Vv VIED ON FARM HIS FATHER BOUGHT IN 1833 He Led an Active Life as a Farmer and a Marine Engineer--At Ninety He Walked a Mile and a Half to, Church, The late Robert Vair, who died in atlenburnie on Friday night, aged hinety-two yéars, came with his par- ents and other family connections, twenty-seven in all, from Scotland, to Canada, in 1832. The party sail- ed from Maryport, in Cumberland, for Quebec, in the ship Sarah Mary Ang, and the voyage occupied six weeks and several days. From Que- bec they came up to Montreal in the ship St. Lawrence and stopped at Grifintown three days, waiting for the batteaux on which they had to sall, to get ready. It took two weeks to reach Kingston. At Prescott some horses and oxen were unloaded, and the trip from that place was made in the ship Queenston. The Vair had intended going to Auburn, N.Y, to a relative, but were prevailed upon by Robert 'Drummond, who started the old Morton distillery, to remain. Kingston at that time was visited by the dread cholera. Mr. Vair's fam- ily all escaped, but Mr. Drummond died of the disease. For a year, Mr. Vair's father re- mained in Kingston. Then he bought half the farm which R. J. Vair now owns, at Glenburnie, in 1833. This land was part of the clergy reserves. In those days three commissioners did the county's business. John Mowat, Dr. Sampson and a Mr. Nicol, were the three. The taxes on 200 acres of lund could be, and were paid with a sleighload of ashes drawn to Kingston. So heavy and full of ob- stacles were the trails to the town in the thirties, that it was. impossible to draw more that ten bufhels of any- thing. "The people Howadays don't know what the settlers of that period had to go through," said Mr. Vair re- cently to & Whig reporter. There was a school in the section in the sixth concession, and this the young lad attended for several years. i In 1839, Mr Vair left his father's home in Glenburnie to learn a trade. "I started out with a bundle under my arm and fifty cents in my pocket," he said. "I worked in the hold of a steamboat, passing wood to the fireman, and had then fifty cents in my pocket when I reached Toron- to, I whated to get to Niagara, but the fare was seventy-five cents, and I had only fifty. I met an Irishman, and he asked me what the matter was, T told him, and he immediately uted / r out of his pocket, sa "he. wished tu holp me reach my lon." E For the next four years, Mr. Vair was engaged learning engineering. He also work- ed at Torolito and Cobourg. For the following twenty-two years he sailed at the Niagara works, on various vessels. In 1851 he was engineer on the steamer City of Hamliltén, running between Toronto and Hamilton. Then he spent seven years on the steamer Highlander, re- ceiving $720 a year and board. - This steamer was chartered by Messrs. Kinghorn, Creighton and others, and placed on the Kingston-Cape Vincent route, Mr. Vair continued on her as engineer. The boat lost money, how- ever, as it had to compete with the . Mall line. In 1859 Mr. Vair went on the old steamer Pierrepont. After that he went to Montreal and was engineer on the Shanly for the Gil- dersleeves- for two years; then on the Banshee, the Boston (later sold to the Southerners as a blockade runner); them back to Kingston on the old Watertown. In 1866, the Watertown carried regulars during the Fenian raid. For six weeks It was thus engaged, car- tying two companies and two brass guns, in command of Lieut. French, from Picton to Prescott. The late Captain Colin Hinckley, then com- manded the Watertown. Mr. Vair re- ceived the Fenian raid veteran's land grant some years ago for his ser- vices on the Watertown. He was on that-boat when It was burned at: Cape Vincent. With another, he went aboard to break the pipes, and try and sink the vessel, but her ropes had given away and before they knew she had swung out into the stream and was on her way down the river. Jumped into the water and Swain as , When she was re- built he c¢ od on her as engin- eer. It mentioned that Mr. Vair i engineer's certific- ,- 1862, from the |. appointed to examine en- * to that, only permits The last vessel on which was the steamer Rochester, , owned by the Don- i Val returned to bi or's farm Glenburate. He had i two years be- year 1890 he and Yair, who was a native of County M and, and married in "Oct. 7th, 1900. Af- ; Vair returned to Glen- 'with his son, and ler of his life on "he knew as far back rine he locks at ingston Mills: y built by Robert , ls the first boat to sail by "Bill" Jobuston's band of mar auders. = His brother said that the band had put the crew and passen- gers off very unceremoniously. He bad only time to put on a pair of trousers and