9 ------------ 'Canadian National Railway Run Old Engine Into Hunts- ville for Celebration. Huntsville, Aug. 4.--Almost fifty Years ago, when engine No. 269, Steamed out of the old Grand Trunk shops, at Toronto, the skilled me- chanics who had fashioned her little $ thought that they had createa a t pulsating monster of fron and steel, which was to outlive all the mechani- cal masterpieces of their work and 0 down almost into the third gen- eration; then to make rafiroad his- tory. Yet such was the fate of ould No. 269, indeed, monster locomotive of her day, with the passing of years she destined to become a quaint i pigmy of the rails, a hangover of an older age as it were. It was in this Tole that the ancient woodburner on Monday proudly steamed into Hunts- ville station, résplendant in a new coat of maroon paint, and pulling be- 'hind her a string of three time worn «coaches as venerable as herself and as historie. . It was as if yesteryear had steam- ed out of the past railway and canght up with to-day. It was a fitting i opening to the Huntsville home § week, when the old boys and girls came from nearly every quarter of the continent, and gathered to talk over old times, Together, to recall memeries all but forgotten during the interven- ing years, there were some the f remembered when back In the eigh- ties, with bunting, to welcome train. The scene was enacted over again, with a background a magnifi- | e latest type | age a big and | he gate way to | summer | { 4 cent brick station of th and the one time vill * Prosperous town and t { one of Canada's choicest ! playgrounds, » trict. Only old No. much the same as in days. The Canadian National Lines she gave touch of realism to the old "home 269 the pioneer 'week, that carried all old boys and | girls back to their childhood. The event was heightened by the unusual Passengers which crowded her coaches. Passengers who seemed to have sleeped out of the past with her dresses and gowns, suits and hats which had laid neglected in the attic 1er years, some almost as old as the town itself, were resurrected and vorn by a generation which bnt vaguely remembered them to come No, 269 on her arrival, a pleturesque and novel opening to ------ i ns CAMP LL SUPPLIES THERMOS BOTTLES THERMOS KITS WAXED PAPER PAPER CUPS CANADA DRY GINGER ALE ' GRAPE JUICE LIME JUICE L. T. BEST PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST or a --a 'Phone 59. We deliver | Farm For Sale ® |or Exchange With Stock, Imple. ments and Standing Crops--127 Acres D0 'under cultivation, the bal. Ance pasture, running to a lake 11 miles from Kingston. Would exchange for city property, Snap this bargain quick. G. A. Bateman 111} Brock Street Jobbing Work a Specialty ANCIENT WOODBURNER AT OLD BOYS' REUNION re who | the railroad slowly forged its 'Way past the village settlement and | the little station was gaily decorated | its first | the Lake of Bay dis- | seemed | oldest locomotive on the | al | | | wal- | further b It was | ing, to jRisiare of loveliness in | {man a pair of gold cuff links. "old home week' that lost noth- Ing in its staging In'®ehalf of the municipal eouneil and the town Mayor R. G for their co-operation whicia had given the old home week committee, fn making the op-ning event a success and for the great Interest which every official had shown in the past in the welfarzs and future development of the town, Introducing A. E. Warren, gen- eral manager of ths-central region, Mayor Dinsmore thanked hi sonally for his personal interest In securing the old time train and stat- ed that from the highest to the low- est, every worker of the Canadian National railways has given the town every co-operation. Mr. Warren, in his | marks, paid high tribute lie spirit initiative shown ple of Huntsville, and commended them upon the energy of their com- ways, they opening re- to the pub- m-ttee in chartering and condition. | ing the old train for the opening feature of the old home week. It {s well that fn our present prosperity and modern comforts that we should glance back from time to time and recall the struggles and hardships that marked the life course of the earlier generations, they laid the foundations of what we he said Mr. Warren, who