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gig zxnnnao air it CANDY 1: sPEc1ALs; BRYS ON S i` 3 Store News {SI-00 PER ANNUM IN ADVRNLE SINGLE COPIES THREE OENTI (Continued on Page 4.) 4+0 cmistma;;i;;{*{;n hing 3; much, pleasure to everY_ tmel : ver see the family as the .,V11f ' m j Geo. Vickers. ' for family fufuls. It may be open- `(W1 with the ' stx1).17 ZXFTER -C H_RISTMA4S. 3.30 a.m.-Holy Communion. 11.0 a.m.--Matins and Sermon. 3.0 p.m.-Sunday School. 7'00 ]>.m.--Evensong and Sermon. -: voL. LXIV. THO! h 1915 Sunday, December` 26t . V 1 Communl? .}\/.[V1nesing 11.00 8-m-2 Hay [ Midhurs V 1011. Vcspriiy 2'30 p'.m' % ` 7.00 p.m. J.F rank Jackson FINE FURSAT A great opportunity to purchase good furs for far less than _the regular "pris.' Fur sets B'1ack and Natural Wolf, Fox, Sable, Racoon, Mink, Seal, , Persian i*$':o.oooA.oo stock all da- duced in price. L;mab,'e:c. Hudson Seal and Musk__- rat CO3.tS. Tiinitv Chvxch Bargain Prices PETERRS CHURCH, MiNI:- sme .3 if I PARISH ' OP VESPRA Union Banlr of Canada in the names of two persons, either of whom can make deposits or With- -draw money when in town or when passing the bank. It is especially convenient if the husband is fre- quontly away on trips, as it enables the wife to procure funds for ex- pmses on her own `signature alone. i _ Barrie Branch G. M. UPHAM - -Manager Maker of Portraits .xuv. No. 51 WHOLE No . 4213} THOMPsON'CREW. PU`BLIH`R ' Dece111l;r 26th, 1915 . .__._._.. A.-o-`yawn IHIQU uuauusaa "111 av tlluuy I.auA_\a. --- time a re breaks out- The Crown` gthen proceeded to describe to the jury :b`o,w the prisonere began b1_1s_iness- 'Bfa'rftie 3" a year` and! is Iflialfdugo, 'of"13es biibt:}'1e ?1i1`e12`is`s}iI9.i1d` later? ofa'a`rtrad1_; `V -..:.._l..... kisaiisaauv h-mnf.i`no- hpxfzi Avw-uxzvw Iu $4/L\4Ih M1-.. B`oys, to .whose ability the prisoner owes his liberty, sprung a surprise, when at the close of the case the young Toronto lawyer who had conducted the prosecution arose to address the jury, Mr. Boys ob- jected, `claiming, that the County ,C1_'0Wl1 Attorney was the only one Who could address the jury. T4. l....l-..,1 -..;-..- -,-.-..1- -~ :9 - 1:- v\.I \lll\/ a.- 4anwAa Q1`. ..... .. to the prlsoner upon 111111, bore `this out. TRUE BILL AGAINST WAISBERG- .A Vi/'ednesday p. 111., the Grand Jury returned a true bill inthe case of D. Waisberg, of `Barrie. They- found thatduring March, April and May, 1915, after an extension of time had been granted, did remove, or conceal- the stock. On the other charge of not keeping books, a true bill was also found, it being found that the defendant was indebted in a sum of $1,000 or over and had not kept books for the past ve years, there-' forecannot account for the moneys expended. 1|/r__ D._--._ .0--. LL- .J,..`....J...,.A. 1.... the ease. -.., ...... a. Mr. Boys for the defendant, be- fore election was made, objected to the procedure against the defendant on the charge of not `keeping books. When the case was heard in the po- lice court the magistrate dismissed" 7' - n 1 `I :1 A4 `I -,,l vvnnv W... ....m-.... .... JLLJJU -It looked very much as if a dis- agreement would result from` the jury deliberationsywhen eight o clock came and no Word Was received. from- `the jury room. That their decision When it did come was not of a na- `ture pleasing to the judge was eas- ily diseernable in "the few Words spoken to the 12 men. His charge prisoner discharging I ]\;|\1i knun .4`-]n:rI A.-L ....._, . `Charges to the Jury. _ l County Crown Attorney_ Cotter in opening his. address `mentioned the nuisance to the country of the busi- ness "of the transient traders. They go into business _in a..`p1ac and `in 1..-..... r.. n..-" I-nvnolza ~nn+_, ' The `Crown 0_I1 EH8 fp.l'U1111BU, auu savvy; \.u.v u ~-........._...` m. a similar b'us1ness locatmg next. .door.?;to :;1_sberg4,A and later .a-_. fire gitg, Vthc: es11;1t5%hemgith4 we ` uuu uuqu. Judge` Vance contended that when! a case came to court, the Crown could bring as many charges as they wished. To this Mr. Boys dis- sented,` and several cases were cited to prove his contention. An hour s discussion took place on legal tech- nicalties. ' V A I Iv 11' TT___~ A__. ll IUGI DICE: A nal argument by Mr. Boys ap- peared to put the quietus on the book charge, when" he told defendant had not been in town the ve years as provided by law and when defend- ant went to Toronto for extension of time he had nothing but some scraps of paper to show, Toronto creditors knew he had no books.