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The foilowing officers were elected for Court North Star, A. O. F., 6826, cu` L`I|a;_ inn` _Aan..`n- _.....Li...... A.- m\`/ _i.':e:'1- ;1:e"si2d.v;1'it-;'J'.`Ii:-i\;IcPhee, H. kt Grassett, Jas. Vair, Geo. Hogg, A. onkman, Robt. Malcornson. ordinary stove. Yet it is only ONE bf the several exclusive advantages that havelmade it invaluable to tousands of homes by Pframfdal Oven Plates. This is an exclusive feature of the Happy Thdiught that makes it faf more valuable than an in Canada. You are cordially invited _to call and have the OTHERS explaingd to you. The Test at a Stove. `enters a block it stops the :.wie1ess.~ -of a train so warned, fSf'hiif'I` 1 Vis 55' o{{er}teE1":r3;:}viiIa:>taa wave in the _block in they 1-a,e_a\.r;,;_and should a tram enter it,"1t'*`I`s";i1vt!"` the danger, signal and b_rpught,,.t_o_a_ standstill. The 'engineer5:i'iiI-'tathe*'*"ubz blast on the air whistle, and then, three seconds later, the',.'brake_:_.are` pplie(I whether the engineer A-'-`wills it or not. ' .( no-.;.,~ HAPPY THOUGHT \ RANGE _What is most required in a cook stove by every careful housekeeper is great baking heat in the oven, with small fuel consumption. This requirement is provided for _in the 'II-IIII Te Five Points .Ham ware7.Store will be installed at the rst meeting in January: A Chief Ranger-W. F. B. Pearce Sub-Chief Ranger--C. W. Carley Treasurer-R. Bidwell Sec y,-M. P. Duff. Senior Woodwax-d-T. Nash ,Junior Woodward--K. C. Dreyer `Senior Beadle-F. W. Job Junior Beadle-`Fred Fraser _ Trus.tees-5G. W. Reid, Arch. Bid `well, H. E. Reid ' Medilcal O`icer-Dr. Broad - Auditrox-s--J. N. Hobley, T. Nash. --Messrs. `C. C. Hinds and J._ D. Wisdom were in Toronto last week and secured for the grocers, a car of Naval Oranges, all sizes. They were fortunate enough to procure the famous -Royal Crest Brand, one of the finest oranges packed in Cali- fornia. There are a good color, sweet and juicy. When buying your Xmas oranges insist on getting Royal Crest. v--.- _ - --_-3--v- --v--` ---- At ,the regular convocation of Signet `Chapter, R. A. M., No. 34. held on Tuesdayevening, the follow- ing officers were elected fox-I911:-- R Ex. Comp.-F. W. Otton..I. P. _Z . L`.. MD` 13.. `l)nIlJ...-.. LIA. \\JllI1IujIJl. L .IlIlr. O C I Ex. Comp.-iDr. Sprott .. . Ex. Comp.--Harry Burns .. .. _Comp.-J. N. Hobley .. . . "Comp.-_-J. W, Merrick R. Ex. -Comp.-Geo. Monkman, 'J Comp.--Major Sneath . . . . Ex. Comp.--Re`v. Sturgeog Comp.-M-Wm. Taylor-.. Comp.--V-Morley DuFf.. .. . Comp.-T. R. W. Black... Oicers of Signet Chapter. l\ LDA. '\a\-llllllujlfo 'VV \I|-LLIII. Ex. Comp.-Dr. Paliing--.. 'l2`-- .1".-........ :T\.. Cnana-L 1}` i..9-`Roped that when "IE3 ,idefa"s fully rlcvcloped, the device will `re- volutionize the handling *c>f`.j';;fri8ht trains, which will be ab1,ytC5}r*~f.01'10W `each other in rapid suce,9.i0_n 1 Safety. _AA` .. Do your Christmas buying in noeh 5)` in apl .. Jan. Barrie w_ Heard of _Toronto, is visiting his 50!! Frzmk, this week. ' `- [Voting Day is _Jat \`tTta ry_2nd, 1911 The L. O. L. have elected the fol? .. ,\Cl1.._.... tn- -..-. . -. -w'..-:13 v4.6?!- Exgnnsxdn WATCH embodi- 168 all the notable im-_7 provements in watch A making"; '--seven jewels, cut expansion balance, _isochro_n9ug hair_.