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THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY , MARCH 2i, 1918. FINE FURS MADE TO. ORDER Safe Fur Storage Our Receipt guarantees you FIRE, MOTH and THEFT. goods insured while in our care. loss by Customers' against ALL "Ranks with the Stroagest" HUDSON BAY Insurance Company PIRE INSURANCE fens Office, Royal Insurance MONTREAL PERCY J. QUINN, Manager, Ontario Branch, Toronto W. H. GODWIN & SONS AGENTS, KINGSTON, ONT, ¢ Bldg. Necessary Have you tried Goblin Soap? Works wonders ---- Oc per ocuke, Palmolive Soap: . A fll Moe of fresh groceries always in stock. Baker's Grocery Phone 1016. "Princess and, Frontenac Sts, UNITED GRO- CERY SPECIALS For Two Weeks. EPP'S COCOA, 15¢ size reduce ed to 10c. 10¢ size, 8 for 25c¢. Baby Vinola Soap, regular 10c¢ cake, 8 for 25c. Glycerine Oatmeal Soap, regu- lar 15¢ box, 2 for 25ec. UNITED GROCERY 188! Princess Street. DEN LEE, Mgr. + -- Real Estate 18 the best investment in King- ston today. We can show you somé good properties. Here are a few brick residences from our list: $8800---Alfred St, - hot air, $8700--Beverly St., 8 rooms, bot water. $8400---Collingwood St., 7 rooms, hot water, $8500-~Garrett St, hot air. $2500--Farl St, R.C., § rooms, hot water, garage. $38500---Earl St, brick, 7 rooms furnace, electricity. A few dwellings from $760 up. Also double dwellings, see office McCann's Real Estate 80 Broek St. Phone 320 or 621 8 rooms, A charitable man gives according to his means and a miser gives ac- cording to his meaness,. hard ah are That you should KINGSTON OFFICER HONORED Lieut. W. 8. McCann Presented With a Croix de Guerre, Lieut. W. 8. McCann, son of Ex- Ald. J. 8. R. McCann has been honor- ed Tor distinguished sesvice at the front, having been presented with a croix de guerre The decoration comes as a result of his work at} Pachendaele, Lieut. McCann has bee front for two years. He t with the 11th Infantry Brigade i the over Reception to Soldiers, The civic committee appointed to} arrangé for a reception to the newly- returned soldiers held another meet- ing on Wednesday afternoon. It was decided to hold the reception in the City Hall on the ev wg of April 2nd. Two Toronto entertainers will be engaged to furnish the programme. The Mayor In California, Mayor J. Hughes is expected to arrive in Kingston duri the second week in April a recent letter from Long Beach, Cal. He speaks of| his trip as a very enjoyable one, He| is returning by way the Pacific] coast and will visit Calgary and Ed monton of New Records, April records are W. Lindsay, Ltd. now on sale at C. This mild weather is fine for the country. The sap is running well Now is the time to 'have your plano tuned. We carry two expert tuners and will assure entire faction. C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. satis-| TOMORROW WILL BE A GOOD DAY TO HAVE YOUR EYES FIT- TED WITH GLASSES, BUT * TODAY IS BETTER. Why put off having your eyes properly and carefully tested? Why put off the {mpbr- tunce of bettering your eye sight. We are fully equipped to render you all the aid that glasses will give. Come in TODAY. J.5.Asselstine D.0.S 'i Registered Optometrist. 842 King St. The Busy Optical Store. Golden Lion Grocery Fancy Clover HONEY sections, 85 cents each. Prunes, nice and «vs 10e, 123 c, 15¢ Ib. Peaches, 2 Ibs for 25c. ese ooo 1Bc Ib. ese 400 gal. R. Mekea & Juigy ... Evaporated Evaporated Apricots 'Golde: repare for your Spring COUPLE WERE RENTED PATCHED UP THEIR TROUBLES "}dles before Col { charged with assault. | assault was proven, and Col. Hunter { man and { "cool | patched {of pneumonia children: AND WILL MAKE A NEW START. Case Before Col. Hunter With a Seri- ous Outlook Had a Most ~ Ending--Hubby Found Guilty Assanie, All's well that ends well. applies to a case which came before Justice of the Peace George Hunter. Some few days ago, a couple liv- ing in Hinchinbrook aired their trou- Hunter. Hubby was The charge of Happy of had alm make the ps made up his mind to y two months in jail, in addition a fine. The couple, however, agreed to separate, and ar- rangements