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WU SA UUAUUUAAANNUTUUUA Sil BL Joba jay after attendances 'tod as this x. Officers ts of work to Co. con- id arran, vieen Mary aay Sh Thursday, May 2 of it. this work. ts George F. Thompson handed or phoned to Mr, Thompson and will be forway Ao keds hin, Subscriptions, either new or renewals may be forwarded through him Mm. W. Creswicke attended the Women' 'Auxihury meeting in Toranto this week. Mrs. Harry Moore of Eganville 1s visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mry. Alfred fore the opening of the play the Highl inl | inedical atte Coleman. jFling was danced by four little Seotch The congregation of St. Jobn's Church | lissies, which wax well received. -- Miss | have deeuled to hold service at IL o'clock im the morning and 8 o'clock in the even. ing. Sunday School will be held at 9.45 irs. T. W. Handy of Toronte is visiting her mother, Mrs. David Thompson. Do not forget that Fisher's Grocery De- | hartment always -- contains > ock of frevh groceries. Ewart Arnold of Penetang spent a ay with his parents Inst_week H. F. Strickland of Toronto Inspector! called on Rev. W. Creswi Saturday, Ingpector Strickland was ver to Alliston on inspection work and stutes that a lot of inferior wiring has been: done in that town. Miss Coulter of Buffalo visited last week with her sister, Mie Coulter of the public rehool staff. The Shakexpesrean play "A Comedy of Errors," which was given by the Alliston Conservatory Dramatic Club in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening of last a complete x Cookstown Farmers, WE GUARS We manufacture Graha A Soldier's offering to his sweetheart is sweetmeat that gave him most refreshment and great- est enjoyment when on duty.: The Flavour Lasts 6 Now is the FARMER'S opportunity to aid our armies and benefit himself by keeping more LIVE STOCK arid increasing the production LOANS made to responsible men to aid in CALL at our office and enquire. THE BANK OF TORONTO ~ Barrie and Allandale Branches-- -------------------------------------------- NEWS OF COOKSTOWN The representative of The Barrie Examiner and Saturday Morning in Cookstown 'News items for Cookstown and adjscent Bring your Wheat and Exchange for Flour, Bran and Shorts. TEE WATER LILY makes the nice Sweet Moist Loaf MOSS ROSE makes the Beautiful White Crisp Pastry we all like. 1 Flour, Whole Wheat Flour for Dark Bread Wheatlets and Germ Meal for Vorridge Mill will be running on Monday. CHOPPING :- Tuesdays, Thursdays aad Saturdz ROBINSON BROS. - Proprietors Established in 1855. H. A. SIMS, Manager. country may be Phone No. jed to this paper Grestrix of Burrie in his 'bleckamith Keith Ross-of Toronto visited with week. ee in towh last . wad Mrs. Geo. Reid of Thornton "inited last week at the'home of D. H. 'Ross. 'The Bradford march was on fire on Sun- day night and many people around here were alarmed, not knowing what it was. Rev. Mr, Thompson of Wiarton spent a few days last week with his mother, Mra. Richard Thompeon. 2 W. H. Campbell has a Government trector plowing on his farm. Pte. Marshall Prince of the Construction Battulion, who recently bad his leg ampu- tuted owing to severe wounds, is now re: ported to be progressing nicely Herb. Arnold snd femily of Bradford visited at John Flynn's on Sunday. F. H, Robinson has his mill running by hydro power. Mr. Robinson deserves the patronage of everyone in this community ind upprecistion should be shown of Mr Hobinson in his endeavor to build up the | milling industry in this town Mr. and Mrs, Harry Fisher spent few days in Toronto this week The annual meeting of the Bible Society was held on Wednesday in the Methodist Church. The Clover Hill Orange Lodge entertained Bro, Pte. Clifton Kell on Thursday evening of last week Mrs. John Arnold of Alliston spent the past week with her son, Ed. Arnold was a ilecided success. The Alliston young, |ladies deserve great praise for the manner iu which they performed their parts, Be: | | Barton also rendered 4 solo in a very) plensing manner The entertainment was | liven under the auspices of the Wome: "st Hustitute. Proceeds amounted to $102.50. | Mus Margaret. Thompson of [spent Sunday at her horge here The deed for the lund given as # burying ford {ground by Judge Ferguson to St John's {Church hus been received. It is subject | 'to a lense which expires Oct. Ist. 1919 | 1A. Colenn spent a few days in Tor onto lust week. | Mr and Mrs, W. H. Campbell visited | with tbe latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Handy st Barrie on Sunday Born, on Wednewlay, April 24, to Mr. | and Mrs. McCabe. 