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THE ADLET COLUMN © -- The cost of: advertising in. this column is ONE CENT PER) 1D EACH. INSER- + 'TION, with inimum charge 'of-15 cents per issue." Terms cash-: Six insertions will given for the price of four. - Where re- | plies tional charge of 10c. will be made. WANTED--Collector for the Barrie Gas Co., mle or female. Apply at Office. 31 WANTED--Farm to rent} 50 ot 100 acres. "Mist be good land, good: buildings. Apply Box 8, Examiner. 81-32 FOR BALE--Up-te-date Happy - Thought Range. Only been used a. short time. Apply to 'Mrs, Caldwell, 186 Dunlop St. KIT BAG: LOST-- Between Barrie and Cookstown, July 20, owner's, name and number on it, Robert Brett, Examiner Office. j E. PRINCE--Manufacturer of high-grade willow furniture at lowest prices. . Re- pairing:a specialty, 42 Blake St, or Box 95, Barrie, 8031p LOST---Abdominal Belt, on Saturday-even- ing last Between Peel and Theresa "Ste Finder please return to Monkman's Drug Store. Reward : 1-31 WANTED--Girl for ¢mall family to do) housework and Jook after children. Ref-| erences required, Good wages. Apply 40 Sophia Street 31-31 -- WANTED TO RENT--From Sept ist. good | hous containing seven rooms at least Please 'ilescribe property and state: terms. | * A.B. Bartram, Washago. 31- WANTED---Fuirnished house, with conven iences, for three months . Small house,| centrally located preferred, No children. | Apply at Examiner Office 31:31 FARM 'TO' RE Vespra, con's ci ings. All. land under cull | to Mrs. Hugh McBride or-W. A. J. Beli, | Barrie. : '-- E%4 lot 17, con! 9, ing 100 gctes, good build: | TEACHER, WANTED--For Section No. 3| Vespra and "Oro. First-class professional. Salary $650. Start after' midsummer holidays: D. M. Coutts, Secy., Barrie R, R.No. 1 29-31 | Fade Sa ICE a ne WANTED--A. General Servant for'. farm. Good worker, Adult family of four. High: | ATE. est- wages. 'Apply' nt onee to: Vennox, Box, 331, Barrie, or at Sarjeant Co.'s, Oftice: : remo ie iN Sot ee WANTED:.-A reliable man. ax caretaker. | One, who. understands attending to steam furnace. One who can live in building or not far from it preferred. Apply -at This Office, wo Bbth STRAYED--Fioni\the premises of the 'un- dersigned, 'a black and white Holstein cow: Any information regarding same will be gratefully' received by A. Finlay, | phone" 602r3:1, Midhurit.- 3L-3lp! --$-- BTRAYEP--On Wednesday, July: 18,. from plot 4, ecin: 8, Innisfil, one' black maze, one bsy..tare and one brown horse. information regurding. will. be gratefully "received. . J."E, Nelson, Thornton, 30-2 FOR SALE--A bargais, Makers Harbour & C «inal east $800; 'good' tone, beautiful: cuse; suitable for home," §: Boom; 'or concert roam. Apply 100. Owen | Street, Barrie. ol-th -- $< FARMFOR SALE--150. acres 'on' con. 10, "Innisfil, Good clay. 40 acres cultivated; balance in pasture and burh, Good or- * Séhardl. Good brick house, good barn, 'outbuildings, Within. two miles of Craig- vale Stn. Apply Albert' Purvis Craig- vale. 29- 8.) FOR S8ALE--At Chantlet Bros, Stroud, Grey pony, "Mra, Crocket's, top buggy, cutter, harness, bob sleighs, sugar kettle, Pine .cupbourds, organ,' 'aged; also . sec. tion 5, 40, 21 W 3, Sask., close to towny) ~ site of Tako, and Wilkie. - Grand for) general "farming; 31-31 | . FARM FOR SALE--+100 acres, soil clay von well fenced, west % lot 20, 'con. 7, ssa, 14% thiles "west of Ivy, convenient _ to postoffies, school and churches, . All 'under cultivation except five 'acres' hard- _ wood. bush and ore acre apple orchard. Briek house, barn 36x60 on stone foun- dation, implement house 26x60 'and -hen hotse; two wells and cistern. Lightning rods'on barn' and house. Easy 'terms. 