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lt is a caution the amount 0!" mouey that is actually thrown away in useful Christmas Gifts Don't enlist in the ranks of the foolish buyers, but join the THOUGHTFUL and PRACTICAL crowd, and give -something useful. We venture to suggest-A Nice Warm House Slipper, a good, serviceable kating Boot, a pair of Fine Boots, a Warm Cloth Legging or a_ pair of Snow Shoes and Moccasins. These are a FEW of the MANY PRACTICAL things that Barrie s Big Shoe Store has to `offer. ` C Grain Calvery and reliable, a good 2 soft. uuuu av: vluvuv lar 1.75 value. sale now...... Hockey `B oofs1 A FEW_ suocnsnons mom THE mums sum-zn mzn. Nice I-`e1t[s1iprs,tumea41a:n. sole, in all colors...`. -...... Warm Cosy Felt Slippers, %a `little higher cut than one above, all colors, 1 u o o o o0.IocoOOOoc0IOO 9000:-sac-no I Bedroom Slippers, in all varie 8dCOlOl'S....... coco citing III If you are looking for shoddy footwear- ; Don t Come Here. $;1T.Z7' 01'?"-`I . . . . . .- . . . . _T _| Ersi ned ; , ha f of } pm, con- ' L on the ` in the g as the Q `. A Timely Thought for Now Barrie Bigxmas. Shoeslore `am in Rubber Prices ALL FIRST QUALITY Child's, sizes 3 to 10;. .40c GirI s, sizes 11 to 2. . .. .500` Youths , sizes 9 to 13. . .60c ` Boys , sizes 1 to 5......7*l?c Laiios sixes 2 to 8. . ..60c Men s,'sizes 6 to 13. . ..85c Vafif Tic'ke`l:s' 003 ;g6itng p.m. trains December 10th and 1 -mfuhrs al)ecember ll, 12, 13th. Return Limit 3December 14th. 1910. WINTER TOURS i M%E;z1aa:%" `AND FLORIDA AT LOW RATES. Full zpnfticulars. and `tickets from ' J. B. Bllllngsleu, Depot Agent `H -Above zratt appes from` Barrie. Propo_:.ti`onate rates from stations in Ontarxo, Kingston, Renfrew, and Iv:-Adi m S?0CK snow k\ !%*P:1.10 $1.90 RETURN south e and are is THE TEST 0% A AAASTOVE V What is most required in a cook stove.by.e's7ery careful housekeeper gfeatebaking heat in the oven, with small fuel consumption. This tequirementjs pkovided for in the HAPPY THOUGHT RANGE by Pyramidal. Oven Plates. This is an exclusive `feature of the "Happy Thought .tl1'at _malE'es it far more valuable than an` 'm~din_:nt'y stove. Yet itis on`ly"ONE of "the several exclusive 'advawtages`l:hat have -made -it invaluable to thousands of homes in `f`Ca,na<`a.. `You a're'_cordially \invited_ to call and have the OTHERS-exlained `to you. A ` FIRST ANNUAL CALI1:C;RNIA. ACCOUNT OF TDRONTO Men's 1 Black or ' Men : 1 all colors. Don't` wait till the last minute, but ' come while the assortment is complete. l_id' Slippers, turn sole, `l)|__I- -.. -.. ors, Barrie- Men`: Felt Slippers, leather sole...... .. . ---y-- - _-- -__ orTan...... vLiihenZ s Borneo Slippers. Black 1 I or Tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xtr1(1a:olI]3;ea f:\vda?t:].d): . Another All Wool. V. V u ~ - o - u o - - a o o o o o o . Extra heavy weight. 7 i `Best on the market 1 . . . . on .... ...... I MEN'S HOUSE SLIPPER3 l.umberman s Sox Fancy Prot Kid TPoz'nts__$ I{a'dzegg7`e routs? If our goods don t wear right, show us the trouble-We ll make good. \ This is the second Anniversary of the occua paxi-In of our new Grocery Department. \\ wish. to take this opportunity ofthanking one customers in town and country for the shat of the patronage which they have given us soliciting a. continuance of same, and wishing each and all the Compliments of the Season. `X71: Mann :1 rn`l an.