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BAY FREEZES OVER ON NIGHT OF DECEMBER 26 Total 'l.E'V ..... ` 4 i)be11tL11'e i;";1'1'e Ygr 1847 A _Est}a_a.blis_l}ed lCEl\'U J.E.UIlll_\', l1VCl'_\' and success 111 the Eight Page `- .$31889 7053 Ki` ..$s2,o24.15 Ii) 10104 804 9093 11875) 4479 1 1` Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen arrived in Toronto on Sunday morning from Australia, where he represented Canada at the Austmalian Centennial celebration. f'nn.l.'Hnnu urn irnrn-nninm in _\1'|c,. 00 230 386 409 ` 696 1503 478 1563 305 I1: Ln) DU 1000 00 CUlL`Ul"Ll|AUH- I Conditions are improving; in Aus- tralia`. and New Zealand, he said, but not so rapidly as in Canada Both Dominions are pleased with the result of the Empire trade agree- ments, zmd in both count1`i<-:a' Prem- ier Bennett s abilities are very hip;h- ly regardct. ` -\n \\'hn:if. {rrnxwws Wm-..\ ly f8gHI'(lUU. Australian wheat growers were having 21 hard time, he added, our. the Government, imposing" a tax on flour, was devoting` the proceeds to help the fam1e1'.' who had been bad l_\ hit. by drougrht and _Ltr;1ss11oppe1`s. The .\ust1'a1i-an wool procluction was ;:1'o\\'in;: fa. ,with Japan taking an increasingly large share of the out- put. i I`\....Inn. 15:4 (4.... 2.. f`nnI..u.un Gnu lilll/n Du1`in_:' his stay in Canbe1'1`a, Sen- ator Meighen listened to debates in the I*`(:de1'ul Senate and House of Representatives. The noticeable feature of the debates \\'us the (i(:- mzmd of the strong Labor party for l1i_s,"h taviffs and its criticism of the Government for lowering the tariffs fo1Iowin_4,-'~ the Ottawa conference. Acbnr` ex}-unnf Han T1`-.11` 'l<`nchn-n Aifl) I0m)\\'u1_L','~ me utmwu eomereuce. ` Asked about the Far Eastern situ ntion, he said as :1 member of the Czlnadizm Government he could om speak of int'e1'national z1'z1n's, but hr- t`nuu;:`nt Gm:-.t Prituin was tryin}.-, to keep on good terms with both Jamal-. and the United States. `T4`nnrur\rn;n nnnrlinna H-u.-nnm1nnn+ an(1 `CHO L.HiE(`(l DELILCS. Economic conditions throughout the world were improving`, ht- thou_c5ht, but nowhere more so Lhan in Canada. Bennett; has done :1 good job," he said. D4 nnlitinni nan.-l&,.~ 4`.-.,l......1 ...l guuu Juu, AIL .... nu Of political conditions, federal Oil p1'ovinci:11, he would not speak, say in}; he had been so long away tr.-21' he had lost touch, and that he had enough work to keep him busy fox :1 long time without thinking of politics. About 25 transients were treated to a goose dinner at Campbe1l s restaurant on Christmas Day. These unfortunate knights of the road, who Ieldom get a square meal, left town the next day with a feeling that ` n - -399. hoboes are not negli. -on'that great day of days. ~ 1 ye ` ,t.ractors, state mat. the Northern All slot machines ` have been re- Pacic Junction Railway will be open moved from town by a recent order for traffic about Nov. 1st, 1885. of the Attorney s Dept. The road will extend the Muskoka. The merchants co-operated with the Parry Sound and Nipissing district police in every way in having the from Gravenhurst to Callander, machines done away with. about 110 miles. Four County Court non-jury ac- tions will be tried before Judge Wismer during the month of Janu- ary, the cases having comprised part [of the docket for the General Sea- sions of the Peace, which opened on Tuesday, Dec. 11th. Tho dnfne enf For H11: *Fn1n- 1-nune Douglas R. Stadman, a mem- ber of the staff of the `local branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, had a narrow escape from death Christmas night, being a passenger in the sec- ond last coach of the ill-fated C.N.R. London-Toronto excursion train into which the Detroit-Toronto