'For. further particulars apply to A. T. "Arnolil, Angus, 4 '31-36 CLEANING AND PRESSING Your old. suit -.and overcoat ean be made"to look like new by Harry Twiss, Owen St. 8-tf ----$_.__ BUILDING LOTS FOR: SALE ~ 66 feet choicest frontage .on William -- Street, Allandale, Box M,, Examiner and Satur- day "Morning, 10tf FARM. FOR ~ SALE--100 acres, eléared, good buildings, lot 15, 'con. 5, Oro. For further. par- ve ticulars apply Mrs.\E. Living- storie, 9 Poel Sti 28-32) FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET -- On Bradford St,,"every eonyen- 'dence. Possession at once. Ap- ply to' D. 6, Howard, 14. Mul- caster St, Phone 653. 22-tf STRAYED--Three yearling cattle strayed to thé preinises of E. Wilson, lot °3, con. 8,.Vespra, on or about June 48th. Owner may have same by proving, property and paying. expenses. are direéted to, this Office 'an. addi-| corm crop splendidly. 31-31} 1 AS.C.. Was tried. before P.M. Radenhurst [7 and'8. 'First lecture at 2.30 on Tuesday The intense heat has brought along During -the month of August, no. ser- Church. ' According to the voters' list just 'issued, 'there are 523' men entitled to serve as. jurors in Vespra Tp. ' The nionthly: meting of the Soldiers' Aid will be held in the Red Cross Rooms st 4 p.m.on Tuesday, Aug, 7. Don't forget the Food Demonstrations in Every woman welcome. Wheat' cutting began this week and in- dications point to. a fine yield, In inniefil corisiderable 'smut is reported. "If, weather conditions continue favor- able, I'll have 'the best all-round crop I ever had," said an Oro farmer the other | dy. é The Children's Aid Society have two [boys for adoption, One 134 years 'old and the other past two, both good healthy chil- dren. 3 The store and dwelling at the corner of Owen and Collier Sts. formerly occupied by D. D. McLean, is being remodelled into a double -dwelling. Owing. to the parties not being ready, the adjourned Judge's Court in conneetion with the Barrie Court of Revision, was further adjourned on Tuesday. i "How is 'your garden?" . What's the size' of your potatoes". have given place these days to the old refiable query, 'Is it hot enough for you?": =~. Haying, is pretty well-eomnpleted and the | crop ix @ very satisfactory one, -although | some of the early cut was -considerably | damaged by wet weather. To sitisfy claims for taxes and rent and also: under- chattel fhortgage the furnjture and furnishings 'of the Barrie Hotel were sold by the bailiff on Tuesday. Yesterday Pte. W. E. Blair 'of No, 2] on a charge of'desertion but was permitted to go under suspended sentence. | Qn Friday, a 'big bar of pig: lead, which he was loading on a truck at- the Water- | works. station, fell on one of' Fred Law-| rence's feet, bruising itageverely. Despite the "thuriderstorms yesterday af- ternoon, the children. and 'teachers of the Collier St. Methodist Sunday School. had: a| very jolly time in St. Vincent's Park at| theif aphual picnic. Every woinan in Barrie ani vicinity should remember the Food Demonstrations in the Library Assembly Room on August Admission 100, { ae vices. will be held in the Congregational | the Library Assembly Room, August 7 and' 8. t sty been called "hither _ PERSONAL MENTION __ Miss' Nellie Rankin of Toronto is visit ing Mise Flossie Scott. Miss Esther Lawson and Miss. Lois Vance visited in- Shelburne last week. __ Miss Dorothy Haskins of Toronto is vis- iting her cousin, Mrs.,J. A. MacLaren. Mr. and Mrs, A. Gonttu and family of Midland are visiting relatives in town. Miss L."M. Wearing. is visiting her bro- ther, 'Rev. Thos. Wearing of Woodstock. Miss\Leafa Smith, Strathroy, is visiting her siste I is visiting her. sis- ter, Mri. W.