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`s, wagzons, ment of the 1 3/ I l Mr. Beatty s Resignation | Mr. -M. Bea-tty Wrote as fol- lows: Having fdecided to enlist in view of tl1C.1111f01't111latC mis-under- standing` between your honorable body and myself, beg to submit my resignation "to date from May 1st.` As I will be; leaving town I offer my equipment in connectionwith the re department if town would con- sider purchase of such an outfit. _ ` For Gasoline Pump. W. Turton asked permission to erect a gasoline tank in front of his garage. ' Owe $996 For Water and Light The` statement from the Canada Producer and Gas Engine Co., as re- quested by council, covering 1912; 1913, 1914, 1915, was read as fol- IIITITG ' 1912 1912 1914 1915' _. _..... .-.......-....-u.u `Mr. Fred. J. Norman,` President of the Horticultural Society, called attention of council to the necessity of a.skin_9; the proper authorities to take action to prevent the driving. over and otllerwise -(lestroyinysr the boulevards and lawns, especially coal Wf.','0l1S and other heavy n1ercl1:1n- disc. He.s113:g'est_e(l that notices be posted announcing 21 penalty would be im'pose(l for the infraction of by-laws 1'elati_ng to the boulevards and lawns. ` 111 L1]. lJ\4\.Lo The auditor complimented the treasurer on the efficient manner in which the town books had been kept, especially referring to the sta " the books were in when the treas- urer assumed oice, owing to the illness `of the former treasurer. Petitions for asidewalks j b Two petitions were presented "for. I \y.uU!JU U I To Drill Boys and Girls `The local corps uf the Salvation Army wrote askinf_1' for the use of `the town hall ;\Ion(la_V Vevenin_g_'s, when not otherwise used, -for the ptirpose of drilling` the boys ,and` girls, as their own `building: was 11ot large _enou;>;l1 to allow of marching, also that the weather was not such as to allow of the drill being` done in the. open.. The instruction to he give entlle children is under the Life Sa\'i11:_r Scout and Girl Guards branch of the arm_\`.l `A responsible person will be in Clla1'.1'C`; no heat re- quired. ' Mr. J. H. Mason, whose pool room was destroyed by re asked for a re- fund of license as he had dis_contin- ued business. .L\IJ.\), lows : $481.75}, $514.42 i , Auditor's Report ' The report of Auditor Faux forl 1915 was received and ordered printed. I'|'IL,_ ____`l1A, ' " ' " - J.'.l.ApU.lLU..lhU.1'8 Wages .. Maintenance . . .. . .. . Permanent impmvements Bank int. on ove1'd1'aft Electric light and water Balance in Bank . . . . 1u:L'UIpES _ Balance from 191-}; . . . . . .$ 305 Received from town . . . . . 1739 ~ Received from other sources 11 Parks Commission Statement . The nancial statement of the Park commission for 1915 was presented, las follows: as . There V were p'1'esent Avhen Mayor Craig` took the chair: Reeve Ben- nett, rst Deputy-reeve Soulcs, sec- ond Deput_V-reeve Robertson and Aldermen Thompson, Davis, Brother, Fisher, Stapleton, \Va1'nica, Minni- kin, Grey, Horseld and \Visdon1. put miuu,-,-u wuu ume IOSS or time. The evening saw" one of the` best moves that this year s council has made, in that the way was opened for the purchase of a re team, a motion being` . put through appoint~ ing a special committee to consider the" matter and report on the pur- chase of a team and the other nec- essary equipment for the carrying out of the duties of the town tea1n~_ ster. ` The council cliainber was ineda1'k- ness 011 Holiday` evening` till some time after the hou1'_fo1' beginning business owing; to trouble with the electric Wires. '\Vhen council did get down to. business the work was put througll with little loss of time. T110 l\\'Y11.!"