McK {in order to Hi 661 I i Who ay Furs Kingston's Reliable Fur House 149 to 157 Brock St. | Your Windows and Doors drafty and cold, Our metal weather strips put on by experts will make them wind and storm proof. Give us the chance to prove this to you. Ring 819. J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. 41 Clarence Street Kingston, Out. -- in Need . When the fire comes a reliable insurance policy ix the friend in need Protects the. owner from } - The best (hing to have Is - FIRE INSURANCE wit costy little to earry, but ix a mighty comfortable thing to have. amine our plans and &et our rates, Learn what we Ve you and what it you, - F free from auxiety with 1 CNR. Achievement Through Glasses. Ex-President Roosevelt was awkwar®and stupid as a boy until ho suddenly dis- + covered that he could not see " as much ss other boys, He tells us that glasses" changed his career. Yours may be stich a case. Come in and get our spece ialist's advice. Consultation free, JS. Asselstine D.0.S Registered Optometrist. 342 King Street THE BUSY OPTICAL STORE. At the Golden Lion Grocery Fancy Clover HONEY THE DAILY Lr ---- i oon. G. H. OGILVIE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOARD. a -------------- ' H The Library Has a Debt of FIO iH = Mayor Hughes, Ald. Black and Dr. 1+ WW. W. Sands Elected to the Board. The annual meeting of the King I Library was held on Mon- sing. These officers were President, Col. G. H. Ogll-| vice-president, Mis: Annie Da- surer, 'A, Strachan; libra- A. Kennedy; directors Mayor Hughes. A, Strachan; Js Redden, W. H. Macnee, Ald + Blaek: Dr. W. § 1 Miss E.| t Mowat The tr { defieit of i dirér's 'report showed al yut $500, The City Coun- r, besides its budget grant | of $1.500, gave an additional grant of $800 towards the close of the year prevent the library from | It is hoped that this, 3 board will find ways and! 'means of increasing the finances and Iso adding to the library. | A finance committee cons Og 3, A. Strachan Ma) | fughes was appointed. ' The Look | {committee will consist of Miss David- ison, Col. Ogilvie, W. H. Macnee, Miss | Mowat anil James Redden HARROWSMITH GENEROSITY {eil last ve £6 yor IN LOOKING AFTER MANY STORM. ! BOUND PASSENGERS, Were There Over Sunday ~~ A Party of King- ston Men Express Their Apprec ia- | tion of Hospitality, To have strangbrs numbering 'one- Forced to Stay {fifth of its total population suddenly |, jthrust upon a community in the depth of winter is a sgvere test of its temper and character. | The village of Harrowsmith, pleas- | {antly situated about eighteen miles | | north of Kingston, was subjected to lj] that test and stood it nobly. On the! i tafterngon and evening of Saturday, | tJan, 12th, about seventy-five passen- | | gers arrived in Harrowsmith on vari-| | ous trains; the C.N.R, from Ottawa; | ithe C.P.R. from Renfrew, and the | from Kingston, and om ac-| {count ef the severe snow storm | which completely blocked all the rail-| | roads, were compelled to remain | there until the following Monday ev-| ening The kind-hearted townspeople im-| | mediately came to their rescue and | i ministered most kindly and gener-| | ously to their needs. In.the midst of { the storm on Sunday many of the in-| { habitants came to the station and in-| | vited the storm-bound passengers to { their homes. J. 8. Gallagher, ex- ['M.P.P. for Frontenac County, and the | local clergy, L. X. 'Barton, Mr. Brad-| | shaw and others cared for the wo-| | men and children and by Sunday ev: {ening all had secured comfortable | quarters. | | On behalf of their fellow trawel-| {lers, the undersigned desire to ex- | | press, publicly their appreciation of | | the kind hospitality extended to them | by the peaple of Harrowsmith.. It will remain a bright spot in the mem-| ory of an otherwise unpleasant ex-| perience. | (Signed by) R. J. Gardiner, Lieut.-| Col. ADM.S., city; R. D. Street,| Lieut.