ir 58 Warner has charge of the . [department in the Bates list in this erack unit, and & Innes mills, Carleton Place, m Purdy, of the 3rd Con- RRAIitay, had his home cession burned last Friday with most of the contents olay auietly was the marriage in Toronto of Pearl, Soe Pe tas of Captain and MeCalg, to Dr. G. S. Smock- um, Pembroke. During the electric storm last y John Ii. Saunders,,Pros- his barn fired by ligigning, destroying it with stable rr ow twenty tons of hay and IRIE ght sheep and lambs, Rev. William Moore, Corunna, near is spending a few holl- days with , Mr, and Mrs. George Moore, Carleton Place. Mrs. Moore was detained in Kingston through Il'ness of relatives and could mot accompany her husband here. Mrs. 7:4 E. Fulford recently pur: chased at Oshawa a fully equipped mo! car for the use of Colonel B, H. llams, 'chief recruiting officer of the Department of Militia and De- fence. It will be used by Colonel Williams for the purpose. of travel- ling through the country in aid of recruiting. Although gassed and twice wound- 'od while serving with the 2nd Bat- talion, Pte. Allan L. Coburn, one of the first Brockville men to enlist for overseas service, is anxious to return to the front, and has forwarded an cation to the headquarters of teheners Own for permission to en- Pte. Coburn is still a slight sufferer from German poison gas. es -------- SHOCKING OSURES IN CHI 'S DEATHS. BARR MAR \ Three Suspicious Cases Around Hastings and West- : wood. Seis Hastings, Aug. o.--A coroner's Jury to inquire into the cause of the death of the irfant child of a Westwood woman return- ed an open verdict. The child was buried in an open wooished and ex- humed seven (1% later at the in- stance of Provingial authorities. The evidence broughy, out seemed to indicate that the child came to its death under unusual circumstances. This case is one of a number that have been repo in the neighbor- hood of Hastings and Westwood. An inquest was held at Hastings 'Jast week resulting in an open ver- dict by the jury empannelled to in- the circumstances sur- rou the death of a child that Smith's Falls, Ont., Aug. 3--A fire started in the office of the News Wednesday night, but fortunately it uickly extinguished before. much damage was done, It started from gasoline which one of the em- ployes was using on the linotype machine, H. B "Brownlee, who has a store im ately across the street, saw the b shooting out from one of the office windows and picked up a fire extinguisher which he stocks and ran and put the fire out. The fire brigade were 'quickly on the scene, but fortunately their services were not required. The office was badly flooded, but none of the machinery was much damaged, and the inconvenience will be the greatest loss. FLOUR MILL FOR ARNPRIOR Citizens Vote Assisiance to David Craig of Renfrew Arnprior, August 3,--Arnprior citizens carried by a substantial ma- jority a by<daw in favor.of David Craig, Renfrew, for the erectiun in Arnprior, of a fonr inill and eleva- tor. Mr. Craig asked a grant of $1,000, a loan of $4,000, free water, and certain fiaed asscssments, in re- tarn for which he agreed to erect snd operate u mill end elevator fo cont about $20.06. There wus prac- tially no opposition to the by-law, since through lire and other causes tiere is today no 'our mill in the wiae stretch of country between the tcwns of Renfrew and Almonte. FIREON 1 \000-ACRF: 1 PLAIN, Huge Huckleberry Dis District Near Co- bourg Ablaze, Cobourg, Aug... 2~--~Word was brought into town that a fire was raging in the Haldimand Plains, some miles from here. These plains, consisting of a thousand acres, are covered with a scrubby growth . of trees and produce large quantities of huckleberries, which parties drive miles to gather. It has never been under cultivation and is known us the "Huckleberry Plains." Farmers in the vicinity are out fighting the fire as the fields of grain adjoining and bypildings are in danger, It is stated that the great- er part of the plains has been burned over, Died From Wounds. Renfrew, Ont.,, Aug. 2.--News has been received here of the death from wounds of Lance Corporal Arthur Tomlinson, a member of the 21st Battalion. He enlisted at Renfrew, after a residence of about two years here. He was a member of the Renfrew Citizens Band, which organization was almost disrupted by the going away of other bandsmen at the same time. Tomlinson was a painter by trade and unmarried. 