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THE SARJEANT co. PI-IQNES 88 and 94. Remember Father and Mother REGISTERED OP 1`0l\IE'l`B.IS; __ Gru_!_ua(e Canadian Ophthalmic 0011080. Toronto in numop sc.. Barrie. mu Barrie Gas Company, Ltd. Ila nlnnlr Duran Rtmaof : Oice and Showrooms Wells Block. Owen Street Telphone 78. J. W. Mccutcheon, Mgr. You call be certain it will beapprecizxted. We will sell on EASY P.n'.\IEx'rs V $16.50 $ 1 4,00; I\he present. for Lhe; -Old Folks" should be somethmg helpful.---son1e1hi11g 111211 win lessen the burden of their old age. SPECIAL PRICES] A pain` of Glasses. sxiecimll-y g-round to suit ~t`11c-ir eyes, VV\iM enable mhem to reaul and sew \with.tl1e ease and zLccum.c'y of _1.hei1' youmh. V\ t,` i and can 1 ans 2|. gift. Pea Coal Come in and see our stock of gas heaters. The taste of real tbbacco tells_you that you 1je smoking something worth whi I6. There's a full avor--and "yet they're \ as mild as a May morning. --sure thing. Cured and mellowed--n0t parched-by the sun of ol Virginny. ~ are nmlning u spec-izulty of Spectacle-wzu'e this Xmas make suit.u.b1e zu~.x`zLngen1e11ts to l1=21.vea.11em presented I . `Wood for Sale I ,-.-...., No saw logs were taken from` this bush, it is t.he1'el`m'e the best wood that has come to B-.Lrx'ic-, for mzm-y years. Phone 88 or 9-1. No. one body, maple and birch, most-ly maple, cut green last "winter, delivered straight 1 -ron1 the bush to . 3'03} in load lots at greatly reduced .prices, or will cut it you desire. - . . . 1., ,,_~-u_:.. 333 '%1```'3E9'$`%T$"3E.:% as for 55% EE%ETaEEE`5E'E'E%E*?1EEHE%EE% Gas Heater Gas Range \\'h_v mft Iruy your wife my FOOT :O`F MARY STREET Christmas 'l*`()ll XMAS IS (`.0;\IlXG ast he ly reduced fro1n"this f or Y waa _[ Sm. Phone 14 3 ---..-.__...._...--_ . ..___--._.._.,_.._..-...- Emmmmm$%%%$$w-.%Em%$5$nm Friendly Gzune ' of Poker is I)istm~b-I E~ight, men werg in the Police Com-t. on Eniwday mvorning charged waimh nayulchpwhing in a game of poker on the night. of Decemebey 131111. - ' ' ... Y .. ..\ . ,f._.` a 1;5.un. Chet` King Ta'id te clmmge, stai- ing that on 'I1uesda.v eveming about mine o'clock he entered the Classic Hotel, Mlamlaale, and found in a room in Uhe basement eingat me.-n auo-und a tzwble engaged in a gaane of cards for money. The Chiefl nmznaged 10 get $2.75, wmheh was used as (:i`rcu,111straJ3tia1-evidenc. I -.. n ,,,,,.1 .-,,_ u__ .1- I uccu ma \.u.A\4\.uLAL'-)vQ|o~LAxn.;|A- yum. .... -.. W. A. Boys, co1fnse1_o1- the I-'.1e-} fence, sa)1d\.11hat accortTing to 1>a.\v| these men ccnu-1d not be pun'is'he4]l for in-dulgmg in a I'1'iendl~_\-' game of! camds for money`. Clnown A't.tAome_v Cotter passedl ihe x'e|mm'k that if t.h:i-s was aga:`Lns_tj? the 1-anv how about the ladies plat:-'-i ing bridge. 3 met King sum una-1 me wife -41"` one of the men found in the gamma? zlnwl inl`ox'med him of the nightly sessions goihng on there and had asked than. it be stopped. The proxprieutor of_ Lhe }1oie1 nd-,* nri-Lied that he knew the men were: tzhe`r.