,_s9r_;: jo_ _M;r.... jand _ 'Mr;~ ` iVM1lf`e;d_ S; ' - Thursday, may 1g4Lu_, Lypu, . to Mr; and VMrs. M11fredVS. J Crescents `June 10 June 29 May 13 Increased Acreage Will beAT1'm,nd9 0us-Conditions Have Been Ideal. FOR BORN; mm); East. End SPORTS May 20 June 19 June 8 1,` Oro Cou_nc5_}1 'm;et ipu"rsu3 t to not- ice. All 4memb.ers- "present. The \Re`eve In she` chair. -u-_vr:......... ....A T aurlnr in-l vvune the central anu suu.....:..., States have been sq'uirming in .1? " gnp of blizzard and tornado. , We .C33di21n West has been eXP ".`?9; `F18 the fmest spring, weather kn0\7_\f"l`} "1 the history of the country, Th?-9." V631` has been marked by as_ _3T!"31. 0mmencement of seeding 0PV3t`-95. 35 has ever been known, and"/all t1.1idt_'-' '35 required to make the situqI9,!}g Derfect was moisture. The.;t,f.W1PA3t" Wan n..-A._.t- ,,n ,_-21_1 ---}al'. pi USCCVC III ,5.uv~ yuan. t .-Messrs. 'McKinnon and Lawlor in- ter_vie`wed Council` and requested that ' in "order to relieve Mr. McKinnon of ; the'vs}ate`r on his place the` award 1 now `of long standing be set `aside 1 and that the Council and parties con- cerned come to a mutual agreement as to work to he done in order` to ` bring about tresult desired by Mr.- `McKinnon.- "3 "` ` -4--i-.....n.~1 PH: ' `Jao1eS H- Cooke presented his claims for survey of ,t\repass road 4,"Con. 6, the Reeve; and Coun- rs 1_1____.. L:-\ av-J~rn1rIP and re- a\o--w- _-.-_ Councillor 1\/I`cArthur will examine fences momp1ained`of by J. Gardner] and report at next meeting. v ` , `K ` A LLl\L 1 son`, And; `auu l\-t(\/Au ...- _V., , _Wm. Perryman, sr., wrote thatl width of Ridge Road opposite his place is 30 ft. He would remove his fence if others did, .or would build wire fence if Council furnished wire. Clerk was instructed to reply that width of Ridge is 50 ft. and ask that fence be removed according to form- er notice. I Llllll for. i The Reeve reported that Thos.l Caldwell wished a new road division; formed between-Ridge Road and` Lake on third line. Councillorsl Cockburn and McArthur will "exam-` inc and repoft. - 1 .I__L Councillor Robertson reported that John Johnston wished elm trees on road line, `Con. II and 12, Lot 13, removed. Councillor Robertson will` take action. I \-so--V u... . -7 : -Councillor Cockburn presented re port No. I which! showed that he and the Reeve had examined line, Cons. 3 and 4, Lots 6 and 10. It re- A commended that Wm. Weeks, Mrs. Wm. Thompson and Jno. Brown be i notied to remove their fences off ` the. road and that the Council x a date to have same completed. Re-i port adopted, Wm. Weeks and Mrs. Thompson to have their fences re- moved by Ist October, 1908, ]no. Brown to remove South half of his stum`p fence by Ist Dec., 1908, and ithe remainder by 1st of Dec., 1909. Councillor Cockburn presented re- _port N. 2, stating that he had, in L `company with the Reeve, examined Emrns Bridge, and found that the r water was doing injury to one corn- . 1; -....... .....~1~.cn-npnrlt-`('1 that the < 1 1 1 domg Injury LU uuc W..- er. .It was recommended that the Overseer have a large load of stone placed there as a protectxon and that a guard rail 40 ft. long be placed on bgth sides of bridge. Report adopt- e I Y I Councillor re-ll port No. 3, that he and the Reeve A examined `bridge at Lot 17, Con. 2. `Line 2 and 3, and found it in; need of repair. Would recommend that same be done by replacing one log. 1 1 V le\_relling surface and erecting guard rail oneast side. Report adopted. = ouncillori`Cockb.urn presented re- - port No... 4, which found Peter i.Shaughnessy s l_mdge, Lot 18, line .fiWould recommend that one cedar - `log 25 ft. long be purchased and plac- _ ed on east side to strengthen .'g-bridge, and guard rail be erected` .3 without delay, and that the `Chairman : attend-to? reports No- 3 and 4. Re- ::p'ort adopted, work to be gone on ' with at once.` ` "` W-.L `KTAI .`,new culvert be placed there; cost :3 to exceed $8.00, the work to be .;.done withilstatute labor, and that the ;_Reev_e attend to same. Report ad- WILII an uuyw. Reeve Balliepresented Report No. `5, that he had examined culvert com- `gglained `of by Mr. Van Norman on `1 ne between 1st Range-and 2nd Cox,1., 1" A `D. 1xr.\..IA 1-at-nrnn1Pd that a, `dim COUNCIL; U119 11 lReevc opted. yyuuu. f The bills- for .winter work were ;very many. After long and deter- .__mined` work the statement was ggsgeady, and` showed that winter work .75 This amount 9 138%- h.>$6,8o _' i 11 other .b>i1ls: Hun ayqyusc -uuv. , attend to Robertson" SL1-__1 -1.~. I-vnoc nn