BEN GRAND COMMENCING OPERA HOUSE 3 DAYS, Thursday,Sept. 28 OUR OWN fa 4 | Rex Stock SE0GES | Company aa | | IN A COMEDY DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS | "THE GAMBLERS" | BY CHARLES KLEINE 20c¢., 30c., 30c. GALLERY .... 10c. | CHILDREN, 10c.; ADULTS, 25¢ | -0c, | | REX PRICES . SATURDAY MATINEE: NN A A GRAND--Wed., Sept. 27 | 0 7. OF THE | } | By Richard Halton Tully. A Love Story of Hawail. The Play of a Woman's Soul. Hear the Hawaiian Singers and Players. Prices-- $2, $1,560, $100. Gallery 25¢. Seats now Selling THE MOST TALKED OF Pl | Som a Yl A aR IE eT GREATEST YET | The thunder of hatred and tyranny! | The world-shaking rush of a thousand horsemen! The hurricane of that vast, undreamed-of climax. These you feel and hear as well as you see, : advance Nast ove , av. In % . . op th of comedy. It gives the act-|®dvanced by last evening's play. This is the secret of that tremendous power that has made the|®r froth o meds. Eve . the first round, E. Willlamspn and sensation of the century of David Wark Griffith's Empire of New Emotions 99' "Orphans of the Storm" WITH LILLIAN AND DOROTHY GISH ALLEN T0.0AY [a MATINEE | | EVENING | Adults .... 25¢c. | Adults .... 50c. | 'Children 15¢c. | Children .. 15c, | Tax included. | w i ------ | (LOOK TO THE PUBLIC { INL TO FOOT THE BILL AND The Anthracite Operators Ad-' mit That Is Why the Price Is Raised. BEAUTIFUL GOWNS GORGEOUS SETTINC A THRILLING STORY. AGNES AYRES CONRAD NAGEL IN "THE ORDEAL" | ---- i New York, Sept. 26.--With pro- ALSO : duction costs on domestic sizes of an- | thracite reduced approximately 35 | |cents a ton, 'company' operators |are charging, on an average, slight- ly more than they did before the recent strike, while the '"independ- CHARLES CHAPLIN ents' have raised their prices to af 'STRAND point from $1.25 to $5 above the | i a a prices of last winter. | Furthermore, while the operators | are proclaiming they are now up to only 65 per cent. of normal produc-| tion figures of shipments from ~the| T O WA | ER mines show the daily average for | "CONSUMERS the last five days of the week ending last Saturday, are 12 per cent. higher | than the daily average for Septem- | It is important that all drinking water be boiled until further notice. ber, 18921. And that month last year R.F.ELLIOTT, was a very good month for the oper- Chairman, ators. Referring to the price of coal, Public Utilities some explanation of the present prices, with production costs reduc- I NE ANN Nl © Pl A Ait "DINNA FORGET" er, i$ traceable directly to the de- sire of the operators to charge off the cost of the strike to the con- sumers. In fact, they admit it. Various operators have stated just that thing. They assert they must do it. They ask: Why shouldn't the public foot the bill? Germany to Abolish the Death Sentence Berlin, Sept. 26.--Forthcoming changes in the laws of Germany will abolish the death sentence and sen- tences to the penitentiary and will make divorce easy. The workers will have their own courts in which the juries will be composed of their fellow-workers. So Minister of Justice Radbrusch has' announced before the Socialist conference at Augsburg, Herr Rad- tbrusch said the new laws will re- jmove all distinction between peni- tentiary and jail offences, which is a distinction between a felon and a $A minor criminal, "EIGHTEEN a | Police Officials Here. Police Inspectors Boyd and Ward, Toronto, Chief of Police Barrett, Na- i 3° panee, and Constable Hornbeck, Co- ; to ors iy were visitors at the police sta- tidp on' Tuesday morning. They have come for the sessions of the su- preme court. S---- The death occurred of George Miller Kitchen, for many years an employee of the Peterborough Cereal Company . i ter of the Estate of Mary A. In tare of the eity of Kingston, the County of Frontenac, Widow, hereby given pursuant to Re Statutes of Ontario 1914, 121, section 56, that all creditors others having claims against the of Mary A. Mackie, who died on the twenty-sixth day of July, uired to deliver or send by 'on or before the twenty- He of tober, 1922. to the under. gned solicitors for the Executor of the Ast will and testament of the said de- e CE is vised BIG DANCE TO-NIGHT AT THE GARDEN HALL Exhibition of Fox Trot wili be taught to the crowd