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. The contract `for. the construction of the C.f'"P. AR. line: between Orillia and" CoIdwa`te'r has, it is `understood, been awarded to the Toronto: Con-4 struction Co. The company expects 0 have "its plant on the grounds pi-L3.-. Lag- n.....I..n .....A ...:H .-....-In `J IIEV \- I59 yllllp _\JlI I.II\v I \IIIll\l within three weeks, and will push forward the "work with all possible speed. The heaviest portion of the line is the deep cut at Silver Creek, where there is a quarter of a million cubic yards of excavation to be done. The speed with which this cut can be made will to a large extent deter- mine when theline will be complet- ed.-Packet. Gives Orillia Hospital Con/valescing V Home at Bass Lake, The appreciation of the late W. I. Forbes for the Orillia Hospital is shown by the fact that he bequeath- ed to it his summer cottage at Bass Lake. The cottage is fairly large, furnished, and thereeis a boat and boathouse, and six or seven acres of land` in connection with it. It was Mr. Forbes idea that it might be used as a sort of convalescing home in connection with the hospital. The Hospital Board appreciate very much Mr. Forbes thoughtfulness in this matter.---News-Letter. IBEETON & THE LOWEST lCriticism of Cost of Maintaining | House of Refuge Inmates Very I , Much Beyond the Mark. ` By the annual report of the In- spector of Prisons and Public Char- ities for 1909 the Collingwood Mes- senger notices that "the County of Simcoe has the distinction of hav- ing the most expensive boarding- house for the poor in the Province. Cut .of twenty-eight houses of re- fuge in the various counties the Bee- ton home stands at the top with a weekly cost hf $2.94 a week for each inmate, with Middlesex a good sec- ond at $2.93, the `next highest being Brant with a weekly cost of $2.67. There are six others costing slightly over $2.00 a week. Twenty are un- der $2.00. In Huron the cost is only 92 ~cts. per week for each inmate. Just why living should be so abnor- mally high in `Simcoe is a little dif- ficult to understand. Perhaps our. county councillors do not give sup- ervision to the institution required \tn bring about economical results. The local inspector's report in the county minutes proves this to be in- correct. This report gives the aver- age expense per week`of each in- mate, with ke-eper s family and hired help included, at 9133/46. The total `expense, including 3 /2 percent. on $41,968.19 capital invested in the home, heating, lighting, water, in- surance, keeper s family and hired help, etc., amounts to $2.o6% for [each inmate. Some of the places quoted in the Messenger do not in- elude interest on the capital invest- ed in the buildings, etc.. and when this is not counted Simcoe County House of Refuge will compare favor- alrly with any in the Province, and in fact is lower by one-quarter_ of a `cent per week per inmate that any other House of Refuge referred to. ---Beeton `World. LATE MR. FORBES somm. | AC5- III.-Robbie Cameron, Edna Ro- blcgtson, Rita MKeever, Willie Don- a . - ' 11 1' "If Y 7 1 W "I 'i'1.-:A}1}{ 7s}}Hia',"I3reida Fer- ris, Mabel Brown, Herbert Plow- man, Christine Horton. -O9 -.S;r'.-"I'.---Harry Wright, Clarice Fer- ris. Norman Atkinson, Kenneth Cam- eron, Theo. Brown, `xexlice Atkinson. Tr T___r`nu-a `Dc-Anya Many Arrn_ ."-""` U1 uarungton, yulfnaxug I'._\I|' "W. at home,.the` niain compi`i'I'idn- _." father for thepast thirteen..Ie8f.? . the decease of Mrs. Riggs?- Elizabeth, widow A of , Rc_v._ f H. ' Beech. London; and A1ic`e,%%.vvido,i3`vVfo2_! fr1 7- T. Dawson, London. A School 1-eplort `for April : IV.-Lina M0 at, Martha Parr, lgireta Daly, Will: Spfott, May ,Mof- | at. _ YYT `I\ II` I` TN`! 1'; IQ: _Sr. II.