ee | 4 3] | The Most Exciting Story | a Mary Roberts Rinehart emoN. * Miss Violet Garrett has &r-1 went to Belleville on Sunddy tn Mr. vens, an elderly resident of Chantry see | J MURVALL. 'June 26.--The members of the Methodist church intend holding their annual lawn social on Friday. Irwin, who has been suffer- | ing with blood poison in his hand, is! Dow getting along nicely, Mr. and | Mrs, Frederick Boyce, Island Pond, | Ont., are spending some time with | his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson | Boyce. Miss Frankie Lake, Wilton, | has returned home after spending | Some time with Mrs. B. Purdy, PINE SHADE. June 26.--William Sargeant, path- | master, with his gang of men, are | improving the roads this week. Don- | old Garrett is working for A. A.| Ferguson. Mrs. R. McDonell gave al farewell party in honor of her son, | Herbert, who intends going overseas | 4 with the 146th Battalion. Miss Agnes arrived home from Migh School at Lanark, also Miss Gwendo-! line from Rochester, N.Y. All are | €lad to see Master John.around again | after his severe illness. Two of| Miss Blanche Trotter's pupils tried | he for the entrance at Sharbot Lake. Mr, | M | | Methadist Sunday Schos: was hold and Mrs. J. A. Conboy visited at Pine ir the. ehurch here Ls Shade on Wednesday. SANGSTER. | June 27.--Statue labor is the or- der of the day. T. Young bought a cow from E. McKnight, Godfrey. Miss | D. MoBanu and James Hickey were married in the Sacred Heart church here yesterday. Joseph Smith and Miss Edna Harte, Elginburg, spent a few days at Mr. J. Cochrane's. A few from here attended division court in Verona on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Cochrane and Master Gordon, also John Murphy and Miss Maisie Me- Cann spent Saturday in Westport. John Bennett at Mrs. Egan's; Joseph Smith, Miss E. Harte and K, Cor- | coran called at P, O'Connor's; Chas. | Murphy at home, | { bell, of the 146th Batalion, also | elected superintendent for the en { Mrs. F, L. Amey, Belby, visited at J. rived home after visiting Miss M. Drew at Mountain Grove. Mr. and Mrs. R. McVeigh and daughter, Edna visited at John Larmon's on Sunday. BATTERSEA, June 27 Lieut. Mouek and Sergt. Campbell, of the 146th Battal. fon, held a recruiting meeting in the Orange Hall on Friday evening, which was well attended, Lieut. Otto VanLuven, who has just returned from the front, and Pte.Ernest Camp- spoke a few words. 8. M. Anglin, B.A., Brandon, Man., arrived home on Monday to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Anglin, Miss Stape, of Rochester, N.Y., who, with her father and sister, is a guest at the VanLuven House, Sang very acceptably in the Method- ist Church on Sunday evening. The Methodist Sunday school has made a donation of $10 to the Belgian Relief Fund. Mrs. R. T. Clark, who has been ill for some time, has gone to Kingston General Hospital for treat- ent. Miss Sleeth, of Kingston, is visting relatives here. -- BELL ROCK. June 27.---The wate: is quite deep again over the long b:.dge on account of the contirajus rains. annual business meeting of the Tuesday evening, Mrs. James Mees was suing year. The Chaumont Tele- plone Company will soon have their line in working order. Mr. and S Pomeroy's and other friends last week. Mrs, H. Lemmon has re- turned to her home at Pennttville, McLaughlin's car and spent the day with Mr. and Mys. Macdonald. Leeds June 27.--Mrs. Elmer Baldwin ar- rived from the west on Saturday last to spend the summer at her old home here. A number from here attend- ed the picnic held at Trott's Mills on Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. Ste- phen Clark, Pocanville, Sask., are spending a few weeks with relatives and friends. Mr. Bottom has pur- chased the farm belonging to Henry Donaldson, and will take possession in March. Archibald Donaldson has been engaged in the Union Bank, Smith's Falls. Sr MORTON. June 26.