CLIPPED FROM THE =" WHIG'S _ MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES. Tn Brief Horm the Events In Country About Kingston Are Told ~Full of Interest to Many. Broadway in-Cape Vincent is bril- liantly lighted by (he new electric company operating there. George Busby crossing from Carle- ton Island to Cape Vincent lost a team of horses which broke through the ice. | Ernest Roldnd Moore, Brockville, died on Monday, aged years. He had been ill for some weeks past. Mrs. Catherine Murphy, .wife' of Jeremiah Murphy, dled on Tuesday, at the residence of cher father M. J Lynch, Belleville, : The death occurred Monday of one of Millbrook's oldest and wost re spected citizens, Thomas Medd, after an'illness of over a year During the past year a prisoners were confined Brockville jail. per capita per day was 11 1-6 cents. Mrs. F. M. Spaidel, Westmount, died in Brockville on Tuesday. 3 was born at Lyn fifty-five years ago A. Hudson, Gananoque, is a brother. hundred in the Arthur Joynt, New Boyne, passed | away Sunday at the hospital, Smith's | Falls, after a month's illness, from a complication of diseases, at the ad- | vanced age of seventy-eight years, The Perth Carpet Co., located at pt Perth, will quit the manufacturing of carpets. The factory has been purchased by the Caldwell Co, of Laffark, and will be convérted into a woollen mill The death oceurred on Tuesday of Mrs! Ann Jane Hunter, widow of the laté Archibald Hunter East Toronto, | J ag- at the home of her daughter. Mrs A. Davies, Belleville, She was ed fifty-six years A beautiful year old deer straved | into Port Elmsley on Sunday, evi- dently in a half famished condition It was captured by citizens, and has | been kept in a stable, where it is an object of interest to many. Mrs. Thompson Elliott died Peachland, B. C., on Feb. 3rd." The deceased lady was before hier mar- riage Jessie Galbraith, a daughter of the late Daniel Galbraith of Ramsay, and sister 'of Robert A. and Miss Gal- braith, and the late Mrs. Thomas Houston, Carleton Place. in M. Ballard, B.A., graduate of Mc- Master University, Toronto, has been appointed s¢lence master in the Col- legiate Institute, Smith's Falls, until the arrival of Mr. Bunton, MA, Prescott, who will permanently take charge of the science work in a short time, ' An interesting ceremony took place at the regular meeting of the Otonabee Lodge No. 13.1. 0. O. F., when P.G. R. J. Matchett, who bas enlisted with the 98rd Battalion as Company Quartermaster, was sented with an emblamatic ring as services to the Lodge. The Anglican clergymen of the Leeds reading circle, and by it every clergy- thirty-two { The cost of rations © I ri rural deacony have formed a| an reads one up-to-date book once | a month and then passes the volum= | {-on to a brother clergyman, the idea | | being to keep up the scholarship of | | the clergy and to encourage broader! | reading. { | Brockville's icé races were inter- esting. In the 2.35 class the hor- ses won thus: Miss Primus, Lindley, | Mon., Juliet Peer, Brockville; Star i Pointer, Westport; Harry Pointer, | Ventnor; Arley Hall, Smith's Falls. In the 2.12 class the results were: | Fern Hal; Prince Rupert, Sudbury; | Primus, Lindley, Montana; Golden Rex, Ottawa. | | Practitioners of Leeds and Grenmville | Formed Institution. | Brockville, Feb. 17.--A meeting of the medical men of the united coun- ties of Leeds and Grenville was held lon, Tuesday. There was a large and representative attendance from points {throughout the counties, The Medical Society of Leeds and Grenville, inac- itive for some time, was reorganized. "The following officers were appoint- i President--Dr. J. CC. Mitchell, Brockville. Vice-President escott, I Secretary-Treasurer. - {Vrooman, Brockville. Committee Dr. Davis, Ganan-| {ogue; Dr. Storey, Kemptville | Dr, Third, Kingston, gave an' ad dress upon medical topi¢s which was much appreciated by those present Dr Pr. FP. 8. WITH 215T BATTALION, A Belleville Boy Was. Wounded hw The Head. lelleville, Feb. 17. from the Adjutant General conv the sad intelligence that. Corpl. Ar | thur Johnson, a member of the 21st | Battalion, had on February Sth, been wounded His injuries consisted of a gunshot wound in the head The message stated he was in a hospital Corpl. Johnson referred to,-is a | well known Bellewillian, being the | youngest son of the late William Johnson. He enlisted with the 21st ! Battalion at Kingston, and left with | that battalion last year for the front | The message was forwarded to his | mother, who is at present with her | son, Willlam Johnson, Toronto. at J PTE. SHAW LOST LIF Enlisted at Peterboro With the 39th Battalion, Peterbore, Feb. 17.