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That of Harold Leggett was held at 10.30 a.m. at the house, -the remains being taken to Elgin for interment, and that of Herbert McKay, at 2.30 p.m. in the Presbyterian church, the body be- ing placed in the vault. Rev. Mr. Becksteat preached both | sermons. It was indeed one of the | saddest things witnessed here in | years. Both children were excep- | tionally bright, manly little fellows, land were inseparable companions, {as their homes were close together, {They were not to blame for the ac- lcident as the long freight train pre- |verited them hearing or seeing the light engine. It was also raining, and they were carrying an umbrella. | Herbert was killed almost instantly land Harold lingered for about two {hours, but was unconscious. The at- itendance at the funérals was very 'large as the deepest sympathy is felt ifor the heart-broken parents, and al- | 80 great indignation that such a {dangerous crossing is allowed in its present condition. Hardly a day pass a close call, and several hive killed at the same place in the last few years, The Lansdowne Rural Telephone leompany has had considerable diffi- culty in getting operators for Cen- tral. Joseph Warren, whose tender was first accepted, could not accept owing to ill health. The next lowest tenderers, Miss Cross and Mrs, Win- {burn, were asked to take it, but de- clined. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. John- ston have now accepted the office, fand will begin their new duties There are about 400 sub- |seribers. E. E. Johnston is remodelling the Fredenburg Block, and, when finish- ed, will have one of the best équip- iped hardware stores. | Robert Turkington has purchas- sed the residence of James Keating. {Clark Johnston, son of Wesley John- ston sustained a fall from his bicy- cle on Thursday evening, breaking his collar bone, and being otherwise bruised. Born to Mr. Mrs. Robt. and Lan- f ldon, Fine View, N.Y , a son. and two chil- visiting Mrs, James Lorimer dren, Brockville, are and Mrs. Wm. Burns. The dist¥ict convention of the Wo- { men's Institute was held on Friday, June 16th, in the Town Hall. gates attended from Westport, New- boro, Delta and Elgin Mrs. R. Leggett, district jpresident, presid- ed. Interesting papers were read iby Mrs. Chapman, Engin and Mrs Every Advertisement you run in a newspaper of - high standing-in a news- paper that is respected and admired both by the buy- ing public and by the Re- tail Merchants -- is worth ten advertisements in'a news: paper that does not have that standing. What wonderful opportunities for diversion and pleasure the | Beintzman & On. ~ Player Hiano "The Different Player-Piano" ~ fumishes. No home is complete without one. ~ This is the aluminum action Player-Piano--the * "weatherproof" and "wear-proof" Player-Piano. many exclusive features. Have it to you. C. W. LINDSAY, LIMITED, 121 Princess Street. Pa © C.C € Cc ee - - of | s that some one does not have| been | Mr. | Dele-| G. | i if |] Ee Breckenridge, Westport: and. two | Bracke addresses were given by the] | government delegate, Miss Olive E. {| Hayes, Parkhill. Miss Vera 'Bireh, { Delta, and Miss - Gladys Mooney, { Lansdowne, contributed to the musi- teal portion. { Miss Elizabeth Sask., is visiting Geo, ¥ Johnston, is in' Winnipeg, Man., as a delegate {to the Presbyterian General Assem- |tly. Miss Lucia Jack, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs, Cook, Chi- | cago, Ill, returned home last week. | Mrs. Cross, Chesley, Ont., is visiting her daughter, Mrs Edmund, Latimer. Mr. Dewolfe, cheesemaker at Til- bury, is ill with blood poisoning in his hand. A young daughter has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Griffin. Mrs. James Tedford ig quite ill. OTTAWA TO PETAWAWA Stewart, Regina, her sister, Mrs. Representatives of Several Municipalities Are Urging Scheme: -- Renfrew, June 21.