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PAGE TWELVE THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1929 EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS | success at having attended their River Is High Prescott.--The water in the St. Lawrence River at the present time js reported to be almost two feet higher than at the same time fas year, | Gananoque Collector Gananoque. -- Kenneth E, Mul- len bas been notified by the Civil Service Commission that he has been permanentty appointd as col- lector of customs at this port. Choked to Death Smith's Falls.--Joseph Meleus, who choked when 4 large piece of meat lodged in his throat, met an accidental death, said the verdict of a coroner's ury, which sat here Saturday. Plan To Build Rink Marmora.--A meeting was held in the Council Chamber in con- nection with the proposed covered rink. Canvassers reported good Motor Loans! Money At Once Let us re-finance your present contract or advanco additional cash at a mo- ment's notice, Courteous and confiden- tial, Our rates second to none. OPEN EVENINGS Motor Loans & Discounts Ltd. Room 6, 143 King St. East Oshawa, Phone 2790 efforts, Adding to Factory Kingston.--Work was com- menced today on the excavation for the new addition that is to be built to the Crescent Wire & Iron Works, Limited, at Princess and Nelson streets. Chimney Fire Napanee--The fire brigade was called out yesterday morning, there being a chimney blaze at the home of Mr. T. H. Huffman. The fire was soon extinguished, there being practically no damage done. Making Good Peterboro.--Reports from sev- eral committee, presented at last night's meeting of the Central Committee on Old Home Week, indicate that progress is being made with all arrangements, Contract Let Peterboro.--The contract for the construction of the Kresge building at the corner of Simcoe and George streets, has been let to Sullivan and Freid, of Toronto, the builders of the first Westclox building. Will Not Build Peterboro.--The Imperial Oil Company have decided not to pro- ceed with the building of a new gasoline and service station on the David Conroy property, at the cor- ner of Hunter street east and Burnham street. Bird Poet Speaks Kingston.--Wallace Havelock Robb of Abbey Dawn addressed the members of the Local Council of Women at a meeting of that bdoy in the City Council Chambers, +| giving 8 very interesting talk on 'birds and their relation to human lite. He also read some very fine poems on birds written by him- self. To Erect ' Gananoque.--A Blinn frame building one storey - in- height, is being 'erected on the vacant lot on the west side of Main street, sosth of the customs office building, to be used as an office by the char- ter. motor boat men during the summer season. Another Gas Depot Peterboro.--Within the next few weeks Peterboro will boast another gasoline and oil storage depot, the latest one to be established by the Shell' Company of Canada, in ac- cordance with a recently granted permit from the City Engineer's office. Only One Nominee Stirling.--At the meeting called to nominate a candidate for coun- cillor to succeed E. Sandercock, W. C." West, proprietor of the Stirling Creamery, was the only one nominated for the position, and was elected to fill out the balance of the year. Suffered Stroke Kingston----It - is . now believed that Mrs. Jane Padden who was removed to the Kingston General Hospital last week {in an uncon- scious condition, suffered a stroke and 'that her condition was due more to this cause, than the ef- fects of escaping gas. Body Washed Up Picton.--The bedy of a still- born male infant was found wash- ed up on the shore a few miles from Picton along the High Shore. The body had not been in the water for any length of time as decomposition had not yet begun. Engaged as Teacher Trenton.--Miss Gladys Parry of Belleville, has been engaged as teacher in the North Trenton School. Miss Margaret Squier, the former teacher, has accepted a position on the staff of the Ontario Institute for the Deaf. Lost Two Kingston.--~Mr, John Goodfriend of Kingston, was taken to the Hotel Dieu Hospital on Saturday suffering from two crushed fingers of the right hand, which had be- come injured when caught fin machinery in his barn. The fing- ers were so badly crushed that it was necessary to amputate them at the joint, Hospital Crowded Peterboro.