PAGE SIX NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT In Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told ~=Full of Interest to Many, Martin Jex, Cobourg, died on Wed- nesday aged sixty-five years, John Dalton, Deseronto, has pur- chased a car for spring delivery, After an illness of over four months, Thomas Stewart, Deseronto, is able to be down stairs, James Cronk, an aged resident of Deseronto died on Wednesday after an iliness of several weeks. Frank Coulter, Almonte, has been appointed bailiff of the sixth division court, as successor to the late John Slattery. {The death occurred in Detroit, Mich., on Tuesday, of Elmer Tacey. He was a son of the late' Henry Tacey, now residing in Detroit. On Wednesday at Brockville Rev. P. Richardson, D.D., united in mar- riage Gordon Graham and Miss Blanche Foley, both of Lansdowne. A woman residing in the south- east section of Lindsay, was fined $203.20 by Police Magistrate Moore for selling liquor without a license, Dr. J. D. Neville, wife and master Noel, have returned to Kerrobert, Sask., after ten days, visit with his parents M. R. and Mrs. Neville, Des- ~ eronto, The Standard Iron Co., Deseronto, has ceased operations for at least three weeks, to make extensive re- rs, after which they will resume operations, In a slander case brought by Mrs. Minnie Connor, Wolford township, against Howard Watt, of the same township, the plaintiff was awarded $250 and costs. G. 8, Otto, B.A., Gananoque, has been appointed teacher of English and history on the Collegiate staff St. Mary's, in the place of H. L. Mat- thews, B.A. . Mrs. M. B. Proven, Cldyton, N.Y, died on Monday aged seventy years. Mrs. Proven was born in Cape Vin- cent in 1847, She was the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Rufus Barrett. Elizabethtown Township Council appointed Roy W. Greer and Ben). F. Scott; assessors, Charles W. de Carle and 8. N. Olds as auditors, W. W, Davis a member of Board of Health. The death took place Wednesday of Miss Ethel Burns, the eldest daughter of Pte. Robert and Mrs. Burns, Brockville, aged twenty-two years, after a prolonged period of suffering. The marriage took place on New Year's morning in Picton, of Miss Mae Henderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Henderson, Picton, to Arthur Hall, Kingston, formerly of Norwood, John Steed, Lyn, died on Wednes- day, aged seventy-two yegrs. A widow and one son, Dr. H. Steed, Oakville, survive. Deceased worked in Brockville and Lyn. He was a Presbyterian and a Liberal, E. P. Durns, manager of the C, 'W, Lindsay Company, Brockville, has a News F rom Eastern Ontario Points | ville is Claude L. Gordon, Montreal. Edward Pelow, well known ship captain and river guide at Clayton, N. Y., died last Friday at the home of his daughter, following #, month's lilngss of creeping paralysis, aged seventy-nine years and five months. Capt. Pelow was born in Prescott, Ont. L. Dowsett, Leeds township, sold a horse for $150 to George Hill, Seeley's Bay. Mr. Hill sued to re- cover, owing to misrepresentation, as the horse was a "roarer." He sold the horse at Delta for $86, and got judgment for the balance of his bill with costs. On Thursday while Wesly Joyce was engaged at the Dominion Hard- woods, Deseronto, in putting on a belt, in some manner lost his bal- ance while standing on a ladder and fell to the floor, breaking the large bone in his left limb above the ankle, also disjointing the small bone at the ankle, VETERAN CHEESEMAKER RECEIVES GOLD WATCH An Appreciation of Anthony Herity's Forty-one Years' Services. Belleville, Jaa. 11.--Anthony Herity of Moira has completed forty- one years of continuous service as cheesemaker for the Moira Cheese Factory, a record that is probably without parallel in Ontario, and his at last resigned his position, Here he learjed. his trade, and here he continuéd until his resignation. His reputation as maker has been ex- ceptionally high. In recognition of these facts a large gathering assem- bled at Molra A.O.UW. Hall Walker Sayers, President of Moira Cheese Fact Company, presided. An address was read to Mr. Herity, who was the pioneer in cheese mak- ing in this district, and in token of Appreciation of. his services 'to his factory, Mr, Herity was presented with' a handsome gold watch, Gaylord Engineering Co, Trention, Ont., Jan. 12.