--Miss Estella Sly spent Friday the guest of Mrs, George Tye. Joseph Laming, Gananoque, spent Sunday with his family here. L. Perrin and George Neddow spent Sunday with friends at Lansdowne. Charles Stewart, Briar Hill, spent Sunday with his parents here. Miss Myrtle Marshall has returned to her home at Mallorytown, after spending a few days with F. and JI Wiltze. B. N. Henderson wag in Brockville on Saturday last, L. Kelsey and bride, Toronto, were calling on friends in the village on Sunday. Preston Laming, Kingston, spent Sunday at his home here. CHARLESTON, June 27.--Mr. and Mrs. Beecher N. Y., after spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Mill- er. Mrs. J. H. Amey and little daughter, who left last week for thelr home in Billings, Mont, have arrived their safely, Several of the soldier boys spent last Sunday at thelr respective homes here., ------ FOLGER. June 26--Owing to the heavy rains " V | the farmers have b HARTINGTON. | Ve been unable to get June 26.--Gypsles passed through here to-day, with the result that | Some inhabitants were '"minus."| Mrs. Goslin and daughter Mabel | Spent the week end in the city. A| flag service was held in the Method- | ist church last night. Mr, and Mrs. | Thomas, Deseronto, spent the week | end at Le Roy Leonard's. Mrs. | Brown, Moscow, is at her father's. Mrs. (Rev.) Brown, Nunda. N.Y. and Mrs. B. W. Campbell, Ottawa, | are visiting relatives here. J, John- ston, Corp. Freeman, Pte. Freeman and wife, of Kingston, at D, Free- mau's, Misses Gussie Rooch, Haliley- bury, and E. Darling, Moscow, at| Harry Campbell's, M. Loyst and family recently visfted in Deseronto. VERONA. June 26. -- Rev. A. F. Bull; has greatly improved tie par- sonage grounds by adding a| new footwalk and fence. These | with a well-kept lawn have greatly | enhanced the premises. Rev. C. V.| Fairburn has also greatly improved | the MLE. parsonage property by con- structing a terraced lawn and filling | in the old well excavation in the rear, | W. Burleigh and Mrs, N. Ball have | made cement walks before their doors. Mrs. John Green gavea party to the youngsters in honor of her | little daughter Gertie's tenth birth- | day. Games were indulged in by! the kiddies. After tea was served everyone, old and young, enjoyed a feast of gramophone selections, after which the party left wishing their! young friend many returns of the day. Visitors: James Medcof, Mer- rickville, at R . E. Curell's. Mrs. L. . McLennan, Maberly, at James Curl's, Miss Laura Philipps, Harrowsmith, at Lewis Vanest's. © -- June 26.--A number have started to cut their hay.- Some are cutting | their pasture fields on account of the good yleld. Grain on the high land is good, while on the low some places are drowned out. Rev. R. C. Sells, the new pastor, preached Sunday | Mrs, W. examinations. Mrs. WwW, | Mrs. R. Sloan and R. Paynter motor- crops in the lowlands. There is re- ported an abundant strawberry crop Mrs. A. T. Stewart made a business trip to Lanark and Perth last week. Charles Stewart, Hermon, N.Y., is spending his vacation here, Pte, and Mrs. Hillard, Chatham, spent a couple of days with the former's aunt, 'Mrs. R. Davis. Miss Violet Prasky returned home on Friday af- ter writing the entrance examinations at Lanark. Mrs, Charles Stewart left for Seeley's Bay to visit his bro- ther. Mrs. A. Crawford and children left Friday to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Crawford, Tichborne. Pte. Leners Stewart, 146th Battalion, Barriefield war camp, spent a few days with his parents here before leaving for Valcartier. Miss Martin and Miss Minnie McKinnon were week end visitors at Mrs, R. Davis'. Miss Beatrice Simpson attended Children's Day service at Canonto on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Elliott, Canonto, visited their sister-in-law, Kirkwood, of Calabogie, who is seriously ill. Mrs, V. Prasky | spent Saturday with her daughfer, Mrs. W. J. Boyd, Lavant. Miss Bessie Stewart, school teacher at Coxvale, is home for her vacation. ' PITTSFERRY. June 25.