Prem Tennis Rackets Club, Expert, Parkdale, Marvel, Rival, Varsity--prices from $3.50 to $10.00. Wright and Ditson OFFICIAL LAWN TENNIS BALLS at 'R. Uglow & Co. Fancy Alarm Clocks SPECIAL SALE These are all import- Hard Wood Choice Body Hardwood. Soft Mixed Wood. Kindling and Slabs. Chas. Bedore & Son 840 NELSON STREET Phone 1746J. ed Clocks and guar- anteed good time- keepers. No two the same. Prices reduced 25 to 33 1-3%. Kinnear & d'Esterre Hemsley & Sou Try Us for Watch and Clock Repairs 100 BROCK STREET Phone 20006w. JEWELERS, Princess Street, Kingston Dr. Waugh "The Gift Shop" DENTIST 106 Wellington St. Phone 256. H k? Xm ~~ BRICK, STONE, PLASTERING AND TILE SETTING DOUGLAS & McILQUHAM CONTRACTORS i JOBBING WORK A SPECIALTY. PHONES 3267%-92swW. 400 ALBERT STREET ' ERROR Lid a 'CupsandSaucers Clover Leaf . ...............$1.80 dozen Plain White (Meakin's) ....$1.20 dozen Plain White (Johnson's) .....$1.50 dozen 34 PLATES Plain White (Meakin's) Dinner $1.80 doz. Plain White (Meakin's) Tea .. . $1.60 doz. "Plain White (Meakin's) Dessert $1.20 doz. Plain White (Meakin's) Soup . . $1.50 doz. EXTRA SPECIAL for a few days only. E Grape Cut Tumblers .. . .... .. $1.20 dozen (You pay $1.80 elsewhere). THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG THE FOUNDING The Obituary of James Powley, 1783-1838. Of special concern to those inter- ested in the history of this district {and to the residents of the West- | brook neighborhood is the obituary { notice of the Rev. James Powley, [now a valued possession of his | grandson, Alexander Rickey, of Bar- riefleld. It appears to be a page torn from 'a small book, yellow but quite legible save where the upper corners have decayed. { The father of this James Powley | emigrated from Holland to the Am- | erican colonies, perhaps about 1770. / There are stories in their tamily of ------------ "ing | Robertson's Limited | 73 Princess St. | SHOES OF STYLE Cob iki i i . For 5.00 Women The new Gore Side Slippers, in Patent, Black Suede, Brown Suede and Grey Suede _ with fancy cutout lattice fronts and elastic gussett sides. Made in Baby Spanish and Baby Louis Heels. See our many other new models. ~ -- { how they lived in terror of the In- | dians who passed along the adjoining | trail. When bands of them were | beard in the distance the mother would hide with her children in the surrounding woods until quietness and safety were restored. It seems probable that fire-water, secured at the settlement, had much to do both with this unusual audibility of the Indians and with the alarm it caused the lonely family. Though a Dutchman, he must have remained loyal to England and, like a few others of his countrymen, turned his back on Republican Am- erica. But just previous to this he is believed to have spent three years In captivity among the Indians. Dur- ing this period he was compelled to travel so far and fast that he became | exhausted. On lying down to drink [at a stream he found himself too | teeble to rise. 'The Indians would { have scalped him on the spot, rather | than be delayed by a sick prisoner, {but a squaw intervened and saved | Bim. At the end of three years they | were paid a bounty or ransem and Hberated him. "James Powley," as the obituary states, "was born in or about the | year 1783, on the banks of Lake On- | tario, where the town of Oswego now | stands, under no other covering than [the broad canopy of heaven, while { bis parents were emjgrating to the wilds of Canada." The tradition is that the party landed at McGuin's Point--now the home of Mr. An- thony McGuin Rankin, M.P.P. Pow- ley secured a grant of some 400 | acres traversed by a. stream of suffi- | clent volume to turn a mill, and | there, in time, he established the saw-mill around which grew up the village of Westbrook. Slab City wag its title in those days, later ton- ed down to First Town. In addition to the' mill, the old gentleman erect- ed a considerable brewery. But his son James did not follow in his footsteps. 