_ PP --------r---- A ------ THE DAI LY BRIT ISH WHIG STOP YOUR ROOFING TROUBLES . Let us supply you with Shingles or Roof- Ing that has a reputation for quality. "Quality" remains long after "price" is forgotten, i po DRE ALLAN LUMBER C0. Victoria Street. i = "Phone 1042. HAD A VARIED CAREER! Theodore . Hall MacDonald, Formerly of Gananoque, Engineer and Banker. The following from a recent issue of the Universal Engineer, publish- ed in New York, will be of interest to many readers: We take pleasure at this time In presenting to our readers Theodore Hall MacDonald, a man whom we belleve to be a rather unique char- acter among the engineering fratern« {ity and one who has probably had as varied and successful a career as | falls to the lot of but few men. He was born December 3rd, 1843, me FRAME COTTAGE--Stone barn, 1 mile from the city. $1,700.00, with well, cistern and good cellar. terms. FRAME HOUSE--7 rooms, bath, good cellar all in good repair, FRAME HOUSE--Hen house and barn. Good lot. $900, with M. B. TRUMPOUR 'Phone 704 or 2072w . - 4 bedrooms, lights, gas, 3 plece hen house, 1 acre of land, $2,700.00, with terms. - 270 PRINCESS STREET Give the children WRIGLEY'S after every meal A prominent physician says: "It is surprising how free from decay the teeth can be kept by using gum after each meal." You know how hard it is to get the children to clean their teeth. By giving them WRIGLEY'S you not onlyreward themforclean- ing their teeth, but the reward is actually the 'means of performing this important service! WRIGLEY"S aids digestion too, and acts as an anti- septic wash for the mouth and throat. Sev- eral flavors-all of WRIGLEY quality. The Flavor Lasts | - 0 ae MF 4 Extremely Popular Sandals You will need them as soon as the wea- ther changes. --Sandals in Suede. --Sandals in Buck. --Sandals in Patent Leather. Many new styles to choose from. The Sawyer Shoe Spare 184 Princess St. : farm' property of the late Al- bert Hicks; near Kinburn, was dis- ( of to Alfred Austin, Galetta, tl be in possession dering the summer, Mrs. William Toombs, aged sev- enty-six years, died in Rochester, N.Y. She formerly lived in Smith's Fals and Brockville. A husband and three children survive. in the little town of Gananoque, in | the province of Ontario, Canada. | There he grew up and acquired his | schooling, and later learned the | trade of machinist in Dundas, On-| tario. In July of 1863 he went to New York City and worked for the John Roach Iron Works there, then | building the ironclad Dunderberg, | which was later sold to the Italian government at the close of the Civil War. His next job was for the United States government in Port Royal, South Carolina, and he later return- ed to New York on account of health | and located at Newburgh-on-the- Hudson. While located at Newburgh he went back to Dundas and married Adelaide E. Everett, on January 18th, 1865. He returned to New-! burgh and was employed at the | Washington Iron Works until the | spring of 1866, when he acquired | the western fever and moved to | Kalamazoo, Mich., still following the | machinist trade. In the spring of 1869 he took a steamer from New York via the Is- | thmus and landed in San Francisco, | California, on the 30th day of May, | 1869. He spent a short time mining | at Enterprise, Butte county, then | went to work in the Navy Yard at | Vallejo, Cal., until the force was cut down. He then returned to San Francisco and worked as a journey- man machinist until 1872, when he Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, wealthy society her huge bronze equestrian statue placed at the Wyoming entrance of Yellowstone which will be National Park. COL. CODY RIDES IN BRONZE sculptress, and of Buffalo Bill (Col. Cody) BIG WEEK FOR ROTARY Eight Thousand Members Are Expected at the Conven- tion in Toronto. was made foreman for Mr. Deacon, in what was afterwards the Main Street Iron Works. He left there to | take charge of a steam plant on Com- | mercial street which did not prove satisfactory, and he again took charge of the Deacon Iron Works. He next went to the National Iron Works and soon after to the Cali- fornia Electric Light Co., with a plant of two Corliss engines and four boilers. This plant, at that time, furnished only arc lamps, but later became the Edison Light and Power Co. During the twelve years of his affiliation with this company, asso- | ciated with Mr. George Roe, he saw it grow into the largest steam plant in