CROSS LAKE. Aug. 12.--Willlam Newton has John Gardiner's summer cottage at Lake completed, and Mr. nér hes moved 'into it. The and tontents and barn of Mr. ely purchased the John p was last week burned to groand while Mr. and Mrs. were away from home. It is that the fire was set by } one while Mr. Soles was away. Newton has his winter's cut of foi about all sawed and landed at Ardendale, BE SANGSTER. . 13.--John Madden hag gone Kingston to visit with friends e. F. Johnson hag returned to 0 after spending his holidays Fuh friends here. Charles Murphy is engaged with Edward MeCann, Burridge, during the harvest. Pte. Owen Fitzgerald, Petawawa camp, visited friends here recently. Miss Lena O'Connor and John Hickey at P. O'Connor's. Mr. and Mrs. James and Miss Mary, Godfrey, at . J. Coohrane's. Miss M. Young at Glendower. Miss Annd | O'Connor wislted with Miss M. A. Hickey on Sunday. to FALL RIVER. Ang. 13.---Rain is greatly needed here just now. The farmers are cutting their grain and report -a good yield. A number from here intend taking in the Marks Bros'. entertainment at Maberly on Wed- ay evening. A. Gray made a iness trip to Sharbot Lake on nday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wesley and family motored to Smith's Falls on Saturday. Brooke Triends are. at E. Conroy's; Mr. and Mrs. W. Kirkham and family, of lhanponville, spent the week-end at niel Kirkham's; Mrs. A. Eng- nd, &r., Mr. and Mrs. A. Gray, also joss Gray, at 8. Armstrong's. GLENVALE, Aug. 12.--8everal farmers in this Xieinity have lost horses, through ill- s. J. Cooper is recovering from recent illness, Haying is about Jeompleted and harvesting is well on the way. Roy Gordon, of Queen's Military Hospital, spent Sunday at home. Miss Hilda Orser accompanied Miss Alice Barry on a visit to friends on Simeoe Island. Miss Mildred Or- ser, who spent last week with friends at Elginburg, returned home on Fri- day. Miss Jean Amey and Stephie returned to Kingston after spending A few days at J. O. Ellerbeck's. Har- old Day, Harrowsmith, visited his cousin, Jack Gibson, last week. Mrs. #Dr.). Sidney Gordon and children, Lape Vincent, N.Y., are the guests of . Margaret Gordon, Mrs. R. J. erbeck and children visited Kings- last week. During the electric storm on Thursday evening, R. B. Gibson's barn was struck by lightning and one end was badly shattered. KEPLER. Ang. 12.--Cutting grain-is the 'order of the day. Ross Wartman's Darn was struck by lightning Thurs- day night, but no serious damage was done. An aeroplane lost its way a | was compelled to-land In J. Fowler's oat Had. W. Bradley, A. Orser and 0, V. Hansen and wife wor last week In )erries and réturn- ply. The Red ) met Wednesday at Mrs. W. Horning's. Marian Johns- ton has been on the sick list. Visit- ors; Mrs. Roy Kell, Montreal, at 8. Knight's; Mrs. Grant and children, "Pupper ~N.Y., at H. Buck's; Stuart and family, Kings- ton, at K. OO aa Mrs. Wart man, Watiwarth, and Mrs. Rae, 'Brandon, Man., at Newton Orser's; Mr. Skaling, Peta camp, at Mrs. K. Lawson's; Houston and grandson at J. "8; Mr. Arm- and family, Zealand, at T. Garrett's; W.- Redmond and family, ty, at ron Redmond's; Spencer rms, ham, a art- man's; Miss Gertie Orser, Bath Road, at A. Orser's; Misa B M. 