--Offcial word has been received of the death. of | Pte. Cecil Donald Shaw, who. re- | ceived a gunshot 'wound in the head jon Feb. 6th, He enlisted here on { March 10th last with the 39th Bat- | | talion, but was later drafted into the | | | { 25th Battalion. | married. His wife left for her | after the 39th Battalion sailed from town with his wife and family, North { Me, street, Canada. FROM COUNTRYS Frontenac GLENDOWER, Feb. 16.--8Since the spow has come they have started to draw rock from thy feldspar wines to Godfrey. Sandford Leeman is drawing hay to Aaron Soppin's. Quite a number. of men are cutting logs for the mill . at Desert Lake to be sawed, Biram Hoppins hind wifeare at James Wil son's. Miss Edna Campbell has re- turned to Kingsten after visiting friends in this vicinity ¢ Leeman is at John Babcock's wood cutting CLARENDON. Feb, 16.--Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, Cyprus River, Man, and Mr. and" Mrs MeVein, Elphin, were the' guests of Mr. and Mus. MeVelsn, Elpin, were the guests of Mr. dnd Mrs. John Glenn over Sunday. Mrs. James Campbell and son James spent Sunday at John Glenn's, Word has been receivedt that Wilford Tysick, who was very ilt in Ottawa with acute appendicitis, was operated on Sunday and is doing nicely. Mrs. J Patterson, Zealand; died this morn- ing after a short illness of gripe. Site leaves a husband and five - dren ta mourn her loss. Miss Con- boy, 'Oo, visited her sister, Mrs. T 'Kitkham, this week. SANGSTER. s Feb, 15.--A few from here attend- ed thd box social and ball in Fer. moy on Friday night. Mrs. John O'Conner at James Daley's, Cole Lake. Gussie Daley' dnd sister Katie, Cole Lake, at Thomas Young's, Mrs. W. Whalan has returned to - her home in Kingston after visiting with her father, P. Egan. Joseph Mur- phy at his brother's John Murphy's, Burridge; Charles Murphy at Thom- as Barrett's. W. J. Cochrane ard sister Katié at M. J. Cochrane's; T. J. O'Connor at P. O'Connor's; Thom- as Barrett at Westport John Murphy spent a day with friends' in Kingston last week. GLENVALE: Feb. 16, --John Clark and Margaret Robb of this place were quietly married in Kiogston . last Wednesday. They returned to Glen- vale on Saturday to reside. A pleas- sat evening was spent at the social t Wiliam Pillar's last week. Mr, nd Mrs, R! B. Gibson entertained Miss Sandford |. rm Featherstone, |; The late Pte. Shaw and is now in fu was an employee of the C. G. E. He |is of a fairly good thickness and of | pre- | was twenty-three years of age and very fair quality. WHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1016. | Gananoque (From Our Own Correspondent.) Feb, 17.--Emily' Webster, wife of Rev. Albert R. Orser, superanpuated Methodist minister, passed, away at the family residence,. Wellington street, on Tuesday morning, follow- ing a paralytic stroke on Sunday evening last. The deceased was well known throughout this section, and held in high esteem by all who knew her. Besides her husband and one brother, Ephraim O. Web- MEDICAL, SOCIETY ORGANIZED. ster, Osborne street, is left to mourn 10th last the Néwboro Hock her loss... Mrs. Orser wgs seventy years old, and until vears) prevented her, was active in all departments of church work. The fumreral was heli this afternoon from the family resi- dence to -Willowbank cemetery, and was largely attended Rev. Melvin Taylor, pastor of Grace Churth, con- dugted the service. Heaslip Scott, an elderly and high- ly esteemed resident of the town, utters To The