4 brother resides in Renfrew and there are other rela- was found buried in a henhouse on a der adjoining the village. It was claimed by the person who buried it that this child was stillborn, : Another infant was found desert- od on the doorstep of a residence in Hastings. It has since been made a ward of the Children's Aid Society of Northumberland and Durham. Inspector Miller was detailed to the matter and it is said tions have re- that turiher all three ocking revela; It is underst: action may be taken in Farmer Found Dead. elleville, Ont., Aug. 1. -- John urns, jr., a well- known resident of vir 'township, Hastings county,, was found dead on the roadside at an garly hour on Thursday morning. He had the previous evening visited a meighbor, using his horse and buggy to do so. The horse was found tied to a fence and Burns' body was found It is reported that He ow was held at Actinolite to-day. @ leaves a wife and ten children, to Ohieso Shippers, . Hastings, Aug. 1.--A prominen cheese buyer has issued a warning to cheese manufacturers in this district in 1 Tear to shippin®. cheese in wet boxes, pointing out that by rind becomes discolored | il around or more. If 20 shipments is thus ig t, it being as cond quality. to the oh of one-half an' r cent, of the A us 8.~--Mayor Martin follows to a letter aa: e lan is par AA ihe Anasing in- the chief iT what done for the war: to your communication ., asking to mention in 'what the City of "to the 'battlefield of Bum khaki League, men 'have enlisted battalions were so A3th, 14th, |$i, 1. pier, 34th, ah th 163rd 0). oo gs tives in England. 1 The Late Mrs. Charles E. Smith. Brockville, Aug. 3.--Mrs, Charles | E. Smith died yesterday afternoon at her husband's residence in Toronto after a short illness, The deceased, who was twice mar- ried, was May, the daughter of Mrs. 8. A. Horton, Brockville. She was born in Brockville, and resided here till her marriage to Ira E. Glasgow, when she moved to Prescott, and from there to Smith's Falls, where her husband died, and after his death she returned to Brockvill® She has been living in Toronto for several months, and leaves, besides her hus- band, two daughters and one son, Helen, Jean and Easton Glasgow. Brockville's Customs Increase. 'Brockville, Ont., Aug. 5.--The cus- FIRES ARE QUITE FIERCE. Many Refugees Have Reached Toron- to, And Are Glad to Get ' Away From the Awful Sights--Many Fleeing While Way Is Clear. | (Special to the W i Toronto, Aug. 3.--A Been « quota of | refugees from the Northern Ontario fire zone arrived here to-day. Twenty- eight of them are Toronto people. Five others were going through by first trains to their destination. Only one of the number bore external in- juries received in the fire, but one and all were nerve:shaken and glad to be back to safety again. Their total property possessions would not equal the average baggage équipment of an ordinary tourist. To the tales these people tell is added to-day a new note of anxiety. Where the fires first raged rains have fallen and stayed further destruc- tion, but further south at Englehart and other places, fires have started and are spreading, and people fear a repetition of the disaster which has wiped out s0 many settlements fur- ther north. They are packing up their belongings and fleeing while the | way is clear. On the train to-day | were several families who have left their homes for that reason, and they say that many others may be expect- ed on the succeeding trains. (From our n correspondent Aug. 3. up on cam Vening, un- der the auspices of the young ladies of 'the Winona Mission Circle of Grace church, the steamer Thousand islander took out the largest crowd she has ever taken out of Gananoque, 614 tickets being taken in at the gangway. Mrs. Gordon Meggs represented the local branch of the Ladies' Orange Benevolent Association No. 49 at the Grand Lodge sessions in Toronto held recently and returned home the fore part of this week. Arthur, Nelson, Charles street, went up to Kingston yesterday after- noon and offered his services for the field ambulance branch of the 156th Battalion, Mrs. Oscar W. Sheets, spending some time with relatives at Merrick- ville, has returned home, She was accompanied back by her sister, Mrs. Boyd, who will spend a short time here with her, G, 8. Lee, local agent of the T.L.R., is spending some time in Oshawa on business, Pte, Edward Round, of the 166th Battalion, in camp at Barriefield, is spending a short time at his home here. At the Driving Park yesterday afternoon Gananogque's semi-pro- fessional baseball team defeated the Havana Red Sox by 11 to 7. The steamer Missisquoi took out quite a large excursion partly yester- day afternoon for a tour of the Is- lands. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Peteh, of Walkerville, are visiting with the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Petch, Pine street. Mrs. W, J. Taylor and daughter, Miss Margaret Taylor, of Buffalo, N.Y., are spending a few weeks in town with the form- er's father, William Edwards, sr, King street. Lieut. Charles Acton, of Kingston, spent a short time this week with his wife at his home, Garden street. Pte, Millard Wright, of the 63rd Battery, Victoria, B.C., who has been on furlough for agricultural service, was notified on Tuesday to report dt Petawawa at once for duty, and left for camp yesterday. The steam barge Jessie is in port with another: cargo of coal for the Citizens' Coal and Forwarding Com- pany. The steam barge Hinckley is in port with a cargo of coal for the works of the Steel Co. of Canada. Sgt. William Maceg, of the 156th Battalion, is spending a short time here with relatives. Mrs, Robert Orser and children, spending the past few weeks in camp at Tremont Park, left for her home f | in Montreal yesterday. / Mrs, Rilph, a well-known and es- teemed resident of the Front of (HRN RY £ HE Cl r e da a h a Woman Spans Waght on Log. | Cobalt, Aug. 3.--The experience I of Mrs. Margaret Honeyford, of Ma-| theson, is as thrilling ag any related. With her two children, Kathleen, | three and a half years ald, and Wil-| liam, two years old, she spent an en- tire night in a lake, seated upon a log, which frequently burst flame, covered with moistsned blan-| kets which quickly dried and smoul- dered, fighting for her life and the | lives of her two children. "God only knows how we escap- ed," said Mrs. Honeyford. "1 lost all track of my husband when the] fire started. He was in another | © part of the town, and could not reach | me. I took the two children and] started toward the lake. But smoke .and heat were too much for | ir me. 1 collapsed in a field, would not have reached the water | tc had not two young miners, Frank] Ford and George Hilton, assisted me. They got us into the water and on|C the log. We pushed out from shore | and the flames raced towards us. | The log would burn, and I wotld | 4 splash water over it. Then the] blankets would catch fire, and I had to fight the flames there. Some times I used water; sometimes tr bare hand. It was 6 o'clock in the | 9 evening when we got on the log. 1 was 2 o'clock in the morning when | we left it." |r d jd b { | © |v Leeds and Lansdowne Township, passed away on Tuesday at hér home on the Kidd Road near Fairfax. The funeral was held this morning to St. Patrick's church, where mass was sung, and her remains were interred at St. fatrick's burying-ground. 0) ating Their Way. Brockville, Aug. 8.--G.T,R. De- | tectives William Tisdale and A. Laporte made a raid on a herse card attached to:No. 13 express coming from Montreal en route to Toronto, The car contained racehorses and their attendants, but when searched by the officials it was also found to contain eight passengers who had not the necessary tickets for their pass- 'age, but were being carried free as far as the railway was concerned. Seven of the deadheads paid the fare from Montreal to Toronto, but the eighth had no money and had to be arrested upon a charge of trespass, and taken from the train at Brock- ville. ---- | 8 Late Mrs. Henry Day. f Early on Thursday morning moll déath occurred at Blginburg of Ellen |} Reid, wife. of the late Henry Day. The deceased was born in Glen- burnie eighty-two years ago, but for a number of years had been a re- sident of Elginbug. She was a Me- thodist in religion; and attended church in Elginburg in spite of her advanced age. Her husband prede- ceased her twelve years ago. She is survived by two sons, Henry, of El- ginburg, and