'ownsend Sending A lew days in the city; Misses Ma and Lena Orser have rg oh visiting Iriends at Bath Road. py Dr. M. Stoney his holidays her Faith "Greer entertalued several 'young on eddy evening a -their over A Point. Miss in this vieinity during the past two weeks. The Ladies' Ald met on Wednesday at the home of Mrs John Joynt. Miss Laura Breen, who had spent the past two weeks in Westiport, returned home on Tues- day last. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Covel and Mr. and Mra. George Covell motored to Kingston last Wednesday and spent the day. The Red Cross Society met on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. John Duf- field. Mrs. Herbert Covell spent last week with friends in Ottawa. Miss A, Dooher, Detroit, Mich. is home for a visit. Among those in this vicinity who won prizes in the standing field erop competition for oats were John Hamer, first prize, and E. P. Kelly, third prize. Mrs. M. H. O'Grady, Westport, spent Tuesday with relatives here, Mrs. Kelly and daughter, Miss Phyllis Kelly, leaves to-morrow for Water- town, N.Y., after spending the holi- days with friends here. Hiram Nichols, Toledo, was a visitor at the home of C. IB. Willlams and Miss Williams last week. PHILEAPSVILLE. Aug. 12. --John Nolan, who has been receiving treatment at Hotel Dieu, Kingston, returned home on Saturday. His condition is serious. Mrs. Charles Davison had the mis- fortune to fall on the pavement on Saturday last, injuring her knee. Walter Haskin and W. J. Earl are very seriously ill with slight hopes of recovery. W. J. Thompson has purchased a new car. Miss Laura Howard, of Delta, is spending her holidays with her cousin, Miss Lu- eille Whitmore. Mrs. M. Seed, of Toronto, accompanied by her friend, Miss Margaret MoFarrel, of Cardin- al, has been visiting her parents, Rev. F. R. and Mrs. Chisholm. Mr. Seed joined them for the week-end. Mrs. MacDonald, of Yonkers, N.Y., is visiting her niece, Miss Alguire. Mrs. G. C. Ransome and children, of Toronto, have been visiting at the home of her grandfather, W. B. Phelps. Floyd Denny has moved his family to Brockville, where he hag secured employment. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown and Mrs. Donevar of Lansdowne spent Sunday last at their home here. They were ac- companied by Mrs. Lynn, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Brown. The most of the farmers in this vicinity shave their grain cut, and it has proved in most cases a very heavy erop. The fine hot weather of the past few days has improved the corn materially. A blight seems to have attacked the potatoes in some localities. | Lennox and Addington + EMERALD. Aug. 11.--The recent rain has done very little good. The farmers are harvesting and the grain is a very good crop. The gardens are drying up and nearly everything has stopped growiiig on account of the warm weather and very little rain. George Wemp is preparing to build a new house. Little Charles Howard had a friendly birthday party on Aug. 10th. He was five years old. Mr. and 'Mrs. Henry Reid had a variety shower given to them by their many friends. Miss G. Tugwell, of Amherst Island, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. Wenip, of Amherst Island. . WILTON. Aug. 12.