--There are at present 1,400 men on the pay- roll of the Gaylord Engineering and Construction Co. and the Pratt En- gineering Co., it is stated, while the pay-roll is about $30,000 per week. The original plans have been enlarg- ed, and when completed will give em- ployment, it'is stated, to between 3,000 and 4,000 people. A large ho- tel or boarding house is nearly com- pleted, with sleeping accommodation for 520 persons. The dining-room will seat 300, and all modern conven- fences will be in the building. The plant, all told; is to cover 140 acres, with sixty buildings to be erected upon it, it is stated, ---------- Boys Get Two Year Terms, Deseronto, Jan, 1%.--On Saturday last the lads, Fred Wilkins and Fred Laundry came up for trial before Judge Deroche at Belleville and were sentenced to two years in the chil- dren's Shelter. Mrs. Wilkins inter- ceeded for her son, with the result that he goes to Mimico Industrial been appointed district manager of the territory between Gananoque and Cornwal, His successor in Brock- Gary & Practical * Home Dress Making ok ra School, while Fred Laundry was handed over to the Children's Ald Soclety, pattern may be on the wise from y the THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1917. WHOLE FAMILY PRESENT AT GOLDEN WEDDING Three Sons, Seven Daughters and Twenty Grandchildren of Couple. i Hastings, Jan. 12.--The family of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Scott 'of Asphodel assembled at the old home to celebrate with their parents their golden wedding anniversary. Every member of the family consisting of three sons and seven' daughters, with their children, was present, from Toronto, Norwood and other points were also present with the family, which consist of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J. King, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. A. Thistlewalte, Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott, all of Swift Current, Sask., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nesbitt, Dum- mer, Sask., Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stil- man, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dodd of Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, Mr, and Mrs, Louis Emhirst of Asphodel, and- Sam Scott, jun., on the homestead. The decorations were carried out in golden effect. A purse of gold and an address were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Scott by John Scott, the eldest son, and Mrs. Charles King, the eldest daughter, on behalf of the family, Twenty grandchildren were present and sang patriotic choruses. WEDDED AT GANANOQUE, The Dabi-McLean Nuptials on Wed- nesday Evening. Gananoque, Jan 11.--A pretty house wedding took place last evening when Miss Ruth Lil- lan, only daughter of Mr. and | Mrs, C.harles McLean, was united in marriage to Raymond C. Dahl, of Buffalo, N.Y. The house was prettily decorated and the ceremony was performed by Rev. S. Lennon, pastor of Grace church, in the pres- ence of a large number of invited guests, the bride being given away by her father. The bride was assist- ed by Miss Ella Dahl, sister of the groom, while Glen McLean, brother of the bride performed the duties of groomsman, The wedding march was played by Miss Annie Linklater. The bride's dress was white satin with net overdress, and wore a bridal veil tied with lillies of the valley and car- ried a bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid wore a gown of yellow satin with hat to match and carried a bouquet of American beauty roses. The groom's gift to the bride was a diamond brooch, to the bridesmaid a pink cameo ring and to the grooms- man a diamond stick pin, Among those present from out of town were George: DahlNgnd Miss Ella Dahl, father and sister of the groom, Mrs. W. 8. Buell, Lyn, and Mrs. A. Bradley, Brockville, The happy couple left on the mid- night train for Hamilton and Niagara 'Falls, and will take up their resi dence in Buffalo, N.Y. ------------ TRAINMAN KILLED, Smith's Falls Brakeman Stepped in Front of Train. Smith's Falls, Jan. 12.