one-half hour' FREE. Special Persian Fox Trot. Teaching from 10.30 to 11 p/m. by Mrs. 8. Cohan Don't miss this! It wil] interest you. Dancing from 9--1 am. NOTICE After this date I will not 'be re- sponsible for any debts contracted by my wife. ARNOLD CRAWFORD. Tichborne, Ont., Sept. 26th, 1822. D RTHER TAKE ICE that hy after the twenty-first day ctober, 1922, the said Executor will d to distribute the said Estate i the parties entitled thereto, hav- rd only for the claims of which nt then have received notice. the said Executor shall not be li- to any person of whose claim no- shall not have been received by. rior t She said twenty-first day 2 r, A at Kingston, this twenty- a of September, 1922. FARRELL & DAY, Ontario St ngston, 204 Solicitors for the Executo . Removal Notice W. H. FRANCIS, PAINTER Has moved to 438 DIVISION ST Drop a ecard and you will recaive {ing story of the Hawaiian t Islands, {tle Hawailan princess, L same in any walk of life AMUSEMENT What the Press Agents Coming Attractions -------------- Bird of Paradise." captivat- i "The Richard Walton Tully's "The Bird of Paradise," at the Gr: nese V | ch rm of not only in the fact that it has the on tial' which makes a stage product a success, namely "a heart The fascinating love story of ana, pu | who learn ould re- her- n nder- no marries a white man, o that the white and brown ra not mate, realizes her mi turns to her peRple and o self as a sacrifice to save them destruction, also teaches a w ful story of Christianity, that matter how low a man may fallen, he can be bmought back to 'the light" through environment and influence. Manager Tully will offer a new presenting company this season Headed by Ann Reader, a very capable actress of mark i ability. Others in th Sears Taylor, Fred Pamela Brown Rose Frank L. Cooley, Jas. K. Joseph Robison, Douglas and the native band of singers and players who heard in their haunting melodies. Rex Stock Company. For the last three of this week, the Rex Stock Company is go- ing in for one of the more 'Worth While'! plays, a y comedy drama by Chas, Kline, 1¢ Gamb- lers."" A play.a bit on heavier order is a good antidote for the light- have Watson, Appl > Cosgrov Hawaiian will be days $0¢ t} the or a chance to show histrionic abil- | ity,.and in most cas in "The Ghmblers," it gives Dame Fashion a €hance. Zana Vaughn will have a chance tq wear several georgeous costumes which were recently creat- as {ed for her. The brief i of hig} love predomin: favored few, from that of story of "The Gamblers" ir that of the big business w 1 which a woman's The lives of the different laborer, finance, in ates. are the a Riverside ve of a good woman, is the most humble but the Drive mansion 'or the cottage. Bill Yule will appear in some thing quite , In the part of the mercile crafty attorney, who rides rough-shod over everyone and ev-| rything to attain his ends. Rex, as /ilbur Emmerson, will do a serious it:of acting, as the man who caught in the squeeze of the attor-! ney"s ambitions. A splendid setting for "The Gamblers" has been de- signed and painted by Mr. James. | is ---- | } Great Lineup of Stars, | It has been a long time since so many stars were shown in one pro- gramme as the number offered to- day and tomorrow at the Strand theatre. Charlie Chaplain is there in a return engagement of "Shourder Arms," Agnes Ayres and Conrad Nagel appear in "The Ordeal" and "Screen Snapshots" contain such well known artists as Monte Blue, Johnny Hines, Mae Murry, litte Miss Batista of "Humoresque" fame, the Talmadge sisters, Richard Barthle- mess and others. "Shoulder Arms" was the source of much merriment. | It is just as funny as ever. | "ORPHANS OF THE STORM." Greeted by Enthusiast'c Audience at | the Allen. | D. W. Griffith's "Orphans of the! Storm," based on the well-known stage play, "The Two Orphans," at | the Allen theatre where overflowing | ¢€rowds daily express their delight by | applause, laughter and tears. Among | the crowds are not a few who saw this screen epic when the engage-| men first began, but come back to enjoy more of its beauties. ' The canvas is so vast and the fig- ures so numerous, colorful and in- teresting that the work improves on | the secohd seeing. The gorgeous tap- | estry is most skillfully woven with | the