-Jean McKeever, Leonard ho:-ton, Gordon Atkinson. `- ____ _-, v--- ----..v .---- ----. Pt. II.--Gladys Armstrong, Hugh Plowman, Laura Forbes, Norman W-right, Rita Atkinson, Richard Armstrong, Lizzie Tuck, Gordon Brown. ' T ----., --.--. _--..-., \ ................ -- Jr. I.--Cora Brown, May Arm- strong, Cecil Plowman, Willie Mc- Keever, George Wright`, Louey At- kinson- who obtained mostfconduct marks are: Lana Moffat, May Mof- fat, Kenneth Cameron, Gladys Arm- strong, Robbie Cameron, Edna Ro-` bcxtson, Greta Daly, Martha Parr, Laura F orbes`._ A `L`I -.._-- "l`-_ _L-..` Kodak snapshots of babies and children are always interesting. You should call and see our stock of Kodaks and Brownie Cameras. `Prices u vary `from $500 to `Catalogue . %coNntAcmsf " Awxxnan; "%WM. CROSSLAND Jiodak Agent for `-'. CUNDLES. A. Henry, Teacher: A"That this meeting, com -a majority of the Town. oun-h 1 and of the Council of. card of Trade, having heard , representativestof the -Mot;- rch `Railway Co., is of` opinion _,s_a __:I-...-- ...-..1.1 L- resentative: alk With Tm the Board of ;{ 7 Road to Enter` Barrie at a.m%| St.--25-Year Franchise, g ;.;; susmn PROPOSITION] Sylvanus Biggs. OBITUARY. The .~x-use of the meeting \\ ras'ex- pm-ssc-1 in the above set-outresol_u- rm, zmd the next move will be-on `ht 11-`Mt of the company. V I916: ~ I I ' Lllllyl Cl derived. Put On a Very Clever Performanee of the Firates qf Penzance.- .. Two Crowded Houses. |BARRlE S AMATF-URSI The Pirates of Penzance is over and was easily the biggest local vevent of `many moons. Capacity house.s greeted the two perform- ances, and the" production` itself would have `done credit to a'trav'el1- lug company. The work of the Bat`- rie amateurs proved indeed -an agree- able revelation, and topsay the au- gdiences were pleased with `it is only the. faintest kind of praise-they were simply carried away. A ., ' , I ET\Ir. b)g_\'a11us_ B1ggs,'f_ather of_Rev. -'```J - K. J. Biggs, Vicar of Trinity, d:<-_d at his residence, Oakdene, E`'= W11. Lcieester (England). on W 30th ult., in his 84th year. De- Accascd was at one time a prominent educutionist, having been {for many `Wars lead Master of Minors School at. Licheld, `Staordshire.- This icnool was founded in 167-7 by Thos. `lmors. a member of__Parli_a1nent and .0 .. .111 4` To Dr. Arnall, as Conductor, must be accorded the highest encomiurns; patient, painstaking and thorough, the excellence of his training and di- rcction was everywhere in evidence. For perhaps ten `weeks, he had his chorus of 55 voices in hand, and the t:'ansformati0n?"1n that time was mar- velotis. The balance, tone and ex-`1 pression manifested were admirable.` All the principals did well, but it would be unjust not to mention the fine talents displayed by J. H. Mor- gan. as Frederic; Chester May , as Major-General Stanley, and John Powell, Jr.,-as the Pirate King. The leading feminine pa`rts_fell to "Mrs, Laidman and Mrs. M. P. Duff, as Mabel and Ruth, andythey were in- deed mostcapablyiperformed. ` ', Perhaps the greatest hits of the` operetta wereithe kneeling song, for `nc "choral work, and the policernen s chorus, for novelty and. comique. The orchestra of I5-..pieces was very well balanced and lent considerable strength .to~thAe stage performance. Miss Frances ,Sco_tt made an efcient pianisteg. A ' "As was to be expected the produc- txon ran more smoothly on the sec- end night than on the rst,.th$ugh this maybewas less apparentjto.