THE DAILY BRITISH NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT CLIPPED FROM THE WHIGS MANY BRIGHT MXCHANGES. | ; In Briet the Events In ~Pull of Interest t» Many. | Madoc tax rate this year will be 34% mills. Mr, and Mrs. Eddie Green and chil-| dren, Harlem, have returned -home| after visiting at Hilliard Green's, Newbofo. : A Picton garage has put y ber of road signs leading 'to town, in some cases to a distance fifteen miles. %- Three Picton young men were each fined $5 and costs, in all $8.50 for using profane language op The! main street. , oe Hon. E. C. Hicks of Fairview, Mon- tana, a native of Prince Edward county is a candidate for the Demo- cratic nomination for Secretary of State. - Charles Redgewell found a mili- tary suit in the cemetery at Deser- onto, on Monday last, the No. of which was £36205. Evidently it had been "discarded by a private of the 155th. : Miss Corinne Craig, who for the last six years has capably filled the position of bookkeeper in the Home stead Canning Factory. at Picton, ! has gone tb Trenton where she has, accepted a position } The engagement is announced of Olive Mahala, eldest daughter-of Mr and Mrs. Frank Jones, Trenton, to Dr. 8. N. A. Campbell. The marriage to take place in 8t. George's Church on the 27th of September. All the Hotel Proprietors of Belle ville, fourteen in number, have made application to take out standard hotel licenses. Five licensed and two temperance houses in Picton have alsb made application This week J. R, Spalsbury and | Btanely Croft, of Pieton, hooked atid successfully landed a 26 pound mas-- kinonge in the bay off Bolton's shore. | Aum- tl hotels | | { | court. before | was tolg DARN AFRE NEAR NAPA A URVEST DER EL ---- SOME HAY -HORSES AND PIGS | BY THE BATTERSEA METHODIST | WERE CONSUMED, ; CHURCH -ON THURSDAY Cheese Sold on the Napanee Board |W. ¥. Nickle: M.P., Told of His Visit Friday for 19% COcnts--~Cases In; 7, the Battde Front--Dr. J. W. The Napanee Police Court, Edwards Praised the Work of they Correspondent Minister Militia. = Napanee, Sept. In the police Minister of Militia. gz Magistrate Rankin, E. Battersea, Sept. ' 1.--The "annual Reid 'was fined $1 and $4 costs for harvest dinner of the Battersea Meth- F. Wate on a | odist congregation was held on similar charge, "was allowed to go Thursday, Aug. 31st. The success with a warning. of the day was due first' to weather A barn containing about fity tons conditions, . which were of the best. of Jaay, two ghorses, five small pigs,| The day was clear and fine, and the and a number of artjcles, tools, etc., | gathering was large, There being ¥ consumed by fire last about 300 present. The band of the about § o'clock on the farm | 155th Battalion, from _Bdrriefield, Lund, Hamburg marched into the grounds and gave road, near Napanee. The fire was! a number of selections during the first noticed by a neighbor -about 'afternoon. eight o'clock, and the barn was then| WwW, FA Nickle, K. C.; gave a very well: alight. Willing hands. soon' interesting address, relating -to his reached the scene of the conflagra- | experienc es while in France, at the tion, and succeeded in saving some |geat of war, and also exhibited many {From Our Own disorderly conduct. g of Mrs. Thomas of the machinery, a couple of brood | nteresting curios, which he brought A sows and the poultry, but found it} home with him. impossible to save the horses. Ow-!' pr Edwards, M.P... followed, with ing to the wind the house was IN la strong address, defending and prais- danger, byt the efforts of a bucket |jne the work of the Minister of Mil- brigade syed it. The cause of the ja and spoke of the noble place| fire is unknown The barn and con-| our soldier boys were taking in the tents were insured for $2,000 | war. He also praised the organizing At the meeting of the Napanee powers of the pastor, Rev. A. W. Cheese Board yesterday the following | gy. wart, saying he was a hard man to cheese were hoarded and sold for| say fn' to when in search of talent. 