At the request of several hundred electors of all classes, und i tive of politics, I have decided to of. as a candidate for Mayor 1914, as an Independent irom political afilia-. os. { elected, 1 promise to the interests of city generally and to serve all people to the best of my ability, J. W. LITTON. free or party nada many years if elected 1 will devote * in assisting to accom. ) work. you all a" Merry and PPy New Year. W. J. FAIR, To the Electors of VICTORIA WARD Ladies and Gentlemen: As a lfeslong resident of Victoria Ward I respecteadiy solicit your votes and influence ¢o elect me alderman for 1014. If elected i shall work for Your best interests and the city gens Christ, H. W NEWMAN Victoria Ward sadies and Gentlemen: As the result of the waiting upon me of a strong deputation of work. ingmen, I have decided te offer my. well as an aldermanic candidate in Victoria ward. If elected T shall al- Ways act in the best interests of the workiagmen aud of the ward in gen. eral Yours sincerely, MARSHALL P. REID, . -- Glendower Jottings, Glendower, Dec. 30.--Ths tedip.: 'Wines closed down for Chris.auas With the snow, the roads u. : in very good condition. T. Freama. sawing wood for T. Babeock, aid Sanford Leeman is engaged n draw ing his supply. Mr. and Mrs. A. Snider, and Miss G. Dayy, of King Ston, visiting at Sanford Leeman s. Visitors at Fair View. Fair View, Dec. 29--Robért Col- well and family, 8. MeNeill and family, ang Miss J. McTagart, of Toronto, spent Christmas at James McTagart's. 8. McNeill and family spent 'Sunday at Robert Colwells. Henry and E: »ricn Bennett, of Wat- ertown, N.Y., were Christmas visitors at-8. and J. Bennet's. The Misses Lillian and Edna File and Herbert and Mrs. File spent, Christmas - at Henry Files. Barl Vanalstine has purchased a fine hackney eit. Items From Florida. Flonida, Dec.' 20.--H. Miles is mov- ing the house which he recently pur. chased fromy J. Davey. . Gordon and Mr. Wilson, of Kingston, spent Christmas at T. Gordon's. Miss Lord, of Kingston, is visiting her parents. George Shepherd and wife, of Lati- mer, are visiting at W. L. Storms'. E. Martyn contemplates taking a trip west in the spring. hh 1. Storrs, wife and daughter, spent a fow doys at Tuverary last week. I. Card has finished dressing clover in this vicinity, Married in Saskatoon. Axden, Dec. 30.-0Misa Edith Saskatoon, formerly of Axden, be came the bride of Daniel Ross Cox, of Laura, Sask., bya ceremony per fornmd on Christmas night, by Rev. 1. Val Tilton, in the presence of a- bout fifty guests. Ross Hughes, of Saskatoon, assisted the bridegroom, while Miss EthelCole acted as brides- maid. The wedding march was play: od by Mrs. Tiltoh,™ after which . tempting supper was served. rooms were bright with Christmas decorations. Cole, Caintown Doings. Caintown, Dee, 30.--Charles Tennant was home from Kingston for the holis days. Mr. and rs. Thomas Milia and children spent Christmas the guests. at James Eligh's. Mr. and Are." John Kincaid, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Franklin and children, and Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Graham, spent Christ mas day at Temperante Lake. Tho mas G. Tennant and Ernest Tennant, of Red Deer, Alta., were home fo Christmas. Mrs: James Cobey and (UTILITIES COMMISSION To the Electors of the City of King. ston: Having been an active member of the City Council for fifteen years, five years a member of and three years Chairman of the Light, Heat and Power Committee, I beg to sub- mit my record to your consideration and respectfully solicit your voles and influence to eolect me as a Com. issioner of Public Utilities. . ! Rideau Ward To_the Electors: oh Acceding to thie request of many ratepayers of Rideau Ward, I am Again a candidate for alderman. 