--Crowded past {ts capacity, Nicholls Hospital is ask- ing the ratepayers of Peterboro to vote $300,000 for an extension, So crowded are conditions at pres- ent that there are four beds in three-bed wards, three beds in two- bed wards and eight beds in the public ward intended for only six patients, Hat Found in Canal Perth, -- The felt hat which Thomas C. Spence was wearing when he disappeared on March 22, was found floating in the waters of the canal here today. Mr. Spence was last seen walking in the vicin- ity of the waterway, and today's discovery would seem to indicate he lost bis life by drowning. Drag- ging operation will be'renewed on the canal tomorrow in an efrort to locate the remains. Crushed bp Cars .. Belleville. -- Russell Babcock, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Babcock of this ¢ity, is lying in the Belleville General hospital in a serious condition as a result of an accident at the local Canadian National roundhouse late Saturday afternoon. It is understood that the man, who is employed at the railsaw, was standing between two box cars when one of them was shunted, pinning him between the two and crushing his abdomen. Produce Prices in the Commercial Markets TORONTO PRODUCE QUOTATIONS Toronto wholesale dealers are 'paying the Toronto: following prices, dstivered Ss, aded, tases returned--Fresh ex- Ess 0 Fes fresh firsts, 24c; seconds, i butter, 81; June butter, 12; December but- Two markets receipts--Butter, today, 19,- 705; last year, 13 Eggs, today, 6 65,563; last at lana, 67,174, Chicago spot. market--Butter, extras, 44c; 3-4c; tome steady. Buy tras, 35 00 r<Creamery, solids, to ae No. 2, -2c. Chuming Fide 47c; No, 1, 46c; 43c. Neo. 1 large, colored, Jaafine) av gogernment graded, 21 1-2 to 3-4c. Chickens, 5 nds Do., 4105 sh. sess Do., under 4 lbs 5 Ibs, . 108. rnanenaer MONTREAL PRODUCE Montreal, April 22.--The demand for but- ter on Saturday was better than at any other time during the week. Sales were made at prices from 39 cents for eastern town- ships' No, 1 pasteurized, fresh made, to 41 cents per pound for New Zealand finest. Western No. 1 pasteurized was selling at 40c per pound. The. cheese market continued quiet, re- ceipts being small and only a small* trade passing. The egg market was generally steady dur- ing the past week, prices to the retail trade being slightly easier. The local potato market ruled steady, Quotations: Cheese, westerns, 21 1-2 to 22c; eggs, fresh extras, 33 to 34c; do., fresh firsts, 31 to 32. PRODUCE AT NEW YORK New York, April 22.--Butter firm; receipts, 7,742, Creamery, higher than extra, 46 to 46 1.-2¢c; extra, 92 score, 45 1-2¢c; firsts, 88 to_91 score, 44 3-4 to 45 1-4c, Eggs steady; receipts, 69,232; state, whole milk flats, fresh fancy to fancy specials, 22 1-2 to 25c; do., held 27 1-2 to 29 1-2. CHICAGO PRODUCE FUTURES Chicago, April 22.--All futures tended ea- sier under heavier receipts on the Chicago Mercantile exchange on Saturday. The but- ter options were affected the most, easing one-quarter to one-eighth for April and De- cember options respectively, November eggs old were down 1-4c and closed at 32 3-8c. The Tew option closed unchanged after sell- ng down to 32 1-8c. pen commitments: April fresh eggs, 23; April storage eggs, old, 82; April storage eggs, new, 6; Mey eggs, 32; November eggs, old, 267; November eggs, new, 311; April East Buf ry ep Pp Bo f Suffal eceipts of 500; hold 00h Market active, 10 hy higher; 160 to 210 Ibs., $12.50;.230 to 250 pounds, "$12.25 to $12.35; pigs, and un. derycights, $12 to $12.40; packing sows, $10.50 to Receipts of cattle, 70, Yei's trade ac- tive, sencially 2 cents higher; yearlings scarce, bulk fed offerings, o .50 to $14; tops for week, yearling steers, J. 50; heifers,, $13.75; weighty steers, $14.25; good $9.25 to $9.50; Sutter, $5.25 to $7.50; dium bulls, $9 to $10,50. Receipts "of calves, 25. Vealers closing $1 and $1.50 over last week, d centring on better grades; good to kee $17 to irs; cull ard common, $9 to $l4. eeeipts of sheep, 100. Week's lamb trade, = to cents higher; closing slow, tending lower; good to choice clippers, $16.50 to $17; medium, $14 to $15; woolskins, $18 down; spring lambs, $18 to $22, TORONTO ' GRAIN QUOTATIONS Grain dealers on the Toronto. Board of Trade are making the following quotations for car lots: No. 2 Northern, $1.25 1.2, No. 3 Northern, $1.21 1-4, No. 4 wheat, $1.16 1-4, No. 5 wheat, $1.07 1-4, No. 6 wheat, 92 1-4c, Feed wheat, 81 1.4c. HEAT YOUR HOME THE DIXON WAY For Economy General Motors Hardwood Blocks Absolutely the Greatest Fuel 'Value in the City Truck Loads and Wagon Loads All Small Blocks Are Being Taken Out of the Above Loads and Sold in Truck Loads for $3.50 Limited Quantity Scrap Loads of Scantling and Board Ends for Just $4.00 Dixon Coal Co. Telephone 262 Four Direct Lines (c.i.f. Goderich and Bay ports. Price on track, 1c higher than above.) Oats No, 1 feed, 53c, No. 2 feed Sle. (c.i.f. Goderich and bay ports.) No. 2 yellow, kiln dried, $1.04 3.4, No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, $1.02 3.4. No. 4 yellow, kiln dried, $1.01 1.4, (Delivered Toronto.) of the included, bran, per ton, ton, $31.25; middlings, Hig Ontario oats--Good, sound, heavy oats in car lots, 45 to 50c f.o.b. shipping points. Ontario good milling wheat, f.o.b, shipping points, according to freigtsh, $1.28 to $1.30. Barley--Malting, 70 to 73c. Juckwheat-gs to 87c. Rye--No. $1.05. Manitoba thin patents, in jute, $7.40 Toronto; second patents, in jute; $6.40, tion here, of Cavan, near. Railway Worker Injured Prescott.