express crashed at Dundas. - Mr. Steadman, who was returning to Barrie after spending Christmas at his home in Petrolia, was taken to Grace Hospital, Toronto, follow- ing' the crash, where he was treated for injuries to his left knee. He was able to return to work Wednesday morning; little the worse from his ex- perience. ln r.nl.n'n urifh l"hn Arlvnnm: vracul .Luesuuy, UBC. LJCCIL The dates set for the four cases are as follows: Tun-unun '74-L 'E`unnnn \IY (X7-H,~.... KQUCU 115 ..l0l1U\V5: January 7th-Francis W. Wilson vs. Town of Orillia. Plaintiff clalms $6,693.50 damages and costs by rea- I son of a fall on ice. Jas. Harvie, O1-illia, for plaintiff, Wilkie & Hill for defendants Tl\I1I1n1I1r 11+'l-. T I/`I T\*,.+&-IA}-r.-. CV1` 101` U.(`)1BIl(.l2J.IlES January 11th-J. M. Ncttleton vs David Scott and Joseph Smith. Pluintifl` claims $1,100 for dainages, injuries, efc., sustained in automo- bile collision, with costs. Boys & Boys, Barrie, for plaintiff`. Coffee & )lcDc1'mott for defendz1n cs. Tv`.I\xI:\\-1* 1t14~'l-. \l7{1`|nyu VI` Y.'h-.3...-I .\1\2l.HJl`lIlOLL 101' UI(:`Il(lZ1I1ES. ` J2L11l.l7.11`_V 16th-Wi11iam T. Kinsey vs. Jas. Wesley Jordan. Plainti clams $2,911.07 with interest and costs on promissory note. Boys & \Bo_vs for plaintiff, R. S. .~\2'new zmdi Horkins, Graham and Pn1'.sons, To- ronto, for defendzmt. Tn`-|IIr\\oIv `)1:-G Flanmlnu `LT h1I1\I\n1I| FOUR CIVIL ACTIONS TO BE HEARD IN JANUARY 1'()IlL0, 101' U(.`lCIlU2UlL. | January 2lst--Charles H. D1'z1pe1', Flos, Alfred E. Archer and Oscar .~\1v.~`.1e1`, F109. Plaintiff clams $1,000 and costs for trespass and removal, of timber. Boys & Boys for plain-! ti . Thompson & Thompson, P-:~n.r--E tan_<.,-`, for defendants. E NOMINATIONS m L TWPS. on MONDAY; 1 Noiniiiations in the townsliips wil` be held on Monday next, and them promises to be some lively contests in several municipalities. Tn Innisi fhmwn in-n f.11w:r.: in Thai lll. 5L`V(.`1"cU HlUIllClpill.lEleS. ' In Innisl there are three in the. eld. for reeve. C. W. Henry, who` has occupied the position for two years, is seeking re-election, and wil` be opposed by Frank Beatty, pres ent deputy-reeve, who feels that n- should step up to make way to councillors who have served for se\--' era! years. A. L.. Webb, ex-reere, is also in the eld and has a stro;-.'.;. following` who would like to ag'-.111 Id see him as head of the council. For V deputy-1'ee\'e, 0. Todd has announc `ed himself as a candidate if there to be an election. Harry Reynolds,{ 2`. former deputy-reeve, is also likely to be a candidate. For councillors, Arthur Green and Wilbert Black will seek re-election, and seine hall` dozen others are also likely a.<.pirants However, nominations at Churchill on ;\Ionda_V will tell the tale. Quiet in Essa I \ So far as can be learned, munic. pal matters are quiet in Essa town ship, and it is anticipated that tnc I934 council will be returned by ac elamation. W. J. C. Boake, who posed Frank N. Higginsoii last year. has been chosen as Liberal candidate in the coming Federal elrrction, and will not likely bother with municipal matters. There is general satisfac tion with the work of the 1934 coun , cil, the year closing with a sub l I 1 stantial surplus. Acclamation Likely in Vespra ` An election in Vespra is very rc- mote, as it has been customary in give the council at lenst two _\'-;a;s. {eeve W. Downey is just completin_-: his rst year, and has ;.:iVcu ,,ene;'zil satisfaction. Roy N. Hicklingz is `also in his rst year as (leputy-reevc-1 and not anxous to step up, for an other year at least. 1 Contest Likely in Flos I There is considerable activity 11` municipal matters in Flos and an. election is likely. No less than foul` `are mentioned for reeve. .ic`.1ar.i Greenlaw, the present reeve, is seek in ,-' re-election. .