"WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS A MERRY CHRISTMAS George VanHorne's 213 Princess Street. Phone 362w. Howto tell Eyestrain Cte moving pictures hurt your Hi os. | Sharp pains in the eyeball. Need pressure at the top of the end. Eyes feel tired and fhe lds vy. Eyes smart and burn, A tendency to hold reading J matter further away than form- Hi ly. i TBrigne tiene causes squinting Ji rown in, i * Become ER ervous when doing Ji 'work. i! i blurs when reading fine Hi eye- | All these are signs of lasses re- rein and proper & W.D GRAHAM, R. The Holiday Seasom affords an opportunity to express again the pleasure we derive from our basiness relations with you and ow behalf of our entire organization, we wish for yom and yours A Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS, Princess Street, Kingston DENTISTS Drs Nash & Renton CHATEAU iis 800 NEVER CLOSE Live or Dead Storage & News from London. Shoes ate ruining women's feet. We made a mistake. This isn't news. From Your Own Plans and sketches we can make any kind of machine part, working model, tool, or other article in steel, iron, brass, ete. We are equipped to handle any kind of machine shop work, from the smallest to the great- Bishop Machine Shop PCTON 0.04. VOLATONS Children's Aid Work In Prince Edward--Rifie Practice Is Carried On. Pieton Dee: 28 ~Puring the past week five cases of B.O.T.A. cost the offenders various sums ou conviction by police Magistrate Willams. In each case the fine was $10 and costs. Three others were disorderly' and 'were arrested and "sobered up" Id jail. The trio paid $15 and costs. In the fifth case, $200 and costs was the penalty for trading liquor for real estate. On conviction for tres- pass two convictions were made of $10 and costs. G. G. Publow, chief dairy instruc- tor for eastern Ontario, was the prin, | cipal speaker at the Prince Edward District dairy meeting at the agri- i cultural office last week. J. J. Irwin, government cheese grader also gave an instructive and comprehensive talk on the grading of cheese. The grading is done according to stand- ards adopted at a Dominion Dairy Conference held in Ottawa in No- vember, 1922. Mr, Elliott, Oshawa, who has charge of the Children's Aid Soclety work in Ontario county, addressed the annual meeting of the society in Picton, emphasizing the spiritual side of the work, also showing the practical side In child life and com- munity and national well-being. Slowly the Christian world is learn- ing the wisdom of The Great Teacher who set the Child in the midst. The Children's Aid has carried on a real work in Prince Edward County for years, and children's lives have been made happier and homes better by its influence. The following ladies from Picton were invited to the luncheon at gov. ernment House on the 11th, none of whom, however, could arrange to at- tend: Mrs. H. B. Bristol, Mrs. A, E. Calnan, Mrs. H. 8. Colliver, Mrs, Mr. anX Mrs. MacHowell, of King- ston, are visiting relatives in town this week. dance at Castle Inn on Friday night. Rifle practice has been carried on at the armouries under the direction of the N.C.0.'s for several weeks, and the teachers from the public schools and the Collegiate have been very much interested in the work. A keen competition was held be- tween the public school and the Col- leglate teachers on Saturday after- noon and the former came out the superiors by & number of points. The Bankers' Club of Picton have issued invitations for their fourth annual "At home" at the Armouries on Dec. 25th. ' An excellent recital was givem in the Regent Theatre on Wednesday | by the senior pupils of Miss Folkard, Diplomas were presented. / 'While at Consecon Lake on Dec. Sth Col. Ponton, Belleville, took a dip in the lake, He did not stay in the water. It was too cold. Mrs. P. C. Macnee entertained at bridge in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Gray, of Jackson, Michigan, at her home"on HI street, Holiday, guests with Mr. and Mrs. A. E, Calnan will be their daughter, Miss Marjorie Calnan, Windsor, Stuart Daly, Queen's, Kingston, Charles Daly, Guelph, 0.A.C., and James Marshall, Summerside, B.C., a student of the O.A.C. Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Collier and Mrs. 8. Woodrow, Kingston, motor- ed to town and spent over the week- i ~ MRR OOO sR Re B| the holidays. on We thank you for your 'Patronage; we have A ve dried to give you good value and service and wish A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS you all AND & NEW A MERRY CHRISTMAS YEAR IRE 2 Morley Currie and Mrs. E. M. Young. | g¢ John's church, where a solemn Dr. and Mrs. T. 8S. Philp gave a | end with Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Collier, East Main. Miss Ella Owens leaves this week for Toronto where she will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Ward, Mrs. Thomas E. Waring, Mrs. Herman Burr and Mrs. E. Baxter motored to Toronto to attend the obsequies of 'the late Mrs. Peter Burr. QL George Kelly, Toronto, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry E. Grimmon, Paul street. Mr\ and Mrs. Rufus Howe, Regina, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend, Centre Amel- fasburg. George E' Fraser, of the Fraser Publishing Co., Montreal, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I. Frith