= EIGHT _ I When it comes to Overcoats This is where we live Never have we shown more styles, fabrics and pat- terns, you'll say so yourself. Long coats, short coats, body - fitting coats, and box - back coats, really more handsome garments than ever graced our store before. The cabinets are stacked to the limit, the racks are overflowing, you really ought to see these wonder- ful displays. And they're priced as shown above. JUTHTTTHITTT Livingston's, 75-79 Brock Street. A little out of the way, but it will pay you to walk. Saturday for 98c A clearing sale of useful ready-to-wear garments, at less than manufacturers' prices. 20 doz. white washing silk blouses, smart styles, regular $1.75 quality, Saturday BOP. vv viii a oan a entegns OSE 75 house dresses in fast colored print, made with high and low neck worth today $1.75. Saturday .. 98¢c 48 wrappers in assorted patterns and sizes, $1.50 value. Ter for .... .98¢ 235 white flannelette night dresses, neatly made, in good roomy sizes, the last to be had at this price, $1.50 quality. Sat- urdayfor.. .. ., .. ...... . 98¢ 300 pairs white corsets in this season's new models, one of the best makes, fe $1.50 style. Saturday for .. ... 5 dozen flannelette kimonos, long length, in assorted patterns, good value at $1.75. Saturday for .. .. .% .. 54 women's outside skirts in navy and black serge; large sizes, worth $5.00. wae. Saturday for . . .. ; These prices are for Saturday only. }! Kingston THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1916. | THE SUBURBAN ROAD AREA is ADOPTED BY THE FRONTENAC COUNTY COUNCIL, YOUNG WOWM 1S MSG {| WAS FORMERLY ENGAGED AS A | NURSE AT ROCKWOOD HOSPITAL vv. Punkin, MP, Said Werk | Has Béen Missing From the City for Would start Next Spring--{Council \ked to Help in Getting Recruits hursday afternoon session ounty Couneil, Lieut.Col. P bell, Major R. D. Suther- Sergt.-Major Freeman made for aid to the 253rd Hivhland Battalion. They that the reeves do all they , their municipalities to heip lin securing recruits for this new unit being organized in Kingston. Col. Campbell said that all reeruits join- ing the battalion would come in on} the same footing and have the same advancement. He on, if the council felt dis- posed, it might consider making a grant to the battalion. Warden | Halliday said that the interests of the 253rd would be duly conkidered At the Friday morning session council adopted a report from the commission of the suburban roads, larea of the City of Kingston, which] stated that the suburban roads in the system of county roads of Frontenac under the Highways Improvement fAct, towards which the eity shall | contribute pursuant to the Ontario IHighways Act'of 1917, would be: choice of thay later the imiles | Two miles of road running frem| | Collins' Bay northerly to Westbrook York road from Kingston to boundary line of Frontenac and Len- nox and Addington, eight miles. r (* i Sydenham road from north of Cata-| raqui to Counter's Corners, one and | inine-tenths miles { Eleven miles of road concession Pittsburg, houndary Frontenac | Leeds. ! Kingston and from Barriefield to | Corners, four and six-tenths miles. Kingston and Perth road from northern limits of City of running northerly 10 Corners, four and seven-tenths Bath road from north-western lim its of eity to houndary between Fron {tenae and Lennox and Addington, six miles and 156% rods. Kingston, Storringon and Kingston Mills road from northern limits o the city to Hickey's Corners, fi miles, and from Tuttle's Hill to Cun- ningham's Corners, three miles. Road from Redden"s Corners, township, one and three- eighths miles. Four and three-tenths road from Counter's Corners to { Hekey's Corners, Kingston township. Six and four-tenths miles of road {from Burns' Corners, Pittsburg town- shin, to the finger board. After the area outlined had been adopted by the council and referred ito the good rodds committee, A. M. Rankin, M.P.P., the council's nrepre- | sentative on the Suburban Area Com- from first easterly to line = of and Phillipsville Shannon's miles of §| mission, gave some information with A x i: /imum of cost, and thi: could be done | 628 recruits were signed. S000 RE =| unwelcome ETA ERECT regard to the system, It was hoped ito construct the roadways at a mini- {by the aid of the city and the peni- {tentiary warden. For construction; ithe city and the county would each | pay thirty per cent. of the cost and he Provincial Government forty per cent. For maintenaece, /the city and county would each pay forty per cent. and the Government twenty per cent. The necessary by-law would be pre- sented to the council at the January ! session, and work on the area would start next spring. Applications were received from Thomas Dowker, George Killins and Thomas Gallagher asking to be ap- pointed to the position of county high constable, in plact of the late John Purdy. HARROWSMITH STORE. WAS BURGLARIZED Large Haul Was Made From C. Redden--Band of Thieves at Work. Burglars on Wednesday night en- tered the general store of C. Redden at Harrowsmith, by cutting out a pane of glass in a door. Mr. Redd- en is unable at present to state his loss, as the -extent of the burglary has not yet been ascertained. The indications, however, are that the vigitors made a good haul. Among