ig Clearing Sale "Phone 1147, PAGE EIGHT THES P.M. RECEIVED AUDITOR'S RE- PORT ON STOCK, Theve is Very Little Discrepancy | in City Engineer's Reports on New Gas Plant--J. M. Camp-, bell Also Asked For a Report. The hight met vesterday aflernoon with Alds, Chown, KEiliott, | McCana in at- civie and' power eommit- Givens Couper, / and Htendanee, | Thothas D. Minnes, appoivted to au dit the light plant stock kheets re- | ported that he had done so with the assistance of Robert Crawford as an {expert in estimating the amount of | leoal on hand. The difference be- | | tween the stock sheets of Dec. 1st | and, the audit three weeks later was | SUNK U0 in generator coal; $156.54 in | b i steam cool and $134.08 in gas. oil, i 3 9 | In examining the elecirieal stock Mr, { Minnes had the assistance of $ 1 6 electrician, and found the dis- | Up. crepancy to be only £10.03. It must {be remembered, however, that stock has been constantly used sincé Dee. | lst. That would account for most | of the discrepancy. «4 | Mr. Minpes stated that the stock | 'system in force at the plant was an | excellent ope.. dt was most carefully | carried out, and it was very rarely | {that a stock-taking could he found | ------------------ which showed such a slight difference ! on retaking. He advised, writiig off | the stock a super heater and attach- | John McKay Fur House ments valued at $126.75, as they are : | useless for { heap. | This report was referred to a icommittee consisting of the man and Alds, Elliott and Chown. City Engineer Beckwith reported as | { fpllows concerning the new gas tank, {as requested by the committee : "At this time of the year it is ne: | leessary to keep a continuous flow of hot water into the tank' to keep the water tank and the concrete wall, "The freezing up of the grount around thie concrete wall would not | aliow a leakage to any great oxtont : tife-{*™ any leakage there is will not | a4 IHe~!| guw until the spring. { | "1 cannot report what has done to the tank since the wooden frames were taken down by the |tractor, as Mr, Campbell gave all in- | | «truetions in connection with the! work. All | was asked to doin con nection with! the work was to meas-| ure up the work and issue certificates | -- for paymentss according to the con-| tract, and to lav out the necessary | tangles with the transit burke, anything but the scrap | sub- chair- | BEGINNING Everything marked down. A chance of been | i con- Remember the date--February 1st. James Reid, Packing and Freight Free. | i | | . | On motion of Ald. Elliott it was ldecided to request Mr. Campbell to] &» {furnish the committee with a report lin writing as to the gas tank defects land as to remedy, | Ald. Chown moved that Superin:| Jrendent Folger report to the com. | Sale ® the city itself, as it is not ready at] {the present time to take up such .a| imatter, | : A------------------ 4 | INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. w - -- ! ! @ : Newsy Paragraphs Picked Up By| hs Reporters om Their Rounds. i : The Ontario Churchman on sale at ® We have just received from the Manches- 33. Moidoy S¥ching a very. pleas t ter Bleachers' Association of Manchester, dance was given by the members of | ; et 5 {the Y.LC.B.A., in the hall on Welling- | | an street. About eighty couple were | present and all voted it one of the {most pleasant dances of the vear. mittee upon the installation of all the | loxtensions, This motion was adopted. | 1 The question of a central heating. {plant for the city was discussed, and | lon motion of Ald. Chown it was de- | jeided to recommend to council against | {the installation of such 'a plant by| i Uglow's 'Book Store. i | "Hot water bottles," guaranteed for | two years, at Bests'. | { Zion, skating party and lunch to-| "imorrow night. 14th band. 13. | Wall paper. Hest assortment in city | lat Fraser's, 73 William street. Phone | England, Richardson Sons and John 8. Brown & Co.. of Belfast Ireland, the over- makes und mill ends of these three large | 0M" English. Horehound, extra . . latrong, in twisted sticks, 10c, half! manufacturers, the largest stock of Linens | and Cottons ever imported to this city, which we have placed on sale at prices 20 to 30 per cent. lower than regular price. {pound, at Bests'. | Affidavits have been taken out by | | John Cairns and Edward Pound that | ithe statement of a News reporter as | {to smoking in the operating room © the Bijou is untrue. The affidavits will | {appear to-morrow. | Just when we all thought it was al | nice warm winter and the spring poets { were beginning to sing, somebody dug lout Weather Bureau records sad prov- led it a cold winter, worse than the { Inst one. Some people dre perniciously active with statistics, anyway. The railways have now a great many freight cars standing idle in the {local yards, as this is ' the slackest {time of the year with the companies. A short time ago, when the rush was | They comprise remnants of Sheetings, Pil- low Cottons, Odd White Quilts, Bed Room Towels, Table Linens, odd dozen Table Napkins, Roller Towellings, Glass Towellings, Bleached Table Cloths, Dish Towellings, Ends of Pillow and Drawn «Work, Linen Doilies, ete. on in the shipment of grain from the eer i 7 LA west, the car shortage was severely * . : 'Afelt in all quarters. 