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Mr. Archie Wright spent the .ho1.[ {day at his home in Queensville. nn 17-3.-Ia... .2.-..Ls LL- L-__S___- /ii //5 /W / 9 1/ 14 /,5 6 / / ,5 /94 ,1 ROBERTSON S SERVICE IS THE THING 3.11 7 ,We extend to ,all our sincere wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year, and in- _?vi`te you one .and all to call and `see us in our new quarters. U-R ING the past"yeaf we have made `'.e-ivery effort to promote `the inter- -. `estsg o our customers, and have "Been gi'atie'd'with` the generous response which you and` others have made to this Pl1CY- The year 5.915. was a successful one-for us, and we thank our patrons for fklf l \fIPf' Ir! cs-\n'p:~..-u. ..-_-__, __ _,,_ _..., _.-- vv\4 o|nIAvIlI\ \lL_ll. lJdI.I'Jl]5 't'l`1eir."4parft `tnakitfg `success possible. During I-91.6 we `shall strive to serve you even better than we have in the past, and we believe with our New Store this will bs possible. Our motto for 1916 will be: Belgium, Dec.` 1, 1915 ........ ..L . TL X`Vsimte* Black squirrel CORNER DUNLOP AND OWEN STREETS. Former premises of Bank .of Commerce. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE smm THANKS! DRUG STORE BARRIE umou CEMETERY ','ANNUAL MEETING 7 " NOTICE is `hereby given that the Annual Meeting _ of We Shareholders of the Barrle U111? Cemetery Company will be held_1I1` the Police` Court Chambers, C011101 Street, on Monday, J anuary 17th 1916," at 4 o elock p.m., fo rthe Pm" pose-._of receiving` the Annual R9` ports, qonrming `IIGW bY'19-W59 the election of _Di__rectors_ and such ot1:;1_` ._.1>,B%1'l1l-ess ts} may '13e;%1eg311Y. trans e 1, ` erea . ~ - . . ' ` ` ".'I.2.7t11* 1915. l`m:.;3 1 xfAf.I;WIN. 5jBq.rri6 -D99 I DIED JOHNSTON-At the home of her father, Mr. James A. Johnston, ; `Elizabeth St., on Dec. 28th, 191_5, _.Margaret Isabella Jolmston, 111 `.110! 29th year. WILSON--At Dalston, on December .; 23rd, 1915, George Wilson, in hls f :7_6th year. . _BROWN-In Vespra, on Dec. 24th, _1915, Norman J. D. Brown, in his 17th year-._ _ ' MARRIED DUFF-DRI*_JNNAN-At the _home "v BORN BROWN--In Barrie, on Dec. 231-41. I T 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. Alex. C. V -Brown, a son. . ,:~ 14.5" - % 'iaity. r Miss Lomas,; 22 Well- ii-#999,. > j'-i_I 1g`ton.St.,bE.v _ . 448~.52 Midland Argus-A stran_;'e dis- covery was'111ade in the railway yards here last week. An employee of the Grand Trunk while engaged oiling the Wheels on some of the cars on the siding, found secreted. in one of the grease boxes an ex- pensive watch and chain. It xis most likely the articles had been stolen from somewhere and the thief had hidden them there, and ;the car had been removed before !he had returned to get them. I am prepared to sell coal twenty cents a ton cheaper than the usual` rates to any customers where I can use my new shoots. I am satisfied to give my customers the benet of this labor-saving device. I nan-.. T T 1r_-_1__y ,1, 1r I Nine roomed brick-clad llO11Su for immediate sale or will rent with op- tion of `buying. Please see this prop_erty___and make an offer. Apply at 106 `Ba,y'eld St., Barrie. 47-51p. . y..