William, in the western part of the Dominion. The service will be held on Fri-| day by Rev. Mr. Codling, of Elgin-| burg, and the remains will be in- terred in Cataraqui cemetery. Late Mrs. W_ D. Laidley. The death occurred at Liverpool, N.Y., of Henriette Oswald, wife of W. Douglass Laidley, formerly of Odessa, Ont. Besides her Rusband, she survived by three sisters, Mrs Motor Boats Collide. Brockville, Ont, Aug.1. --Thé Lou- ise, a large motor boat owned by F. toms collections of the port of Brockville for July amounted to $20,101, an increase of $11,035 over the corresponding month last year. The total revenue for the seven months of this year was $125,139, a gain of $68,417 over the similar period of 1915. The largest single month was Jue of this year, which reached $247508. Home From the War Belleyiie, Aug. 3.--S8ergt. Charles Gibson; warrant officer, who went Bryce, of New York, who occupies a cottage opposite Echo Lodge, met in collision with a motor skiff operated by Kenneth Davidson, of Ottawa, who was accompanied by another lad and two youmg ladies. The skiff was cut in two. Davidson's male companion saved himself by jumping to the deck of the Louise, while the other three were rescued by nearby campers. B. A. Gibbons, Mrs. Frank W re. | Mrs. Thomas P. Kelsey, and three brothers, George, Raymond and Leon | Oswald. Burial took place at Syra- | cuse, N.Y., from the home of her| uncle, William Zeigler. . { Barns, Machinery, Hay Gohe Bancroft, Aug. 3.--Shortly after storm Wants to Know Facilities of Univer. Trade and Commerce, has written Queen's authorities Eng., asking for a report on the fa- buildings, equipment and men, for conducting industrial and soon as possible, and it will show that Queen's is well equipped for conduet- ing research work. as significant in view of the fact that the Minister did not wait until he got back te Canada before making it. Some months ago a deputation from the Canadian Manufacturers' Associa- tion and from the universities wait: need of work conducted. by and no action was taken. in far-away London, Sir George has seen or heard something which has convinced him that research along in- for Canada as a result of conditions created by the war: {ed train No. 615 timed to leave Kings- ton at 8.10 am. for Rénfrew, will int leave nto] Kingston, will run tri-weekly, Tues- LONDON DIRECTORY to communicate direct with Eng the [ii each class of goods. and | London and its suburbs the Direc- [ with the goods they ship, sppply; they | mate and industrial centres of the United Kingdom. / | ger advertisements from $15. | The LONDON DIRECTORY C0., 9 Ee Montgomery French Dry Cleaning, QUEEN'S FOR REPORT. sity For ' Conducting Research] Along Indastrial and Scientific Lines--Significant Request. Sir George Foster, Minister of trom London, ilities of the university, as regards scientific esearch, : The report will be prepared as Sir George's request is regarded d on the Government and urged the the State having research Months passed Now, ustrial and scientific lines would be good thing for Canada. Probably € got a tip that there is a great in- wStrial and scientific future in store Change in Train Service. Effective August Ist, C. P. R. mix- Mondays, Wednes- No. 616 timed to at 7.00 am. for un tri-weekly, ays apd Fridays. Renfrew Thursdays and Saturdays. THE ays, (Published Annually) Cotton Jerseys Khaki Bloomers and Shirts, $1.00 suit Shirt Waists, up to size 14 collar; each Light weight cotton stockings, al sizes, - fast colors, . ... .... .. 25¢ per pair Boys' Bathing Suits . . .. 25¢ to 50¢ Roney's, 127 Princess Street nables traders throughout the world hs MANUFACTURERS & DEALE Besides he 1g a complete commercial guide t ry contains lists of EXPORT MERCHANTS and the olonial and Foreign Markets they |! STEAMSHIP LINES rranfed under the Ports to which ail, and indicating the approxi- ailings; PROVINCIAL TRADE Noric ES f leading Manufacturers, Merchants, ate., in the principal provincial towns A copy of the current edition will e forwarded freight paid, on re- eipt of Postal Order for $5. Dealers seeking Agencies can ad- ertise their trade cards for $3 or lar- Ltd. 5, Abchurch Lane, London, E.C 2353 HE Special Week | For up-to-date Photographing; Bargains in Picture Framing; Speciat Prices on Pianos, D.A. Weese 