ine ACE SLX (mm | ews From Eas NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT CLIPPED FROM THE WHIG'S MANY BRIGHT' EXCHANGES, comm tern Ontario =r GANANOQUE. ir Own Corrasapondent) Cochrane, Garden sfortune to give his gash with an axe while d thé fatter part of the In Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Tpld | ~=Full of Interest to Many, On Saturday G. W. Beach, Athens, fell from an apple tree and suffere! a fracture of the right shoulder. Robert Pmpson, Belleville, ship ped a number of live hogs, and the price paid was $17 per hundred weight, a i The sudden death of Annie Mary Brown, wife of James Whitley took place at her home on Henry street, Prescott, on Sepi. 26th. An electric line is in operation be- tween Bedford Mills and Newboro. It is expected that it will supply power for Newboro @&nd perhaps Westport. Joseph Poore, Prescott, who pass- ed away at'the Ogdensburg, N.Y., City Hospital on Sept. 19th. Five weeks ago he was taken to the hos- pital, JB. Carold, ircestea vila for thefts at say end other pla:.s which were $500 Bocas. J. A. Stewart, Perth, appointed by the Ontario Government is holding | an investigation into the matters concerning the Eastern Hospital at Brockville, Master Gordon Hogehoom, one of the exhibitors at the Lyn fair, had on exhibition a sample of potatoes from ceed weighing three pounds which produced 130 pounds. While playing in Brockville Mas- ter Robert Moles, son of Dr. E. B, [a number (Moles had the misfortune to stum- [extending ble over the railing and sustain a |Wwere cited. The learned judgs de fracture of the-left wrist. cided that only the nephews and The marriage took place on Wed- nieces living at the date of the nesday in St. Alban's Church, Otta- wa, of Miss Ola Quinn and Allan A. Gill, both of Kemptville, the bridal party motoring to town for the cere- mony. A little daughter of F. A. Towle, Lancioft, aged 2ooui th ee years, was with her fath:r in the cemetery when © tombstone fell on her, buiy- {ng lier. She was unconscicus when recovered. The receipts this year of the Pic- ton fair amounted to over $4,000, exclusive of membership, which has risen to $1,060. The receipts last year were $2,600, and about 'half the membership. The death took place in Brooklyn, N.Y., of Maurice D. Lynch, a native of Belleville. Only recently had he been married. Three sisters reside in Belleville, Misses Margaret; Mary and Helena; another, Mrs. O'Lough- lin, resides at Lindsay. The sad mews reached Smith's Falls on Monday of the sudden death of Menzie McPherson, Edmonton. He was an engineer on the railroad, and had only been out there five years. The body will be brought to his mother's home, Mrs. Peter Mc- Pherson, in Montague, THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Tidings From All Over Told In| a Pithy and Pointed Way. Elections early in December the expectation in Ottawa. Two suspected professors were ex- pelled from Columbia University. Potatoes are selling at Port Hope at $1 a bag, and will likely be cheap- er, There was no talk of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's retirement heard at the Montreal conference Monday. 'The Duke and Duchess of Devon- shire were accorded a royal welcome by the citizens of Sudbury. A further credit of $50,000,000 to Great Britain was extended Monday by the United States Government, The new gold strike at Kitchener and Seymour Creeks, tributaries of Big Creek, thirty miles southeast of attracting stakers. At a meeting in Windsor, Severin Ducharme, M.P.P., said he would do! a convention. a Children's Wear We have been trying to make our child: ren's wear department the most complete in the city. We believe we have succeeded. See our infants' bonnets, white bear coats, corduroy coats, dresses, wool jack- ets, wool mittens, wool overalls, etc., and carriage robes. ' ! Come in and look this list over of: Children's dresses, in serge, corduroy, plaid dress goods, silk and French delaine. Children's coats in cheviot, lamb, etc. Children's furs and imitation furs, all samples at manufacturer's prices. Children's kimonas, garters, comfort waists. ! Children's hats, tams, etec., at prices to suit every purse. : See our children's raincoats and bag. To the Mrs. Miller, of icted the services at Army