-u nnuvl. not I 1. ' UC V ICU. Oi`ce---J. J. `arks store on Mul- caster St., or Phone 510. B. 1>A_13K1;B. ilN_,I '1-rrr - lo J. SILVLLJJLU Coal and Wood, Barrie and Al!an~ dale 4243 ' NOTfCE-\\'ill the party who found` `the horse blankets on the l1`2th line, on Dec. 3rd, kindly re- `turn same to Aandalc li\'c1'_\' barn. r,-\ v-\ 'Ne\v Laid Egxrs Todd, phone 478. ' 47-tf. I . COAL TWENTY DECEMBER 30, '\J-I-.5 AL of the bride s parents, Alliston, on `Wednesday, December 22116. by_ Rev. `G. M. Grey, Elizabeth Kidd (Betty)-, daugrlntor of Mr. "and, e`M1"S. John Drennan, to Lance-Corpo`_ra1- Geo1-go Clarke `r\--.cc _-_- _1- 11'-.. `r._..,.. O nn L't`11 ,A 514th __'da y, _ (a; year .;ainc`;1.. .149 Vidjgys) that the'Britis1_1 Em- :Pi1-`.9 b,e i1-;at "war with . Germany.` `.-"~ *- ;-4 ."Z f, . . . ~ I lJGUUU'\JUlV}1U_l'l1l ' KTCU l `Ll \ / Au 1 l\\ Duff, son of Hon. James .. and Mrs; Duff. CONDENSED ADv'.r._ CENTS CHEAPER 0, 1915 t1}at . -`f tif : - $5- ~i-';?I811IlZS' .-Gh1I,1:cfI3' Brockville, -- Will` " ` 0i1d1l,i:t- .-:t}i;~'_`serVices on V the cqming` Q1} }4_-V__S_aV_rv ice . x." Np` ~ ;'.I.'nn_1y-._-. quurcn ;Sr ;P`Li %_Gh1! P "t1`\}.1ef ` ' Su1_1dsy-the rst Sunday _- of `7the"_Ne`w- Year-'-'will be observ"e d'throughfo11t Canada` as a day `bf intercession for peace. In .`VSim coe" County every minister has bee__n_ requested to preach a recruit- _ ing 's`err;1_on. Ovenden School-, Barrie. 1' Dancing class'es,will , be begun at the aliove school on Saturday, Jan. .8t_h. There will `be__ a class for ad- vanced` pupils and one for begin- .n<=;1"s.~ All particulars can be ob- 'tained from the Principals` of the school. - _7 V 52-1 Within Three-quarters of`. an 'Ouncc , i Ii ! %Wi11iam`s, L t he- }1;1;1E hiiwrf-two _sto`1*es-I1ighet`' ' grade` `jz_avs?el1_-y, watches and .._clocks.. `Mar.-' jnage s`lice_nses A- issud. `Store_; opp; bldj` Queen s and cor, E1izab`_e:thT and `__Mary streets... _ -_ .` ,tf. caild . h'1"_',_; _.l1o1ftl'y7 after: six; .o .o}o.ok on` {Sun- _ day? gxqning , `g " telephone *m`ess'age `*t`:.?". .-`= -- f as-re;c.eiv"ed` a.t_f1'1.li a11 ghfatrot-T 7* $0358 h7`d.*A'3`',-*`n !Was,'-}'jo'n-, A A ~bi11`!1iBg ;`h im11Y sdIWh1` .%1_I1.`the`~: " A 5`1igig'hborhOOd of Qtt_oIf S'57 ;bej_n`g" (no- _tiiied :,-by the _Ch.ina_men' jn`, agnear-by T of re. restjanra-nt, thigy:;_ 1telep11onedo`H16 re hall ; [Upon ` th'e' *'ai`riv a;1 of Zthe `re brigade no: signt of" gre -`was to , be seen about }t he" pren`iises.;,,`;A- .t_ele~ phone to Mr. Fred. 3= 3 brought him- to the store in"q}1f1_iok,.tim,, and not knowing of the"}"bA'u`rningV'=' chim- ney ' made" a search o=,fTT'the store, Without. beingable to nd 'a_ny_ t1_`ace \ , uxlv ;..u.u.uuuL xzsuuuxug UU. UUUUIUUUU _Friday'night under a blaze of ex- ', :itement. .The rst prize, a Ford ftouring automobile was delivered jto Mr. E. Banting,` Ivy, on Monday; the second prize, a suit of. clothes, went to, Mr. Z. Rupert, 7Edei 1vale; "V. Hickling, Dalston, got - `the art leather chair; Chas. Hurst, "':Ba.rrie, was awarded the gold watch. , n .u'n - - THISTLI3 0LU B cugnnns ELETf T The. following` % skips have _`bee_n selected by the Thistle f Curlingf _Club':-;-_-~ - _~ T` V `-T[a'n`l_;ard_ Svkigps;-W; A, _`iB;oys_,. ' ' ..~ 3~.-'_" y * v.-. vanv AV \I 11 L val. W. Bro. Cowan was _- also present- ed with a similarjewel by the Lodge as an expression of their apprecia- tion of his valuablevservices as their representative on the Masonic Tem- ple building committee. W. Bros. Redditt and`Cow_an both made very tting replies. 'I-ll--__'_._._ 1.1-; --____.