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--c.ouu1-v or sm_c_o: gun ,T.H_E_ - 235 52 % 538 60 T-l|omp- J cry v f'_son ` 250 I 93' will `b`e;9 `v the V 28! I 51. 35 53 49 11 11 91 36 49 an Cookstown (W.G.) . Cooks=tow11 (Tecum.) .. `Bradford ,iBeeton . . . . . . . . . . .. _ Tottemham .. . Tegart Middleton .. .. .. .. Gailfordl Stroud Big`Bay Point . ~|Leonard s . . . . . . . 3- `. Ho11y.... jBa.i1_1swick . 0uo`ouI "no In? :.I.efroy,,.... [%5g?o1nsfo.v\`vvn _. lCo1ling~wood .. . {Amston .- . . . . . . . .. -,Creemore..* . . . . L`Angus . . . . . .. nBraden s '. . . . . . . . .. ;IIvy .... . _`|Elmgrove 1 Cookstown v,` ....` .... 1 ._... .... .-. _'AAv`e`riii1g . C`asht'o_rw_n Fqnrh Line .-- ; F~i,ShIel"S .. ...`. .. u... .1600` `on Duned_i;n:..... . o"... 0': o .0 O ! L \. .. .' {}Lagwrnces, `. L P It was impossible to get complete returns from South Simcoe, as we` were compelled, owing to the holi-A day, to go. to press on Tuesday after- noon. Mr. Alex. Ferguson-, how- ever, estimates his majoritv at a`bout 700. Churchill. Rev. L. McLean s old home only gave two`_ majority for him, while Adjala, another tluigberal section went for Ferguson. 319 Majority for '1.`-hqmpson, 15. `mg bii&{;g`T Eula Zti11\eV.. /1'es`1;1i/tzs so ;far obtainable: _ _ ` T1 Wm- 1a T \J\l\JIK lt\J' IV I (?3f}.1u1"hill'l . | \JIIbllU1lll.L 0' o I o o o o t I u L\-I Hindles . . . . . . .. 37 ii Bond Head . . Maj. 26 for McLean Pennville . . Mai. 27 for_ Ferguson P-rbable -Majority for Fergusoim, 700 Majority for" "Majority for T'hompVson, Isa s.cALA;cuIUvUc -Bantyvood . . . . . . . . .{ Nbw Lowell . .. .. . . .. O`ain s .. . .. . O1_'ow s Corners . . . . . . L'T{:>ry Hill . . . . . . . V. . Majority 05 -L Wybfidge . . . . Tiny - Lefaive s . . . . . . Lafontaine . . . .. Wyevale . . . . . . . . . Davidson s . . . . . . :Gi.bson S_0U='I`H _SI-MOO-E: WEST SIMCOE` L ('1`ecum.) . . 1?? . .. 81 1 ....:57 ; ......'54' .. 60 ;.. ..,.._26 . . . . . . . . . .. 55 . . . . .. 20' 50. . . . . . . . . 28 28 . . . . .. 46 Hi ..__M_aj. for? AA: 0 13 . 66 ne ..-12.7 .. 40 L . 84 . . . . .. 9 ' Jory, 28. V Penetang :.- pommqql or CANADA oun cnrrunou. ` ' 4 Jory, . Sunnidale: ` 7Majority Fergu -`sonl . 69 - .. 59 ...117 .. :57 . '54" .. 60 .. .26 . AA- Du ..103 .. 22 `I 56 360 .34 A222 191 74. 347 21 60 50 54 52 50 52 `McLean 334 166 3.32 700 ' 168 75 71 71 73 99` 265 346 h I an 13 55 20 '58 61 '64 .72 51 26 63 .17 66 71 42 41 V 37 60' an 56 33 49 82 53 52 29 70 47 60 49 1914 aaaa QUVLDUMLJGL .l.\/tI\J'.I.I.lV natu- ` Our prayer of last year has been answered. Through the providence Bf God we are rejoiced in this our twenty-fth annual report in being permitted to chronicle Va. '.1lBta1;tia1 growth, to observe` that bpiiiriir `l`II]'rI' \AID nrzflnrnnr -I-:`I"n`V onnuamo I .Turnin-g to the tabular pages itl will be` noted that_ our C`-hurchee have now a membership of 3,103, be- ing an increase of 147 over last year. I By baptisms we gained 144, by] letter 175, by ex-periehce 36. We suered the loss of 149 by letter, 22 bv death, and 61 by exclusion. Our net increase was 147. The net gain of 24 -by letter is worth noting. Churches snh-owing net increases of 10 or over are Sud-bury, Port- Arthur, Orillia, ' Gravenhu1st,- Col-E glingwood, Cochrane, Bruce Mines, fend Barrie. A number of churches` `lost heavily, Bur-k s Falls being the I largest, with lose of 15. Of bap- tisms, Gravenhurst had the largaft` number, 23, doubling their