-Col.. D.M.R., Ottawa; Chas. | F. Price, Lieut., Ottawa; W. F. Nic-| kle, Kingston; G. G. Publow, King-| ston; J. G.Pelton, Montreal: .John! Collins, L. A. Zufelt; ear, J, Buse, i CURLING RESULTS. ¥ Home Games - Played | on Monday Night. , i On Monday evening thé following | curling games were played: } | J. E. Johnston R. McMahon | W. H. Reid J. Magdonald i J. W. Kelly H A ove Interésting T. M. Assgelstine BRITISH WHI, KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INCIDENTS { enowstorm, 3 | on balance. LOCAL NOTES AND ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST. Happenings In the City and Vicinity What the Merchants Offer to the Readers of the Whig. Some storm wasn't it? Buy your meats at Piekering's. These are hard days on the horses as the roads are very heavy. There were no movie matinees on Monday, as the storm delayed the ar- | rival of films, W. Swain, plano tuner, 100 Clergy Street west. Orders left at McAu- 1ey's, or phond 564. The Utilities Cchin hold its inauvgural Thursday or Friday. , Ring up 645 for all kinds unfer- mented wines, Inspector Jack went to Toronto on Saturday with a lad, who will he placed in St. John's school. lad is rather wayward. The Bishop of Ontario and Dean of Ontario are remaining Toronto owing to the extended r ings of the tomsvittee on the 1 f the Prayer Book. Now is the time to have your plano tuned. We carry two expert tuners and will agsure entire satis- faction. C. W, Lindsay, Ltd. After being ® delayed nineteen sion will- not meeting until the in hours at Kingston Junction and fif- | Belleville owing to the f wounded sol- on Monday teen hours g diers peached T afternoon, We will rent you a piano, and at end of six months if you feel like purchasing instrument we will' al- low the 6 months' rental on pur- chase price, and arrange easy terms C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. of passengers for the from Montreal on Sunday went Belleville on the C.P.R. and then A number City | back to thezcity on the Grand Trunk. i They Yu evening. not arrive until Monday We will rent you a piano, and at {end of six months if you feel like purchasing instrument we will al. low the 6 months' rental on pur- chase price, and arrange easy terms on balance. C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. Passengers arriving in the city on the train from Toronto on Monday afternoon, stated,that two men work- ing on a snow plow had been hiirt near Belleville on Monday. They we struck in the face by big chunks of ice and snow and suffered flesh waunds ; Reading between the lines in the German newspapers, it becomes ap- parent that the conferences of mili- tary and political leaders now tak- ing place at Berlin are regarded as an effort to obtain some sort of an agreement among the German part- ies as to war alms. GTR. Fireman Sullivan, of Lind- say, was kiled Tuesday morning near Lorneville, when three engines with snow plough were derailed. Singer Makes Big Hit, A soldier writing home from Lon- don says: Do you remember a young girl named Beatrice Lily? She at- tended St. Agnes' School and sang Mi the Palace Theatre in the even- tng. Well, she is making a great hit over here in the Variety Theatre on the Strand. She sings several songs of Canada and the papers here call her "our Canadian favorite." I went to Rear her sing---and she's pretty Quite a number of Kingstonians have seen the artist and several called Rs Jon her and were entertained at her D. M.| Te mother's house in London. te Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days, Druggists refund money if PAZO INTMENT fails. to cure Itching, lind, Bleeding, or Protuding Piles. First application gives relief. 50c. The | TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918. 7 re-orders. Will You Have a Party St. Valentines Day If so now is the time to arrange for the party decorations. Gibson Art Line qf Table Decorations, . Tally Cards, grammes, Caps and Bonnets, Aprons, Invitations, Place Cards, ete. etc., is now on display, and selections should be made at once 'to avoid disappointment, as owing to limited stocks of the manufac- turers, delays in'the express service, etc., it will be impossible to place Valentines for Mother, Dad, Wife, Husband, Lovers, Friends, of 'the sam® high class nature as the Gibson Christmas line are now be- ing shown. Priced from 2c to $1.25. . The Dance Pro- 8 Phone 919. The College Book Store, Open Nights , Phone 319 a L . Nr ir Coats! Coats! Clearing Sale of This Season's Nobby Coats in Tweeds and Blacks. Sizes 18 to 36 only. Priced up to Newnan & Sav, THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE Harmonola . The basic patents, which gave one or twe talking machines a monopoly for years, expired some time ago. Since then numerous machines of merit equal to the _ original makes have appeared at greatly reduced prices. 