Hall last evening, and good attendance. The officer in charge of the few years ago I't a ill, contractor and build- er, has started operations on the re- modelling of the opera house for Mr Delaney, the present proprietor and owner. Entrance will. be from the ground floor, and the seating capacity with the gallery will be about 800. Mrs. John Davis, a former well known resident of Pittsburg township, and r a resident of this town, who, with her husband, has heen located in Brantford for some years past. spent yestefday in town with friends and left for Pittsferry this morning for a short with friends at her ol¢ home i and Nv put i brigadier Belle- ~rboro, Lind had grips in worth of stoien! at visit Court Decision. Belleville, Oct. 1.--An interesting point of heirship was decided at Belleville in connection with the ad ministration of the estate of the late Ann Carscallan, who died testate, leaving many nephews and nieces and many grand nephews and grand nieces, children of deceased nephews and nieces. The question of who are next of kin and entitled to share of cases and authorities over two hundred years to distribute shares under the De volution of Estates Act, and that the great nephews and great nieces did not represent their deceased fa'h ers and mothers, and more distant degree of relationship than those found to be entitled. Record Grain Unloading. Pont Colborne, Oct, 2.--AHMW the previous, records of grain handling were broken by the Government ele- vator here Monday when the cargo of the steamer J. H. G. Hagarty of the Canada Steamship Lines, Limit- ed, with a cargo of 404,000 bushels of wheat was discharged in eight hours. The wheat was all new crop No. 1 Northern, and was valued at about one million dollars, No Medical Board at Lindsay. Lindsay, Oct. 1.--There is con- siderable comment here om the fact that no medical board has been' ap- pointed for Lindsay, Young men living in the north part of the coun- try wishing to be examined will have to take two days off in order to appear before the medical board at Peterboro. drawal of Bishop Fallon from the London diocese. The Russian capital is preparing seriously to resist air raids. A ser- ies of observation posts within a rad- jus of 200 miles have been estab- lished. The Bethlehem Steel Co., has in- creased the wages of its employes 10 per cent., making the sixth increase since August, 1916, the amount to- taling 60 per cent, Of three hundred mem examined by the Calgary Medical Board under the military service act since the sit- tings began, approximately 35 per cent, have been rejected. The Public Health Association passed a strong resolution advocat ing exclusion of mental defectives from Canada. It also decided to ask the Government to lift the bar on oleomargarire. F. R. Lalor, M.P., for Haldimand, Ont., has offered his seat to Dp. Michael Clark of Red Deer, Alta, if he will accept it as a win<the-war candidate and get the endorsement of is tweeq, with cap The Childiren's Wear Store, 136 Princess Street. er was argued before. Judge | Deroche fn the Surrogate Court, and | were in a | | all in his power to assure the with- _THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, J KCl | LIST OF THOSE WHO GAINED | DEPARTMENTAL EXAMS. | A Great Many Secured Their Stand- ing Within the Institute--They Have Returned Invigorated and Healthier. That the pupils as well as the staff of the Kingston Collegiate Institute have been in earnest co-operation with the Greater Production Move- ment during the summer months was learned from Principal E. O. Sliter on Tuesday morning. Realizing the pressing need for larger crops not only to supply the soldiers at the front, but also the { home population in this time of high Porices, the provincial Department of| Education issued instructions that students who engaged in greater pro-| the summer would be granted their standing in| duction work during their school work providing they were competent. As a result of this the majority of the pupils of the local collegiate in- stitute engaged in farm work during the summer, and now have received the fruits of their labors, not only in their advancement to a higher form, | but also in a healthier condition de- rived from working in the fresh air. A long list of such