~=Moth Tar Bags. ~--Camphor Flakes. --Camphor Lalls. ~=Disinfectants. SEEDS-- L. T. Best, Druggis ¥RIDAY, AVRIL &, 1021. Best' Expert Watch Rennie's. Simmers. Steele Rriggs Ferries All fresh ABLE SKILLED 1921 stock HAVING BEEN PROCURE MORE Phone your wants to 59. HELP give quicker returns watch repairing. Carbon Burning Oxy-Acetylene Welding WRIGHT'S Machine Works | 40 Princess St. Life Participating Policy you buy Life Insurance at cost. expenses of carrying business of the Mutual Life is the exclusive property of the policy holders. the Mutual--the policyholders are the company. ~--not 90% or 95 belong to the policyholders. Cost. greatest amount of sound life insurance for the least money. and in Two Weeks. Phone 1264. a first class piece of work. INSURANCE AT COST When you take out a Mutual Everything earned above the Limited on the Jewelers - Watchmakers--Opticians There are no stockholders in Issuers of Marriage Licenses 850 Kirg Street Therefore, ALL of the profits % of them-- Established 1840. This means Life Insurance at the The "utual 'gives you Repairs TO --Wae are again in a position to on ---A watch left with us for over- hauling can be returned to the owner in good condition ---No matter how intricate or delicately made your watch may be, we will turn you out SMITH BROS. TRANSFER S. Roughton AGENT, 60 Brock Street S. WHITEMAN RO Furnityre--Freight--DBaggage Phone 1425W 860 Bagot Street. Phone 610. Cheer * cloud has a moonshine lining. Up'! Every prohibition them. ~ | YHE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. 'PASSED ITS CENTURY MARK Famous Summer Resort's Beauty Was First Commer= cialized by C. Crossmon. Alexandria Bay, April town of Alexandria was organized just 100 years Funaay, it having been formed from the towns of Brownville '1, and nam- Alexandria :ray de Chau- 5.--The from Leray, son of James Le mont. The first fown meeting was held the following v and the officers elected were ervisor, James Shurtliff; clerk, Nathenial Goodell; assessor, Ashley Tanner; inspector of elections, Allen Cole and Joel Porter This town of Alexandria was a part of an immense tract of land which | was purchased by James Leray where he hoped to found-estates that would and did serve as an asylum for many Frenchmen who were obliged to leave France, The first improvement in the town was made at 1811 by Leray who caused ing to be made, built a log barn and | provided grain and _other necessities for the first settlers until they could | { clear land and raise a crop. In this year the first road was built extend- ing from Hammond village to the Red Tavern near Theresa. this time the first the Barnes Settlement. In 1817 the first grist | was purchased by Jason Clark and { William Shurtliff and rebuilt, { ruing of the mill are still standing | The first Plessis store was opened in {1820 by Snell and Walton and the | first log house was built by William Merrell in 1818 and was afterwards | j used as an inn. The first frame house was built by William Tanner and was |used as a dwelling and store. A | schoolhouse was erected in 1826 and {in 1833 the first church by the united { efforts of all the people and was call- | gd the union building. | In the year 1833 the water power {at Redwood attracted the attention |of James S Foster who wished to establish a glass factory and bought the saw and grist mill of David Smith, He bought from Francis Depau 10,000 acres, borrowed sev- eral thousand dollars and had a vil- It girls in real life looked as funny | lage surveyed which was first called as the girls in the fashion magazines, it would be hard 'to fall in love with { | Jamesville, afterwards changed to Redwood, that they might the better compete with the celebrated glass made in Redford, Clinton county. At the death of Foster the next year Sz the property reverted to Depau and E z IF OO SPRINGTIME NECESSITIES Spring Is Here--You Will Want Garden Rakes ............60c. to $1.00 Spuding Fork ............85c. to $1.25 Shovelor Spade ............... $1.50 Wheel Barrow Weeder's Hoes 'And Don't forget a little PAINT--makes more improvement and is the greatest brightener the world knows. That back fence will need Paint before you plant your seeds. ' Brandran & Henderson Paint is a Wonder! McKELVEY & BIRCH, LTD. Big Busy Hardware, Kingston. Phone 237 - - - - - - Kingston, SA SPRING HOUSE CLEANING TIME We have everything to help brighten your rooms and lighten your work through the coming summer months. Our stock of Floor Coverings in Congoleum Rugs, SR 0S Crex Rugs, Matting Rugs, Jute Rugs, Linoleum, Neponset, Dunoleum