PAGE SIX «th > | News (News From astern sn na] NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT QLIPPED FROM THE WHIGS MANY BRIGHT EXOHANGES, m------ io Briet Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told, ~=Full of Interest to Many, A thirty-two mill tax rate prospect for Peterborough this 3 A long, felt want goon to lishment of a. night school Mrs. Agnes Fisher, wife of W Fisher, Belleville, passed away on Sunday at the age of sevenly years. Councillor Adam Lindsay has been for forty-three years the surer of the Renfrew Methodist Sun- day school? Knox congregation, their pastor, Rev. W. 1s in in Almonte Perth, gave M. Grant, an | fucrease of $100 In salary at the an- | nual meeting. 'Mrs. Henry Bristow, a resident of | Cardinal, died &t Brofkville General | Hospital on Friday night. She had hewn ill for a long period. After being a suffergr for months, Mrs. passed away ville. of age. = Miss 3ridget Gough, an aged maiden lady, diéd in Belleville h pig] on Monday. Deceased had liv ed in Belleville for a number of years, Rev. merly some Priscilla Lounsberry, on Saturday at Deceased was sixty-five year J of P. Bruneau, Quebec, Cornwall, 'died in for. the I'rench Presbyterian church on Sun-| day, as he was -about to enter pulpit, Luella Stapley, itichard "Stapley, the third daughter Cannifton Road, Belleville, died Thursday at the home of her father at the age of Beventeen years, F. Bar has . manager of the Gananpque, and to take charge. in COHOUTE. Capt, C. P. Jefito, M.D., of Prescott, is overseas with CLAMIC., has been invalided France to England, suffering influenza. Miss Florence Irene Wickett died on Saturday at the home Jes step-father, James Cook, Bellevill She had not enjoyed good health for two years The British Government has em- ployed Emily Jane Guest, M:A., as organizer of the Women's Institute in the porth of England. Miss Guest's home is in Belleville. James I, Lyle, Cape Vincent, N.Y., died Thursday, following several months' illness, nine years, His Cape. Vincent. Tho marridge took. place on Jan. 22nd at Renfrew of Dr. How and Miss Millie Cuming. = Both of the contracting parties 'were formerly residents of Gananoque, On Jan. 10th Walter R., i been appointed Bank of Toronto, arrived on Friday Mr, Barr's home sthe from of mother lives at Scott L. and Dora Margaret McGregor, both | of Westport, were united in riage, 'The bride was attired in-a cream suit. Early Tuesday Mrs.~* John K. Maines, a former resident of Hun~ gerford passed away at the home of her parents, Mr. amd Mrs. James Hubbell, Rawdon township. William' Henry White, aged eigh- teen years, was arrested in Belleville on the charge of getting money un- der false pretenses, claiming he wag working for the Children's Aid. John Bailey, who passed away Jan. 2nd at his home at Harold was mar charmingly vear. | is } je overcome with the estab- vai trea- | Belle- | of | i8 i formerly | from | a] aged thirty- | | Dorn. In T------r ord greater pa : had lived i Poi n township. Perth council yor 1s purchased a ten ! acre wood lot from Thomas MoLean, Ferry road, and now wants fifty | gn to ent this "wood and prepare it | for selling to the town citizens. On the 106th triplets, two hoys amd a girl, were born to Mr, {and Mrs. W. J. Roach of the Sth { line, M¢Nab. ys died shortly | after birth, girl is alive and | well, ; A fine large manufacturing plant to be erected in Cobourg to sup- materials for 1 soldiers in France. The indus will be a big one, and will employ a large num { bér of men. 1: P, W, Post, | 85th birthday nora i inst. The but the he y ply Picton, celebrated his on Jan, 24th. Mr, Post is ope of the oldest natives of 'Picton, amd the Post family have been closely connected with the up- building of the town since its early days. Rev. C. G. Smith, for nearly eight years pastor of the Baptist church, { Brockville, surprised. his congrega- tion by presenting his resignation. i Mr. Smith has accepted the pastor- late of the Temple Baptist church, { Montreal. On Tuesday the body of William McIntosh, a Grand Trunk