was accompanied by General Superintendent Fish of the Southern Ontario district and Superintendent Weagar, of the Aj- landale division, rode the old-time train into Huntsville. FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOY SCOUT camp Lads Will Leave on Their Outing In Ten Days Time. ---- The Question of equipment was finally disposed of at the third meeting of the camp committed, of the Kingston and Portsmouth Boy Scouts. The amount of equipment | and the source was fully discussed by the leaders present at the meet- ing. The personal requirements were limited to necessities, as were the camp requirements. Finances have a strong bearing on the amount of equipment to be rented from the militia ordinance The letters to be mailed to the parents of boys wishing to go to camp were handed to the corres- ponding secretary, with the names and addresses of the boys. Arrange- ments were made for the transporta- tion of boys and equipment to the camp site. As the 1st Portsmouth troop was not represented at the meeting, it was decided to leave dll usiness to the next meet- be held Tuesday, August 10th. All the boys have been ad- vised to get their camp. fees in he- fore next week, as the camp opens in ten more days. -- WERE MARRIED ON MONDAY. So-- The Brennan-Collins Nuptials in St. James' Chapel, James' Chapel was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Monday, Aug. 2nd, when Miss Myrtle Lillian Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pater Collins, was united in marriage to Stanley Joseph Brennan, son of Mr, and Mrs. William Brennan, Gananoque, Rev. Father Martin, the officiating clergyman, sang the nup- tial mass, The bride, leaning on the arm of her brother, Mr. Melville Col- lins, proceeded up the aisle, where the groom was awaiting her at the altar. The youthful bride was a her wedding 80wn of white georgette trimmed with seed pearls. Her bridal veil was beconlingly arranged and held in place with Wreath of orange blossoms. SHe carried a shower bouquet of white roses. Miss Sadie McGuire was bridesmaid, prettily gowned in white crepe de chene, with hat to match. She carried pink carnations, Mr. Redmond Naylon acted as groomsman. After the ceremony the wedding patty motored to the bride's home, where a sumptuous luncheon was served to fifty guests. The bride's table had in its centre the wedding cake, which was placed under a beautiful decorated archway over which hung a beautiful big white wedding bell. The home was decorated with sweet peas, golden daisies, evergreens and Chinese asters.. The groom's §ifl to the bridesmaid was a lovely gold wrist watch and to the groom St, and Mrs. Stdulsy Brennan left, amid showers of confett! and good wishes, for Toronto and the United States, before returning to their home in Gananoque. The bride travelled in ay pretty blue georgette dress with white kid shoes and stockipgs, a beautiful white" elk 'wool coat trimmed with fur and picture hat to match. Then rous useful and beautiful presents received showed the high esteem in which the young couple are held. . . The out-of-town and Mrs. Emanuel Mr. and. Mrs, William Brennan, ests were: Mr. Gananoque; Mr. and Kenneth Bishop, Clayton; N.Y.; and Steve Dorey, Gananoque: Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. N. F. : Jaw, and their som, Rex M.A, Winn by the peo-. enjoy to-day, | x THE ---- + THE Po GLENBURNIE. i The July meeting of the Glen-! ,burnie Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. R. Joyner on Wednesday, July 22nd. There was a good attendance of members and vis- {itors. The opening exercises were |conducted by 'president, after | which the business was transacted. |Amohg other things it was decided {to become amMMated with the Na- {tional Cotincil of Women as an at- |filigted Society of the Kingston Local ' |Counell. The fine programme of | |community singing and a paper by jMrs. A, J. Craig, on "The Life of {Helen Kellar," Was very much en-| |Joyed. At the close of the meeting | |tea was served by the hostess, assist- | |ed by the refreshment committee. | {The Aulust meeting is to be held at the' home of Miss Alice Graber, on the third Wednesday in August. ATHENS, | ABain has Athens begn favored by | bearing of