PAGE SIX THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1918. Eastern Ontario News NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT COLIPPED FROM THE WHIGS MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES. In Briet From the Events In the Country About Kingston Are Told ~~Full of Interest to Many. License Inspector Arnott at Deg- eronto had a man named Loine Martin fined $200 for selling intoxi- cating Hguor without a license, A branch of the Soldiers' Aid Commission of the Province of On- tario has been formed at Renfrew with W. i& Smallfield as chairman. Mrs. J. V. Harvey and her daugh- ters, Mrs. Lalor and Mrs. Irwin, af- ter many years' residence in Pem- broke, are leaving to take up resi- dence in Gerimsby. At the Methodist parsonage, Tweed, on August ' 15th, Corporal Frederick Pollock, of the R.AF., Deseronto, was married to Irene Gertrude Rogers, Tweed. The Contract Record notes that the Melntosh Granite Co, 1119 "Yonge street, Toronto, have the general contract for the $25,000 Barnet mausoleum at Renfrew, James Melley has sold his mar- ket garden farm to the north of Renfrew town to Celesta Lavalee of Saskatchewan, and formerly Glasgow Station neighborhood. On Thursday last Mrs. Joseph O Plaunt entered Renfrew hospital a sufferer from appendicitis, An cperation was performed and she has since been making good pro} gress, ¢ Mrs. M, J. McDonnell, Midland, Ont., announces the engagement of ber daughter, Sue, to Angus: Harri- son, of Midland, son of Mr. and Mrs, John Harrison, of Tamworth, Ont. The marriage will take place quiet- Jy next month. A pretty wedding was celebrated in Knox church, Calgary, on July 24th, when Miss Hazel Mae Wing, third daughter of Mis. A. M. Wing, formerly of Westport, was united in marriage to Gordon Pelcie Phillips, son of Gordon Phillips, sr., and the late Mrs. Phillips, Detroit. The marriage was solemnized at Calgary on July 17th of George Herbert Reynolds, late of the 31st Overseas Battalion, and youngest son of Mrs. George Reynolds, Pres- cott, to Miss Annie Feary, both of Regina. The groom was formerly fo reman in the office of the Pr's- cott Messenger, #n the passing of Phillip Kuiff, at the home of Sammel Thompson this week, Kaladar loses one of its oldest pesidents, whilst a fond and Joving family has been plunged into solemn mourning. Mr. Knoff was in: his elghty-eighth year, a quiet, unassuming man, of conversation entertaining but much reserved and retired. . He wis a good neighbor. EXPERIENCE mm "Ustversity Ave, Fronin and it Hulldings of of the} GANANOQUE {From Our Own Correspondent.) Aug. 19.--The lawn social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. "Diek'" McKea, Grindstone Island, on Saturday even- ing, in aid of the M.E. church there, received quite liberal patronage. Among the local talent who furnished the programme were the Mesdames Henri P. LaRiviere and R. D, Gor- don, Miss Gussie Dempster, and Messrs. Eldon Staebler, E, T. Bovey, Wilbur Clow, Gilbert Orser and T, EF Shields. The steamer Belleville was in port on Saturday evening with large freight shipments on board, She diz charged quite an amount of he: car- £0 and took on some. The service at Half Moon Bay last evening was conducted by Rev. W. 8. Lennon, pastor of Grace church, and was largely attended. Capt. and Mrs, Thompson, recently stationed at Coleman, Alta., have ar- rived to take charge of the local corps of the Salvation Army, which has re- cently been in charge of Lieut. Violet Maidment on account of the illness of the commanding officer, Ensign Trimm, A series of union services of the; congregations of Grace and St. An-| drew's churches has been arranged: for the next few weeks, during Rav, Mr. Kidd's «bsence, Next Sunday, Aug. 26th, the service will be in Grace church and the following Sun- day in St. Andrew's. Miss Mary Gordon, for soma time past on the teaching staff of Gana- noque high school, and who recently tendered ber resignation to the local Board of Education, which was duly accepted, has accepted a position on the teaching staff of Sarnia Collegiate Institute, Word hag been received by Mr. and Mrs. George Il. Crawford, First Street, that their son, Lieut, Archie Crawford, who has been in hospital for some time past for treatment for gas, has recovered and returned to the front in France, Miss Florence Abbott, South street, for the past year teacher at the Fair- fax public school, has accepted a sit- uation for the coming year on the staff of Almonte public school. At the morning service in Grace church yesterday, Miss Florence Scott, of Peterboro, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Britton, at Tremont Park, for the past two weeks, rendered a solo in excellent voice. Mrs, George W, Scott and daugh- ter, Miss Janet Scott, spent the past week in Sunbury, guests of Mrs. Scott's sister, Mrs. Henry S. Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Britton motored from Almonte and spent the week-end with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Britton, at the Customs House, Miss Nellie Kirke has arrived from Hamilton to spend her holidays with | Kirke, Pine street. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Basil Fullerton, of Toronto, is holi- daying here with his mother, Mrs. W. B. Fullerton, Main street. W, 8. Me- Donald, Main street, spent a few days during the past week in New Cork' City. Miss Annabelle Lee, First street, spending a short time in Ot- tawa with - friends; has returned home, Mrs. James Scalley, of Portsmouth, spent a Yew days during the past - Atlantic Gulf .. L Mex. Pete ©, . MOUNTAIN GROVE NEWS. Body of T. H. Conboy Brought From Rosetown, Sask. Mountain Grove, Aug. 17.--The fine weather has been much appreci- @ted by the farmers, and harvesting js well advanced, Grain is turning out well. - The Women's Ihstitute met on Wednesday at the home of Mrs, Wil- liam Brown, with a goodly number in attendance. The afternoon was spent in doing Red Cross work. William Flynn, Smith's Falls, vis- ited his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Robert Flynn, over Sunday. "Billie" Butters, Toronto, is holidaying at William Johnston's. Mrs, A. J. W, Saunder- son and daughter, Muriel, Toronto, arrived on Tuesday to visit the form- er's mother, Mrs. M. W. Price. A large number from here attend- ed the celebration at Arden on Mon- day, Aug. 12th, Miss Margaret Blair, Brooke, spent the week-end here, the guest of Miss Evalena Price. Clare Price, Fred' Thompson and Ceeil Cronk, Havelock, spent Sunday last at their respective homes here. Miss Florence Abbott left on Thursday to visit friends at Madoc and Belleville. Miss Marion Coulter 1s visiting friends at Kingston and Westbrooks. Percy Barr sold a valuable horse in Perth last week. Several from here attended the Ladies' Aid tea at Loong Lake on Saturday evening. Mrs. J. H. Drake is spending a few days with Mrs. T. Cox. Mrs. Percy Grey visited friends at Arden recently. Fred Gibbs is on the sick list. John MeCrimmon is holidaying at home, after attending the summer school at Sharbot Lake, Miss Agnes Prive is renewing acquaintances at Long Laks over the week-end. Miss Florence Stinchcombe, Williamsville, visited at Mrs. Percy .Barr's, Mrs. Risley is visiting her sister, Mrs. Adam Snider, Miss Elsie Coulter, Williamsville, visited Miss Gertrude Price last week. Mrs, J. Uens, Ernest- town, is visiting friends here, Cecil Clark and Miss Gladys Clark, Mountain Vale, were recent guests at | ,4an for everywhere he went men spoke of thé deeds of the Canadian When the women with their children and the old men were The body of the late T. H. Conboy, | fleeing before enemy forces on the Western Front on a not very distant oc- the troops meeting them werd Canadians, J. D. Clark's. Miss Isobel Cronk vis- ited friends at Long Lake recently. who was instantly killed in an auto|cagion, KILLING GERMANS General Currie's Stern M Message From the Canadian Army Corps. cabled at the time. This is the full hence as an historic utterance: the fact. Germany has struck four If we stop and fight the Mrs. | Sir Arthur Currie. Army Corps. and learnt that accident near Rosetown, Sask., arriv-| qyred round and went back home. ed here early Sunday morning and | was removed to the home of his fath- er, J. Conboy, where the funeral ser-| dirty and wan, vices were conducted on Monday and | interment was made in the Mountain Grove cemetery, STOCK MARKETS, Quotations Furnished By Bongard, Ryerson & Co., 289 Bagot Street, New York Stocks. Open, 2.30 p.m. 54% 543% 1567 158% 72% 72% waives BOY 89% Southern Pac. . 86% 88% So. 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In addition to the above offence Dalton ig wanted as a deserter from the Cumadian army, also for jafl breaking in. London a few weeks ago while serving a term for Vviola- tion of the O.T. Act and attempt- ing to steal gn autmobile. Withdraws Vatican Minister. 'Pekin, Aug. 19.--The Chinese Government has cancelled the ap- pointment of Ms minister to the Aug. < 3 Jatioan. and has- the mini- ster, who has WAN reached Mudid; on Ee 1 3 Tm £ 3 67% | | | 70% | 4! when the Allies demonstrate a British headquarters, He called out, he said: reply was 'Genl. Currie,' are all right now.' fighting soldiers. soldiers. particular part in it. severely. is going to die. not be in that position unless ner and his staff in England. England and Canada, the better it ¥ to preserve the British Empire. at such a juncture. Just before the Canadian entry into the present battle Qeneral Sir Ar- thur Currie, during a short Wait to London delivered the following message from the Canadian Army Corps under his command. "The situation is a serious ong, and it is better for all people to know occasion, and it is just a question how many of these blows we can stdnd. Personally | think that the factor that cam be turned in our favor is this: Boche, I saw a Brigadier sitting by the roadside, tired and | § 'Who's that coming along?' and when the| § "Are the Canadians coming down here?' Told that they were, he threw his hat in the air, and declared: "When we came to England first we were not regarded as the finest We had many things said about-us unjustly, and sug- gestions were put about that it was improbable we should ever become good Everywhere to-day, at G.H.Q. and all other places, nized that Canadian soldiers are fit to take their place beside the veteran soldiers of the British Army, with whom we are proud to serve, '1 know