--,A_1`. I an no Aux? J. \JIllL\JbJ Following the. presentations` 9, lee- ture was given by Bro. Malott of Orillia on Germany, Past and Pre- sent, which proved very interesting to those who were privileged to hear it. The new oicers take charge `at once, and their first meeting in _the new chairs will be Jan. 6th. 'O`"1cers of Minerva lodge, `A. _F. & A. `M., No. 304,` Stroud, for 1916 were _installed ,by MW. Bro. A. W. Green, _P. M., on Monday, Dec. 27th, as follows: I \> . . W. Bro. William. Latimer,. M. W. Bro. Angus`W'arnica, . . I.. P. M. ' . W. F; Wonch. _ W. _ W. Lennox Black.. J. -Silas` H.- Smith '."`.Cha.p.` ' ' C. Chantler .,.;Treas. James Black.'. .'.See. Frank` Rich .. . . . .".S. D.: G. Hvgson` .. `-kt 1' 11v" vs: MINn_mfA LODGE ' T'N'Q'l' A T.` D. of C.-A. J. Wallace. S.S.--A. R. Walker. J.S.-C. Beelby. Organist--'-G. C. Brown. .Tyler--Wm. Taylor. . After the installation_ ceremony was over,` W. Bro. Redditt was pre- sented: with a Past Master s Jewel by the Past Masters and olcers. of the lodge as a token` of their appre- eiation of his services to .the'Cra`ft.' , D___ ,,__,_,.,, . . . . . 7-V;."I.1:o."L ivsmlzaxzyngltown te reside in Brantford at the beginning- of the New Year; ` 117 1\ ' - "_Gordd`1'1.; Meelrihg, the -fast .ho'ckey. players, who *learned the game in " Barrie, have this year eiitered the professional c1ass..Gor- don made his first 'appearan`ce_.-with the Ottawa team Christmas ` {night and `Harry turned out with the To- rontos- on the same day. Of Harry s work the Mail and Empire. says :- Harry Meeking made his rst pro- fessional appearance, and although ..not yet in shape, did splendid work while he lasted, in addition to scor- ing" two goals. He faded badly in the last period, b1_1t showed enough of ability early to warrant him a place on the team.g' I'I'1'|__ ______ ____,__ `AL`A ,_ 31,, 1 ,_`I,___ ::Gra.n; `- the retirmw -V-scilie, .~. ". =a'nd1 physi&1f.$i1Itnre' erIi2"stjer,',Fltnf,jai1- dress and suitable `gifts.-1 "Principal Me1jrit_t, on .beha_If7 of the esteem pre- sented their reti_ri-ng-i'ec.o1Ieague with a- military she.v_i_f1'g?] set fend `writing foli; from the `pupils -he" received `a gold. wrist Watch and an address. Mr.` Grandy, 'ini`1_`_ep1`ying briey ` said he considered it -[his to pifer his services `to the 'E_m`pire.. w(':onducted by "the Hunter Clothing Co. concluded F-nztlnuv ' c-u~.JA.. -- L`- -A ~ `I Meekfng : Bqg;i=*I r0fessiona1 , (1-n1-An r'\ 5 ` I1-0141!}? 1\/I'nn1y~:- to-uavvv `In: -15:14 v\.aI-Au: The same paper, among its hockey! notes, has the following reference. to Gordon :--`i` In speaking of Gor- don Meeking, an Ottawa. man stated Saturday night that no player ever broke into the professional game under harder circumstances than Meeking, as Coach Alf. Smith kept him on the bench for forty minutes and until he Was numb with the cold before sending him in before the Ottawa crowd for the rst time. On Monday night Corinthian Lodge No. 96 -installed its oicers forthe year 1916, the` Work being |done by R. W . Bro. Alex, Cowan, who came up from Toronto for the. event. The following ,are the new oicers who Were installed :- ' `A. Lewis. I.P.M.--H. Felt.` S.W.--J. B. Barr. J .W.--Byron King. Chaplain--R. King. Secretary4-A. P. . Wilkes. S.D.--C. M. G. .Smith. J.D.-C. Faux. . I I.G.-C. Warren. 1- vs-v up GORINTHIAN. INSTALS orn- cans. If. r1Ii"f`. Norman H. Wice . .. _A. Kirkpatrick -. .D. N; W. Rogers` . . . .. J. C.