Oriental lands from one Who has spent six years, among peo- | ples who differ widely from us in| A | manners and customs, On Friday | " {evening last, Miss Bertina Green, | ake |one of the Athens girls but recently returned from mission work at As- |seout, Egypt, gave a most interesting talk on a. visit which she paid. to Palestine, rece: | collection of | had taken of | described. i |iround, as she proceeded with her |address, thus assisting greatly in the {comprehension of hor theme. Miss |Green had Several subjects upon which she was Prepared to speak, but allowed the Institute to choose one from her list. They selected "Palestine" as the subject, and the audience felt that the preference was a wise one. She spoke of the evidences on every hand of the Jews returning to take up residence in the land of their fathers; new vil- |lages are springing up on every hand. |For purposes of agriculture, the {country would be the despair of Canadian farmer, as the land js so covered with small stones, that the raising of crops must be a difficult jai oe However, many engage in findin the raising of sheep and goats, huge | flocks being in e¥idence on every | hand. There are many varieties of fruits to be obtained in the mar- kets, and these are of &qod quality. She told of her visit to Jesusalem, where .one 1s impressed with the whiteness of its buildings and its streets, because the stones employed in its construction are 80 white. She spoke of the different types of architecture employed, and of the antiquity of many of the buildings. She referred to the many gates of the city, several being very ornate, and beautiful. She visited many tombs made famous in history, and many ancient churches, which were of unfailing interest to the visitor. The pool of Bethesda attracted her, the steps leading down to its waters be- with have their more taken week struction of Solomon's temple. Oc- casionally she saw traces of the work of the Crusaders, those intrepid old Britons who undertook to rescue Holy Sepulchre from the the Saracens, centuries ago. schoo Park, The passerby on the street form -Jof Galilee! a very Interesting sight, the vari-col- | 80. ored cistumes, and their modes dress being of One can usually identify the nation. | Britt. ality by observing the clothing adopted. Miss Green visited the workshops | home terested in watching the home making pottery. Methods in vogue there would appear primitive to us, but they accomplish splendid results notwithstanding. The process or threshing attracted her attention. Oxen or donkeys were tied to a post in the centre of the threshing-floor, and, being 'driven round and round upom the grain, the kernels were thus loosened from ! the husk, and the graiums collected. | She watched the women makin needle-lace, a trade which has been followed for generations, and in which the natives are adepts, most beautiful specimens coming from their hands. The Dead Sea formed a centre of interest, its sticky, slimy waters giv- Ing one a sensation of desiring to go at once and wash off some sediment that was adhering to the person. A dip in its waters was not an experi- ence to be repeate But the Sea That wa¥the most beau- |. titul of all, with its blue, blue wa- ters, and its blue, blue sky, the mountains of Moab in the distance, the picture was one indelibly im- \grinted on her memory, She visited Jerico and saw the synagogue of the Samaritans, of whom there are but a few in exist- afce; visited Nazareth, where Jesus lived, and Capernaum, where, in ac- cordance with prophecy, all was in ruin: She went to see the famous River Jordan, which Naaman, cen- turies ago. deemed so insignificant, and found it indeed a tiny stream. Compared with our great rivers of Canada. She from their Ww. J. ¥ | WOMEN'S INSTITUTE { FLAPPER FANNY SAYS I s | & Dinsmore | thanked the Canadian National rafl- | Bloomfield, canning factories have been running | to the utmost limit this full days and human flesh and machinery are strain. up 3,040 cases, nearly five carloads, | last Saturday, and estimates yet in field. the | successful, | hands of | Das returned to her home here after spending some months the guest of her sister, M ot]a few days with hi unfailing interest. | ter