~the- audience than to the players them- selves." There was more abandon to lthe work and more precision. The costumes were beautiful, and under the electrical spot-light eects operated by Dr. Crease showed re- splendently. Fine staging` greatly. added to the realistic, impressiveness of the production, the `first scene re- presenting a rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall, and the last scene the exterior of a ::u_,ined4chape1'by rnoonlight. Mr; Bob Payne acted as stage` -manager. ' s F` Between the rst and secondvacts on the first night, Dr; Arnall was presented with `a vconductor s baton by Mr. J. -H. Morgan -on behalf of the chorus`. It ,was'a'handsorne arti- cle of , ~eb9ny, ornamented with r ivory and studded with pearls, suitably in- scribed. Dr.'~?'Arnall made an apbrio-" priate lacknowledgment. V" At the clot: o the, second night, the membcrd `pf. ithc `chorus `we're etztertaittcd {O 8 sugper served in Trinity arish_/'Ha1l' ` y the ladies of one of the church a,uxilia._es.., _'_1Thi$ =b:'ight_j,-lit`tle `iftiinafli, wasf ongt of. .`thc " pleapantcpt A'fe;a`tur`c'p 'cconj1ected `with the `whole. show; ' I nglit. A The whole matter was discussed L'l'L`l_\' in :1 tentative way, as `the nnmzmy have not yet prepared their }'H1H'>lll()ll. Those who] took part" I the outside * of" the lslllllj. gentlemen, were the Mayor, menu Gmtleii, Dep.-Reeve Caldwell, W. l`.c:zrl.~`lc_\', Ald. Gray and Mes- i~`. _lz1.<. \'21ir and Brown. 1 I (_i}:n-den raised a pointed i'\~llHIl \\'llIl he asked if `the. rwn_;l1 line of railway from Tor- 1110 In Ox-illia could not skirt the -wn of llzirrie, leaving onlv a local L'.`\'icc` Wltlllll the limits. Th}: answer ':;K1l~.:=.t there were engineering dif- vultit-~ in the way and. that such an rrnn1.rcn1c1it would interfere with :.~.~'cHj._'L'I` traffic originating`-here for ilk 1`.1;1in line. a u w.n'tIna.Lway : g , J lm-:w.JcRouNnA%1nIs SEASON} Have More. I Rolnto Manoenvre Noiv thatithe staffs have been an- training camp at Niagara-on-the- Lake, which open_s_.the first week in June, the final preparations for the camp will proceed. General Cotton I 1iou`n`ced' for the 7 annual military' and his staff already have inspected` the new camp gt-ound,'and by the rst `of June everything will be in readiness for the largest campzwhich ever was held, there. "It is anticipat- ed that. at least 10,000 men will be undefcanvas this year.` Major-Gen- ctal Sir John French, one of. the best known of British soldiers, will be in Canada during the month, and an effort will. be made to have him go to Niagara for the purpose.of in-1 specting "the camp. 'n.'.;*a`ns soldiers wouldbe allowed t -r ~ v---- w-.v ~-.---r. "For -the rstitirne the; new camp -`grou_nd s will be._used. The Domin- cral hundred `acres of land" on the lake shore, commencing immediately `west of the -site of the old Strath- 7 cona.Hotel, and extending to `-`Three - Mile ? Creek, On part of this `pro- pertv the new rie ranges were built, and were used last year for the rst time. V}/est of the ranges -three or four farms were purchased, and on `that land the cavalry brigades will camp this yea-'r,, it is expected. This will providejmueh more room for the manoeuvres of the-cavalry, and the` artillery brigades also may be camped there. Old Grounds Too Small. For the past several years the old camp ground, in the vicinity` of old Fort George, has been much_ too small. -This year the infantry bri- grades will use -all the ground which formerly wasused by infantry, cav- alry. and artillery, and the men will thus have much more room for their training and drill. A The `question of the dry canteen agiin is uppermost in theminds of many of those who intend to` go to camp this year. Last year there was no liquor for sale in any of the camp canteens, and it was claimed by% l ion Government has purchased sew` I some that the departure was a good ore. while others that more liquor was carried into the camp in` bottles Qhan ever before.