rmnre------ TT -- Founded 1847 LIVINGSTON'S CUSTOM TAILORING Every item entering into the con- struction from fabric to buttons speaks of quality, the workmanship, from the_ designing of the exclusive styles to the final stitch is strictly up to our high standard. We are showing an extensive range of high class imported Suitings in ex- clusive patterns. Tailored to Measure ---- up 75-79 Brock St. "If Off Your Route It Pays To Walk" for the boosting of haul conservation | triot manager at Ottawa, took over LIVINGSTON'S WANTED -- This week, 2,000 Ibs. Dry Picked Chickens. Highest price for top quality. ANDERSON (uality--Larger Market-- Service Retall Marhet Phones 458-459. Business Office 365. Wholesale Department 1767. , New layer Figs--stock is fine and fresh. Per Ib. vans TLS DATES--new, bulk .........3 Ibs. 29¢. CRANBERRIES-- (priced lower than last Year) .............20c4 2 for 35¢c, NEW NUTS to hand this week--Almonds, Walnuts, Brazils, Chestnuts, California (Diamond Brand) Budded Walnuts. McINTOSH RED APPLES-- From British Columbia--_fully ripened and with that rich flavor so much appreciated for eating out of the hand or dessert. "500 cakes FAIRY SOAP-- (Toilet), reg. 10c. .........3 for 25¢. PEAS--CORN----TOMATOES-- Special quotation on dozen lots. BOILED DINNER SPECIALS-- Corned. Beef ............ w....123¢c. Corned Rolls .................18¢c. PickledPork ..................19. OTHER CAR COBBLER OES-- "5 Ibs., 33c. Special price on 3 to ts. 3LES--buy them by the peck. §.+.....35¢c. Onions ......60c. Ex l'se:.35c. ' Tumnips .....25¢. : AGE--- large, solid heads 10 to 12}c. vith a pleasing cup up quality. roasted, fresh Soy 706. » Perfection blend. and. aH. aie sale ere se eee | decided to draw up strong repre- | ernor, Edmond Ganguay, FOUR THOUSAND "PHONES NOW USED IN KINGSTON 77 Some Interesting History Re= garding the Bell Tele= "hone Co. Here. THE DAWKLY BRITISH _WHIG When the construction department | | of the Bell Telephone Company in- | stalled a telephone to-day on Bagot | street, Kingston "had connec ted to! its switchboard four thousand tele- | | phones. The first opened in Kingston in 1881 on On- tario street, with C. W. Stringer, as acting manager, Among the early | subscribers were Britton & Whit- | ing, barristers; Col. Campbell, C. | F.Giidersleeve, William | Kirkpatrick and Rogers, barristers, | and James Richardson & Son. In| | 1883, R. Freeman succeeded Mr. | Stringer. At this time there were | Harty, | 108 subscribers. In 1886 A. (T. Smith, now division manager, cent- ral division, Toronto, succeeded Mr. Freeman, and on Mr. Smith's pro} motion to Toronto in 1900, H. WwW. Snelling, now manager of the com- pany"s branch at Georgetown, was | appointed manager. In 1908 King- | ston had outgrown its Ontario street office, and with fits present office on Clarence tery system: was put into use. Since then the local and long distance switch board has been extended un- til to-day they occupy the whole of | the second floor. Kingston is a Morse centre, hav- ing duplex tables for the transmis- | sion of telegraph over telephone | wires, and is also a repeater station over long distance lines. In 1917, J. A. Gorrie, Jr., now dls- the management of the local office. He was succeeded in 1919 by Mat- thew Graham, now assistant man- ager in Montreal. In December, 1922 the present manager, W. A. Q. Spriggs succeeded Mr. Graham, who with Miss J. A. Rutley, chief op- erator 'in charge of the traffic de- partment, are at the service of the telephone public in Kingston and the svrrounding district. A BETTER REGULATION GOVERNING FISH NETS Is Demanded by the Fisher man's Association, Which Met on Saturday. The fishermen from Coliin's Bay and Simcoe Isiand met in Kingston on Saturday afternoon to discuss the regulations in force over the the nets permitted under the Ontario fisher- man's license. There is general