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*DEATH summons ` WAS SUDDEN. MARRIED. _ . i IIr*Ds0N-I.ITCI -- At the 'Parsona.go, Collier St. on If-ayu 151:1-1. Iijv Rev. LG. Br>w1c=-. Charle-1, Alexander Hudson of Longford! Mills to Bessie Luc-king of Bar` 1'19. i -DIED._ . ELSON--At Oro Statlon. on Thm's_-I (lay, May 16th, Lewis Gilmour, in- ~ fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.` John Elson, aged four months. 1 CUMMINGS -A In Allandale `(mi Moned-ay,* Mlay 20, Hannah Webl),-I beloved wife of Mr. Geo. Cum- mings. G.T.R. Engineer," Allan- l dale, in l1er_65th year. T Funeral on Thursday, May 23rd at \ 2.3-0 p.~m. to Union Cemetery, 1} ,Barrvrie. ` - i I With startling sudedenness death came to Mr. Walter Watson of Dal-. pston oi1.Saturda'y- morning, heart 1 5faiI_ure being the direct cause of his I ! death. ` j I Mr. Watson helped with thei farm .work as usual, on -Saturday `morning, `and had hitched! the horse Ifor Mrrs. Watson to "drive to Barrie gmarket, opened the gate `and saw i her on her road, when, as he return- *ed to where his sons were working `near the barn, he was 0bser've& by `one of the boys to grasp the fence and shortly after fall backwamds. When they arrived: at their father s side, the two sons found life was extinct. Mrs-. Watson was telephon- `ed. for to Barrie and when she ar- rived at Keam_ s store, she learned the sad news, and immediately re- i +n1'nar1 `|'\l'\trn.a SANDERSON - At. Budleigh Cot- tage, Toronto St., Barrie, on Fri-_. day, May 17, 1912, Elizabeth` A. Sanderson, eldest daughter of the late Sam'ue1'and Jane Sanderson, formerly of Richmond `Hill, aged ugsu nzunj. LAVVVD, turned home. JKIA` BORN. Cro\'7t; Fire Rang? ing_ service ( 110 left for the north last weielc), nd Rex and Brnc_at China, will address a meeting in St. An-drew s Sunday School on Thurs- day evening, June 6th. Silver 001-i lection. 21-22 . The water in the bay went dmvni about an inch up tol-ast Friday, but; the recent heavy rains have raised; it" up again, so that a` new record` has been established. ` JJLIDB LDGUCL -A.lJ.\.r~|..IlIIIJOL' Kra. -LJu\I|llI.|-IL ! ---- `_--rv v.vuu guy; KJII I d. D9:-vis, speaking ' to his mo-I tioh, said this matter was ordered` to -be. attendeci to _1-ast fall,_ and. he O0'|.11dn. t ,.why it -not `.'l*l....._..4..__ 1.-- 1-- I` vvu.L\.tI&U 'Ul.7C|_, lb uuu; `I105 done. ':The water `has been rmm D%`II mg -v gvv - ---, .` _'_ ia"t?};ek), `X1 `Rex :1& i3ue at- home; Mrs. `nney of Da.-1ston,,Mrs. :Ho1mes of "Toronto, Miss Data. at home-. " V - Mrs. Thos. Lowe, Mrs. John Weay- mouth, sr., Mrs. (Frank) J amieson, .of Barrie; and Mrs. Mattherwgon in the West, are sisters, :nn Archibald `Watson of Dalston is a brother. -|.Ll'C Lu-uvxau. Wan :.Lu.uu. vu. -I-IJ-\JAN\.Lut afternoon-, Rev. Mr. Murray` of Tth Congregational Church, aofciating. Inte1~_ment was made in Dalston The Town Engineer ..was instruct- ed to" exaxmfrne Co11ier St. from Poyntz to Berczy St. so,as tao_ sug- gest some remedy to carry off `su`1~ face water. . T V D9,vis--Bunker-That ' Board of Works consider opening up of water table on; James St. and running it into; pipegacross Peel St. `La . petitioned for a sewer on Elizabeth St. from 134 ft.