3 "Bests" Short Stop," cough eure sold, only Buy. your wall paper money. 1908 styles at Fraser's, William street. Poune 373. On Thursday afternoon at two et o'clock, the adjourned sittings of the t 1 admiralty court = will open at the ~leourt nose _ before Judge Hodgins, Torants. The case against C. Wegner. owher of the steamer Albani, will again come up for trial. Rix cakes oatmeal soap for 15¢. at Bests'. Both electric Sweepers were oul part of the night getting the snow off the street ailwity tracks. The wind drift- § | i the greatest now and save = on a lewept off fo. The cars were On time all afternoon and evening duri the worst part of the storm, sweepers keeping the it; THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, EDITION HEIGHT COMWITIEE i Murray, 4 mer silk, {suit of er { ture hat, Mr. t+ | seventeen was | comparison | when forty | one time from freezing between the iron y | |away 1 Vears. tone being Mes | Street j comes up to | courage. tracks tairly . MURRAY-McFADJEN. $ | Pretty Ceremony at Archbishop's Palace, on Tuesday On Tuesday morning, the ops palace was the scone ! archbish- of a very | pretty wedding, when Miss Edith Me Fadden, eldest daughter of Edward McFadden, 32 Patrick street, was tml in marriage Richard Howell of this The ceremony was performed by Father McDon ed 10 city Rex ald, in the presence of a large number | cousin | of Triends. Miss Léna Martin of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Charles Murray, brother of the groom, was groomsman. smaid was attired in wm panama cloth and pic with white feathers. The br groom's gift to the bridesmaid, 8 pear] and chain crescent: to The brides golig-away gown brown broadeloth, with hat to match. Mr. and Mrs. Murray jeit, on the soon train, for Montreal, amid show- lore of rice and good wishes of a host The | of friends gathered at the station. bride was the recipient of many costs ly and heautiful presents. ---------- PRISONERS AT THE JAIL. -- Seventeen Are Now Register at Castle Corbett. There are at present seventeen pris. i at the county TRV, and three females. Several of these should be serving their time in the Central prison, - but the chances for them leaving are very as the Central prison is crowd- oners registered fourteen males poor, ed. county jail. In speaking of Jailer Corbett the prisoners in the said that jail, to-day, with a few and fifty were in at Bit things have changed since those days, and the city known as "Kingston the good." The Late Mrs. F. Bristow. evening the angel the home of F redorick Iristow, 3 Caerry street, and took his beloved partner, aged 41 The lady, forpegly On Tuesday of death visited deceased Migs E married in 1857, four daughters and George of Gananoque. The late Mrs was ill but a few brief weeks, failure being the final caure of death She was a regular attendant at Queen Methodist church, and to-mor row afternoon ithe paste, Rev. "W. H. Sparling, will conduct the funeral ser vices at the home, wherein Mrs. Bric a constant source of sun- A bereaved hushand, one som survive, Cartwright, Bristow heart tow was {shine and happiress meee At The Bijou. Among the most interesting people in the workl are the fisher folks of the Basque provinces in France, They are not of the Frengh race, Nobody knows their origin, and their early histgry is forgotten. You will be in terested to see these strange people disporting themselves in moving. pic tures at the Pijou, loving, fight and Wasting, quick to do an injury or to sacrifice seli. The drama is: called "Rivals In Love." There is also of- fored the pretty comedy, "A Gls Dream." Songs by Vera Holden and John Robert Davis. Uarusos "Reeondita Armonita,'" from Tosca." "La Masters And Mates Association The following have been elected offi cers of the Masters' and Mates' As- ociation, Kingston Council, No. 7 Master, Capt. J. ver, Capt. John Doyle; treasurer, Capt. George Hunter; first officer, Capt. Frank Lawrenc watch nian, Capt. Archibald Ms Donald; laok- out, Capt. W. J. Murphy; auditors, Capts. John Scott and James Mur ray; sick committee, Capts Booth, Martin and Doyle; investigating cont mittee, Capts. Staley, Mills and Corkey. secretary -------------- MacNaughton Of Queen's. | Toronto World Prof. John MacNaughton, of Queen's Toronto like a breath of He is breezy. vigorous, il- and has the simple can constitutes the highest fresh air. luminating, dor