|(Y` an? l'\\1I\ A J-`--` Special Committee Will Con- sider Matter-- Covuncil Will Meet if Nec- ` esssary. TOWN `LIKELY TO I BUY FIRE TEAM] Refund License Asked Protect Boulegvards for light . . $157.93 143.73 118.64 61.48` Expenditure [ Hat 5 the ent. Receipts 1011 for Water $ 33.60 186.70 213.10 81.02 $`2(5 90' ; 00 `I1 1:- uv 17 r- n"- 75] 6TH. 'ijil7?3?: 'il 1st and 13-141) Mr. George Blackbird, 67 years old, for close upon half a century connected with the Grand Trunk Railway,` and a widely known and respected 1'ailWa_\n1an, died at the Royal Victoria Hospital,` Montreal, on Thursday of last week, Where he was taken Sunday. nr.. t21n..m.:..A. mm -- H. J 1 uuu.\xu lJll11l|ll`\ Mr. Blackbird was a son of one of the first locomotive enf_>;in'eers in Canada, and after leaving: school went into the employ of the G.T.R. For 25 or 30 years he `Was. locomo- tive foreman, rst at Allandale, Ont., `then at Point St. Charles, and more recently at Richmond,- Que. He was a most capable ofcial. Two years ago he asked to -be allowed to retire, but was persuaded to remain An mlxn 11n1"- vvI\r\-- L. .....,H 3` " retire, but on. The next year he again applied with the same result." Since his re- tirement he has been living here. One son, VVilliam, G._T.R. foreman at Point St. Charles, and two daugh- ters, Marion and Edna, are at home, Mrs. Black-bird was a- daughter of Jacob Wright, Toronto. The late Mr. Blackbird was a life-long Con- servative.. The funeral took place in Toronto on Saturday to Mount Pleasant Cemetery. 'l"hn Ian. `M. 1:n..-1_1_:_.1 __-- 1 Following the Government an- nouncement of a` tliorough investi-Q ,.0:ation of "the Kyte charges by at Royal Commission, the Laurier reso- lution calling` `for, a general investi- gation of the work of the Shell Com- _mi'ttee V by -at M Parlianientary `e.ommit-. tea, was, rejected. in. `the _ `Dominion . 1":-nnn:1`n1`v 'n:rm`\I- A n IVPt\`l\ tr? Was Locomotive Foreman at "Allan- dale for Many Years 4. awuoull U \.JUlllUI;U1'yu The late Mr. Blackbird ' motive foreman in the ' shops from 1889 to 1891. Donnelly represented this `at the funeral in.Toronto '4 day. _ Dr. Clinton, district health officer paid an official visit to Barrie on Tuesday and n1et the local Board of `Health. In his address, Dr. Clinton advised that a g'eneral system of gar- bage collection be organized for the town. It was pointed out that a system is now in force in the central part of the town, but the officer Would rather see a system covering the Whole town, he-believed in the ` long` run the expense to town and in- dividuals would not exceed what is now spent on a partial system. `He commended the Board of Education on ,appointin_2' a school nurse, this being` one of the best means of pro- iiioting: health amon_7; school child- tron. `DEATH IN MONTREALV T * or GEORGE BLACKBIRD lLAURIER s Mo'rIo1_~__ II\4.-4, `WV (09 L\JJ\a\JD\.t\ All 011`; ..|J|JllllLLL\JL.l H_'ouse . Tuesday mght on a vote of 182 to `4; a majorxty of 38. A page 303 URGES GENERAL I I ...u..ew, a umuauuu UIJOOOV Ieet. The other Was from S. Peacock and eight others for a walk on West side of Mary street from T. Rogers factory running north 500 feet. Payments Made` Chairman Robertson_ from the Fi- nance committee presented the re- port of that committee reeonnnend-. ing payment of accounts u_nder the following heads: Miscellaneous ....