his Scotch bonuet and hurry ashore. The eaptain had been warned of the attack that would be made but took no precautions, Mr. Vair's brother always claimed that the captain was in the plot and sym- pathize with the Johnston band. Mr. Vair was acquainted with the celebrated William Lyon Mackenzie He met bim in 1851 when he was first engineer on the steamer City of namilton, and had a loug couversa: tion with him. He was a very. jolly man, he said. Mr. Vair was in Tor: onto, when Lord Elgin arrived, alter refusing to veto the bill to compen- sate French-Canadians for losses in the rebellion of 1837, and he knew the men who threw eggs at his lord- ship on Yonge street whart) as he saw the whole affair. Mr. Vair was also acquaintéd with John A. Mac- donald, Oliver Mowat and George Brown in the forties. When Mr. Vair first came to King: ston, the house he boarded in was the residence on King street west, long afterwards owned by the late J. B. Murphy. A number of fumniliés occupied it as a tenement house. The first Orange lodge meeting in King- ston was held in the kitchen of it in 1832. At the age of ninety, Mr. Vair rose at six o'clock every morning, and spent the 'day about the farm. On Sunday he walked a mile and a half to and from the Presbyterian Kirk ot the glen. - He was a delightful old gentleman, and Glenburnie mourns his passing. KING TO LIVE WITH TROOPS Arrived at Aldershot to Take Part in Tactical Exercises New York, May 18.---The Evening World publishes the following, dated Aldersltiot, Eng.: Living up to his reputation of "the king who wants to see for himself," King Georgé-ar- rived here Saturday to spend a week in the field with his troops. There will be no fancy evolutions, for the king hates formal reviews, and he wants to see his soldiers under or- dinary living and working econdi- tions. He will spend the week in the saddle, or in autos, inspecting Eng- land's great military centre. The king was accompanied here by the queen, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary. The regular in- fantry guard on duty at the pavilion, has been reinforced by scores of Scotland Yard men, who will en- deavor to protect the monarch from militant suffragettes. SAYS CONSTABLE IS ROBBER Woman Picks Him Out From a Line ~~ of Police Ottawa, May 16.-- Peter Keith, a policeman on the Ottawa police force, appeared in police court to-day on a charge of burglary. It is- alleged that Kieth entered a boarding house on his-beat on O'Connor street early Friday morning and was in the aqt of rifling the pockets. of the pro- prietor's e¢lothing hanging on the bed, when the man's wife woke up, and -the intruder ran out. The matter was reported to the police and| all the constables on duty in that tion of the city lined up for insppction. The woman identi- fiedfied Kieth as the burglar. He Was remanded for a week. A man may be a good listener and still dislike "hot air" talk. There is such a thing as being too opinionated to be pleasant. iC SAY "BT apt HURR AR (Mc) \ (Mi) 2ToP rua KINGSTON, ONTARIO MONDAY MAY 18, 1914 MAZATLAN CITY -- WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF IN By the Rebels--Huerta Authorities Will Make Vigorous Investigation Into Orderly's Disappearance San Diego, Cal, May 18.--Mazat- fan's water supply is still cut off by the besieging rebels, and sickness and the death rate are increasing with alarming rapidity. An out- break of pestilence is feared. The governor of Mazlatlan dis- armed the police on the plea of lack of ammunition for the defence of the city. His real motive, it is believed, was fear of internal revolt, J General Obregon, commander of the constitutionalists, is apparently working southward for the "purpose of cutting the railroad from Man- zanillo to: Guadalajara and Mexico City before attempting other opera- tions. If he succeeds in cutting the rail- road, thereby shutting off munitions of war, it is thought the west coast tities will fall without further fight- ing. Obregon has given full assurance that American and other foreign- owned property in the territory of Tepic will be protected. Huerta Will Investigate Washington, May 18 -Spanish Ambassador Diano on Saturday re: celved a despatch from the, Mexican minister of foregn aMairs, stating that , vigorous investigation of the disappearance of Orderly Samuel Patks immediately would be made by theh Huerta authorities. The des< patch was in Teply to a note sent by Mr. Riano calling attention to 'the anxiety of the United States govern~ ment at to Parks, Delegates on Their Way Richmond, Va. May 18.