-\lbcrt Toner, dc-X f puty-reeve, would like to step u1;| 3 and his hat is in the rim: shoui.,`. there be an election. Ex-Reeve W I rim n........m mu: 7.... LI e:...m.,... ...,.i LIUII Wllall LIIU \VUl`l\ UL \.llU 1370*} CUUII rc-1 tn` also are .ic`.1aru Albert (it.- up ll . Downey and Jas. H. Simpson .il`f' `also likely to aspire. For deputy- I I i reeve Councillor Geo. I7lemin_s.:, W. A. Trace and John Kidd are l1l:el;.' aspirants. FIFTY YEARS AGO The bay froze over on the night of Dec. 25th, Christmas 11l1.',`lll`., but skaters found the amusement dang'er-. ous, following a thaw next day. A man named McGregor and i\'Iar;s' ? 3 , ' U. Sltllllg ill; IJUHUZLS, `don at 7.10 p.n1., 20 mimites ahead `been ofl`ered as to why the Il_vi-r" Ulll. The London-Toronto special, carry ing the extra holiday traic. left Lon of the flyer. At E) p.m. the spec- ial, with a hot box in the engine journal, pulled into the Dundas sid- ing; _iust east of the Dundas station. 'l`went_\'-three minutes later the Maple Leaf came tliiiIi(lei'iii,9; alon5.: down the g.~;rade. According: to re- ports, the eng'inee1' had been given the riglit-of-way by two block sigiials, one at Copetown, ve miles away, and the second two miles nearer the scene of the crash. The engineer in so insists that the light signal show- ed green. Both the rear-end train- men and conductor of the .spe<-ial" say that the sidiiic: switch had been closed as soon as the spetvlul entered the si(lin;2,'. No explanation has yet headed alone; the main line, sliouldi' have lurched into the siding. Did 1 human or mechanical failure causal- the crasl1`. That is the question. As the Screech of set brakes, the terric impact, ripped the wooden cars, the cries of the injured were heartrendingr. Bodies were scattered over the embankment. Li_:.rhts in the rear coaches went out and gas and steam lled the air. In the rear car ,only one person escaped uninjured, `and most of the dead were in this coach. Rescuers were soon on the his wife, were found lying: on a back` street one night recentl_\' in a beast- ly state of intoxication. They were sent to the gaol for ve (lays. I I scene from Dundas and Hamilton and a special despatched immediately from Hamilton. 1`/Tn:-O` P MU. Jnml l l l n n J Han nu.-`nu. A0` Barrie Boy Had Close Call In Train Crash at Dundas I ous, } A nnimn nnmnri N| r-Cvmrnr nnrl '-\'Tsn~-.v OUS, l0llO\\'lll]{ il Lllil\V IIUXE uuy. V mm l\'Iary, a bacxi beast-i '15 intoxication. werwl to (lays. L The Advance will begin its 31th, volume on January 1st, 1885, and znvnrnl now nnrl rlnqfinr-Hun f'nn+nw-i (.419 u uu Iuuu5uAuw.;u- ` The markets on _Saturday and Tuesday were very large. Turke.y~ * brought 9c and 10c a 1b., geese 0: i : and 7c, chickens 30c to 40c 11 pan. : Butter was 14c to 16c 11 1b., eggs} > 17c18c a dozen, potatoes 30 a bag.` u Fall vheat was 65c a bushel, barley ` I-60c, oats 35c, peas 47c, wood from `I : $3 to $3.50 a cord. " t1-__.:__-_ 11 a__.._, '1) .~. I The 3!): several new and destinctive feature are to be inaugurated. VFL- .._..._I_-L.. -.. n_L,,,, |_,, _,, 1 Iyu vv wu-U u vvbua , Hand:-ie P`. Symnes & Co., con- ,tractors, state tint . th Northern ;Parry ` from G1-nvnhnrst fn Pslnnnr ~t REMEMBERED ON ' IN CHIL7*REN S {BARRIES NEEDY Emsnc cHANaEs- i i cHms'rMAs;; V AID SDCIETIESE I1` If any boy or girl in Barrie didl: HOTL Dwiti C1'0iiy Ministel` Oii not have a visit from Santa Claui "Public Welfare, has announced that this Christmas, it was because ;11a`,-zitp1231`ovz11 lhad been given by ((i)r child could not be located. '1`he'7*1n- ounci to ma e some ra.si,ic Kiwanis Club, with the co-operntior,jCl1Im2'eS in the concluctings: 0.1" Can- of the Canadian Le__e:ion. the Bo.V.,'d1`eD S Aid Societies in Ontario. Scouts and the various churches, dis-` All societies are to be classied `tributed over 450 boxes and par-cel:;,;a<:co1' to their merit, local supe1- t1`iroug'hout the town on Sunday after intendents to receive grants accom- }the evening,` service. The names oiling` to then` classication; children ineedy families were received form 3111 shelters must be cove1'ed_b_V 1iabiL-. ministers of the cl1ur<]:l1, the V.0.