heart-stirring, the grotesque, the | lovely and the comic stde by side m | harmonious wealth of detail. It is | such detail, as well as the re-sought, | thrill, that causes "Orphans of the | Storm" enthusiasts to come agatn | and again. | Always predominantly remains the picture of Henriette and Louise, the loviest bit of genre on the whole! mighty canvas. The Misses Lillian | and Dorothy Gish in these charact-! ers, Joseph Schildkraut riette's lover, and Monte Henriette's rescuer in the cavalry ride, continue their hits. | New material in the wild Carmag- | nole dances and new fooling by | Creighton Hale and Porter Strong in | the comic roles add hugely to mirth of the comic interludes. as Hen-| Blue as famous | great | the Police Court Cases. Although three cases were on the docket for hearing at the police court on Tuesday morning, nothing more than remands for Friday ma. terfalized. J. G. Evans will have to answer a charge of assault made by John North, Colborne street, at whose home he has been "living "for some time. J. A. Garrett is' charg- ed with issuing false returns to the | Bank of Toronto. A pitiable case is | that of Margaret McLean, a feeble- {minded young girl, who was charg- ed with vagrancy. She was ordered 'STORY WILL BE TOLD |sireet. As to why trouble arose no {Greén and A. Treadgold. | which were said to have beem receiv- |had not sold the Hamms any goods | k TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, Ivas' THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. FARM. CONDITIONS REORPT INTHE POLIGE COURT Of Row Between J. G. Evans The Flow of Milk in Frontenac | and John North--Latter Assaulted. Keeping Up Wonderfully Well. in a sling and Toronto, Sept. 26.--Following is a summary of reports made by the Ag- ricultural - Representatives to the Ontario Department of Agriculture: While some of the eastern coun- ties report fair returns of red clover seed, there are many complaints of poor yields, some fields being cut for fodder only or pastured. Lennox and Addington, however, states that far- mers in that county are paying spe- cial attention to the ralsing of red clover and alfalfa seed, keeping their flelds clean of noxious weeds, having government inspection, and With 'his left ar fiand d for 1 so bandaged the tips of four fingers were visible, John North greeted, a Whig reporter who sought authentic details as to the causes which have led him to prefer a charge of assault against J. G. Evans in the police court. Except for the statement that he had to jump out of a second storey window at his home on Col- borne street, nothing more could be learned of the dispute which has ended so seriously. Mr, North, who 18 now residing with a.relative, Al- fred Horsfall, on Queen street, was not inclined to say anything for pub- lication but stated that everything would be told at the court session on | Friday. It is known, however, that J. G. Evans secured room and lodg- ing at Mr. North's, on Colborne after threshing. North" Simcoe estimates an in- crease in the area of fall wheat sown this season. Considerable sowing was done during the past week .n several counties, and some will be definite assertion can yet he made. {put in this week. At any rate Evans has been SUMMOR~! Fizin says that ed to attend court on Friday morn- weather at harvesting, a consider. ing at ten o'clock, |able portion of the bean crop will be ET ---- of rather poor quality, So far there has been little Injury SPORTING NEWS to corn from frost, and the crop is going into the silo in excellent con- dition, With The Bowlers. Leeds reports tracters as doing Another singles series was good work in fall plowing during the pleted at Queen's bowling green week, while horse plowing has been Monday evening when W. Fnizell comparatively light owing to the beat H. Angrove for the honors of group B. In group C, J. Hoppes stands in the semi-finals having won from J. Chatterton. land being rather hard. The ladder tournament com- Frontenac states that threshing has bgen a very heavy and long job | this fall owing to the heavy straw. Ensilage corn is also heavy. The weather has been ideal for this work. was well Frizell won from E. Green and | Crozier and R. 8.! Graham from E. Johnson and T. Lambert; L. Sleeth and N. Munsie from A. Turcotte and E. Walsh; J.