` ..`.`v . . jwrjvlj INVSTALLST OFFICERS Thelflatest thing` in washing is-gmachinery is on display _ in the oice of D. C. Howard. It `is a `machine that is driven by an elec- tric motor, the Wringer also is driven by the same power. ' The e-days of _ the washerwoman are surely passing. . ` . Re-Opens Jan. 3rd.- .Barrie `Business College re-opens Jan. 3. The following graduates recently accepted positions : M. Shean, `Toronto rm; W. Liscumb, G. Graham, G. T. R. ofces, Allan- dale; `H. Leadley, tParke r s Coal T oice, Barrie; H. Lawrence, Home Bank, London; H. Andrews, Can. i T Express Co., Allandale; R. Allen, Union Bank, Cookstown. _`*.;Barrie Water Pure. M Since the 76th Batt. has been 10- cated in "town, the, Militia Depa _,- - ment has ordered that samples E. _the town water he submitted to la ` government test. 'Each week In- specter Hagart draws water from a . `tap at the Armouries for shipment '*to" Toronto. The test for December _ made on the 2nd, 9th,. 20th and 27th, `has been reported -chemically pure. 1:. Banting Won Car 'I"I.... .....1.... ___-L-..L , , 1 n 1 1 ::':'.`l?.y1;e:'1:l jsxrrs _ up . , n. L , _; 22f`.-C1i',t9_i_i7? 1Cvl_i 1*,1eiI1 `pf-, mar -it liave V: Y-id01[1bl?1SSv---19i`i1l. .:.fr9m.?j ;the: news-j 1`=i?!i>ersithht.~.~: 'i1"C&dian.i*;.Women. .s 2 i sW6rk'?fC63i1iit"`? . 'uner-a e . ' x { ;fk7;17f,%f8i;3i%iiliiPii. f mitaiii " iin /felkestbni . convalescent...-hospital 4 for . :C3nadidiii Sdldiins-.2 .11,n .1I0W 110W ` s `sp1.endidly.`i .BarnFe1,',l1..1?3}3nd9d` to `_ ei7ery fappealfon:1b_gha1f7[of the sol- : $1i.1`$? `and 5.hiS; fnci?ui g.'$f". me: to . ask"-jfor ,_`h\eIp,g _f'.,9ur;- hospital. _:And'.beea;use* `you have done so 1 iiulelif and 5 1,W.Oifked so Luntiringly , I. ~ desire to. .1,11ist:y0111'i`Sympathy-End ~intere,t,.lfor, the_ i work: It should .. ycmake as strong -appeal to the Can-a- J Vdian `people: in that it is a` hospital for Canadian soldiers on1y,_v` and will , be under the control of Colonel. Mennie, Ai.`.D.`M.'S;.,A,who_ ,will'pro- , vide beds, be_dding,-7 linens, hospital a supplies, a, trained; nurse and two orderlies. ,We -(the .Canadian Wo- 7 ,men s War .A-Work Committee) will , be responsible ; for the rest of the staff, which ' will consist. chiey of V. A. D.-workers. We vhave under- . `taken to provide all furniture other _ than the things mentioned, to pay the rent -of the building and all running expenses. ' _,We have al- . ready `received promises of /monthly subscriptions from Canadians living here which assures us an income of _ , 16 per month, and we hope that this will be very` considerably in- creased, and we will receive from ,, the military authorities" three shil-2 , lings _ per ` day for each. patient. _ About 20` has ' been received to- . wards its- equipment, and this is on- . ly the beginning. The initial ex- penses will be- heavy and 'members of" the C. W. W. W. C. (which is representative of all Canada) have` [ been asked to write to their home I , towns asking for contributions for,` these initial expenses. VVouldv any- one in Barrie undertake to collect for us? Or, could a subscription be opened at, say, one of the banks?` The smallest contributions would be welcome. Our appeal is' wide- spread that the burden should not; be heavy anywhere. The Bank of` Montreal has undertaken to receive all contributions, and an account has been opened at the London, England branch, so that when the. amounts contributed in Canada are cabled over,` the C. 