}it.V` 1insC1i1`:x1ice; sclhooli attendance to` .nurse and social wor ers. t wasapp y o a war(s 0' societies; em- good to see the faces of these young; ,ployment of qualied, trained stafl` sters when the parcels were delive-c~l|b_V local societies; close inspection ed, V land regulations of societies by thc The Christmas Cheer organization] provincial departments; mainten- distributed 150 hampers among th. ance of complete, easily understood homes of the unemployed. Each records 01' every child admitted to hamper contained a goose, as well the shelter; children in foster home: as groceries and all needful articles. to be visited regularly by qualied for Chrstmas festivity. The money ofcials throughout their period of to provide the fowl was raised by wardship. f\vn rlnnnna l1nl(l and Ql1l'1 f.Il|l\~ The nmin nfn1-1': n+' flnn nnuy ea. - I The organizatlor. Hlistributetl `homes two dances held, and subsc1'ipc1on.~ ,`from the public provided the o`oht-,-r Ethings. 1 V 44 L`Qr\ /`L!I,]......|.. OL ~'uLA.. ..-. TLT... '1 . A 3 At the Child1'en s Shelter on Mon !da_\' night 21 Christmas tree laid-.21 with gifts for some fty children 1\\'us a. sight to behold. F. W. hen tnedy as Santa Claus delighted L22` Iboys and girls as he passed aroun" Ithc gifts. A musical progrzun was :given with many of the children tak- [ing part. I T111: lnrlinc nf. H15: A`l`(`I()`}1 Hnmn lulg part. The ladies at the Ardagh Home were remembered in a special way, as were all patients at the hospital. ` penence. In taking with The Advance yes- teulay, Mr. Stcadman stated that he and four other fellows from Petrolia were all riding in the smoker of the : last coach of the train, the smoker being: next; to the third coach. The car in which he was riding was made of steel, whereas the last coach and the third last were of wooden construction. After pulling into the si(lin_2' the excursion special remained stan(li11_Q' for some length of time, said Stead- man, when suddenly the entire train shudtlered with such Violence that all ve in the smoker were thrown to the floor. At the same time the lights went out. After the crash they were able to climb out throu;:h a broken Window. uA+-+0.. n.,. .......1. +1..,..,, .. IFIFTEEN PASSENGERSK.'1LLED IN C.N.R. WRECK ATDUNDAS Fifteen were killed and some thirty injured on Christmas night about 5) o clock, when the ;VIv.pie Leaf Limit- |ed, speeding from Detroit to To- 1ronto, crashed into the rear coaches of :1 London to Toronto special load- ed with 1'eturninp; Christmas hoiidu).'- lnmkers, which had just pulled into ,2). siding at Dundas, Out. I 'I`l1n l.nn1lnn-'l`rn-nhfn ennui-.1` rs-_n-vv Miss Madeline Lockhart, of Barrie, and Mr. Frank Foster, of Owen .':Sound, formerly of this town, were 5' passengers on the C.N.R. Maple Leaf aLimited which ran into the rear end `S; of a London to Toronto speciai at n Dundas on Tuesday night. Neither .were injured. Mr. Foster was one of the many who rendered assistance in releasing the injured passengers from the ill-fated Christmas spec- E ia1. F. I. II'0Hl HZLIIIIIEOH. | Most of the dead and many of the `injured are from Toronto, and there 'are sad homes fo1lowin_<.,-` the `Christ- imas festivities. I Chief Stewart warns all parents to ' keep their children away from the bay until the ice it sufficiently thick. Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, December 27, 1934 Nnrthrrn appg {gear anh ?2at % iiahm far 1935 wzu'u5u1p. 1 The main efforts of the new! 1'eg'ulations will be directed toward: _ tl1_e_p1acing of children in foster ' nomes, whether free - or boarding,x and using the shelter only as .1} clcz1rin centre. F ' .1 Lu! In ..,..~...r.4-inn \vv:l` L/\ f\iIn lZlUil.1'lll.`.'; CUIILIVU. l Local societies will be gradetl by; the department as A, B. C. D. 01} E. An A society will receive a grant of $2,000 per annum from tl1c' p;ovei-nmqnlt toward the salary ofl the local superintendent. A B so-I ciety will receive $1,500; a C so-l CiCtj\' $1,000, a D society $500, and an E society only $100. and unless its standards are raised with-I in six months at least one _qra(le, iti charter will be cancelled under the Cl1ildren s Protection Act. 'l)n4-`nun ..v.uniu-.4-.-nnu+ I\fil51\ Ian. I EX Ul'OK(;'I1 VVlI1ClOW- \ After the crash there was :1 c.:.-:'- tain amount of confusion, said Mr. Steadman, but I thought that the pussen,2'e1's hold themselves \'`l`_\' well and \'.`c1'(: for the most part quite 01'- derly. T?n{'nI-1'nn- f-rx H10 1X I'!`-('L';T10' fl-nin L;llllUl`(5IlS 1 1`0LUCI}lOH ACE. I Eefore appointment each locu-K superintendent and the salary to bcl paid shall be approved by the Min-` ister of Public Welfare, and yearly approval will be required there-1 after. A,.n,...rl.-.. "l'\ +1-.,~. nu: 1II\t\IIIll\;IJ\I\l According-,' to the new 1'e;:ulat1on;:, persons em_plo_ve(l as superintendents or matrons should be under -15 years of age, as it is felt that per- sons over that age entering -this sort of work are less likely to be able to adjust themselves to a eld: of activity calling for knowletlge of child psychology. Only trained men and women should be employ ' V 11!`, i l EU. I ` l In order to protect the locul'(. superintemlent and give him the m- w:.r(1 of his success the 1'cgu1z1t2on:~j(` denies the local society power to re | duce the supe1'intendc-nt s local 5211-; my because of any increase which may come to him from the g'overn ment through 21 raise in the socict_V ;~' t c i z i : classication. H I TORONTO MAN PLEADS I GUILTY TO FORGERY} William P. Cochrane, age 26. of Toronto, pleaded guilty in police com"; this momma` to obtaining $13.75 from I ltha Blue Taxi by for_g`er_v and to oh-1 taining $10 from W. L. Brennan by` false pretences. (`.1-`inf Alnv Rfnxvnrf 1'.nf.i.'>{l llmtl Chief Alex. Stewm-t testied that' Wm. Clarke of the Blue Taxi had had 1 a cheque tendered him by the ac-' cused on Nov. 16th, for which-he had . advanced Cochrane $13.75, the' cheque being` forged under another |nz1me, for which there was no ac I count. iii 1- n _,,, ,__,:,A,,, ,.z n | HIISO ]')l'CGI1CEB. uuuu. W. L. Brennan, proprietor of Bren- nan s Butte-ry and Electncal Service. said he had known Cochrane about :1 ..,..... n V... Huh +11n nnmmml no]: I SHIN HO HEN] KHOVVH u0(:n1`anc UDOUE H _vcar. On Nov. 16th the accused ask . ed him to cash a $10 cheque signedi by Jack (r`ape1and, Grenfel. The ac~| cused told him he was working for` Copeland, and Mr. Brennan said he was acquainted with him. He learn- ed at the bank the next day that the` cheque had been forged. I Aeknd hv Magistrate Jeffs what he cneque nan neen Iorgeu. Asked by Magistrate J effs what had to say, Cochrane replied All 1] have to say is I m guilty of forging1 both cheques. Ni: wnrnhin decided to reserve `VLS 2 . into him. ed} atlc1;(l]1l(l2'1ba11l( the! M `md M 5- W- M- :_DlWd-V left Ion Wednesday for B_arr1e, where they Jeffs What have taken up residence. Mr. Dm- Say repma Ilwoody for some time has had a posi- gav; gs i I'm offorgingiltizi?rhi)ti>}i::dC(d1:iiiryt( ot c e ues. .