THE DAILY BRITISH -WHIG. TH a URSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915. PE ------ Ry THE DISTRICT NEWS| CLIPPED Fhom 1HE WH.uS MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES, In Brief Form the Events In the Country About Kingston Are Told ~Full of Interest tJ Many. T. B. Chalk, Port Hope, has been appointed license inspector for Dur ham to succegl John Kennedy Fenelon Falls young men have de- cided to enlist for active service, probably the required quarter of hundred will shortly be added to the list. : Ex-Ald. W. J. Johnston Peter boro, has been attacked with paraly sis. It has left his right side numb ed" and powerless, and also deprived him of his speech ¥ The cheese factory at Tennyson betwéen Perth and 'Carleton Place has been destroyed' by fire The building and contents are a tofl loss. About 40 cheese were destroy ed with the bullding Private F. Coburn, of the 1st Mid- dlesex Regiment, died of wounds received in battle on September 25th He was a member of the L. O. L. No. | 274, and his residence was 149 Ling- ham street, Belleville. The population of BroecRville, ac- cording to the figures of the assess ors of 1915, W. A. Reid and A. W. Garrett, is 9,422. This is an in-| crease over 1914 of 182, when the to-| tal number of residents was given | as 9,240, and a decrease of 219 from| 1913,. when the population was 9.- G41 HR ---------- | | Gananoque || | oq | Nov. 4.--The Anglican Young Peo-| ple's Association held a Guy Fawkes| evening in the parish house last ev-1 ening and a very nice time was en-| Joyed by a goodly number. Tom Marks' Kilties drew a fair | crowd at the Opera House last ev-| ening. Division No. 1. A. 0. H. held al largely attended progressive euchre | in thejr hall on Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marshall, Taylor, left yesterday to spent a short time with relatives and friends in Smith's Falls. Word has been received here that one more companies of infantry will "winter at the local armoury. Ta Go To the Front. Brockville, Nov. 4. -- Lieut. Edwin T. Fitzsimmons, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Tolford Fitzsimmons, formerly of Brockville, left for Eng- land on October 20th with the 50th Battalion of Calgary. - Lieut. Fitz- simmons resigned his position as gen- eral manager of coal mines in the Crow's Nest Pass, which position he has filled the past seven years, to join the colors. First Time Absent. Brockville, Nov. 4.--The official board of Wall Street Methodist Church held a meeting on Tuesday night for the transaction of business, Col. Cole was absent on. account of illness, and it was the first time in fifty-nine years that Col. Cole was not present at a meeting of the offi- cial board. Levies Mill For Patriotism. Marmora, Nov.4.--Marmora Town- | ship Council at its last session fade ! a levy of one mijll on*the dollar for patriotic purposes. - Ra | explained the Balkan le: tire A | felt for the various members on the | ally favorable terms A PATRIOTIC RALLY Was Held Toledo r 20th, In On Octobe repast , to whi pern asion dainty and found with supper the auditoriu progra various the crowd d where ault e Alter the persed to the to cooking ally 'tine its selection the Progr € with us of J e McDonald of Brocl and p ¥, who d back to be present and te take some part} in the evening's festivities. The dress of his honor was a real ple ure, being filled to the brim with fire and enthusiasm of his youth and zealous for the cau the old flag in a manner tat winning uspiring. Williar Laren, Brockville the people, for I call of the presence ville motors fr od { per M taking hour, in which he fully | address strong appeal consecration of every y« this hour of England's trial. Other were Song, tion, Mr. Greenwood; Miss Counerty; cornet Wood and Leveretfe; Misses Brigginshaw; Mr. Tackabe Jasper Hugh son, Township Reeve, occupied the chair throughout in his tactful and genial manner At the conclusion of the programme Rev Father Hanley, on behalf of the Wo- men's Patriotic League and all pres- ent, expressed the appreciation all| r and f the programme Hewitt; violin solo, | duet, ww: | piano uet, address, Rev rec Sti pfogramme, and particularly towards those who came from a distance to give of their timetand talent towards making the evening a success In 4 neat and well chosen speech he spoke of the part Britafn was play- ing in the war apd of the honor and responsibility eath' was under to aid her in the struggle according to the best of one's abilities. Rev. A. E. Hagar seconded the resolution, which was upanimaously and enthusi astically carried. udge McDonald, in a few fitting words, briefly replied The gathering breaking up about twelve o'clock by the singing of "God Save the King." Between eighty and ninety dollars were rea- lized as proceeds of the evening's en- tertainment. McLaughlin Sells Carringe Business. Brockville, Nov. 4.