1 trust that my service in the past has commended itself to you, and 1 would ask a continuance of your confidence. » - x: : Your Vote and influence are respectful ly solicited for DR. F. WAUGH for School Trustee for CATARAQUI WARD D. COUPER. To the Electors of ° At the request of a number of whe electors, 1 have consented to stand for School Trustee for the in your ward. and interested in in your and a heavy jhe city influence. R, H, TOYE. Kingston, Dec. 31st, 1913, ¢ To the Electors: At the request, of many citizens, I am a candidate for Commissioner. Wishing everybody a Happy ' New Year. A. E. ROSS, M.D. - Ladlies and Gentlemen: Let me solicit your votes and in- fluence ns a candidate for the office of Utilities Commissioner. My record is before you. 1 served in the City Council for over twenty years, was a member of the Power and Gas Com- mittees from the time the plants were taken over by the city until tl.e present, and for two years acted as Chairman of the Commitiee. ey x. ELLIOTT. Kingston, Dec. 31,1913. Citizens' Candidate . .Having served five years on the Board of 'Education and three years) ton the Board of Health, I advocate pure drinking water, removal of moter rents, free hose for unenclosed votes and influence to elect me as a Commissioner of Public Utilities, JOSEPH R. DONALDSON. The | 'inst., in Kingston, to. Miss . lawns, and respectfully solicit your | bride daily 7 and in the above baby are doing well. Wilbert Purvis spent Christmas at his home at Cain town. Gordon Brown and Miss Gla dys Brown were home to Christinas with thoir mother, Mrs. Edith Brown. Miss Beatrice Dickey was home from Athens high school. William Cain sold his farm, a short time ago, to Arthur Kelley. Mrs. Wil- liam Graham spent Christmas holi- days with her brother, at Castleton. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Graham, Guelph, spent the holidays at Mrs, Nayey Ten- hant's. \ At Myer's Cave: Myer's Cave, Dec. 29.-A number from here attended the Christmas tree in Harlowe on Christmas eve. A sue cessfyl entertainment was held Mon- day afternoon, at school section No. 6, under the management of Miss Lilly Jefirey, teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Wood, Harlowe, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Perry. Archibald latgregor, Kings ton; Harold, of North" Bay, and Miss Maude, of Balderson, spent Christmas under the parental roof. Mr. and and Mre. John Delay, Arden, at his mother's, Mrs. I. Delay. Leonard Delay, at 1). Spicer's; Mr. and Mrs. George Head and family, at W. C. Salmond's; Mr. and Mrs. T. Perr and Mr. and Mrs. Elias Wood spent the evening at Mrs. Charles Macgre- gor's. Harold Neal, Kingston, spent Christmas at home: Henry "Benny and Miss Florence, at Thomas Ix lay's on Sunday; James Perry, at Mre. Kate eok's. : Reports From. Westbrook. Westbrook, Dec. 29.--The many friends of Fr sncis Marshall sre pleased to see him here again after spending the past two years in Sas- katoon. The school concert given in the hall on the nineteenth inst. was a decided success. Much eredit is due to the ladies for the manner in which they trained the pupils and others who took part in the pro. gramme, Mrs. Harold is spending the holidays at her home in King- stom. Miss Lorraine Smith, of the city, is spending the holidays at her home here. Mr. end Mrs. George Gates, of Syracuse, N.Y., spent last week visiting friends in this vi Tinity. D. Sheehan spent Christmas with Byron Scanlon, C.N.R. agent at Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs G W Anderson and family, of Kingston, spent Christmas with Mr.'and Mrs. W. L. Grass. Mrs. Rosevear and daughter Ada spent New Year's with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smit] Mr, and Mrs. J. Murley and. daughter, Carrie, spent Sunday at Peter Mor ley's. - Married in Kingston. Petworth, Dee. 30~~John Garrison, one of Petworth's most prominent young men, was married on the 22nd 1 Buck, Moscow, They will reside ig this lace. Mr, and Mrs, Fzra 'Hushand and Miss Maud spent Christmas at Amos Townsend's. William Bradford spent Christmas at W. Huffman's, Moscow: Mr. and Mrs, Edward Joy- ner, Yarker, and Mr. and Mrs. TB A. Keotr and family, at T. Bradiord's David Garrison, at Mrs. Yeoman's. Many from here attended the concert at Slack's school. Mr. and Mrs. Fd- gar Hughes, at W. C, Bradford's: ©. 'andewater, Deseronto, at 0. Clark's Mr. and Mrs. Melville Bradiord and Master Garfield, at J. A. Hughes'; W. Whitty, Kingston, at T. Brad- ford s; W. C. Bradiord, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Reuben Garrison, left this morning © for Utiea, N.Y. to attend the marriage of his neice, Minnie B. Hall, who is well known in this vicinity, Pittsferry News: Pittsferry, : Dec. 29.