or 102% = FRIDAY, JANUARY Specials for Saturday $1.23 $1.15 $2.10 Scotch Heather Hose, reg. $1.00, Sat. 2 pr. for Wool Scarfs, all colors, reg. $1.95, Sat. Wool Scarfs, $2.50, Sat. plain Tan, reg. $2.16 $4.00 Dent's Lined Gloves, reg. $2.50, Sat. Heavy Wool Sweater Coats, special Heavy Working Mitts, reg. $2.00 and $2.25, Sat. $1.00 These are a few specials for Saturday only, 7 George VanHorne's Phone 362w. 213 Princess Street. The boy or gir! of to-day does not need to be handicap-| ped in school from poor eye-| sight--many children who are backward at school and com- | plain of the inability to study have headaches or eyepain, can be relieved by a proper pair of glasses. DISCOUNT * Qur examination will reveal | l SALE the trouble if in the eyes and | pur glasses will enable them to| I keep pace with their chum ms, | & Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS which is the ambition. of most children. 100 Princess Street, Kingston ol J, Registered Optometrist 2140 Wellington St. Opp. Post Office | DENTAL PARLORS: | 183 PRINCESS STRIET KINGSTON, ONTARIO > YOUR PROTECTION! BURGLARY INSURANCE C. 8, KIREPATRICK 86 Clarence St. Telephone J6Sw- X-Ray work. [ On nly 3 Days More for our January 25% Discount Sale DO YOU WANT A DINNER SET? No doubt you have been waiting for Lower Prices. We assure you that you will not be able to buy a Dinner Set for two years as cheap as you can now at our Sale. You save from $8.00 to $10.00 on every Set --.less than the wholesale prices--but remember this is for only THREE DAYS MORE Robertson's Limited i 73 Princess St. | contributed to various Dr. Nash's We specialize on:--I"ainless Extrac- tion, Latest Treatment of Pyorrhea, | THE DAILY BRITISH _WHIG. sl. ANDREW'S CHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING A Splendid Year's Work Re- ported--Total Givings Were $15,677.40. {| The annual congregational meet- ing of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church was held im the church hail on the evening of January 25th, The {lange attendance at the meeting levidenced the keen interest taken by | {the church members in the various {schemes of the church. The pastor, {Rev, J, W. Stephen, occupied the | chair, He presented a report on the |church session in which was shown | that the membership had increased {by twenty-five to over 500. Many {n- teresting reports were submitted end | the welfare of the church enthusias- [tically discussed. | The manager's i by the chairman, Dr. Macphail, show- ied receipts of nearly $11,000 toward ithe support of the various schemes o! the church, and in addition a sum of nearly $8,000 to date toward the | Forward Movement. The finances | were found tc be in a very satisfac- | 'tory condition notwithetanding sev- | ieral heavy expenditures in repair, lete., a feature of the expenditure be- ling a new motion picture machine {for the Sunday school. The Sunday school, under the ef- ficient superintendancy of R. J. Rod- ger, | year. 173 pupils with twenty teachers. A special feature was the infant class (of fifty and the children's orchestra | of five eiring pieces, The receipts amounted to $413, The Women's Missionary Society report was presented by Miss L. Mowat and showed a very success- ful year with receipts of $354, all | missionary | purposes Miss E. Mowat submitted the re- ipont of the Women's Home Associa- | tion, a society with manifold activi- [tles. They during the year nearly $1,000 and after placing $500 on | the plate on anniversary Sunday and | {numerous other expenditures, show- |ed a balance of $1,100. | The Young Women's {auxiliary report presented missionary by Miss | M. Gavine showed a contribution to | Juvenile | ! missions of $235. \ The Guild report presented by Miss N. | Ferguson showed contributions to charities and missfons of $157.58. |The bemevolent fund contributions | were $161. The choir was shown to be in a | | very efficient state under the leader- 'ship of H, Hill as director and Prof. { Milner at the organ. | Summary of receipts: | Revenue 