- West of Frances St. to William St. under the local im- provement plan. . 1 1 1 n . A J. Babb and ten others asked for a new sidewalk on the west side of Charles St. as street is now unsafe. I Mr. John. Sheppard asked permis- sion to erect a small building on` To- lronto St. north -of weigh scales for the keeping of pigs from exposure Ito Weather while `he is shipping. (`I -The rrequvest of the Barrie Tanning Co. for closing of portion of High St. was granted. ` Sarjeant--Rusk---'I;hat the follow- ing Councillors constitute Court Re- vision: . Reeves Bennett and Wesley, and Aldermen Sarjeant , McLean and Wisdom, that rst meeting be held on Tuesday, June 4th at 9 am. 'McLean--Marks-That Clerk be instructed to insert an advertise- ment in each of local papers asking citizens, including hotel-keepers, to give him with as little delay as` `pos- sible particulars of such accommoda- tion they can furnish to summer visitors and tourists including the remuneration they require, and that a book? be kept" by the Clerk con- taining such information and to be availableat all times to any nesidjent of the Town. e e i. R. A. Thomas, J. Hepburn, Cy] Graham and D. Ross petitioned for crossing {to lots 25, 26 and 27 on south side of Dunlop St. an . 1`- Over 6000 feet of sewers will be under c=:;mst~ruction in. Town within the next few days, all on the local impro-vcment plan. Annie Reid of 53 Owen St., Bar- rie, is [sending her claim in against the Town for breaking her hand on March 21st, on icy sidewalk, what- ever the law demam]s, reads a let.- ter which was sent on to the commit- ! tee.` i. ' = ` REPORTS. ` V The '\\'ate`: and I,.i5_rht.C0n1mitt-ee '1'0com*rnende~d that St.` Vincent s' `Park pavilion be Wired , and nine 16 l (3.1). lights be placed tllere, also an incand-e.~;cent :light at the head of IB-a,3'e'1d St. north at Town limit,-=.I aAn.d- one at comer of Sophia and E-cclos.` ' . _ 3 cl Accoim rs_, for XX/ 1,,""S and supplies ltotalling $343.05" and $357.72 we1'e 'rr.-c,=0n1mended- for payment by Fin- Eanoe Chairman Sarjeant. | , \Vhc~n the second Finance Report was Read Chairman -, Sarjea-nt took .occas1ion to explain that Wood-G1'm-dy iofferod $140 less for` some d-ebentures ' than some other firms`. His Wor-i iship added that the smaller price iWaS because the sewer by-law refer- 'red to was not approved of by the Provincial Board of Health. The `Mayor would go to Toronto to try 3 and arrange _ better prices. vvv - I'm The Engineer will make estimatol |of cost of opening Sanford St., cast to be i-ncludc-d in estimate. The same ofciral will also make a report {on cost of grading Brock St. - Emtymms. Enquiries, said the Mayor, and- -__-.._1_...1_ 1-_1_-.1 -1. A11 n:_1___11 -_| :. The Public VVOrk,= and Sewers ]C`ommit_tce reco1h111e11(1ed .that; En- jgrinec-:-r prepare a plan for Bradford `St. as asked by Board of Health and present plans for Provincial Board s gavpproval. -- . .-- .nJAo\1\A.LLA\a\J, uu va ALLIAJUL oulnxl. - everybody looked at Ald. Bidwell, as the East End reprevsentative made his customary move to arise and interrogate someone. When he . did- n t get up, everybody laughed. A :1 MOTION s. VWesley--Rusk - That j leave be granted to introduce By-1-a.W provid- ing for the collection and disposal of garbage. - -..