'W. VV. VV. C. can draw against them at the Lon- don branch. Any money collected . in Barrie for us could be sent llO'_ the Bank of Montreal for the Can- adian Women s' War Work Conva- lescent Hospital. A terrible name isn t it"? Some of us wanted it to. - be simply The Canadian Convales--T cent Hospital, but the majority wished ,to incorporate the title of: the C. W. W. W. C. in the name. The committee is now considering a house which is available, with central heating, an unusual feature in England, a lavatory on each oor -three `bathrooms and a large bil-.: liard room which will make an ex- cellent recreation room for the pa-' tients. This hospital will meet . a. _ re_a1 need, - as there is no convales- cent hospital in 'Folkestone and the * Canadians in the hospital here have to be sent on when convalescent to ` other places, where there are_ no 5 Canadians toavisit and help them" over the period of convalescence` ` which is the most. trying time as all the hospital nurses tell us. They. are so thankful at rst to be in the hospital--it seems like heaven after` the trenches-'-but as they recover, they suer from loneliness and home-sickne'ss, and become restless and impatient of restraint, and it would _be a great help to `the poor fellows to be ina place where they could be visited by their own peo- -ple who could talk over -home news with them, and on whose sympathy and interest they could feel` they had a claim. The hospital aceomo-~ dation is fullytaxed. now, and will.` be _overtaxed in the. future. and we. feel that our new hospital` will be a help. .We will begin with fty; beds but hope to add to the num`-Ti her :`as our nances warrant. And:. this brings me to another appeal---, I . am .a` persistent beggar! -Woul ~ B_.arrie_under_take1 to support .a cot in the hospital" for the '_ duration of? the [war,?. The -cost would be $250?` per annum. Do you think, that the people of Barrie would, guarantee . that amount `I:;*' ._ The two Canadian.` Hospitals, .the_. Queen lsg and -thef ;D_uc_he`ss of ,Connaugl_i'tg . have sheen ' magnicently" s`u1`iported and are so: -Weller sunelledftslwith ieverything they : enqed `-what. ,I.,_feel;, sure`. ourf,hospita;1.. 5 .3Y11l?:..111e ,tf }Y..il3h.,lthe;.*samej_.,,,igenerous5 4': 1}. s.,-I conga te11`3I1 s37`T3i{% _`about_. .0111. .. wpunqed . men, but -the ;(1`)egg,1_ng) Igttgr _1s% too 1;l.o'nv g `a1rea .l`\ 1:1.':s7U Gra_sett.? ----- .. ...__. -1.-1` _ Sergt.-Mgjor Robert, Benton `of? ;Qrillia`.V who vwentto the front ;with the _4th Battalion, has been `o.w'a;;`d-s% ed the Distinguishedo C0nd31c.:_.;Med5 . al `for _conspig:uous_`L*gaIl9;i1t1Ey:;oxf-theft zjild.` , o ;sgrg.t;oo` >_jBgai1to;1;;~`4..1`ece ivedi `ithg; % In the Window of Neill s Shoel "Store is -a curiosity in the way of M Albino, a . white black squirrel. animal, which is said to be .';-very' rare,_ if not the onlyone "of the species ` known; `is the" typical .;?blackgsqui'rr_el but with white Afur;. ijantother pecul'arity is that it. `has _jpi_n-k eyes, while"the common . black ajquirrele has black `.eyes.`_ The osquir-s i:`.rel. - ,w`as: . captured_ "'By` Mr. *.-W. H; - ~IIIattoi.1`,`e.;Ivy;. _ Mr"; L. ID. Beatty, ;,taxiderniist;` amounted the * aniimal. , Golden Wedding Judge.