-J- Burgess, in Lansing, Mich. Miss Viola Donnelly is yisiting in Mt. | Clemens, Detroit and' other American cit- ies. . : Mrs. D. W. Porter and two children of |Toronto. are visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. |Vair. | Mrs. Morgan Deane of 'Toronto was & week-end visitor with Mr. and Mrs, N.°B. Johnston. Mrs. Mark Robitison end children are |spending a few weeks at Joe Lake, Algon- |quin Park, Mrs. E. Currie left this week for a it on the Georgian Bay, north the thing for this hot weather, feet by 9 feet... 9 feet by 10 feet. . 9 feet by 12 feet.. Crawford of St Louis are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. John Forsyth. : Mrs. C. H.R. Clark 'of Newharket, with her two daughters, is visiting her fa- ther, 8, Caldwell. ¥ '4 'Mr. ald Mrs. J. A,Smith and -two chil fen of Kincardine are guests of Mr. a Mrs. A. W. Smith. "f Miss Madeline McGill of Toronto is. the | guest of her cousins, Miéses Maisie and Kathleen Kennedy. | -/ _ During her visit in Torontogpfrs. N. B. Johnston was made a delegate of the Food Conservation Convention Miss Claxton left, today for Grenfel, Sask., to visit her brothers. « She will. re- open her studio in September. | Mrs. Alex: Graham and Miss Annie leave | tomorrow. (Friday) for a visit with Mr. | and Mrs, Francis Steyéns Graham, 'Chicago. Charles Packard arrived in town last Thursday from Brooksville, Fle, :having by the illness \of /his daughter, Mrs. FE, W. Otton. Newmarket. Herald--Miss Mabel Powell, of Bartie, has assumed-her duties as organ- ist of St. John's Church, in succession to i | afternoon Fire which started from an oil stove: did slight damage at Mrs. E. M. Richardson's, Owen St., rived. A Camp Hoare: motor trick had a long Buffalo, "Mrs, W. A. Kennedy gave a party trip for a plang this week. was wrecked neur Lindsay early on Stinday dainty. jand thé-truck"left fof the scene soon after.' twenty-five little guests. | Returniig it parsed through Barrie at noon | on Tuesday. yesterday. niorning. 0 action. by the ladies 'of. the household pwn op Saturday, Mr. Harper taking the quenched the fire before 'the brigade ar-, Services in St. Andrew's on Sunday. Prompt The machine The -Colonigation Roads money spent _on |the Sunnidale Road has made a vast im- P Piano, |Provement 'and this is one of the 'best rae orig, {stretches of highway. in the towndkip. Mot~i in good order, fists going to. Camp Borden will find this |far ahead. of the towriline route. which is full of holes and very rough travelling. This morning the 249th. Bn: 'from Re- G.T.P. train: During the 'storm yesterday, the light: ning struck the stable, on. the , premises 'of J. W, Caldwell, Napier St. A that "owing -to the roof 'being steel the lightning glanced off and came-down the water conductor, eavestroughil ment foundation it tore out the wall about 4 foot square. A stick that-was standing against the wall was split to pieces. "Mrs Caldwell felt 'the shock, being only about twenty feet away. Minard's- Liniment Cures Diphtheria. BOARDERS : WANTED. Apply 13 Charlotte St. barn. sion. and Shanty 'Bay R.M.D. janted---Male 3 WANTED--Reliable salesman in every unrepresented district to sell Pelham's Peerless Fruit and 'pay, ritory. Write Petham Nursery Co., Lightning. Struck severing When it AND FARM FOR SALE--One hundred -acres mo) posed of or less, house. Apply Ornamenta! 