` His vgorship decided to reserve depart`-'9 fmm C0k5tWn 15 deP13 sentence for one week and will give 1'e8 1'9ttd- BOW W9-!'_ 1301'" at CkS _|1;_udg'n?3er(1lt in the matter on Thursday, tS`i 3`g(`i aggdheoghmzgtgggingag 1'; an r ' ' ` many_o`1cia1 wa s for the welfare . ` I of the vil,la'gqe'-antii`, com1`.1n1ty.~ Mrs. Coldwater council has purchased, Dinwoody been of in"estil,mable a woodlot seven miles from the viI- value in church activities and com _lqge, where the unemployed will be munt_y work, where her instructive given work. The pnce paid was $30 and inspiring talks and her `direction per acre, and the men are allowed of many plays have been highly ap- $1.25 per cord for cutting the wood. preci9.ted.--Advocate. uuny. Ru-1'c1'1'i11:: to the w1'o<-.kin5.:' train, Mr. Steadman said he was surprised how soon it arrived to render us- sistance. Altogether he thought he was at the scene of the ntzcldcnt about an hour and a half before he was taken to Toronto arriving there rJ*.o11t 3 a.m. Tn `v\:n nnhninn I-`Ian;-n -mi.-lv..-u 3n l-la. Dom cneques." | worship judgment Jan. 3rd. Ahnatuze I [10l(lEl`S. ` The speaker also mentioned that 'the number of representatives of v life insurance companies had been 3 decreased the last few years through a, slow process of selection, only those being kept who had shown pros- pects of success. ` Mr. Anderson mad; gneclal refer- ence of a visit to the One Million Dolla1' Roundtable Conference hex: .in Milwaukee last September. AL lthat conference were over one hun- l`,dred men who had sold at leas: `_ $1,000,000 worth of insurance each ,, (luring: the year. `Ur -\n(lrn':nn : nrlrlvn-:c illI1efv11f-nrl The consecration as Suffragan Bshop of the Diocese of Toronto of Venerable Archdeacon A. R. Bever- le_v takes place at 11 a.m. to-day in St. James Cathedral, Toronto, by Most Reverend the Primate of all Canada, Archbishop Owen. Canon Cody, president 01' the University of Toronto, will preach the sermon. The clergy and lay representatives of the church are invited to the service. A largre number from Trinity Church and 1'riends of the new Sucragan Bishop attended The stability zmd soundness of C:m- adian Life Insurance Companies VVHS discussed at 2*. luncheon meeting 0" [the Bzu-rie Life Undi-w1'i Le1's Associa- Ition in the American Hotel on Sat- urday last by C D. Anderson, presi- dent of the Life [I1ulei'wi'1te1's A.-:~ sociation of Canada. COURT I-SOL-`SE EMPLOYEES HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY ces are in the Court House, and their helpers, held an enjoyable Cln-istxnzns party in the county treas- u1'e1"s ofce on llonday zrfternoon. l`l:(.- lmppy _9,'0t-to_','ethe1' featured an! ,ex<:l1m1_g'e of 5.-'il'ts and an amusing `up1'0g;1':1m. in which all the pa1'ticipzmt;a contrbuted 21 .~:peecl1, musical number or reacling. Vi.<,itors were Chas. :1-Tmn-v nlauh-m.n~. A4` H... r`,..w.4... 1).." , .._____ ` All the cou11`c_'y oflicials \vhose of-I I cUI1L1'uuu:(x 21 stpr.-ccn, musical numuer |Hen1'y, chairmzm of the County Pro- pert_\' Committee, and J. R. Boys, who `1'Cp1'C. thv firm of Boys :1: Boys, [county solicitors. Tea and Christmas lcake were served by the lady em- . nlnvpps. I lZ2,UU:` VVC I ployees. EFINE mono or INSURANBE CD'S V01. LXXXVIII. No. 43. i During` the last fty years legral reserve life insurance companies do im: business in Canada have never failed to meet any term of their con gtracts and have always paid one hun- Idred cents on the dollar. ln the past three years the life insurance com- [panies have paid out over a half mil- lllon dollars a day inCanada, and out ;of every three dollars paid out, two `dollars had gone to living policy `holders. 