section- { man, was mangled in the G.T.R. | ¥ yard, Toronto, Mcintosh was clear- | ing out switch points and the inter- ocking system, when he was caught Jy an outgoing tr and crushed. | A quiet wedding took place Wed- { nesday when one of Bancroft's most opular young laddies, Miss Mabel | McCaw, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McCaw, became the wile of Frank Smith, the well-known "automobile king' of Madoc. A bonus has- been granted the members of the Belleville police force." Each man, from <hief to constable, -getting $100 per year | extra. This bonus is to be effective until the end of™he war and for one vear subsequent to the declaration of peate | Sweet's Corners Patriotic League, Sweet's Corners, Jan. 29.---Since tha organization of the Sweet's Cor- ners Patriotic League on January i Sth, 1917, the total receipts amagut led to $400.87. During the year tle membership increased from To to twenty-nine, Cash donations amount- g to $150 were sent to the Kings- {ton Hed Cross Society, to be used in aid of Quoen's = Stationary Hospital in France; also $10 to Belgium Re- lef Fund, The following articles were sent to Red Cross rooms, To- ronto: 48 pairs socks,*18 hospiatl shirts, For Ottawa Red Cross Socie- ty: 40 garments, For Kingston Red Cross Soclety:- 65 pairs socks, 31 hsopital shirts, 18 pyjamas, 69 ab dominal bandages, 97 bandages, 12 tranEuias bandages, 11 pneumonia | jackets. #" The society also sent thir- | ty~-two boxes containing eatables and socks to soldiers overseas. There remains a bajance on hand of $18.64. The offfcers for the year were: Mrs, F. TJ4 Wilise, presi- dent; Mrs. R. Niblock, treasurer; "Miss Lena Bryan, secretary. He Fell Down Stairs. Tweed, Jan, 30.--Henry Irvine was the victim of a rather peculiar acei- dent. He was retiring for the night and was moving around upstairs, Not having a light he was rather "feeling" his way and while giving the front stairs a wide berth, he over-balanced and fell down the back stairs. He re- ceived a severe shaking up and cuts on his head which have confinéd him to his bed for the past week. REESE @ © You Can Not Be fair to yourself or those dependant upon you if your EYES are strained. To do your work sult. us about your eyes. crs of correct glasses. well----you must SEE well. Con- We are eyesight specialists and mak- R. J. RODGER Man' Cg. Opticians & Optometrints, Where the Clock In on the Walk. Coat) Si ie Dr 2 Blouses; 'te regardless cleared off Come at once. The 132 Princess Sq, Hi United of cost. Don't wait. balance of our furs QCrenvitte Battalion to be decorated 1} Goorge Murphy oeeurred at _ THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917. WAS SO BADL wa BURNED That Death Ensued from, the Severe) Shock. Lanark, Jan. 28.-<A rence happened at the and Mrs. James Reid, Lanark town- ship, in which Mrs. Reid lost her life. Just how the accident happen- ed will probably never be known, but when Mr. Reid returned to the house after a short absence he was horri- fied to find his wife lying prostrate on theYfloor, her clothing ablaze and an 'incipient fire igniting the floor. The fire was quickly extinguished and help summoned, but the aged lady passed away a short time after, death resulting from the shock. De- ceased had reached the age of eighty- four years and forty-seven years ago was married to James Reid. Besides the husband a family of two sons and two daughters: survive. MORRISBURG BOY HONORED. x | | tragic oceur- home of Mr. Proctor Chalmers Received the Military Cross, Morrisburg, Jan. 30.--Word has been received that Lt. L. Proctor Chalmers has been awarded the Mill tary Cross for sfnspicuous service rendered at Passchendaele, Lt. Proc- tor first enlisted' in the 90th Bat- talion, "The Little Black Devils," but in England was transferred to the 11th Reserye. Later he volunteered for service at the front, going over with the 78th Battalion, Winnipeg, as a sergeant. On account . of his ser- i at the Somme and Vimy Ridge recommended for a commis- , which was later granted. Then ut Passchendaele he won this new honor. Lient, L. Died at Godfrey. Godfrey, Jan. 29.