'exclusive sto Toronto, Ont. "the. prettiest town, south half of four- teen in the' 3rd. Concession Of the Township .of Oro. whéat land with good frame Also thejnorth east half of fifteen in the same conces~ This is excellent clay land in a good state of dull ation witha good frame 'barn gina passed through' Berrie. on the regular About: twenty-five girls ran |down to the station to greet the eda in khaki and wish them good luck. .It was evident that the men appreciated the at- tention snd. they -gave tinging- cheers. for the girl and Barrie; we've seen:"', Stable Tt is, thought it. from the reached 'the ce- ROOMERS, 13tf being com- Good Jno. Elliott, 25-36 trees, good ck and ter- 24-33 tiv | J. | Miss Rose Doyle, who resigned. Rev. F. C. Harper and: Mrs. Harper who are summering at Kearney motored to Befire going on holidays to Detroit and for her little daughter Dorothy Wane tea was-served on the lawn to . H. B. Myers is in Toronto this week having accompanied her cadet son, Gordon C., Myers, who is on his way to Halifax, N. 8, where he. will report for duty on August .2.at the Royal Naval College. Mr and Mrs. R. H. 'Webb, Miss Eunice 'Webb, Mrs, 8. C. Rowe and the Misses Ruby and Perle Rowe motored on Stinday last to Mrs. Rowe's summer cottage "Awcom- on," Sedarvu Point, Georgian Bay, where , they will spend several weeks. | Huntsville -Forester--Miss 'Kinton (Ma- bel) left town on 'Monday 'last for Barrie, «where 'she will enter the. Royal : Victoria Hpspital to take up a course of professional \nursing., Members of the choir and the Girls' Auxiliary were at the depot to bid her farewell. She was the recipient of a kindly | remembrance' in'the . form of an. ivory bound prayer book from members of the Auxiliary." "Dr A. W. Nicholson, niece, Miss Irene (Ryther, nurse of St. Vincent's Hospital, | Cleveland, and, Miss Weber, all of Cleve-, land, motored to Barrie last week for an extended vacation. After spending some 'time here they will proceed to Elmvale to (visit friends thete, afid then spend: a short vacation in Parry. Sound 'and among the 'Thirty Thousand Islands. On his return the Déctor will 'bring back his niece, Miss Babe -Ryther' of .Elmvale,. to Cleveland, where. she intends eritering St. Vincent's, Training School for Nurses, i -Maxwell--Kearni On Thursday, Aug: 2, at2 p.m. a very pretty wedding took place at, the home of the bride's mother, 197 Bradford St. B: rie, when Gertrude Dell, only daughter .of the late William Kearns and Mrs. Elizabeth Kearns, was united in' marriage to Dr. Frank E. Maxwell, Sc., of Toronto, son The brides was the recipient of many beautiful gifts, among which was a.mantle he Burton Ave. Methodist Choir iehk E jsting in her behalf. Barrie church has been' atruck by light- ning. church was hit, but the only damage: was odist church: amounted to $150 from wa- of Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Maxwell, Brent. |ter- As yet the damage to the'steeple has not been being necessary to bring 'an expert on spire construction to make valuation, : value. These lines are very : scarce. Blucher Cut and toe cap, sizes 6, and Q. Special WHERE MO. aad 3 LINDSAY The Daughter' Won -C..W. Plaxton was one of the. lawyers in an interesting case disposed of in Tor- onto a few' days ago, and travelled over 10,000 miles securing evidence in connec- tion with the same. red hair, while both her parents hsd black. hair, other relatives tried-to 'prove that the girl was only: adopted and)so' not entitled to an estate of $20,000 belonging to: her- Because a girl had ff who died without making a will. hter' won. C. W. Plaxton was \ Another Church "Struck For the third time in as'many weeks « Tn yestérday's storm thé Baptist Joosening of s few boards: ast week's loss at the Collier St. Meth- "SOLID AS 'THE CONTINENT" The stability 'and. unexcelled | findncia } strength of the North American Life Assur-, ance iy has made it known every- where as the Company, "Solid, as the Con. nent." Insurance in force' over. ..