$ 5400 Board of Health. . . 17:3 39 Salaries _ . . . . . . . . . . 9-14 49 Board of` Education . 2000 00 Indigent . . . . - . . . . . . 28 3-}- Fire and Police . . . . .. 5 00 Board of \Vorks . . 392 O5_ Sewer connections . . . . . . ' 29 80 Cut Off Police` Phones A second ` report recommended, - that in View of the Bell -Telephone ' Co., not reneWin_9; the agreement - with the town- that the following ' phones be renewed: Council Cham- ' ber, to serve clerkv s oice and chief of `police office; Mayor s, office, en- g`1neer s oice, re hall. ' Town Placed Insurance . A further report read: a Your committee having been advised that the insurance on the property of the Canada Producer and Gas Engine Co. had expired, and lia\'i11g' inter- viewed the manag'er of the company with the V'l9\V' `of having: the insur- ance placed by the company under a stated time, `and the company hav- ing` failed to comply with our re- questgwe have placed insurance` to the amount of $35,000 on the build- ing` and machinery of the company in order to protect the interests of-the town`1'mder the n1ort;:'ag'e, until such time as the company places insur- ance sutlicient to protect the inter- ests of the town . The premium payable for insurance by the town is cl1ar_e;eable to the company. . Your committee recommend that this ac- tion be approved. 7 l....L:.4 .- .. J .. -..... LUUU uculcub wmns. une I_I 0m N. J. Gove and seven others, for a Walk on the north side of Elizabeth street between Frances and Boys streets, a distance of668 feet. T110 t\+l-inn vvvn~ ~c----~- 6` T` ` four-foot cement walks. M T rm--- M: A `u (LIIIJLUV Ulla, Continued_ on L page 5 iT5'f"3N DIVISION GAi3AGE sYs'1'1:M CRITERION. x\,`) nullulu. EOMPSON, IQQ Tlnuuin LILLI KID LII. S division ' `on Satur- was loco- l 'AlIandale Mr._ . _ R. l One from -_... I` V .$ 54 00 . 34 . .. nu: ulna um.Lu:1 H111 UL` zurguswu. Simcoe has a 1'emarl:able record of recruitin: on an economical basis.- The County Council has made grants of $1,500 to each Battalion, and .w-hen one "considers" the extent of territory to be covered, `and the fact that detachments are "being drilled at `sixteen different places in the county, it will readily be seen that the sum is going to fall far short of the requirements. Many counties have made grants of $5,000 or over and have not recruited half as many men as Simcoe County. Several -municipalities have made` grants to assist recruitingr, and in every case the results have justified the expendo iture. ' r. 1. .. ........- lUl.lL\.u The fund to provide eld kitchens for thepSimcoe Battalions, that is being` raised by the County Teachers Association, is steadily g1`o\vixig. The Simcoe boys are groin: to be one of tliobest equipped units in camp this summer. nu I-qr-v\1 . - Qklllllllblo Colonel McPhce was in Tororito on Saturda_v, ar1'a11;=;in for the next training school. His motto, If Simcoe provides the soldiers, Sim- coo mut p1'o\'idr3- tho offioms is a yrood one and is p1'ovin_r.1' to be a good winner. ` . -.,.`g . _.. Captain Miller was in Toronto early in .the week to enter teams of athletes from the 177th-in the differ- end eld sports to be held among` the different battalions during tho_ suin- / (Continued on page ve) vvnxl uu Lauusu. u.l'1UDb l.U lJ2l.IlZ1UU.. The 177th Battalion detachments, -started drilling `separate from the 157th on Monday, and Will.from.that date he in charge of their own office ers. In a few places some men who joined with the intention of be- ing in the 177th Battalion are still on tl1e st1'exigtl1,of the 157th. But if they make application to C01. Mc- Phee this matter will be adjusted. .Q*i`rnnnn lnoo n nun-...