Fraser over the week-end. Mrs. George VanVlack, Waupoos, is spending the Christmas season in Toronto, the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. J. Davern. J. H. Fitzpatrick re- presented Picton at the annual meet- ing of the Bay of Quinte Hockey League in Napanee last Wednesday. Miss Alice Lowey is visiting her sis- ter, Mr. BE. W, A. Church, of Hamil- ton over the Christmas holidays. Rev. William Miller, pastor of;the Baptist church, has received and ac. cepted a hearty and unanimous in- vitation to become pastor of the Bap. tist church at Parry Sound. He closes his ministry in Picton at the end of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Collier left on Monday for California where they will spend the winter, On the way they will stop off at several points. The Picton Collegiate Institute commencement exercises will be held Friday, aJo. 4th. Mrs. O. F. Telg- mann, elocutionist, of Kingston, is to be the entertainer. GANANOQUE | Dec. 24.--The funeral of Mra. Gus Brennan, Gananoque North, who died at her home yesterday mor- ning, took place this morning to mass of requiem was chanted for the repose of her soul. Mr. and Mrs. James MoMillan, Ottaws, are expected here today to spend Christmas with the latter's father, Neill McCarney. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Britton 'spending Christmas with Dr. Mrs. Scott, Peterboro. Miss Cray, Mr. Balkwell and Mr. Webb of the high school staff, are spending the holidays at their re- spective homes, Guelph, Kingsville, and Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. HB. 8. Byers are spending Christmas with Dr. Leo- nard, Napanee. Jack McLellan, Montreal, joined his famfy here yesterday for Christ. mas, and is the guest of Mr. J. B. Mooney. Jack Hargraft is at his home in Cobourg for Christmas. Dean Kehoe's many friends are glad to know that he is steadily im- proving, and it is hoped will soon be able to be around as usual, are and Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Hood are | spending Christmas in Toronto. Mrs. John Heffernan and Miss Dot Hefferhan are spending Christ- mas with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pe- low, Kingston. Rev. Father O'Sullivan, of the Re- demptorist Order, Brockville, is as- sisting Father Ryan here over Christmas. / Frank Brown, of the public school staff, Ottawa, is in town with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beerman, Brock street, for the holidays. W. B. Haynes, Oshaws, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. - Thomas Baker, for the holidays. Migses Nellie McDonald and Miss Betty McDonald, of the staff of the Royal Trust Company, Montreal, are home for Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Hugh Thompson, for Mr. and Mrs. Dan Byron, Niagara Falls, are in town for Christmas. Miss Gissingham, Watertown, Is the guest of Hr. and Mrs. Wilbur Clow for the holidays. i Misses Lena Sullivan, Windsor, Birdie and Victoria Sullivan, of the civil service department, Ottawa, are spending Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sulll- van. Kenneth Johnston. of Queen's university staff, is spending the holl. ddays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Johnston. : 'Miss Ina Hurlburt, General Mo- tors, Oshawa, is with her parents for Christmas. Miss Inez Wright, Montreal spending Christmas with her pars ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright. "Bernard Shine, . Montreal, is spending Christmas here with his A Toward Men"? AGAIN the Spirit of Christmas kindles within us memories of old friends -- whose Good Will for nearly 80 years has helped us to NRE or ae Kingston's Biggest Home Furnishers All Roads Lead fc the Store of Gifts A visit to this store of gifts will reveal hundreds 2 of useful, acceptable and inexpensive gifts of Fur- niture that should last for a cpntury at least. A FEW REMINDERS: : Walnut Tea Carts, Tea Curets, Work Table and Baskets, Comfortable Arm Chairs and Ches- terfields, Walnut Cedar Lined Fur Chests -- gifts that will be remembered from Christmas to Chris JAMES REID mas. eront with bis moth ; oo er and family Mise Mary Lally is spending the Christmas vacation at her Bone in Read. The Christmas carols sung in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on Sunday night by the choir were well rendered and mmch appreciated by the congregation. The merchants in town report splendid holiday business this year, Sales were particularly good on Sat- urday when there was a large in- flux of visitors from the country amd near-by places. The volume of sales was mmch in excess of last year. One of the smaller stores reports having taker in three hundred dollars in year. Other hav Hoary deglers 2 Ma vor} Complimentary remarks are being made on the promptness of the Whig in reporting the Collegiate ontertain- nent, held on Thureday fast, in the first edition on Friday, while the date, had no comment, of the previous | SUITABLE FOOTWEAR GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS Why not five is Footwear ings, all reasonably good sensible Christmas? gifts that will be appreciated. Make your selections from the following offer- fts of priced. Goloshes Deerskin Moccasins ba | the list of the most comfortable, - fashionable and