$60,000,000 Assets Ifyou want "Solid as the Continent" Poll: giga you ast insure fa the North American y Fine quality Japanese Rugg, just $2.25 You should see these, they are big Men's Grain Blucher Cut Work- ing Boots, just the Boot forthe har- vest field, sizes 6 to 10.... $3.50 Men's Muleskin Harvest Boots: STP | BURGESS--In 'Lainsing, 'Mich, on July SPROUL--At Stroud, on. Wednesday, Aug: BRETHOUR-- At Ki Men's Colored Sport Shirts, Grey and White, Blue and White, Mauve. and White Stripes; :made by the Arrow Shirt Co., sizes 14 to 17.) Special vahie ..-:....,:$1.50 -White Sport Shirts, made by the Arrow Shit Co., sizes 14° to 17, .Both. lines have long sleeves and convertible collars. Special price $1.25 : Men's Fine Quality Khaki Shirts with two collars, two pockets and shoulder straps; | sizes 14 to 16}. These are big value at $3,00 . Special: ' $2.25 Men's Khaki Shirts. with soft collars, sizes 14 to. 164. These are big value $1.25. Special price 'e9¢ You should see these lines.' . 6 _Early Closing During August this store will Close Wednesday at 12 o'clock J Ladies' Dongola Oxford Shoes made by McPherson, sizes 3 to 8. These are worth to-day $5.00. Special price 2.50 Children's White Yachting Shoes, rubber' soles, sizes 43 to 10. Special ...... $1.00 Men's Tan' Yachting Shoes, sizes 6 to 9. Price. .§.1.35 Men'sWhiteYachting Shoes, sizes 6 to.9. :Price...$1.50 Ss 7 -» ++.$2.50 'These lines are First Quality. Special With every dollar purchase we EOPLE TR Honor Roll of Candidates Eee Gere Rank Candidate School - Teacher 4 Jennie Sampson -- V. Class, Duntroon Rosa Henderson 2 Isabel 'Campbell V Class, Elmvale D. R. Canipbell i 3 Madeline Donnelly V Class, Phelpston "John Hall 4 Flora McGregor . V Class, Duntroon Rosa Hénderson 5 Annie Loftus ¥ Class, Phelpston % John Hall 6 Blair Campbell V Clags, Dufttroon Rosa Henderson . Honor Roll of Teachers. --° ~ Rank © - Teacher School 2nd.class Pass Fail Hon roll Total 1 Rosa Henderson Duntroon™ 2° John Hall _ Phelpston 3 .D..R. Campbell Elinvale 4 Christina MeFeely 4, Flos Total-- BORN é "19, @ son to Mr. and Mrs.' W. J. Burgess. DIED 1, 1917, Jobti Wm. Sproul, in his 63rd. year. Funeral on Saturday at'2 p.m, } on Sunday, July' 29, 147, Amelig Brethour, in the Gist, year of her age. Mrs.'Brethour was a sister of the late 'Nathaniel King. soft reversible, collars and pocket, sizes 14, 143, 15, 154,164.) These are big value $ 1,25. Clear- ing price. -.. < Men's One-piece Bathing Suite, 'with skirt, sizes, 34 to 42. Special price: very scarce goods, sizes 40, 42, 44, loops, sizes 32. to 40. Special Voilet and Lily of the . Valley; we give you a 5c. Coupon, redeemable at our Premium Counter. See the nice goods at small prices . JR. P. 8, GRADUATION HONOR ROLL: . ex Men's White Duck Shirts with | -- T9¢ Price- T5e | Boys'. Navy Blue Bathing Suits, one-piece with: skirt, size 26 to 30. Men's Grey Stripe Lustre Coata: $3.50 Black and Grey Stripes, 36,, 38 Si pecial price - Men's Khaki Pants with belt 15c. 2-for 23¢ ADE. 'aiesrou - 5 4 3 6 2 4 EH 3. 1 2 3 4 : €. er aie ete Bee 8. GRADUATION : ELMVALE .. Isabel: Campbell, No. 5, Flos, Elmvale. : % ¥ Madeline Donnelly, No. 6, Flos, Phelpston. i Annie Loftus, No. 6, Flos, Phelp- ston. s Ethel Friel, No, -4, Flos. . Eldon Elliott, No. 5, Flos, -Elm- vale. 4 5 eet _. Recommended' 'and Approved _ Wm.. Hill, No. 5, Flos, Elmvale. "The Miohigan Special: oy |Conveniient night train for-De--- > i troit and Chicago seers Particular attention. is called the conve to De- > 'Toron- De- > onto 'visi . rt Mi end hi Do /not Ft » Mernin Cooksts Mr... Th 39 find warded July 31 Toronto + 'town, 'Mr. and days in T Official that Pte. was woun Mr.-anc around wi er's can + weight ga Mrs. H ter, Mrs..' days. On Mor Geo: Golli "two: years child', 'Miss Be in the We oni ber. vs Mr. and funeral of ~ this week. * Melville days in t Henders hic uncle, Mrs. He week for where' the Mrs. Ce Donnell's - Mrs. Ell Henson's -- Se