--A modern tween Gttawa and Petawawa is now the aim of that section of the Ottawa big military rencampment, following the. campaign which has been' for for some time in progress for a good road to connect Ottawa with Prescott | and Ogdensburg. frew. yesterday of men interested in the scheme, with John Brennan, E. Smallfield Secretary. of Renfrew Delegates were frew, and from the townships, Mr. Brennan reported having seen had commended the scheme, and said that the Ontario Government would probably be willing to give dollar for dollar, Mr. Brennan had reason to believe that the Dominion Government would aid in establishing-a good road be= tween the Federal capital and the Do- minion's biggest permanent military encampment, up the matter of getting an Ottawa Valley organization for the tion of the building of the proposed road. NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT Clipped From the Whig's Bright Exchanges, Private Clarence J. Sibary, Ren frew, is officially reported among the missing at the front, Many thodist minister at Addison, Shanly, Lyn and other stations in this dis- trict, is dead at Newington, Ont, ! Miss Alice Deltra Fitzpatrick, daughter of Travers Brockville, and Walter P. Ferguson, | M.A, Toronto, were married on Mon- | | day. | David J. Creighton, a life-long res- ident of Ogdensburg, died Sunday | night after a brief illness, - Deceased | was born in Odgensburg eigthy years ago. | Rev. A, H. Barker, New Liskeard, {-has accepted the pastorate of the Delta-Phillipsville Baptist churches, succeeding Rev, Mr. McAlpine, who | has enlisted. Miss Mary Mackey, member of one {of Pembroke's oldest and most re- spected families, died last week. She had been a sufferer for over seven months from Bright's disease. | © Desmond Morris of the reportorial staff of the Citizen, Ottawa, has en- | listed for overseas service with the | T4th Artillery Battery, Kingston, and will report for duty on July 9th, Pte. Alfred Gordon Travers, son of { Mrs, F. B. Travers, formerly of | Brockville, has been killed in action. | Mrs. "Pravers recently left Brockville land took up residence with her daughter, Mrs.. Barnard, at Montreal. During the past fourteen months Ino less than seven ex-mayors of { Brockville have answered the final { call, They were Messrs. John Cul- { bert, John H Fulford, G. H. Weatherhead, W. H. Harrison, Bowie, E. A. Buckman and Senator Derbyshire. : ACCUSED OF | Citizen Said to Be Pro-German, Com- mitted for Trial Hope, June 21. Blood, a well known citizen of {town was in the Police Court ion a charge of giving expression to seditious utterances, and was com- | mitted to stand trial He eame to {Port Hope ten years ago from New | York State and is said to have taken | gut naturaii: 4 tion papers years ago. he evidence of two wit- nesses represented the accused as {strongly pro-German in his views, Port Walter A BASEBALL ON TUESDAY. International League: Toronto, §; Newark, 1 Buffalo, 7; Richmond, 2. Baltimore, 5; Rochester, 2. Providence, 11; Montreal, 4. American League. New York, 4; Boston, 1. Chicago, St. Louis, 2 Detroit, 2; Cleveland, 1. Washington, 2; Philadelphia, 1. | National League. {- New York, 4; Boston, 2 (first | game). Boston, 1; game}. 2 { St. Louis, 10; Pittsburgh, 6. Philadelphia, 7; Brooklyn, 4 (first | game). | Philadelphia, 9; Brooklyn, 3 (sec. ond game). : Chicago at Cincinnati, postponed; rain. New York, 0 (second wv "Neilson's Ice Cream Bricks," sold in Kingston only at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. J. D. W. Darling! TRUNK ROAD PROPOSED. trunk route for vehicular traffic be-| Valley between the capital and the] A meeting was held in Hotel Ren-| Reeve of Arnprior, presiding, and W. | acting as | present | from Pembroke, Arnprior and Ren- | in Toronto Hon. T. W. MeGarry, who | A committee was appointed to take | promo- | Rev. William Knox, formerly Me- | Fitzpatrick, | R. | this | today | sevon | Gananoque (From Our Own €Carrespondent.) June 21.