were made for the sale of their property, and dividing the spoils. Col. Hunter is always for peace, if it can be secured, in cases between wife, and, belleving that something good would result, he al- lewed the case to rest for a few days, ~ After having a few days to off," as it were, the couple up their trombles, and Col. Hunter was pleased to have a. visit from them and receive the happy announcement that were will- ing to forgive and forget the past. Accordingly, the sale was called off. The two will live together again, and instead of a broken home the dove of now reigns su- preme in this house Hubby is out on suspended sentence, on the charge of assault, but this will never bother him unless he gets into trou- blé again, they peace - hh 4 ETE Late E. W. Quinn, Winnipeg, E. W. Quinn, a former Kingston- ian, and one of Winnipeg's prominent | young lawyers, died on March 14th Deceased is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Margaret Allen, of Burlington, Ont., his par- ents, Mr, and Mrs, William Quinn, of Toronto, three brothers, W. V., Cin- cinnati; Har overseas; F. J. To- ronto, and ister, Mrs. Neil Mac- donald, Baldwin, Mann The Late Mrs T. Gillespie, jr. The reaper death has taken from our midst a loving wife and mother. On Tuesday, March 21st, Mrs. Thom-~ as Gillespie, jr., passed away after a lingering illness, ie maiden name of the deceased was Margaret Scott, She was born in Pittsburg. In relig- ion Mrs, Gillespie was a Preshyterian, Besides her husband she leaves three Edna, Muriel and Willie. She is survived also by her mother, three brothers and five sisters, SOLDIERS WERE ENTERTAINED At a Most Pleasing Function at One GQ Nada Hospital. The members of the Fellowship Chub of the Y.W.C.A. entertained the soldiers at the On-gwa-nada Hospital on Tuesday night, and the event was a fine treat for the boys. The mem- bers of the club ably demonstrated some real service in the line of en- tertaining, and the returned men warmly appreciate the efforts = put forth for their pleasure. There was a varied programme, and those tak- ing part included Master Andrews, Routley Bros., Miss Myrtle King, Miss Minnie Parks, and Miss Foster. There was also a very interesting ex- hibition of club swinging and other attractions, including a contest which created much interest. RETIRING FROM SERVICE. John Morrissey Has Deen Post Office Messenger for Thirty-four Years. After thirty-four years' faithful service as megsenger at the Kingston 'Post Office, John Morrissey will re- tire from the service on March 30th. Mr. Morrissey is one of the best known men in the city. A familiar figure on the street, he made many friends, all of whom join in wishing him' continued good health and happiness now that he will receive a pension. SEVENTY LOCOMOTIVES, ------ the Government. A Montreal despazen says: Al- comotive order for the Canadian Gov-, ernment has not yet been definitely settled, it is understood that eighty. will go to the Montreal Locomotive Works and seventy to the Canadian Locomotive Works;--Kingston, - Disgraceful Condition. The walk through City Park, lead-! ing from Wellington to Stuart street, is in a disgraceful condition. All this week the stream of people who travel through this part of the park have heen compelled to tramp through ice and slush knee deep. Only One "BROMO QUININE." And thisd WCDENTS OF THE DAY LOCAL NOTES AND ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST. Happenings In the City and Vieinity ~What the Merchants Offer to the Readers of the Whig, Planes ta rent, C, W. Ltd. : James Stewart, postmaster, went to Ottawa on Thursday ¢ 'noon. Abraham Shaw is i Carleton Place inspecting the custSesfiouse » C.J. Chapleau of the Pgblic Works Lindsay, Department, Ottawa, was \in the city on Thursday. W. Swainé, piano tuner gy 8 t west, Orders left at Aule or 'phone 564, F Holland, the general man- ager the Dominion Permanent Co., Toronto, is a native of Kingston There was a small fiarket on Thursday, tke islanders being parti- cularly scarce, due to the bad ice crossing. The New York Central Rail- road did not make its usual big