-s'pr_i_ng, Vgtgm" \..:._ 1 ind bglance, is<';c/hTrVonou : vhvtair.-:s`prrir;g_,"V;t;:I1|; "V `Am Wind _and set. Made and adjusted by: means in ah up-to-date American islctory. Gold-lled and nickel cues-'-.4 |4~S0 to $11.00. Ask us for the Excnnsnon WATCH. moss THE BAY M c 0 MA 1 ,BOTHWELL cams FURNISHINGSI: and mu! _______.%_j_ V .':_1-- REF-VB} UP-` cal- JP-To-nus. Lowpsr Pl_Il0g 0000 FOR LocA L% omen AGAINST IOCAL OPTION l-years. He referred to the `work of _the Good T emplars and latterly the |Sons_ of Temperance, preliminaries wotikmg-pup to. be, a good `thing. "The two-thirds clausetwas a good thing," demonstrating that `if the act was; once passed in 99. cases out_ of .100 it wouldjnever be repealed. Spoke `good word` for" W; C. T. U. _(A- pplause). The `hotels in Barrie we-re kept as well, perhaps-, asany place in- ..Ontario. Let us give local option a chance. . .. A VCCU 3 :2 t Miss `Evelyn Jamieson, who `has- been v_v1th Mr. John Cha-ppell for Some time, returned to Pete:-borough last week. Mrs." E. C. Drury. has returned "ft-omsa sho'rt\ visit wnth relatxves in Barrie. ` - , _.Miss._Car1-ie Anderson of Mulmur ' 1s visiting her ,s1ster, Mrs. Avxson; `Rev. Iohn Ghfiith of Victoria Col1eg.e,tToronto, wxll preach'in the `noon. . _ A concert and meat supper` will ;La_dies' `Aid of >iSt._ James Church :; next Thursday evemqg-,r_'Dec. :8.` `_'A `good rcogn`-am. of . readnn s, ,mu1_e, ,.'et_., use a` comedy, An ld Ma1d s - `'`l'`..2...~uJ. 9! h.."given_ .' , - Methodist chuztv next S,u,nd.y after be given under the- _auspices '-of the A W.'C. Hunter said he was first, last and always in favor of .`any`n'1ea,-.,l sure f_ori-moral reform: My. friends ;.would be sadly disappointed in me if `I did not anounce myself in .favor ` of'1oca~l `option, and I believe the 00- ' posite party would be sadly` disap-. pointed a~ls~o, said. Mr. Hunter. The liquor traffic is a' curse and the 0 en bar a menace, the cause` of wic ed lies, -lost reputations, dishonored names, ruined efortunes, blighted characters`, blasted" hopes and lost .vi'rtue, said he. It pays in dollars and cents, because it receives the hearty endorsationlof the vast major- ity wherever tried. The best men in Owen Sound, 'C_o1lingwood, Midland, Newrnarket, and Orillia, are decided- ly in favor of local option. ---v --- -w r--.--- _Mr. Partridge, Crown Hill, said the farmer` would be glad to see local option `in Barrie; , The hotelman ,makes a gooddeal out of the farmer, fbut glad to say `there -were not many ~;e,agcess., Many ,-say that thefarmers `will not come to Barrie _if local option ca-rries, as they will,_not be able to get -accommodation for their horses. `I wonder-where else we ' could go to, because Barrie has the ribest stores and good market, andywe Swill be willing to pay more for our ' stabling. ,(:A'pplause.) We will bring in horses and rigs to help you on" the 2nd of Jan.; help to `clean up Mtrl3__:_ town. (Applause./) H "i.'i7VVm.'Lvaing thought" the better half should have. a chance now, as the worst` half has had chance 'have a bar room instead of a pulpit -if it is so "essential as some people would have you believe? was a `query for the-audience to answer themselves. ` f-`fi'on1 his community who drank to fefnough.':VW hy.does not each church, next Thursday _evenu;g', ucc. go. _n good rogram readin _mus1c, .fet_c., a, so a comedy, An Triumph," will be" given. ; ` SHe--`-``Do ydu love `me`m'ore than `any `other, .'girl % you .e`v.e1-V knew, Gbrge -1 other" girl w1.1_o,wou1d have me, .'He-A-."