--On Monday at the home| of his brother, Neil McCarney, pro-| prietor of the "Provincial Hotel of this town, John McCarney, who has resided here for some time past pass-| ed away after being in failing health | for some time. Deceased was in the 84th year of his age. He formerly | resided near Merrickyille. The re-! mains were forwarded to that village | yesterday afternoon and interment will take place there to-day. i Garnet Harris, son of Mr, and Mrs. | W. G. Harris, Stone street, was taken to Kingston - General Hospital 'on | Monday in charge of Dr. J. J. Davis, where he was operated on for appen- | dicitis. Reports on Tuesday showed | that he is making satisfactory pro- gress, Mrs. McDonald, Charles street, an aged and highly esteemed resident of | the town, suffered a paralytic stroke on Monday, and is in a very serious | { condition. Mrs, (Dr) L. W, Walkey and little son, Cecil, of Richdale, Alta., have arrived here to spend the summer | Season with the former's parents, Mr. {and Mrs. R. J, Wilson, Garden street. Mrs. E. B. Irving, of Nanaimo, B.C., have arrived in town to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. R. J. Wilson, Garden street. Rev. Melvin Taylor, D.D., and Mrs. | Taylor had" their household effects shipped to Renfrew this week. Mrs, | Taylor is spending a short time in | Kingston with- friends prior to re- moving to her new home. SCHOOL -- Closing Exercises and Distribution of Prizes -- New Board Belleville, June 21.--On Friday {evening the hall of St. Agnes' School was filled with prominent citizens of { Belleville, many former pupils and! | out-of-town v itors, for the annual | elosing exercises The prizes were | distributed by Bishop Bidwell, King- {ston, Lawrence Baldwin, Toronto, Revs. Canon Beamish, and A. L {Green and Col. Ponton. The Bishop in his address 'heartily praised the {work of the school The school will reopen in autumn under new auspices. An Advisory Board, consisting of Hon Senator Corby, Justice Wills and H F. Ketcheson, Mayor of Belleville, | | has been formed, ! | The prizes for general proficiency {were won by the following: Form VI. {Jean Hamilton; V. A., Mary Bald win; V, B., Thelma Vermilyea; 1V., | Helen Roberts: 31. Clifarlie San- medals for musie, Isobel Ben- jamin and Phoebe Smiths the Bald- win bracelet, Phoebe Smith. the | | | | { | | key; SOLDIERS REMEMBERED | Mispah Royal Black Preceptory Pre-| sents Gifts to Brethern Belleville, June 21.--A very inter- esting event took placg at Foxboro when the Royal Blae Knights of Ireland presented to Sir Knights William Gillespie, and Rev. William | Mair 'a substantial memorial upon their departure soon for overseas. | Mr. Gillespie, who resides at Plain- | field joins the Bakers' Corps at Bar- | riefield, and Mr. Mair takes up ser- vice in the Medical Corps. i Cobourg Women's Rifle Club Cobourg, June 21.----At a rtended meeting held in the jCouncil Chamber, Cobourg, a [men's Rifle Association was led with the following offi 2 Mrs. J. G. Hagerman; Vice- Miss E. A. Wood and Estelle Ferguson: Secretary, | Miss® Thompson; Committee Miss |Haynes, Miss Pender, Mrs, James McKinnon, Miss ME Rogers and Miss | Green Mayor E. A. Duncan was in the chair, and the meeting was ad- {dressed by G. H. Catton, Instructor |of Musketry, Toronto | maaan | Seeking Light and Power, Seeley's Bay, June 21.--Petitions are in circulation and being largely {signed in the townships of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne and South Crosby asking the Hydro-Electric | Commission of Ontario to install elec- tric power and light in said town- ships. It would certainly be a great | acquisition to this part of the County { of Leeds and the probability of ac- quiring a radial railway. On Saturday Mr, and Mrs. George | Brooks, Lindsay, celebrated their golden wedding and the occasion was | graced by the presence of a go§dly their friends and rela- well at- Town Wo- organiz- 3: Pres- ident, | number of tives 4 The death occurred at Prescott, on Thursday, of James Markey, Sr., of Proscott, He had been ill for months. | AA AA At A AA A 7 AAA lt Mt AOA | THE FRENCH REPULSE | ATTACK ON HILL 108. | No Important Infantry Fight-| | Ing Around Verdun During | the Night. | (Special to the Whig) Paris, June 21.