--Rev." R- J Craig, of Kingston, occupied the pul- pit in St.".John's Presbyterian church Sunday last. All are looking for- ward for the permanent minister, Rev. Mr. Steers, who is to be in. ducted at Sand Hill church on Deo. 3lst, and occupies the pulpite of both churches the first Sunday on the new year. Bxcitement was created in the viginity on Sunday last. A young man 'was wending his way from the Woodburn road, and 'arriving on the front road came in contact with a colt playing - along the road. _ His horse upset the cutter throwing the ocmupants out, leaving both harness and cutter in a Very delipidated condition. The animal made its way towards home again. The con: cert which was. given by the children in the Pingerhoard, school on the 19th inst. was quite .a success. The Me- Clement Bros. are hauling tile from Kingston. James. Galloway has ta- ken possession of P. L. Shortall's farm. Wodded in Regina, Sask. "A quigt wedding took place in Holy v: church, Regina, Sask., on Saturday, December 27th, when Rov. Father Gillis united + in) marriage Anastasia Fodey, and Michael Bernard MeDermoit, both of Regina. = The ide was given away by James Fodey, and gown of ivory duchess satin, with veil and wreath of orange blossoms, - and # a white. 'prayer book and The bridesmaid, Miss In some localities in the Dominion heavy snowstorms have picture is a plowing scene in spend her brother, lovely in a ish BINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANDA MOST PECULIAR WEATHER ON R prevaile Alberta late in December. Bella 'Fodey, wore old rose satin with hat to match, and carried a white prayer book. The groom was support- od by William Lee, grand knight, of Regina Council Knights of Columbus. After the ceremony the bridal party, accompanied by -Father Gillis, drove to the Metropole hotel, where a sump tuous = wedding breakfast was served The groom's gift to the bride was. a cabinet of silver; to the bridesmaid, a stirling silver mesh purse, and to the best man a pearl tie pin. Mr. and Mrs. MeDermott left for Eastern "Canada, and .the states, the bride travelling in a bhie velvet suit with hat to match, Aft Ar extended honeymoon, the young "soupls will make their hohe in Regina. was noticed a cabinet of silver pre- sented by the members of the depart ment of municipal affairs, of which both were valued members. No Election at Stella. Stella. Dec. 30.--There will be no electionte here this year, as the reeve apd councillors were all reelected for Ap14. The schools have all been clo for the holidays, and the teaddiers have gone to their homes Mis Davidson, Kingston, teacher # the feontinuation schoot here for com@ time past, has resigned. Hisdbck, of Kingston, will her place when school reopens, A. McDonald, teaching in Ki ston, Miss M. Finnigan, on Wolfe island, also Miss M. Fleming ana the Misses A. and G. Glenn are spead- ing their vacation at their homes here. About take 140 persons went tn the city on the last special Christmas trip of the steamer Pierrepont on Saturday, December" 20. WwW. :H Filson is sawing wbpd tn th vicinity with has gasoline outfit. The auc- tion sale beld in the village on Sat- urday of Mrs. Robert Patterson's household" furniture 'was well at- tended. Edward Fleming, Chathan:, has been cailed home to see his mother, Mrs, James Fleming, who is very fl. W. A. Scott spent Christmas in Buffalo, NY. W. H. Preston spent a few days in Belle- ville last week. W. §. McDonald. Jr.,, Capt. Alexander Glenn, are here to spend the winter. Visi. tors: --Mrs (Capt.) IT. v Sanders, Cleveland, Ohio; Miss Lizzie from the West; and: R. Nelson Kingston. Miss Broughton is visi ing friends in Bradford, and George Brown is ii Toronto. Former Jockey Dead. Brockville, Dec. 31.