`l...Ll.. AAA---`I Capt. Tom Flaliagaxi, 180th Spo1'tsn1en s Batt., (director of the Military Athletic Association) has commenced to'wo1'k on a scheme for a big; field day for Canadian troops in Fl;m(le1's, Engrland, and at home, each district to have its competitions on the same day, and :1 similar sc0r-- ing system to be used. The results obtained in Flanders and England will be `cabled iaeross to Canada. I111... 1"."'.'L1_` `n_LL-1', 1 - 1' u an l/l4L\\4ll- A. second issue of boots to the 10- -cal company of the 157th was made on Thursday last. This new issue IS as much lighter boot than the one the. men are at present wearing` and is said to be more comfortable. Four morepbattalions of the To- ronto military district are to be equipped with war gear during the next few days. The 76:11, 81st, 83rd and 84th Battalions are the ones selected to wear the active service equipnient. I.-..-.1. Tl'Y_._. 1'1! -AA-` Sevent_v-ve men were drafted in- to. the 76th Bn. from the Simco battalions on Tuesday. Ten men were taken from Barrie, ten from Orillia, five from Alliston and ten from several other points. The en-. tire Bradford [company of 40 men was taken. _ 1.;u\.u.u1Uuli1. Tuesday was inspection day for the Barrie company. Every man was Supposed to have on parade every article received since enlist- ling. AA\.\J\|I4U\ . The men of the 177th Bn. are re- ceiving: their summer outt along with their winter clothing`. Sergt, Jos. Ganley paid his first visit ' to the regimental headquarters on Tuesday,_ since his attack of pneumonia. ' ,,,_`.M ,___ K . . ,. _ Capt. A. P.` Potter took up his duties with Barrie company on _\Ved- nesday. win: was YOUR NEIGHEOR sm BRYSON VVe bell ve in the goodness `_ Bryson's bread and e want you to belie e it too. Ask your nevlhbyour or better still_ loaf to-da ATTY, ' `Fire Hall. 1 . 4_____._:____._.-.----' {$1.00 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE SINGLE comes `n-ma: cents ._________.-_} By B`att. Press. Agent. PHONE 25 1200 to condition. . . T I.._,,,, .; ........ ..l0c .......... ..l0cV ......... ..l0c ........ ..4.l0c .....;.....l0c ates,_ Bqn ar\au .~. {R8 SOLD N Owen St., rd the sale y s i'a1'n1-e . 9, Tnnisl, st Toronto, `or [:1 grrain -In 1:\ 30th, 191.6 EVERY WORKS AILLI 1 AU 13-14. I..,Au. 1. 13.173 "637: IJUKUW DIIC IIUJ. lllulg The mean temperature `for the month was 20 degrees, being 5_de- grees below the average. rm... 1.:,..1.....4. vnna :5: An Hm R1:f., ~J.OL. ' . Snow was recorded on 14 days`; the total. amount being 24 inches, and rain on three days to the amount; bf 0.23 inches. nr 11' DTTMMUDV .18th. g.l'CUS UUIUW LUV U:VUJ.a$I:. The highest was 56 on the 31st, and the lowest 13 below zero on the 3.3 _._v 1,1 .J....n. ms :1 good wit street, n nu 1nn BARRIE PLANING Mll.L_ "mos. ROGERS advt. on `page 8 uses and Dresses e sent on ap- Read Vicke `-and please note advertised will not `proval. ` r. cue more alstant Euey ans. - ` Lawyers are so- plentfiful that` but few criminals get a chance to _(plea}. . ` , nu. Hot vinegar is better than (3-01d'iI_`1 _ the making of mint sauce. T Th_e;tcloser ynu get to some _peop1' '1h more: distant the are. V-' 2 . T T......-.....'. ...'_..- ....`..:.I nZ+`~`.4-`.111 Fhnf.