--At the home of her daughter, Mrs Frank Howes, Mary Ann Anderson, relict of the late James McKeever, passed peacefully away on Jan. 1st; 1918, after a week's illness of pneumonia. She was born in 1840 in the vicinity of Bed- ford, where she had spent most of life. She leaves to mourn four daugh- ters, Mrs. James Butter'll, Trenton; Mrs, Frank . Howes, Godfrey; Mra. George Hamilton and Mrs. Josepa Butterill,, Glenvale; also four sons, James, of Verona; William, Edson, Alberta; John and Robert at Godfrey; thirty-two grandchildren, five great grand children and one sister, Mrs. E. Thompsén, Hinchinbrooke.. The funeral service was conducted at the house by Mr. Black Preshyterian stu- 'dont of Queen's University. ) Young Man Died of Burns. Stirling, Jan. 28.--~The dwelling house of Mr. and Mrs. William Haw- kins, of Girvin, Sask., was destroyed by fire last week. Mr. and Mars. Hawkins were visiting relatives at Stirling at the time. They imme- diately left for the west. Their youngest son, Willlam, was serious- ly burned during the progress of the fire..and removed to the hespital, where he died shortly after. The deceased was a native of West Huntingdon, where he was born about twenty "vo ye years ago. Abolish Two Tollgates Soon. Brockville, Jan, 28. --1It is likely that in the near future two of the four tollgates on the Front road between this town and Prescott will disappear. This was decided, upon at a meeting of the shareholders of the Brockville and Prescott. Toll Road Co. Full toll will, however, be collectdd at the Brockville and Prescott gates, The shareholders are mostly women, who have not re- ceived dividends for years. Woman Elected Trustee. Picton, Jan, 26.--Mrs. Morley Starr, Indian Head, Sask. has the honor of being the first woman elec: ted for jehgol Arustes for the Indian Head High She and another lady were elect a by acclamation at the annual municipal elections. Mrs. Starr (nee Miss Bethra M. Blakely) is the daughter 'of George Blakely, formerly of Hallowell, Accident th Tweed Mill Tweed, Ont., Jan. 28.---Mr, Simon Langevin, an employe of the Deser- onto Milling Co. here, was badly in- jured on Friday by being caught in the belt shafting at the mill. One of his legs was broken in two places, three ribs were broken and his back. was badly hurt. Brockville Fair Assgelation. Tl Helles, my A FINE RECORD. One - English Family nons. In Harper's Magazine printed ! an unusual group vof letiers written by youngsters on Admiralty Service on British merchant ships or war- ships. One of these gives a remark- able' yet typical record of what one family has done. "M. F. A. 102, O. T. Uncas, September 22, 1916. "The Uncas became oiler No, 2 and we loaded our cargo of fuel oil in the East and ended up in a region where shot and shell wandered aronnd. After getting rid of our precious cargo we turned around and | came east again for another full load, and this. time all the way home. The wife keeping watch dur ing the hoirs I had to sleep, and glad 1 was to have her sharp eyes in the submarine area, for the chief officer was old and past his work. Arrived safely in the old country, the wife left me at Falmouth, and thew away under sealed orders days or so before I could get word to Mrs. C.; imagined subs had gol me, wandered down to River Tyne dry-docked there; unfortunately Chinesé were resiless 30 had to aboard with only two days' firat since outbreak of war. ported to Admiralty, being an R. N. R. officer, but was tod (as usual) to continue on my ship. I'd dearly loved to have heen told to proceed to a naval depot, to be away on your lonesome, know- ing that if: attacked one mistake ends yon, Now about my brothers. Gives Many is and the stay leave, stores. H® arrived thers after the gubs had been withdrawn and bad a merry time, shelled them night and day; how- over, the hoy did his work and left Anzac with not very heavy casualties. After two days' rest, same Job at if yousplease; bit thick, eh! Had a beastly time at Helles, gale came on and they could