--Following the ex- | plosion of two mines, the sermans | last night attacked French trenches! yon Hill 108, south of Berry-au-Bac, | in the region of Rheims. The War'! | Office to-day announced that the at-| {tack was checked by screen fire, | On both banks of the Meuse artil-| ery was active during the night, | | but there was'no important infantry | fighting around Verdun, "| ---- i It save you money to buy face! creams at Gibson's Red Cross Drug | Store, 3 | National Guard companies are be- ing enlisted rapidly at Ogdensburg and Watertown, NY, | Chocolates of quality, Shaw, Mahood's Drug Store, Page & { now to see whether or not any profits | ago. Store, | i { 1 | Frank Hamilton Spearman, author of "The Girl and the Game," is a writer of red-blooded and virile English, a master painter of intrigue in the circles of the eleet and the do and dare of the great outdoors. : -In "The Girl and the Gat { tremendous subject--society to-day, daughters, its nancial trickery, its heroism, defeats, - "punch." made. . the story from 4 against steel. Game' for our From his" pen have come some of the most entrancing stories in recent years. He has thrills that are human ones and human In "The Girl and the Game' he carries the action of street to the dingy, railroad right of way, finance, with its woman element and its trickery; all the human entanglement to he expected in a man-made war of We have been fortunate in securing '"I"he Girl and the and follow the pictures as they appear at Griffin's Theatre each Monday and Tuesday. A GRIPPING STORY. fo" he has taken unto himself a with ils ' pampered its victories and His writing has what publishers call the great guarded goals of wealth in Wall smoke-begrimed dwellings alongside some He has written of the great game of steel next serial. Be syre to read it next Saturday, heifesfesfefesdoderfedecfeorfeileds slufadedededode deed LIBERAL VICTORY IN NOVA SCOTIA, (Special to the Whig.) Halifax, June 21.--The Lib- eral Government was sustained in Nova Scotia yesterday by 31 to 12, being a net gain of seven for the Liberals. The Opposi- tion leader, Mr. Tanner, was de- feated in his riding. rte tPred La PEPER Perper rr *| dell dle delle ddededdededededeodotidd | HE'S NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLIC. Sir 8am Hughes Doesn't Care a Hang What Public Are Saying. Ottawa, June 21.--Major-General Sir Sam Hughes told the Davidson Commission yesterday afternoon that he didn't care what the Admiralty paid for the condemned Canadian am- munition sold in the fall of 1915 through the ipstrumentality of Colonel J. Wesley Allison, ostensibly acting as agent for the ' Canadian Vickers, Limited; he hadn't read the evidence; didn't care a hang what the public were saying about it; was con- cerned only in the fact that Canada got full value for the ammunition sold; had enough to do with running his own show in Canada without bothering about the interest of the British Admiralty; didn't feel called upon to undertake any investigation or commissions on the sale should be returned either to Canada or to the Admiralty; believed that Col. J. Wes- ley Allison was. "a cleaner man than Hartley Dewart, K.C., ever was," and that Allison when acting directly as the agent of the Militia Department never made one cent of commission or profits. MORE BRITISH CCESSES, Occupy Two-Towns in German East Africa. (Special to the Whig) London, June 21.---British forces have occupied Kandeni and Altlan- genburg in German East Africa, tak- ing huge German stores and repuls- ing several serious enemy counter- attacks. This indicates continuous progress by the British South African troops under General Smuts. Canadian Casualties, Killed in action--T. G. Brown, Pembroke; T. L. Cluffe, Peterboro. Missing--V. Carnahan, Sydney Crossing. Wounded--F. J. Daly, Campbell- ford; M. Gifford, Belleville; G. H. Reynolds, Prescott; G. W, Brayman, Brockville; Lance Corpl. George Gor- don, 290 Albert street, Kingston; F. Barnum, Corbyville. Soldier Not a Suicide, London, June 21.