9 jughter, Harry Coleman purchased a new Chev: | rolet car last week, | Walter Seager of Alliston ix making his regular calls around town this week Mrs, Daniel Fisher of Barrie visited last week with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Corbett Chus G_ Clute hus secured the services Flour Mills OUR FLOUR universal military service gum-- naturally the .inany frie {cultural work on the farm. | that Thos. Gollop passed away at his home here on Tuesday morning. Mr. Gollop auffered from a severe illness for about four mont nce and kind nursing he failed to survi He was quite a young man, being 41 yenrs of age. He had been wv citizen of Cookstown for about 10 years, carrying on hardware and grocery busi ness and durmg his citizenship had won is both in business und social life, Mr, Gollop wax born and raised in the neighborhood of Stayner and the curly art of his fife he was engaged in agri In religion be was a Presbyterian He is survived by his wile and three children, The sincere rympathy of the peopl> from this commun ity goes out towards the bereaved wife and family in their great loss. He leaves an nged father und one sister, Mrs, Graham, of Stayner, and one brother, William of Stayner A short service wax held at the house on Wednesday evening. The re mainy were conveyed by train to Stayner on Thursday morning for interment BARRIE NAVY LEAGUE Capt. G. C. Coles, who bas been in Barrie this week orgunizing branch of -he Navy League. was unable to wait for a public nueeting to be held at the end of the week, and arranged for a meeting of members -f the League, which was held on Tuesday af ternoon in the Police Court Capt. Coles wax voted to the chair and was mainly responsible for » motion being passed to form a Barrie branch He ex. plained several matters of detail and 1 de the vatisfactory announcement that ss 2 result of the visits last week and this week of himself and his amistant, Mr. J T. Stiver, they were in the proud position of having about 125 members, while $312 had been remitted to the offier from Burne, That day $25 had been collected 'Te pointed out that at was necrssury for a number of citizens to sign an appheution for u warrant to establish a local branch The feeling of tbe meeting was that a local branch should be formed, and on motion of Mr T T Young, seconded by Mr HA. Sims, it was carried thet o branch of the League he formed, to be culled the Burne Branch. As the Mayer und several other prot. inent member= were unable to be present, it was felt that officers could not be wp pointed xt that meeting: but the suggestion fof Capt. Coles wax carried out, thiit: those present form themselver into a provisional comunittee and that Mayor Sprott be avked to net ax chairman This was carned, on the motion of Mr. G. Vickers, seconded by Mr, A, G. Mac Leilan. Mr. J. B. Bryant is secretary. 'The members present signed the appli cation for a warrant, and it was understood meeting would be called soon. ee AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE SUMMER RESIDENCE In the Township of Innisfil (near the Town of Barrie) There will be offered for sale by public suction on Monday, May 27, 1918--- at one o'clock in the afternoon at the Simeoe Hotel in the Town of Barrie, by virtue 'of the Power of Sale contained in a cer- tain Mortgage, which will be produced at the sale, the following property Part of the North half of lot 12 in the 14th Concession of the said Township of Innisfil containing 4 and 91-100th acres more or less and described us COMMEN- CING at a point in the boundary between the north halves of lots 11 and in the 14th Concession situste measured northerly along ssid boundary 24 chains and 30 links froin' its intersection with the northerly limit of Tollendal Road thence north 68 degrees 15 minutes east (mug) 8 chains 58 links thence north 6 degrees 25 minutes west (mag) parallel with the aforesnid boundary between north halves of lots 11 and 12, 5 cbains and ten links to the water's edge .of Kempenfeldt Bay, Lake Simene, thence north-westerly slong the water's edge of said Bny 10 chains 50 links to the aforesaid boundary between the north halves of lots 11 and 12 thence south, 6 degrees 25 minutes east (mag) 9 chifins 53 links to the place of beginning TOGETHER with a right of way 30 feet in width from the Tollendal Road to and from said Tends being the 30 feet imme- ately to the east of the easterly boundary thereof produced to said Road and ex- tending from Tollendal Rosd to a point 50 feet north of the south-east corner of said land, as more particularly degeribed in the ssid Mortgage. The following improvements are said to be on the property: _ 2-storey frame dwelling with addition--Frame Barn, Boat louse and Ice House situate on Kempen- feldt Bay, about 1%4 miles from Allandale. TERMS :--Ten per cent. of the purchase at the sale. For further varticulars apply to MESSRS. JONES & LEONARD, licitors, 18 Toronto Street, 48-21 Toronto. ad in spite of the skilled | tured all this?" asked brother to the soldiers" too great to be risked of Ypres, St. Julien, more soldiers can say, National Chairman Found Skeleton of MI Beeton World--The skeleton of John Hadlow, the inmate of the house of refuge who disappeared on November {ith last, was found on Wednesday, April 2 field on the farm of Matthew Martin, one mile south of Beetou. At the time Hadlow disappeared Governor Swan searched the fields of the county farm and all of the farms in the neighbor- hood and also the various woods in the vicinity, even the farm on which he was found had been gone over, but he found no trace of the missing man. On Tuesday Arthur Martin noticed a hand which he supposed the dog had brought home and a search was again instituled, which resulted in the discovery, the following morning, of fhe skeleton in a furrow in a ploughed field on M. Martin's farm, a few yards from the line. fence between A. and M.; Martin's farms. and only about 100 yards from the 7th line road. Governor Swan was notified and, going to the scene, identified the cap, clothing. and boots as those of Hadlow. Dr. Campbell of Tottenham, coroner, decided thai.