| General Cotton` 1 st year expressed` the Opinion that it would not do anyl harm if the soldiers were allowed to have a glass of beer upon returning from drill invthe hot sun, and it is said that.'a movement is on foot to- have the Government allow a super- vised canteen in camp. By this! 0 have one or two or three` glasses `of! lreer every day, but would not be allowed to become intoxicated, nor to drink any liquors stronger than beer. This proposition seems to bel favorably considered by all the of- cers. I contended I i s Z; usual, will erectl a large tent `in the centre ofthe old `camn ground,and if the cavalry bri- gades are camped on the new pro- perty a tent will `be erected there. The military post-oice, which was tried out last year for the first time, was such a success that better facili- ties will be provided this year, and the soldiers will receive letters two or three times a day, in their own regimental headquarters and in their tents. . V ` With ten thousand men under canvas the problem of keeping them supplied with food` becomes acute, but Lieut.-Col. Langton, who has will make special preparations for. handling` large quantities of all kinds of food, and as_each `regiment takes its own cooks.alo_ng, every man will have plenty to eat." 17 urn A '_ _'-. ,0 `charge of the Army Service Corps, away. The officers who will commqnd th1s`year have expressed the opimon "that this year s should be the. most successful camp from every point of xiieiv ever held "at Naagara-on-the a el I Mr. D'Arcy Hinds Sugges- __ - 114---- -- -...-\.Au, LJLGILVJI Q3111] Co LIIID ichool Tho of Parliament and -a cl!-l Cavalier during `the I'Omv.'r-|i{an run-:n.A T6 `canning '5 -: ;.=;;: ::.:"";;f';`i:..:.. ""'" Dear Editor 5 ` ` Your editdfial -onf paiks in this week s_ issqe 18 a good one. ./I II 1` | u U can u 1 evvvg v--w , Surely the eCounci1 hould realize that something should; be done * to make Barrie more attractive for sum- mer visitors and more comfortable fox its~-townspeople; Let them ` at least_.,erect; a: single bathing shelter somewhere along* your `beautiful bathing beach, . V . n-n___, __. __-_.__ --1) -n___:- 1.-.-_- There are many. `old Barrie bovs living ~-throughout 7 America, whq in olden days bathed in deep and shal- l_ow,"-at the `Iron Bridgcvor `off the secon_d`sand bank. These"men,.1f tap- penled to; I am sure would be only tool utlad` to` contribute towards the `erection of a bathing` shelter alog Kexi_}penfeldt s shore. Ydmln-n __In q::a1_sg ybixif xiiglgg `fdr e,t,L just ,as`te,_`thss fin your _.hat_.`~ e` dates l_he`\Cqgum_gan"% Clfult ! May_,,24:"to May 3:` A ..%A.-`T-4--.,-`..I_tt.ne;4i to inn: 1: 4 .'_'.;_..`<. . .. June, ,;8_ .go_ , 4mmAu; 7 jRA1fngGV mm l'4*_oroii`to_*,& ; p3Ani'5"i"17i 1~:Ds. 'ayjI3`f_13`." 179,19, Amvocms A snnmn. Need `Lots of Food. NORTHERN ADVANCE H C >\~C1!-!i?1'OWn La_vauer during `the romwclnan pCl'lOd. It became T1`-(`rgcd two hundred years later in- _`Sh`- Kills: Edward VI. Grammar. chool. On retiring fromehis schol- astlc work Mr. Biggs became alder- man and later mayor of the ancient `W1 103711 city of Licheld. He sub- 5qucmly returned to his old birth- place, Leicester. Mt . Biggs' dafh? as dill` frx }\!0(\o\n`:n` -s-nnaov|'o\o\:n. -0 J}-U _QV LU (Ills: v - Aug; 13 to Aug. 20 ;_fI\ug. (29 to `Sept. `5 S3t;._1o`.f.to* .S,e5t_.w I57: cs. 4 Yours, FV `I.!:`l.