and Oilcloths has never been more complete. Make your House-cleaning this year a pleasure by purchasing one of our *"HOOV- ER SUCTION SWEEPERS." Free de- monstration on request. IF. Harrison Co., Limited Phone 9 om that time until 1877 the busi- ness passed through many hands, the | last being W. W. Butterfield, of Red- wood, who closed the works. ---- Was Shipping Point in 1814. Caldwallader Child surveyed a road from the Friends settlement to { the St. Lawrence river in 1814 and | he decided that the point on the river | where Alexandria Bay now stands { was a desirable one for a trading | post. He reported its advantages to | Leray, set aside a tract a mile square {and instructed Edmund Tucker to | survey a village. This was done in [1818 and in that year Leray erected {a tavern and storehouse, Thus be- | gan the village of Alexandria Bay, in- | tended by its founder to be a trading and shipping point, which purpose it filled for many years, The first house was of logs built by John W. Fuller in 1818 and stood on the corner of James street where the present Fuller house now stands. John Fuller had come from Remsen, accompanied probably by Dr. Carrier as the latter entered partnership with him here, their way being guided by blazed trees. They established a lumber and logging business. The principle market was Montreal and huge rafts of logs and lumber were floated down. the river. The saw mill was located on Otter Creek at its juncture with Mineral Spring brook and the ruins of the mill are still to be seen. Fuller and Cafrier also built a wharf, a stpne store and warehouse on what is now Cross- mon's point, . Dr. Carrier built the first frame house in 1820 on the site of the St. Lawrence hotel and forms a part of the present structure. Azariah Walton was the first col- lector of the port having come to the place in 1828 and at once en- tered into the lie of the town. Built Wharf on Cornwall Dock. In 1840 Walton and Hablin built a v.harf and established a large wood- ing and mercantile business. This wharf was where the present Corn- wall dock is now and the store stood where the customs building is locat- ed. At this time all of the steam- boats were wood burners and this was AUCTION SALE Market Square, Saturday, 12 O'clock Black Gelding, ly new; Harness, etc. WM. MURRAY, Auctioneer, Alexandria Center about | a clear- | th About | settlers came to | mill was | built on Plessis Creek which in 1830 | (1200 ibs), Bay Mare (1100 lbs). Buggy (rubber tires) near- Important wooling | o the Great Lakes. | ood was cut in three thy and was brought into the ge by ox team and from the is- one of t statio foot vil lands in scows. ! Mr, bought lands from the he to Morristown Later Mr. Walton | formed a partnership with Andrew Cornwall, who had come here, from one of the eastern states. The ERFSE records which -still-exist are: found in the record 'of school dis- | | trict No. 5, town of Alexandria, 1827. | { This record is owned by Mrs. Kate Fuller Thomson, daughter of John Fuller. The first meeting recorded | was held at the store of Chapman & | Co., November, 1827, and was an | adjourned meeting, John Fuller was | chosen moderator or chairman and | M. Maynard, clerk, pro tem. Officers | i for the coming year wera chosen, the | trustees were Dr. Carrier, Rodney Simons and Robert Smith; collector, { Abel Root and clerk, John W. Ful- | ler. The trustees were instructed to | | hire a 'teacher for three months of | | winter school and it was decided | at each parent must° furnish 3% | cord of wood per scholar for the | | r. Pearson all of the is- 'ells island | heating of the school. The school building, a log struc- | i ture at the corner of Church and | was owned by Abel | being 75 cents a! | James streets, Root, the rental month | At a meeting held January, 1828, at the home of G. H, Cobb, it was resolved by a majority vote that $120 be raised by tax with which to build a school house This was done and | 1 schoolhouse 20 by 24 was built op- Refcrmed chyrel Rock The | a SC posite where tae stands and where street now For many vears this served as] chool and church. The year | shows that the state money for school purposes, amounted to $26.14 and the number of pupils taught during the six months was 32. A list of the families sending child- | ren in 1829 reads: Jerre Carrier, Able Root, George H. Cobb, Rodney Simons, Oliver Penny, Henry. Hoad- ley, William Comstock, Larry Patti- son, Claudius Duclon, Francis Yoodey | and Samuel G. Renolds. | both s i829 First Church in 1851. | The first