San Francisco, having tburteen engines and forty boilers, carrying 160 lbs. steam pressure. It operated triple expansion engines bringing the salt water for condensing from the plant at Townsend street through a 24 in. cast iron pipe. The Edison | Company was absorbed by the San Francisco Gas and Light Company, and then our good brother visited | the Hawaiian Islands, where, after | serving the Ewa Plantation Com- | pany as its chief engineer, he re- | turned to San Francisco in January, 1901, He visited the Buffalo fair in June {of the same year and again visited New York City, where he was engag- ed to go to Germany to investigate the manufacture of Diessel Engines at Augsberg, the oldest town in Ger- many. On his return he went to Worcester, Mass., and opened the shop that had been the Wheelock Engine Works and equipped it with the necessary machinery for the manufacture of Air Compressors for | 'Riessel Engines which were being built in Providence, R.I. But he had lived too long in Cali- fornia and again he came west and Identified himself with the Tracy Engineering Company, later going to the Everett Pulp and Paper Com- pany at Lowell, Wash. He again re- turned to San Francisco in 1908 and was given the position of Superin- tendent of the First National Bank of San Francisco, one of the largest and strongest of its kind on the Pa- cific coast, where he is to-day. a -- Many regret th: departure from Brockville of Mrs. Joanna Phillips and daughter, Miss Catherine Phil- lips, who have left to take up resi- dence in Ottawa. Charles Morley Mills, Brockville, was returned there from Windsor, where he had been arrésted on a charge of non-support. Mrs. M. James, formerly of Tweed, died at her daughter's home in Buf- falo, N. Y., on May 29th. comfort, Apply Blue-jay--and instantly the pain vanishes. Then the corn loosens and comes out. Does away with paring. Get Blue-jay at any drug store. ® ORanmu Blue-jay ------ » Scovel =a) a H BLADDER | More than 8,000 Rotarians and friends are expected to attend the international convention which will be held in Toronto beginning June 15th. . These will include more than 2,000 voting delegates, representing all parts of the world. The exhibi- tion grounds will be the headquar- ters of the convention. The programme, in outline, is: June 15th, Sunday--S8pecial ser- vices in churches. June 16th--Assembly and Regis- tration Day, Convention pageant at night in front of grand stand, when delegations from overseas will be in- troduced. June 17th, "International Day"'-- Three special breakfast assemblies at King Edward. Convention form- ally opens in Transportation Build- ing, Exhibition grounds, at 10 a.m. with an invocation by Rev. E. Les- lle Pidgeon, of Winnipeg, former in- ternational president Toronto Rotary Glee Club will sing and Frank Littlefield, president, ex- tend a welcome, which will be re- sponded to by Hon. George Fowlds, of Auckland, N.Z., and Thomas Hun- ter, of Edinburgh. After Interna- tional President Gundaker, of Phila-| delphla, has called the convention to order, and after a moment of mem- | orial for Rotarians deceased during the year, there will be fifteen min- utes of singing, and then the presi- dential address. Following the afternoon business session, there will be an evening carnival of water sports at Sunnyside Beach and a moonlight excursion on the Cayuga. | Idea Day." | June 18th-- 'Rotary Invocation by Rev. John E. Burke, of Toronto. Speakers from various parts of the world will be heard, in-, dividual club problems will be dis- cussed at meétings in Massey Hall and at the King Edward. In the evening the President's Ball, the one official social function of the conven- tion, will be held in the Transporta- tion Building. ing there will be a musical pro- gramme for ladles in the Metropoli- tan church. June 19th--"Rotary Business Day." Invocation by Rev. Ronald Macleod. Reports will be received from British delegates and others, and officers nominated. In the after- noon the ladies will sail around the harbor and be entertained at R. C. Y. C. At night, ithe Pageant Chorus will be heard in the Coliseuni. June 20th--"Club Activities," and closing day. Invocation by Rev. J. B. Paulin, reports, elections and pre- sentation of international trophies for attendance, golf and bowling. Farewell gathering in the evening. -------- TWO MEN DROWNED, Boat Capsized at the Colton Chutes on June 4th, Denbigh, June 4.