--Ivan Hodge, a brakeman on the C. PR. for a few months past, running from Smith's Falls to M eal, met with an accident on Saturday which prov ed fatal. He was on a freight going east, and at St. Luke, while fixing a coupling, stepped back on the next track, right in front of a westbound train, the engine striking him and cutting off the right leg. His other leg was broken in two places. He Was rushed to the Western Hospital at Montreal, where he was put under &n anaesthetic to dress his injuries, ut.fwenty minutes after he came out of the anaesthetic he passed away. He was only twenty-two years of age, a Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, of Mal- lorytown. He bad resided at Smith's Falls for almost three years, having and also an assistant at the Rideau Theatre, until he went on the road a few months ago. His body was brought to Smith's Falls to the home Wednesday night, and was taken on Thursday to his and three brothers survive. ' ------ A Lyndhurst Wedding. " : Guests i -tertainments or amusements. of his brother, Roy A. Hodge, on parents' home at Mallorytown. His parents, two sisters AUSTRALIA IN WAR TIME. -- Industrial and Taxation Figures of Interest to Canadians. {A report to the Department of Trade and Commerce by Canadian Trade Commissioner Ross of Mel- bourne gives some {nteresting = de- tails of the Commonwealth. Govern- ment's methods of war financing. The Australian House has now before it legislation for a repatriation levy of one and a half per cent. upon all estates, real and personal, of the value of $2,500 and over, the levy to be paid in three equal yearly instal- ments. The second taxation pro- posal is a war-time profits tax of fifty per cent. of the profits of the year 1915-16, an exemption of $1,000 and profit of seven per. cent. for firms or companies and six per ent. blic compan- For 1916-1 Mi firms or com- Per cent. to public f which all the war for the Fod- Commonwealth : be increased by twenty-five per cent. during this year of the war. Jn addition, there is' to be a Federal tax on tickets for 5 The total revenue from the new taxation is estimated at $41,500,000. The Commonwealth Prices Adjust- ment Board has grappled with the high cost of living problem by fixing maximum retail prices for groceries. Mr. Ross reports that crop pros- pects in Australia indicate good average crops, with remunerative prices. The Commonwealth Government is now operating thirty-five cargo steamers and five large sailing ships. Some of these Government-owned vessels have already loaded cargo at Montreal for Australian ports. The amount subscribed to the third internal war loan was $114, 000,000, applied for by 101,026 in- stitutions, firms, and individuals. Canada's trade with Australia has more than doubled during the past twelve months, Imports from Aus- tralia for the twelve months ending with August last totalled $3,142,000, As compared with $837,725 for the preceding twelve months. Exports to Australia totalled $8,255,000, as compared with $5,234,659 in 1914- 185. ------------ School Fairs Have Value. Kent counts has been fortunate this yeat'in having a number of very successful school fairs, held under the direction and with the assistance of the local representative of the On- tario Department of Agriculture. The object of the school fair iste interest children fn the home life of the farm and to get them interested also in the growing of farm crop, in chickens and stock, as well as to teach them proper methods of rais- ing crops and live stock so that bet- ter results may be obtained. The purpose is to show the boys and girls that there arezbetter opportun- ities for the average person on the farm than in the aifies, to encourage the young people toistay on the farms and to also encourage them in mak- ing the home life on the cheerful and in fit the social hearty sistance of all classes of people. The arguments against young peo- ple rushing to the commercial cen- tres are m: ; the needs of increas- ed production on the farms are fair- ly clearly understood and the need of overcoming some of the unfavor- able conditions attached to resi- dence in the rural sections have been emphasized repeatedly. are on the farms or who come closely in touch with thé munity realize fully engaged with Alan Soper & Co.,] 4 The marriage on Ji ALY | a4 a = i § 448 NEW WORK FOR WOMEN. A large Organization in Toronto Aids the' Unemployed. Shortly after the outbreak of war the Toronto Women's Patriotic League started its activities to help our boys at the front, and any other patriotic work