` Vanc'e s_a At, their 2 home in `Millg1-ook, on hristmas ,<.1ay{ .Mr.- and ` Me1`8- Wi1;-;- ` :1_9_,m` Y.ance,:{pa_reuts of Judge" Vai;" ;" c Bazre celebrated 5 their `geld, iii ' 8. , '. ii ` Mrs.` Thos. Ellerby,- who has re- sided in Bradford for upwards .of `25 years is dead, aged 66 years. _. PIERSONAI-I to _be_ Vseciuredr Vfhe nuinbr of V1;ecmitsVrir; {rain-I-_L ing at/,Bradfo1-di has grown so_ larg_e that more eommodious qarters hgdr` `l\I .. c\ '.` - aovnnnvn City visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stephens over the holiday were Mr. and Mrs. Rankin and Mr. Wallace McMillan of Toronto. Mr. Rankin is soliciting freight agent `for the Canada Steamship lines, while Mr. McMillan is chief buyer and` assistant manager of` Ladies Wear, Limited, .Toronto. `Wallace is a son of the late Conductor Mc- Millan, G. '1`. 3. M .nJ .l..l.\.lll>UkIV I Lieut. Geo. S. Rogers, son of Mr- Thos. Rogers of the Barrie Planing Mill, who joined the Royal Flying Corps, left on Wednesday of this week for England, to take a place` in. an English corps. His many friends, Wish him every success in the branch of the service in which he has enlisted, and a safe return borne. - ' l "X&I3n`7;ii'e }11i1"i?al}7} I.n Home for the Christmas holiday Were: Major Cowan, 81st Batt., Toronto; Capt; "Jory, 122nd Batt.,V Huntsville; Capt. Young, 76th Batt., Orillia; Sgt. H. C-hannen, Hamilton Machine Gun Battery; Sgt. Cecil Jory, 122nd Batt., Huntsville. ` `l':-__L 11,- (1 11.,-_, , An `Ir .spend the. New Year. VV Ull.Ulll1Ul.la h VVhite will` holiday -with Snrathroy. A T h-_-_-LL -.D| the `lattei" s parents i ltfm uni] `fun T All .;Jcg:. 1. av- wllvfrs:-`JA."`I:lJee1ands of Stroud, Ont.,| announces the engagement of her youngest daughter, Hazel Augusta, to `Mr. Edward Jeffrey,"son of Mr. and. Mrs. F. Jeffrey, Midland, Ont. The marriage will take place very quietly `early in January. V A A........... n... ..-:1:;....-- ...-.. 1.-..-- 1:-.. ` nt } V ~" s;. ' ` ent, 7.`V:':o-.130, was .% Or-`Christmas. I . nd JMrs}'. F.- J; Low.er-spu1tV `-C_1;l1`ISt_n1 `s_ in Elmvale; , `J hn H. Neve, Glencoe, was 3 h11da visitor in Town. V _ 1 ewis of Regina` is` visiting 1115 fathe `, Mr. D. Lewis, Hazel- hnlmn. hi; 't' ` ho!-me ' The \ guessiug coutest W atv Olympia Candy Works . closed "on Xmas eve. The roll of peanut tay Weighed` 30 pounds, six _and_ three- gquarter ounces. Mr. F. W. ` Gowan, Barrie, Won the prize, his guess the _ nearest, `30 lbs., 6 ozs. 3;Wa.sh-i_ng By Zlectricity u t0) Were the guest s"of iMr. and Mrs. Mcgosh: ' ` _ ` &dNMrs. Fiixlayson, ,Toro1i- v 'M1'-, "Lower bk` Toronto? -U:i1.1V91`S1ty s a'ff,- is 'ho!id.ayin.-g at ; . M-gss _Johnst_' 11% bf theA Jackson St11d10 Spent the holiday ' at her "home. in Gode ch. ' 1,r__ 1'1" `D n. Il\.IAlL\I- gnu. \/`I vuc ull :'M1'-TH- R"-_.Ch 1{nen, Orillia, spent Chrlstmas w1th is son, ML H, c_ Channen,,Wofs1e Stf " - '1l'_". '|"lT-IJ..... n. "i`i\z't`~7"{fai"`t gns, 0, jewelry store, M ntreal,A w for the Christmas holiday. Mi 'Tn] nn-.. -4 v.A. o IIICL vs: II . L. J; `S!-:al~ter of the" Stratford branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia `Qahd formerly of the Barrie branch, a.; Anauva. VA "spent the holiday in town. /nu--. 1----_:I:-_ -2 112. 117 n 11, . LIIA Agv _ \r;n;.-wu:nLu,Q llulluuy. , Har'r'y 'Wo1 nden of Quebec spent Christmas w 'th 1135 parents, _M1`-' and M1'S- R- L. Wolfenden. ', 113:" _'__ J 152.... 