--The farmers have com- pleted haying, which was a good crop 'In this district. The grain is ripening very fast and the hum of the binder is heard on every side. Clark Walker, Mrs. Sperry Shibley, Mrs. Clement Booth, Miss Marjorie Booth and Mrs Murray Hogel motor- ed | to Portland last Piiesday and spent a few days with Mrs. Gal- lagher. Mr. and Mrs. Robert ar Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Asselstine and little daughter, Grace, are visiting Mr. Miller's sister, Mrs. A. Gallagh- er, Portland. The many friends of (Miss B. B. Moore regret that she has resigned her duties as teacher of Wilton public school. Miss Moore |¢ has been here two years and will be greatly missed by both scholars and her many friends. Visitors: Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Har- old and W. L. Day, Kingston, with friends on Friday of last week. Dr. and Mrs. Walter Jaquith, Chatham, N.J., with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sim- mons; Mr. and Mrs. Orton Babeock, Toronto, with Damond Babeoek: Mrs. Miller, Miss Reah Wise and Iven Miller, Hamilton, with Mr. and Mrs. Eldrige Babcock. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1918. THE ROD OF NECESSITY LF --From rom a St Louis Repabli. PORTLAND. Harrowsmith, Aug. 5,--Members all present. Minutes of previous meeting adopted. A by-law ° was passed fixing the rate of taxation dor 1918 as follows: For county pur- poses, 12 mills; Ontario war tax, 1; township purposes, 8; general school rate, 4 7-10; Red Cross work, 1; total, 26 7-10 mills. Dr. Geddes' claim for damagps to auto held for further investigation| Accounts paid: $73.75, Martin Kenny, team work and labor on Cgmien bound- ary; $1, Wm. Meldryy, oleaning culvert; $19.70, Edward Curl, mak- ing tile, June and July; $25, Dr. Geddes, expenses to Hamilton to Board of Health; $66.95, R. E. De- line, Juwmber; $12.75; Zara Rey- nolds, bonus on 85 rods of wire fence; $2.50, Thomas Bouder, re- pairing road; $3, Wm. Peters, re- pairing road; $15, Oscar Veley, team work 'on First Lake road; $7.60, G. Ruttan, work on First Lake road; $8.37, W. Vealy, work on First Lake road and plank, Coun- chl adjourned to meet in Verona Monday, September. 2nd, at 1 p.m., or at call of reeve. The Market Reports GRAIN MARKETS. Toronto. Toronto, Aug. 13.--4{Manitoba wheat (in store, Fort' William, - in- cluding 2%c tax)--No. 1 northern, $2.23%; No. 2 northern, $2.20%; No. 3 morthern, $2.17%; No. 4 wheat, $2.10%. Manitoba oats (in store, Fort William )---No. 2 C/W., 91%e; No. 3 CW. 88¢; extra No. 1 feed, 88¢; No. 1 feed, 854. American corn--Track Toronto, No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, nominal; No. 4 yellow, do., do. Ontario oats, new Prop (accord- ing to freights outside)---No. 2 white, 79¢ to 81¢; No. 3 white, 78¢ to 80e¢. Ontario wheat (basis in store, Montreal) =No. 2 winter, per car lot, $2.22, ; Barley, new crop (aceording to freights outside) --Maiting, $1.05 to $1.07, : Manitoba flour (war $10.96, Toronto. Ontario flour (war quality) -- $10.85, in bags, Montreal, prompt Shipment; $10.85, Toronto, do. Mileed--Car lots, delivered Mon- treal, freights, bags included. Bran, per ton, $35; shorts, $40. ¥ Hay---Track Toronto. No. 1 per ton, $18 to $19; mixed, $16 to $17. Sar lots, per ton, $8 to 450. quality) -- Montreal, Spa Montreal, Aug. 13.---Oats, Canadi- an Western, $1.02 to $1.03; extra No. 1 feed, 99c to $1. Flour, new stand- ard flour grade, $10.95 to $11, 065. Rolled oats, bags 90 Ibs, $5.20 to $5.30. Bran, $35. Shorts, "$40, Mouillle, $67. Hay, No, 2, per ton, car lots, $15 to $156.50, Prince he Aug. 12.~Very warm weather, with showers and thunder storms, are helping corn and tomatoes to make a good growth. Harvest Come on in a hurry and the ra Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Aug. 13.