`K `EA-llv over this province" there _ a're,fV +,t ;ea'utiu1- farm ,reside_nces=" which, if" 'situated` `in cities`, twould. he valued; ~highe r'than/"they now are with the hut-dr'ed `acres of I fertile ` land "upon which they are situated thro`w_n*inl._ This states of things cannot last for all time. ,There must come, sooner or '- later, an `equalizing of values. "farming class, V I believe, is the wealthiest class. I think it is safe to 52.33 that 90 per cent. of farmers are solvent; that 50 per cent.'of these are worth upwards of $5,000; that 25 per cent. are worth upwards of $10,- 000, and probably 10 per cent. up- wards of $25,000. I `am speaking now `of older Ontario. If it could be known,,'the amount of money on deposit in the banks by farmers, the general public, and farmers them- selves, would be startled; If farm- gers all decided to withdraw their de- posits there would be a panic. If this be true what would farmers be Iwcrth at city valuations? Taking values as a they exist, the` Mr. F`x-Wed-., -Foysgon ' Believed. 10 Per T Cent. Are Worth $35`ooq.. L Mr. Fred Foyston of. Mines in,| `writing to the. Weekly Sun, says: 1 IAN EXCITING ARREST! !By Former Barrie Peace Offieer Wlierein General Mix-Up Re- sults and Shots Fired. _ The -Lindsay Warder has the fol- lcswing. account of an exciting arrest made by. Chief of Police Ralph C. Vincent, who is well remembered .here [as a former member of Bar- ric s Finest :` Chief Vincent and License Inspec- |tor Thornbury, accompanied by W'm. loneybourne, `a local_ livery driver, `had an experiencevon Thursday that will remain fresh in `_ their minds: for some months. That evening while enjoving his supper, Chief Vincent was handed a warrant for the arrest of Albert J. Rvan, of North East Ops, who it is said has been of un- sound mind for some time, Chief `Vincent at once secured the services '01 License Inspector "Thornbury. They hired a "livery team driven by I Mr. Honeybourne and left for R`yan'si| `home. - _ \ -Five sons and three daughters$'sAI`1r-` - "y A4uu.caLcr. xur. D1335 UCGLII was due to bronchial pneumonia, fol-` 'ln:: an illness of less than a w_eek.. go was gat church on the prev.1Qus~. ```1a.\ m apparent good health.. "'-\`_- These are: Rev. Henry 5-.` Lcxcester; D1-_ Fred . StQufbf[dgQ; Rev. Dr. Charles, Vicar of SS; .Pluli `W1 James, Oxford; Rev. E. R.`- _, B3888, above-named; Be:-`nard;-;,E.x_`-- Mayor of Darlington, Durham;xAn`i' le. Hf hnrno 4|-u-` o-nu}... nAni nIi ii'AIi.f ~v W . I I The party arrived at the Ryan` farm just at dusk and drove into the yard, Four men advancedto meet the buggy, one of whom was the ac- Icused dressed in a shirt and waist- `coat and a pair ofpants split down the centre showing his_bare limbs. Chief Vincent got _out of the rig and advancing to the accused, said, Is that you, Albert? Ryan replied, Isayinq, Where did you come from? and at the same time, as quick as a z-.s.h,.ki(:ked Chief Vincent in the `stomach, which put him out of busi- ness for some time. ` - Ryan then seized the whip from the rig and began beating the horses until they ran away, and got wedg- ed in between the barns. Ryan con- tinued to `beat the horses and yelled like an Indian. -Honeybourne, the driver, held on to the lines; Ryan then turned his attention -to the driver and attacked him_. l By _this time Chief Vincent had revived somewhat from the kick, and ran to the team, pulling out his re- volver and ring it in the air. Thorn- bury then jumped out of the rig and engaged `with_.Ryan, but when the latter saw Chief Vincent he doubled down the yard and ran behind an empty buggy near the gateway. Chief Vincent and Thornbury then followed Ryan. The chief asked him to throw down. his whip, which he refused, and again engaged with Thornbury. Chief Vincent then got behind Ryan and tripped him up and `sat on him, After some minutes they "succeeded in handcuing Ryan,` after he had done considerable biting, shouting and kicking. They secured a strap and tied_his legs together. Chief Vincent then procured a lant- em. and examined the prisoner to see if he was injured in any way, and it was found that one of. the bullets that had been red struckhime below the knee. Ryan was then wrapped in several, coats and c_lriven~` to, Lind- say jail, where his ingury was dress- ed by the jail physic1an,_Dr.4 Jeers. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, l Lucas County. }ss Fgank `J. Cheney makes, oath that `he 13- senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney 8:` -Co., doing business. `in the -City` of 'I\`o1deo,. County and b State aforesaid, and 1 that saidr'm wi,l pay the sum of ONE HUND- DOLLARS for "each and every case. of Catarrh that cannot be cured ' by the use of Ha11 s_"Catarrh Cure. _. ; FRANK `J. CHENEY; esgvom to before . -m%'_ang hsuggrib; 1 m._ resenc -t is t -o Deegmbez, 1&6. ' ' ` * tn; ;g\ t` A `:9 II? Ln)\'\9 ' Ch'ief Vi;1.cen'f taged ?thatVl1_e had arrested many junatncs, but this was the worst case he had ever` tackled. Tests of . To:-ontoV s water supply made by the Provincial Board of. Health` demonsn-a.teLthe cicacy of vltfation. V \-:cu)_ ` . #1: vv. uuun I I-Iall s Catarrh Cure is taken ._in- ternally, and acts, directly~ox'1.: the blood` and mu:_ous surfaces; of `the `syt`em-.' Sgnd jfot testimonials, free. /r Notary `,1;::`t;l ic.t cs. 1=a1ena;.o ?s}}Yf '.A'."\i'r. GLEASON. KTAA... .... .I3..I.I1.. I L\""I "'7 " "'. I; "the said railway virould I enecial to the Town. I11 d;._!"` uests the compy ithT111" T ` eir Solicitor to furnish the dwn Council with a drat'pro'- ositrion so that the matter-may` e placed before the ratepayers or their approva1.--Resolution. .. c`---.- v.- epresent-atives -of the Monarch ilway Co. were in Town on Wed- .day of last week. The party con- ted of Mr. Price, the Solicitor, , Wragge, the Engineer. and Mr.` lton, the purchasing agent. In ..y with Mayor Beecrof\t, Dep.- eve Caldwell, Ald. Young andgAld. aiq, they spent the afternoon look- g over different routes for the rail- .y's entrance to the Town. In me evening there was `a joint: eeting of the Town Council an.d 6 Council of the Board of Trade which the gentlemen from Toron- appL`:ll`C(1 and exchanged views ilh the local bodies. It is propos- that the new railway enter Bar- e at Ward Six, via Gowan St,` .-..<.< lisszt St., striking Bradford at l-`.othwell's and proceeding via ii /.lilL`l.il St. to Five Points. From re the proposed course easterly| 1= not yet been arranged, though ollier and Blake Sts. were spoken .-`. .-\ .35-year franchise will be` A _ ,~Big Volume Business. % WR3~'t1cKEE\RE4ELl2crEn| A. President ...a Made xeapynt of Purse pf Money. ' The `annual County Conventiomof VV.C.T.U. workers was held at Cree- morelon Wednesday and Thursday, May 11 and I2. _ _Mrs._ Stacy, the President of the local Union, received the delegates and was busy in detailing them to their va}ious[bi1lets. Those who at - rixfed on the mid-day train were pro- vided with refreshments. , Mrs. MgKee met the de1egates,in the Baptist Church, and after a few words of greeting the opening `hymn, Sweet Hour of Prayer, was sung, lepistle to the Corinthians. followed by a reading from "St. Paul's .The fol*lowing.committees were 'st1uck: RCSOIUUOIIS -- Mesdames Tracy`, Kipp, Pentland, Brown, Wal- lace, Smith Fraser and Watson; Plan of Work--Mesdames Harvey, Mickle, Aylesworth, Raymond andl Johnston; Courtesy---Mesdames Craw and vMiles. ' President s address was, as always, full of inspiriting, helpful thcughts. Taking up the encourage- ments of the past year and reviewing them, she impressed on all the duty and privilege of `complete consecra- tion to God and His will--rst our own selves, then others, being ad- ] 1 initted into the wondrous position of 1 lmedal contest, and-their efforts were co-workers withoGod, helping to- gether with prayer and striving that our lives may be one service of thanksgiving, working to secure that which we know is God s will for us, in our homes, in our country, in the world, until the kingdoms of this world .and the glory of them are the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Azmointed, the Christ of God. The Reception. The reception was held in the Methodist Church, and the room was very beautifully decorated for the occasion. All the local ministers were in attendance.