-'-- -`.- -- ._.._ _ _ I McLean--Bidwe1l-That Board of Works consider` advisability of plac- ing `tile or other opening under side- walk in front of Inchiquin. ` The Mayor said the estimates for the dierent committees should be in and the rate struck at this meeting, and he thought there was little to be gained by starving OPE the unpleas- ant duty. He .W0'uld look for every chairman to be ready by next meet-l -Boys. T Cashmere Jerseys ih all! colors, j urst the thing for this : wea- 'tl1er, 750.. to 1.75. Sarjeant & Kingx! ! DeIp.-Reeve Wesley asked the Council to give him. permission to place a substitute in charge of the "re team on-Sundays long enough to allow Driver Beatty to go to church. There are now two teams and an extra man and Council readily assented. :i"1; -};e1_xVi (on Monday` `ll ,_.__"- -1 'LL`- '?'A'5F`. L. 5E5'9N-1% (CQntinue_d, from} Page 1).- z ' `\` it`haa{$vasheclyeef,?r,if1:`esvam '00.111d not ,undershand why the 1'30? 0.Work1s could} not have put a 10$ 0 `grave -toll `t my drains right. 1 up `` xe the Why in the nan: sense, wh1en we-can Uvauy. Kvuvuauz v "G ILA it ` `tel hke thls. mat " The motion `carried unanimou ' POLL CLERKS. Mayor Cowan. broached tho mqt telli of thetpqintmgnt of mu (._1c;k; -an ' cons es, saymg that hx - not want this patronage to 1,i;m:311;,I but `he `had made out a. list, .}1ic}; was approved of without any Chan es.*- "A few changes were made in If list of constables appointed, and`: few pleasantries indulged in over `some names mentioned. Alrl. )[c_ Lean asked: to have the name of an . East Warder substituted for one on the list. Why, bless your life, said Ald. Bidwell A man of his `nrlnpa. tion would be insulted if you 3;, ed him to be a con:~:tablo, `everyone laughed. Would he take tho R<-mmin., Ofcers pos1t1on?" queried ax`1.,y}1{,,; I n--- __ , ' f\.___ T` sly, and , * .n A, .n '- - - - - '-,uI`[. ONLY ONE FA.\III.Y. There is but one family on mg. indigent list, said Chai1'1n;m VIM`-1;` .c:....,1- ,.,. 4*-.. .... T A . _ -- u.: .` |LlL\.Il5\;LLV Anus", s.'uA\,;. \. AJLQII lllll H |I}1\'l `\ amdv so far as I can this will be a xture `for some tune 1.. <-uxm-_" |MUNlC!PALlTY OF BARRIE --A big assortment of lacrosse,` `tennis and outing shoes`, `red hot prices at` Carey s Out Rate Shoe' Store in Pads Old.` Stand. COURT OF REVISION. BVOTICE }11~I`(~`.>j.' '_:i\`<-;; the first sitting of the (`.'.n" A _ ivision for the 3I1111i:i;~.;11it;.- } rie will be held at the ("mm-E` 4', ber on Tuesda;'. thx 4&1: l;:_=.- .1 _191.2, at 9 0 (:1m:]( ii: 119- f'-? - ' .. I 114-4 LIV v \J \,A~:\.A\ 1|. nu. .'hear- and detc-:'1nim- 1 complaints of m`1'rn'.< :11 in the Assessment R4,-H A1` I ` Tenders will be recmvevi by the`- unnl Saturday. June 8111. I912. the supply nt'1n0mns=; Lump 'l`};iu` engheny .-jnft (/`ml; also 50 tons Iizx (`oal 195:2 and nut sizu) 2 also .3 1:. Coal. to he dc-li\'er(-I1 dm~in_:: the :`.--.i Winter of 19! I from Time to tinw In the Gaol. C.'oux`t House: and H6--.'i~ Harrie. All coal to be wc-i'.rhu-:1 at and C( .Tl`i,`I.tl:S to bv ohmim-rt [In- of cvmtrat-tor and In ho attnclu-I when rcntlercd. l`he1uv.'