| M. Elliott(and H. Taman from W. Linton and J. Newton; Angrove Bros. from H. Newman and W. M Campbell; and H. F. Price and A. Baker from M. Manahan and F. Crozier. In the ui-finals of the same series C. Crozier and R. 8S. Graham defeated W. Frizell and E. Williamson. A consolation series is | weeks." 1 also being run off. In this E. John- Farmers in Prescott and Russell and T. Lambert defeated E. are getting rid of their surplus live . |Stock. A few cars" of calves and of old milch cows were shipped from | Plantagenet during the week. Frontenac reports the flow of milk as keeping up wonderfully wel} for the time of year, pastures being helped out by feeding from the fleld however, Ww, A. Treadgold; C. tle have recently been the county and sold to feeders at around 6c. This seems rather hign for feeding cattle, most feeders ex- pecting to buy if possible around 5¢ Lambton reports a good demand for yearling and two-year-old stock- ers. "Prices are ranging from 4% to 6c per pound. Seven carloads of stockers from the west have come to this county during the past two som Officials Appointed. | Bob Isbister of Hamilton and Dave McCann, coach of Ottawa's squad in the Interprovincial series, will hand- le all the football games in the inter- collegiate schedule this season. Ben or the silo. Leeds, Simpson, who was firet named by the reports the supply of milk Rules Commission, has found %t im- | decreasing but 'the quality improv- possible to act. | ing, and the price of cheese one cent To obtain a greater uniformity m | higher at 17c a 1b. on the Brockville the interpretation of the rules it | Board on Thursday. The price of has been deemed advisable by the |milk has also gained strength. The authorities of the intercollegiate 0, | condensary is now paying $1.60 for as far as possible, have the same two | trea per cent. Butter and crean officials for all the matches. [prices remain stationary. The head linesmen, who this Year| Kenora states: "People In this dis- will have the power of calling inter- | c ference on uvhe line beside being in | charge of the yard-sticks, have been appointed for the games in each | city. W. A. Taylor will act in the intercollegiate games here, John De ell Gruchy of the O.R.F.U. will be the | well patronized third official in the games at To-|SOme central point. ronto," and Col. Constantine of the| The Brant representative says: Royal Military College will act in| "With hog grading soon to be start. the fixtures scheduled at Kingston, |ed, the demand keeps strong for lit. tle pigs of bacqn type. Although few are offered on the market, they are selling quite readily from $12 to $14 | per pair." AS EB AL | Lennox and Addington reports: SCORES "There is a démand for horses from five to eight years of age, suitable for "express and delivery purposes but National League. Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 3. the supply is quite limited." North Simcoe says: "Aplarists New York 5, St. Louis 4 (10 in- | nings). | | throughout the county report very Other clubs not scheduled. corn either interested in dairying, and are com- mencing to ship to outside points. The time. is not far distant when a good creamery or cheese if situated in slow sales of honey, although this is partly due to the uncertainty of the western crop and to the fact that lo- cal demand has not been as great as usual owing to the very large crop of early apples and other fruite There is also a great variety of prices ------ ; and many people are unwilling to Merchant Fei BY B. 0. Baum Who! uy until the price is abies Fitteon ay and eighteen judg- Throfighout North Simcoe honey can ent summonses Were on tho docket | P@ bought for prices ranging from before the Division "court presided | 10¢ to 17¢ for practically the 'sama over by Judge Madden Tuesday, Product. This condition is injurious No American League games sched- uled. COUPON CASE IN COURT. | morning. The cases were all for the | to beekeepers on the whole, as can payment of accounts. be readily seen." One of the cases was that in which Leeds reports: "School fair exhib- P. G. Reeves a local merchant, was [its have been excellent this year, defendant in a case brought by B. O. | mainly on account of the vegetable Hamm. It is alleged that the merch- | crop being such a good one. The at- ants refused to redeem coupons | tendance has been nearly all that {could be desired." ---------------- Want, Best Man Possible, Victoria, B.C., Sept. 26.