--B. H. McGre gor, a resident of Bréckville for many years; succumbed to comsumption io lowing a eovers attack of typhoid fever. He was born at Kempiville, and was long prominent as a jockey and 'driver on tracks in Ontario Quebec and Mrs. MuGregor and five chil dren survive Mayor Kline, of New York, on Wed nesday, removed Commissioner Waldo from office, following the latter's ve fusal ig re-appsint Douglas McKay as deputy commissioner, as ordered by the mayor. ; Thomas Long, one of the leading gitizens of Port Hope, was suddenly seized with weakness after returning home from his office at noon and died in a few minutes. y M. Patenaude died at Montreal as a result of a shock and smoke in hig the fire, thers. a couple of days ago, he having been lying ill at the tune. Pope Pius X. is in excellent health, despite reports which have been cir- culating that he is indisposed. James Steele, a prominent manufac turer in Guelph, died after only three days' illness. A new federation of Canadian tor clubs was consummated at ronto. . mo- To- Among the many beautiful presents | Mis: | and ; Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming, Buffalo, | Reid, RY 2, 1914 ECORD d, in others it is cold withput Snow, NAPANEE RIVER DAMS HINCHINBROOK SETTLERS HAVE A GRIEVANCE, | Removal of Dams on Depot Stream | Would Be a Blessing--When Riv. | er-driving Ceased, Did Rights Re- | vert to the Crown? | Reynoldston, Dec (To the |editor): To remove the dams from {the Depot stream would be a blessing {to the settlers of Hinthinbrooke. A Benjamin, of Yarker, tries to make jout that they have 4. perfect right to flood the land in Hinchinbrooke. All {the Tight they have they got from | the Rathbun Company. The Rathbun {Company get the right from the {Crown to drown the land for river- {driving purposes. They built dame jand slides to get their logs down to {their The Rathbun Company [ras a. great benefit to the settlers of Hinchinbrooke They gave em- i ployment to 'men -and teams for a |great number of years and just as | Soon as the ice went out of the locks in the sp they commenced run- down to the mills. By got logs down in the back that the settlers land = and cut their cattle Now the in Company has no more tim- to take down the stream. They what right they have to the nee Riyér Improvement Now I "don't" think the athbun Company had any right to) the stream when they had no more ¥ t The right belongs to the 4) {the time they river, the was so low » on thelr thelr {the | lakes {could { hay | Rath § der sell | Napa | pany wat for The last drive of logs went down | the river in' 1907, then after that the {Napanee River lmprovement com< bany commenced building coment | dams and bywashes, 0 as to keep all the water they could ou the settiers' land. If they wanted any ater for their mills, they would let some off the back lakes, and if they had 'water enough without it they Kept the water in the lakes to aggra- vata the settlers. 1 When a &etiler bou * ot {land from tHe" TFEWR | ment Ire had to pay for every acre land that was in the lot. Now W. Benjamin tries to make. out hat no hardship is caused to ow ners {of the land dfowned.: I think it is | hardship enough for a man to buy land and pay taxes every ven f Keep a reservoir' for millowners on the Napa 120 i tells about the Rathbur land for 50 cents per acre » very samé land would be worth $5 to $10 pr acre if the Third Lake danf was taken aun, Mr Benjar: calls it va .dalism when a dam breaks awuiy, and tries to make litti> cf cur reeves and cur M.P.P. For my part, ! ar rlai we have men in power Lay. the Nap- anee River Improvement company can't pull wool over *h» * eve Yours truly, " " MOORE Stratford's New Lighting Rates. Stratford, Dec. 31.-- Beginning with the new year a; new schedule of lighting rates will go into effect, the rate for house lighting, which is now four cents per 100 square jfeet of floor space, \plus 4c. per fkilowatt, being redfiped to 4c. a tkilowatt. In copuerminl lighting, the new charges will be' eight cents per kilowatt hour for the first thirty hrs. and four cents per hour in excess. A decrease of approximately one million dollars in customs receipts for the month of Decemb¥r as com+ pared with December 1912, is record: ied in figure given 'out Wednesday. LN Petty Officers: "We're close to the Curzon: "Do you mean Ul y Officer: "No, sir, "the other Curzon: "There is no land, AN OBSESSION land sir!" ster." sort of land--" Com- | PAGES 9 TO 12 DESERONTO NOMINATIONS, Bay Frozen Over--\Wedding of Miss Daisy Burns. Deseromnto, December 30. -- On Monday: evening: in the town hall. the nomination meeting was held and the hall was unable to hold the crowd. The following were nom- inated:: For magor, Col. BE. W. Rathbun and Robert Geddes: fot reeve, Messrs. T. J. Naylor and Jos- eph. R. Stainton; for counciliors, Messrs. 