(-st or an twcesszzu-ily ac<;r=pt(-rl. All Ien(1(*l'.`~. 1 "Tenders for Coal sealed and : II_\' THE I\I.~\'["l'EfI OF` THE GI'.\3?Ir7.\.\' SHIP OF THE I.\'FAN'I` CH[L|H.'F.\ OF \VIL|.I4M A.\'D{lE\V PARLI.-\.\1F..\"l'. MI- I Application will he made to tho .Qlll""*:'ifo * Court of the County of sinu.-no bcfnrv rh.- J 1:.- in Chambers at the Court House. in tlw `Il.wn of Barrie. after the oxpimlioii of im-rm mm from the first publication heron,` on l.v:..l1:`ui Daniel Parliament of the Township Ill .\l.mx.. .-a. in the Lonnty of Victoria. uncle of th- im`;lm<. for an order appointing the said Ilzum 1 l`:irIm- mcnt guardian of Herbert Parlizum-':?. .\l--x- ,ander Parliament. Ralph Cecil l'm~Ii;n.n~-nz. Mabel Elizabeth Parliament and Willi.-un lion- ald Parliament. infant children of {ht Mild \ 'illiam Andxew Parliament. deceased. Dated at Barrie this 15th day of B13)`. 1:~`;`. DANIEL PARLIA .\lE.\"l`. 20-20 by his so irs. Stratln .\ E~'Iu-n. -1..-- u. J.LJ.\J.I.\vkJ.Ll4.LJ., -LL.xA 1912`;.tv2 p.m. All persons, in` ed will govern themselves um ly. 20521 ,... ...V -_...WW...`...- --,.. . . . , [4 All persons h3.\'in__-' u':~?:. ithe said Court are 1'Pqx1iz'.-vi ;tend at the said time mu} uh. -- ! E.DOXXELL ` O-21 License District. of Centre Simcoe. Public notice is hereby grin-11 that VV. A. Sinclair has made z11)p1i<';1Yi->11 for permission to transfer 111 tax`- ern `license for the pI`C'1ni.<(.~' kn-~\\".1 "as the Railroad House, All-.m1;:1u~. 1-: W.,J. G-ilks of Town of Bi1I'1`iv_ an-I that said application will Ix mz1.~i-1- cred at the meeting of tho 1% -mui uf License Commissioners to be huhi in the Inspecto-r s Ofce in the 'l`n\m vf Barrie on THURSDAY, MAY ~_'I`-M. 1010 ..J.O__. A11", ...v_ `Mu-ch sympathy ,is extended` to` Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sinclair, Brad- fovd St., in the loss of their infant ]__;1_ _...____._.J ._ 7|'-...'.-. I Clerk of tlv; ..<-.1Ji:1m.\'IA1;` Barrie, June. :?0th. 1912. Brown & Co. Also the following varieties of F icld Com: Compton : Early North Dakota Longfellow Angel of Midnight . Giant Prolific Ensilage {Red Cob ' Improved Leaming Wlnit Cap Ye" low `Dent "Mangel Seed, Turnip Seed, Sugar Beet and Sugar Mangel, Land Plaster. TENDERS F OR COAL SEED OATS SEED CORN see thm. N WE HAVE Regenerated Abundance Oats from Alberta for seed` Clean and heavy. Call and ' 'DAY, MAY 23, " i'f._i3'1*`:.\'_.\"-rf'|'|"." Chairman Co. I ropc-rt_\-It " {-4 Seedsmen. THOS. DUFF. A ` LICENSE I.\'.~`1'I`' S011: day 3 [ll I min: .` l (H B-M1` 3, 1912. Mr. Harry Burns has purchased the water 101: between McQu-arri_e s and Car1ey s boathouses from Mn. John Carley, -and will erect two new `boat houses `thereon. Several new tnansformers were -erected along Dunlop St. by the Elec- tric Light Dept. on Friday. ` The power was closed o for a. few min- utes in consequence. T --60 pairs of women s- patent Colt Blucher, Bal or Butboned, shortvamp, new high toe, regular $2.75 - and -For real good owers-,wedding or table Bouquets, Funeral Des-igns, or F.1om_aJ effects`, put up in the most! artistic mamler, see Wm. T'aylor,! Florist, Dunlop St, `Barrie. _ I It provides endieaa