168 PRINCESS STREET LT.CM, Voice and Organ Organist and Director Brock St, Methodist Church Pupil of Dr. A. 8. Vogt. in Plane. Pupils prepared for all examina- tions. Studio, 449 Johnson | St., Phone 1944. li J 2 nora that we are headquarters for gvod things to eat and drink. C. H. Pickering Meat Dealer ncens Street, Grocer a 490 and 402° THOMAS COPLEY Telephone 987. Drop a card to 19 Pine atreet whes | wanting anything done In the carpen- tery line. Estimates given on all ings | or repairs and new work; also hard. wood floors of all kinds. All orders | = receive prompt attention. Sho» ® Queen street Charm Ceylon Tea Black, Green, Mixed. Packed in Kingston by Geo. Robertson & Son, [Limited At All Grocers. Dye Works For the Best in Dyeing and Pressing. J. B. HARRIS, Prop, 225 Princess St. overseas with the 2nd Battalion, midnight Sunday an electric C.E.F., and passed through all en- passed over North Hastings, accom- gagements until June 16th, one year ago, when he was wounded in ected a cut of| the head with shrapnel, has just re- Green of Lumb's Corners, Dungan- take a commission in the 155th Bat- talion. Round is liable to, turped to his home in R55 7 to non township. my Service Corps, R.A.M.C. and sev- eral hospitals and details. "In money, Montreal and its citi- zens have contributed lavishly to ev- ery patriotic fund, and given liber- ally on tag days or flag days. In 1915 and 1916, $4,000,000 were sub- scribed to the Canadian Patriotic Fund. "The following tag or flag days were organized in Montreal during 1915 and 1916, and brought large sums of money: 69th Battalion Khaki League, Imperial Red Cross, Italian Red Cross, Relief of Poland. Soldiers' Widow Fund, 150th Battal- fon, 163rd Battalion, 206th Battal- fon, 178th Battalion, Belgian Relief Fund, French Relief Fund. "The Corporation of Montreal has up to the 15th of July paid in salary to those of its employees enlisted $90,450.61. aa following amounts were vot- ed by the authorities of the City; 0005 Montenegro Red Cross, $1,000; Imperial Red Cross, $10,000; Canadian Patriotic Fund, $400,000; French reservists, "Amount contributed by the muni- cipal emp! : ian Patriotic Fund, $20,854.36; perial Red Cross, $8 aa . "This is an ince e Statement panied by a high wind. Lightning struck the farm buildings of William The buildings, bind- er and other machinery, with nine- teen lbads of hay were a total loss. pe : put I hope>it will show that the Me- tropolis of Canada has made and is willing to make every sacrifice for the success of the cause for which our country is fighting." Mende SWEEPING SALE of Summer Merchandise! SHIPMENT OF FLUOR SPAR. E h FN, Ver Sample Sent From Madoc to y garment in the Pennsylvania, The first shipment of fluor spar in this consular district has been made, It was a sample shipment and 'was sent from the vicinity of Madoc to Pennsylvania, If the ship- ment turns out all right, other ship- ments will follow, Fluor spar is a Haaspn i translucent mineral of man er- ent colors. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. | The min- eral is also used as a flux, Belleville. Brakesman Killed. \ Belleville, Aug. 3.--George Mason, a G.T.R. brakesman, residing in this city, was killed in the east G.T.R, yards yesterday afternoon, He was engaged in assi to make up a freight train when stepped upon the west bound track and was struck by the International express as she was coming into the station. The victim was instantly killed. Mason was a married man, about forty years ahs teat: | of d i EERE of age. Yip this whale of a sale. WE MUST HAVE ROOM ~~ for our arriving fall merchandise Summer Dresses, Summer' Blouses, Summer Weight Skirts. Middies, children's wash dresses and suits, parasols, summer suits, summer novelties, . etc., of every kind. : Watch our window for bargains. | NDELS Opposite Grand Opera House 217 Princess St Kingston's Exciysiye High Clam Ready-to-Wear for Women store is reduced for With a Victrola in your home you . can dance whenever you want. * And it's such superb dance music that you want to dance pretty often. All'the newest dances--played loud and clear and in perfect time. Come in and hear the latest dance alien and let us demonstrate the different styles of the Victrola--§21 to $255 Easy terms if desi ? C. W. LINDSAY, LTD, 121 Princess St.