at the of different craftsmen, and was in-| Mrs. J. Gilbert has friends in Kingston. and daughter, Audrey, have returned | the home of Mr. and Mrs. Beaubien, Mr, turned from Ottawa after visiting | {and Mrs. Harry Sea 8 the village. visited at the home Mrs. W. Britt, last week. Several from the moonlight excursion dawn the river last week. y the cool breezes to be found along | the shores of Collin's Bay during the | week-end, returned to her home after Spending a couple of months ter, Marian, have to Portland and Smith's tors: Mr. and 'Mrs. ©. son, Arnott, Toronto: - and Mrs. H. Smith DAILY BRITISH WHIG old flame with love letters can | things hot for a man, | evening afforded. that time w on some future occasion, of her visit SN raLgwing ¥ li7se to other countries, or, preferably, of the scenes which she her work as a missignary in the land | | It is to be hoped | ill permit her to speak, | These views were passed of the Pharaohs. (CANNING FACTORIES AT UTMOST SPEED To Handle the Great Quantities of Vegetables and Many Fruits. Aug. 2.--The three! past week, and most of the night, | & it hard to bear up under the The Hallowell Canners put and followed it up! Monday. They | morer than 35,000 cases to credit for this season, and coming. John Gibb Leavitt | 2,800 cases boasts of a single load that threshed | out 2, liam Goff of a l6ad of 2,700 pounds | of threshed peas. 974 pounds eof peas, and Wii- Fred Hubbs has | in seventy-five loads to date | about thirty loads | It is expected .that this | | will finish the peas. The to- matoes seem to have recovered the! setback they experienced from the | cold weather and give every indica- tion of a good crop. ---- ENJOY THE .COOL BREEZES, ' . During Their Week-end Visits | | { 0, i ing very steep and difficult of de- Collin's Bay. ' scent. She visited the quarries Colin's Bay, Aug. 3.--H. R. Clark | from which were excavated the huge spent a week-end in Montrea] recent- | blocks of stone, used in the con- ly. The United Church Sunday | 1 plenic, held at Lake Ontario | on July 16th, proved very | Mrs. T. K, Rutherford | in Ottawa, | rs. Richard- | Gananoqu® spent | 8 wife and daugh.- ! home of 'Mr. and Mrs. Wei R. Wheeler, Mrs, Percy Alexander and Donald, | Belleville, spent the Past week at the | of Mr. and Mrs. T. Cousin. | returned to her a few days with | Mrs. W. Smith after spending Stella after a week's visit at George | and Mrs. C. Redden have re- | son and daughter, H. Redden, | Is. | Waggoner, Cape Vincent, spent | few days recently with friends in | Mrs. Riley, Trenton, | of her sister, | village enjoyed a Many pienfekers enjoy Mrs. Arthur Findlay has | in the west. -- At Storms Corners. Storms' Corners, Aug. 3.~~There will be no service in the Church for five Sundays; the pastor is enjoying his holidays, all kinds are looking fine, are nearly through harvesting their | abundant crop of hay. Miss Edith Shibley and Roy Hartman, United ! Crops of Farmers + Odessa, taken a a RE SP and or N aa ? } . +8 ous: S45. dae Wednesday, August 4, 1926. & Lp -- ) PROBS--Thursday, moderate winds, partly cloudy and probably scattered showers. We invite American Visitors in town to make this store their shopping headquarters! The duty concessions enjoyed by Canada with Great Britain makes Canada the logical shopping centre for Linens and Woolens of all descriptions, and you will find here such internationally advertised and well known lines as JAEGER--100% pure wool Sweaters: Golf Hose, Blankets, Auto Rugs, Ladies' Sport Hose, Travel Coats, etc. HUDSON BAY--Pure Wool Blankets. SHAMROCK BRAND AND OLD BLEACH --pure Irish Linens as wel] as imported Art Lace and Maderia Embroidered Linen Pieces and Sets. L Kingston and District shoppers enjoy the benefits of this economy event Thursday! 5 FROM 9 TO 2 O'CLOCK Double Discount Stamps Shop early - Save 10% .An opportunity to save ten cents on every dollar spent is yours for to-morrow. Take full advantage of this special occas- sion and share in its economies, 7 As now you have new Fall merchandise to make a choice from as well as a full range of wanted, seasonable, ready-to- * wear and yardage goods, > : i WE INVITE YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION | 0 wh A i: :