'After living with- out hope and without God in the world for nearly 36 years, he was happily emancipated from the thrall- dom of sin amd brought to, enjoy the EAS ak Fun {10 Dm (With a Bow to Aesop.) By Samuel Hoffenstein, 1 A Fox was vainly trying to reach some grapes on a.vine when a Giraffe came along and made a Monkey of him. After the Giraffe had eaten four or five crates, the Fox remarked "Those grapes are synthetic." "Whong by a neck," answered the Giraffe, calmly, as he went on fer- menting. Moral: Sour is as sour does. 2 An Ape was once chattering gaily in a cocoanut tree about the pleas- ures of his particular lot. "I like cocoanuts; I get 'em with- out working; I live outdoors in the bright sunlight, and as for the daily dozen, you can't beat swinging by the * tall. I should worry." ; At that moment a party of hunt- ers, attracted by his chattering, cut short his tale forever. Moral: No matter what he tells you, don't be an Ape, A of A Bob: "How old would you say Peggy is?" 4 Bill: *"To her face or behind her back?" ~-John F. Magner. Miss Jessie Peterson, Bask., writes:--*"I wish to let you know how mueh good Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills have done for me. : - | 3 OF WESTBROOK. liberty of the children of God. Very soon after his conversion his ardent desire to the,salvation of others prompted him zealously and unre- mittingly to engage in calling sin- ners to repentance." And it must be remembered that the Methodist church was. at the time, doubly ob* noxious, both as an American institu- tion, directed and governed from the States, and as being in opposition to the established Church of Canada. The lucrative brewery business was closed, testifying to the earnestness of James' profession. After proving his value as an ex- horter, according to the account, he was promoted to the rank of local preacher. In four years more he was fully ordained, and accepted by the conference held at Yonge street as an itinerant preacher, In 1835 delegate to the gemeral conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, held at Cincinnati, His death was caused.by "the quick consumption--occasioned by his having been thrown from a horse and his excessive labors on the cir- cuit." He had preached at Farmers- ville (Athens), when he became ser- iously ill. Though he returned to within three miles of his house, he could not complete the ride, and ap- pears to have died without seeing his family. The remains were in- terred at Waterloo (Cataraqui) burying ground, February 27th, 1838. His daughter-in-law was the fam- ous "Granny Powley" of Westbrook, whose herbal remedies were sought by many and always given free. She gave the site for the Methodist church still in use there, the corner- containing the names of those who subscribed towards its erection. In addition to this clipping there Is in Mr. Rickey's possession an iron kettle which, to the best of his knowledge, was brought over by the Powleys from Holland previous to the revolution and was carried by them in their wanderings, Mr. Rickey referred incidentally to the commonly accepted reason why the Grand Trunk failed to touch Bath, a town of very considerable importance in the fifties. The land in the neighborhood was owned by a Mr Davy who, when asked his price for a station-site, held out for an im- possible sum. Meanwhile, a certain Mr. Link, who owned a mill awd four acres of land over a mile to the north-east of the town, offered the surveyors a free site on condition that they would locate a permanent station there. So Link's Mills be- came Ernesttown and Bath was left lamenting. * re Me > A Bong of Departure. Beat the drum and sound the tuba, Dance the can-can, pat the juba, Kiss me, Kid, I'm off for Cuba, Me for the tropical sun. Blow the bugle, wave the banner, Ring the bell and shout hosannah, 10h :you Cuba! Hey, Havanna! Land of the Mid-day Bun! When a man marries he expects the girl to give up the whole world. When a girl marries she expects the man to give her the whole world. 