pupils who have to another| | passed from one class (tould be compiled, but the names be- low will show those who secured their standing in various departmen- [i examindtions. | Faculty Entrance--Fletcher Burn- William Thelma m, Junior Matriculation | Campbell, Harold Baker, In-y Cliff, Mildred Redmond, Keith Sud- | daby. | Normal Entrance--Harold Baker, [Thelma Cliff, Mildred Donaldson, 'Mildred Redmond, Keith Suddaby, | Annabelle-Walker. Lower School-- Estelle {Leo Ennis, Lalla Freeman, 'Gardiner, Frances 'Horne, { Knight, Isabel Leslie, Ruth 'mond. Caswell, Red- STOUR MARKETS. death of the deceased were entitied | | Quotations Furnished by Bongard, | Ryerson & Co., 44 Clarence St., Howard 8. Folger, Mapager. New York Stocks. Open 97% 96 3% 613 147% 20% 28% 8814 76% 82 913% 12834 138 61 Am, Smelters .. | Atchison iB. & O. *C. P. R. | Brie .. { Marine . | Marine, IN. Y. C. . | Reading {Southern Pac { Union Pac |, . Alcohol | Am. Loco | Anaconda { Beth, Steel | Crucible . {Inter. Nickel Kennicott | Mexican Pet | Rep. Steel {U. 8S. Steel | Utah .. | Midvale sioie | Atlantic- Gulf .. |"Am. Sugar pfd " bh" Canadian Stocks. 39 59 4114 26% 5914 138%b 633% hdl 94% | Brazilian Can, Cement | Can. Steamship | Cons. Smelters | Dom. Steel | Dom. Bridge Mor, Railway | Steel of Canada | War Loan, 1937 al3f 63% 54% 95 HALF MILLION BACHELORS Between 20 and 45 to Draw From | For Service. (Canadian Press Despatoh.) Ottawa, Oct. 2.--It is pointed out | that only one man in five, coming | within the first class of recruits un- der the Military Service Act, will be | called to the colors, as there are half {a million bachelors within the pre. | scribed ages in Canada to draw {from. Warning against neglecting {to come up for medical examination is given this morning by the depart- ment. | A. and N. Veterans Meet. A well-attended meeting of the | Army and Navy Veterans' Associa- {tion was held on Monday evening. | Fifteen new members, bringing the membership up to nearly 1,200, were recéived. The case of a sol. !dier at the Mowat Hospital being | paraded to the orderly room inh his {pyjamas was up for discussion. Ac: | tion on the part. of the military | authorities is being waited for. The matter of the. jailorship will be brought to a head by a letter to Pre. mier Hearst. The veterans demand j returned officers or returned N. C. | O's. for official positions of units to {he organized. Mayor Hughes gave an address at the meeting. Lawrence Muchmore Improving. Enquiry at the Hotel Dieu on Tues- day elicited the information that Law- rence Muchmore, the lad who had his {right eye severely injured on Sunday, was progressing nicely. Custom House imports returns for September was $43,828.64; for the last six months, $304,096.31, which is an increase of $62,910.56 over the same period last year. Now is the time to have your plano tuned, we carry two expert tuners and will assure entire sat- isfaction, C. W. Lindsay, Ltd e Dr. Otto Julius Klotz, LL.D., F.R. A., has been appointed chief astrono- mer for the Dominion Observatory. - The entire staff of a college in Armenia was slaughtered with axes. : PUPLS FARMED LATE SISTER ST Helen | Louise] {BURIAL SERVICE AT HOTEL DIEU TUESDAY MORNING. Deceased Gave Her Life'to Hospital Work, and Reorganized the Hotel Dieu at Windsor, Ont. Sister St. Cha whose death occurred Ing, twenty years ago entered the Ho- tel Dieu, Kingston, and had been sit a most active and self-sacrificing (r, always deeply interested in advancement of the hospital ,in h she took just pride She al- ways proved herself heroic in the d.s- charge of her duty, which to her was a labor of love, prompting her to give to it the great administrative faculties of which she was possessed. Three years ago, in response to a call from Bishop Fallon, she went to Windsor, Ont. as Superior of the Hotel Dieu in that city, The Hotel D,eu Hos- | pital capacities there were then very | far short of the demand from the pub- lic and required a thoroughly experi- erced woman to build and renovate, A happy selection brought Sister St. { Charles to Windsor, and though she found it a great sacrifice, she willing- ily gave her services to this stupen- { dou undertaking. Under her capa- {ble guidance she accomplished the | task committed to her, so that