` nv-\*tn_r`oO-A `:nn A` nun. VGUII GIl\J (Ill. LIIC \I\lIIl Il'Il|I0 UI VIII? KJCGDVIIQ We have a full and up`to-date line of GIG` cerios, Provisions and F resh Christmas Fruits, etc. . Pumrv Rmmt. Hons:-mono and Fun: Rosns Manitoba F1uur,'also RELIANCE Family Flour. . ' We Have In stock a car of Ground Ollcake. sold in we lb. sacks or Q I44; Anniversary umown 81 co. Do your Christmas buying in Barrld `Do your Christmas buying in Barrie Do your Christmas buying in Ban-1` Do your Christmas buying in Barrie 1 Holiday Sliperj 'In Flt "of Leather, all new styles and` colors. Priced from 1 15 up. Slippers for the whole family. Lumberman s Rubbers J? . be sing Stub proof, solid heel. 2-Buckle, stub proof. . : Leather top stub .. .. I-Buckle, pure gum. ...SECOND.... felt Here is where we shine '1'".'5il' ?f.: 1.35 Slippers, ;.`?f 75:: .175 .215 250 .3 00 43, but. dt' rican SCS-` It \\'us the intention of the_`Cit7-1 2ens' Band to glve a concert In the A; "Opera House in December, but, ow~ mg to the intended absence of to. number of the players at the holiday season, it has been decided to at- range a new date, which. will be an nounced later. ` -Whcre age you going to buy` {your Xmas presents? Why_a,t the azaar in Christ Church, Dee. 15th, -afternoon and evening. Lovely things for sale there. -Rm'nt purchasers of Chinaratl Kingk l .....l< Store have .been de- lighted with the gods and thew Dnce. l I`iL`cs that were $2.50 and 3.00 are an-llfng now .for $1.39 and ' . . i `United limpire L. O. L..NO.\452 V-`Ill hll their annual meeting and Tlectiml mf nl't'1Cers at their "lodge T00_ms on .\l0nday night. Matters of lIm)nrI:mC(' regarding arrange`-. mlems fur (}r:m(1 Lodge meeting 11 March will he discussed, and an Tpstcr supllcr will follow. ' engineer was in Town on Saturday, getting inf<.>rmati0n relative to quot- mg gurcs on power obtained '.from_ several .murces. He said that Barrxe The Hydro-Electric Commissi6n S1 \ \ `citizens were most fortunate 'n D0SSessi11:.r 2: very ne electric lightf plant. Thzmksi ' ` ` Ioth to ' 5on s. -Just yull try a loaf Of 3 Honme-Inzxilc. ' wuum zmu guarmans that _fP9T Of thcsc c-xaminations covermg the `V0Tk of the trm will be sent 013$ 35 soon as the papers can be X3`.`Td' Vr.I1'crI<*ric Villiers, the great war correspondent, artist," a't1'th017 find ('xp]r~.rpr, will give his famous `l1Str:1tc(l talk, Pictures of Mam . Wars _:mrl Personal Recollectionsdf HIS Lute Majesty,"EdWard the Pacc1n:1l<<*r. in the Grand OpI'3~ House, 011 Tuesday evening, Decem-if her 2151, under the auspices of thv.. Ofccrs of the 35:11 Regt. (`S.itnc_o' I'0I'S1(1-~.-\ ' The Christmas Examinations . it the Co11c;,rinte will commence on q.e5`1i1y', 13th of December.`_ Prin- Ylpal Rctlditt wishes `to inform an Barents zmd guardians that ;-eports thl-Kn fA\-1\o~\-\4\`:1\a1n Ancvancnnv 51`! A `" 23-ft. Launch. CO I -4 `Mr. A. B. Thomas has `a 'nWT boot launch on the. stocks` at~?:v;n,:_s., h3t-h<>use on the esplanade. Whjt_Cl!,'. 6 exliects to corrmlete soon._.-I _t4"_1's*._.V } `""' T 1 ,Children want dolls, toys,` C; at Xmas time. _~ You.;_ca.n-' these goods at K1ng s Book- Store. _. - rru ,, `IRA `: St. day evening 0 L....~h inp: will be held in c dist Schoolr-oom on..M9n~; for theHpu1ig)oseL.of :01`--'._ - Church oc ey 'eag;;e,j, V 3'zl:1fez1tes will attend from .3.f_`-1;` church. -here i wi_ll Kmg. pefso . the Iggs hav'.