enjoyment-enjoy menu in years to come. as well asat the - present time. Of course you have sometims had the deem: to take home views which appealed to you-every body has Why not at a camera and `be able to do so? (2 can sell. you a. camera at almost any price you wish to pay. All prices from $100 to 876.00. day, June 17th.. -New Silk and Lisle Half-In-Io`se,; gxjzna. value at 50c. Sarjeant 82` County Council meetsw ori Mom; I I Ourlwa of supplies is complete and Includes everything needed in photo 1 making. ` Films, Plates, Papers, " Chemicals, Plate Htilders, Tripods, Printingls Frames, etc. > We do, Developing: and Finishini .1-`-Miss Isabel Mclntoshi f H_0n~an, Photography IS THE 3551' 0!? -ALL HOBBIES OF LOCAL INTEREST DOUGALL BROS. Robertson s g:cIAL FOR 2 WEEKS--$8, $9, $12 KJ UI, 111- I155`) `K1838, `TL UIIKJLL 151.1-I4U&q|.Il whose death oocurned on 'I'ueJs- PHOTO suppmzs :0o69ooooooooooooooooo9:} loop Eaet_ot~B;n';ie Hotel. `3"G E79? SPECIAL IN % % .arpet Squares How `of Midlmld, and Barrio, has purchased a, 7 I 15 Tapestry Rugs,` oral and Medallion Patterns, bought at greatly below their value, sizes` 3x3% 3x4, `3%>< 4- JUST AR.RI.VED--N<%:vv% and Artistic 1').esi`gns'in_ _Wall Paper. DUNLOP Sir, JB Amu'E.-P HbNE.- th' e`nte!`ed 7 the ;h,omse; of {Robin Lewis, corner of Maple Ave. and Dalstoxi St. on Satundmy, carry-. Hug o his young wife in her 32-nd` iyear. She Jeavcs two chieldren. 1 --Open for. the season. Littlq !La!keu Summer Resort. `Boats: for Board. -by day or week_ and Ilurnches and soft drinks at all Hours-. }Miss Lawfeuoe. 20;tf.' TheTBarrie Avetezrans of 66 have not received their cheques for the nnnn __..-_.;..____-..;1~_._ _.....1... I... 4.1.... B335 shillg season opens on J unei 16th. % ! |;50rN;1?um:;;1yvv1;11;::o `I33? E113 !Govern_meuit. - They will be appre- ciated "at any time they arrive. ; --C`arey s Cut Rate Shoe Store is always in a position to s1l : so1id leather `shoes cheaper than others,` buying in largie-V quantitiesq that they do for" their Toronto, Chatham and [Barrie st.ores._ , The Barrie . Lib.-Conservative As- soci-ationj will meet tonight in their rooms, McCarthy Block, for the, pur- pose of selecting delegates for the S. Simooe Convention which "will be held at Cookstown on Friday, May `31st. ' ` I --June is the, month` of weddings, Get your engageanenet and .W0jdJdi.n-gs` rings from VVi11ia.ms, A the J eWe1e'r. [Marriage Bicenses can be p`1~ocu.red at |Wi11ia.n1s Jeewelry Store. - 20-t.f. _Fou1r 11urses-in-training are-_ try- ing their examinatio-ns at the R. V. Hosnital this week. They` are Misa- 'os Howard, Halbert, Isbister and 1Q.uinn. and graduatilon exelrcises Willi | I {be held Within a -month for the suc- Ecessfu} ones. . ' V f -4-`You will never know the. full` bea1.1t_wf of` your gure until you Wear The Spirella Corset. '.I.`h(ey do not` rust, break or take :1 permaneht` bend. Every Corset guaranteed for none year. Dxtop _a card. and Miss Doane will be pleased to see you! either in yew; own home or at her _resi_den~ce, 16 Charlotte St. V25-1.y I , The ' death occurred atthe R. V. Hospital "on Friday, Ma.yA17t.h, of Miss. Lillian Edwards, daughter of the late Hezekiah and Mrs. Edwamds, aged 36 years. The funeral was" held; on Monday from Smit.h s Chapel tol. .