Et 'No Rough Play By Westport. Jo. { i { | Weekly Whig of Feb. 14th last a | reference to the recent hockey match | between Westport and Newboro on Feb. 5th last. dental 'to every hockey match. . It is true that an unfortunate accident happened to Mr. Flefning, 'but Mr. Fleming admitted to the writer that he considered the injury to his thumb an accident. = TO clear West- port Club and ite players from any imputation of rougheplay it is only necessary to st that no Westport player was penalized during the game and that at a meeting of the Leeds Hackey Loar on February | | i . iff expert of the Westport, Feb, 14. (To the Edi- | tor): ~1 notice in the issue of the. who is ¢ There Was no uhus- | ual rough play except what in iaei- | | over twenty millions Finante for a more ment of existing law and regulation | Americ LOOKS AFTER NEW TAXES, WILL CLAIM $125,000. Financial .Expeit of the . Treasury I Démands $20,000 From United States | Has Big Job. Ottawa, Feb. 17.--The administra- tion of the new war taxes will de- " Financial Depart- ment. Griel, the only American-born | = | volve upon Robert W. Breadner, tar. | vivor among the Ancona passcisi | stated at he¥ home to-day that she He is the technical officer | had filed claim onsulted by the Minister of | amonnting to $120,000. Following Sinking of Ancona. New York, Feb. 17.--Dr. Cecil L. « SP. & Ss, s at 'Washington, Finance in the preparation of bud- | Austrian Government she demands gets, Insurance Co. To Unload. Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 17.- the results of the proposed -One of | legisla- | $100,000, | States ! 35,00 { cash, which she says was lost with from the United and T including $5,000 $20,000, thie liner. Dr. Griel hoped to have her claims i tion introduced by the Minister of Settled in such a way as to be re rigid enforce- is that one prominent life insurance company of Canada will get rid of of bonds and, stock «in traction propositions in the | United States and substitute Canadi- ey Club | was voted out of the Jeague on ac! count of refusing game, and no Westport player was suspended or expelled from the league at that meeting. -- nett, . to continue yassed away on Monday at hig home, | John sire very. suddenly. Besides his widow, six sons and ome daughter are left to mourn: George, of Ham ilton; John and Reginald, of North vy: Elmer and Oscar, of this town; van, at the front, somewhere . in France, and Mrs. W. G. Bates, Stone strect The funeral was held yes- terday afternoon to Willowbank cemetery, and was largely attended, Nassau Acton, an aged and re spected resident of King street, suf- fered a paralytic strike the fore part of this week, and 1s in a eritical con dition Sidney who injured him self about a month agd by a fall on the ice while*skating, has so far re- covered as to he hack at the store this week "The monthly T. VU. 'was. held on at the home of Rev son, Garden street A number from town ed the hig military carnivals of the 59th and 156th Battalions Postmaster J. T. Green has receiv- ed word. from his son, Karl Green, who 'went from here with .the first contingent. stating that, he is in a School of Gunnery in England train ing for a lieutenancy. The annual tea meeting of the con- gregation and friends of Church was held in the Anglican Parish House .last evening, and was largely attended. A sacred concert was rendered in the church; and af- tea an entertainment of more lar nature was given in the Par- ish House. Quite a large number from town drove out to the Sand Hill Preshyte- rian Church to enjoy the annual tea meeting of the adherents of that church last evening. The harvesting of the ice crop was started the-fore part of this week, swing. The ice Adams session of the W. C Tuesday evening William Hender have attend ter secu Michael Dillon, of the EA a 1 -- Christ | 33rd Bat-| token of recognition of his faithful | home in London, England, shortly tery, Kingston, spent a few days in| the | R: J. Ben- | an securities therefor company have 10 stand for a sub stantial discount in the conversion' Picked Cap; Lost Fingers, Ingersoll, Feb. 17.