*'.'~>*"':- . W statvnge apel`? CC Of om: "*1 % . `A I 5 _ . ` - -Yo sleeping of`; Iii. S Sold 0n`l` s}Eml(1S_ac.f L y 1~),li`"j~'1..,,`t `B 5`. ugguy tress. The the Mafnnmg Fink at -' O k ` ` .`~.:_\ bdi."R lt11l11t}i1101E1f ?\ vaE1`2::Rh a - .. _ ..,::_ ~ .d_is ma` ter Chit`: theg; ahS111{e bub &`ifs.t`&s.-afpj appreciaiggqeeneckw , . ' sr"~that 31`- ~ Jea... ~;:t:. t `. _ 1 > 3` -; 4 \ \ . \ ! 9 I {g 1`\f Q 1`\ 3) MOW. EMU [9933 "' ""\'-Du un Luc csp1aua.uc.wu_u.u,_n_ complete soon,_T-I,_t _i`3: cams FURNlSHlNGSi lvvvnt China'at\ K :d and the $2.50 and and DRY aooDS. UP-'ro-nA-rE-- LOWEST V L, J, Thompson, M. ." . ..,. .1 . . . A n naefxca '4-n 4'11 '- 'bein bui_ft"a1ong`the lines fione of his '-othepbbats, and will "equipped ; {with best , engine and is glesigned J with a view to speed. ' Itis his inten- tion to `start work on canoes within. _a short time, andvhepromises an in- novation in these parts inthis line. v v'a>\I-I-1"`-..`J.' ,I-llc llllg OI '.rr"_ieat~ Vextracts. Celebrated jalike `fix; _its stimu _ Plating, esh-, forming and nourrshmg properties. In large or {small quantities at" Bothwell s. would u farm. house to be stored. V Theatrical Even._ "Sidney Dre_w, in_his big produc-? tion of .B1lly -.:s appearin Vthi$'\ week at `the Prmcess Theatre, giontr ` `real. He will be seen here on Fri- day, Dec. 16th, and begins a weke s engggement at the Royal Alexandna, Toronto, on Monday, Dee. 19th. This'wilI be one of the nest events `seen in.Barrie in many .a_Aday.V Per- sonally ruaraynteed _by me. ' John `Powell, gr. _ u ~ i.B1'-akehxan Lost a Leg. _...aI-1`e`ll_o! ABa4aaTr. _ at` 'Christ A'Chq1g"ch Dec..__I5th, the : :;'ce_ to buy your -m.a-svp'rese.n ts._ r _good pro- grfammg `tn. the wevenmg. Admission only Ioc.. We must `go. ' casesac sudbury. IA . 117 A -.- ,- .wvv-yur cw tvxbli i .A.'-Boys, K.C., returned from the` Sudbury Assizes on Fridax morning. In his official capacity a.~ Crown. Prosecutor he had charge If four, crim1nal_cases, three` convictions `resulti`ng.- A: Pole` named Kurka- *now'yz' charged with shooting with j~i`nten.t to murder his wife was found guilty, but on earnest appeal ofhis better half he was released on sus- `pended sentence. In the Larocque` `manslaughter case a verdict, of guilty was returned as also in th' case of Davis charged with indecent assault." Chancellor Boydppresided. K McAtee'r is a marrid man, about 47 years of age, and now hves at 248 St. Clarens Avenue, Toront_o. ' ; -a-Xmas is coming, so is_ the` `Bazaar at Christ Church, Dec. 15th,. ` afternoon Aandvevening. Why not `go! "and secure your Xmas goods. Lots of pretty Vaxgd useful things there. 1 , _, ._.. ( ltiniiorttrnate accident befel Brake- man McAteer, of Toronto, and form- erly of Allandale, at Bradford sta- tion on-Friday noon. `When train No. 64 from North Baystopped at the station" there, McAteer got off, and, in attempting to board the car, slipped under the wheels. His right leg was `terribly crushed, and he- was removed to Toronto, where he was at once taken to_ Grace Hos- pital. After an examination of the mjured limb amputation. was found necessary tosave the man s life.