not work, only sit In the dugouts being shelled all the time. Finally finish- ed the job and be brought away all but ten of his men. He was men- tioned in orders of the day, congratu- | lated and promoted. C. came home from India, joined up, won his comiaission, and is now in France, Before leaving be was mar- ried; how, is rather amusing--he wires his fiance at ten {o be ready thet same day at two, London for special license; brother arrives, hot, dusty, | breathless, five minutes late. After | tho erent the dwo innocents find they have no notion of where to spend the six day honeymoon. excited relations of all ages, each propounding his or ber own view of the subject and accompanying them to the station." Finally, amid much noise, the gpot is selected for them, finally | lisutenant in HW. M.'s army. Next brother left the ta, went to France a8 a private in. Publie 'Schools Batt., refused a commiseién. before going out, saw service in the {renches, and was marched gut snd told his duty was to {ake a commission. Next prother is n the A, 8, C, aud saw the Uneas in harbor at Port Said, but could not get off to res me. None of us have seem each other since war began. 'Now if you are ngt fed up with me and my brothers, You ought tobe. To finish up with, the dear old mater and pater sit at homs, longing aud yel dreading to see the | post end nowspapers come," A Strange Death. "hattlefield, with no mark of injury. Some are lying with arms oulstreteh ed as in running; others ave grasping their guns as though about lo fire-- 2H are in exaclly the 'positions in whieh they were ai the moment death i ; These mysterious deaths' do 'not occur as a reshlt of nervous shock; else the bodies would be relaxed and natural, They are victims of "the bends'* or "'cainson diseases" caused by sudden release from . great alr- pressure. When a workman cmerges from a fills with small bubbles, like those of champagne when firgl uncorked, ° If ihe bubbles are large enough to at the end of the year was $2,400, uearly $600 more than the Jrevious vear. The Hon. President is A. Hardy; the President, J. R. A. La; First Vice-president, W. » Brouse; Second Vice-president, ¥. I, Ritchie, et arts ad opi mi Indian Chiof Dead. Cornwall, Ont.,~Jan, 28.--Georso Torance, one of the wealthiest and most prominent Tadians, and a chie? of the St. Regis tribe, died Thursday aftet a pricl iliness from pueumbnia, He was four years of age. He formerly traveled extensively in the tates snd Engiang + with an Indian band. : Gets Military Medal, Brocky ille, Jan. 30. Private D. Holbrook, of a Canadian Infantry | battalion, has heen awarded. the HE Military Medal, according to advices vecelved from England. He is the firet membér of the 156th Leeds and for luis services gverseas: Peath of a Stranger. Mawmora, Jan. an American who gave his name as Jt week, The d fractured his ankle. and while Drs. Crawford apd Thomson wore reducing the frac- ture, M suddenly: od as a result ef heart a away 4 Cog Cobourg, Jan. 28 Coho practically without coal at hour Js 14 ud dealers wre wmakisg fo te ghipmonts to Las 20. -The death of} ¢ Brockylile, Jan. 30.--The anunal] choke the cireulatioh the man dies. meeting of the Brockville Fair As-|On the battlefield, such occurrences | sociation was held here. The lability ave the resuit 'of intense explosion wavés, Ths blood holds in solution a considerable amount of air and carbon dioxide, the quantities belong greater when the pressure is high. Upon lowering the Jaesaare, the gasos separate out as ulblen, the case of soda waler, tho air can escape, bat in a man they are caught in the capillaries. All mus- cular action is arvested with light- ning-like rapidity, thus Preadiving the attitude held by the victim bo- fore the fatal attack. 