--A percussion gan ded as a precedent * for other ans who might find their pos tions similar to 'hers as a result of accidents beyond their control. Lived 97 Years On Homestead. St. Thomas, Ont., Feb. 17.~Mrs even if the Tamer Weaver, who was: born on the same day -of the month and year of the late Queen Viotgria, died yester- day at her home, Bayliam Township, near Port Burwell, aged ninety-seven years. The deceased was born on cap which exploded in lis left hand the farm where she died. seriously injured Francis Moulton, { son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Moulton, i of Dereham township. The cap. ex i-ploded when the lad picked it with a pin. Two of the fingers and par of the thumb had to. be amputated The cap contained nitro-glycerire and was intended for blasting j poses. The victim .of 'the accide has been a student at the Ingersoll A Collegiate Institute for some ting | pointment | ged and | certain | {procity MARIE STUART Mac¢Beth, in Harry Lauder's Yo The Night Before," at the Again Refuses Higher Salary. St. Thomas, Feb, 17.--Rev. W, F. Brownlee, rectdr of St. John's church has declined the invitation to become pastor of the Church of the, Ascen- sion, Windsor, although an advance in salary was offered. This is the second call, with a larger salary, that Brownlee "has declined i past four months the in Se atl At rt ccm IDE AND HAMLET Heaviest Millionaire Marries, Atlantic City, Feb, 17, --Emory Titman, twenty-five, weight 400 pounds, reputed to be worth $2,000, 000, son of the late head of the Penn- sylvania Reduction Company, Phil adelphia, married Miss Anna Smiley Corkery, Mfddietow nN. Y.,. adi vorecee, known to stage Jume Levy the as Germany Using Iron Money. London, Feb. 17 An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen states that Germany circulating iron money to the total value of 3, 989.288 marks, which has heen sued in exchange for nickel and cop- per § The latter have been melted up and used in war factories. coi Has Fleet A New Commander? London, Feh. 17 val correspondent expre be- lief that increa of the German fleet is due to thgap- of a new commander-in chief whose name has not been divu the pa 1g 3] new essels, and probably gnd heavier torpedo 'craft The Times na- the recent ito service faster Reciprocity for Motorists. Detroit\ Mich., Feb. 17 A reci- act for Canadian and Ameri- can motorists, giving free passage, is assured this spring Owing to insufficient fodder and the spreading of disease among hor ses in Germany, official advice on how to check disease is printed in the newspapers. Hn pills at Gibson's. 3 | The: cost of white paper in Ger- many has increased $20 a ton. The Hamburger Fremdenblatt predicts that many newspapers will be com- pelled to suspend publication: In case of sickness 'Phome Gibson's, for drug store wants. a 230 Ee -- the young people vn Valentine's night) Mr. and Mrs. Byren Gordon are visiting friends in Kingston. Mr. Bautterill is visiting friends in Trenton. Emmons is hauling feed to Sunnyside where he intends to move next month. J. Ellerbeck has been laid up with inflammation, in his eye. J. A -Carruthers gave an oyster supper to his friends. last week Mr. gnd Mrs. H. C. Orser spent Tuesday evening at W_ Irwin's Elginburg., Mrs McKeever, God-| frey, is visiting her daughters, Mrs Hamilton and Mrs. Butterill 1 MOUNTAIN GROVE, Fei. 15 --Percy Barr is home af: ter spending a few weeks with friends near Napanee Mrs, Lennox, | an-tavalid wir rheumatism for a long | time, died on Tuesday The funer- 1 al service on Thursday was in charge of Rev. Mr. Webster The Women's Institute held a successful meeting | on Wednesday al the home of Mrs Geary Somers nthe question drawer Mrs, Somers gave a good ex- position on the Buffalo moth and as & means externvinating, to spray with gasoline, crude carbolic was al-| so suggested: The next meeting will te held at Mrs, L. IL. Price's and a good programme is planned. Miss Ha Hamby the guests of Miss Grace Godfrey;.J. Davy, Newburgh, is at. J. Godfrey's. e_ Women's Institute and