---Oats, No. 2 C.W., 91%¢c; No. 3 C.W,, 88¢; extra No. 1 feed, 88¢; No. 1 feed, 85%¢; No. 2 feed, 83% c. Barley, No. 3 C.W,, $1.20, Flax, No. 1 N.W.C., $4.23; No. 2 C.W., $4.18. Chicago, Chicago, Aug. 13.--Corn, No. 2 yellow, $1.82 to $1.85; No. 3° yellow, $1.77 to $1.80; No. 4 yellow, nom- inal. Oats, No. 3 white, 66% ¢ to 68¢; standard, 67c to 8c. Rye, No. 2, $1.56 to $1.566%. Barley, 90¢ to $1. Timothy, $6 to $9. Clover "umi- nal. Pork, nominal, Lard, '$26.65. Ribs, $24 to $25. Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Aug. 13.--Wheat, No. 1 northern, old, $2.32. Corn, No. 3 yellow, $1.72 to $1.77. Oats, No. 3 white, 65% ec to 66&e¢. Flax, $4.31 to $4.34, Flour unchanged. Bran, $29.31. Duluth, Duluth, Minn., Aug. 13.-- Linseed on track and arrive, $4.35; Sep- tember, $4.38 bid; October, $4.31; November, $4.31 asked ecember, $4.25 bid, New York. New York, Aug. 13.--Flour barely steady; springs, $11.20 to $11.40; winters, $10.85 to $11.15; Kansas, $11.25 to $11.40. Rye flour quiet; fair to good, $39.75 to $10; choice to fancy, $10.65 to $11.25. 'White corn flour steady, $5 to $5.50 per 100 pounds, Barley flour dull, $9.60 Jo ne 25 in 98-1b sacks, Hay firm; No. $1.65 to $1.70; No. 2, $1. 85 to 3 60; No. 3, $1.40 to $1.50. Hops steady; state, medium to choice, 1917, 35¢ to 43¢; 1916, nominal; Pa- cific coast, 1917, 20c to 23c; 1916, 14¢ to 16e, LIVE STOCK MARKETS, Toronto, Toronto, Aug. 13.--Export cattle, choice, $14 to $45.25; do., medium, $13 to $14; bulls, $10.25 to $11.26. Butcher cattle, choice, $10.60 to $12.25; do., medium, $9 to $10.25; do., common $7 to $7.50. Butcher cows, choice, § to $10.25; do., me- dium, $8 to $8. 25; do., canners, $5. 501° to §6.50; do., bulls, 37. 75 to $8.60. Feeding steers, $8.60 to $9. Stock- ers, choice, $8. 26 to $8.60; do., light, $7.50 to $8. Springers, 380 to $130. Sheep, ewes, $14 to $15.75; bucks and culls, $6 to $10; lambs, $19.50 to $20.50. Hogs, ted and watereh, $20 to $20.25; do.; f.0.b. ie to $19. 25. Calves, $10. 25 to Montreal. Montreal, Aug. 13.--Choice steers, $12 t0 $12.50; good, $11 to $12; me- dium, $8.60 to $10.50; choice but- cher balls, $9 to $10; good, $8.50; medium, $7 to $8; éholce butcher cows, $9 to $9.50; medium, $7 to $8; Sheep, $11 to $12, 50; lambs, $16.50 fo $17.50. Calves, mitk-fed, $10 to $13.50. Grassifed. $6 to $8. Choice select hogs, off cars, $20.50 to $21; sows, $17 to $18. Buffalo. Duffalo, Aug. 13. ~Cattie--Re- ceipts, 4,800; good, strong: com- HOLDING 4 MINE CRATER mon, slow. Prime. oor $17. 26 to $17.50 $17; bathe $12 to $16.50; year- lings, $13 to $16.50; heifers, $10 to 13.60; cows, $6.50 to $11.50; bulls, $7.50 to $11.50; stockers and feed- ers, $7.50 to $10; fresh cows and springers, $65 to $145. Calves--Receipts, 2,000; $7 to $18.50. Hogs---Receipts, heavy, $20.75 to $21; mixed, york- ers, Might yorkers and pigs, $21 to $21.10, a few $21.15; roughs, $18 to $18.26; stags, $12 to $15. Sheep and lambs --- Receipts 2,000; easier and active. Lambs, $14 to $17.50; yearlings, $10 to $15;; wethers, $13.50 to $14; ewes, $6 to $13; mixed sheep, 13 to $18.50. * steady; 6,000; easier; Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 13.---Hogs--Re- ceipts, 34,000; market fully 10c higher; very little doing on packing grades; big butchers bid lower; top, $25.15, a new record. Butchers, $19.36 to $20; light $19.60 to $20.15; packing, $18.40 to $19.25; rough, $17.75 to $18.35; bulk of sales, $18.60 to $20.1¢; pigs, good and choice, $18 to $18.50. Cattle--Receipts, 17,000; ket steady to strong; no cattle here. alves steady. Sheep--Receipts, 15,000; mar- ket strong to 25¢ higher; top west- ern lambs gaining most; Idaho lambs $18.50; net price Montana wethers, $14.60. Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Aug. 13.--Butcher steers, $8.60 to $15; heifers, $7 to $10.50; cows, $4.50 to $9.50; bulls, $5 to $7.25; oxen, $5 to $11; stock- ers and feeders, $6 to 11; vealers, $6 to $13; sheep and lambs, $10 to $17.50. Hogs--~8elects, $20.25; heavies, $17.26; sows and stags, $15; lights, $19.26. GENERAL TRADE. Toronto, Toronto, Aug. 13. Butter, choice dairy, 45¢ to 48¢c; do., ereamery, 48¢ to 52¢; margarine, 1b., 35¢ to 37¢; eggs, new laid, doz., 62¢ to B&5¢; cheese, 1b.. 30¢; do., faney, Ib., 35¢; turkeys, lb., 30¢ to 33¢; fowl, 1b, 32¢ to 34c¢; spring chickens, 50¢; roost- ers, Ib., 23¢; ducklings, 1b., 36¢c; ap ples, basket, 40c.to 0c; blueberries, basket, $1.85 to $2.25; do., box., 26¢ to 30¢; currants, bifck, basket, $3 tb $3.50; do., red, basket, $1.65 to $2; do., box, 20c; raspberries, box, 28: {o 30¢; cherries, spur, basket, $1.75 to $2; beans, small measure, 10¢ to 16¢; beets, new, doz., 25¢c; carrots, new, doz., 25c; cucumbers, basket, 50c3 do., each, 6c to 10¢; cabbage, each, be to 15¢; cauliflower, each, 10c to 20¢; celery, head, 5a to 10¢; lettuce, head, bunehg be; onions, Bermuda, bag, $5; do., green, bunch, Se to 10¢; parsley, bunch, 10c; peas, basket, 50¢c to 75c; potatoes, new, bag, $2.50; radishes, 3 bunches, 10¢; rhubarb, 3 for 10c; sage, bunch, 65e¢; savory, bunch, Ge; spinach, peck, 25¢; toma- toes, basket, $1 to $1.26; do., 1b, 15¢. Montreal. Montreal, Aug. 13.--Eggs, new laid, per dozen, 52¢; No. 1, 47¢ to aye No. 2, 43c; seunect new laid, e. 'Butter, finest ¢reamery, per lb. prints, 45¢; blocks, 46e¢. 'Oleomargarine, per Ib., 32. Cheese, per 1b., large 24c¢; twins, 24¢; Stiltons, 26c. Lard, in tubs, per Ib., 31ec. Shortening, per b., 26c. Honey, white clover, tins, | 26¢; comb, 60¢ Ib.; tins, 21¢; comb, 25¢. Hams--{Large, 34c per 1b; med- um, 36¢; small, 36¢. Bacon, per Ib. -- Breakfast,' 43c; x indsoz, 46c; Windsor, boneless, ¢. Beans, pet Fhuahel---Japunese, white, $8 to $8. alo 3 a bags, car ex-track, new American, 1 $7.26; No. 2, $6.50 per barrel. Plour--Standard spring wheat, war flour, $10.95 pér bbl. fo.b., to bakers at flour, per bbl.; flour, $1350; rice flour, $9. iMilifeed, per lots, star, graham flour, $11; ton--Bran, $36; 'Hay, car dois. Bet ton, éx-track ~No. 1, $17; No. 2, $14.50 to $15; clover mixed, $12 Dressed hogs, per 100 ibs, re willed, abattoir, $29.60 to $30 oe aple products--Su 2%c to 22¢; syrup, 8 agar, gor th. 40 gallon (imp.), $1.80 to $2.25. *i{ shorts, $40. SEELEY'S BAY BUDGET. Two Residents to Locate at Leave Wi , Seeley's Bay, Aug. 12.--Bdward Chapman and family, of Toronto, are visiting friends here for a few days. FP. Somers drilled a well at the school house and secured a good supply at a depth of seventy feet. He also drilled a well at J. Simp- a TO on u a on a cargo anasto. of are in fall at prasent ration a bumper crop care of in this seec- rs. J. C. Stafford, of Lane son's and got plenty at a depth of -teixty feet. The Ariadne Ay A See ie. ie visiting her sister, Mrs, J has réd a 'secu traveller for the | shipping steers, $16.50 wf St. Lawrence Ale & Porter A Pleasant Smile With Every Ring Phone 645 for a TST Glan A. 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