=, on '[`uesda._\' mi-glrt but he did; rml ':'er,-eive am ) nroney wxhatev-9:` 1'01`! ihe rm)`. of` the room. ' I -.. N. ....l 3lu'::~1||'3}t Cl~a.1'kz-, 1'e1na'.1-had the! n-on for two weeks an:ii11i`.1c$ me-:1n1iu.e will t1m1`o11g'l11_\' go into] the det.a.i`1s o-f tihe case and nine lzuvi c-oncernving grumblring. _ `r J Peter Sclumdlou Acquitlml on (1`l1eft` Clmrge Peter Sahzmdon, waho only last I?`ni.tia.y was releausedx on Su,=;p\_ Ild(l` senrtencepnasprpea-1'ed agwain '..`n1's 1Fx~i- .1--. ._.. ,. ...1_..,..._.. -9 m... .|._:-; J ..| ..............`., ...`.,_.........\... .-C,..... ...... day on a culmarrge of nhe theft "pa1I:1` of wfagon shva.fts from Ro1`:m~d s hog yard. 11.. 71.1.....: ._.._.....-.1 41.- ..1_,.m,` -.u.......... .-.._:, J... ` Mr. Roland missed the shafts from` `:h:i's-ya-rd, 4 Donald St., and .1 fewi vdlays Ia-ter found them leaning up; w 1 ugwuainst Peter Suh~aI`1dlcm':s lmuse. 1.; -._........._ 1. ._-....-.__.. 5.1.- ht afnpezvns, lmwevesr. t;l1ra.t M11`! Raoand h=ad tzoxld John Schuandll-on, -fanher of the zwcused t.ha.t he mxi-gwhti use we s`ha:ft`s whenever he wihedj and Peter Schvartidlon t.`he.refox'e -un- . Cf-rstood trhat he was entitled to this; ll-.p11iv.iIege mo. 11.. .411-.. ....o.. I11 . ..I. .. .1: I Inna-J Oh. pyu.u..~_-,~ ....... I xVIa,ng1J*s1-mate Oliarlie (1is11uise'd the: !case W-H111` a \van'n:ing to" Peter; Scaha-nd~1on to \\"z1;t,ch hi:m:se11' .in the` ;fu.t"uI'e and avoid get.'pin_L: into army, Imore mx-ups, as he was duly out 0111 'SL1[)9l1d(}d sentence. 1 I I ` Oi-1~cumstz1nILia'1 `evidence pro-\'e`d I100 strong a.-gtanimsvt Ed.w-ard Rod-gens` in Lhe Courmy Court on TJ1ursda_V 1.0; azllo-.w hais la-w_\'er a \'e1',v good oppor- `tunity of pemwadning uhe juvry vtJm.1_ whnis client was an innocem man. On the n-zht of August .1st, or eaxwly the next `monnwng, some per-.-, `son or De'l`SOD.S stoile frosm the prem~ ises of the Misses B1=o1Ig11nLon,_ `St-hg nine, West GV\1Ull`i.-n]lbl.1I`)', 17 minus 01" .>honey, eacih tin cont.-aiming 60 lbs. l A u-.._ .n._..... u,_._.. .1... 12..-. .4...` .... ? 0- R- BP_!S:._9?t- D- |. (me \'(':u' in li1n'\v:lslI for I.5l':l(]fU|'(l{ ....-,.... -..,... ....., ...v..D....., ..~- .` One clue was enough to start nhe, \'i1t1-.11.,-e Sherlock Holmes on the: |t1'zui1 of (me Uhlieves. `Tune wagon rus were Ioltlowed from the scene of the txhettit. and t.`1m!o11wg'11 dllltilgeriti sea.1`c'h on the part. of Mr. Webb were Eound to lead north into Brantl- ford. and at the foot of the 11th! conceszsion S tins of honey were dits~ c.ove1'e(l hfrdd-en zuv-113'. These bins, were shown rt-0 t.he.M-isses B1~ou;,r-h- ton, who identtied them as pz1Tt of the ones stolen. Fur,r.her detective` wtorkron the part of the I-}ra.d`t`Iord sleuth t`u~1'ms'hed severatl more clues.` including a niece of board with the visible marks of honevy upon ht. 