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PAGE SIX I -------- News From Eastern NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT CLIPPED FROM THE WHIGS MANY BRIGHT PXUHANGES. ---- Io Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told! ~=Full of Interest to Many. Miss Esther Brown, and Reginald J. Mauirn were umiriad in St. Mary's church, Almonte, Tuesday, Remember ice cream social and dance at Escott, Thursday evening, June 27th; proceeds in aid of Red Cross, Pte, Pércy Taylor, Lansdowne, a returned soldier, has received th ap- pointment of keeper of house at Wallace Island. The death occurred at on Sunday of James Sydney Doran, who passed away after a long illness at the age of sixty-nine years. Miss Mabel Henderson, aged six- teen years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. Henderson, Front road East, Brockville, died on Monday after a long illness, The body of Mrs. Isabelld Cuth- bert was found in the river at Broek- ville, She was a patient at the Eastern Hospital, and her home was at Alexandria, 'Benjamin Warren, Brockville, an- nounces the engagement of his daughter, Winnifred Arley, to Ellis H. Foley, Rockfield, Ont.. the mar- riage to take place June 26th. At the homa of Mr, and Mrs, FP. J Blake, Almonte, on Wednesday, their; eldest daughter, Miss RKifie Blake was untdd in marriage to Elbert L Millar, son of Mr, and Mrs. Adam Millar. Lieut. «Col. 8. 8. Lazier, Belleville, fold the business and assets of the Mackintosh Rubber Company to W. M. Mackintosh acting in behdlf of the mew corporation recently organ- ized. At Bt. Francis Xavier church, Brockville, on Sunday, the marriage took place of Miss Mary Ann Egan, Garden (City, Long 'Island, and Sap- per Dennis J. Healy, Engineers De- the lght-| After Brock vite} Ontario i Corr=spondent) i ' has been received | he, de: 1 action of Pte. H. i t overseas sonie time r. Pte. H. Barpes, sr, and was invalided {From Qur Own tT, IR i { rd § also y E i | ne i . which has resid-| ed rs past, moved it locate on Tuesday fi jp. The degree team of Daughters Ningston for a frater- their Kingston sistérs, fied their degree work usiness session the visitors itertained by their Kingston 5 The team was accom- 3 Webster, who ay for Hamil: ny Lodge, dge sittings Harmony { Lodge, 0 o- {nal and were col pat will leave Ki ton to repre fn 4 No. 15. at the Grand in that city this A scow load of coal came into port m tow on Saturday evening, and is discharging her cargo. at the sheds | of the Taylor Co | The steam barg Isabella H. ar- | rived in port on Sunday with a ca 1 of val for the Citizens' Coal and | Forwarding Company. i The police committee of the town | counc rarily appointed Frank | Shurtliff g policeman 'in the place of G » Wh who resign- | ed. A per nt appointment will | probably be made at the council meet- | Ki n Lo sof ter as Kate Webster, Charles street, | is in North Bay to spend a few weeks | with friends, | Mrs John Hopper, of Cobourg, is] the guest of Mrs, H. P. La Riviere. | Mrs, John Taylor. spending the] past six weeks in Brooklyn, NY. | guest of her daughter, Mrs. (Dy)! Spence, has returned, accompanied by! the Jatter. who will spend the season | in this section. Mrs. beth Williams, of New York, have ar-| rived to speml the season at their is- pot, Brockville. Mrs. Moles, widow of John Moles of the Tineap, died on Saturday after an illness of three days duration at the age of 80 years. The deceased resided. with her nephew, Richard Bedlow, Brockville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. White, Brockville, announce the engagement of their daughter Gladys Irene to Mr. Bennett John Roberts, of Ottawa. The mariage to take place quietly the latter part of June, The wedding took place in Belle- ville on Monday high noon of Miss Helena G. Vermilyea, eldest daugh- ter of the late Major 8. W. Vermilyea and of Mrs, Vermilyea, to Lieut. Wil- Ham John Nesbitt, a returned wounded officer who saw three years' cervice overseas. The Clayton Ship & Boat Building Corporation has received orders from the