3 Foremost among these is the HARMONOL Aw--completely Cane udinn, plays any i¥pe of record without extré applinnces, solid mahogany, full size cabinet nnd at two-thirds price of older types. Let us demonstrate the Hare monola for you, $18.50. HE on Gee Bs Borrell Be Smith Bros. Jewelers _ HUDSON SEAL COATS W. F. Gourdier Phone 700. 78-80 Brock Street. | a ~ ons of these policies ax your best Place Your Property Fresh California Prunes, nice and |, . : Sitios Juicy ... ... 10s, 12%e¢, 15c 1b, | SC: Calvin USE. | pees BUILDERS SUPPLIES wow Evaporated Peaches, 2 Ibs for 5c, OL. Derry A. WORTHY CA W, P, Peters | E. Davis 1.5. R. McCANN . Phone 326 op. 621, Evaporated Apricots ... ... 15c Ib. fC gal, ++% Jus 40c W. R. McRea & Co. Golden Liofi Grocery "ew Y | § max stood the test for § a Century. iflized ¥ I W. J. Frizzell {\ W. B. Dalton i {skip) 13 G. BE. Hague of J. M. Farrell (skip) 10 | | F. Watigh abn ; In one ponnd sections, 25 cents each, - (skip) 13 " So a | | BE. Mooers | 0. Akroyd W. H. Dyde W. M.. Baillie | (skip) 11 A. W; Dunlop .. F. A. Monk T. Copley H. Douglas } (skip) 11 | To Spring a Swmprise. E The hockey game on 'Wednesday night between the junior teams of this sub-section, Queen's and Kings- ton, should draw. a large crowd, as the students have made the declara- tion that the team they wil* put on the ice will win. mE 4 PARENTAGE, $ A Message to the Teople of Kings- 3 ton. Forceful, yet clean, wholesome and entertaining, Every adult should. every child can, see it. Watch | this paper for particulars. Leicester Lodge, 8.0.1. : D.DS.G.P. W. A. Twige installed the following officers of Leicester Lodge." No. 33, | Sons of, England: Past Pres, A. Brown; Wor. Pres, A. R. Fearne; Vice Pres., 8. Hou. Chaplain, : Chapl 4. H. M.! ~8ec., R. | R. Bld F te Cs FH gh: ldwin; Inside Guard, F. Outsidi ard, A. Masam: Tr H. Scott, T. I. Grigg and J. Ward, Joching The Quality Up. LAXATLV BROMO QUININE the World FP sy Bxtrects an _-- contained In LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, it. wan Recconury LOMO {ereane the price to the Druggist. # quarter of t is used COATS AT SALE "PRICES All our winter cloth coats are | Row on sale at big etions, | BR Eu A 4 1) 2 to A Without any obligation to buy, we invite your inspection. {Science Student .. | Hl civil service under its direction. will by every Civ- i | Rodger Barnes, R.R. 1, Kings- Subscriptions Needed For Portsmouth Family. The municipality of Portsmouth. has suggested that. the Whig receive: and acknowledge subscriptions for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Hearn, who lost their home and all their furniture by fire on Thursday night. The Whig gladly assents to this. James Halliday . . $5.00 British Whig .. .. > , $5.00 P. H. Richardson wap a 5.00 A Friend of the Soldiers ..*.. 5.00 Rev, J. O. and-Mrs. Crisp. .... 5.00 Dr. J. W. Edwards .. .. .. i Louise Rebakah Lodge No. 10 Little Gertrude .. we A Friend... ..0. From Two Friends .. ., ...- N. Needy | 50 5/00 . Prof. D. H. Marshall ., .. G. Krause ' Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nolan... Miss E. Pound For Benefit of Hearn Family, Miss J. Alder .. .. Te 1 Pe H. Barnett, 80 Colborne ; reel... En Mrs. C. Porter... .. Kenneth Smallridge .. | pie Miss Mary BE. M. Lucas . David Viek. .. .. ... . RodoBtanley .. 0. 0000 CoH. Redden .. .. .. 0... Dr. A. E. Freeman, Inverary . 1.00 fom... 0 LZ 1.00 David Hall .. .. . .. 1.00 William Pillar. Mrs. Henry Wiskin ; . x Mrs. Jack Turner's sapathizer . . ©. ours in Sympathy . Who's next? 5 rm m------------------ Outside Civil Sewvice. The Civil , Service Commission which has been investigating the feasibility of bringing the outside Present. S. ANGLIN & on Our Selling List. 1918 CALENDARS Each grown-up per- - son calling at our of- fice, will receive a pretty calendar while they last. ll © We are offering this week three ll real bargains. Arrangements con he made for inspecting the pro. pertios with us Bt any time, $2500 ww Collingwood St. wolid brick, modern, ~ Unlow St, brick, modern, immediate possession. ew Karl St, double brick, With hot water and hot sie furnaces, glectrie dight, mod. ern improvements, sod gars dens, FIRE INSURANCE L i - _ & Son Sellers of Renl Estate, * Cor. Johnson and Division Nw, Phones 539 and 1450, Woodworking Factory, Lume To break up a deep-seated cough and cold, nothing can equal this remedy. a Has relieved and cured hundreds after | years of suffering, whose recommen- dations can be seen. It is a medicine "+ and systematic cure. : ~~ 50c Bottle -- os : For sale only at MAHOOD'S DRUG STORE . ) SERVE