'I`.lnis was en:o:u-guh, together with nhe IESUIIIIODY of several 01` tthe vvia1La.ge people, who swore as to havfmg seen at 'SO)1Qf1:i'n'|e dmxintg nhe ndgdttt of Amgvtnst 1st. tthe wzwgon berrg duriven -a-ong tthe 1'oa;d Wiltlh Uhe Rodgers boy in it, for Mr. Webb to issue '3, Wm`- mmt against Edfwtwvd Rodgers. Dhree of hhe Rodgens t'amily were caltled into the witness box to! gtly" evidence. IIVI. , A-,n\, _,, 'I_,,, , 1 ` `rm , ,1 v......\._,, \...v.. .... ..v..w..-......D ..., -..... I A few d:;Ly~s later the first c- l.ue as` to the theft was dliscovered when :1: cer.Lu.in citizen of Br-ard1`ord :info1'n1-l ed -Constable Jzmnes A. Webb that! `he had seen traces of honey on an! old wagon near tlhe Rodgers t7a'mn.; I n..- ..v.. .4. 4,. -...... A.L-| }._'.l|'\`tt`: `9.`\"lLl!:llUt'. I, Th'e t`a.1Iher, E1'nes.L Rodgers.i Fnank. 2L youonvger bnotxher, and M rs. Cumrnbell Miltzpaxtnick, a snstier m` Ed-xvm-d. A1-1-swore as to h:.wing (heard Edawamd come in on the nigzm of the theft wbotwt eleven o'clock and mud not hewrd himvgo`ouL again atxhat night. H7... .__..._z 1. _.-_._. .1 .......... ... ,.... fou must be a very sound sleeper?" questioned T. W. `W. Ewun-s, Cnown Pnoseawpor, when ex- xumimmg Ernest Rodgers. HKYA inns.` -.A-.. It -_......-..__I LL- .....u.....ub unuwou Ju\rw5Ul'.3. I No, not very/" answered the witness, "but I caarswear I never Police Court` (`O l'.\"l`\.' C()l' I { |` Youth THE NORTHERN ADVANCE `NAVY cU'ri CIGARETTES I for 15`; Wm . . heard him go ouIt"aga:in that night a=f-(er he came my -- . , .-_,,1 ...._x .........., .,. ..... .,-,.- .... -. } Severa.1 witnesses for me Crdwn 9 gave evidence, i`no'ludai.n4g at Miss Henderson, who swore Uh-a.t azbout 1 {o'clock on the mornving of A-.1gv.s.! 2nd same was aroused from her sleep by we sound of men lnimhving a team to :1. wagon in `uhe Rodgers` ,\ u'1`(!,` wl1'i011 is next to Lhmt of her` ho ..e, .n'nd she saw Mr. Rodgers and `one of the R1')dr._:e1`s boys in Lao yard. -. ... u 1 ,. A-.....`A.. .... l`l`ll.K7-I JAG ya-Auc Ill. - ' Frank, when quesmioned, stated `that he slpt with his brm'hL-1' and i,if he got up during tnhe rglnl it was unbeknown to him. -. .<. ,_,-,2 _.1,, 1-._._,a uu-n,n.nu-u AL u, ........ Mrs. Fitzpat.mm:k said she lived in 'i`o1'onxtc and was \wis1'~t:'mg at her home over Ltfhe week end, and as her baby 'V\ il.SCI`0SS, she had slept h.i!'l'd\l-'_\' at" all durin-g bhe nvigml. uv |.........I ..._. l...-u.'1.n.. r\I\I\\:\ `in uu-um; um. and ~.......5 ....- -..D..... l heard ,m:y bxtortllxer calm: -in about eleven o`_c1.oc-k and ,ne\'er 'heau'd man or a_.'..x'1e eilse get up and go outsi'de tthe rest of the nlighlf . rs ..... ....\ 1).-.......~.o+ AF 1)nzl.6`n.-.1 `Iran bu vlluuuuu mu. -v.,.. V. ...v ...=,..`. George Bennett, of Bradxl'o1'd, was next czmltled, and mied to p1`o\'e 'n zvlibyi for Ernst by st-alting thzu.` on [the xrisghi. ovf Uhe tihat frnest and `and had taken home a man by the En-.u_1'xe of Mr. Co-upel-arid. n ,,,,u .__s ._-_._-.. 