19% cents: ' - | The chairman, Rev. J. I. Ellis, of White--Napanee '| Queen street church and F. G. Lock- 5; «Kingsford, 70; . * lett, Kingston. both gove short, but 135; Camden East, [very acceptable addresses. 5 0; Bwterprse, 80 .lIn the evening, the Orange Hall at Colored --Whitman p Creek, | Battersea was filled to overflowing, Wilton, $0, Johnsen, 59; Maribank, |; 4 it is safe to say that the audience $9; Farmers Friend, 85; Union, 140; | has rarely had the privilege of enjoy- Forest Mills, 110. {ing such a high class programme as was rendered, Rev. AW. Stewart occupied the chair. The band of the 156th rend- ered music of a very high merit and was repeatedly encored. Miss Parrett, Kingston, charmed the gudience with her splendid read- ings® Each of her numbers, of which there were three, was loudly 7 . 115; Odessa, 115; 1 eronto, 12 | | Gananoque | (From Our Dwn Carrespondent) Sept. 2.-- Last evening while in at-| tendance at a meeting of the Orange | =. red pRry Smith, 'Charles street, | . : . Lodge, Henyy Smith, 'Charle {~ S. M. Anglin, B.A., sand "Land of 'WHiu, SA PRISONER IN GERMANY _ ASKS FOR HARD-TACK .Well-Known Kingstonian Re= ceives Startling Message From His Nephbw. "For God's sake send me some! hard-tack in o something to e "4 A card beaFing these startling] {words was received by a well-known .|Kingstonian from his nephew, who is | 4 prisoner of war in Germany. Op} the strength of this appeal the King- stonian' handed a cheque for $25 to! the American consul, who has charge | 00 the German prisoners of war fund. | A citizen, on hearing of this case,! ontrasted the : shabby way in which | ermany is treating Canadian pri- -soners with the kihd treatment that] is accorded the German Prisoners of | war at Fort Henry, and "said it was] high time that the Allids at the front | were given a taste of the treatment which Canadians are receiving from| the Germans. a | or Leggett-Patterson Wedding. | A quiet wedding took place in St. Mark's church, Barriefield, when | Miss Evelyn N. Patterson, a gradu-| ate nurse of the Kingston " General | Hospital, was united in marriage 'to | G. Hermon Leggett, of Westport. , The ceremony was performed by Rev. | . 0. Cooke, rector of St. Mark's. | Mr. 'and Mrs. Leggett have many friends, who extend heartiest best wishes, No Liquor on Monday. i Many were disappointed to learn | that the bars and liquor stores would | bewclosed on Labor Day. They had | forgotten that these places were clos- | ed last' Labor Day. On hearing the | sad news the disappointed ones im- | mediately proceeded fo lay in a AUp- | ply. : vie Baseball on Holiday | C. L. C. and Queen's\ will play baseball on Queen's Lower Campus | on Monday morning at 10.30, and a good game is expected. There will he no game in the afternoon. Labor Day Special. 8.8. America leaves for Cape at | p.m, 3c. giving one hour ashore. | | 21 Fa 9 re, Provost, Brock street,' has this TURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1915. : ; lil A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED OF KINGSTON AND VICINITY TO TO THE WOMEN ATTEND A * Demonstration of B Which is to be held daily from Tuesday, Sept. 5 to Saturday Sept. 16 : : t A i | Crawford's Grocery Stor Il be under the personal direction of Mrs. F ood' Expert. rder that I may have at." ue . - - , » JY The demonstration wi Clarry Hunt, the accomplished and gifted Australian These demonstrations will be absolutely free. : D.B. SACK SUITS ' Sizes gy ito 5 50 to $10.00 s ~ School bo] LONDON DIRECTORY | (Published Annually) { enables traders throughout the world | to communicate direct with English! MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in each class of goods. Besides be- ing complete commercial guide to London and its suburbs the Direc-| tory contains lists of EXPORT MERCHANTS with the goods they ship, and the] Colonial and Foreign Markets they | supply; : ' = STEAMSHIP LINES | arranged under the Ports to which] they sail, and indicating the approxi- | 24 : 36. $3.50 to $12.00 $4 A was cvercome by ness and shortly after passed awa) "returned. from urvived hy A. Smith, man- Between 