w= PAGE TWO oy FURS That Wear and Give Satisfaction. Call for our new book showing the up-to-date styles. John McKay ~ Typewriter Weight, 64 Pounds The fdeal machines for per- np-to-date fh Ji y aviators of the Royal Flying it's It. Come and see it. J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. Underwood Agents, # 41 Clavefice Street. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MARINE DEPARTMENT. Regarding Obstruction in Harbor-- Can Take Action, Proving it is Menace to Health--Roadway - on Church Street to be Put in Good Shape. . At a meeting of the Portsmouth Council on Tuesday night a com- munication was received from the Marine Department in reference to the old wreck in the Portsmouth harbor complained of by the council. In the letter the department stat- ed that they had no authority to have it removed unless it was obstructing navigation, but that if the water was becoming stagnant and that if found the council could take action under the Municipal Act. The matter was allowed to stand over till the next meeting. 2 A letter®was also received from Deputy Warden O'Leary, of the peni- HUDSON BAY e Company FIRB INSURANGE ® I HesaOmes, 0! i Insurance Bide PERCY J. QUINN, Manager, Ontaric. Seanth: Toronto tentiary, stating that the road lead- ing to the quarry on Church street would be put in proper condition. It was decided to make an appeal to W. F. Nickle, M.P., to have him use his efforts to have the new walk being put down in front of the peni- tentiary extended' along to the breakwater. Reeve James Halliday was in the chair, and all other members were present. RELEASED BY THE POLICE. Could Not be Identified as Man Who Entered King Street Home: OUR PLES OF RUGS Ng are rich and the q 80 easy. decide you can be else, -- an embarrass- ment of riches to those in search of a fine floor covering. The patterns and designs 'are all so handsome, the colors so ity so uniform- ly good that choosing is not But when you finally confident that you could not haye obtain- ed a more handsome rug or 'Breater rug values anywhere - On Tuesday afternoon the po- lice took in charge a man under su- spielon of having been the party who entered a King street home, on' Mon- day afternoon, and when found crouching behind a piano, pointed a The man was held at the police sta- tion for identification purposes, but the woman in the case could not identify him and he was released from custody. Two More Students Expected----Wo- men To Be Employed. All the classes of the Royal Mili- tary College are now back in harness. The attendance at present is 136 and two more students are expected. Help 1s very scarce at the College, In consequence of men enlisting and it will be necessary to employ some women. from Buffalo, where she spent the past three weeks. me * R. McFAUL Carpet Warehouse | | RealEstate | Specialties } $3000--Handsome brick resi- | dence, almost new, 9 rooms, 'hot water heating, all med- ements, near the ew brick. 6 rooms, ace, B. and C., ele 33 x 165, . sun : | room, $3250---New brick, 9 rooms, | fatnace. B. and C., lot 33 x $2030--Frawme, new, 7 rooms, | furnace. B. and Ep estrie- | $1750--Frame bungalow, two Sad verandah." i Mee J ; 'ew brick, 6 rooms, B. $1700-- Frame 5 vous, stone foundation, good collar and In one pound soctions, 28c llnico bud irl, 1205 Hoy to be a menace to public health, then | revolver at the woman in the house. Mrs. G. I. Campbell has returned ! School Text Books | and Supplies | KINGSTON | | TRANSACTED CONSIDERABLE | BUSINESS AT BELLEVILLE. | -- | Refused to Accept Resignation of i | | Rev. Mr. Omond, of Picton, Chap- | | Nickle, M.P.--A Fine Goncert Was} "lain to an Overseas Force, and Ex- tended His Leave of Absence. The Kingston Presbytery, which met at Belleville Tuesday at the re- quest of the congregation, refused to Jaccept the resignation of Rev: M. N. Omond, minister of the Presbyterian | church at Picton, and chaplain of an overseas force, and readily extended I his leave of absence, at the same time {expressing appreciation of, the spirit which the congregation is manifest- ing and of the patriotic service whieh {Mr. Omond is rendering to his .coun- {try. ' Rev. Dr..Gracey, of Gananoque, told of a visit he jad made to a num- ber of the home missions in the Pres- |bytery, and his report on the whole | was encouraging. He stated that the {people of Bath had increased their {subscriptions, and it was expected {that next year the missit grant to {that charge could be re | Rev. Robert Laird, s t {finance board, told of fhe efforts that | were being made to wipe out the de- |ficit of $170,000. It was decided to |ask each congregation in the Pres- bytery to contribute what it could, | the collection to be taken the Sunday {before Thanksgiving. . | D. Gracey and D. A. Shaw, Kings" {ton,"Were appointed to represent the Presbytery at the re-opening of the | Presbyterian