the articles stolen was a large quantity of fowl, and about two dollars in coppers, which had been left in the till, fortunate- =| ly, Mr. Redden has been in the habit of taking his bills and silver home with him at night. Apparently a band of thieves are at work in the Harrowsmith district for a number of 'farmers have re- ported the loss of chickens - and grain, Assault At Arms, The C. L. C. Athletic Association are putting on an assault at arms in = the City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 9th, at 8 p.m. Six good boxing bouts and two wrestling matches will comprise the athletic part of the programme, with music and the best local talent wil] entertain between ' the bouts. =| The boxing part of the bill will in- clude Wyeth, 125ib. Ontario cham- pion; Robinson, Intercollegiate wel- terweight champion; Lavery, 135 Ib, ex-champion of Ireland; Stockbridge, Timms, Barry, Funnmell, Kennedy, Hanson. The best wrestlers from Queen's Uni will also take -evening's entertain The Frontenac Rural Deanery its session on Thursday night. ev. A; M. C. Whalley was appointed organizer of Bible study class. Bishop Bidwell was congratulated on his Ox-} stated | | in August, road | z te} Cunningham's] st miles. | Months--Provincial and Police Have Been Her--Home Near Three Kingston Searching Renfrew. for Where is Miss Mina Eady, a form- {er nurse at Rockwood Hospital, | whose home is near Renfrew? | This is the question that pro- vincial police, as well as the Kings- { ton police, would like to know, as | well as the relatives of the young woman, who has been missing for three months. The police are work- ing on the case, but up till the pres- ent no trace of her can be found. A provincial detective was in the pity on Friday assisting, and with 'members of the local police force fol- lowed up a number of clues concern- ing the movements of the young wo- man. Miss Eady is eighteen years of age, and her father and sister reside near Renfrew. The sister has been {in Kingston for two weeks looking for her sister. From what can be learned, it ap- pears that Miss Eadie, who resigned from Rockwood = hospital early in May, resided in this city until early when she suddenly dis- appeared as if the earth had swal- rr g 1 'ortsmouth three Front road, from Portsmoutd t {lowed her up. | MILITARY. CIRCLES | Recruits for the Army Service Corps re-inforcements are coming in steadily from all points in the dis- | trict and the organization of the | work by Major J.- Hamilton is prov- ing to be a success. He has officers ationed at various places and all good returns. |aré reporting Kingston] Canon W. F. FitzGerald and T. | Pearson, Military Y.M.C.A. in addit- [all of the convalescent homes in the | city | Capt. l.. Sparks, | Canadian Mounted "Cr Squadron, Rifles, has re- f lieved Major W. Allan Stroud of the | recruiting work for this district to | allow the major to return to Hamil- | ton for training work. Capt. Sparks | has taken over quarters in the Chief i Recruiting Office on Princess street. Major G. I. Campbell in an inter- view in Ottawa said that he was not in favor of holding concerts or en- terfainments for recruiting purposes, meetings should be held "where speakers would drive home the ser- jousness of the great conflict and need for universal co-operation. Recruiting in the 3rd military dis- trict is gradually . picking up, * as shown by the official return for the last two weeks of November in which The re- sult is not satisfactory, however, and a circular is being sent out urging officers to greater efforts, There are now. 4,098 men in the district In- cluding the 628 recruits. A draft of one officers and thirty men from Queen's Field Ambulance Corps is being chosen for overseas service immediately. : Sergt. Desmond, Dental Corps has been granted a commission, -- Lieut.-Col W, J. Brown has re- turned from Ottawa. Lieut.-Col. Kelly Evans, Toronto was at headquarters on Friday morn- ing visiting with Brig-Gen. T. D. R. Hemming, Col. G. Hunter Ogilive and others. He is staying, with Prof. I. E. Martin, King street, To fully equip the Dental Corps at the front ten motor ambulances have been authorized. Major J. Hamilton is leaving this evening for Ottawa on military busi- ness, Q.M.& Tust. Brown, Royal School of Artillery staff, is confined to his nome with a severe cold. In recruiting for the Royal Can- adian Naval Volunteer Reserve; which was the basis of the addresses in the City Hall on Thursday even- ing, Brig.-Gen. T. D. R. Hemming has decided to Zive every possible assist- ance. The recruiting machinery in the district will be at their disposal, and all reerniting officers are to re- ceive instructions about the reserve to give to prospective recruits, calmly and peacefully to Elizabeth Hessilak, wife of William McCand- Jess, jeweller. She had been ill si vember 21st of pneumonia. ceased was born sixty-four 'years in Westfield, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. ndless came to Ki ! , after jon to their other duties have visited | _| File Co., to tive ini : At the Grand. #5 say that the entertainment at the Grant last evening was enjoyable would be putting it mildly. Two favorité stars, June Caprice and Hary Hilliard, were seen in the fea- ture picture, "Little Miss Happiness." The story abounds in heart interest. Charlie Chaplin was seen in his lat- est laugh-factory, "Behind the Screen," a vehicle for chasing the blues. Surrounded by a galaxy of comedy stars, Chaplin is funny be- yond comparison. The Pathes News, the animated newspaper of word- wide current exents, upheld its-pur- pose last night, interesting and amus- ing all. 