fee harvest at the Cape Vincent terminal this season Now is the time to have your piano tuned. We carry two expert tuners and will assure entire satis- faction. C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. Rev. Professor Cotton, D.D., of Wolff Colle Toronto, will breach in St. Paul's church on Sunday morn- ing on behalf of the Dominion Al- liance we will rent you a piano, and at end of six months if you feel like purchasing instrument we will al- low the six months' rental on pur- chase price, and arrange easy terms on balance. C. W, Lindsay, Ltd. Bishop Bidwell leaves on Satur- day for Tor He will conduct the Lenten servicesi«<during the fol- lowing week at St. James' Cathed- ral a £ Pte. W. J. Smith, who has recent- ly returned from overseas, is spend ing the week-end with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. K. Smith, Earl street. Prevost, Brock street, has an ex- tra fine assortment of tweeds, cheviocts and blue and black serges for his order clothing department. His ready-made clothing aand gent's furnishing department are well as- sorted with new goods at low prices. The secretary of the Greater Pro- duction Committee reports that ap- plications for vacant city lots are more numerous than last year. Those who cultivated lots last year will retain the same ground and most of them have signified their inten- tion to cultivate it. \ 00 Cler- Me- M ¢ of onto TRAGEDY AT BROCKVILLE. Lieut. R. E. Robinson Fell or Threw Himself From Cliff, A despatch from Brockville, re- garding the finding of the dead body of Lieut. G. E. Robinson, on the ice, reference to which was made in the Whig on Wednesday, says he is be- lieved to have fallen or thrown him- sell from a cliff seventy-five feet high. The body was quite warm when found. Just at the time the body was found the draft was at the station saying farewell to Brockville: Robinson was manager of the Bank street branch of the Union Bank at Ottawa, and went to Brockville last October;-and it is said he became disappointed through seeing younger officers being sent out while he re- mained behind. His home was in Orangeville. He was thirty years of age and unmarried, Knowledge Going to Waste, A man who was travelling in the mountains stopped at a cabin aad asked for a drink of water. An old woman brought it out te him, and after 'drinking he had quite a talk with her, telling her great stories about some of the wonders he had seen in the outside world. Finally when he stopped to take breath, the old woman took her pipe put of her mouth and said: "Stranger, if I knowed as much as you do I'd go som'ere and start a little grocery." Canadian Casualties. Gassed--L. K. Cameron, Blakey, Kingston; G. Garden Hill, A. 8. M. Murphy, A mah boasts of his bad habits only when they are the best he has. To Be Built In Kingston Works For | though the allotment of the 150 lo<' needs in R) | Linclesims while stocks re large and prices low. Re The re of Rugs is obvious. They can be taken up and cleaned frequently. They can be di srontly placed so as to vary th arance of the room. gr 4 Rug collection embrace every style and weave from Ingrain Art Squares to the highest quality Wiltons. = 1 s : : To get the genuine, call for full name LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. 30c. Seed Wheat Is. Plentiful. The Government has plenty of seed to meet all demands. The statement [that there was a scareity of seed is 'without foundation. Marquis wheat] will be delivered at the nearest rail- way station, freight paid, at $2.74. Watts-Greenhalgh Nuptials. The marriage took place on 'eb. i 20th of s th, and Hector 0. Watts Stuart street, formed the ceremony, o IB! end of six months if | We will.rent you a piano, and at A A Atti ts i i "The Hat Store" OUR WASTE MAY MAKE OUR SOLDIERS WANT. --Canada Food Board, Miss Nellie Gréenhalgh, |} daughter of Mrs. R, Gréenbalgh, of! | Portsmou! son of Mr. and Mrs. John Watts, 157 || Father Hanley per- | of Fine Hats. 126 and 128 Princess Street. They were married in 1850. Yo white of the egg. "i Mrs. Thoinas Steen, World. goods. Phone 919 : * iw 1 April Magazines