` At last rep`orts he was resting as easily as could be expected. C.RESWI'CKE-At Barrie [on Dec ' 6th, 1910, to Mr. and rs. A. E. H. Creswicke, a daughte N DICKEY--At Ederivale on Dec. 2nd, 1910, to Mt'. -and Mrs.` W. J. 1 -_ Dickey. a daughter. d out; house, is also DIED. ' STRITCH-In Barrie on Nor. 30th, 1910, Michael -Stritch, proprietor Simcoe House. ` NE.SS-In Allandal on Nov. 3oth.,; 1910, Miss Tena Ness. PILKEY -- At Edenvale on Nqr. 30th, 1910, Herbert Pilkey. 'S LAVEN--In Phelpstdn. `on Dec. Ist,_ 1910, Martin Slavep, aged 81 years. BAND op MERCY ENTER'IAIN.- I The Band of_ Mercy . entertai*~- ment held on Friday evening in the Trinity Sunday `School, was a great success, the proceeds netting about $I2,o0, which consideringthe price] _of the tickets at 5c. was very good. ; ,_!_A._H - ALAZICL` MARRIED. DUFF---`BENN.ETT -- At Winnjpeg, `on Nov. 24th, 1910, by Rev. C. W. Gordon, D.D., John Edward "Duff, % of Cookstown, `Ont.,to Madge Alice Bennett, of Newmarket, Ont. U1 LIIC Llunvsa up an. n`... .--_, -, Q The program consisted of chorus- \es, vocal and instrumentalsolos. and iduets, one quare'tte,f drills, etc_., con- cluding with a`fu1l cvhotus of the whole Band in. Canada s..National Anthem Oh,- . Canada, and the ~Band s V ationalllknthem, God Help Our Loving Band`.: _ - T..- ;1.....1..+`Im "NOTICE TO ' CREDITORS. _ . R. S. O. 1897, Chap. z__29. . . ~ Creditors of the Estate of.,Samuelf Somers, late of the Town: of Barrie. in` the.fCounty of Simcoe`, ,Labc_>reF. who d1ed`on of aboutathe 22I1d`day.pf Nov,_:mbr,_ A.;D., ,I9I0`,' are. rcqun` - to !sen'dv 1-pa'r`t1cul'a`rs 1-of .Ath__e-1; , c2a'in_1`_s} to the~1,1nder,s1"g!_'led; _o1`1-_or_ before the` -24th -of De cemb_ er. I910. .. after V which _date the ~Ad-rr'1i'n1_stra-tors w11l. .p.rO.._el. -t.c`:dist_ 1_>u_t}_-:`-\th;.g `assgts of .the._'__e`s ' ti 8 j the par-f;ies_L eniled i th ._town. --Bo\r1uL-e1s% he king meat esztranfs ("dial-n-a+..a -..: Do your Christmas buying in Barfie . Do `your Chfistmas buying in Barrie % , ` ' I V ..H- my BORN. ,' ' 1 AT MONTREAL, W_e clip the following from" the Montreal Star of the 5th inst., .con- cerning Mr. B. Henwood, former- ly,.manager of the Btrrie Branch of 1 the Bank of Toronto. His manyl friends will be pleased to hear of his 4 promotion to this most important` p6'sition.. T r_ . ` ' _` The man to suceeed Mr. How as? manager of the Montreakbranch % will, it is stated, be Mr. eHe`nwood, new manager of` the bzfaneh at Van.-` couver, who` is nov` on his way to` Montreal. Mr. Henwood was fo_rm- erly connected with the ~Montreal` branch, and is well known here. I He isna. omparatiyely youngman, who has made rapid` strides in the banking world. , l The annual bazaar, under the auis-I 7p.ices of the Social and Working i Guild of Trinity Church, was held in ;the Parish Hall -on "Thursday last,` ;and proved a. great success `both .in -regard to the sales made at the var- ious stalls and the -novel and varied entertainment pgovided in the even- mg. Some half hour before the adver- tised opening (3 p.m.) early buyers. began to put in an appearance, pos-i sibly `experienced in the advisability of shopping early gained from some of our departmental stores. Ready sales -were made by the ladies' at the various stalls of the useful, or- namenatl, delectable and other goods which were -teinptingly displayed and `most persuasively. offered by the amateur. salesladies, under the leader ship