| an inquest was unnecessary. De-! ceased came to the house of refuge from Avening in January, | 1914, and was 80 years of age. He was a native of England, but eee Fe naid down on the day of {it is not known whethor he had sale: for balance terms will be made known | any relatives living either in this or the old country. Last summer his mind became weak and on one or two escasions he had a fainst spell. Woubtless, after wander- ing to the Martin farm, he fell f John W. Ross, (Montreal) They Must Not Look in Vain! N officer was missing. His brother crept out and found him in a shell hole. to the lines--dead. "Are you not sorry you ven- He bore him back the commanding officer, "No", because when I found him he looked up into my face, smiled and said "I knew you would come!" ( could more fittingly illustrate the work of the *--the Y.M.C.A.! No danger is What "big for the sake of the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of those dauntless heroes Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele ! Everywhere he goes the Y.M.C.A. follows--faithful to the limit of its resouces. Think of the inspiration to the Canadian soldiers in this tremendous Campaign of 1918 as they leatn that the folks at home are heart and soul them, showing it by a magnificent response to the Red Triangle Fund appeal--the worth while way. Help the Y.M.C.A. Help it as far as possible to measure up to the bound- less need! Help with your money, that more and ever behind to increase its helpfulnes.. "T knew you would come!" Many people are located at points where one cannot get into touch with any canvasser working in aid of the Red Triangle Fund. If you are so situated send your money direct. order or registered letter to Thomas Bradshaw, National Treasurer, Red Triangle Fund, 120 Bay St., Make your contribution as large as possible,{but whether large or small it will be welcome. Remit by cheque, money Toronto, National Council, Young Men's Christian Association Headquarters: 120 Bay Street, Toronto G. A. Warburton, (Toronto) of National Director of Triangle Fand Campaign Red dead from heart-failure on the spot where his remains were found, Ohildren Ory FOR FLETCHER'S , CASTORIA necessary repairs. has "done its bit." TheSarjea MR. FARMER You are being urged through every medium to pro- duce, to conserve, to save to the fullest extent--but DON'T ECONOMIZE THIS YEAR by allowing your property to deteriorate through lack of "That stitch in time" will save you more this year than ever before, so "look things over," make out your list of requirements, and then come along and let us sell you "Goods of. Quality," including for that new stabling; cellar, etc. SHINGLES and PREPARED ROOFING to make those leaky buildings water-proof, and WIRE FENCING to replace the broken down, dilapidated rail fence which TRUE ECONOMY means BEST VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY: Our goods are right. Our prices are tight. Facts which are proven by increased volume of business. nt Co. Limited A Village Without Y.M.C.A. Francis B. Sayre writing in Harpers' says: "With only evil ways in which to spend money burning in their pock- ets, with nothing to relieve the dull monotony of idle evenings, many of the sold- iers began to get lonely and homesick, or to drift along dangerous paths. » "Tt was not many days before officers began to send hurry calls for the Y.M.C_A.: "For God's sake come down before it's too late and do something for my men'" ----) "Earn and Give" Campaign Serve your Country by your labor and make a 'gift to the Red Triangle Fund from your earnings! What a fine chance to doa double servicel Six thousand boys are asked to give $10 each. Of the total, $50,000 goes to help the soldiers, the balance for boys! work. Gifts must be at least $10, the standard unit, A bay may subscribe more than $10 in $10 units, but not less. A beautifully engraved certificate will be given to each subscriber. 'Ask your local Y.M.C.A. re- presentative for pledge card and full information, or send your contribution direct to headquarters. 'Triangle Fund Campaign BY By an amendment to the school law. passed at the recent session of the Legislature, the holidays of all schools may be extended until Seng. 30. If adopted. by local boards it will leave the boys on the farms for an additional month, at a time when they are greatly needed.