Ladies' Aid purchased varn und flannel! to wake socks and shirts' for the soldiers. They will] -aiso knit wash ¢leth. Reeruiting ie | | #uill going dn. ' The last to enlist are | | Ray Drew, Frank Davy, Herald Som- ers and Oakland Hayes. Stewart Mills, H. Hartwirk and W, Bell have | been turped down as physically un- fit. The young people gave Mr, and I Mia. Godirey a variety shower» in [Friday evenivg. B. R. Price and ugh Thompson have returned after | Rttending the agricultural course at Harrowsmith. Hugh Thonipson took second prize in the stock judging contest. -- Robert MeKakght, an old and respected resident was removed br death on Jaturday, aged seventy- seven years. He Jeaves to mourn his loss, his widow and son William H., For Olden, and several children in the west. The funeral service to-day is in charge of Rev. W. Hall, Arden: Harry 'Price arrived on Saturday to visit his mother, Mrs, Aaaie Price, uiter an absence of ten years in the Notth-west. He is now working = a murnit'on factory im Toron.o. A welcono is to be extended tb tha velarteers in the Town Hal] on Fri- day e'¢ning. Miss Florence, Allis 'om, Wolfe Island, is in charge of the ot i i { | Bolger North School. MF. and Mrs. George Mchnight, Tamworth, and Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Evens, Actinolite, are here to attend the funeral of the la Robert McKnight. - Mrs. W, H, Cow- dy and Earl Youmans paid ton a flying visit la eae | 1 MEACOMBLE. James Donevan and si ott, spent. Sunday here successful social was held n. the Preshiteriari Church Monday "éven- ing Ford Ralph, Kingston, is visit- ing relatives here Leo Gavin and Aiss Maggie Gavin are in Brockville this week sattending the carnival Mrs. John Bolger and Miss Mamie visited friends in Kings Miss Pearl Mills, is visiting MeDonald, Feb, 15 ASL Brewer's Mrs. G week v her CHAFFEY'S LOCK. Feb: 14 Miss Evelyn Sullivan spent. thé week-end in Kingston, the guest of ler sister, Mrs. Burke. EK. C. Fleming, Kingston, is spending a few weeks visiting friends in this vi cinity. Miss Florence Kennedy, Phillipsville, is spending a week with Miss E. Fleming. John and Ray- mond Fleming, Smith's Falls, spent Saturday and Sunday: at their home here 0D. J. Hughson made a buf nes Mahoney, Elgin, spent Sunday at P. 8S. Doyle's Mrs. M. E. Doyle is re- covering from her recent illness. George Simmons,. Detroit, Mich, 1s spending a few weeks with Jhimes Simmons. The men are busy put- ting dway a supply of ice for the sum- mer. , b MORTON. Feb? 14.--E., Jones has returned home from Toronto, with a fancy driver which he purchased . there. Getting up wood is the order of the day in theovillage. Mrs. T.: Glover is ill. Henry York. made a trip to Athens on Monday last J. Wilson has gone to Ellisville to spend a cod- ple of weeks the guest of his niece, Mrs. J. Dillion, Mrs. A. Dillion, Sweet's Coroers, ig spending a few days™ in the village calling on friends. J. Cheetcham, Bay. was calling on friends in village ow Saturday. Quite a number attended the sale at R. E. Stasey"s on Saturday. Harry Johnston has re- Kings s trip to Ottawa last week. Ralph Sedley's' the 1 turped to his home at Bellmay's ter spending a few days with |} ter, Mrs 1 George Roantree, Mr H Sly spent Thur day at George Sly's [Mrs Liecals DULCEMAINE. "ah, 14 are taking ad t v age goo ighing, {in wood { Moorehead R | hers which W an Mr. } Xi | | jattac kK of pneumonia baul-ftea will be held this Friday at.the farm {ley sed [visitor at her home here of [Fetteriey visited Winchester frien irst on [tor { | i { | "| | {waited el MOREWOOD. AL ii Morga \ Mrs. Allen Trwere Mrs. Amo { Che and M ye day i Speen Lorne Saturda) a gue Mabel Revel spent a con diner's sell, was Tweed McConnell "ited" Mr chester last Thoma ue I and his aild Mrs, Walker at Win week Mrs. Allan Me- Donald is at present visiting her pars ents at Russell The little daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. McDonald has been {il of bronchitis. but 'is better. A number of'\ladiey met at the manse on Friday afternoon to work for the Red Cross, The Mission Circle met at the home of Miss Jennie Reveler on Friday evening. Rev .D. D.iand Mrs, Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. Amon McConnell, wére guests on Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Feeley, Nambridge. Mr. Sproule, Hawkes- bury, is a4 guest Jn Morewood. M. Earle, Regina, is spending a few weeks with Xelatives here Mrs. J, Moore and J Belle Fhursday With friends at Russell Mr and Mrs. Wesley Revealer spent a couple" of days last week with friends at Winchester. Mes. Thomas Flem- mig, Ov¥sler; is 4 guest at the home of Mr.