--J. G. Irard, a member Canadian National ways construction gang, was in- jured when he was struck Millfeed, delivered, Movtres) § freighes, vag bags knocked down by a caboose while orts, per |gtanding beside the track near the Canadian National Railways Farmhand Robbed Peterboro.--Three men held up Charles Sanderson in the township Millbrook, early yesterday morning, Ralfl- tobacco and watch. sta- The St. der Cities Star, 3 While one held Sanderson by the throat, the other two rifled his pockets, tak- ing the small amount of change he and | or ried and also his pocket knife, Thomas Times-Journal advises the "girruls" not to take 'em off yet, but as far as we can see they never put 'em on.--Bor- Home Sewing Week! Tuesday, April 23rd to April 30th | THE ARCADE | THE LATEST PRODUCTIONS In Fancy Cotton Wash Goods, Silk and Cotton Fabrics, and Silk Fabrics 23 until April 30th. be accepted as final. Young Ladies. . . {Here is an opportunity to show your ability in dressmaking.. | We offer ... 2 Prizes 1st. $10 Worth of Merchandise 2nd. $5 Worth of Merchandise To the 2 young ladies between the ages of 16 and 22 sibmittiog the two best dresses made at home from fabrics purchased at our Special Wash Goods and Silk Sale, commencing tomorrow, Tuesday, Aprit All dresses submitted must be accompanied with a letter from parents, guardian, or other responsible person, guaranteeing that the dress was made entirely by the competitor. All garments will be judged by a number of ladies of the city of Oshawa, and their decision must The winning Dresses will be shown in our windows on the closing date of the competition, May 4th. Your Choice... Any 50¢ Pattern for 25¢ BE SURE TO BRING THE COUPON ATTACHED BELOW ! All new designs and colorings at our first showing tomorrow, Tuesday. numbers which are very attractive. Here are a few of the exceptional DE LYTE FANCY VOILES A delightful reproduction of French Chiffons in a gorgeous array of designs and colors, at, yard, 59¢c Plain Voiles An English quality in full range of colors, at, yard 39¢ Silk & Cotton Crepes New in every respect. Dainty colors and de: vor $1.25 Yard RAYENINT A new wash fabric that will appeal to you. Varied colors and designs that are $1 65 decidedly new, at yd. MATINTINES A French clearing fabric of fast colors and so silky in ap- pearance. The designs are futuristic, but extremely up- to-date at, yard, $1.25 DRESS LINENS Pure Irish Linen in 6 good shades,--the only linen worth while for dresses, at, yard, 75¢ BENORA The new silk and cotton wash fabric. Extraordinary designs that appeal to all good dress- ers, at, yard > 75¢ LUVLEE A wonderful production of silk and cotton bengaline. White grounds with colors ideal for E bl Wash ite, or. $1 90 DAINTY DIMITIES Always a favorite for Chil- dren's frocks, aprons, house- dresses. Good washing fab- ric, at, yard, 39¢ New Smock Cloth Make your own Smocks. We have just received several cubist designs in bright colors at, yard 59c¢ ARCADIA VOILES A fine array of these ever popular fabrics in new patterns, at, yard, ..., 3c PRINTED PIQUES The newest Ensemble com- bination fabric, white grounds in fancy designs, at, 50c Yard ...... ....... ENGLISH BROADCLOTH For sport suits, skirts, chil dren's wear, Absolutely fast colors, at, yard, ud 35¢ DURO FABRICS Always recognized as the fin- est every-day cotton fabric. Made in many new printed designs at, 45 c Yard Reeee 00000 DURO C E Ideal fabric fop" the better rench Pastel arantead absolute. ly suntast at, $1.00 Yard CRC RE) Home Sewing Young Lady Enter Our Week . Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd to Tuesday, April 30th Competition 2-PRIZES - 2 $10 Worth of Merchandise $5 Worth of Merchandise Which is good for any 50c pattern of either Ladies' Pictorial or Butterick's at the price of 25¢, providing : you purchase a dress length from our silk or wash goods counter valued at 39¢c per yard or over. Phone 100C YC abd 3 Name oo TLL FALL had l Addres® LL 5 the e yOu! ete mem ==