mem`ber-I` ship; Collin-gwoocl `had 16, Sault, Ste. Marie 10', -Sudsbuiry 9, Barrie 9,` Port Arthur 9, Barwick 7, Fort William 6, and Kenora 6. g*ruw_}.11, bU unset-ve buub Dupl'a1BIIlt+;\ nuniber are larger than the average, -that we have the 4 three thousand mark, and that our contri- 'butions to Christian activities were larger than ever before recorded. f Tho of the Bible Schools also appear to be in a healthy condi- 'tio.n, `showing an "increase in re- of $360.12 over our previous _--'rgo1ft. The` Schools 19.51; year ' col- " and SEW `*$4.0?r1:94%"8n aver: Eight new pastors were intro- duced,this feature being a. pleasing one, among those making their bow to the Association being` `Rev. G. A. Williams of Orillia,` Rev. H. W. Jackson of 'Bracebridge, Rev. W. W. Lovwe of Midland; Rev. W. B. Walker of Marehmont, Rev. W. H. Howard of Huntsville, and Stu- dent Pastors Bartlett of Widdield, Wardell of Minesing, Cole of Belle Ewyvartg ` ' I Linney of Braeebridge in this secretarial report`, said: an . . _ _ _ . _ __ .1 1--.. __-_ 1,__ 1 ,-,, I ---------, ----._-~---- -- .~ -.- .. In nancial matters we show larger contributions than ever be} fore. The Churches paid out in salaries,_ missionary support, and building repairs, -the sum `of $52,- 183.59; This does not include thel [generous givings of Schools, Unions, Circles, _ Bands, &c., amounting in themselves to all:-out $6,000.00. The churches, in their contributions of $52,183.59, gave an average per member of $16.81. The average per member of all the Associations, ac- condiing to the last Baptist` Yearl Book, was $15.68. Salaries amount-I ed to $22,803.00, current expensesl $10,531.32, and `buildings and re~ pairs: $14,144.90, 9. total for home `work of $48,079.22,-an increase of more than $8,000.00 `over last re port, but in Lproprotionate increases that to pastors salaries _ being: the: sma11est'., ` To the wor'k ajbroad-wza also, made: substantial increase, giv- ~'in,g_ $4,104.87,?< "as; follows`: _, Home ;.Mis*s,ion$; $1,365.95,` Foreign $1,023.-' 1*,B2,.,i.`.Qrgglne;t Ligne $351.34,` Western t$90:59`:?Gh:ietian Emu.-ation $77.-72. 7 Obimts 4 .i$s65.65. fr01n..th.~.H*19-3 [ M38` 0' T. I * In the Bible Schools also we are blessed with an increase, having now 3,160 pupils, taught by 344 teachers and-' officers, and averaging inattendance each. Sunday 2,013. During the year -100 joined the }Ohurehes, compared to ~78 in 1913. (rises. 83100 a'm'\H]". 013? 2:1 Rev. R. M. -Carkner, pastor of the Haileybury Church, opened the regular sessions, on Wednesday morning. .Mr. S. G. Cole, `student in charge "of the Work at Belle _Ewart,_ led in the devotional `exer-1 - -~--~ . I _ T-he As'sociation_ inchgdes` within its, bounds some 70 churches and '30 missions, and has a total mem- bership of over 3,000. When "or- ganized.25 years ago it had 900 members.` -This was the third time that Barrie has been selected as the meeting place, - ' 1'\ `I-' I\l 1 - - As the pastor of ' the Barrie Church at o` the concluding meeting of the three-day session said, The twenty~fth annual gathering of the Northern Baptists has, been a. memorable one, _ the" addresses have, been inspiring, the gathering eleva-. ting, history has been made, and God has been with us, was without }one exception the case, because last week s conference of the Northern n Association of Baptist Churches was 1 in every sense of the word a success- V t ful one. V BAPTIST Hui % I MOST SUCCESSFUL , % {CONVENTION} .