dis. satisfaction over the laws governing the size of the mesh, and the atti- tude of the government toward the fisherman, as shown by the prosecus tions of residents of Simcoe Island and Bath during the past season. George Simmons, Collin's Bay, president of the Fisherman's As- sociation, occupied the chair, and after considerable discussion it was sentations on behalf of the deep water fishermen. All of those pres- ent expressed their protest over the interpretation of the act, and they claim that the nets placed on the telephone office was | magneto sys- | tem of 720 telephones, moved to the | street | where the latest type of common bat- | | to St. Mary's cathedral and cemetery. The Late W. H. Langsford . The funeral of the late Wi liam | Henry Langsford, late of the Cana-| gs dian Expeditionary FopQy. who died | in Mowat hospital on Friday morn- | ing, after a year's illness, took place on Saturday afternoon from the fam- | | ily residence, 1556 Lower Bagot | | street to Cataraqui cemetery, with | military honors. The deceased 1s survived by his widw and the follow- | ing children: Frank, Portsmouth; | Edwin, Kingston; Mrs. A. Shelly, | | Monktreal; Mrs. J. Pilgrim, King-| Bedford, jston; Mrs. A. London, | England.; Herbert, Ireland; Percy | Birmingham, Eng.; Doris, Leonard, | | Lawrence, Margery, Arthur, Phyllis | and Hilda, Kingston. Two sisters, | Mrs. Staples and Mrs. Dowling, re- | side. in England. Three of the late | Mr. Langsford's sons were killed in the great war. They were Cecil of | | the Yorkshire Imperial regiment: | | Willdam of the Middlesex Imperial | regiment, and Harold of the 109th | | Batttalion, C.E.F. The following floral were placed oh the casket: Pillows--Mr. and Mrs. J. Pil-| | grim; wreaths, wife and family, T. | Page, Mowat Sanitarium; crosses, | | Mr. and Mrs. F. Langsford, Mr. land Mrs. A. Shelly; sprays, Mr. and {Mrs. E. Langsford and family, { Canon and Mrs. W. F. FitzGerald | Mr. and Mrs. Lailey and family, O, (rT. Macklem, Mr. and Mrs. Tatton | and family, Mr. and Mrs. wilson | | and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ben-| nett. | offerings The Late J. C. Langwith. Joseph Charles Langwich, a well- known resident of this city, passed | away, on Saturday, after a short ill- | ness. The deceased was forty-nine | vears of age and resided at 19 EIl-| lice street. He was a Roman Catholic | in religion. Besides his widow, one daughter and one son survive. The Late Capt. Ashic. i The death occurred, suddenly, on Saturday of Capt. Joseph Ashia, af former well-known figure in marine | circles in this ¢'ty. The funeral will | be held from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Knight, 103 Rideau street, on Tuesdav morning, | A man named Brady, Cannifton, was before court on Friday on a | charge of shooting a partridge out of season. It cost the offender five dollars. Henry W. Dillnutt, Belleville, has been appointed by the Civil Service Commission as customs excise e: iner at the port of Belleville. DAILY MEMORANDUM. Y.W.C.A. Rummage Sale Wednesday, 9.30 a.m, 192 Ontario Street. British mail will close at the King- ston post office on October 8th, at 11 A tincess Street church rummage sale | Wednesday, Oct. 10th, 260 Princess St. 2.30 p.m. PRINTING AND OFFICE SUPPLIES HANSON, CROZIER & EDGAR MARKET SQUARE DIED maket and sold as regulation nets are outside of their control. They | want a better regulation governing the nets. WON THE TROPHY Kingston Kiwanis Club Has Highest Standing in Public Activities. H. C. Nickle, president of the Kingston Kiwenis club and F. J. Hoag, past president, returned from Quebec on Saturday night after at- tending the Ontario-Quebec Kiwanis' ccovention held on Friday and Sat- urday. They brought back with them the trophy won by Kingston for the highest standing for its pub. { ic activities during the year. The new officers are: District gov- Quebec; lisutenant governors, Messrs. Raney, Woodruff, Halliday and Chabot, In- ternational President Harris, Sec- retary Parker, and Past President George H. Ross were present and gave forceful and interesting ad- dresses. Old Countrymen Seck Work. The local representative of the Ontario Government Labor Employ-| B- ment bureau has been advised that a large number of. farm labo who were brought out from England, Ireland and Scotland for the purpose of helping bring in the western har- vest, were making their way into the province of Ontario with the inten- tion of gotting work. The Ontario Government officials bave heen asked to do everything in their power to place as many of these men as pos- sible on the Ontario farms. Portsmouth Parngraphs. © The Frontenac House, corner of Front and Main streets, is about changing hands. John Fisher takes the prize for flower gardens. There is a rivalry in the wood and -eoal business. The long pier, bullt by MeLeod & Logan, is being ASHIE--In Kingston, on October 6th, 1923, Capt. Joseph Ashie. his daughter, Mrs. Robert Knight, 108 Rideau Street, on Tuesday morning to St. Mary's Cathédral, where a solemn requiem mass will be sung at 10 o'clock for the happy repose of his soul Friends and acquaintances are kindly invited to attend the mass. (Motors). St. Catharines papers please copy. DUNLOP--In Kingston General Hospi- tal, Monday, October 8th, 1923, Robert Tracy Duntop, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dunlop. Funeral from the family residence, 38 Rideau Street, Tuesday, Oct. 9th, at 12.30 for G.T.R. station. FINLEY--At Elgin, Man, on October 4th, 1923, Dr. A. E. Finley, aged 53 years. Funera) will take place from the resi- (dence of his brother, A. A. Finley, 'Collin's Bay, Tuesday afternoon, at | 1 o'clock. - Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. LANGWITH--In Kingston, on October 6th, 1923, Juseph Charles Langwith, aged 49 years. Funeral from his late residence, - 19 Ellis Street, on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock to St. Mary's Cathedral, where a solemn requiem mass will be ung for the happy repose of his soul. CARD OF THANKS. The Farrelly family wish to thank their many friends and neighbors for their kind expressions of sympathy, spiritual and floral offerings, in their Jecent sad bereavement in tue death of A. Farrelly, Pittsburg Sownshin Lo CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. Langsford and family desire to express their deep appreciation te the doctofs, nurses and assistants at the Mowat hospital for the care given and kindness shown to 'the te illla Henry Langsford during his illness in taat institution. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1928, LAIDLAW'S TO-MORROW MORNING SPECIAL 10 ONLY French Dress Tunics of Beads and Sequents. Very pretty and attractive. Shades are Jade, Steel, Fuchsia, Gold, Black, Silver. These Tunics will afford a splendid opportunity to utilize a worn dress or slip. TUESDAY MORNING, 10 O'CLOCK Serge - Coating - Tricotine + We mention here these materials at very moderate prices. We also would say that the quality is splendid and you are assured of ser- vice and satisfaction with any purchase. T ALL WOOL * Botany § Navy Serge olany derge | 56 ins. wide dependable quality. Serviceable and 1s nicely finished. *1.50 yd. 56 ins. wide Pure wool, Decidedly good value-- well finished and is quite satisfactory. '1.00 yd. Funeral (private) from the residence of |' TRICOTINE "Width 54 inches. Colors Navy and Black. Fine quality. $2.50 vd. PURE WOOL Polo Coating "56 inches wide. Very fine quality material, in shades of Navy, Copen, Camel, Sand, Brown, Buff, Black. $2.00 yd. ALL WOOL Marvels Coating 60 ins. wide, ' Attractive Coat material -- well made and very serviceable. Shades are: Brown, Black, Navy, Taupe, Grey *6.50 yd. SERVICE JLADLAV & SON