-tl1_c. U11 ion Cenle.-tery, the Rev, An-i idrew Smith c.0ndu-cting the se.rvioes.i | Only one base was beam} by `Mr._i J usticc Sutherland at. the non-jury assizes on Tuesday, that of F ee Vs`. McDonald, to set aside aflien on a -farm in Ntottawasaga. Judgment [was reserved. Court opened at- 1 lp.m. and ~a-djO111'l'L0d at 3 p.m=., Jus-.| tioe= Sutherlaxmd returning` to `Toron-I [to on the 5.15 train. ! i It is likely that _a. lawn bowling lleague will be organized. composed of the Newnmarket., Brad-ford, Allan-`. `dale, Barrie, and` possibly Orillia clubs, Arrangements L are now, being made, on the suggestion of New- market, to have a schedule drawn up ifor a. series of games. The Barrie .andiA1land.ale greens are being `put- into sthape, but the recent {heavy} ,rains have delayed the opening _:games. A Q ` Next Sunday Rev.- E. Harold Toye, B.A. .Wi11 preach at both ser- 'vices. The Rev. I. G. Bowles will preach at Port. McNico1l, at the de- -dication services of `the new Meth-I odist Church there. ` 1 - A Bee Demonstration is to be held in the apisary of Smart Bros., Co1~ lingwoode, Ont., Wednesday, May ;29th, cocmmencing at one o clock ' I..'1....... " County Court opens _on Tuesdays, I June 11th. A . V | -_I-`IV UL V1110 LlC`ll&Vl1BUl'a' tion. is to explain the nature of foul brood and show how to cure it, also how to savge the wax from the combs by means of the wax press. An Inspector of Api-aries_ will take` charge of "the proceedings, r assisted` by successful -local beekeepers. * sure to come" and bring your neigh-? bors. Ladies `specially invited. g 1 '1"I`1e prpose _ of this dinonstra; .. .4... ..__.`|_'_.. _C4~OLLIERA ST.AMETI}OD}_ST A BEE DEMONSTRATION :rh*T:m-e: l1i<:izi1beM:T.;.}.t,'[<:"1;mSAcu;c1'x .SimcQe,- Hon. ` Mr. Justice haslost no time in ge.tting..to-.Work. `He was `sworn in on the 3nd inst, `and already be has -sat for two weeks I in the Court of Appeal. has held the I weekly Cdurt at Ottawa and: is now presiding . at the Assize Court at Lindsay. ' _ 2 E 1; . public meeting f ` th ~_ .,oi will! helld! in:=-tha Operas House aomel ..e-vemin T r1I`_<`>n_ Adam` The name of William Ralph` Parks, `Barrie, appears among the list of those who passed the Mayi examinations: of the Ontario College 3 of . Pharmacy. ' ' .x.- . A ` \`V Vllallllnlsy ., Francis J-oseph O Lea.ry of Oril-I -lie, -won, the - Phrarm-acy medal. Among those from Simcoe. County who took honors was Joshua Harold Chapman, Holland L'a.nding.o Other `Simcoe County pupils among the pass! `list were: Seignior V. Mc- Arthur, Boeton; Ralph B. Mously, Bradford; Wilfred George Packhhm, . Ailkistonz; Donald T. McD-onal-d.`,| Cmeemore; Angus Bucham Wallace, l`\ `I19, I 19......39 48 0 el 20 .. 37; 48 1.40 I 21......44 50 0.84 A The total rainfall for May, 1911, was 1.49 inches, while for the pres- ent month to date the amount regis- |tered is 3.69 inches, with te.mperat.ur- l [es much below the average. ; Ald. Geo; McLean `has Ipur-1 Ch{lS'*.1(1 a -newly-erected house on A1-' len. St., Mi-d1a.n!d'. I May 'l'\.