--R. WwW. and that they had seen Mrs. Hamm | Beatty, president of the Canadian and her nlece picking similar receipts ; Pacific Railway, told the chamber of in their back yard. They could not od "as receipts for cash sales. Mrs. Hamm conducted the case, The defendants swore that they {identify the stubs presented as those | which she and her niece were seen | picking up. Mrs. Hamm made the pave at their head the best man gos- local lawyers "sit up". On one oc- {sible in America, an executive of casion she was checked up by the ip... vision, who will not be hamp- Judge for the manner in which she! 4 his work by political in- was conducting her cross-examina- fluence. tion. The judgment was given in --a favor of the plaintiff for $2.25. Late George Powell, Belleville, Belleville, Sept. 26. -- George Powell, veteran horseman, died early today at the age of sevepty- two years. He was taken ill at Ple- ton fair last week.- He-was born at Port Perry and will be buried =at Orillia. A warrant charging Jules Gosselin and George W. Fairbanks, formérly partners in a bankrupt stock brok- ing firm, with the theft of half a mil- lion dollars, wag issued Tuesday ai the request of Maurice Demers, act- ing for himself and clients of ths firm, ---------------------- to Orillia "hospital for treatment: Damage to the extent of $10,000 was caused by a fire in Ottawa, which broke out in the Plaza Cafe, near "There never is anything candied " the remarks of a candied prompi attention. Phone not connected yet. { Sparks and Bank streets and spread | to the Willis Piano store adjoluing. Earl Spencer, one of the largest {land owners in Britain, died Tues. day. Last year he created comsider- {able stir by announcing that he was {about to give up one of his homes {on account of poverty and the high | cost of living. District Governor W. J. Cairns, of International Rotary, returned to Ottawa froni w-visit to clubs in the district which embrace Oneonta, Os- wego, Ithica, Endicott, Elmira, Wav- erley, Watkins-Montour Falls, Bing- bamton and Corning. : having the seed graded immediately | owing to rainy | Brant says "A few short-keep cat. | brought fy | trict are gradually becoming mora, factory will [f ODESSA SCHOOL FAIR. | t Event Was a Decided Sucess in Every Way, Odessa, Sept. 26.--Mr. and Mrs. lake Gilbert and little son Stuart, lot Sillsville, spent Sunday the guests {of Mr. and Mrs. William Frink. Miss Ethel Fraser, Toront e | father, Stanley Fraser. { McDonald, Kingston |days last week wit! +Mrs. Elwell Emmons. | The annual hon coming of Mr. and Mrs. H. S.'Davy's fam ly {place last Monday, the occasion be- {ing the former's birthday anniver- {sary. Those present were Mr. and { Mrs. Harry Davy and family, Mrs, [James Miller and Mr. and Mrs. { George Bell, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. | Alex. Bell, Oshawa; and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Fraser, Odessa. Mr. and Mrs. Orange Babcock have | returned from spending a few days {in Kingston. Robert Bennett is visit- {ing relatives in Kingston. Mr. I Mrs. Noble Bond, who have heen | spending the past month with the | former's brother, Sherman Bond, re- | turned to their home in Detroit last | Saturday. The many friends of {Mrs. Murray Hagle, of Brooklyn, { were sorry to hear that she passed jaway last Saturday at her brother's {home in Watertown, N.Y. Interment | took place in the family plot at Wil- | ton last Monday. To mourn her loss, | besides her husband, are one sister, | Mrs. Donald Thompson, Odessa, and | two brothers, | The annual school fair was held | last Friday with a very large attenl- ance, and in every way considered a great The | wonderful and the many prizes car- rled away by the pupils for the | sports and various articles exhibited, | made the day a very pleasurable one {and one to be long remembered. The painting of the town hall has been completed, making it one of the best public buildings in the township {Earl Silver has | residence and meat market on Main street by re-painting. is took success, exhibits were little son