-.v; uuna uv__u.; ')1LlJ.-LLB uua 1113- . I The Generi Purpose rate fas also been cut down. to 7 2-10th .mi11s, be- ing 4;-10ths. of a mill less. I CIVL- _'I-1_-_ ,1` , A1.` A I nub 1.2 4.vuuo_ U1. a. 111111" LU&. The dates of payment are 24th of September and 24th of November, but provision has been made to al- Ilow onewper cent. on total taxes if paid. in full on or *-before August 24th. WT`1`1a1i";Ib1l`i`;u?f;iibrary will If->q.uire 4-10 mill, the same as last year, and the Parks Commission 5-10 mill, the .sa:m`e as last year._ - .11.-..L...' .'..4...'...... 3... J v_--_ L:_,,- _ L A on *-rulsnlu HQ 1090 `y`Ula '- Dabiltures `andfintierest virill re-` `quire 7 -2(_)t1hs of a mill less, the levy for this being 5 mills this year.. . ` fnkn anm-n] D..-A~- ....4.... `I.-- -'|_- CIVIC HOLIDAY 1 The Barrie Citizens Band are `arranging for a Monsyer Celebration -and Field Day of Sports nu Civic ,.Holid`ay-t'he date fo which will ..L-_;.`I__ L- .....z. . L-&\IIL\l`l" shortly bews:t.w u uxvypvu UWO 11111118 Il'0In 5` U0 6 IIIIUS, this being made possible 1w the re- tiring`. of the last of the ddbentures on the school. . . -The County rate has gone up 2-10ths of a mill, and will this year be "34-10 mills. . 1` .110 -I Vuua`aA.|\4 (AD lalali 1 ID umut: up 85 IO1l0WS e"Col1egiate Institute rate has gone up from 1 6-10th mills to 2 4-10t1h "mills. ;1'\n1- mi ` J.\I MIL LLIIJIO. l" -The Bulblic School rate has de- creased.` from 7 3~10th mills to 7 1-10th mills. The RC. Separate School rate has `dropped two mills fr0m`8A to 6_`mills, l+1.:. 1...:.... _.-.1- -T`HE= T=AX RAVI`-E MAKES GOOD ERYWHERB Strength - Dur my - Economy 1 IWJIHIIIISSIUH, bureau!` g 11 line B . Wire Wheels. Half e nt a mile for fuel, one fourth. 0! nt per mile per passenger. A Good low-Muted Car co..EiI..;nm M r. 4 c linder. 15 H. P.. Standard 96 inc wheelbase. Left Qglve, Centre ontrol. enter from either an e. Sliding G ` line}! Transmission, Stream- . Wirn \Vhnnl. '@n:-.'.=-Jrsllaraca J.FRANK JACKSON MAKER OF _ ronmms 31 W! SAXON $540 - V. LINDSAY, Dealer l lIo'ne7 ~ -. Barrie `6-28p Go. Vickers .We have pl ty of ne clothes for everybo y. Our stock is fair-fai to you and fair to us, good g s at the least possible ' . 10.00 up to $24.00 2 Form Line Gent] men! Think of it-E1'7e_ryt View-`-1\'o Dark M Bryson s-Pertect lemu- 'l`l;ey:aua always V Amie lIng:aa-Come an Try one of our Week] . VDi orent; _ s IIVIIII III IKES I rrength SOME SA untinental andard Tr \\ Ldmg Transmis Who: uirty s to one galla snn rarrunns: At Our Sinita Fountain p. T. suom`. - -\Mana Eat Your Sun ae lcnoohzn muuu m Aowmc: ml ! GOPIII `l`h All tnura Phone 1 *f'*` Don {Crowd. luv ran IIIIIUIII IN ADVINC uncut col-Ito 1-nan ctu-rt - alone. two - persdns; T make deposits? w nmnev w11et1 in ' town or when passing` tl bank. V It especially (~011venie1xt if tlfe husbanfl is fpequelltly away 1 trlps, as It @5195 the wife to procur`e funds. wn s1g'natureA -for expenses on 1101' ...u u.u1.--Jvla 3.0 p.m.--Su_I' . for family funds. ed with the ; U.\j1oN BANK SlMMON_S__& co. Well no matter. you will need` acool hat anyway, a Straw or Panama. We have a ne lot ready for you to choose from. _ So addvto your enjdymenf of the day by wearing a` com- fffhln hnf A vi nun U0] U fortable hat. e will ` r bon- 7 of our % . "We ` 11d. re- ` % vanted i_ Ineats.-`. 