--Cardiac fail- ure, due to gastric irritation, was the verdict returned at the adjourned in- quest at Shorncliffe on Leslie Peter McCormick, 526456, of the Medical Corps, found dead with a morphine syringe-in his pocket, a fortnight The theory of suicide was dis- missed by the evidence of the anal- vst, Conscription Not Necessary. to the Whig) 21.--The Railway- at Leeds, England, to-day adopted practically a unani- mous resolution declaring that the railwaymen viewed with disgust the enactment of a conscription law and saying the measure was entirely un- (Special London, June men's Congress necessary. Page and Shaw Chocolates, Fresh from factory each week. The | gold seal quality. Mahood"s Drug | "Beef, Iron and Wine," the large bottle, G50c. Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. Berlin City Council refused Wat- erloo's proposal to consider amalga- mation. with Waterloo as the. name of the united municipalities. "Neilson's Ice Cream Bricks," sold in Kingston only at Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. A man always gets what is com- | ing to him; if he doesn't go after | it some one is sure to see that it| is thrust upon him, Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, 25e, at | Gibson's Red Cross Drug Store. A bachelor says a wife is either a man's better half or his bitter half. "Tepeco Tooth Paste," Gibson's. A watch is so called because it's often on guard. : "Ice Cream Bricks," Gibson's, Special Men's Suits We have placed on sale "fifty" two-picce Summer Suits, - Prices from $10 to $20. While They Last 14 Off --WATCH OUR WINDOWS Roney's, 127 Princess Street Gary & Practical | Home Dress Making Lerrons | RB = Prepared Especially For This Newspaper J by Pictorial Review Evening Gown With Charming New Sleeves. * When In quest of an evening gown, be sure to select something novel, even though the nofelty of the design is achleved through the smallest detail. Flowing sleeves of chiffon strike the unusual note in this evening frock of white ratin crepe. The skirt has a simple tunic gathered at the waist-line and joined to the bodice under a soft girde of self-material. A satin cord outlines the pointed outer-front, while the round neck and upper sleeves are hemstitched. In medium size the costume requires 7 yards 36-inch crepe, with 28 yards inch chiffon for the wing sleeves process of cutting is greatly ifled because the underbody back and front are cut in one plece. This section of the pattern is laid on a lengthwise fold of the material, and to the right of it is placed the upper sleeve, on a- lengthwise thread. The collar and peplum are also lald on & lengthwise fold, but between these are sandwiched * the outer front of the bodice, laid on a lengthwise thread. The back and the cuff are also laid on a lengthwise thread. The | winged gleeves are not included in thé pattern, but may be cut in triangular shape and draped to suit the fancy. For round or V-shaped neck, cut out neck edge of upnderbody on indicating single small "Of perforations. If de- sired Without gleéves entirely, cut out along small perforations near the arm-hole When the sleeves are omitted straps of velvet or satin are substituted, They are draped low over the arm and edged, perhaps with one or two lace frills, , PRRLM : ¥ ) UTER FRONY 0 onl. for Patented April 30, 1997 The winged sleeves of chiffon give the "something different" alr to this frock of white satin chine. A vest of silver lace Is alsc a prominent detail of the bodice, CUTTING GUIDE 6 544 IAL Piletorial Review Waist No, 6544. Price, 15 cents. Skirt No. 6378. Sizes 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 and 84 inches waist cents. : Sizes 34, 36, 238, 40 and 42 inches bust. . Price, 16