1:-.. .1; .1 ..... .... himsel-I` were out driving in it h1I_:,';y~ Ilutubuv u Oither vvi\tn.esrses 'swo`1'e as at some August,is2l. 1-- \ .._. -.1 sun .-4 . Anxu [me C 1`\'.) for to lmvfmg seen` tthe Wat; L-i'me dun`-ing -trhe nuivgln. ml: 4.1 n In 1 h r` .1 .......,. .`\u3u..3t.__.I.nv.. V 1' 1'h`m'.\'z1rd Rodgers, whri-le in Ebox. emsp=ha.I'Lca.1`_1_v denied evex'_v.uh gzmd szwore as to hawing been 'dvi\`ing in a buggy wuh George neht. a.n;d a man named Coxpemna Did you try (5 get tuhlis 0 land to am)ea1- in cou1-t`;""zLsaked lawyer for me Crown. Yes, 1 tnied, but he comld no found, stzzuted Rodgers. T7 1 _........ 'I..u.....n PA: lnn .Ir..|'n ."|\|~ . Mr. St.odd.aI't, ZL 1 zu'.n1e1' wnn lnvcs near vhe vnixlluge, g,-"ave evidence ' Ho being n.wa`kened owt of his. 51 ;by me harming of dogs, and up iiook-mg 0111 upon [me road s.uv i\\".J.:g?0!1 dvven by one whom "1xl1oug'h't wws E1'nes R`odge1`s. Pr... mun I`:-rx r\.. 1. .. .. `luuuu, .,...u.\... ..v..b\.... : I-I. Lenn-ox, lawyer for the -lezfe Ewdd-1'essed.tlhe jury a.-t some lem rendea.'\'o1-mg no prove the innoce lot` Ed\\':u'd Rodwgers. -I rn `xv - n___..._ .u. u........\. ...,..:,-..,. T. \Y. W . Evans. in his :ul~d1 to the jury, endezwared to 51 uhem `how strong ci1*cuvn1sta.n=.iaJ1 g. dence was z1gvain~s-L the accused. .-..` Av: 6;-`A \v......- ..,. nn 9 I ucuvc nuns crbmtunn-,7I. mu, u.-.\...u--4 u. Judge V`a-nee comimen.ted on the Egood wo-1'1; done by Cmxsstzuble `.\'e.hb I in the interest of justice to bring the: :crime to lui:.:._,'-111. i The` jury re-tnired abom 6.15!) and, I two hours later -llrmlgrm in at verdiicl ` of gu1i91t.y. ' I . . . . 1 ,. rn_._.,_1,. 0119 X021 1' u; 3 \Iuu'u...- . _-`I eleven o'clock T'ues(1`z1_\' n1=01-neivng Judge Vance pr-onounced senlence 01' in Bu1'\v~:\.sh. '|`H()l{<.\"l`O.\' u -Rene look .3. sudden jump on the n1zu'ke.I. here on Tuesday, the 13th.` M1`. McClez\n, a farmer, sold ll. lozull 501` 70 bushels a.1.$1.01 per bushel, M'h`i(`.h irs 18c zubove nuwkest pnice. K.i`~nd-ly bear in n'rind Uhe C4191-1'y 'H:il-1 Puzblic School emt.e1`t`a1inme-nu and exercises on 'I1hu1'sda.y, Dec. 22. Exercises to begin at 2 o'clock shamp. E\'e1v_wbody we1'com_e. nu. _. A ..A ,1 .. .. .. 1u:`I` L .-. I` A.` 1-! 3n evidence at. the res-hive board rm- |C.h~.'i~sm1-as tiny. 1921. `that were !.p1'e.sen.t. an 21. sdnnila1' e'yenL in 1920. i \v....V n. .1. ,.c 1'\..o...n:o nut!` `lum. I I u unuuu. y I . I 1\I a11yv-.1.ca.mr. ch:Lirs will be inl Lust Sa.'bbanl1 was the {l.l 1Il*l\'(3l'-Sl'_\'i {of Si. Jude's here, and n o`lwn`t.li5tzmd-| ling the inclement. weatther those who! lbrzued nhe elements. were amply re- '\\raTf'de(l. The choir was up to the `sta-nda.rcl and the prezwher capable =otL lming; tihe Dllllflllt of any protest- was siln1i1*ar to the text from which `the wordis, Upon illiais rock will 1 nbuildln-g my C|hLl1`Gh," was taken. The word ohu-rah a.1n1ost to Uhe above date was called K-in~g.d-om and as such