'T`1.-.,. ,-,...'I.,u. "L... .-......L...u....'l .1--. In his address, Taking Stock," M1`. Anderson stressed that the life insurance business was an institution `of which its representatives had every `right to be proud of for the past few I years. The public were also proud {Of the record. of the life_ insurance `companies and have increased th'ei`1 `respect for the services which the {companies are 1~ende1'in_2'. During {that period the assets of the life in- isumnce companies have shown a con Itinued upward trend and are con |tinuing to do so. I ... .. .._. _ . Trinity Church Honors L Archdeacon Beverley, D.D. SUFFRAGAN BISHOP TO BE CONSECRATED TO-DAY `l1Lll'lIl} L111`) year. M1`. Anderson's address illustrated .tz1kin_u' stock from a business point `of view and the standpoint of the: .ag'cnt, and his necessity for wo- king `ion a dentie planned schedule in |orde1' to do a good job and render iproper . to the public. A r1,.,,1,__ \v,,,, n,1-, I FUSUILS. I Walter Coutts president of theI Bz1r1'ie Life Undei'w1'ite1`s Association Ireported on the year's work and `pointed out that the membership had .increased from 13 to 23 and 1'efe1'1'ed [to the success of life insurance week lheld last summer. I .1 . ,.-_.__ -- -..- ,,--. A. Gordon Nairii, eld superin- tendent for the Life Unde1*\vri1.e1's' i.-Xssociation of Canada, spoke briefly `on Presentation of Life Insurance, stressing that the simpler methods of selling` to the public brought the best `results. l \\r..1+,... {\I\I`l"(< ....,...:,1,....+ -4 n.,.l -upnu nuuu uuuuuu.;. Both guest speakers were intro- duced by Art Crapper, secretar_v of !the local .'-lssociuton, and were thank- Eod on bch:.1l.f of the local agents by E. A. Ryan ` Vrwn nlnr-Hnn nf nmnnvc and (H1-an. `[4. ft. lV_VZUl The election of ofcers and direc- ltors for the coming year will be held vat the next meeting, which is expect- i ed to take place the r<:t week in Jzmuary. Cll\.l|'Cll. We are delighted to know that you, our vicar for the last fteen _\'e2u's, have been selected by a pronounced vote of both 'clergy and luity, to ll the hi_L-;h ofce to which you have `been called, and for which you are to be consecrated on Thu1's(la_\', the twenty-se_venth instant, in St. ,James Cathedral, in the City of To- I 1-onto. Txr- ....,. ....m4:.... n.:.. ,...,...:..... :.. `~"LIIi -3 il.Hl. In his opinion those riding in thei third last coach were injured more seriously than those in the same car with him because of wooden con- struction. The last coach was : ed to match wood, while the coach he was in was telescoped into the third coach. On the other hand we deeply rc- _2'ret you are no longer to continue as our vicar and that the ever happy as our vicar and that the ever happy, harmonious relations which have dur- ing your incumbency always been maintained with the members of the church, are to be nally severed, in- sofar as local pz=.rish work is concern- ed. We rejoice, however, to know that it will be our privilege and pleas- ure to have you with us, when as our bishop, you are called upon to ofciate in Barrie. In Trinity Church at the close of the evening service on Sunday, Ven- erable Archbishop A. R. Beverley, D.D., Suffragan Bishop-e1ect,was` presented with an Episcopal ring as :1 token of the esteem in which he is held. The ceremony of consecration of the Suifragan Bishop takes place in St. James Cathedral, Toronto, to- day. Tnn Fnllnu'inu- xlvnu um .,,:,1..,.N. uzty. The following' was the address read: To the Venerable A1'c1.1deacon Bev- erley, D.D., Suragan Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Toronto : It is with mixed feeling.