----8unday, June 24th, was Patriotic Day ,which was 'Observed arrived last week and are occupying their cottage. Mr. Beecher purchas- ed a new motor boat. H. Webster, L. Halliday, B. Slack, J. Ward and R. Watts motored to Watertown on Thursday. Ww. King motored from Lyn on Thursday to visit his father, G. King. R. Foster is building a silo on his farm. Mrs, J. Webster Spent several days in Athens on ac- count of the illness and death of her father, W. H. Andrew. T. Heffer- who enjoyed the hospitality of War- den Ferguson on Thursday to a trip through 1,000 Islands. Miss Cora Kelsey has been visiting friends at Long Point and Sand Bay. CHAFFEY'S LOCK, June 24.--There are about twenty- five guests registered at the Opinicon Club, and more are expected very Soon. Mrs. J. E. O'Brien has return- ed to Montreal after visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson have returned to Kingston after spending a few days with Miss Agnes Richard- son. . Miss Edna Fleming, Montreal, spent a few days with her parents here last. Week. A number of the neighbors spent an enjoyable evening at the Richardson Island home last night, Mrs. William Riley, Toronto, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Rowswell. Miss C. P, Doyle is {1l. The steamer Loretta and party spent the week end here." John and Ray- mond Fleming were their examinations. ROCKPORT. misfortune of cutting his foot with an axe severely on Saturday evening. Miss Hazel Fair is spending a few days with relatives at Brockville and Fairfield. Mr. and Mrs. H. Pyke, of in St. John's Presbyterian Church, the Sunday school children taking an active part, giving recitations and bible readings. Rev. Mr. Morrison gave a fine address on patriotism. Brewer's Mills, spent Sunday the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Chisamore. William Edgley is hav- ing a metal roof put on his residence, About sixty members of the Counties The Young People's Society met in the evening, the subject for considcr- ation being "National Heroes and National Cowards." Mrs. Maxwell prepared four pupils for the extrance Perce, ed from Kingston Sunday and spent a short time with their sister, Mrs. D. McClement. The Community Aid and Sunday school of St. Law- rence combined held a picnic in. Mr. Million's grove on Tuesday. Mrs. W. Lappage, Toronto, has come to be the guest of Mrs. D. McClement for a few weeks. = Mr. and Mrs. Har- morning at half-past ten o'clock ib}, y McLean have returned. to their the Methodist church Williamson preached his day. He has been accepted as chap- Rev. Mr. | = | farewell | 00 sermon in St. Paul's church on Sun- | grant. e in Kingston, after spending a with the latter's mother, Mrs, Miss Jennie McClement has returned home after spending the Iain In the 146th Battalion £9 past month with friends in Kingston overseas. Otto Sergeant took a num- | and on Amherst Island. A few of ber of the Zealanders for a trip In| the local members of the Dufferin his new car to the Mississippi high falls, Orange Lodge attended a meeting in T. E. Garrett and M. E. Gar-| Kingston last week: rett called on friends at Clarendon | one day last week. Five of Miss | Agnes Price's pupils in school No. 3 tried the éxtrance at Sharbot Lake. | Miss Jessie Crain, who has been dressmaking for Mrs. J. A. Conboy, bas returned to her home near Clar- | Barriefield Camp, WESTBROOK. June 28.--A number from here went to Kingston on Saturday to view the parade of soldiers from A soldier's uni- {form was found on the hill south of | the village on Sunday. Mis Sadie Ames left on Tuesday last for To- ronto, enroute to Saskatchewan, | where she will visit with friends for the summer. John Morley is quiie seriously iil. Anthony Smith is suffering with a very sore hand. George Gates, accotupanied by his granddaughter, Massaline Burt, are visiting his dsughter, Mrs. D. Mac- domald, Mountcin Grove, Miss Lorna Sproule, of the Kingston Collegiate Institute, is spending her holidays at home. Mrs, Elliott and little daughter, Charlott, of Brook- {lyn, N. Y., are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. F. Sproule. Mrs. F, Marshall, of Saskatoon, is also a visitor at Mrs. J, Sproule. Mrs. Larraine, of the city teaching staff, home bere, = Mrs. Lizzie Saul, Napanee, is vis- iting her aunt, Mrs, W. Shane. Des- mond Ashley and M. 