government for three navy tugs and for additional barges. The force of men will be trebled, and it is ex- pected the work will keep a large force of men engaged here for some time. Cameron Booth, ten years old, son of P. C. Booth, Toronto, while bath« ing in the Napanee River on Satur- day saw his cousin, William Bedford, in difficulties. He swam to his as- sistance and reached the drowning boy just as he was sinking for the third time. land cottage, a few miles west of the town. | The Misses Almeda and Hazel Perry, Fr of reeds and Lansdowne Township, near Marble Rock, who have been spending a short time in town with their aunt. Mrs. Walter] Emery, Charles street, have returned | home, 3 } PICTON NEWS BUDGET. | Death of Former Superintendent of Kingston Orphans' Home. | Picton, June 15--The combined | congregations of the brick and stose! churches will henceforth meet as one! in the Stone Methodist Church, Pic- | ton, with Rev. A. Brown as pastor, | Rev. W, H. Emsley, a former pastor | Picton, is ane of fifty chaplains | e been appointed to minister | to the soldiers in training in ( anada. | F: Newman has gone to Toronto to! attend a meeting of the Hydro-Elee-| tric executive, together with other re-! presentatives from Ontario, i 'A meeting was held in Bloomfield | to, consult on the advisability of in-| stalling a tpilk-condensing plant at, Bloomfield. © Winter dairying would be required, and in the event of in| stallation at least five factories would] be affected in the radius of ten miles Mrs. W. Colliver and Mrs. C. G Fox attended the afternoon and even- ing sessions of the missionary cons vention on the 12th inst. They were guests of Mrs. Elsworth on the old Rev. McCauley estate. A Miller died at his home, Owen street, on the 10th inst, aged eighty-| six years, In March, 1864, he was! married to Mis t. Graham, in St | Mary Magdalene's Church by "Rev. | William Macauley. For eleven years | he and Mrs. Miller had charge of the | Orphans' Home in Kingston, but | most of his life was spent in his! home on, fIwen street, Picton, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Selley family have gone to the soldiers' tlement, Kapuskasing, Algoma. = Mr. Selley spent several months in France, but being physically unfit, has been granted honorable discharge. Rev. S. E. Morton, a former Church of England clergyman in Prince Ed- ward county, has heen appointed a 1. i and set-| chaplain in the Canadian army. Nice Cool Work Waists in various _ colored striped prints 7Sc Saiie wy Wiieiy cto | week Mr. | Rebecca Price Marries a Soldier Hero, Grove, June 17.--A wed- 3 1y took place 12th, at high Mountain jding of i jon Wedr { noon, of the {mother aple Grove," when Eva | Rehecea, fifth daughter of the late Matthew W. Price and Mrs. Price, was married to Eugene F. Smith of Toronto, son of the late Rev, Rieh- {ard Smith and Mrs. Smith of Bed- { ford, Quebec. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Currie Mills of arbot Lake, in the presence of la of the immediate relatives | nly The bride was given away by {her uncle, James E. Price, and look- ed ver of French blue chiffon taffeta. coat was box-pleated Iwith black ball buttons and {ivory buckle on bel. With The i it gette crepe and the groom's gift, a {heavy gold nethersole bracelet. Her {flowers were pink snap-dragons and | Ophelia roses, the gift of her nephew, | Winston p | wore dark blue silk creper de chenel fellow bride's | sweet in her travelling sult and trimmed | not belong to the union, unigue| Tuesday morning four of them Jjoin- she | ware a dainty blouse of flesh Geor-| operate the plant, and twelve of them | nedy Saunderson, of Toronto. | Trades and Labor Council. The young couple were attended|ed that he was dismissed for his ac- by the bride's sister, Bessie A,, who! tivity in forming a union among his {OVER THE DISCHARGING oF { FIVE UNION EMPLOYEES. | Forty-seven on Strike----Twenty- Men { Operating the Plant, of Whom | Twelve Are Alleged to be Enemy | Aliens, On Monday afternocon, { to officials of the Tanners' Union, { five men