'Walter Stratton, Thomas F. Fox, Henry Kimberly, Milton Hunt, James Fairbairn, Joseph R. Stainton, Edward C. Metcalf, Longo Young, E. R. Armitage, John Stuart, John Berry, Willam H. Mellow and Ir- vine - Hudson. Col. Ruthbun was elected mayor by acclamation, other candidate retiring... After the service on nday - ev: ening at the church of the Redeem- er, two new elders were appointed, Dr. Pasmore and Mr. Austin Kimmer ly. The induction service will take place on Friday evening. The bay is all frozen, but as vel no rigs have passed over, but people aré walking acrosg with hand sleighs. On Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Moore, a quiet wedding took place, wheon Rev. Rob- ert Burns united in marriage their youngest daughter, Miss Daisy to Harry Brookman of Altona, Pa. Af- ter a short trip east the young peo- ple will leave for their home in Al- tona. The bride received many gifts, being one of Deseronto's favorite young ladies. She was given a'var- iety shower at the home of Miss Jannie Dryden Saturday evening, pre- vious to her marriage. Miss Gimlett, of Kingston, spent a few days with Miss Gladys Thompson. Miss Thompson return- ed to Kingston to spend New Year's holidays. The many friends of\ Hey. Father Hartigan are pleased that he has returned to his parish. He was welcomed by large crowds at Christ- mas masses. Mr. and Mrs. James Freeman, of Oshawa spent the holi- davs with hig parents, Mr. and Mp. John Freeman. A ------i iD Faith is largely an ability to be« lieve 'hé~~~ wa suspect are not . Y ARROW ----r our Back Take a glass of Salts if . hurts of Bladder If you must have your meat every day eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted authority who tells us that mest forms uric acid which almost paral ¥zes the kidneys in their effort to ex- pel it from the blood. They becomu sluggish and weaken, then you suffer with a dull misery in the kidney reg- fon, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomacn #ours, tongue is coated and when the Weather is bad you have rheumatis twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment; the channels often gst sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three times dir- ing the night. 2 To neutralize these irritating acids to cleanse the kidneys and flush off the body's urinous waste get four ounces of Jad Salts from ahy phar- macy here; take a tablespoonful in. a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. 'This famous salts is made from the acld of grapes-and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and 'has been used for generations to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, algo to neutralize the acids in urine, 80 it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot injure, and makes a delightful ef- fervescent lithia-water drink. Agent Geo. W. Mahood. Why Pay High » Prices? I will give you FIRST CLASS GOODS The Style and Fitting will be ultiess. The Finish and Workmanship wil Perfect. The Price will be from $5.00 to $7.00 LOWER than you have been paying. RALPH SPENCER The Tailor. 820 Princess Street. Opposite St. Andrew's Church. Canada's new parced post system, as Already announced, will in all pro- bability go into effect the end of HlCOL bates Bent. Montreal January. Stops Nasty Discharge, Clears Stuffed Head, Heals Inflamed Air Passages and Yon Breathe Freely. Try "Ely's Cream Balm." Get a small bottle anyway, just to try it--Apply a little in the nos- trils and instantly your clogged nose and stopped up aif passages of the head will open; you will breathe freely; dullness end headache dis- apepar. | By morning! the catarrh. cold-in-head or catarrhal sore throat will be gone. End such misery now! 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