to-day there stands a monument to her untir ing zeal, in the additions to the hos- pital During her stay in Windsor she won all hearts and soothed all ills, thus fulfilling the duties of a perfect hospitaler Her term of office just | terminated one month ago, and she re- | turned to her mother house in Kings- ton In recognition of her great work she was selected by the Conmynunity [to fill the important office of Assis- tant * Superior It had pleased God to allow her to occupy this position for the short space of one month. The three years labor she had just accom- plished told on her constitution, and she was unable to bear the strain of what proved to be her last illness. To the grief of her sisters n religion she peacefully passed away, leaving behind her the example of a devoted and ascrificing servant of God She was born in Deseronto, the daughter of the late Patrick O'Con- nor, and was educated at Loretto Ah- | bey, where she graduated, and came | immediately to enter upon her life's work. *- She is survived by two brothers, Fred O'Connor and Frank O'Connor, of Toronto, and by an only sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Moher, also of Toronto | The following relatives were present (O'Connor), unday morn- <Q 2 at the funeral besides the members of her family: Her cousins from Oswego, N.Y.. Mr. and Mrs. Quigley, and Mr. 8 |and Miss Downey: of Brockville. Sev- eral sisters from the various communi- | ties, besides many of her Kingston friends, attended. Archbishop Spratt officiated at the solemn requiem" mass in the Hotel Dieu chapel Tuesday morning at eight o'clock. He was assisted by Rev. A. J. Hanley as deacon, Rev. H. J. O'Far- rell as sub-deacon, and Rev. J. P. Ke- hoe as high priest. In the sanctu- ary were Rev. M. McDonald, Ports- mouth; Rev. J. P. Fleming, Wolfe Is- land; Rev. R. Gray, Carleton Place; Rev. C. J. Duffus, Rev. C. J. Mea, Rev, D. A. Casey, Rev. W. Kingsley, Rev. J. V. Meagher, Rev. J. Keaney, of the city. The Ipall-bearers were: Messrs. O'Connor (her brothers), H. Ryan (cousin), Drs. R. Hanley, C. A. Mor- rison, and W. Gibson. The remains were interred in St. Mary's cemetery. The Late Wellington Young. On Monday night Wellington Young passed away in the Hotel Dieu after an illness extending over three years. Deceased, who resided at 12 Rideau street, was formerly a worker in the Canadian Locomotive Co. He was taken to the hospital on Mhursday last in an effort to strengthen him, but it 'was unavail- ing and he passed quietly away. The late Mr. Young, sixty years of age, had been a resident of King- ston practically all his life, and was well and favorably known. id He is survived by his second wife, one son, Frank, in Toromto, and three daughters, Mrs, Saul Monck, Toronto, Mrs. Charles Scouten, Cleve- land, and Mrs. James Millon, Peter- borough. LAD ADMITS THEFT; GAVE MOTHER MONEY Story Told by Youngster Are raigned Before Magistrate in Juvenile Court. Faced with a charge of stealing from a neighbor, a small boy ad- mitted the charge before Magistrate Farrell in the Juvenile Court on Tues- day, and declared that he had given the money to his mother. Question- ed closely about the matter the young- ster stood by his story. As a result the case has been laid over for further investigation, The lady who lost the money went oitt into her barn to gather some eggs, and was only gone a few minutes, During her absence the boy slipped into the house and stole the money out of her purse, case was given over to Constable Arniel, and the lat- ter rounded up the boy as the guilty party. . Secured the Military Cross. Lieut. Military Cross for conspicuous brav- ery during the battle of Lens. "Lieut. cott joined the 59th Battalion soon fter graduation from Toronto Uni- versity. He transferred to the 80th and went over with that battalion. He was drafted to another regiment and has been at the front for over a year. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A, B. Scott, Smith's Falls and has hosts of friends in Kingston, where he trained and made himself a general favorite. George Tuttle, chief engineer of the steamer Mississquoi spent Sun- day at his home in the city, CHARLES Alexander Gordon Scott, |'3 | Smith's Falls, has been awarded the 1917. $5,100 LEFT IN BEQUESTS DUR- ING THE YEAR. Nurses Are Receiving Fire Drill-- Vote of Thanks to R. J. Bushell-- Finances in Good Condition. An interesting meeting of the Board of Governors of the Kingston General Hospital was held on Monday after- noon, the following members beng present: A. F. Chown (chairman), R. E. Kent, F. G. Lockett, James Craw- ford, William Anderson, James Ber- ney, Dr. J. C. Connell, N. C. Polson, Jr, R. J. Carson, J es A. Minnes, Mayor Hughes and Elmer Davis. The Committee of Management in their report mentigned that arrange- ments had been made for the supply of coal during the winter, amounting to fully seven hundred tons Special mention was made of 'the satisfaction the garden had given this season, and a vote of thanks was pass- ed to Robert J. Bushell, the well- known manager of the Kingston In- dustrial Exhibition, who provided at his own expense all the plants. He and his men set them out, as well as planting al Iseeds, and refused to take any remuneration whatever. This being the closing meeting of the financial year, special interest cen- tred around the, financial report. Ev- ery one present felt exceedingly thankful at the splendid showing. In deed, it was so satisfactory that the management feel that the public should be more specifically informed concerning it, and this will be done at a very early date It was announced that the nurses were now having special lectures as to what they should do in case of fire, and these will be followed by practi- cal drill assisted by of the fire brigad. I'he medical superintendent ts deternuned that the nurses shall be well instructed and drilled in this matter \ nommating committee was ap- pointed composed of the three past and the present chairman to nominate the officers for the coming year, and present their report at the annual meeting which will be held early in November. Dr. J.-C. Connell when discussing the financial statement, used the occa- sion to call attention to the necessity which is growing more apparent ev- ery year for still further accommoda- tion for both public and private pa- tients, and a very interesting half hour was spent in discussing this matter. R. J. Carson announced to the meet- ing that in the will of the late William Fee, of which he is one of the execu- tors, $1,000 had been left to the Kingston General Hospital, with the condition attached that it be used to- wards the furnishing of a ward to be called the Fee Ward. This makes $5,100 left in legacies during this year 't is one of the rules of the hospital that unless otherwise speci- fied these legacies go to capital ac- count, and are expended on improve- ments and additions, and not used for current expenses. The visiting governors were unable to bring in a report owing to absence from the city, and were reappointed. one SOLDIER LOST HIS PET. Police Shot Dog That Made Attack on Little Girl. A fine watch dog, owned by a young fellow in khaki, and which made an attack on a little girl, paid the penalty in the police cells Tues- day afternoon, when the canine was shot by Constable Arniel. The soldier felt sorry over the shooting, which was done on the orders of the magistrate, who heard the facts of the case. The soldier brought the dog to the station, and declared that it was a fine watch dog, and that it would not attack any person unless some- one annoyed it. Canadian Casualties. Killed in action--O. Barton, Van- kleek Hill; J. Murther, Downeyville Prisoners of war--A. Groves, Ome- mee; A. T. Post, Hastings. Wounded-- Shepherd, Kingston; J. Laviolette. Cornwall. Wounded and gassed--M. H. Mel- Jis, Cobourg. Il--R. Rand, Picton. Inland Revenue Collections, The inland revenue returns at the port of Kingston for the month of September amounted to $4,717.11, made up of the following items: Spirits, $1,686.58; malt, $420; tobacco, and cigars, $1,298; vinegar, $396.18; methylated spirits, $262; war tax, $500.35; other receipts, $154. A Picture Free, 7 With a cake of Woodbury's facial soap, at Prouse's Drug Store. At The United Grocery GREEN CORN, CHLERY, APPLES, TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS, POTATOES, PEARS, PLUMS, : TRY OUR SPECIAL BLACK AND GREEN TEA, 40c¢ Ib. The Home of Choice I : _ 121 Princess Street. 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