1 1-... o IlJl\J Llavvvva. no r:vu-v---1.; ,1, L k1ULau`lluy. _M1`- and M_1`S- W. . Bennett of Mldland were the gues S of M1-_ and M55: J: 1:It;`?'{`?9tSf Christmas- Mr. A. W. Laidman of Lanombe, A1ta., arrived in Barrie for Cl11-ist- mas. Mr. Laidman hog`)-as to spend the greater part of fhz. wiut-:=rh at his home here. It is two years since he was in Barrie. n ;-u. '- A """"". "I ---`I .1`-"f5.--"V" J-\-Fl. \/IILLDPVIIIGUIJI Lieut. Longman of th -_7'?'th Butt. and bride spent the h liday xvi-Eh `Mr. and Mrs. Longmnn, jollmr St. Mr. A. Taylor, 01:` t e Stores Dept., G. T. R., St1'atfofs_d, spent Christmas. with hisv_famil y` in town. . Mr. and Mrs. Redfern and Mr. and Mrs. Blachford, Toronto, spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Grif-M ts , Maple Ave. 11".. .....J 'll"_,. `[J'-..`L_..L C`..._21.`L Al ':~:,-_.On.AT'uesday of this week Inspec- .tor Hagart took a sample ' of milk `from each of the `rigs of the town vendors for inspection by Dr; A. H. Brother. The standard required un- der the town by -law is 31/2 per cent. butter fat. The milk tested: Wal- ker 3 2-5,` Smith 3 2-5,` Bishop .4, Kelvington 3 2-5,_ Lowe 3 3-5, Loug- l1'e`ed`3 3-5, Graham 3 2-5. The an- .alyist reported all more `or less dirty.` ` ` 3 A 'I"I'T`I..2A._' `HI. .`I_ l_'I.._-_.L.-I --4.`:-`J uva. vuvn - Mr. Gren. Caldwell and family of `Edmonton -are - spending the Xmas and New Year season with Mr. S. Caldwell, Bradford street. a The West seems to agree with` the gen- ial Gren. ' u-co up .. - - v.n.~1I. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, Al- lan; Sask., visited his sister, Mrs. Hugh White, Small St., for 2.; f(".V days last Week. "IE2..- 1IT1_..__.'-__J `Il -_-__ \T_-.LL `I\___ Miss Winnifred Marr, North Bay,l is home spending the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marr. _V ' . -1- u Mr. and Mrs. John ,AV1'n1:`=t*.'()1`.4s.-, and chlldren, Guelph, were 11:: Bar rig for the Christmas 1iu1Vcr, with Mr. Armstrong s parents.-, 1.r_.- 'r 1', 0-1;-.. .9 LI_. r:u'._-_;.J.-_,,,1. `Mr. and Mrs..F. C, `Vans and children `of Edmonton, Alta., ; are spending the holiday season with Mr. Walls mother;Mrs. Geo. W'alls, Mary street. A . 11.. n_.--`_ n-I_1__._n _-,,1 n, -1 n .. . v;. c .|.uua' v -4 4, `vgy-J \.ID vi; ll \/ at Dr. Roger `vfelfsj Mr. Goi'do_n VVells and Mr. and Mrs. Laishley of Toronto were the guests of Dr. "and Mrs. Wells for Christmas. 11: -crew... IIQA An\r.-\.nvv - vv vw AA - {T119 families of Mr. VV. C. Hun-` ter and Dr. Richardson spent Xmas; day at` the. hospitable farm of Mr.l VV._L. Hickling, Dalston. , ' 1/I'.. IXLLA f`....2... -1` L1-.. `l)..--`l- -1` `awn: `vggu v v \/ans.) A.\.lA \llll.lAJIillIIvIlu7O ` Mr. and Mrs: R, Dun`) =1`, Toronto, were in Barrie over Cluistmas, at the homeof Mrs. Dunb--.r's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G`, 90):: Bayiicld St. ~ u A.AA\/1535156, ;JUII;-Jvvulu. i Otto Craig; of th.3yBank of Novav Scotia sta, Toronto, spent fChristmas at home with .his_ -`par- tents, Mayor and'M1's. Craig. I } T\.. T).\.-...... `XYAII... 11"-. lV_:..1-.. C I :sei'vice* for the . iaife captgin fA1esz. E1.ric'k,;`--will be held iin`{;tIi"`Sh1vation Army Citadel on_ '.Su1i` %az_f_,~,%J';2_.r;ua;'y` 2nd, at 7.30 p.`m_'. VWi ;%;5-`%A%T;..IT- Meeting ; -11' - `-- ` of Almy s was home .uca5Luu1, JJUU. 1., .