-and Mrs. Frederick Reveler. Mr. and Mrs. and Miss McShea, Rus- sell, spent Tuesday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McConnell enter- {of township officials. | | { i { rt i v.{ mother vis- {pay current Moftat. spent | {Monday with Mr, and Mrs {printed the baptism of their babe. Mr. and McLaughlin, Toy's 5 Hill, spent E. IL. Mun- harvey. A. B. Allisorr made a busi- ness trip recently.to Montreal. Mrs. William Glascow is suffering from an The Red Cross home of Mr. and Mrs! James Fetter Mids K. Smith was a week-end Mrs. Roy | adopted ' sm a few days | Township. Council SB ere "PITTSBURGH. I met at meeting and Hagh Couns osking ant «Red Cross Society, By ed confirming appointments Auditors pre their report, which was ac- cepted, and 100 copiés ordered to be Grant to Queen's Red ('ross Society of $250. wag passed, A« counts passed Division Regi 15.60; clerk, Whig, printing, auditor. $15; $15; county $121.07 Coun 11 last vt 1 for Queen's laws pa sented $5.60; A. J. George Hay, Frontenac charity, and. repairs to roads, $49. Treasurer.given a cheque for $5G0 to accounts. Adjourned March *6th, at 10.30 Of da until o'clock. PO Lanark. MABERLY, 5 Feb. 15.---Mrs 11. Wesley 4s seri- ously ill with poeumonia and pleur- 8Y. Miss Lulu Wesley has also ar- ived to be with his mother, hockey match on Saturday reshilted ih a score of 7} 10 © in faver of Maberly Junior team will bg a Tioc- Key mateh on Tuesday between Al- thorpe and Maberly senior teams. Mrs, William Ritchie, Althorpe, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Munroe. = Miss Stella Fleming has gone to Perth. - "Nose and throat sprays" at Gib- son's, Murray, Of Elibank Resigns, Londen, Feb. 17.--Baron Murray of' Elibank, who was appointed last November to act tempararily in the] honorary capacity of director-general of recruiting for munitions work; ha resigned his post owing to ill-healtn Sir George Croyden Marks, M.P. for North-East Cornwall, will probably gueceed him. & @itafrh Cream" at Gibsom's.- A A A A ANN, From the: For disinfecting refrigerators, sinks, closets Grainsand for 500 other purposes. REFUGE SUBSTITUTES. 'The kind you are looking for is the kifid we sell. cranton Coal Is good Coal and we guarantee prompt delivery. BOOTH & CO. Foot of West St. THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. Drop & card to 19 Pine strest when wanting anything done in the carpen- tery line. Estimates given on all kinds ¢ repairs. and new works also hard- {wood floors of all kinds. - All orders | #111 receive prompt attention Shop | 10 Quesn Rtraat al- |tained a number of their friends on ( sis- | Thursday evening, the occasion. being Cowan, auditor, The | | New Models in Fane Tweeds .....%:.. See the new W. Gx NEW BUSINESS SUITS - FOR MEN, $15.00. v Worsteds and Scotch .. $15.00 and R. Shirts .$1.00 Roney's, -121 Princess St. ---- \ | No Epidemic or Disease has ever been traced to Pasteurized Milk All our Milk is thoroughly pasteurized and sold in Sealed L Phone 845 Bottles. Price's | J AY the world's greatest bands parade before you if you have a w - Evervone likes to 'the, Victrola vou ueay Sousa's Band, 1 Victrola hearwband music, and on it at its very best. rvor's: Vessella's, Con- ways: U. 8. Marine Band, Garde Repiblicaine Band of France--all t world--play for you, am 'ing thie bands themsely Come: in any tin «noted bands entertain Victrolas from $21 to $255. C. W. LINDSAY he famous bands of the wl it's just as Peal as hear- ex, . + aid have any of these VOll. LTD ot ' 121 PRINCESS STREET.