church at Glenvale, {which takes place the first Sunday [in October, | Rev. A. 8S. Kerr, minister of St. | Andrew's church, Belleville, was re- | elected mpderator. | Those vo attended from Kings- jton were Rev. Dr. MacGillivray, Prof. Wallace, Rev. J. D. Boyd and. Rev, | E. R. McLean. -------- SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL HELD. | Fine Programme Was Rendered | Erincess Street Church. The lawn social which the Epworth League of Princess street church in- tended to" hold Tuesday evening was converted into a church social owing to the chilliness of 'the atmosphere; and was a splendid success, every- thing considered, The pastor, Rev. |H. E. Curry, presided, and an excel- {lent programme was rendered. Those taking part were: R. Hudson, of the military Y.M.C.A.; Sergt. Polmei, of the 156th Battalion, an Italian, who Played a number of exquisite selec- at panied on one or two occasions by a fellow member on a coronet; Miss Vanstone, Toronto, who sang two {solos with fine effect; Miss Parrott, who contributed to the evening's en- joyment with a song and a reading. Mr. 'Hudson in an exceedingly in- teresting address, told of his call to the work at Barriefield camp, which he described as a divine summons, |He discussed the: life of a soldier in camp, and said that the boys appre- ciated what was done for them. They were especially grateful for the kind- ness of the people of Kingston. Mr. Hudson closed his remarks by urg- ing the citizens to continue to re- member the soldiers at Barriefield. : The accompaniments of the even- ing were Miss Wilder and Mr. Hud- son. STREET LIGHTING QUESTION Has Not Yet Been Considered by ; Utilities Commission. Last March the City Council voted only 8S now on the streets consume about $22,000 worth of electricity in a year. and have been all in opera- tion as usual, the Utilities Commis- sion not having been officially ' noti- fled to cut down the service, ' al- though it was generally known that only $16,000 had heen provided by the Council. By the end of Septem- ber the bills of the commission to the city will amount_to over the appro- priation, Is the city to be in dark- ness for the remaining three months of the year, or will the commission | street lamps Yor the year? The mat- | the commission. - Help. the Belgians. Capt. FreMerick Reid, of the On- tario Street Fire Hall, is packing an- other box of clothing for the Bel- glans, and would like to receive any parcels the citizens have ready, He a wishes to acknowledge the re- of clothing from the . William McFedridge, Campton, Frontenac Street; Mr, Gould, 193 Earl street; Dr. and Mrs, Gould. -------- "White Way" To Be Lit Again. Manager Folger of the Utilities expected that all the lamps of the "White Way" will be in operation to-night. Only half the 'White Way" has been illuminated for the past week or so a transformer being put out-of com={ mission by lighting. Repairs are | about completed. : ! War Prisoner's Child Dead. e bre to the British |tions on his clarionet, being accom- | $16,000 for street lighting. The | accept $16,000 for lighting all the! ter has not yet been considered i Perth, Sister M. Bridget. following: | Miss | Waugh, Mrs. Green, Bath road; Mrs. | ng to the coils of | [WAS PRESENTED TO CAMP COM- I MANDANT T. D. R. HEMMING. {At a Reception on Tuesday Evening --Presentation Made by W. F.| Given, | At a grand concert and reception! given to the officers of Barriefield] Camp and their friends on Tuesday] | evening, Brig-General T. R.| { Hemming, camp commandant, was ithe recipient of a magnificent testi] {monial from friends. - The coneert | {took plgce in the big tents of the| {Young Men's Christian Association, | land W. --F: Niekle, * M:P., made] {the presentation, which consisted of | a brigadier-general's - uniform? with igold trimmings, a pig-skin saddle and bridle, riding crop, Bible, cigar- {ette case, and finally a beautiful chime clock for the general's wife. | It was one of the most énjoyable events of the camp season. W. F Nickle, M.P., in his address gave a Ibrief outline of his recent trip to | England, and showed how valuable {aYe officers of Gen. Hemming's cali- Empire in this great war, The concert music was given hy | the 154th pipe band, the 155th brass band. and the women's band of the Salvation Army. After the #playing {of the National Anthem by the {155th band, a very high-class i "We carry, the latest authorized editions, authorized by the De- » partment of Education. ' "We will have a full line of the books required Thursday morning, both for High'School and Public Schools: You are advised to secure your books at once as reprints and fur- Open Nights ther editions cannot be igsued before October. The College Book Store programame of vocal and instrumental selections were given. Solos were rendered by Miss D. Craig, Miss Phyllis Devlin, W. Shaw, Staff-Ser- |geant