|.u`.1J.nJ Dear Mrs. Stewart :--It gives me great pleasure to write to you from the trenches and thank you .and the ladies - of Barrie . for your thoughtfulness and care of our boys from Simcoe County. I re- ceived the 120 pairs .of socks and I may say they were a perfect. God- send and very much appreciated, as vwep have been_ wading in mud and ..water' for the V `last month. . and you will know the . position we are in. inter heregis cold and ..wet.' `rains ?1;gr1y,9Ye :?v..1ay,;V_V,hut` withal L our " ale and`? hearty. I am A if} ' p,1`t)ud:..tro command of _ he '.Simcoe C_1o_1.}11_1tjz__;:boys---only wishl tam at them:~-**' We all join! `n|.4wishinm~. .th'n$.l.a:;.;. -9 n-.__- Major Preece, ef the 20th Batt. sends the following letter of thanks from the Simcoe boys now in the trenches: v U n ` n J U I J 9 ll tI,CII\.vIII-' 1 _ _Miss Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs.l Fred. Patterson and little son, of Orillia, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A; Wilkinson over holiday. I `BOYS _AT FRONT |fIl\l OVQIHIQ `I50 QJI\.l" IIQ Mr. W. Greeneld was in town: lover Chrismas. `Cl 17 C-2 cg. - - v on \I-a unnlinulg V Mr. at;;i Mrs; V. E. - Knight and family spent" Xmas with the lattcr s parents in Thornbury. ' ` .1 mi. 7.1.... 1 .-..--.. r\..--4L tri- ran-uwfnusu III VII]. T Mr.- John Lawr, Queen's Univer- L ll\JI IIIJ sity, Kingston," and Mr." Waldon Lawr, Toronto, spent Christmas with their parents. Mn-.. u7:n_:..___ It 1 Ir I was -v u VVlIl5\oI Ill l.\JII- LLLIIUII mfZ`. Ir. antcr"K Irs. C. Ward spent Xmas with the latter s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B_rowr1._ I 117 in ~ - ~ T :.*'"~:* :-"':`*.==`"'j` . hu_;` Ii- ... RIei';`j*iI.jzE` ' nIl\o%l ....._.....b . 3 l The Christmas passenger; traic was very heavy this year on this! division and on Monday it was, necessary to run some trains in two ; sections to handle the crowds. T he] Xmas trafc from Winnipeg. was -also very heavy, the new train run- ning in two sections of ten cars each. '-Irvu-v guano In van . V . AJn IV \.IJ|J. Mrs. anci~N.[rs.`G'c'c-.' Poucher are spending the holiday season with rel_aives_in T9_ron_o. nvuuu vb III \JI\JIIb\lI D. C. Cameron left last: week to spend winter in Port Huron I Mr. _.._1 11-- n nr . .. zdoooobooooooo90000009090: On Monday night Mr. William Wiles was badly squeezed between two cars while xing the angers, the cars moved without warning, hitting the side of his head. Mr., Wiles was taken home, where he is` ; resting nicely. a rm- r`1.M:-.._-__ _-_s o . - - .l':I`a`1"c;l.:i`Webb is visiting his par- ents,-Mr. and Mrs. W. B. We_bb. 'Il ,,_ , _ `I II , I` 1\ " O :99ooooooooooooooooooooooog I --. Mr. Geo. Farrow of Toronto, ac- companied. by his daughter spent Yuletide at their home on Essa St.` ,, 1'.` `II Y5! I O ' '1i4Zi>'1;&'&'}"h ni}3- pointed chief travelling clerk to Mr. P. J. Lynch. `l_`l'_.._|_ 1 IILLL 2. .,e.-.- H 1 - cu. una uuuu. Ill ucc|1av1||c. ""J On Friday night the business! men of Essa street presented Policei man Sweeny with a handsome sum of money as an expression of their appreciation of his courtesy and faithfulness to duty during the past V . ,fne,etA oii :.A1\l:`[on-T.` .`,` `aa.i11`1'zi1- y( 10th; instead bf` Janu- a'ryv~3rd arid at; Mrs 'S;coi;t s instead _of`gtl.1e C. T. paors. A,` full '. _a_attnda11_ce rgqufted. V `_ Aljiay `bf Intgrcgssion ` I