in the employment of A. {Davis & Sons, tanners, were dis- i changed without any reason except | the statement that the company was j not getting ~value for its money, { They are C. Treneer, presidert of the union; H. Cass, vice-president; Fred Grant, finanecia] secretary; H. Walsh, { marshal; and J. Redmond. On Mon- jday night a meeting of the union { was called and it was decided to walk out and forty-seven members 'Of this number seven did but on according | | | | | { did so. ed it. Only twenty men are left to | are enemy aliens, it is stated. i { On April 27th J. Kennedy was dis- mrissed by Harold Davis, and Ken- sought the assistance of the He alleg- workmen. Representations | with touches of bright embroidery, | were made to the Department of La-! and by her brother, N. Arthur, both|bor, Ottawa, and the Minister of La-| recently of Bridgeford, Sask. After the ceremony a dainty lunch- eon 'was served. At three o'clock the bridal pair were motored to Moun- tain Grove station by James McDon- ald, and left for points east The] bride wore a wide hat of French | [grey Milan with crown of blue Otto-|Moore-and these two selected a third! man silk ribbon to match suit, and] erushed pink roses. She carried al pearl grey satin parasol and hand] bag of blue moire with ivory rings, | The groom is a returned soldier of the Second Battalion, Saskatoan, Sask., having served seventeen months in the trenches, where hel received thirteen wounds and suffer! ed from gas attacks. ided home in September, received his. honorable from the army, After spending a short time with He was inval-| 1917, and] discharge I. OW itliams and Miss El a- | friends here, Mr. and Mrs. Smifh will| company was due to the activity of 80 to Toronto where they will reside. They will be at home to their friends at 48 Qreenlaw avenue, after July} 1s. Jleartiest wishes for their hap-| piness will follow the young couple, | | i CHAPLIN IN BELLEVILLE. Well-Known Comedian is Now in| Aviation Service. | The Bellevitte Intelligencer says Calmly walking up and down the front street and gazing into the shop | windows was a figure familiar to all "movie" fans in Bellev Sunday. Char (gantin, the million dollar comedian, "has been drafted into Brit- am's armies, and is now traming at| Camp Mohaw as an aviator. Gone is his moustache 'and his alligator walk. He would be hardly recog- | nizable now except for hjs drawn | face, which is familiar to everybody who patronizes the picture palace, His uniform fits him to a "T." 'His trous- ers are neatly folded under the regu- lation army puttees, and his head is | adorned with a dinky little cap which | completely transforms his appearance. { Chatlie has made two or three solo | flights, and expects to go over very soon to fight the Huns. If he is as| great a success in the army as he was | in the movie line, the Germans will undoubtedly desert the sector to which Charlie's flight is attached. HELD A "SILENT" SESSION DRUNK PAID FINE MONDAY AND LEFT FOR OLD COUNTRY A---- i Peter Ducket Celebrated His Leav-| ing Kingston With Too Much | Scotch, and Was Rounded Up By | the Police--More Autoists to Ap- pear Before the Cadi. Magistrate Farrell held a "silent" session of the Police Court on Tues- day. His Worship sat down in the hig chair, opened the big book. mad] an entry, and all was over without a word being spoken. Tt was later an- nounced that one Peter Ducket. stranger hereabonts, had heen fined $10 and costs for being intoxicated in a public place, thereby violating the Ontario Temperance Act. Peter Ducket is going overseas. not as a soldier of the King, but as a civilian. Monday he packed up ail his belongings, with the exception of {a bottle of Scotch, and with this he celebrated his leaving Kingston, Con- stable Samuel Arniel put a crimp in his celebration when he corralled him on King street on Monday afternoon. He was unable to care for himself, and thus the constable had to run Mim in, Owing to: the fact that the tippler had his passage paid for the Old Country, and was due to leave on Monday night so as to be in time to catch his boat at an ocean part, the magistrate was lenient with him, and as he had sobered up hy nightfall, he was allowed to go on his way after putting up the usual fine of $10 and | submitted to arbitration. | but only with his employeés thems Jul { Veterans. | tentiaries dnd a letter was forwarded bor, acting under the provisions of | the statutes for the prevention of strikes, requested that the matter be| A. Davis &| Sons consented, and appointed J. L.