` The, Reeve and the Council also were present. The after-tea remarks were ,felicitous and most pleasingly expressed. , The Medal Contest. There were six competitors in the 1 l I I l worthy of all the praise they receiv- ed. " The elocutionary efforts were interspersed with solos, duets, etc. Miss Winnie Watson won, rstprize, with Miss Groves a close second, and Miss Mackay `Chird. Mrs. Mc- Kee, with a few appropriate words, iastened the pretty pins upon the re- spective victors. The suggestion was made that next contest would be im-l pro'ved if the male population were} represented in it. ' "l"1, _ J- , . .......~ I-a\I\o4|" on I L\ryl%uJ\rIlV,V\. `IQ. -ww Thursday morning .was- spent in departmental reporting. Evidently _th<: W_.C.T.U. i_n_ Simcoe County_1s L... ...._.1.4..-... ' Thn nan:-nsnrr. .\Jr. J. J. Brown made a rm dc- lz.-razinn in favor of the Town re-I ervinq the rights to the streets, andl /\ [RC VV.b.L.U. Iu uuuuuu. \auuuuJ ._.| in a live condition.` The morning; session was closed by devotional ex-I crcises led by Mrs. Johnston. Mrs.l Johnston read an interesting paper` 01'. Christian Altruism which was very much appreciated.` L--L...-..- ..-1.:-1.. ....`.... VDIJ A A n u y an w-`I-rr---_..,- The few departments which were left over until afternoon were,easily disposed of. The Convention en- joyed a paper on Purity,.written and sent by the Dominion Superin- tcndent of the Department of Pur-I ity and A/Ivothers Mieetings, Mrs.l Garrett of Ottawa. Miss Blackburn kindly gave the convention a solo. Her voice and mann_er of singing `made her`so1o_a musical treat. The election of officers took place at the close of this session and re- sulted as follows: President-Mrs. McKee; Vice Pres.--Mrs. Harvey; Cor. Sec.-'--Miss McKee; Rec. Sec.- Mrs. Stacy; Treas.-Mrs. Scott. v a A pleasant incident of the closing moments of the convention was the rpresentation `to Mrs." McKee of a small purse from the County Unions, in token of their appreciation of her services in the past, and as a sou-T venir on ,her approaching trip to Glasgow where she will attend the World s W'.C.T.U. `Convention. The superintendents of departments in the County were then appointed, and after singing God be with you till _. .......a .......:.. V In. onfl-n Cnnvpnfihn 81161` smgmg UUU Uc wuu yuu uu we meet agam," the 20th Conventibn of the `Simcoe County Union was declared over. a .1 `, ,,,-_4!-.. UESIGI V V V `III I _The last event of the convention was a crowded gneeting in the Pres- bvferian Church Thursday evening. `Mrs; McKee addressed the audience `as did Mr. Brown, Reeve of Cree- more, and Rev. J. A. Cranston, Col- Jingwood. The sdbject of the Rev. Mr. Cranston s address was The Eiernents ` V of . Good Citizenship. Mr- James Gartlan returned to town on Saturday from Pittsburg. Pa., _where he attended a meeting of `the directors of the company pros- pecting for gas and oil in this local- ity, says the Beeton Wlorld. M`.r. Gartlan reported to the meeting that ,he`was satised, with the showingxof "nth;-well on .Mr.AA. A. Hill's farm and believed that it would be a pay- .-ing__ gas well if_ it were possible to shut off the water. The directors in- f.stmc_t.ed;'[Mr. Gartlan to sink. another rweHt,;`_ and-`he has; made a contract with the .:_dri1let'e gwhho recently. sank 1'0 smx Anonu-:3 wan. fat ' 0_lfi11il'at'id Coldwater. n.~I:mcc Orillia s attitude in this vgard. ' L