--The deal be- tween Carriage Factories, Limited, and the MoLaughlin Carriage Com- pany 'of Oshawa whereby the former concern takes the entire carriage end of the McLaughlins has been closed, says yesterday's Toronto Globe, which continues, the Me Laughlins will give their entire at- tention to the automobile trade. It is said that Carriage Factories, which is a Brockville concern, has secured the business on exception- a ------ a_i Was | ¢ * Well, what VARKER GIRL BURNED BY FALLING INTO EMBERS OF RUBBISH FIRE. ° Farmers Warned About Selling Bad Eggs--Auto Stage From Yarker to Kingston a Great Benefit, 4 The auto stage Kingston has been Mr. Orser, and will run between /the 'two 118 stage is a great con- ul benefit both to Yarker Yarker, Nov. from Yarker to {én over by t Will remove to Syd- Hanson will enlist in Mr. and Mrs. Orser Freigh#¥rains on the C. N. R. will up at Yarker now instead of Madeline Hill was seyerely burned the kot embers of Her mother a child, and her home, which, for- by, and carried Medical aid her arms, legs Forty: nto a heard ran close Tinto house. was summoned, and nd feet were bandaged ately her face escaped. Something that not generally known, and should be known By the the j farmers, is that any one selling bad eggs to the ie under the stores is liable to a heayy ne new Act Yne ba dy purchased half a do- zen eggs at a store nd all turned ut bad One hs chicken in it I'he party who sold those eggs to the other Nore should be prosecuted Charles Hicks has a vegetable gar- ep of two and a half acres, and this year he grew 100 bushels of Spanish onions on it. The soil is well adapt- ed for gardening why he had such Success in raising Spanish onions. James Warner has moved his drive "house to higher ground, and now has it on .a cement foundation, with a stable under it Mr: Dafoe will remove to Colebrook. having se- cured a position with H. Woodruff. Sydney Day, Kingston, was in Yarker on business Tuesday last Henry Walker has very ill, i slowly recovering Another Yarker's has sent in his nan Harold An This is who een is of young m for enlistment n Freeman has been les Shuitze as or- Lee and quietly married he bride on Wednesday n hour They left for wheré they took the G. T train for trip west R pa trains are scheduled to again cross at Harrow- smith Quarterly services will be held in Moscow Methodist Church A John Watt gone leer and be hunt, A bad case of blood poisoning de- veloped in the hand of George Lu- cas. For a time his life was dis- paired of but he is now on the road to recovery Charles Benn, mail carrier from Yarker to Colebrook, is confined to his home having had a stroke is the second one within a, months' time The young chips let Yarker down casy last Saturday night On Sun- day morning one saw but very few changes outside of Mr. Foster's cut- ter astride the roof of his drive shed. Mrs. M. Foster has returned home from Gretna where she was wisiting® at Nelson Young's in the world that toming into our village? That sure- ly is mot the Lennox and Addington Oliver Shou- panee R fenger This few WITH THE CANADIANS AT PLOEGSTREET. corner the people learned motor tr from aboard six or sev- from McKel- was the f vd iaArge .» having first here ar attracted HAD CLOSE CALL. ner Anderson Tells of Thrilling Experiences. Brockville, Nov. 4 Mator Don- aldson, Brockville, has received a letter from his nephew, den Anderson, with the first contin- gent in Belgium.» Gunner Anderson is a resident of Jelleville He says "1 am lvipg on my stomach in an old barn writing this This position is not favorable for good writing, so please excuse all mistakes and scrib- bling. We have some Brockville boys in our brigade All are quite well. Yes, indeed we have had some trials and discomforts We have also some fierce fight but one couldn't wish a more no! death than to die for one's country I have lots of faith that I shall be spared, and at any rate shall do my duty. . "I had the experience of having a horse shot under me at Ypres and Jive cut of the six horses on my gun were wounded." The lead driver had five buttons shot off his serge, you can see it was hot stuff ever, I have always felt since Ypres that I shall be spared to return ------n DEFENDANT WON. He Was Sued in Peterboro For (or dage Shares. P Nov. 4.