7 and 8 miles down a 10 pound pike was struck and was also successfully handled. The boys were | Mr, Smith had just in a canoe, ! Belleville. He is Lieut. Douglas Jemmett of Nap-| wife, and one son, G anee.is to be presented with an il-| ager of the Fair luminated address by the town of Mrs, F. J. Miller and son Kenneth, Napanee; extending to him the free-| and Harvey Miller, Brockville, spent dom of the municipality. Lieut. Jem- | yesterday with friends in town mett is a graduate of Queen's Uni-| Mrs. E. L. Pickette and daugh- versity, and has been twice wounded | ters, Olive and Eleanor, returned yes- an attack of faint-} his | while in action in France with the engineers. A number of changes have occurr- | visiting friends in Kingston : ; ; W. J. Wood he ed in the teaching profession in the Bost Sheng ne wera] vicinity of Johnstown. Miss O. New- man who was at Johnstown last ferm has charge at "The Island" school mear Spencerville; Miss B. Cooper, who has been at Wexford, for two Years past goes to Maynard and Miss A. Mills has charge at Wexford. At present Johnstown is vacant, George Collins, who for the past two years has been superintendent -of the Cunadinh Northern Railway, at Trenton, and previous to that was General Manfiger of the Central On- tario Railway for nearly twenty years has been promoted to the position of special representative of the Canad- fan Northern. George A. Hoag, who was formerly Supt. of the C.O.R., and who for the past two years has been with the Canadian Notthegn at To- ronto, has been appointed Superin- tendent at Trenton te succeed Mr. Collins. "TIDINGS FROM ODESSA. "Dennis Wriglit, Brother of Mrs. Det. lor, Dies in Watertown, Odessa, Sept, 2.--The Misses Jen- nie and Kate Henzy, who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. James Daw- son, returned to their home in Kings- ton last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ettinger and little daughter Bessie who have been the guests of Mr. and _ Mrs. George Watts returned to thejr home in Kingston last Wednesday. Mrs. Zine Hunter Watertown, who has been the guest of her father, Wesley Babcoek, has returned to her home, . Miss Pearl Sproule who has been spending the past year in Rochester. N. Y., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Nirs, Sidney Sproule Mr. and Mrs. Percy Baker and family, who have spent the past two weeks with Mrs. A. Baker, returged to their home in Toronto last We day. .. Miss Frankie Burley who has heen the guest of Mrs. H. Burley left for her home in Watertown last Wednes day. - Frederick Sproule left last Wadnesday to visit friends in Toron- to and to attend the exhibition. John lH. Babcock and Son Dean left last Sunday for Toronto to exhibit some ofthis manufactures at the exhibition Dr, and Mrs. J. Mabee 16f+ las Ghlireday to visit : 'oronto. who has been' the guest of | Kate Kenyon, left for her home ursday. Mrs. John Leo, Shar- | Lake, late of Lindsav, has been guest of Mrs, P. A. Mabee. Mrs. Harry Rutherford, North Bay, is the guest of her father. William Henzy. Mr. and Mrs. William Jen- a. apanee. are the guests of Mr, and Mrs. George Watts. Geotre Al- } Jen and daughter, Rochester. Ni Y.. po daughd d der are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H "Smith. Mr. and Mrs. ochester, are the guests of 1d Henderson. K. K. Detlor has received the | news of the death of her brother, is Wright, Watertown, who away last Thursday morning. wa * Returning to Tweed. od. Sept. 1-0. M. Alger. for Miss Alice Hutt. | terday to their home in Kingston Miss Ida Pickett, North street, is Rev. and family who have Ar- | the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. i re- i thur Jackson, Tremont Park; turned to their home to-day. DEATH OF ROBERT GLEN. An OM Resident of Amherst Ise Has Passed Away. Amherst | Isle, Sept. 1.