Now on Sale ! Designer, Woman's Home Companion, American, McCall's, Detec- tive, Popular Mechanics, Breezy, Adventure, Green Book, Blue Beok, Photoplay, Cosmopolitan, Pictorial Review, Illustrated ONLY EIGHT MORE DAYS TO EASTER Now is the time to make your selection from the largest and finest dis- play of Gibson Art Line of Easter Cards and Booklets, all 1918 STANDARD PATTERNS All the March and April patterns 'shown in the April Designer and April Fashion Sheet are now in stock. FREE -- Secure a copy of the April Fashion Sheet showing the latest in dresses and millinery. The College Book Store Open Nights sams coms------ --_-- . Phone 919 COATS .. .. .. SUITS... .. .... A little nicer yg a YY Vv v Arba Coats & Suits THAT ARE NEW, NOBBY, POPULAR PRICED. ire IGS UP Jon. hs S12.50UP than the rest. TRY US AND SEE. Newman & Shaw THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE. hh hh hh Zh hh dik ahh RakuriurAuhahauiuarhwhwiiuiuks Nr, PAO A - - er ---------------------------------- WATCHES For over 70 YEARS this same firm has held public cone. fidence. Our guarantees have had all our stability behind them and we have lived up to every one. We know watches "from the ground up," in every detail. We can quote you? unequal- led prices for all new watches, We can handle your repairs reasonably, quickly, and as efficiently as we always have. toa Smith Bros. Jewelers and Opticians. Issuers of Marriage Licenses. W. F.Gourdier Phone 700. ie se nd) A Semi-Detached THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM, Tidings From All Over Told in| a Pithy and Pointed | . Way. | on, Charles Marcil, a former| speaker has been chosen" deputy] speaker of the Commons, In the first Stanley Cup game play-| ed in Toronto Wednesday night, To-| rontos beat Vancouver by b to 3. Lord Beaverbrook, im charge of | the (Canadian Records Office in| London, also performs a ithude' of duties without salary. i The Acadia block at Lethbridge, | Alta, with the contents of stores! and offices, was destroyed by fire on| Wednesday, with a loss of $1560,000.! In the House of Commons the | budget date was fixed for Friday by i the Hon. A. (K. MaeLean, who is act- ing in Sir Thomas White's absence. A new wheat has been preduced at the Central Experimental Farm, and is na Ruby Ottawa 623, and ranks midway between Marquis and Prelude. Sir Eric Geeddes, in a statement, said the allies were within one hun- dred fMiousand tons of shipping in keeping up with the losses last month, 'A Bucharest despatch announces the appointment of Alexander Mar- ghiloman, leader of the Conserva- tive, as Russian premier. He is said to favor peace with the Cemiral Powers, > Sir Eric Geddes announced on Wednesday the appointment of Barpn Pirrie, chairman of the Harland ahd Wolff Shipping Company, as control- ler general of merchant shipping. Helpful Ideas. To cut hot bread or cake, heat the e. Put a silver spoon into the most delicate glass, and boiling hot liquids can he poured into it without break ing it. ! There will be no trouble in making boiled fro¥ting harder if w pinch of cream of tartar was added to the g Carleton Her hus children Jaryive: was a laithtul Methodist, Mace, diet on Tuesday. band and seven ceased posers BUILDERS SUPPLIES wtveong CANNEL COAL The fuel "par excellence' for open grates, It burns with a bright warm flame and becomes a glowing coaly" which radiates heat for hours. S. ANGLIN & CO. Woodworking Factory, Lume ber Yards, Ba ie om, Som, Office Phone 66, , Factory Phone 1415. Saas Lumber, Coal and Wood Brick Dwelling On Earl St. (near Chalmers church). Hot water'heating and all conveniences, For $6200 A Frame Dwelling 7 rooms, dha dhuhiuhaihahu gas, improvements, very central, And a full list at office. $1675 E. W. Mullin & Son | Cer. Johnson and Division Sta, - Phones 539 and 1458, T ve T= N72 RY77), AS | AVORITE I Rexall Nursery Haiv Lotion. Rexall Worm Syrup. Rexall Soothing SByrap. 'Mother Krolis Colic Remed Mother Krolis Croup Remedy Mother Krolis Teething Nyrup. Olive Oil Catile Medieded Skin Soap Baby leum Powder. * Baby Hot Water Bottles, BOLD ONLY AT MAHOOD'S DRUG STORE 2