-.hnt: ' Lowest Highest Rain Snow Mar. 29 32 ' 49 + - 30 31 43 - -- 31 29 56 - - __ April 1 39 47 0.02 -` 2 30 = 41 - -0.1 3 24 42 -- e -,- 4 29 42 - ' The mean temperature for "the `below the normal, first 24 days of March howed a difference of more than 10 degrees , -_- L___.- 12.... 4.1.- All kinds oPd1'essed lumber, oor- in, coiling`, oak o01'ing', moulding` `and trnn, B. `C. slungles, roug`h.lu1n- her and joisting on hand. `Dres- sing and all orders receive prompt attention. - ` Oice Phone 163. Res. Phone 359 g Maker of Portraits E a can buy any thing you can give them/~ e x c e p t o your Photograph; J. FRANK JACKSON \r||[r n)ll\4\Ill 50 or 100 mcrs wish- ios should r\`1 rhnnxv G. M. UPHAM` - in the names if two or more mem- 7bers--Husband and Wife, AB1'othVer and Sister, or ther and Son. It is an all-ro d convenience, as either can depo 't v or withdraw" money, and in `ca balance goes to th survivor with- out any formalities, rming an im- mediate source -of rea y money. ' of death the . Barrie Branch voi.. Lxv. `fll THE HAT ' THAT WEARS. The new Spring VKING I-IAT. styles, in both soft and sti' hats: are now in stock for your inspection. ` THE HAT M2E:N.. TI-IE WEATHER xv. Nb. `M T WHOLE Nordzaa} THOMPUON CHEW, PUBLISHER j ID EAKADA. {S the F at THE attems 1'! only 6: is en- order. A W. H. BUTTERY - Manager Iv\.aa.u n Whytock vs. Moifa.t-Plaintiif B. 'Wh,vto`ck, resides in Toronto and de- T fendant W. Moffat is ahotel-keeper in Picton. Plaintiff claims for the return of $500 paid to Molfat on ac- count of the purchase of the Quinte hotel. at Picton, owing to cancelling of agreement owing to License Com- missioners. refusing to transfer the license. Defendant claims there was no condition that the `plaintiff should be accepted by the Commis- sioners. The case was adjourned till Thursday. - llncuiidvunu '71? mmnu` tnnndnu .LlI|4llQ\I(lrJ0 Gardiner vs; Trout Creek Logging Oo.,-Plainti, B._ F. `Gardiner, Thomloe, claims $226.00, rpriceao- 35-horse power steam engine, with interest from the defendant com- pany. Judgrnent for plaintiif -for $200.00rand costs. ' ' ,1ur..1....'I... .. 1::-..r....:...... T m 1r'..1 In connection with the investiga- tion to be held in connection with the recent exposures at Ottawa; it will be of-interest to at great major- ity of the people in town to know that one member of tlie Commission, Mr, Justice Duff, was once .a resi- dent of Barrie, being appointed matliematical master at the Colleg- iate Institute Jan. 9th, 1885. He was born in Meaford 51 years ago. After graduating from Toronto he came to -Barrie. Though he taught! mathematics it is doubtfulcifhe ever set his-pupils such a problem" as he will now have to work out. vH'e practised law at Fergus, and after- wards becameone of the leaders at the Victoria bar. a He was counsel` in the Dunsmuir will ease and the Deadman, s~Island case. He appear- ed also before the Alaskan Boundary Connnission as counsel. He was a member` of the Supreme Court of British Columbia before being` ele- vated to his present post in 1906. Mrs. Duff is a daughter of the late Henry Bird, a former town clerk. ' Three cases were on the docket for Judge Vance s non-jury County` Court.on Tuesday. One was laid over till Thursday. In the other. two judgment was given. The casesl were: !.PQUUuUU Gllu. uu-auuo . ,Mu1cahy vs. Harrison.-J.4 T. Mul- cahy, Barrister, Orillia, plaintiff, claims the sum of $149.78 and $29.30 for professional. services rendered as solicitor and counsel for Matthias` Harrison, executor of the estate of Emma. `V. * Harrison. Judgment Went to defendant by deault;for,the 51.159? 3$;1..7.93.~?`1*1~'T""?