Clyde, spent the week-end with Mrs. Thomas Clyde. ---- | TIDINGS FROM NORTHBROOKE. Mr. Bushell Congratulated on Great Success of the Fair, Northbrooke, Sept. It was a joy to all when fine weather in last week for Kingston's exhib tion Much credit is due Mr. Bushell attaining the reputation Kingston's fair has reached the last few ears. Among those attending from here were Chas. MacGregor and fam ily; Messrs. Nathon, Mont, Ezra and Fred Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Guss, Wood; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Thomp- son and others, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fletcher are spending the week in Buffalo. The eldest son of Amos Lloyd has been suffering intensely for two weeks from an abscess on his foot and is still in a serious condition. The Ore Chimney Mining Company are pre- paring to begin sinking the shaft jrom four hundred to six hundred Teet, by the use of their wonderful power plant on the Scoot river which iS now completed. There is a fine opening here for a blacksmith shop and garage. Eruin Alkens, who has been sailing on the passenger steamer "Toronto," the past summer, is home for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Beun have a wee girl baby who came to stay Ervin Spiers is in Toronto where he «b.-- set for in the winter "M¥$' J. Parks expects winter. Mrs. Parks and family have spent the summer in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs, Kirk of Kingston, are at W. Cassada's for a few weeks. Rey Mr. Cory is with us again and holds services in the Cassada school each Sunday at 2.30 p.m. and Wednes- day evenings'at 7.30 p.m. Miss Ed- ith Fraser, of Harlowe, was the week-end guest of Mrs. Wm. Kehoe. Many are having corn huskings and the crop was never better in this lo- cality. Henry Lloyd is putting an addition on H. Saul"s hotel. for sale in the neighborhood, but buyers are scarce. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Conger are cooking at the Ore Chimney Mines. Henry Miles is having a private sale. Mr. and Mrs, Clark's, Flinton. Magistrate J. L. Lloyd committed a liquor charge from Vennacher to the Napanee court on Saturday. Edward Kennelly has word that his sister, Mrs. Geo. Flan- nigan, at Erinsville, is still very ill from a paralytic stroke. Our butch- er, A. MacGregor, has filled a long [elt need by delivé®ing meat semi- weekly, Henry Lloyd has gone to Toronto for a short visit with his sisters and relatives. Nelson Scott at Brockville in training for a preacher. Paymaster Wm. purchased considerable contractor's equipment from C. C. Thompson for use on the new road being pu! north, ---- a News From Colebs ok, Colebrook, Sept. 25.--We are sorry to report that our esteemed towns- man, N. Walker, is stil] quite 11. Many children from 8.8. No. 6 at- tended the Camden school fair at Camden East on Thursday last, Ar- thur Hart intends raising his new bam next week, The Ladies' Aig are holding a bazear 'on Thursday afternoon next, and are giving a concert in the evening. Both events will take place on the church grounds. Mrs. Loan, Watertown, N.Y. has peen visiting her daughter, Mrs. 'Eckhardt. Mr. and Mrs. N. Boyee attended Toronto fair. The condition of Hon. W. C. Ken- nedy, in hospital at Montreal, is crit- ical. ' and | also improved his | Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kendall and | expects to work as a carpenter for| to return to her home here for the | Many cattle are | Wm. Both spent Sunday at Mrs. F.| is entering the Standard Seminary | Head | TT -- MIRRED HFTY YEARS Battersea, Celebrate the Auspicious Occasion. A very pleasant and important event was celebrated at Battersea Monday evening, September 25th, in the Orange Temple, the occasion being the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Moore, this happy couple vor} married fifty years ago at the Gildersleeve House, Lake Opi- nicon, by the Rev. Mr. Rose, Elgin. At that time the couple were attend- ed by the bride's sister, Mary Stoness and Charles Smith. At this happy time, the bride was attended by Victoria Lewandowsky, - Detroit, ni- ece of the groom, and the groom by Joseph Ducette, brother of the bride, the Rev. Mr. Adair officiated lat the ceremony. The Orange Temple, lovely In its ! decorations, was crowded