`\.aI.l.1'\JL rilli-a. In organizing The Mighty IIaag`i 1 Shows, for this" th-e1r.17th Transcon- ; tinental tour, the proprietor, Mr. E. Ha-ag`, decided to once, more 0utdis- t.anC~.e a.ny.1`iv~aJs for public favor, and on \VcdneL=,day, June 12th ixvlion | Thse Mighty Haag Shows exhibit at! Barrilc-, you will be /treated-, to one of `; the finest. pcrfo1'n1anccs over pro-i lscntedi under a tent. A~m.ong the ~ .'art.ist:s am The Iiicomparablc` Fi_y- ling Gussae-ons, direct from Paris , who [have -11. 3\`lC`-I` .aprp_ea.re.d ix} America _he- lfo~resbe '1he_ if M11-lcrs, 1n equestrian l V .~.,_ . .,,.~"..-' ii~i ; v?;1iL1r"ou3?w a'ii1(i)t21e'1r:lii` Wire. -artists, presenting .wire acts; r:x- tra_.ordinary: the Ya-Homa Iimrperial` Troupe of laps, \_vithout doubt right-i |1y niamor. imperial, as their equals lare not 111 memca. A \ I 1 5 [ 21-22 ers) are hrequesteci to send to the undersig`-119d. .With as little delay as possible, particulars of such accom- modation" as they can efurnish to summers visitors and "tourists, in- cluding the remuneration they re- quire. ,_A book will be kept at the Clerk e oioe containing such infor- mation, and this record will be ay_'a'ilahle at all times to all residents All -opersohs i(inc11i1iii.nig I WILL DRILL FOR OIL J INSIDE OF THREE {WEEKS} I. The Barrie syndicate which |taking' up the matter of sinking a test well for oil and gas, is well un- 'der way, and almost the total amount necessary has been subscribvi ed by those .who are willing to take l ' chance on the very evident signs ithat there is oil in this district.' The local company will be associated with Mr.` Thos. Cox and two other Brantford men who are owners of the leases. Several leasm, comprising some 150 acres will be assigned tol the Barrie syndicate, and an option` will be held by the Barrie company! on ve hundred gacres additional! until the completion of the first wel-l.' I I `~---'-- "W ---r--~---- v- _~--~ --- T - I A representative of th local oompany Said" that operations would commence within three `weeks, and ltthat the mrst rvdl would be sunk! [ Trustees` of Proper-ty-D.r. J. F. `Pulling, Dr. Sprott, R. A. Stephens. Examining Boamct-F; Mart, Dr. Palling, Dr. Sprott. I" *oio{s 'wiu be installed at `the nst _regular meeting in June. A l ACCOMMODATION WANTED % FOR SUMMER 1?Es0PLE.] ` :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 4 AI! I All 1 u unvnunnnnni I 2 .I.G.-T. Red:l:'em.' % I J). of C.-Fred Marr. _ Or.nganist-W. H. Crawford. 3 Ty1'er-.-Jos. Leighton, } Aud;itors-Rev. E. R.` J. Big-gsl [and J. E. Bi1lingsley.. _ ~ -x -r -on I suuuu Luv Lhnnzu . | close to Town. \ ELECTED NEW OFFICERS. { ! Kerr Lodge, No. 230, A. F. & A. [M., held their `annual qlection of of- cu... ._ 1:1..:.1..._ ................ 1......+ Hml U010 U111. .L'1'uuu_y Vvuuune uuuv, vu- following being elected for the ex; suing yea.-r:- ' ` wvv-It . ts` Pnnsmxne AT LINDSAY. `..I.l.C|0l0~ J..I.n .34; vv-can Sec- y.--.-A. Stone. S.D.--`E. L. Welte. J .D.--W. J. Hallett (Allandale) S.S.-A. Wolfenden. J.S_.- . _i1E._tnon.s. 7% FIT maxim mm AnvANc_E 15. 16. 17. .18.. _.A CIRCUS . S*.`CO1'\IIv_N . Mr. Will formerly of motor car. NEW DRUGGISTS. T SA_LUBRI)_U_S. Lowest Highest Rainfall ; .. 34 58- V . .. 46 51 0.14 ._ . . 