` ' g The Jury. Twenty jurymen were called, the first twelve being selected, as fol- lows :-R. Smith,Adjala; M. McA_r- thur, Nottawasaga; E. Walker,Cold- water; T.H.: Morison, Nottawasaga; Geo.` Guest, ..Innisl (foreman); W. J. Gauley, Angus; VF-p.`McCa1l, Sunni- dale;.E. Millsap, Nottawasaga; T. J. McCracken, `Tossorontio; ,R._ M. Murphy,. , A. g Walker, Medonte; J`. jMetcalfe, W. G_willim- vu-V- ....... nnu -...... ..,.....e.,,......w. A a The judge s summing up of ' the case Was a clear explanation to the jury of the various legal points that had been raised in connection with the case, as well as a lucid explana--' tion of the legal proceedings, so that they would clearly understand the various legal moves. `While the ad- dress was connedto various -points of the case,-the learned judge put particular emphasis on certain ac- tions of the prisoner that {were 11ot labove board. .n..:.\uvuu|. 1115.) U1. v\4LD\JLDu V The trial has been one of the most protracted ones'-held" in the court house this year, and the array of gures presented must have been _a puzzler to the members of the jury, which was composed entirely of men from the rural municipalities. rm... :..,1,....s.. ~.-......-.... ---- -1:-"ma [JURY SAYS 0 my hristmas David 1Waisberg' Acquitfed ~ on Charge of Defraud- ing Creditors V I T After a trial lastingufor two days and consideration by a jury for four ihours and a-half, `D. Waisberg, a "former store-keeper in Barrie,` was found not guilty of conspiring to de- fraud his creditors. THE INTERESTS OF BARRIE, THE'COUNTY OFT SIMCOE AND THE DOMINION OF CANADA OUR CRITERION. NOT GUILTY .lU\.7abLu.5 uuav g;uuu:1' VlIl|.lU- 111 u.u.u5-.u3 ...... .... ` Four Barrie boys. are reported` as"! s of.th,a'KSi1ncoeLBatt. Buglei % Astatiqned at C.1;1inSW.-d+ E R` BARRIE, COUNTY `OF SIMCOE, ONTARIO DECEMBER 23, 1915 \ -Every kind of Dance Music is` yours with a Victrola. See Geo. Vickers, Barrie Headquarters for all of His Master s Voice products. IIlIUIJV\J_& RI?-I-avwv Sergt, Partridge is the champion "recruiting oicer of` the .Batt., .to date he has secured over .100 men for the .Bar1_'i_e company. _ While p:11blicV__;`;1),(;e`ti;1'g_s `are good mediums tqo;,.,-bbpgt treeruiting, the . personelv lweork-;: ,o,e_g_ -pecruiting" _ oicer H is of I greater valpe ;,,i_11- .-bringiixg, 1ieeu;1ts._ 1:1.-... ~ -n..:....:'..~.; Kati`: * nib`-, .mnn r+.n 7 km `BAVRRII: BUSINESS COLLEGE thus qualify yourself to ll-the pos- itio`n' of some brave soldier who will ght your battle in'the trenc'heS.. Enlist or ` Enroll. 50-5'2 LBARRIE BUSINESS COLLEGE { S SERVE YOUR COUNTRY All I . Ca1i)t., Rex Ardagh `who -resigned his position with the Barrie Tan- ning Co. is -now :inss,_lle(_1_ as" Quart- ermaster of the iBa'tt_e. '. V. I V Mr. H. Stanley Da?v_.is, teller at} the Bank of Toronto, has resignedl his position to beconie Batt. quart-_ eifmaster iSerg_t.. I` , .1__.'__,_-:-.. Mayor C?raig y I fireetingy F Ba1frie s : Military : Ear- by taking a business course at` . - 1;--- too;-no-antacid AHA!` O Irlrl It is with more than u s u a le gratefulness that I extend to the people of Barrie, the Ofcers and men of the 76th and Simcoe `Battalions my most cordial wishes for a Merry Xmas and a Happy and Prosper- ous Nexiv Year. J. F. CRAIG, R/L... Movements of Simcoe Battalion ` That]: Now Being Recruited. 51.-`uggsgusgusgggugsusg couucn. OF 1915 g concwmas LABORS; Statutory Meeting Devoid of! Usual Pre-Electioii { Spegches ~ I Thecouncil of 1915 went out of business on -\Vednesday with the ofc- ial meeting of that body. The ab- sentees were the representatives from Wards one and six. T ll n.. a pa. Mr. A. G. Hickling of Steele st.| addressed the council in regard to] a culvert that had fallen in. This] appeared to be a matter that had been before the council before and members were not in much of a` mood to listen to any lengthy re- marks on the subject. School Levies - e Sec y Marr of the Board of Edn- ln . (Continued on page 4) Who Will win the prizes in our` `big prize competition is the quest-' ion. `Several of our contestants are; now running almost even and the`- Winner is uncertain. `It is up to! everyperson to help their choice of candidate to the very last moment: at 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 24th.1 Hourly bulletins will be` prepared` 'on Thursday and Friday by the, auditors, Mr. Best of Edgar, Mr.