`tS.+ T _ `L A .` .1916 1915 1914' 1913 1912 nilation` of ) Red Cross MR. JtIs'rIcI: DUFF V TAUGI-IT SCHOOL IN BARRIE v.yuu,uu.L.uU._ _ . ' , I A new item of business was en-' tered in December, when the first consig'nnient of automobile parts was received for the manufacture_ of autom0biles"eb_v [the Barrie Car-K riage Co. - s For comparison the business of the port for the past ve years is 11ere- with given: ` I Making a total for the year of `2T9~l'3 46 The total value of goods passing tl1ro11g'l1 was ($261,561.00. in the rst half $163,000.00 `and the last half $98,561.00._ .0 A .-,..._- IL ' _,,, ,f'0 1 V4 `V uuu. ` ' For the six months ending` Ma1"ch 31st,` 1916, the monthly- receipts of Collector Young s oice were: October A . . . . 1 . . .. ....$ 897 64 November .,. ., 2281 69 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3103 56 January .. . . . . .. .. 1001 67 February . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . 1490 66 March . . . . . . ..'. "2764 49 For the `first. six` months the receipts amounted to ...1 uxcaa uuut: an .Da.1'1'lC UIISIOHIS HOUSE for the `year ending March 31st, 1916, shows a marked gain over the business of the previous year. In fact for the past five years, the bus- iness of the local port has been _ steadlly increasing each year and the . year just closed has outstripped even the fat years before the War. When it is considered that Barrie is not a manufacturing town in the same sense as Orillia or Osh- awa, the showing` is a most satisfact- ory one. TN, :1 ' -- " " Deste the strain War, the bus-I iness done at Barrie Customs Hous Fm Hm -.m.... ....,1:..... Ir. 1 -`H '- Business at Customs House Much Better Than f Last Year cusroms RECEIPTS commas T0 snow 5 COUNTY COURT Tj- THE INTERESTS OF BARRIE, _T.HE J.l'L l./l_'J llla $27942 4.6 418192 65 17749 95 16166 42 -13996 71 Receipts d2") 70r1") A R Goods passed through $261,561 210,768 197,503 299,238 2 180,664 $11539 71 T16402 75 .6 . . ..149Q . 2764 EARRIE, COUNTY OF S`I'MCOE, ONTARIO, APRIL NO orposton At 11 o clock Tuesday night after 'a debate that 7had been in progress for nearly. six hours the Ontario Temperance Act, the rst direct pro- hibitory legislation` this province has ever had, passed the crucial stage in the Legislature, and is now ready` for consideration of its de- tails in committee. Second 1-cading was given the bill` Without" a divis- ion of the House, and without even n nn~n.`nnL.'..... .-.1.` ..........~1LI..-- .0....-... ..__-- A \I .u. L I )\_I;V , P88, Bm'1'1e 1611 |L\l.l1 `V KIILIIC V U10 ' The parents agreed that durmg the invest152,*atio11 at Barrie, the c11ild- iren shouldibe cared for in the home of the then Agent and Secreta1'y of the Society, Rev, Andrew Smith. This was entirely _a private :1r1'ang'c- ment. The Society had no part in it nor had it any part in the subse- quent proceedings. The fact that the children were at the home (if the Society s Agent seems to have led the Judge to think they were i11 thel I custody of the Society. VI`-..m.+:..m' T 1.-.... .....,1,. ...--,.-m -1....-. L\IlL UL uuu .I..I.uucU, uuu. vvauuuuu CV01]. a suggestion of opposition from any source. There were in the House at th_e time several members who had earlier in the session declared that they "would oppose" the bill, but in theface of the general ap- proval, andin response to the mov- ing appeal that Hon. W. TH . Hearst made for unity` of action, and for adoption of the bill Without a div- ision, not one of` them raised . his voice against the measure. The adoption ' of the` motion "for second reading was greeted with prolonged ,..pp1?