--Robert Glen, an old and respected citizen of Amherst Islard, died at his home on Monday ,August 28th, in his eighty-fifth year. His father, the late, Daniel Glen, was one of the early pioneers of Isle Tante, and set- tled in the third concession, when Robert was an infant; coming from County Down, Ireland. Deceased had lived on the island ever since. He could relate many interesting stories of the earlier days. In his younger days he sailed on the lakes, but most of his lifetime was spent on the second concession. In later years he had lived in Stella. Fifty- seven years ago he married Jane Cousins, daughter of William Cou- sins," who was another pioneer of the island. . Seven years ago they | celgbrated their golden wedding, when they. received the congratula- | tions of - their children, grandchil- dren and many friends. © Mr. Glen {was a useful and: publie-spirited citizen. He was township assessor for thirty-eight years, and also con ducted a succéssful insurance busi- | ness. | Presbyterian Church, where hé(was a regular attendant. He was a- life- long Reformer and member of the Orange order. He ig survived by his wife and four children, also two brothers and one sister. His funeral on" Thursday the 30th, was largely attended, and the services were con- ducted by his minister, Rev. James Cumberland, M.A, assisted by Rev. Dr. Por Relatives from Kings- ton Wallrceburg and other places were present. | HYDRO-ELECTRIC FOR PICTON Engineer Was In Town Looking Over The Situation. on, Kept. Bafa few days go 3 -Nowman-rocoived a letter {trom Sir Adam Beck part of which reads: 'We will giveayour lines our { i Pict _ earliest consideration and arrange to have 'the 'engineers survey and réport on themi on the approval of your application by the Government, which we expect within the next few days." On. Monday of this week Mr. Duck of 'the Hydro-Electric | Eugineqring Department arrived in town for preliminary survey. Mr. Buck, after looking over the ceunty {for two days, was very favorably im- pressed. He says Prince Edward needs and ean easily maintain, a {Hydro Rileotric Railway dnd power) line and is of the opinion that a party (of five or six will {early next week. Cobourg. Sept. 1.- i 235th Battalion with q He was a trustee of St. Payl's|® Light and Glory," in excellent voice, |and responded to an encore, and Mr. { Wilkinson. one of the bandsmens | sang '* The Spaniard that Blighted | my life," very acceptably Rev, Mr. | Caswell of Sunbury gave a-short al- dress. The concert came ta a close by the playing of the National An- them by the band The pastor and committee feel grateful to Brigadier Hemming and the commanding offi- jcer of the 155th Battalion for the | services of the band. The proceeds [for the day amounted to $210. -- -- year an extra fine' assortment of mate sailings; Tweeds, Cheviots and Serges for his | PROVINCIAL TRAME NOTICES order clothing . department. His |of leading Manufac s, Merchants, | ready-made clothing and gent's. fur- |etc., in the principal provincial towns nishing department are well assort- |and industrial centres of the United | ed with new goods. y | Kingdom. There was a very large market A copy of the current edition will! Saturday morning. Potatoes sold at|bée forwarded freignt pald, on re-} $2 a bushel, tomatoes at $1 a bushel | ceipt of Postal Order for $3. i or thirty cents a peck, and onions at! Dealers seeking agencies can ad-| $1.75 a bushel. Eggs were 35 cents | vértise their trade cards for $5 or lar- 40 Boys' Suits D. B. Sack Suits a dozen, and butter 37 to 40 cents a | pound. ' { Films an Drug Store, d Film Packs at Gibson's | The LONDON DIRECTORY CO., Ltd. ger advertisements from $15. Straight Pants Priced from $6 25, Abchurch Lane, London, E.C. | TELLS OF THE NAVAL BATTLE OF JUTLAND Brother of Deseronto. Woman Was Wounded by the Last Shell. Deseronto, Sept. 1.--Mrs. Robert Large, of Deseronto, has received a very interesting letter from her bro- ther, William Clarke, who was in the great naval battle off Jutland. The writer was struck in the leg by the last shell, and is now in the Royal Infirmary. in Edinbu¥gh. Referring to the battle, he writes: "What db you, thi#k of the battle cruiser squadron, Six of us tackling the whole Hig! 