'Sproule srent Sunday in Kingston. A number from the village attended the barn Taising at T. Gardiner's, Woodbine, on Friday last. Mrs, C Morley, "Fourth Concessioti, spent a few days last week 'with her som, J. Mor ley, Woodbine Road, Mrs. Assels- tine, of Murvale, is visiting Mrs. 'H. Snook, PF. Gates and family and 8, and Council took supper at the Island View House on Thursday last. H. Tharrett, of Barriefield, is spending a few weeks with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Butcher, of Montreal, are guests at the Island View House. Daniel Graham, of Lansdowne, spent Friday last the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. Plunkett. H. Manhart, of Fair- field; Neill Trusdell, of Warburton, and Brock Trusdell, of Lansdowne, motored to this place on Friday last to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. Fair, Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt, of New York city, are guests at Hickory Lodge. WILLOW BANK June 26.--Mibes Grennizen had his raicing been on Thursdey and has his barn ready for the sheeting which is steel. William Clarke is getting the wall built under his barn so as to remodel and make. it up-to-date. W. H. Clarke is doing the cement work. Lots of milk js coming in daily to the cheese factory keep'ng the maker busy. Not much planting is done yet. This is a good yexr for the machine agents, so many are getting hay loaders and side de- livery rakes to be ready for the big hay crop. Visitors: Mrs. Juniper and Mrs. Baldock at Miles Greenizen's; Mrs. David McClement, Sr., at her daughter's, Mrs. Robert McNinch's The brick layer js at Wilfrid East- wood's house and will soon have the structure ready for the carpenter, Two Willow Bank boys, Willie Juni- per and Blake Clarke, are trying the entrance examinations. Mrs, W. H. Clark and her aunt, Miss Waldie of Lansdowne, were at Mrs. R. Me- Nineh's on Thursday. Loretta Beau- bien, who was with her sister, Mrs. James Cowan, for some time, has gone home. The residents who had their houses wired for electrie lights are waiting a long time for the ser- is spending her holidays at her]. 24th, at 12 o'clock, Mrs. Philip Ste- | vice, : CHANTRY. June 26,--Saturday night, June CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years ee ws Signature of . f nan and son, Roy, were among those. * passed away, ~ She had been ailing for some time, and for the past few weeks had been confined to her bed. The d d was in her seventy- fourth year, and leaves three chil- dren, Mrs. Mavety, Athens Mrs. Rob- ert Irwin, Chantry, ane M. Stevens, Plum Hollow. She is also survived by her husband and a brother and sister, Mrs. R, Laman, Morton, and H. Stevens, Smith's Falls. Deceas- ed had the consolation of having her children by her bedside when the end came. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon. In religion deceased was a Baptist, and the body was taken to the Baptist ceme- tery at Plum Hollow for interment. Miss Dora Thompson, Maitland, spent the past week at Chantry, the guest of Miss Doreen Davis. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ripley, Elgin, spent Sunday here, the guests of Frank Seed's. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Davis spent Sunday at Delta, the guests of Omer Brown, SEELEY'S BAY. June 27.--The sloop Ariadne is having a new shaft placed jn posi- tion this week. Last Saturday, County Constable C. Brady arrested near Lyndhurst a lunatic who had escaped from Rockwood Asylum a few days ago. Securing an auto, he took him to Kingston and delivered him over to the asylum authorities. Constable C. Brady has taken charge of two young boys who are suspect- ed of stealing some money from a neighbor's house. Born to Mr. and Mrs. (Capt.) Harry Randall, on Mon- day, June 26th, a daughter. The mother and child are doing well. At a meeting of the municipal council of Rear of Leedes and Lansdowne, held on Monday, June 26th, at Lynd- hurst, the petition of the electors ask- ing the council to make a request to the Hydro-Eleetric Commission of Ontario to consider and submit to the said municipality the intreduction of their system for power and light. A heavy electric storm passed over here on Tuesday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Manly Moore and children, of Montreal, are spending a few days with friends here and vicinity, SOUTH BAY. June 26.