church to be built was | the Reformed Dutch and was secured | mostly through the efforts of Rev. | Dr. Bethune, of New York, who came | here for the fishing and stopped at | the old Crossmon house, Rev. | Jerome Davenport was the first min- | ister stationed here and in addition | to his duties as minister he went to surrounding towns and different | | points telling of the beauty of the | islands and the need for a church. | The church was built anl with its | bell' was dedicated in 1851. Charles Crossmon, the elder, was first to realize the possibili ies ot tne islands as a summer resort and his was the first hotel to cater exclusive- ly to summer guests and fishing parties and from that small begin- ning has grown the tourist business as it is today. The islands, once cov- | ered with dense forests and woods and which were sold for a mere song, now are owned by millionaires and worth thousands of dollars, and tes- tify to the changes which a hundred years have made, from a wilderness to a world famed resort for summer tourists. HELD A MOCK TRIAL. Entertainment Given At Sydenham Hospital Thursday Evening. A number of the members of the senior Epworth League of Sydenham street Methodist church entertained the patients at Sydenham hospital on Thursday evening. The programme was in the form of a mock trial. Miss Jennie Rogers acted as lawyer for the plaintiff and Arthur W. Pense ap- peared for the defence. The wit- nesses for the plaintiff were Miss Grace Wood, Miss May Posselwhite, Thomas Monteer and Hrrry McQueen. The defence witnesser, were Mrs. F. B. Pense, Van Mills nd Kenneth Me- Queen. The jury, which was composed of twelve patients at the hospital, gave a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Major J. Hamilton acted as foreman for the jury. The members of the jury were Messrs. Darcy, McKenna, John- ston, O'Connell, Williams, Bennett, Bains, Melville, Tripp, McGlashon and Layfield. After the trial, the young people entertained the patients to sandwiches and cake. { Invited to Meeting. The Referendum Committee of Kingston has forwarded a letter to Col. J. S. N. Leslie, president of the Kingston Citizens' League for Mod- eration, extending him a cordial in- vitation to be present at "Pussyfoot' Johnston's meeting at the Grand Op- era House to-night, and offering the president or any other mmember of the league, an opportunity of address- ing the meeting for half an hour. Spri Also at ........ Phone 213]. : ® Three Day Specials For Thursday, Friday and Saturday we of- fer Men's Black and Brown Boots for en's Black and Brown Calf Boots Both the above are e Goodyear Welted and made on leather insoles. Regular values from $9.00 to $15.00. JACK JOHNSTON'S SHOE STORE 10 Brock Street Repairs . $6.00. "esa PROBS: --Saturday, fair, becoming colder. » Special Sale of © Ready-to-wear WOOLSERGESUITS $25.00 10 only, Black Wool Serge Suits--Braid Stitching and fine Silk Embroidery Trimmed. Sizes 16 to 40. Worth $35.00. SATURDAY $25.00 250 NEW SUITS, FROM $24.95 to $85.00. ALL SIZES. The materials are Tricotine, Botany Serge, Gabar- dine, Poret Twill, Wool Jersey The Latest New York Styles--Specially Priced! SPRING SPORT COATS ..... $16.50 UP. NOVELTY COATS .. $27.50 UP. . $37.50 UP. NEW SPRING DRESSES CANTON CREPE SATIN TRICOTINE An exquisite range of shades with many novelty styles to select $14.95 to $75.00. TAFFETAS CHARMEUSE from ... LT NEW SPRING MILLINERY Just placed in stock a large consignment of new Spring Hats-- wonderful collection to choose from and specially interesting prices. ..... $4.00 to $15.00 Saturdays' Bargain List SILK HOSE-- : MEN'S BALBRIGGAN 150 pairs Ladies' Black Lace UNDERWEAR Silk Hose; all sizes and worth 200 Men's best quality Bal- regular $2.00 a pair. briggan Shirts and Drawers; in every size 34 to 45. Special Sale Price ........ 69c. GREY COTTON-- 100 yds. of Mill Ends of Grey Cotton; | yard wide and worth 25¢. a yard. Sale Price ........ HEMMED SHEETS 50 only. Hemstitched Cot- ton Sheets; 2x2}; made from heavy round thread Cotton. Regular $3.00. Sale Price ....... $1.98 CHILDREN'S VESTS-- 200 only, Children's Vests and Drawers; all sizes and worth 25¢. each. Sale Price ...5 for $1.00 Sale Price ........ 98c. BOYS' JERSEYS 10 doz. Boys' Cotton Jerseys in all colors and sizes 22 to 32. Sale Price .........59c. 16¢c. CRASH TOWELLING-- 300 yds. of Crash Towelling --good width; heavy weight. Sale Price 5 yds. for $1.00 STRIPED FLANNELETTE-- 500 yds. of 27 inch Striped Flannelette; good range of colors. Regular 25c. : Sale Price 5 yds. for $1.00 Steacy's - Limited