4` T0 CELEBRATE? AURORA or BRACEBRIDGE WHERE ARE YOU GOING 4 Sunday. July QIY\V1\ I Iv Trinity Church Barrie, J une I Barrie Bra'r`h. very " mWl-~ .N7UlIUUf unu- ibl Class. A -]uvensong_ and sermom R- 3- B1889. Vicar.` , HATS ADA 4,; aunt ia enience kt may be Open? 1 jm CANADA ` . V 'ermon. 7 3c`hoo_1 and. '3rd,_ 1914; W wuou No. PUILIINII . V - A TRII-'NITY 1 The total amount of building per- mits issued from `the oice of the fl--lqfgzn "En-gin-eer, were nearly $200, - :previous` year of "$45,168.00, and the brisk" with every prospect of con- for the month of May, 1914, repres- ent a cost for new buildings of $33,190. T ` , showing an increase over the building trades .report -business_ tinuing so. The building permits PAYNE?;I Br %;:i.. A V June6%V28th.1y1914. rMr% .hc1 While these gures do not `shawl the same proportionate amount of` Hncrease as -our report of'last year. showed, yet -they indicate that Bar; 'rie, notwithstanding the. depression which aected every. town and city| in ` Canada, is holding -her own and is built on a solid foundation.. Another `indication of growth -is the scarcity of. pauses and the man exchanges of real estate, also the pnhaniced` prices paid :for pro- perties in the business section. - 'I'\ murmur. uuuuuuuwn. _ .2nd.--IC`on.s1derVat1on. of the advis- ability` of fecqminending to Council the abolition" of restrictions against lbutclger I311-ops in Ward II. --A. A.`|..)'..fI"...n PTA:-sun. kn 'DuWcnel' HIIUJIB Ill. VV {nu -I.-Lo _ 3'rd.--`That th --Town Oouncil- be urged toxta-ke`up this matter of `ob- jtaining Hie cost of installing and I operating an electric rai1w1y`sys tem _.-:..1. n... n...+m-:n 'Fl'vEIrn-Electric This continued prosperity in Bar- rie is due partly to the splendid; agricultural su-rroundin'g`s and for that reason; this -Board of Trade- should do its utmost to further` promote good market facilities. As it is market conditions compare most favoralbl with those of any Town of `its 9&6 i-n Ontario, but there is sti l'!roomt for improvement. ' _.._- 1.1.--- ......-....o...nuJn6:n`ua V % EA.-ST SIMCOE - _ ` The following are the majorities: ;only,` in` -E`a_st `Simone: _ - ' V 'l _'I'-...J.a. (`no-dun. ' -Cftistoms Recipts for 'th Part of vBarrie only shows an increase of "$1Q95- ' ' "mg" ',;;,ui;ti;;"`a;c,easea % by I i 752; V 1 1 comlng year; 2 < A _ ` 1st.- --Considnepjatnon of Improv1n8`_ I market cond1t1o_ns. -,!_1-.._A.3-.. -2 4.1.. ..}J..:;._ lamp will 0. ratlng all UIUUIIFIU laluvvfna Ifahlvvnon wlth the .Ontario Hydro-Electric : Commlaslon. .. - ` % ' "' J Coldcw '9 iv: 0 o'_ I "07. a`c'- "din" 0 - Ur0V"oooa'uoau Dill -I'D`-`I . `With two poHs.'_in Mbd-dnte % 0% in Tax M}vi*%t~`%LhW1.;frme an ' increase of `$87,484. A 71*he Assessment` for 1914 recofds II`! SL111 ruuxu JUL` lulylvvvtuvasuo There are three recommendations, to my mind, that should`. receive the attention of the Board V during the coming year: . ' 1-1." .I'1-....:'.1.nunlv:nvn A: `Trnnpnu-:11`, The" .' (throusgh th~e sale of stamps -alone) exceeded ghose of the year previous by over 500. ` Even in the face of depressed: trade conditions in other places, `there are many indications of `healthy .progness._ in Barrie. While we have not `made any rapid advance or experienced d any great Iboom industrially durfing the past year, we have.every -reason to be thankful for the etaible con- ditions whsieh have existed in Bar- rie duringgthe nancial? string-any that -has aected all parts of can- ada, and `in fact the entire Ameri-` can continent. In many towns we read of -continued? depression` and armies of unemployed walkin.