it has been said that Canadians and other overseas troops are placed in the hottest parts of the war area. greatest fighting in the war has been this year, and we have not taken any The Boche has not attacked the Canadian front. knows that he has never yet met the troops from Canada without suffering The turn of the Canadian corps must come. Canadian soldier is that there is no position he is asked to take that he will not take; and I kpow. that the Boche will not take any part our line ex- cept over the dead bodies of your Canadian fellow citizens. am not the happiest man in the British Isles to-night. It is simply a question of who can stand killing the longer. "I have never seen the Corps in finer fighting fettle than it is to-day. The Canadians in France are now more efficient than ever, and we could were back up by Genl. Sir Richard Tur- There is a feeling of co-operation now that never existed before, and the better the liason we have between France, "And so we stand in a great cause, on the eve of great events, We have It would be a terrible calamity if anything should happen that would make the peoples of ithe British Empire hesitate The British Empire must be saved." A summary of it was text of whet will be regarded years Full assoriment, all grades, New Brunswick make also British Columbia XXX. 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Ger- many is .simply a mad dog that must be removedf "I suppose I am the proudest man in the British Isles to-nizht, but I am not the happiest. 1 am the proudest man because I com- mand the finest fighting force in all the Allied armies. An officer of Canadian birth, who has spent the whole of his military career with the British Army and married an English wife, told me, the ot Paihia dh NN NN NNN NN NNN NNN Drink Charm Tea To Reduce the High Cost of Living try a package of Charm New Japan Tea at the low price of 28c a half pound package. Canada Food Board License No. 6-064, Ahaha dd day that he was proud to be a Can- they 3 a p On another occasion when vigiting| $ 'Then we it is recog- That is all popycock. The He The temper of the This is why I The Canadian Corps for the fighting forces. AEE Further Notice A. CHADWICK & SON mis COAL CUSTOMERS Please Notice | Coal Sales will be for Cash Only. BOOTH & CO, Phone 133. 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Carson, M.C., was kidled in action, A squadron of cavalry, te be far nised by the Northwest Mounted Police, will form part of the Can- adfan Expeditionary Force to 8i- beria. The announcement: is made of the marriage in England of Nursing Sis- ter Jean Sword, Owen Sound, Ont, to Major John P. Girvan, Torouto, on July 13th. John William Devoy, aged isixty- two, customs broker of Brooklyn, dled suddenly at the home of Frank W. Empaall, Watertown, with whom he had been visiting. A cheque for $51,200, represent- ing the contribution of the diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y., to the National Catholle War Council, hps been for warded to the treasu The Watertown, N.Y., branch of the Red Cros will begin the mak- ing of clothing for refugees in Eu- rope in response to an appeal issued from state headquarters. The total production 6f wheat In France this year is' estimated at Phia0e. Soa aS late "(183.500, 060 Join increase of 25 per ba 'over 5 Crop. a Sepian intention to bresk with and throw an army to combat the Allied J i oo combat the, altied diplomats in various developments in the east. - Enténte military experts are in- clined to belleve that the Germans] ot they can reorganize Russia & the Tight. will quickly Jrepare to make stand on a trom i Ena from Rigs south {do business at the old stand and un- 1 vaiber's REPLY OF BARBER TOOK BREATH AWAY Had Never Heard Before Of a Barber's Pole as a Tomb= stone. The folowing inte interesting com- munication, purporting to be signed by the general superintendent, has been received by a number of offi- clals of the C)P.R. Railway Company and has been much enjoyed by them: In accordance with our policy, our solicitor was instructed to notify certain parties who were conducting different lines of business using the letters, C.P.R., such as C. P. 'R. Hotel, C. P. R. restaurant, barber shop, ete., that the use of the sign was illegal and they should be pro- secuted. One person received this notice who had a barber shop bearing the sign, '""C.P.R. Barber Shdp--Cut Rates." Our solicitor has sent his reply, which reads as follows: "Deer Sor; I got yure nottis, 1 dont want no law soot with yure big company, or I dont want to paint a new sine on my shop. Times is bad and I have a large wife and famibly to sport. 1 no yure company owns most everything--raler ds, steem- ers, most of the best land and the time, but dont no as you own the hole alfabet. The letters on my shop dont stand for your raleroad, but for somethink better. I left a mutter in ould Ireland. She is dedd and gonn, but her memries dere lo me. Her maden name was Christina Patricia Reardon, and what I want to no is what you are going to do about it. 1 suppose you wont argu that the balans of my sine what ref- fers to cut-rates has got enything to do with yure raleroad. 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