meuunt. (ldl`fe1*enrt'ly efrom H19 `meaning as we imenpret it. People would do well iso-aon~slde1' the mean- ing `at. the word Ch-urch before deal- Drifferent denmniina.t.i:o:n.s agreeing to worahiip a:ccordin~g to 2'1 presc1~i:bed ,-form does not cen~snit.ii*ie Cahrtiistll-.m- I-ity. Olrrlswi is the chief corner stoue and ms must not. be i'.ovgot- ten. Owing to hhe extreme incle- ment. weamher tilxe con~gn'egaJt;ionls I V twere not so lzxvge as they .wouLd *1u\.ve been lmder more i`.avo1%a.hle cir- .- I ling too much with Ohvurch Unon cl`l1`st ances. Vam churdh in OanzLdiu.. I-Ills text, 3 nuuuy. 14-`.-v_v-.auw_, .............v. ! The next dance win be held 1 51119 Orange Hall on Uhe evening.-' Dec. 21.5-1. Dancing to begvin al o c1pc1<. \ ~ . . - ,_,-n u _ mx-s.' In-.a.mck of Detroit and Mrs. Brown. of Cdnieagrn. visited taheuir __..:..-.. . xxv1...,..4 1 no ,1 n ? -y1\:.ncu.L. at uv .sunuuu; uv`\..... ... ..,..\,.' -brovher, Mr. Arthur Pose, here 1-9-- I uwu I. A; . | ;\'Izu'keL prices: Whead 1.02r1.07. jrye 82-84, barley 58. ])1lCk\\ h(".U 170-72, oats 35-40. -_-' get` thc=Lj'm mild! I`he Ctlmbssbxlms sphjit is to \`give. Are you mled wmh t.ha.t spam-t? Lf `so look amound and see if fnere are any who mm not have the Chmist- mIa.s cheer unless same one conies to their mid. "It is more blessed to `give than to receive." ' NUTJCE .is hereby ~gi\'en that Blanche Elizabeth Malcdonell. of the! Town of An1'o1'a., in the County of} York. Province of Ontario, -Married Woman, will apply do the Parlaia.-: ment of Canada, at rthe next sizminsgs tllerent`, for a Wot.` l)ivo1'ce frmn, her .1lllS'1.)-ll1(1, C arles `Kenneth Sum-._ ner Z\'l`z1cdone~1l. ol` the Ci t._v of Ham1il-` ton, win the County'_.ot' Wentwortlll, on the ground 01` ludultery and deserlion. ' - N0'l`lCE OF API Ll(f-1"l`l()N FOR 1m'0m`.r'2 I I.` I I`1`.IzUm' c L`-0Ml'.\NY. ' 9991 Temple Fuilding, 'l`o1'on'm. wsollcitotfg for the App|ioantv._ DATED -wt 'I*pr6uto this 25:11 day of November, A,D., 1921. " mhe Ooaoperatdve Oomupany St cn{ea,- ` of Midlwnd. which has been running M or many years, has closed its doors. It is stzated that an c1.a.1m's wvul mm ly be paid in full. __ leaf" Wexpe workmen: SERVICE--What is it? We believe it's giving yourt customers right quality goods at reas-_ onable prices. \ .\l(,`.VL-\S'[`lu`R. _;\lON I`G()`.\ll'}l`Y. I'VI`I:VI!I)l' u. 11n1lllA\'\7 I I | :1 ALF. HAMLIN Nut, Egg and Stove Coal !BARRIE S BEST LAUNDRY . . E I..aun(1r)' cz1l`led for ' _ _and dcliyered- 3 Prices reasonable. VVorl:mz1ns_hi_p g; uara11teed 011 all }7:\t13il)' washing`. I I n ULEM 399% EPHONF. hm \-- FIVE POINTS .rucKE"l"l'S RGUER ' CIGARS ITE; Oak & Hardwood F loors Laid All Ki|l(]S of (`arpenter / Done in 'l`m\fn or Coungry :_llai1't1w'oqd Floors Cletuxd and` ' P0US`h(`(l by Expel'I(e11c.qd. Carpenter 55 CVl.`ti~m$er`t';>x:' 'St..`Bm'l'le ` Box 810. Phone 94-I Jags, Smith -nu: np__.__ ._._ ,5; rn__.a._ I-5("!l It Is... Phone your orders to us