Mayer, P. Macdonnell and Lieut. Cameéron, while Q.M. Sergt Harte. favored the audience with "One Hundred Thousand Men," which was written by himself, Capt Robinson, 154th; Sergt. L. Mar ichand, O.F.A., and A. Johnston were accompanists. Messrs. Hart, Mayer Hill and Shaw gave a well-received jnuartette selection; Miss O. Devlin And P. Macdonnell gave a duet: Mrs. Telgman gave a reading, while Miss {Norman Telgman rendered a violin | solo. | Following the concert, a reception was held, and on the parade grounds outside a huge bonfire was lighted | The programme closed with the Na- | tional Anthem, RECRUITING IN THIS MILITARY"DISTRICT It Is Good Only Where Bat- | talions Have Been Organized. Major G. I. Campbell, chief. recruit- ing officer for No. 3 military district in conversation with the Whig stat- that wears We have an extra large stock of Hos- iery that can be depended upon to give the best of service. ¢ HOSIERY FOR WOMEN. HOSIERY FOR MEN.' HOSIERY FOR GIRLS. HOSIERY FOR BOYS. led that where battalions were or- |@anied and actively enlisting men, recruiting was as good as it was a | year ago. Where, however, no bat- talions were organized it was practi- {cally dead. On the front, from [Belleville east, where there were no battalions actively recruiting, very few recruits are being secured. Asked if more battalions would be organized in. this" distriet, Major Campbell replied in the affirmative, but he thought it would be some little time yet before they were authorized, not until, in fact, the bat: talions now in training were ready to 80 overseas. The mayor stated that details for the national registration scheme were being worked out, and that he Sxpected an announcement in a short me. i -- | RELIGIOUS PROFESSION Was Held at the House of Providence on Monday. At the House of . Providence on Monday morning a religious profes- | sion took place in the chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows. The officiating | clergyman was Archbishop Spratt. | Those taking the final vows in the |order were Miss Mary Pennock, | Brockville, in religion Sister M. Wil. {frid; Miss N. A. Kerney, Railton, | Sister M. Flavian; | Railton, Sister M. Hilary; Miss Lor. | etta McDonald, Railton, Sister M | Casmier; Miss Rose Gravey, Mayg, {Sister M. Eucheria; Miss Hel -------- Joseph Hooper has bee | & few days in Toronto. - --_-- ---------- The Hat Store Sti SCHOOL DAYS , AGAIN it is very easy to choose a hat or cap for any boy or girl {gg from the big variety shown at this store. 4 spending Dorothy, the ten-months-old child |f§ German | | in FoR Hopes. pases enry, away day t at 429 King street. The fu will take * place Th morning, and the father will lowed to attend in charge of co! Le A stormy d venture," 'wastes of Miss Harrington, f: [day with the barges Melrose and | for Montreal. HOSIERY FOR INFANTS. here and you will Buy your hosier r the least money. get the best values nr ? Pictorial Patterns for October Now On Sale. Newman & Shaw, ( ~ The Always Busy Store of CLOSING OF MAILS British mail closes jriesu- .. Information at P, or hy Fro time to time, United, States, dally ..13.48 p.m, Grand Trunk, going OASt .. ...... .. «+0308 rand solng - a os A: WFentorb 1.00 p.m. . (including Western De sees 1.00 pan. Grand 1 . Builders' Bricks Good, hard brick, suitable for _chim- neys. . Nice, handsome rank and aii 1.30 pun. west of c ee oo' 3 h . i 5.30 p. Ege sant $RES ||} pressed brick for No ) houses. : Portland Cement. In Marine Circles | The steamer Jex arrived from Sodus and is discharging her cargo of coal at the Montredl Transporta-. tioh Company's whart. The steamer Thousand Islander S. ANGLIN & CO. Woodworking Factory, Lamber and Wellington Sth. Office Phone oe, Factory 1418 IN PEARL RINGS WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT SHOWING AT PRESENT. Pearls are 'soaring and any bought now from supply on hand, will grow in value to the owner, considerably. PEARL RINGS FROM $5.00 ur, CI Smith Bros. Jewelers and Opticians - W.F. Gourdier Phone 700 Improve Headache Powders - A quick, safe and certain cure for headaches of all or- igins, whether bilious, nervous, or hysterical. . Also a positive relief in neuralgia." These powders are made from the purest ingredients and are guaranteed free from all dangerous drugs. ! 25¢ a box. Prepared. only by has been taken to Anglin's Bay to be Haid up for the season." The schooner Kitchen, coal laden, from Lake Erie, is discharging coal at the penitentiary wharf. M.T. Co's. bulletin--The tug}. Clyde arrived from Montreal with two light barges, and cleared light oF for Prescott to take oil barge No. 41] to Montreal; the tug Bartlett is duef T= to arrive to-night wi 4 Winnipeg, grain -laden, Colborne, and will clear on Thurs- Dunmore to load grain at Port Col- borne; the steamer Advance cleared light to load grain at Port Colborne