with rela- tives and friends. Over two hund- red sat down to a sumptuous serp- per. Music was furnished through- out the evening by the Battersea ore chestra. The Orangemen presented Mr. Moore with a handsome gold ring Mrs. Moore with a lovely brooch. The couple received many beautiful presents Fred Wilson, secretary of the Y.M.C.A., Kingston, acted as toastmaster. John Anglin proposed the toast to the bride and groom. Mr. Moore responded in his usual happy manner, Many nice speeches were made, each one telling of the high esteem in which the bride and groom are held by the entire neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have lived al. most entirely in the township of Storrington. Mrs. Moore is seventy. one and Mr. Moore is seventy-two, The Whig adds its congratulations and hope the aged couple are spared to each other for many years to come, and be blessed with health and prosperity. and DOINGS AT WELLINGTON, | James 1st, an Old Resident of The Town, Passes Away, Wellington, Sept. 23.--Dr. Mo Cullough and Mns. McCullough are spending a few weeks at the form- érs old home. The masquerade ball at the Lake View pavilion next Wed- nesday evening is eagerly looked for- ward to by the Young people ip town. Walter Spencer and Mrs. G. Sheppard were among the out-of town mourners at the funeral of Mrs. W. Spencer. The service was held in the M., E. church, and the interment {in Wellington cemetery. | Miss Lynn, Allandale, was a visit- |or in town on Sunday. Mr. and [Mrs. A. Roblin are home from a | trip to Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. |S. Harrington, who sold their home {to Dr. Charles McCullough, will re- | side at the Lake View Inn for the | winter. Philip Terry has sold his | milk business to R. Campbell and H. Zufelt. | Mr. and Mrs. James Doyle, Sim- cee, are visiting Mrs. D. Vander voorts, "Billy" Haddon, who was jtaken suddenly ill last week and re- (moved to. Picton hospital, has re- [cov ered sufficiently to return home. | The death occurred on Saturday, of | James Post, at his home on Main | street, after a lingering illness. De- ceased was in his elghty-seventh | year, and had resided in this town | for over fifteen year, since retiring {irom his farm near Mellevile. The funeral service on Tuesday morning was conducted by Rev. W. G. Lans- Surviving are his sorrowing three daughters, Mrs, May- {nard, Delvraine, Manitoba; Ms. | Moyer, Chicago; and Mrs. Cumm- | ings, at home; and one son, W. WwW, | Post, Toronto, Mr, and Mrs. Moyer, and Mrs. Agusta Post, widow of the late Dr. Post, attended the funeral. { Principal Elliott, of the new Consol idated school, is a guest in town, [The school will open on Oot. 1st. Mrs. J. K. Lane, Port Hope, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs, Nina | Lane, / | bury. | widow; -- KILLED BY LIGHTNING. S-- W. Ennis, of the Perth Road, Suffers a Serious Loss, Perth Road, Sept. 26.--A. Ritchie is filling silos with his new tractor, IJ. Ruttan and A. Wilson are busy with their threshing outfits, Meany attended the Kingston exhibition | last week, especially on Friday and | were highly pleased. The Misses M Rousehorne, L. Stonness, I. Amey, E. Smith, FF. Smith and B. Ray {mond are attending Sydenham high {school , D. J. Hughson, Lake Opinicon, passcid through the village on Thurs | Cay, enroute for Kingston, returning {on Saturday. Mrs. J. Raymond has returned home after an extensive visit with relatives at Gananoque and Lansdowne. Rally Sunday was ob served at Perth Road Union Sabbatt school on the 24th. A rally wild be held at Wilmer Sunday school oi jOct. 1st. Mrs. R. R. Ritchie and {daughter Agnes, have returned hom having been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Lake, Battersea. Mr. Bok and friends, of Nex York, epent a week at William Ray mond's enjoying the fishing in thy nearby lakes. Miss N. Amey is the guest of Mrs. A. Freeman. On Sat urday afternoon an interesting gam: of baseball was played between Syd lenham and Perth Road, the ecor belug 44 to 11, dn favor of the visit ing team. : H. Campbell is visiting friends af Lyndhurst. Mr. and Mrs. Middle {ton spent the week-end with relativ les at Lyndhurst. W. Ennis had the | misfortune to have five cows killed by lightning recently and one wa "eriously injured, 4