that might present it- self. Hardly bad the ladies started before the question of the unemploy- ed loomed largely on the horizon. Hundreds of girls and women out of positions applied for assistance in getting work in the dark days of 1914 and 1915, when the bottom seemed knocked out of everything. It was seen at once that to ade- quately cope with the situation an employment bureau must be started, and some form of co-operation be- tween the city and the country set afoot, as well as enlisting the help and sympathy of employers. Much has been written of the work of the league and its various departments, but now that the unemployment question is not so acute, the work at the bureau is apt to be overlooked. However it is going, and going strong. An item in the October num- ber of the Labor Gasette shows how Strong. Under the reports of em- ployment bureaus we find that the number of casual jobs supplied by the Toronto Women's Patriotic bureau was 578 for Septem- ber, and here only women and girls register. It is worth while to com- pare this showing with the figures of | = the Winnipeg Free Bureau, where men, women, boys and girls register, the number there being 1,229. This is an indication of the usefulness of the Toronto bureau. Miss Duff, who is in charge of city work, states that since the bureau opened there have been 5,125 regis- trations; 638 have been supplied with permanent positions in the city and 398 in the country. During Oc tober 398 casuals were supplied. The classification includes such work as factoty, domestic, sewing, office cleaning, stenographers, elevator and switchboard operators, and such odd occupations as millinery, packing, poultry farm assistant. Labelling boxes was another request filled, also a demonstrator was supplied. Naturally the problem of getting the middle-aged woman (unskilled, most frequently) a position was a task. However, Miss Duff is most resourceful, and soon got in touch with employers who were sympathe- tic and co-operated with her desire to belp these women. They did not judge solely by age. There is the usual dearth of domestics, and the only relief in sight will be some plan such as is being adopted in San , where women specialize and go by the hour to the homes, doing one particular thing: laundry work, coo » or cleaning, and are paid by the hour as skilled laborers. Between former and new registra- tions the total passing through the buredu in one month was 666. Em- ployers are availing themselves of the bureau, for 138 calls were receiv- ed for help, and 367 casuals supplied in October. These were individual applications; often an e plover will want more than one pi , so that more than 138 might get positions. ------------------ Wooden Sailing Vessels. "It will be very interesting to note ox long the in in the de n of wooden ships, particularly at Canadian Atlantic ports and on the ECE eile SEE i eye sight see J. J. STEWART, Opt.D, Pt sod Optometrist. » Cor. Wellington & Clarence Sts. Opp. Post-Office Phone 699 Piano Bargains ! Two Bargains in Slightly Used Pianos 1--NORDHEIMER, upright piano, style B Doric mahogany finish, condition absolutely as good as new. - - - rice, . - Our Price, $335. 2--WEBER, upright piano, handsome mahogany case, very sweet tone. Action and case have been thoroughly gone over and put into first class condition by our "Price $235. Call and See These Bargains in Our Warerooms and Our Othes Bargains in Pianos and Organs. C W Lindsay, Limited 5 buying now. JANUARY DISCOUNT SALE Begins the first business day of the month and continues to the last. Tinware, enam- elled and Aluminum ware at 20% DISCOUNT There are special cut prices on cutlery, fancy brass and plated wares, toilet papers, odds and ends of kitchen wares, and some stoves. Extraordinary advancing of prices by the manufacturers of all Hardware and metals, makes a discount sale this year of double bénefit to the housewife. It will repay you well to anticipate your wants, come and have a look at what we have to offer, there is sure to be something you require and on which you can save good money Special Sale Prices for Cash Only McKELVEY & SON, LIMITED. 71 Brock St., Kingston. 50c TO $3.00 NEWEST NECKWEAR 25¢ TO $1.00 FINE SHIRTS and PYJAMAS {$1.00 TO $5.00. LOUNGING ROBES $4.50 TO $12.00 $1.00 TO $10.00 HOUSE COATS UP TO $12.50