'anal Fleet? We gave them socks, but, of course, were in a pretty bad way by the time the pther ships came up, although we lid not stop giving them rapid 8 es for a' second. They were glad to clear out. The Grand Fleet mauled them badly, too, for the short! time they could get at them, The mist and darkness prevented them from bagging the whole lot. They slid back in the mist, what was not on the bottom. I really believe they lost More than what Admiral Jellico reported 'in his report, it 'was so diffi- cult to tell in the mist. "Our ship laét a lot. most casualties of the lot except those that went down. They gather. ed up what they thought 107 bodies and, buriedgthem at sea the same night, hut when they came to muster the hands they found it was only 99 they had burried. Some were found afterwards in coal bunkers and dif- ferent places where they had been blown or what remained of them. It was a rather ghastly sight. 1 got hit by the last shell. That came in rather hard lines, after dodging so many." | | | | 'We had the Aiito Turned Turtle. [on |Shanly, Aug. 31.--What might have proved a fatal accident occurr- sister, Emma, were returning home from Prescott in"a 'motor tar. Mr, and Miss; Riley were proceeding homeward dt, a speed of about twenty miles an' hour when suddenly the steering apparatus broke and the car with its occupants made a dive for the fence. The car turned complete- ly over and pinned Mr. and Miss Riley beneath it. Miss Riley esca unhurt, but on raising the car it was found that Mr. Riley was badly injur- ed and remained in an unconscious condition. for several heurs. ".. Wonderful Growth. Tweed, Sept. 1.--James Clement Chesterville, instances the rap wth of corn in the past six weeks. measured : {ated on for appen her home at Elphin after being oper- | itis in Kingston? General Hospital} | Cross & Blackwdll"s Marmalade. | Mrs. Stoddard and children , of | Kingston, spent the 'week-end with | her mother, Mrs. Prentice, Picton. | Malt Vinegar, Mushroonx Catsup, | &c., at Gilbert's, | Miss Zora Leavitt, East Lake, left on Saturday to vist her friend Miss | Gladys Saunders, Kingston. i # Films and Film Packs at Gibson's Drug Store. Two women like to start a fuss and then leave their husbands to fight. it out. Do you earn a living you don't get--or do you get a living you don't' earn? . Miss Violet Cross of Kingston, is visiting her cousin Miss Carrie Cross, Picton. Wire Railings, Fences, Gates, Flower Border and Wire Work of All Kinds to Order Partridge & Sons CRESCENT WIRE WORKS Phone 380 BUILDERS ! Have You Tried 'GYPSUM WALL PLASTER It Saves Time Mrs. Hugh Millar has returned to |» to $10. Your Shirt Waists, Choice for $3.75. Shirts, Etc. 127 Princess Street LS Rog £hosphotie, BERLE [r------ "Coal The kind you are leoking for is the kind we sell. SCRANTON COAL ° Is good Coal and we guarantee prompt THOMES COPLEY Telephone 987 Drop a card to 19 Pine street when wanting anything done in the ocarpen- tery lime. Estimates given on all ds of repairs and new work; also hard. wood floors of all kinds. All orders will receive prompt attention. Shop, Queen street. Charm Ceylon Tea Black, Green, Mixed. Packed in King- ston by GEO. ROBERTSON & SON, Limited. At All Grocers. 180 acres of good plow land about 8 miles from Kingston. 160 acres, 4 miles from city, good buildings, bank barn. W. H. GODWIN & SON | Phone 424 39 Brock 8%. | EES NEW METHOD Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing Neatly Done: We make a Specialty of Ladies' Work M. F. PATTON, Prop. 119 SYDENHAM STREET Near Princess St. Phone 314 eee) endels - io Autumn Open | Hed---on---Friday-as--Edward Riley and finds The Musician Breintzman & Go. OF HATS AND SUITS FOR THE COMING SEASON ee We are showing a big display of fall ~ shapes of 300 different styles and qualities .at $1.00, $1.25,°$1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and up ' in the Suits in tweeds, serges, gabardines, broadcloths and whipcords, in all shades. , Astonishingly low in price in the most chic styles, priced from $10.00 up to $30.00. ; Special prices on Saturday on every