| Whiting, K.C., to represent them.! The Allied Trades appointed Thomas, member in the person of Judge Gunn, | Ottawa, county judge for Carleton. | . 3 The board met at Kingston on June Cat Supplied by Ontario Safety League, 3rd and heard evidence. Before | taking 'evidence the chairmen ad-| vised an amicable settlement, but] Elmer Davis, president of the com-!The Great War Veterans' Association pany, said he would not discuss his| Celebration July 1st. business 'with a committce or union! Don't miss seeit g the big parad tly 1st If you do you will mis KINGSTON'S BIG DAY. Ou the selves, The evidence was then taken bigest event Kingston has ever had and the finding was made public On| Floats galore, representing nearly eve Monday, The chairman was strongly "op phas of work in cot Nec n° with of the opinion that the action of the! resent conditions at home and ov or. Keep your eyes open for * Army Behind the Army," and © Gone Save Honor." Good {will be given for the best float originality of jdea; second, ---- | ENDORSED th neatness; Two prizes will ven for the cleanest team in the par: | Already some twenty floats are en- | seas. the dismissed man, J. Kennedy, in foruving a union and not to any dis satisfaction as a workman, JS. WOONAD ETY FI $ All Canada's Man Power is Avoid Accidents Qe, y RST C \ N \ \ NC KEEP A SHARP NN TT \ oN LOOKOUT SNNNINN » STORMY \ i Required ! 1" Spark Plugs, Coils, Auto otor Boat Supplies; Spark and Everything Electrical, Call At Halliday Electric Co. Phone 94. Cor. Princess and King Sts. For Batteries, Lamps and M Coil Repairing, FOR THE POSITION OF CHIEF OF : POLICE tered for this monster parade. Come | , manufacturers. join us and boost! Kingstan. Get a big push on ar di make this the biggest event in our | history, "Phone in your request to take part to Captain J. K. Fairfull, | iphone No. 2207 W, or RIS. ! This is a partial list of events in the! parade up to date Get in on this: | [First Aid Dressing Station, 1 Westheare; For Hum "3 Hut, Military Committee; ss Canada, 1. ©. E. Ju-{ HOTS; Tanders Fields, Miss S@ith- erland; A Scrap of Paper, Miss Ray: Children's Banner, Committee: Vimy: By the Army and Navy Veterans-- Want to Know Abowi Free Edu- eation for Children of Deceased Soldiers. There wis a large meeting Mon- day night of the Army and Navy The chief business of the meeting was the endorsation of J. S, MdDonald for the position of eclief of police of Kingston. Mr. McDon- ald belongs to Cornwall. He gradu- ated 'In arts at Queen's and was teaching schoo! when the war be- g ; Now Is the time to put in a nice hardwood floor. Seaman Keut Co.'s make you can rely on. Allan's Lumber Yard Phone 1042. Yard: Victoria Street. Branch Yard: Place d' Armes. The gan. (He went overseas and since a 1S Ypres; Central Y. M .C A: Knitting his return has been assistant in vo- Committee; Tank; Britannia: Italy; nme cational training work at the Mowat and 'Elmhurst Hospitals. It was not i felt that there was a man available for the position of aecountant now vacant in the Utilities Commission. A resolution was passed endorsing Brig.