which { speech and freedom which Queen's is distinguished is so human and companionable that his learning never seems formidable while his keenest thrusts at our Van: ities and prejudices are received with something like affection for the smi- ter. Sweeper Is A Hoodoo. The street railway company's sweep- et is a hoodoo. About five o'clock, | Tuesday afternoon, while the sweeper was at work on Princess street, near Montreal street, it frightitied a horse attached to a cutier, and a posible serious runaway accident was averted through the prompt welion Con- stable "Harry" Filkon, who grabbed the angry animal by the head, pre- venting it from running awsy- he plunge made by the horse, however, was sullicient to throw the driver, a young man, out on to the roadway, but luckily he was not injured. -- . Won 113 Prizes. = W. H. Reid, Union street, made -a good clearing of prizes at the Uttawa tey show, last week. His birds won forty-eight firgts, fifty seconds, fifteen thirds, and two specials, a. sil- ver cup and gold medal, on pigeons. Mr. Reid has 175 birds'at the Mont real show, which opened to-day. n---------- He Will Lecture Again. will repeat his talk on "U poon, at three Er The bride wore sum- | trimmved with real Irish lace, | with picture hat with' white feathers. | { ai The | to the bride was a cross | the groomsman, a ring. | Was | All of the Central prisoners will, | no. doubt, serve all their term in the | a very small number in years ago,' is new ' | M. Queleh, of Westhrooke, was | sings, | Hurley; past¢ maz- | and | erick Dha, He reveals all that freedom | of thought for § and he} Honest Citizenship," on Sunday after-| JANUARY 29, 1908. 1 i i 'Special Good quality lisinChintz. { { -- A { Death 'at Wolfs Island 2 of = Mrs. | Dennis Griffin. | Mrs. Dennis Griffin, one of the old {est _ and most respected residents of | Wolfe Island, died at the home of her eon, Michael Grifin, on Tue day | morning, at the ripe old age of | htndred years and three months Deceased was born in Ireland, in | November, 1307, aml came to this {country with her husband and family lin 1852. They sailed in the ship. Rod and took eighteen weeks lo { make the trip -across. the Atlantic. Al | ter reaching Kingston, they settled on | Wolie Island, remaining there all. the time, During all these years, Mrs. Grillin never required the services of a do tor until about a vear ago. The fun etal will take place Thursilay ing, to the church of thé Sacred Heart | of Mary, at Wolfe Island, where { réquiem mass will be sung for the re Rev one morn a {pose of the soul by the pastor, {Thomas J. Spratt. -------------------- Came For The Ball. Misses Grace Hendwrson, May drews, A. Corby, Edith Benes, A Groen and Mrs, Campbell came wp from Gananoque, last wight, to atiend the Granite lodge ball. They had jolly time, returning home on early morning train. ' ------------ An An Austrian eonple have been mar-| ried 100 yearst They both declare | that they will never marry again No Matter How Sincere Your assertion of auality may be, the lack of it in 'the Anake-up of your cata- logue will weaken vour "claim. Our 'ability to do the finer things in CATALOGUE WORK should make us of value to Fou. The standard have a of who the | 15 Only Eiderdown Comforters down. covered with Cashmere design, in fine, soft Eng- These are from a reliable old country maker, whose quilts are always in demand. These 15 Quilts represent the and the price was $4.25. Yours To-morrow, POSITIVELY.ONLY 1 TO A CUSTOMER. Children's Overstocking | J In White, Red or Black, All Sizes. Children's Black Tights, all sizes. Ladies' Black Tights, different makes. Ladies' Knitted Gloves. Children's Knitted Gloves. - Children's Clouds. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD. | LB | the | 100! Sd WRB Wry C0., Windsor 1 ener i 850608000000 00000080000000000000 for To~Morrow. balance of a big stock we had last fall $2.99. 3 ap ---- i, a -- LEFT HANDED PEOPLE Having any trouble getting Scissors to suit them should come to us, for we have left hand Scissors made on purpose, by the best known Scissor maker in the United States which is--WISS-- Every pair fully warranted and suitable for every purpose, for smallest embroidery to the larg- est. TAILORS SHEARS Prices always lowest ior quality. W. A. Mitchell, 85 Princess St... Hardware i a ERR RERER RRR RRR { KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS. Things You Use Every Day. well-known amd refiable plated flat ware such as re and wxperionos Las which kewp WE KDOW guided we can Tu 1 select, wod iv recommend. Wher |) for a good arlicie tatsde, of as ® gift yoking or yo ' | alt "nod see. our cheige palteros at vices oftén ahked | Spangenberg { Merchant and Jeweller. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. 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