` `Hall of Phelpston and Mr. Cor-: lbett `of Thornton. Wi7vVaUt:3h* hourly bulletin in front of the King Block. The W. C. Hunter Clothing` Co. _ ` Aa\I\A_ urn -- -5 x . . . Another 200' "' uniforms arrived Tuesday morning, and the staff at lheadquarters havi `been on the {hump ever since lling. orders for Ithe various recruiting. stations. V | I ' ll... .....:.......4... :. n.-;." Ann v-----, ` . van`: a 4. vva. us: V5518 bJU_IlIIll\IllClo "-The, estimate is that" 400;men `of | the Butt, have not yet received uni- forms. This is due to the Militia Dept. not being able to '- keep up with the demand. "Clothing, order- ed at` the end of November by the l'\.-.....J.....u..n4-n... 1-`n nan` -unL 1... ... _. W.` Miller. .Twe.z__1ty-one members are signed up. A.__.n_ __ nnn` _,__'_-n-;_,,__, A;,,,~ ,- 1 \.'\.& vvv -4--u va.-vy va. Avv I \JIAlII`JL VJ U]|\4 Quartermaster has not yet been re- "ceived at Barrie. Every '- effort `has- been made to hasten` d_e1i_%very,`~`jbutt S6 far with no results! ._'i`s""`o6n as it` arrives it will be 'shi1`)ped- `out ntq 53.11 centres having orders" in the -;l_1dr'_1_(is f of the `Battaliqn_"_( - Quarter- V rnnriwn"-n3iiFV_""`; I (on 19#g4&%5> Who Will Win? St`ill'% in _` cany. Peace, to silence ' envibus tong`1ies. -1---Shakespeare. To one and all ,of our friends we, tender the same good old wish -A; Merry Christmas `and a. Happy New Year--We thank you `all for your loyalty to us during the past year, and promise if we are spared `to serve the public ` during, the in- -emning" 1916." Our, .eifotts will, she,` :mnbiximgi.et;han1).awe;,;.t.b ..,sup1>.1ye sthe5tp11rch`asing public; ;wit.h..~athe. best ,Clo1:;hing:_.ianwd`i Mex_1 .'s Igggery :8< _`;gS... ` V 331 e bgoeurable V the: iowest- po 4 v A v v I A\/vll-LIV \1II\Il`/`IO I was very much interested in reading the article in this week s copy of Advance entitled Fifty Years of Church Life . I Was one of the workmen on that church and carried brick nearly all the time"till the last one was laid on the tower and helped to put the vane on the centre` pole. I remember it rained all that day, also the day _We put the stone over the door. Mr D. B. Gartons was a familiar gure around there at the',.t,ime; he took a photo of the work and men, one of which was placed with the other articles in the stone. A Mr. Rogers did the painting. I was present at-the lay- ing of the corner stone. In looking over the men who worked" on the building I know of only Mr. Robert Orr _ and myself who are living, I hope there are others. So you see I know. about the building of the church in 1864. `ms A WORKMAN ON WESLEYAN METH. cH. Mr. Henry Howcroft, of Chicago, writes to Tl1e Advance as follows in" `iconnection with the account of the `Golden Jubilee of Collier street iMethodist church: - Gomplimexits of the Season JAMES S. DUFF TED EAKADA .- A Joint Account is a Great Convenience M. P. P. Desires to thank his many friends for their kind ' expressions _ of sympathy during his recent illness,_ from which he is now'grad- ually recovering, and to extend to all his best wishes for a Merry Christmas and `a Happy New Year. but: LULLUVV1115 LC-3uI.LIuu\.u.Lv . Barrie,-yOnt. Dec, 16th, 1915 To His Honor Judge Vance, Senior Judge, County of Simcoe. We the Grand Jury beg to re-_ port :-We desire to thank your Honor for the highly patriotic and inspiring address delivered. We heartily endorse the loyal. senti- ments expressed by your Honor and trust that every Canadian re- alizes his full responsibility in per- petuating the freedom and liberty 'We possess under the British Con- stitution. Grand Jury Recommended Securing Names of All Men of, Military Age VVe `ft-1"ust ' all the resources of Canada will be preserved for the POLICE CENSUS AID RECRUITING E Thu1'suay upon the County Court Lassembling, the Grand Jury made i the following presentment: . n__...:- l\...L n-.. 15:41. 101K Xmas Short . . . V 3,; . servlce on. Chrls ;tv10.00 a.m.,V 'lasting..\45 `D-.. `A t. cu;._;.1 _.';_'.I~ .-n;