24 95 52 98 92 00 38 14 5 97 3 82 Sundry charities Forward Movement Sunday school W.M. Society Y.W.M. Auxilary .... {W.H. Association jJuvenilz Guild $15 LY 677 40 congregation during the { The kudies of tho 'provided refreshments evening. | William H. Coulter, Vancouver, | {late gunner in the C.F.A., C.EF., is in the city, after his trans-Canada hike from Vancouver to Halifax on i foot, report presented | made good progress during the | The attendance was given as | E EXCELSIOR LIFE RESULTS | arge Increase in Surplus, High In. | terest Earnings, Notwithstanc unf avorable large volume husair Applica- tions were re 3 the Excelsior .ifo Company for amounts ling $11,297,011, 1n- surance in rece now totels $46.000,- 506.27, a gain during the $5.,425,615.62 Total receipts for premiums, terest, rents, etc., were $1,756,467.- | an increase of $150,8870.18. { Payments to policyholders or their | beneficiaries were $500,571.43. Ad- ding to this the amount set aside during the year for policyholders' future benefit, a total amount was | received by, or set apart for. poliey- | holders of $1,422,282.98, although | only $1,392,759.20 was received in | premiums. In other words, for every dollar of premiums reccived | from policyholders during the year $1.02 was returned or set aside for | their benefit. ! | Total assets available for policy- | | holders, amounting 'to $7,389.327.10, include a well selected list of gov- | ernment bends, municipal deben- | tures and first mortgage loans, An average interest rate of 7.2 per! cent. was earned in 1921, ! The Policy Reserve Fund was in- | lcreased hy $731,849, and now amounts to $5,929,726, Out of the surplas carnéd during the year $71, - 1076.52 has been carried to special | reserve accounts, |. The total surplus on policyholders' | account, exclusive of paid up capital {mow stands at $945,158.97, an in- crease of 24 per cent., convincing | evidence of satisfactory resuits of | i | year of | in- 70, the operations of the year, COUNTY COUNCIL BUSINESS |S8ydenham High 8, School Board Appointments--Want Con- | tinuation School. 'The Frontenac county council ois | been engaged chiefly in commit ee | work during the past two days, ang | [its session on Thumsday afternoon | | was brief. A notice of motion was | given by Councillors Gray and Gem- | mill that they would move that a con- tinuation school be established at Sharbot Lake. With regard to the reques' of Dir. | Chamberiain that a survey be made | | |ot the boundary. lige between Fron- tenac and Leeds counties, each conn- ity and himself pay one-third of | the cost, the council decided that the {opinfon of the county solicitor should at first be secured. The following were appointed | members of 'the Sydenham hign! school board: R. J. Vair, J. Quinn and Harvey Shannon. The latter succeeds Joseph Duff, who resigned A discussion took place with re- gard to the Ontario Good Roads con- | | vention which is to be held in Toron- | {to about the first of 'March, and it, was suggested that the whole eoun- | cil should attend in order to press| ABERNETHY'S 20% DISCOUNT SHOE SALE "IS A REAL MONEY SAVER" 'Here is just what it means you can buy real high-grade, up-to-date Footwear for-every member of the family at 1-5 off. $8.00 Ladies' real up-to. dite Brown Calf Oxfords at $6.40 is one of "our leading advertisements." 20% SAVING MEANS All $10.00 Shoes are now . . . . ~ All $9.00 Shoes arenow .......... All 35.00Shoesarenow..........~....... $8.00 $7.20 $4.00 Everything in the store at these discounts with the exception of Rubber Goods. Abernethy's Shoe Store / Groceries 6 Ibs. Rolled Oats 1 package Kellogg's Bran 2 packages Corn Starch . 8 lbs. Cream of Wheat . 4 Ibs. Corn Meal ....... 2 Ibs. Rolled Wheat .... == best quality. 23¢. 