0000000000000 0000 Jingle-Jangles, Any funny, nonsensical % rhyme that will make Fun shop #* readers laugh is a Jingle- # Jangle. It must be in two lines. ® For example: * * * * 1 % After winter comes the spring; + Tonsils hurt like everything. * : 2 # Cows have horus and sheep have wool; ¢ Dentists have a lot of pull, * 2040009400000 0000 * You will undoubtedly contri. ® bute funnier Jingle-Jangles + # than these. Address them sep- * arate.y to Jingle-Jangle Depart- ¢ # ment, The Fun Shop, 110 West * © 40th street, New York City. * *® »® CEP 0002000000000 A Fervent Betty loved Grandma. Grandma was always cold in the big house, reports' Mrs. Estella M. , even when the warm fires burned brightly. Little Betty was sorry for her dear Grandma! That night, when Betty said her prayers, she paused, and in a tender, pleading lHttle voice, finished with: "And Q, dear God, please make it bot for Grandma." HEARD IN A ROADSTER. ' He. You are heavy, oh my darling, And your weight will spoil my press. She. Well, you see the auto's crowded And I'm also in distress, \ \ He. We might have caught a passing car And so been saved from this sad he was ordained elder and appointed | Be content, you are honored With much more than is your just, She | There are men who'd give a million For the chance with which you're blessed ; -- Hold me tighter, won't you, darling? And forget about your press! ---Poison Ivy, Thoughtful, Mrs. Wilkens: "A marriage cer- tainly changes a man. Take my husband, for instance. He used to offer me a penny for my thoughts, and now he offers me $50 to shut up." ---Roy Dettman. ------ Before marriage -- bushels kisses, After marriage--pecks. (Copyright, 1924. Reproduction forbidden.) . of -- Readers are requested to contri- bute. All humor: epigrams (or humorous mottoes), Pi es, anec- dotes, poetry, burlesques, satires, and bright sayings of children, must be original and unpublished. Ac cepted material will be paid for at from $1.00 to $10.00 per contribution; from 26c. to $1.00 per line for poetry according to the character and value of the contribution, as determined by the Editor of "The Fun Shop." All manuscripts must be Waltten on one side of the paper only, should bear name of th should be addressed to Fun Sho Headquarters, 110 West 40th Street, New York City. Unaccepted contri- butions cannot be returned. stone of which enclosed an iron box | | GANANOQUE May 27.--The death occurred at Willowbank yesterday of Thomas Lit- tle, one of the district's oldest and most esteemed settlers. Mr. Little came to this country from Ayrshire, Scotland, at the age of four years, and for the past seventy years re- sided at Willowbank. His wife pre- deceased him three years ago. The surviving children are William on the homestead, Mrs. Wiilet Harpell, Kingston, and Mrs. Robert Barclay, Pittsburg, Mr. Little served in the Gananoque contingent at Brockville and Prescott in the Fenian raids. The funeral will take place Wednesday. Rev. D. Mick will officiate. Joseph Meggs, Bank of Montreal, Oshawa, spent the week-end here with his father. Prof. MacMechan arrived Yyester- day from Halifax and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Samp- son for a couple of weeks. Drs. Mabee, Stedman and Fraser are attending the dental convention in Toronto this week. E. 8. Byers who spent the pas. week with his parents in Chatham, has arrived home. Mrs. Byers is re- maining another week. Rev. T. J. Scott, Ballycanoe, was in town yesterday for the funeral of Mrs, Heffernan. Mrs. David Drohan, Toronto, who was called here owing to the death of Mrs. Heffernan, will remain for a week or ten days with Miss Dot Het- fernan. A. Larmer of the General Motors staff spent the week-end here with friends. Miss Fulton, Oshawa, spent week-end here with friends . Mrs. Stedman and Miss Lydia Ab bott are spending a few days in To- ronto, v There will be every advantage for practise taken of all the favor- able weather between now and the 3rd of June by those who have de- signs on the T. Chambers trophy to be contested on the King's birth- day. Wednesday afternoon the 28th is the date of the approach and put- ting contest for the A. W. Taylor prize of a silver ash tray. A FARM HOUSE BURNED Home of Fred Benjamin Took Fire From a Defective Chimney. the Odessa, May 26.--The home of Fred Benjamin, about two and oné- half miles from here, was completely destroyed by fire last Monday after "hoon, along with the contents. Mr. Benjamin was working in his garden and Mrs. Benjamin was at a neigh- bor's when the fire started. The building being frame, and the high wind made it impossible to extin- guish the flames. 