'Arthur Barrett whistled the following: "Yaka Hula, Hica Dula," "Sunshine Smiles" and "Mocking Bird." This same bill to-night, to- morrow afternoon and eveming. At the Strand. Last evening a large. and apprecia- tive audience witnessed the latest Triangle photoplay, 'Manhatten Madness," with Douglas Fairbarks in the leading role. In "Manhatten Madness" the alethic star is of both east and west. Born and reared in New York, after graduating from an eastern college, he goes west, be- comes a cow puncher for sheer love of the outdoor life, 'and eventually in- vests his money in a ranch. After several years' absence, he returns east for a visit, finds life in Manhat- ten extremely tame, and later wagers $5,000 "that his {friends cannot give him a thrill. The picture then re- veals the adventure that follows the wager. The hero his thrill, loses his bet, but wins a bride. Mr, Fairbanks' gymnastic capabilities are excellent, "Religion in Song." An important new book, by Pro- fessor W. G. Jordan, of Kingston, has just been issued by James Clarke & Co., of London, entitled "Religion iv Song," being studies in the Psalter. i This volume is intended to give in 'a brief space a clear statement con- cerning the origin and historical background of the Book of Psalms, There are many commentaries, criti- cal studies, and popular expositions of the Psalter, but nene that attempts exactly the same task. [It discusses the structure of the book, the nature of ancient and modern scholavahip, and the relation of rhese poems to earlier literature. Under such titles {as "The Hymn Book,' "The Songs of Zion," "The Pilgrim Psalms," parti- cular groups of poems are studied. Now ready for delivery at R. Ug low & Co's. Price, $1.25 copy. One of the best holiday gift books of the sear for thoughtful readers. gets . Somme Club Entertain Soldiers, Last evening members of the Somme Club gave a most delightful social to over 130 soldiers at the Military Y. M. C. A. hall, Brock street. The evening's social was very informal, and consisted of games, competitions, music, songs and re- freshments. The programme was in the hands of Miss Anita Sutherland, secretary of the club, who was ably assisted by officials and members. A couple of competitions, for which prizes were offered, caused a good deal of interest. The first} was a memory contest or passing the tray, in which Pte. F. Donaldson was the winner. The second contest was in the form of a hand-shaking contest, of names of persons he met having won the prize. the winner. Nicholson File Company. Port Hope, Dec. 1.--The Nicholson Port Hope, has posted -a notice announcing that the wages of all employes will be advanced 10 per cent., to take effect on work per. formed on and after Dec. 11th. This is an increase of thirty per cent, since the 1st of April, a ten per cent increase having gone into effect on Nov. 13th. The Late Edward Moore, The funeral Moore took place from his late re- sidence on Union street, Friday, to Cataraqui cemetery. Rev, Dr. Mac- gillivrary conducted he services. The pallbearers were ¢: Foiger, R. Meek, W. Wormwith, W. Baillie, W, Mundell and A, H. Muir. ---------------------- The death occurred on Monday a short distance norta of Toledo, in Kitley Township, of Mrs. Abraham Holmes. Pneumonia was the cause. The deceased was formerly Miss Le- titia Ducolon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ducolon. She was born near Addison seventy-one years ago. At Simla three hundred people were killed by a cyclone. France has a fair crop of wheat ~~ they one getting the largest number | {ili Pte. D. Campbell was |i} of the late Edward iB and oats. he ===: JOHN LAIDLAW & SON AA A INN NBN AIAN Children's Winter Coats From 3 years to |5 years. These come in a variety of styles, suitable for children of the different ages. The materials are in corduroy, wool cheviots, boucle cloth and chinchilla. Prices run from $3.95 to $12.50. See these tomorrow. a ------ FOR WOMEN AND MISSES. The best of this season's new styles. The materials are tweeds, chinchillas, serges, cheviots and velours. Some in Raglan styles; others with loose backs, some with belts all around; others with the new large collar--some half lined; others full lined. Misses' sizes, 16 and 18. Women's sizes, 34 to 42. And also stout women's sizes. Prices $10.00 to $35.00. See these tomorrow. Even if not ready to buy you may choose any coat in stock and have it ready when required. Tomorrow We will have ready the following * just received: New York Neckwear -- A large collection of novelties, many suitable for Christ- mas giving. New Kid Gloves -- Genuine French Kid gloves. This is the time to buy because you will not have the same chance la- ter in the season. john Laidlaw & Son On Friday morning death came js the well-known , Princess street | In ity first. A trial o that the cheapest are not always the best. s' boots we consider qual- our shoes will convince you kett Shoe Store