46 57 0.20 W. BIfTT"ERY. DONNELL, . '|"..n-y ('1...- J L` J.` TOWN . CLERK. 70 Ar\ b:9ooo9ooooobooooooooooo: Vzocdoboodq60090099909063I --See -our new Spring Lounge and Negligee Shirts from 75c to $1.75. Sarjeant & King, Ltd. i \vi:1:mtroud> re1;1 3ves-. . Mr. A. 0. Garden of Hamiiton g was in Town yestefd-ay. I II nl.\l&II Law -rlaywv vv .-vvv-- I ,Brid3es-to-be should read the infor- mation on How 66 Act at the (Ceremony; published on page six [of this issue. ' Mr. Nathaniel Hughes, a former Barrie-ite, and no.w of _Good;1a.nds, `Man. is renewing old -acqu-aiTnta.nce `in Barrie and vicinity. t I I l v;. IILIIJIL LOIJANA curuurvu. 1 H6)! DI` Ullg I113 their our from Holland Landing by boat to Kempenfeldt. and then car- ried it th1~o.u.gh the forest to `their homes. The. late James Watson came from Stiurlingshire, Scotland, and` during the same year the Harts, Bruces, Drurys,` Oa-deep, Debenhams, ites, Browns, Jones, Be!-gins, P-a1'trid`g~ac;, Lu-cks. Hicklines, Mairs and Lawrences; whose family names remain until the `present day, settled along the historic roadway from Kempenfeldt to: Craighurst. Mr. J-armies Watson diecl on August 5th, 1888, at the age of 83 years, 3011 Walter succeeded` him on .wherea1.1e eon-. tin-uously `lived until, his on- sjag,n:d,,y,._: _ _ .. ...: . E C`ons.1:a.nbe _ Dru.ry leaves onl Saturday with Mr. Kenneth. Drury, of Toronto T University, to spend some m-Onths with Mr. R._ T. Drury, Victoria, BC. . f I` The marriage of Dr. Norman Rogers, son of M1-.'aI1d Mrs. Thos. Rogers. Mary .St., Barrie, .to Miss` Margaret J ean - Quibell, youngest 1 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George R. I Quibell, V of Cobalt, took plaoe in I lSt. J ames Anglican Church, Cobalt. yesterday` afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. `Rogers will next week take. up resi- .denc*e at Stroud. where `Dr. Rogers has purc-.h-asc-do the practice of Dr. Simpsom. _ T . ` The Bachelors r of the T0.W*n of` Barrie "Will hold their informal Kdsanoe to-morrow. night, Friday; May 24th, at 8.30 o c1ock. Ad'disaon s' orchestra. Tickets on sale at the door. - . ' - I , - . ` I ` Smith Sixnvmo Conventicm will I . be held on. Frida,v. May 31st. at 1 Cooltstown. Mr. W1n.. Woods of! I,3radford will be the Returning Of-ii , (~c:1'. - - 5;.SP,EERS-At Thornton, on*Thu1`s- dny, _Ma._v "l6t.h. to Mr. `and Mrs. James M. Speers, `:1 (laughter. ARMSTRONG-Af \V011in. St. Barrie, on" Tuesday, May 21st, i 1912. to Mr. and 1\Ir.e. John Arm- ! strong, a"son`. . ; 1 I his 65th year, and .was the son of the late James Watson, one of the ori- ginal settlels on the _Penetanngruis- hene Road, who took up lot 28 .on the Ono side in 1819. Here, in the primeval forest, these pioneers thew- e-d' out a` home for themselves, and many -stories are told: of the hards `ships, privations -and exciting. and dangerous experiences which I they }and -their families`, buried. in the heart of an almost boundless tract of bush land , erudured. They b'ro`u-ght 1'11"!-'I;1' nn11_1- `F1In1~\- `III ,-`I1-..-.1. T......J.!_.. 1___` 1ate_ v\'7Vaylter' Watson was in Correspon-dkence from: Big Bay Point received last week after paper was on press. A Kindly ssend on earlier} mail. ~ ' 1