'They think the cause was a defective chimney, Miss Gladys Venton, Kingston, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Venton. Emmet Crowe, Cobourg, spent a few days recently with friends. Lloyd Mont- gomery and Cecil Foster, of the To- ronto police force, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. George Montgo- mery recently, ' Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Wycott and Mr. and Mrs. Lapun, Watertown, N. Y., have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Benjamin. Mr. and Mrs. Da- vid Arbuckle, Ottawa, called on Dr. J. B. Mabee and Mrs. Mabee on their returning from a motor trip to Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Robert Par- ker, Syracuse, N.Y,, and Mrs. Harry Parker, Kingston, spent a few days last week guests of Mr, and Mrs. Sid- ney Sproule, : Mr. and Mrs, Archie Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McAndrews, Watertown, N.Y., have been recent Wood and Mrs. McAndrews are daughters of the late James Young, who moved from here Brown Calf Leather Oxfords Sizes 5to 7} ......$1.50 Sizes 8to 10} .....$1.75 Sizes 11to2......$2.00 "Wear well and look sporty." ABERNETHY'S SHOE STORE KINGSTON"S [rane You Live With Your Furniture Select It With Care This Store sells Furniture of Quality at the Lowest Prices, each article carrying our Guarantee. When you buy here you not only PAY LESS, b can get the right kind, which is even select Furniture at Reid's, ut you nore important. .It is a pleasure to as we offer you excellent service. JAMES REID - "Phone 147 for Service. The Leading Undertaker hood days. A baby boy arrived last week to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers. Miss Fern Sproule has returned from spending the past week with friends in Napanee. Mrs. Sidney Sproule spent a few days last week the guest of Mrs. Herbert Laidley and other friends at Ernesttown. Miss Mildred Schermerhorn, who has been spending the past two weeks with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Fred Schermerhorn, returned to Toronto last Saturday. Dr, J. E. Mabee has returned from attending the annual conference of the Health Officers' As- sociation in Toronto, Mrs. H. J. Smith returned Saturday from spend- ing a few days with her parents in Kingston. / 'Mrs. Marcus - Fraser spent the Mrs. Nixon Richmond. Miss Zita Mrs. Nixon Richmond. Miss 'Ziter Kenyon, Kingston, spent the week- end and the holiday with relatives. ------ SHARBOT LAKE NEWS, Visitors in the Village--A Good Play Presented. Sharbot Lake, May 26.--Mrs, J. Conboy, Perth, spent a few days with hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Peters. Mrs. Herbert Duffy return- ed home from the General Hospital, Kingston, on the 24th. Miss Irene Duffy has secured a position in the creamery: Mr. and Mre. BE. Smith, also A. Buell spent a day in Kingston last week. A party 'of young ladies from Perth spent the holiday with i ' PHONE 316 GODKIN'S LIVERY LC us starts for ceme on Sunday, April 30th, at 1.45 p.m, Queen St, opposite St. Paul's church HOTEL In Public Service Since 1784. M. BOHAN, PROPRIETOR, KINGSTON, | "ry Enjoyed Pancake Social, | Elginburg, May 24.--The pancake social was enjoyed by all on Friday night. 'The concert, given by mem- bers of Princess street choir, King- ston, was much appreciated, The re- mains of the late Simon Jackson were buried on Friday afternoon in Cataraqul cemetery. Mrs, Bert Jack- son spent a few days last week with friends in Sydenbam. Miss Gladys Potter is thé guest of Miss Annie Puttenham. Miss Doris Darling, Latimer, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W, Clogg, Mrs. John Silver and children are visiting in Kingston. Smith-Jarvis Cases, Toronto, May 27. --The intentions of the Crown now that Hon. Peter Smith and Aemilius Jarvis, Jr., and 8r., have been committed for trial have not been made"public, but it is believed that the cases will stand until the September sessions... . Mrs. E. C. Walroth at the cottage. J. ~~ H. Fair spent a couple of days in Perth last wee F. Dowdell, also Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Fournier and children spent a couple of days last week with Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Fair. Herbert Smith spent a day in Kingston last week. L. Benn and family, 'Long Lake, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cronk. Mrs. J. Allen spent a few days in Kingston last week. . i i i i i i KH HH of i iz ig § i £ { i f it i: f i i §,! g ie i