4 The fact i ment, on economy bout, hay discon- tinued the nue of toolucs official rorrespomd Bee, forth a mild discussion = as to gn srigin of the s # [rom Germany, and that Girma paper, pw ev mark, oa oxhibiisd in Ten |. of course silly women folk | We | I re-| for it is not all honey | At the evacuation of Gallipoli one of per them reéeived orders to proceed with | five hundred men to Anzac to destroy | Turks----no opposition | a big | Next brother | Bride goes to | Imagine fifty | and they have 10 travel down in the | crowded guard's van C. trying hie | Fhest to look dignified as becomes a | Soldiers are found dead on the | of | high-pressure air chamber, his blood' ihe ET Goverhe por i in difer. |» | { Letters to the Eiitor | | So toni Great War Veterans' Tag Day. Kingston, Jan. 28.-- (To the Edi- I! or): With reference to the. Tag Day to be held on Saturday next, 2nd of February. in aid of the Great War Veterans' Association, I would like ito ing -the following points to the | notifle of the public through the | med m of your paper with your permission: In the first place the aims of the {8- W.NV.A, are to help not only our comrades who have seturned to this | country, maimed and sick, but also the wives, children ahd deperdents of those who will not come back. By {the word help please do not infer {that we are a charity organization, but rather that we are trying to help, by making our men into use- ful citizens, and through this means to bring about an improved stand- {ard of life generally in our own country. That, of course, is sur main ob- | ject, and we have succeeded so far {in doing a certain amount towards 1 i i {this end As each | more of ou week of the war passes les, and these rs and sons, be- | return to Can- | | men are your h | come casual { | ada. { The couseguence is that our | | quarters at present have become 100 | | small for our members and we have | { now been fortunate { ure a. new home. This home will | ave a great deal . done to it to-| | wards making it habitable by the | {1andlord,~ but we shall still have to | { furnish it, and make it into a pro- | headquiriers for our assae 1 enough to pro- tion. Had we been able we shod] | father not have asked the public for | { help, but our men are not in a posi- tion to subscribe large sums Lo- { wards our upkeep, and we are, | therefore, obliged, reluctantly, to | take our cap in hand and ask. The citizens of Kingston are re- quested not to confuse the Great War Yeterans' Association with any other organization that may be act- ing in the interest of returned sol- | dier s. Thé G.W.V.A. is a Dominion jorge anization, and all its officers and {members are composed of veterans {of the present war only. Our motto is not "Be a soldier, land after a few weeks come home { and live on your friends," but rather | 'carry on," and if unable to carry on in France any further to at least try to carry on in Candda. - Our thanks are due to the L~ i perial Order of the Daughters of the { #mpire for their dssistance in 'help- ing us to collect, and we think we can safely say that if the '1L.O.D.E. { think well egough of jour cause to { help us there must b something to it 1 am afraid that I have taken I more space than I intended, but I will say before closing, remember Saturday and please be generous, Thanking you jn anticipation, Yours sincerely, 8. J. DYTE, President, : 1 { ; } Makes A Correction. { Kingston, Jan. 29.----(To the Edi- | tor): I wish to correct an erroneous statement which appeared in the col- | nmns of your paper of the 28th inst., relating to fire at my house, 44 Frontenac street. Although the real cause of the fire is unknown, it was not caused .through a Match in the floor, as the fire originated be- neath the floor of the attic room and was burning between the walls be- fore it showed in the room itself; Iso, the floor 'was entirely covered | by linoleum, so it was impossible for ia DODD'S LSE ELE C | ---------------- Bary & Practical F omé Drerr Making = Lerrons. rrepared Specially for This Newspaper 'By Pictorial Review A Lounging Robe a 7382 © Although it is early for advance models in negligees. this dcsign de- mands aitention. It has draped sides and the kimono sleeves are set into large armholes. CUTTING GUIDE. re' 36 in Draped Effect, It Your taste does not lean to ward 'the severely plain lounging robe, certainly