-Gen. W. 8. Hughes for ihe position. of supérintendent of peni- America "Over the ever pulled off. great might attack, on hy the fellows heen "over the top." with "this there | bearers at work ar stations. When eves open | "Fram I) ginning and going Pictures will ai Germany a Top." the finest event | Come and the} This will be put] 10 have really! In connection be reine rst. aid dressing 1 come keep es i f { see to the Minister of Justice stating Gen. Hughes' long experience in peni- tentiary work fitted him for this work. : t #'ree education for the chikireén of deceased soldiers was discussed at dength, and it was asked why no- thing was done about this as a re- solution was passed some time ago directing the attention of the public to it. A committee was appointed to wait on the County Councils of Frontenacs, Leeds, Lennox and Ad- dington and request them to make provision for free education of such children up to the Collegiate Insti- tute. Asoerfools dodeoe defers TAKING PRISONERS, 'ress Despateh.) 18.~In a local operation south of ie last night the French tooix 100 pris- oners; it is announced officially. (Canadian 1 Paris, June 1 Gas Stoves - Call and see our stock of gas stoves. We have a very complete line, from two- burner hot plates to high oven cabinet ranges. Our prices are right. Lemmon& Sons 187 Princess Street. Between Ourcq and the Marne prisoners were taken in patrol encounters. BEER EL bed "Billy" Nickle's Fine. The Montreal Star save: "Billy" Nickle, in affictal hfe William Nickle, MP, of Kingston, who has demon- costs, This was the only case on the docket. © The "auto speeders" amd "eorner cutters" were given a da off. * But it is only a brief hreathing Spell, as 1 were, as the police are still after the offenders, and a score br more cases are now pending a hear- ing m the Police Court. ti os Oven for Retorned Men. J ctethinn,, Jone 3 The appoint- ment Clockmavters, bridge -tenders, and kindred officials on ag Vo pol bet ; Word and Tren- on Y paid the fine (five and costs), And ex- [the war and the need for reiaio + Visiting in Toronto. Brigadier-General T..D. R. Henr- 4 ming. C.M.G.. General Officer Com- | SEMA PMII Ebb 0h manding M. D. No. 3, with headquar- iia ters at Kingston, is at the Queen's NEARLY 95,000 MEN for a short stay in Toronto, says thei i - ARE NCW CALLED UP Toronto News. His CM.G. x of Majong sowal in attestation of Ils Military Service Act Has Been dCs ys appreciation o 1s vainahie work in the war. efly in connection Successful--Limit of It in with the augmentation of Canadian Two: Months. representation at the front With ---------- Sy the advantage of life-long study of Mtawa, June 18. Judging bir the mobilization and related military [letters wich «re being received st matters, Gen. Hemming has been re. [atta thers ig still much upeasi- tamed in Canada, despite his repeated ness in mural districts due to the applications to be permitted to serve | Widespread belief that the nincteen- in France or Flanders. = Since the Tear-old boys who recently remister- initiation of hostilities, his district hat ol SIC ot colic up ad Snte Bud se ers "ex omptio 3 ¢ ent overseas more than 60.000 men, Pe 30. 24. 25 Ania 26 yeare of ais | It can be stated officially that ithere is no intention of calling out any of these classes for the preednt, | and official announcement *o this offect' will be made in the course of strated his independence in parlia- the next week. The present plan ment more than once. and still live: is to call no further classes to the 28 a member, was fined in the police colors until the fall, when "areesi- cotrt qf his' own burg on Saturday ing iz over. What will be dons then | Hor enmtting a corner in his auto. He will depend entirely on the stis of | pressed a certain amount of pleasure ments. I the situation is still ax at the privilege. saving that he wish. urgent and as critical as it has been during the past few weeks the Gov-! ed to make a test case on the matter. Epi Gngpibtecr have tai) . jeall up the nineteen-year-olds and! A Chief Trade Instructor, leancel exemptions of some oF i James Tweddell, tailor instructor ages. : at the 7 ortsmouth * aenitentiary, has | The order cancelling exemptions heen unnointed a chief trade instruc: between th ages of 20 and 22 Gus fon. oF the Talore. shoomikins awl mnie succestal. ani. has ro 4 tailoring, and, Jn. securing speedy roing epair Bt is un id that ments. There have pow. hen x ted 2 in NIE o mail a large item of expense. A til et. bags. eanly 'in the fall] Bir Robin | g