-use, ..1n hwh'i6_h both `sides vied ?";`*1%i~Iie. anneitheree . l;uuJ.|/Avu. ULL (.44 a An effort was made in Au.<;'ust, 1914' to have our` Society take action, but it was soon evxdent that the 1'04 quest was not `made in good tt'aith and was an endeavor to` have the Society interfere .in'matte1's oi.` pri- Ivate -interest only to the parents. After due eons_ide1'ation. the Society absolutely refused to take any ac- tion whatever. ' '11` , A 1 . 1 . 1 -.uauuu_v UL vuu uuyxcu). . _T1'L1stiu:I hafve made myself clear to Mr. Justice Latchford and others, on behalf of the C1ii1d1fen s Aid in Barrie, I am, . tr . 1 J.J\lll.\(J. U1. LHU I.\.Ll.Va|.llUC, Dear .Sir':--The attention of the Executive of the Simcoe County Children s Aid Society having been called to the statements alleged to have been made by Mr. "Justice Latchford at- the trial in Toronto` of the action of Schmidt against -Schmidt, I am instructed` by a res- olytion `of the Society to write `you in the matter in order to make our position clear. A ..a.'....a. ....... ----.1- :..' A.-,.._-L vi. uux. AVLULIIUU JUL MIL` 1`4llll)_]'1C.. In reply, the Colonel thanked the remen, 011 behalf of Mrs. .\IePhee and hinlself, for their kindi1'emem- braiice. For some time he had an attentive audience whilst he told of many incidents of `the st1'L1g`e'le .in Europe. The rest~of the evening was spent in a social way with pre- g'ressi\'e euchre. ual 1 1c, Au.d.l.'( Editor of The Advance, 1'],-.5, ,. Q;,.' .7'F1m .~. H-,...+ IN 1/DEFENCE or smear: co. CHILI)RI}N S AID `SOCIETY vu AJu.LLu; .I.1Uu1 UHU Hill'- Acting Chief Shrubsole was in the chair, and after a few words of v.~: -"T come called upon Ald. G1'ey,vcha1r- man_ of the Fire and Police commit- tee to present Col. McPhee with a handsome electric 1'eading_r lamp, pre- facing the presentation with a short `speech of appreciation of the work of Col. MePhee for the E1np)'ie.. Tn 1-nnlv Hun Fnlnnnl +l.n..I-,..1 um Fire chief, Lieut.-Col. McPhefe was the guest of t11e re brigade at their regula1"mo1 1thly meeting` on Tuesday evening` of this week. The usual business jnleetihg `of the members gave place to a social one, in honor of thechief, who recently returned to Barrie from the war. ~ A_L:.,_, r`11',n (H s I d havej a. own_ hair 90 Blake PRESENTATION l_ (the employees of Huxtable s garage `ran into.Frank Wiseman s butcher - shop with the news that the garage was full of smoke. Mr. Wiseman, on going` to the rear of his shop saw re in the outer Wall of the shed closeto the Window, he quickly _9:ot ` a pail of water and threw it on the blaze but the thick smoke prevented further attempts to quench the blaze. Shortly after noon on. Wcdnesdayl The fire brigade, under chief Me- Phee was quickly on the spot and prevented the "ames , a hold on the building. As it Was, the ceil- ing` of the shed and a portion of the rear partition` of the store- were slightly burned. Smoke lled the ;entire shop Iiecessitatihg the remov- al of the meat. How the re start- ; ed is a mystery as the. place is prac- tically unoccupied and Mr. Wiseman has never had a stove .. in the place. Business was quickly resumed after the remen left, the stock being in place by two o clock. FIRE IN BUTCHER SHOP Youi: truly, T. T. YOUNG,` Bafrie, March 31, 1916 lm At]x`nh'nn To COL. ' McPHEE`1 COUNTY OF SIMCOE ANDI TH El DOMINION OF CANADA OUR 7&0 PROHIBITION -*1 Seci'ea1'*. n1|\.AAIJ UL D115 1 for sale. `Fur re pur-