---Richard Pierce, Fra figured as de- fendant in an interesting case tried dt Peterboro béfore Judge Huycke. Some years ago the Canadian Cord- age Company canvassed this section and quite a large number of farm- ers. and others purchased stock. Later on the company went into li- quidation and the liquidator brought over 100 actions to compé@l subscrib- ers to pay up. Mr. Pierce, among other defences, set up forgery and a very interesting 'legal battle took place. Wilson McCue was counsel for Mr. Pierce and S. Birnie, Peter- bere, acted for the liquidator. Af- ter - the evidence was in and the judge heard argument he dismissed Smith's | the action with costs Presentation Made. Smith's * Falls, Nov. '4 Messrs W. A. Elwood and James McShane, two popular firemen of the C. P. R., who have enlisted with the Mounted Rifles at Barriefield Camp, were very agreeably surprised when E. Mills, on behalf of their fellow em- ployees présented the former with' a wrist 'watch ;and safety razor and Mr. MeShane with a compass and wrist wateh. The address was read by Mr. Sutherland. Mr. Ellwood's sister' Francis is a Red Cross nursing sister in Egypt. Small Number Assessed. Smith's Falls, Nov. 4.--Mr. Miller asked a question .in Council in re- ference to the income tax Out of the whole town there were only about twenty . persons taxed on in- some Unless everyome was prop- erly assessed for income he thought council shopld cancel*the income tax altogether. to the council to see that all getting big salaries pay up. assessors, he said, should see to-it that these. men were assessed and council ought to see that the assess- ors did their work. men eet ee Ae As taken by a . Ww t shows scenes in-the Flanders: djstrict, % 8 Gunner Bry- | He thought it was up The 'Mendels NOW CHILDREN'S SERGE Buy Wings, Mounts, will go. 'See our prices, and up-to-date shapes. Fn PICTON OFFICER HONORED. fe oo e---- Becomes Second in Command of the 80th Battalion. Picton, Nov. 4 --<Lieut.-Col. Adams, who for the past two years has been in command of the 16th Prince Ed- | ward Regiment, has been appointed | second in eommand of the 80th Bat- | talion, recently formed at Kingston. On the eve of his departure from Ple- ton he was last night presented with | a wrist watch by the citizens of the town, and also entertained by the of- ficers of the 16th. ' ~-- -------------- Entertained At Belleville. Belleville, Nov. 4 --Capt. Hender- son, of the SS. Scandinavian, was the guest of Lucius Allen at dinner at the Belleville Club last night. Sir| Mackenzie Bowell, assisted by E. G.! Porter, K. C., M. .P, and W. B. Northrup, K. C., proposed the toast of the British Navy. In réplying, | Capt. Henderson recounted some-| thing of what the British Navy and the transport service is doing in the war. .The Scandinavian has carried thousands of Canadian soldiers safe- ly across the ocean to England. Band Instruments For 80th Batt. Belleville, Nov. 4 --Lieut.-Col. H. F. Ketcheson has sent letters to a number of citizens asking for two dollar subscriptions to a fund to se- cure instruments for the 80th Bat- talion. These would cost about | $1,000. It has been suggested that! residents of Hasting® and Belleville} make this gift, so important to the! success of a regiment. Belleville's share might be about $500 or 250 subscriptions of $2 each. -------- Pastor Takes a Rest. Renfrew, Nov. 4.--Rev. Mr. Davies and Mrs. Davies have léft Renfrew. for Essex. Ont, where they will spend some time at the home of their son. | Mr. Davies was pastor of the Baptist | Church here, and will take a long rest--his first in a quarter of a century---before again doing pastoral work. As yet it is not known who | is to succeed him. ] " Two More Training Depots. Ottawa, Nov. 4. Brockville and Cornwall have n' added to the winter training ts for overseas battalions. Two companies of the 59th Battalion will be quartered at Brockville, and two companies at Cornwall. Arrangements for this were made by the Militia Depart-. ment, - : ------ | A Fine Old Bayonet. : ] Brockvilie, Nov. 4.--Judge Me-| Donald. has had in his possession for | many years an old British bayonet | Whielr is an interesting relic of the | sMirring times of 1812, Eo over the shoulder is attached to | the bayonet. TN i i - nen tee i To Raise n Platoon. ! Prescott, Nov. 4--Eleven recruits | Trom Chesterville and vicinity enlist- | ed together at Montreal for overseas | service, and form the nucleus of the | "Dundas Platoon." which a group of i bublic-spirited ci is of that coun- ty have and to raise. ------ A i Smith's Falls, Nov. 4--W. @| n has resigned his position! As managing-editor of the Smith's News... The business will be carried on by Herbert W. Farrow, | editor, and Norman E. Farrow, man- ager. 4 : \ { Miss F. Leaver died in| Smith's Falls on Tuesday. after seven | months' flluéss. 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