\`Er--I .y'9u ' '.`?iV1io1`-e tjaxx WW. `.2 I `D. `IUD jwwuw ..Yes,' my mind is made`up`. Ta- night I shall ask her to be` my wife. B-b-by `Jove, I sh-hope sl3e s out!" -Women's H.<)m_e (_k2_').x_r[1p,a;111_1on. _ '5`-I3, an-u LIIV awvvuvvn. . -Dr. Richardso, Messrs. W." `Sar- Ijeant, Jno. Armstrong and`W...IC. ",Rvichardson all-had award to say in yvfavor of 'local option, but unfor- ytunately -the limited space a-t our T disposal `prevents us `giving fu11er'_:e- ports of their addresses. FINI __L:..,-g _1-.....I -o:`L. L`\g g(\_ Isaac Malcomn said that a farm- er was no longer a plodder, but a thinking citizen. Why. did he as a farmer want to see local option in Bare? Because H can be ennced. Barrie is the centre. The laboring class will save more money and buy more of thevfarmors produce, raising the price ,and we, as farmers, are selsh enough to look for hgher prices. (Voice from. gallery: You. get it, too.) Canada, the fairest `gem in England's crown should drive his monster from our midst. Let us se and be-patdots If 1'` 1-1-0-In I n .1 -"thus" Iulluannvvn v V9. ! Dr. Evans was there to show he ifwas not on the fence. There are 3only two sides to this question, the * whiskey side and `the prohibition side. Itam on the lartter side `for manv l_'3.~2- isons, said the Doctor. I'if_`._.._I-;u.. `tn;-nan` .11`-ll I-D U1 Lllvll uuu-v--v-. . I The meetin g\closed with the Doxo- .4Y' . % j * Barrie Night Lo. ' (cbzitinued ' from Pag e C5,ne.) CROWN HILL. I 6; town full of spotters and whiskey informers. a. . .7. iMen buying booze who had voted for Local Option, - .t3,; Little" `beer being sold but plenty-of hard stuff. t fdouble faucet to the keg-A.-beer for the patron; water when the license ",}'7~inspector,droppecl},in. ; it > e A W t. ` hero, The human bar-.-rye in hiship pocket, ' gin in his coat. _ 3 hitting tht; bottle in the back parts of stables and barber shops. " Sneaks the shifts were put to to get drink Falseiwcafiihagislyihfonhers. arid efaletasviiearing by respectable e as a rnee`sitimpo-salt by law- 3 yo . 6 'l 90099900099090090999909 .l -(Continued`f1.-om ipage one). the ice rink on Thursday last, ~Good skating has been enjoyed a11"we_-eke and the hockey boys have got in a couple of -nights practise. 4 . / _ -See ourTChester Brand Sus- perider put up in fancy boxes for %Xmas gifts at 5oc., 7_5c., $1.00, `$1.50. Sarjeant 8; King. . ,L ,__-_ P,,_...-.I I-.. may-nJvu.--o vo ------5. _ -Have your pictures framed for Xmas at? Douga'1lTBros. " `Our Midhurst correspondent re- ported the date of St. Paul's Church social as December 20th.. Unfor- tunately he had been wrongly in- formed, as the social will not be held till some "time in January. . `C. 1 fl ---n ---v . -- - J------` u - --TV'Ve sel-t Iottrnes Fur-lined`Glov- es for men at $2.50. ' _ `Rev. Frank Salmon of Elmvale, ave at most` interesting talk in rinity Parish Hall, -taking the Knights Templars of Jerusalem in the Days of the Crusades ashis, sub- ject. Rev. E. R. ]. `Bigszs gave an i`nvteres'ting intr'oduc'tion,' `leading. up tothe point where Dr. 