-'.~: of pleas- ure and regret that we meet this e\'enin,r:; in our historic and beloved church. In ....,. .1,.1:...1.L,.,l L- 1......" L`l...L .._.. FUHLO. We are meeting this evening; in our restored church to wish you God- lspeed in your new and onerous work, and sincerely trust you may long be lspared to diSCi1211'g'0 the important duties you are so soon to ussuine, and sincerely cong'ratulate _vou upon your election. A .1 .y We desire to express our deep ap- preciation of the indefatiggable am; |effective work Mrs. Beverley has en- -g'a.;.re(1 in during: your incumbency. I Qhn 11:1: nvrnmd :1 vnhmhlrx halv- 'g'i'J.). ,'C(l Ill UUl'lILL .' _\'()Lll' lI1CUHlU(. .I1C_\'. She has proved a valuable holy)- mate in_the work of the church and has played a part second only to your own in the improvement and prosperity which has been exper- ienced as the joint result of your good , judgment;-, effort and. .acc.om.-_ plishment during the yea1`s-1'efe1'1'ed rn 'lNN|SF|L TOWNSHIP HAS soon sumus We wish you both, and the mem- bers of your attrzlctlvc famlly, every nxrxr-.-:15]/\ 1-:n1\1\;nnL-Q nnr] cnnrlncc :11 Han As far as Mr. -Steadman knew the porter was the only one in his coach who `was killed. He recalled seeing the porter in the corridor a few min- utes before the impact and the col- ored man at that time was heading, for the rear of the train. Mr. Stead-| man lost an overcoat and his watch, but was able to recover his club bag. Hs suit was badly ripped by 5.-;iz1ss as he crawled through the window. [KEYS O1 _\'ULll' 'd.LL1'El.l. posslblc happmess future. \Un no'Lr \vnI1 1-n Iuture. We ask you to accept the accom- pzmying: Episcopal ring` as a token of our high esteem and 1'eg'a1'd. nnfrzd nf Trinitv Chl]1`(!h. Bl1`1`i(3. mgn esteem auu 1'e_u`u.1`u. Dated at T1-1mt_v Church, Barrle, thls twenty-thn'd (lay of December, 1934. The statement of Innisl township nancial affairs, as prepared by Treasurer W. Lennox Black, for the year up to Dec. 15th, shows a very healthy condition. Tho ncqpfc n1` Hm fnwnxhin in-n neaitny COHUILJOII. The assets 01` the township a1'e given as $68,290.16, which includes $5,795.75 cash in the bank, while the liabilities are only $5,181.38. The amount on the tax collector s roll for 1934 was $82,024.15, and of this $47,870.72 has: been paid in by the collector, leaving $34,153.43 still due from the collecor. 'T"Ln in n I-\.v~_U..:r .-1-\:\1x7:11n` +]'\n"\ n Irom me couecor. This is a bc`.`.::x* :;hoWing` than a year ago, when out of a total tax roll of $77,370.24 only $40,479.00 had `been collected on Dec. 15th. 'E`vnnn:1H>nvoa 'Fn1- +1-nn vnnv +n+-Jllml -oeen couecteu on ueu. J.uu1. Expenditures for the year totalled $99,467.51, made up as follows. \ Roads and Bridges `Board of Health General School Grants. Relief Trustee Levy, 1933 . General Cash Account. . County Levy . . . . Dog` Tax Expenditur Thornton P.V. . . . . Cookstown P.V. . . .$16930 1137 11718 1081 5984 30165 ' 31605 434 387 56 Summary of Tax Collector's Roll Q'Q1QQO 77 ,4 00 17 19 06 00 52 20 6-1 Rh County Levy . . . . . . . . Township Levy . . . . . . . Cookstown P.V. . . . . . Cookstown St. I,ig11ti11g' Thornton P.V. . . . . . QQ KY,` 4 Tlnknnhn-n 9.0. `no. 11 . . . . . . .. Park Debenture . . . . . . Drain Debenture . . . . .` Lefroy Community Hall ` Roads and Bridges . . . 4 Dog Tax . . . . . . . . . . .. -Arrears General School Tax . . . \ Trustee Levy . Fence Viewers . . . . . Income . . . . . . . . . . Kmpenfeldt Bay was covered with ice thismbrning, Dec. 27th. Last year the ice closed in on Dec. 13th. In` 1932 on Dec. 15th."In -1931 it was January 31st before the bay was frozen over. CANADA LEADING % snvs MEIGHEN