--The Mexican delegates to the Niagara Falls peace conference passed through Richmond Saturday bound for Washington. The train bearing the delegates was twenty-five minutes late. The Mexican representatives would make no statement as to their plans, Huerta Must Hurry Washington, May 18.--Secretary Bryan announced that his represen- fation to the Huerta government in the Parks case "are urgent." While he would not specify the exact na- ture of the demands, he declared they bore solely on the point of the Huerta gevernment's persistent with- holding of information. Although Bryan would not give out the informdtion on which: Secre- tary Garrison based his statement that "we assume Parks is dead" it was announced through other chan- nels that this was a telegram from the Brazilian minister giving his apparently authoritatively "under- standing" that the private is dead. Mayo to Call on Gonzales Washington, May 18.-~Admiral Maye has planned to make an infor- mal call on General Gonzales, rebel commander in charge at Tampico. He stipulated in making the arrapie- ments that the visit should ndt be considered as affording the constitu tionalists recognition. 7 Mayo verified the previous report thi tho Mexican gunboat Vera Cruz was sunk in Tamos. A ---- / Washington, May 18.2 Admiral Howard has reported to the navy de- partment that he has information that the Mexican fedetals are prepar- ing to evacuate Guaymas. Famine prevails there. % IT Mounclove Evacuated ; Washington, May 18. That Mexi- can federals have evacuated Mon- clova, in Coahuila, and that six hun- dred constitutio ts under General Murgula had taken possession of mile town, moving from Cuidad Porfi Diaz, 1s reported to the state de- partment. Chartered Steamer Sails New York, May 18.---The steam- ship Panaman, recently chartered by the war department, sailed Saturday from her pier in South Brooklyn for Galveseton: The Panaman carried ammunition, consisting chiefly of shells for field pieces and gmall arms and foodstuffs for the troops. Fourteen ordnance experts from the Springfield arsenal under command of Captain Maish were passengers on the steamer. They will join General IFFunston's brigade. ' --y MINERS TO BESIEGE CAPITAL 500 Men and Women Take Pledge to Prevent Entry of Militia Denver, Colo:, May' 18. --"We will besiege the capital day and nfght, and will allow ourselves to be trampled beneath the hoofs of the cavalry, if necessary, to prevent the sending of the militia into the coal fields again.' . . This was the pledge taken by 500 men and women at a meeting of the Woman's Peace league which arous- ed the leaders of the organization Saturday. A resolution unanimously adopted, declared the legislature had shown itself impotent or corrupt; that Gov Ammons had admitted himself to be helpless, President Wilson was called upon to close the mines in the strike dis trict until the operators agree to.ar- bitration, and failing a speedy settle- ment, that he operate the mines in the interest of the public. A com- mittee will be sent to Washington fo lay their demands before the presi- dent. : 1,100 MEN ARE LOCKED OUT N Twenty Large Planing Mills Close Their Doors in Cincinnati Cincinnati, O., May 18.---Eleven hundred men were thrown out of em ployment here when twenty planing mills closed up their plants, and it is estimated that between 5,000 and 6, 000 more, including carpenters, teamsters, painters, and members of various other trades affiliated with the building trades, will be forced to stop work' by next Tuesday as the result of being unable to obtain building material. The mill owners state the plants were closed on account of a recent strike of carpenters whieh had so tied up work that they had very few orders and that they were in sym pathy with the master builders' asso ciation, which is opposing the car penters' Strike. The master build ers' association, while agreeing to salary demands refuses to agree to a provision which allows the carpen- ters to "reserve the right to repect all ndn-union made mill work." New Peruvian Premier Lima, Peru, May 18.--General Pedro Muniz, the new Peruvian min- ister of war, will also act as premier in the cabinet formed by President Oscar Bonavides, who was elected to office to succeed the exiled president Billinghurst. CREX Rugs Protect Dainty Frocks DROP comfortably before the window on a CREX rug and your white frock is insured against soil, for the CREX weave cannot hold dust or dir. An occasional shake-and sweeping over with a damp broom keeps the rug clean. For Your Protection No other floor covering is so sanitary. This is why CREX is the uni- versal choice of economical housekeepers for porches, nurse- ries and play rooms, as well as for vestibules, halls, dens, dining, living and bed rooms. 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