-g the ` streets, `while here in `Barrie. trade fhas held its own and even shows improvement and no man able and willing to work need "be idle. -..,, .,.-.....5 ur rust. week, was zmnoti` very ell" attended-, V owing to many counter attractions. `The oicers- were all re-elected . for and aftert some discussion, the` meet- ing adjourned; . with the intention of calling another` meeting soon to another year, discuss matters_ _of interest to the businessmen of town. a ` W President Vickers delivered the following address: ' `I71 ' 1 BOARD%0FTBADE % REPORTISMOST ~ Jprtmasrnc ONE I , n saying. The annual meetingof ,~the- Board of Trade, which was held` `on Tues- day evenfng of l'aat.'Week,V was wpbt` well` many counter ' `The oicers-V all re-electegi for. ` 'H.artt` Cooke` B ARRI E 1:?` - T-he Majorities for Thompson --were_: --Barrie 243, Penetang _15; and Sunnidale 74; the majorities for Jory were Vespra 35, Flos 1, and Tiny 28, leaving the standing as nearly as. could be. obtained at time of going to press as follows: total majorities for Jory 64 total majori- ties for Thompson "332, leaving Mr. .V'1`1hompson elected by 268 of a net `majority. 1 .1 0 `s lmxll clsy long the rain descended, A lbut a very helizvy vote wag polled. The first of t e returns - egan to come in about 5.30 and from then until 10.30 the wires .were kept hot with messages telling -of Conserva-_ tive successes in neighboring places and reports from Toronto and from 'all~parts of the province. The Con-; servatives engsirged the Town Hg; and; gave in ormation. out un _1 10.30,. but the Liberals closed their `committee rooms early and went home disgusted and ` downhearted. `- Barri Strong for Thompson ' . > Maj. Maj.| ; ` j : for for . Jory Th. Jgry Th.i Ward ,2! . . $121 throughout the rid- ing the majority for Thompson was increased nearlyfall along the line. "VI , `ll ` i The Liberals condent boast was _ zation to nose out a victory for ,-.---- ....\.` uwuorc murcoe` on Monday remained` true to all the tr_adi'tions `of the Conservative party Mid rolled up an. most handsome majority for Mr.` A. ,B. Thompson over his opponent, a"M,r. H. E. Jory. that Mr. Jory` would be elected by, a small majority, but the prediction of The Advance that e the , Li-beral candidate would not do so well ' as in 1911 proved true and Mr. Thomp- son increased his lead of 95 in 1911 to__ 2681 or ` over. Every effort `was put forth bythe Lilberal organi- their candidate, every plea, whether on temperance or straight party -1ines,_was worked to the utmost, but` without avail. The electorate saw through the ruse, and- hundreds of the best temperance workers, men who had worked strenuously for Local Option,` saw the hollowness of ' the one-plank election dodge,` and refused to _be used as mere pawns in the game being played to elect Rowell and his followers. Majority . `Majority for Jory, V35. ' " ` F:los (1.. C3:ummiVng`s" . . . . . . . ,2. f Goddard s j `. f. . . . A. . . 1: hVe_lpst pn .; . .. [Centre Simcoe Give A. 3. Thompson 268_:of a Liber{al_;,gF ore- casts of a Sadly- Amiss, Hbn. Jas. J. I.%Hartt and Alex, FQIJR SIMCOES AGAIN ~ RETURN ullulwvvgg u v . Migihurst . . Oundles . . . . ' 0 0 c Grenfel . Edenvale . . V` Anten Mills FerndaIe . ,. Barrie and Centre Simcoen onl [nun].-.-- ...._.__3 1 Dalston C Qfl 1` _A_`_ for :. Jory .. 72 70 74 6 . 32 33 61 9s `:69 106 139 712 Thompson, `243. % Vgspra