you will be pleased with this charming design in soft blue volle. Not only is the side drapery an unususl note, but the Kki- mono sleeves are sei in larg: arm- holes. There are dart tucks in front and back and thera terminate in the folds below. A narrow band of satin finishes the neck, this trimming be- ing repeated on the lower edges of the sleeves. In medinm size the robe requires 4% varls 45-inch material. There are only three sections to the robe, despite its dressy appear- ance, The front snd back are cut from an open width of material and when the voile is doubled to accom- modate section B, there hwill remain just enough of the goods to eut the sleeve and neckband. All of the three sections are laid on a length- wise thread of tbe voile. Although soft, delicate colors are in. the majority for boudoir robes, there are tones that are not always quiet, though they never fail to be attractive. There are lovely orange shades for negligees and lounging robes and in voile they are not ex- pensive. Combined with brown, black, blue and other harmonizing colors, they are very artistic. The negligee specialists are also doing much with grays and mauves in these times when gay colors are at variance with ong feelings, eos- pecially if there is someone "out there" to think about and provide comforts for. ELVAGE EDGES FRONT AMD BACH Pictorial Review Lounging Robe No. 78 Price, 20 cents. Nr A------------ A ---------------- a mateh to get between the boards as stated.--Yours sincerely, JAMES HARRIS. AAT ADVENTURE OF A CAB HORSE. Auninial With Skull Like This Should Go to Front, From the Quebec Le Soleil. A carter named Pare, was coming home from his day's work, when passing in front of Elie Rheaume, grocer, in Durocher street, St. Sau- veur, Que., his horse dell on the gireet. The owner, with several peo- ple, tried to get the horse on his feet again, but\they were unable to do A veterinary surgeon was sent , Dr. Bedard (which is the name given), after examining the naimal, ordered him "to be destroyed, so a policeman who happened to he ou hand, fired two shots into the horse's head. The horse was left for dead. Some twenty minutes later, -chil- dren who were playing around the horse, gathered some hay and placed it in front of him. the surprise of the people, and the gleat fright of the chlidren, the horsetate it, so a couple of men assisted the hovse to his feet and -led him back to his owner, whe-was so surprised he could not beleve his eyes. This morning the animal is work- ing, apparently none the worse for the two bullets in his bead. Some people said it is no wonder, as he has more lead In his head than is necessary. "Quite right, says an- other, but will it affect his mental . "faculties?" © SLEEVE at mm 3% Sizes, ETE to " 4 inches bust. TO SUFFER FROM HEADACHES MAKES LIFE MISERABLE. Headaches seem to be _tabliusi with many people, Some a eldom, if ever, free from It, suffering comn- tinually with the dull throbbings, the intemse pain, sometimes in one part, sometimes fn another, and then over the whole head, varying ip its severity by the cause which brings it on. The varieties of headache most common are sick or billous headache, nervous headache, « headache . from constipation, debility or indigestion and periodical and spasmodic head- aclie, and undoubtedly the cause must be removed before Rermanent relief can be had. 5 Burdock Blood Bitters at has been on the market for over 40 years, removes the cause of the head- ache, and not only does this but also restores the entire system to houlthy action and huoyant vigor. Miss Emily Smith, 204 Bellwoods Ave., Toronto, Ont., writes: "I can- not speak too highly of Burdeck Blood Bitters. For two years I was greatly troubled with violent head- aches, particularly in the morning. I tried everything to cure me until a friend recommended B.B.B. I tried it, and now I am completely cured." Manufactured by The T. Milburn Co,, Limited, Toronto, Ont. WE HAVE JUST i - Come in Hawaniam, patriotic, 29m record for you. 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