22¢. .21c. 200, .19c, .18¢. upon the government the advisability | of relieving the municipalities of tha twanty per cent. ing the provincial highway. It was considered that it would be money | coun s | well spent {f all county would go to Toronto in a body, and | levy for maintain- | show the government the feeling that | exists throughout the eastern part of | the province against the high levies being made upon municipalities for the Ontario highway. Overshoes FOR WOMEN 5 Buckle Waterproof Cloth Overshoes Four Dollars a Pair 3 All sizes mrdivne wn uM] styles 'Allan M. Reid SHOE STORE MR. AND MRS. J. W. H » ' : gess, acted as chairman and gave al m-- ee | Of 31 Pembroke street, ingston, who are both ninety | briet address in which he waicomeq | was born in London, England, | | the visitors to the church. {vears of age. Mr. Henstridje fon January 2nd, 1832, and Mrs. | great city on Jan. 6th, 1832. T Henstridge in the my | TWICE TOLD TALES | News of Kingston TEN YEARS AGO. Irregularities in the voting may re- sdit in the quashing of the local li- quor license reduction 'by-law. Varsity defeated Qeen"s, 6 to §, in the senior intercollegiate hookey here last night, A deputation waited on the county council to ask $5,000 for the new wing of the Kingston General Hos-' pital. William Cooper, driving a cutter, was struck by Strest Car No, 21 and had a Darrow escape from serious injury. A cab, with Elmer Davis as pas- senger, was also struck by. a sree, car today. 5 ) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. The county council had difficulty in choosing its auditor for the com- ing year but finally decided on A. Cranston, * Certain of the eldermen are far from satisfied with Engineer Ken- nedy's report want more details. J. L. Haygbek, M.P., is working in North for the patron candi- date, Mr./Grabham. ; J. Frank Kareh, formerly of the Whig, is managing the Canadian sec- ret service agency, Montreal, 1 nw Hamilton wii probably replace | C. H. Pickering's 490 and 492 Princess St. Phone 530. FROM FACTORY TO YOUR HOME Exhibition Furniture secured from the recent big furniture exhibitions held in Toronto, Strats TY | ford and Kitchener--all beautiful exclusive de- signs--expressly made of the finest quality in every detail, another shipment has just reached us, at the 'new prices. | Ra AGENCY FOR ALL OCEAN STEAMSHIPS For particulars apply to:-- J J. P. HANLEY ZION CHURCH CONCERT. A large Audience Was Present Thursday Evening, A pleasing concert was given by | the members of Zion Presbyterian | church on Thursday evening and | there was a very good attendance of the enjoyable event. The programme | included songs, recitations, quartettes | and choruses which were all very | well received and each number was encored. The entertainment was | first-class in every respect, and was | the result of considerable and careful | training on the part of those who as- | sisted. The pastor, Rev. E. H. Bur- same | '| nox, Miss J. Saunders and Mr, Bon- Those who took part in the pro- | sramme included the following: The | Kiwanis quartette - Mesdames New- man, Wilson, Lemmon and MacCal- lub; Miss O. Woodman, Mrs. A. Hor- ton, Mrs. Prager, Miss M. Irwin, Miss Goodfellow, Mrs. J. D. Bankier, Rev Mr. Mackie, Mr, Fry, J D. Bankier and Master Arnold Fair. The accom- panists were Bert Couper, Mrs. Len- drea. Enlarged Sime Die. In the weekly court, Osgoode haul, Toronto, on Wednesday, A. B. Cun- ningham, K.C., appeared re Randail estate. He asked for motion for or- der for direction to enter action, stat- ed that all parties not served and asked enlargement. F. W. Harcourt, K.C,, for infants. Enlarged sine die. ay AI TH = ERE JAMES REID The Leading Undertaker. PHONE 147 FOR SERVICE - I the congregation and their friends for = THERE IS A CAUSE For most music lovers ignoring the question of a miniatare Grand Piano, and as wholly unfounded as it is, they will persist that a miniature Grand Piano is far too large for the average home, We are willing for cur part to disprove this, inasmuch as we will send one of our salesmen to take measurements of your room and submit to you in writing specifications showing just how one of these Planos will comfortably take the place of an upright. We have some beautiful instruments which will interest you, wo