--John Webber, Ardoch, and Corneil LaClair, Camel Chute, were drowned at 7.40 a.m., on Paddy Dillan's drive at Cotton Chutes, Madawaska River. They, with five others and their foreman, a boat crew, went out to break a jam of logs. The boat capsized, the men. going through the chutes. Boats be- low picked up the surviving. LaClair wag found a few hours after but as yet the body of Webber is not found, although Mr. Dillan and men are searching the rapids and river. David Green, Denbigh, one of the unfortunate crew reports Webber holding onto him while going through the chutes and let go. He Was seen .a. little later in a rough rapid where the boats could not reach him. . Messrs. R. G. and W. F. Lucas have entered the fleld as coal merchants in | Smith's Falls. Rev. J. Kutler, Listowel, is about to assume the pastorate of St, John's Lutheran church, Arnprior, Earlier in the even-| "ny In the Bay of Quinte Methodist ee -- Conference there are 44,121 mem- bers, an increase of 85 for the year. The money contributed for the year was $765,329. Missions received $88,358 and for ministerial support $210,000 was contributed. | Johnston Redmond, Gananoque, died on Thursday morning. Mrs, T.| F. Matthews and Thomas Redmond | are two of the deceased's children | residing in Gananoque. { | | Money Invested Takes No Vacation In the summer months many investors are think- ing of enjoying the plea- sures which the season offers or are making plans for a vacation, and con- sequently are apt to allow funds to remain idle. In the current issue of "Investment Securities" are found many oppor- tunities for keeping money at work. Write for a copy. The National City Company Limited 10 King Sttent East | TORONT | Telephone Main 6120 MONTREAL OTTAWA QUEBEC J Reportson Canada's At frequent intervals throughout the season the Bank of Montreal issues reports on the progress of the crops in Canada. These re- ports, telegraphed to headquarters from the Managers of the Bank's 550 Branches, cover every Prov- ince and form a reliable index of crop conditions. The reports are furnished free. Upon request at any Branch of the Bank your name will be placed on our mailing list. ~~ MAKE YOUR WORK EASY Have the Hotpoint Electric Goods in your home. We have everything you may need to bring comfort -- Irons, Toasters, Heasers, etc, Halliday Electric Co. PHONE 94. CORNER KING AND PRINCESS STS, Special for Wednesday and Saturday ! FRUIT BREAD Wholewheat Bread Every Day. F. C. HAMBROOK CATERING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES 115 BROCK STREET - . Phone 2519. | | Cut Softwood Slabs . . . . .. ...$3.50 per load Cut Hardwood Slabs .......$4.00 per load Split Pea Coal ............$10.00 per ton While it lasts. Just the fuel for this time of the year. SOWARDS COAL C0. Phone 155 | UPTOWN OFFICE: McGALL'S CIGAR STORE. PHONE 811. | Economy is in itself a source of great revenue. 1 There is no sculpturing like that of character. Why the Bonds of Atlantic Coast Collieries, Limited Are a Good Investment ) . : Because they are secured by a mortgage on assets worth, at very con-' servative valuation, more than double the present issue. The proceeds from in the form of equipment and the sale of these bonds will increase these assets development work by forty per cent. Because the earnings of the Company are just as certain as that there is 2 market for every ton of coal that can be mined. Because the Mabou coal mines can profit at prices Because the be operated at a cost assuring which would mean no profit to other mines, quality of a large part of the output of the Mabou mines is higher than that of any other mine in Nova Scotia, and will command a premium when sold on an analysis basis. Because there is an assured market for all the coal that can be pro- duced at prices which will yield substantial profits. Because the Company is soundly financed and will be managed and operated by able, practical men of long experience in the business, Because it has every element of success--abundant and accessible coal, economy of extraction, market and profit. Because the bonds carry a bonus of 20 per cent. in common stock which has good prospects of becoming valuable. : We recommend the purchase of the 7% first mortgage bonds of Atlantic Coast Collieries Limited. Send us your order to-day, W.A.MACKENZIE & CO. tomes INVESTMENT BANKERS 193 Sparks St, Ottawa, Out, 207 Royal Bask Bldg., Loadon, Out, TORONTO, ONTARIO 508 Transportation Bidg., Montreal, Que, 1 Hollis St., Halifax, N.S,