of their President, Mrs. G. `R. Stephens. V "For the juvenile tribe, the Fishpond proved a strong attrac- ` tion and many were the tales of. , wonderful. catches made,_ told to I latecomers. In, the evening before a crowded: house a programme" of living pic-m tures and musical selections was given. The stage had been so ar-, lranged that on the withdrawal of the concealing curtain, a dark oak frame was disclosed, in which thepictures were mounted, ..and as the lights `n the hall were switched off the well lit tableaux showed to advantag:, being `received with applause. The programme was as follows:- .. Tableaux-Yuki Song and D.ance.. V Misses Raden-hurst, Morton and Donnelly. * Song. . .. . . . . . . . . .. ..Miss _D. Boys Tab 1eaux-Y0u are. not Expected, Sir (in'3 scenes).. Miss Brereton r and Mr. Harrison. l Song.. .. Miss._Constance Drury Tab1eaux--Yes, or No! . . . . . . .. . ` \'iu:.~.!'l\/I'no-+nn bWN,V Forthose whom the bargain hunt ing had fatigued, the Tea Room of~' fered a hospitable rest and refresh- ment, and was largely patronised. ' |J\\ x Bi Do your Christma buying in Barrie ` TRINI`PY CHURCH. % *l`i%mely Suggestions , For Gift Buyers Tablg Khi'e and. drks per `dozen pairsv $1.50 to .Bread_Knive`s, _all pafterhg, gach . . . . . . . . . . Q. '54; to 60 Pa`1'ViHand'led'Tea Knives and Forks `in Oak Case, In satin flingd, per set... .. . $50 Early .Buyers'Val.vv ay_s get the Choice. . .Othets take what's left.` vThis week we. suggest V " - ' ADVANCE Cafvin"g_ Sets, the larget `and best assftmgnt ever Qperied in` ;3a,%,_;e,%pe, ....%`..$1.25to$a.oo nazorswsc to 2.00.` saiety Razors}-.f50to per Jst- A iaarny. Trouble to `Show %I eve >?i W ' vnn `mnnev_ in-doyv until after will saAve .-_ {mg ion I _ .CUTLERY. fyouv` m0",eY- People tell us The Advance has improved greatiy. We ad- mit, wit-h blushes, that this is true. ' The improvements that Have been made, however,_:are only` the beginning of a proces- 'sion that will be years long. {We intend to make _The Advance better every week and not stop until we are dead. "I'n.cidental'ly our editorial page is worth reading. The Advance I stands for a better and greater. Barrie, and it is not afraid to say so. When we think a `certain way, we don't hestitate to let you know of it, andwe believe you will agree that we state things pretty plainly,` but truth- fully; Our ambition is to make The Advance so attractive that no family in Barrie 0 ivicinity will be able to get alon *without it, Have yo concluded that you need The dvance regularly -Ring 53, or call at `the Oce. _ After years of honest. Value giving, we-are firmly convinced that the `people of Barrie, anl vicin_ity are no differentg. to the citizens of any other prosperous city or town; All they want is Honest. Solid Leather Footwear at a price con-~ sistent with quality. That isjust what Moore's Shoe Store is here to supply. It has been our policy in the past and always will he. People who are ALIVE and sensible to their own interest first must surely recognize the advantages to ; ID%3KODa ~ A V Skating ` i liere, so `V re ady Igr the fun. ` Men's Pricied 2-00, '2.60, 8.u0,'3.50. Liglis Priced zoo to 2.50 Boys Priced l.35\to 1.75 Girls Priced 1.50 to 2.00 buy at Moom-rs. "Leather Leggings FOR MEN Good serviceable calf, regu- I-.. 1 -I: ....`l.... n.. A kecutors. . hber. 191