'Salmon com- mence . V ' J-AIL 14. K1. .l._4. IIGVU CICVLUU L115 IQ`- Iowing officers for 1911:- W..\1.---Art Litle V ` D..\~1.--G. G. `Smith Chuplain-S. G. Hall T Rcc.-Sec y.-W. Patterson I~`in.-Sec`y.-lChas. Srigley Treas.-Geo, Leslie D. of C.--Thos. Campbell Lecturer-VV. Carson Com.--H. Lougheed, Jas, John- ston, Chas. Hwbbert, C. W. Pouch- er, Herb. Johnston. --Wm. Moore, who is the buyer for Moore's Shoe Store. says. that `t occasions himno trouble to hand out good Rubbers and solid leather Footwear. `First Quality and First Qua-I-ity ONLY `solves the-`problem. `Ban-ie _'s big shoe store also goes a step lfthf, than this, they make Overcoat Sale at Sarjeant. & King's, Saturday. I EOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUOOOO: I -u-u--can I -ulsivlll lllilfli A mews ABOUT TOWN What a. Toronto Newspaper Reporters saw in Owen Sound- VI-,_ 4iV'I}liIsga1%sel1ing oversthie bars. f V s . i _ } iz,;LVj's.D151ftgsstoresdoing a rushing business in intoxicating liquor. `J ` - ` 3 L 3Lttt t131i:a &pigs at wo; k, drunks pass a given point in half an hour on Saturday night. Six drunksi taking` dinner at the `same time in the same hotel.-` * t V 5. ;;More drunkards ,1n proportion to Its size than/-vein any licensed town in V L Ontaxtio. WIRELESS STOPS TRAIN WITH- OUT HUMAN AID. Mr. Frank W. Pfentice, of. Mel- bournc avenue, Toronto, achieved a 'triumph Thursday last, when , by means of his wireless apparatus, -a. C, P. R. train t1_-avelling. at thearate oi forty-ve mules an hour, 7was Stopped up dead while an engineer sat with the throttle wide open, powerless to interfere. 4. . T}... F D D 1...... 1.....- .....1..L1-- 5..-; -:;;aa:.;*;;;;'1-,ro.;.-' 98cto...,...f. . . . . . .. Axwoes Local Option do the Work ? _ 4 We have prepared for a gufoaior sale % _of th|s class oI'goodsV1ancvor. V40 knbwxyou will be pleased and atlaed Ifyou cmo to oiir store to nicks your selections. A % \ % Beautim Library, Hall and .36-and I aocnuina. fa-nrn A I'll 1.847 Roger `B1-on.` Silverware--'l`he `assortment is large in such `lilies as Sugar Shells, Fruit ~Spoons, Cake and Meat Forks, Sugar Bowls, Butter Dishes, Bake Dishes, Cake Baskets, Nut Bowls, Fern Pots, ~Bread Plates, etc. __ . Nickle -Plated Ware-Fancy Tea and "Coffee Pots, Crumb 'l`rays,_ Nickle Kettles, Tea Trays. Brass `are-Makes a lovely gift. You can get Fern Pots at 1.25 to 2.00. Jardinieres from 60c _ to 6.00. Cut Flower Holders, 90c to 2.25. Candle Sticks from 1.10. to 3.75 pair. . Skates and Hockey Sticks for the Boys, . Girls, Ladies and Gents. Prices run from 40c pair to 5.00 pair. Hockey Sticks from we to 600 each. H. H. OTT ON 81 SON "'rH;E' NORTHERN ADVANCE `Largest assortment in Barrie . Clearing Our stock of Cut Glass at 25 per cent. discount. Mr, H, Johnson, who has just ob-I rtained a patent_for his sewer trench excavator Is bemg deluged with leu- `ters offering to purchase same. The excavator is_(,a most ingemous de- vice which drgs a sewer, curbs it and lls it in at the same operation, thus doing the work of twenty laborersg, No doubt he will realize handsomely from the invention. ` 8ug%gestions% `9.5o `good, if their_ `Boots and Rubbers `do-not wear rxght. AL I,_I9,I_ ,_, | -Fancy fruits for the holidays: 1 Canadian and Spanish Grapes, Naval, l Florida, Mexican and Tangerine Or- ` anges, Pineapples, Bananas and Cah- fornia Celery at Bothwel1 s. ' Collingwood hockey team will play. an exhibition game with Barrie on lChristmas afternoon in the glam- ;moth Rink, and on New ear s' tEaton s .Inte'rmediates, with Leroux l and Meeking on the `line-up, `will play the locals here. The boys: have been getting in some good practices this week, and it is expected that G;-en Caldwell will be induced to don the orange and green again for these games. Boththese exhibition match- es will no doubt be classy displays of Canada s fast national sport. A fine turn-out` is looked for at_ to-mor- row night s practice. , -Holly, Mistletoe, Scotch` Hea.-.1 ther, church and home decorations for the holidays at Bothwelfs. A Big Launchi'ng._ The Princess, the largest freighter ever built in Canada is- to he launch- ed by the Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. As this boat is 525 feet long, the launching should prove a `sight worth seeing. Return -tickets at single fare will be sold on the G. T. R., good for that date only. -'-All our Xmas Neckwear ml stock. Come `early and get best selection of Txes put up an fancy ilI)(o_xes at 25c, to $1.00. Sarjcant 8: p'JVYk||LD3 LL) JIILVIIUIVO The C. P. R. has been quietly test-. 'ing Mr. Prentice s' safety device for ` some weeks, and yesterday itt.cu`m-'v': minated in a success. He has,be~n_ -at work upon the idea sint one" night, thirteen years ago, he dream- ed about such a device to ,;prevent collisions. It was first tried_;out_ up- on some small American`=_;`;ail'ro_ads> before the C. P. R. took . lI\fl\\r } Kmg. Our tfefy cemmands special. attention`. `We have the best Nralues in Ga`:-ving Sets, Safety Razors, Pocket Cutlery,[ Scissors, etc.,V. yo,u ll nd anywhere. \ The Simcoe License. License Commissioners E.T, Tyrei (Chairman) and John Fergie met at the oice f the License Inspector on Fridays aernoon. The only busi- ness transacted was the considera- tion of an application from the M. Stritch estate for permission to con- tinue the license Lof the Simcoe Hotel. This was granted, and `the ;Commissioners will deal nally with [the license at their next `meeting on {January 6th. Wilfred Firth becomes ithe managerof the hotel. -If the Best Rubbers on.the mar- `ket are not satisfactory where do the culls and punched rubbers come in. Moore s Shoe Store has had the big- gest rubber business in their history, which is accounted for in the fact that they `handle only first quality goods and also make good if they turn out unsatisfactory, Ba:-Arie Curling Club. .At the meeting of the -Barrie Curling Club on Monday night, the `following skips were el ted to cap- tain the rinks in_ the resident vs.` Vice-president games:-- ' President-H .- E. Jory, D. A. M `- Niven, A. E. Stapleton, `W. E. Todd, Alex. Brpwnlee, N. Grose. ' 7 U` `I -I-\I. -rr [A. o. nomcers. LUI. \'a\-VLIIL LVUI LII LILGI, I`. \/p .l.'u, UUEU, lat their last regular meeting. They. Mr, M, Srigley, assistant steward. (the Commercial Club, Duluth,__ vjsited his mother, Mrs. Chas. Ta 10,, Burton Ave., thisweek. r.7 Srigley 15 removing to Toronto."