--Mr. and Mrs. John Lo- ney and-Mr.and Mrs. Elmer Collier at- tended the Brooks-Lambert wedding at Cherry Valley Wednesday. Mrs. Wallace Cole, Bath, has returned Ever Wrote-- "The Curve of the Catenary" PICTORIAL REVIEW 15¢ a Read in FOR JULY Copy home after spending some time with her mother, Mrs. J. A. Ackerman. Mrs. Stanley Whattam was the guest of Mrs. Louis Ostrander Wednesday fternoon.. Pte. Harold L. Farring- on, 155th Battalion, Barriefield, was home last week. Mrs Hattie Acker- man and Mrs. Mary Welbanks visited with Mrs. John Thompson recently. Mrs. Doney Thompson, Picton, was renewing old acquaintances in this vi. cinity recently. A number from here attended the funeral of the late John D. Brooks, Cherry Valley. Ed- ward Starks is billdTng'a barn Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. Jenkin a daugh- ter. Death occurred at the House of Refuge, Picton, of an old resident successful at [their sincere sympathy to Mr. and June 26.--William Cirtwell had the | Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, a of South Marysburg, in the person of Joseph Ingram. Mrs. Mary Thomp- son, Picton, visited her son, John Thompson. The community extend Mrs. Walter Striker over the sad news received that their son, Pte. F. H. Striker, is reported missing. Born to > PHILIPSVILLE, June 24.--J, Ww. Halliday's chauf- feur drove his auto into the sidewalk; smashing one wheel. Steven Cartey, deputy reeve, of Bastard, attended the County Council meeting last week. Miss Demming, of Athens; the guest of Miss Amonda Alguire for a few days, has returned home: J. B Lamb was a visitor in town on Fri- day. 'Arvin Brown, A. Willow and Harry Coon have instailed milking machines in their dairies. The farmers are very anxious for the rain } to cease falling so they can finish putting in their seed. There are acres of lowland that will have to be sown to buck-wheat Pancakes if it gets dry enough. R.C/Haskin's cheese box mill is runring again. Many cheese factories had to hold their cheese while the works was de- Stroyed by the fleod. Mrs, E. A. White, after being in bel for seve- ral weeks, is able to be up for a short time each day. Mrs. Harry reported somewhat better. Miss Al- bert Philips, Delta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. A. Whitmore. MACINTOSH MILLS, June 27.--Very few of the farm- ers have their corn planted owing to the wet weather. Strawberries are beginning to ripen and are sell- ing at 10 cents and 12 cents a bas- ket. W. Patience of the Farmer's Asscciation, Lansdowne, comes through every Wednesday, gather- fowl and eggs. The prices paid last week were 14 cents and 18 tents, live weight, for fowl, and 24 cents and 25 cents a dozen fer eggs. Mrs. L. O'Grady, Warburton, was a Buest at her home for a few days. Mrs, B. Leeder is still confined to her bed. Philip Leeder is engaged at Mason werk near Brockville, James Scott, Athens, spent Sunday at G. Leeders. John Graham, Wa- tertown, N.Y. is a guest of his cousin, Mrs. A, Leeder. Bora, on June 20th, at the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville, to Mr. and Mrs. David Leeder, twins, boy and girl. Peter Flood has W." Chick, Mallorytown, engaged putting a roof on his new . Charles Leeder visited his sister, Mrs. L: O'Grady, Warburton. 1 I sp Cardinal, June 30.--One of June's most. charming weddings was that celebrated Wi y evening in St. Fauls A3nglican hurch, Gare when Anna, daughter of Mr. Mts. 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