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Daily British Whig (1850), 13 Sep 1918, p. 2

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Coats FOR STREET AND MOTOR SERVICE - Good stylish looking, good wearing. They last a lifetime. Buy furs and save the wool, Your inspection invited. John McKay, Ldmited Kingston's Reliable Fur House. 140-157 Brock Street. : 3 Victrolas and Victor Records Model X. $1386.00. Songs That Never Die Comin' Thro' the Rye \ Bonnie Doon--Ye Banks and} Braes. ) I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls) Then You'll Remember Me ) 90¢c Old Black Joe ) 16838 Amoureuse Waltz J. 90¢ Darling Nellie Gray 17888 Long, Long Ago 80¢ Old Folks at Home 18127 My Old Kentucky Home 80¢c Home, Sweet Home 16195 My Old Kentucky Home Mahood Bros. 16162 80¢ 16398 ~_THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, a TEANER REPORI OSSOFRAGE WENT ON SPARROWH AWK POINT. mi | Passenger Steamer, which Was For- merly in Service Between Chatham | and: Detroit--High Winds Held a Number of Vessels in Port, { "The passenger steamer Ossofrags| is aground below Sparrowhawk | Point, three miles below Cardinal. | The vessel went on on irsday af- ternoon, while on her way to Hali-| 4ax.~ The vessel was fgrm ly used in| the passenger trade between Chat-| ham and Detroit, } The tugs Frontenac 1d Johnson, | of the-Dpnnelly Wreck Company, | left for fhe sceme on Friday morning to render assistance { A heavy wind blew down the lake; all Thursday afternoon, and increased | so thuch in velocity during the night] that about half a dozen boals Were | obliged to lay up in this vicinity, { The steamer Sarnor arrived from | Montreal at day, but| laid up u g before | clearing | 7 £0 The steamer Warren and barge cleared for the Welland canal. i Fhe steamer Jex arrived in port from Charlotte, with coal for Robert Crawiord. | M.T. Co's bulletin: The steamer Westerian passed up, light, from Montreal to Lake Erie; the tug Glyde arrived from Montreal, with one light barge; the tug Whalen is due up to-| day, with one light barge; the tug! Magnolia is due to arrive with two light barges from Moutreal. It was expected that a number of | vessels which have been tied up in port on account of the stormy weath- er, would clear to-day. The steamer City of Dreden is bound for Bath and the steamers Waffle and John Randall for Oswego. ! {= ad eee #i v { | | | | . | PRIVATE HAROLD CARD i J. F. Card. Plevna, has been notified that hie son, Private Harold Card, had been wounded with gunshot in foot onl August 27th, and had 'been admitted to General Hospital, Boulogne { ---------- | LABOR JOTTINGS. 3 - 3 } | § Having protected our customers to the | best of our ability we are fully presuaded toi i i et (CARPETS and RUGS ! en we can exam- ine and prescribe glasses that will add hours each day to your working effici- ency. For eyeglass satisfaction, consult J.S.Asselstine D.0.5 © xe TTR Te Opticat Store p-------- 3 $8700-~Alfred St, brick; 8 rooms, floors. nace, hardw $4100 nion Nt, brick, § reoms, hot water heating, bardweod double frame, <. wa gains e. new brick, § 's 80 Brock St. Phone 320 or 021 rooms, furnfice. Owr Motto: Service and Satisfaction We have a complete range of carpets and rugs of every description for the fall season of 1918. The prices are the lowest pos- sible, in fact, surprisingly low, the state of the market considered, and you know price conditions are ever upward in these days. that our values - will compare favorably with the best obtainable from any source. Activities of the Men Who Turn the | | Wheels of Industry. | Still another union has been add- | ed to-4he score that have 'been or-| ganized in WRingston during the year. | Through the instrumentality of Ww. | Baxter, local representative of the | American Federatiqn of Labor, al number of musicians in the city | have been organized. A meeting | was held a few nights ago and the | whole question 'was discussed. The | result was an application for a branch to be formed in Kingston, | and request for a charter has been forwarded to headquarters. It is chiefly the members of the G. W. V. A. band who have so far mani- fested their interest in the project. | The garage which was built by the members of the local carpenters' union 'has been sold for $115. The garage was jthe object of much in- terest in the Labor Day parade, and as a result of the efforts of the car- penters $33 was turned over to the Red Cross Society. Hugh Ferguson, the popular see- retary of the Trades and Labor Council, is leaving on Friday night for Quebec to attend the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress, which will be held next week. ! HOME FROM OTTAWA FAIR. | | R. J. Bushell Secured Great Mare Amelian to Give Exhibition Herve, R. J. Bushell, the hustling manager of the Kingston Industrial Fair, is home from Ottawa, where he spent a couple of days seeing the sights at the exhibition, and alsc securing tips Tor his own fair, Mr. Bushell had a most important announcement to make, in that he has secured the mare Amelian,owned by Jette, and which has made such a sensation at the Ottawa fair. This will be an entirely new attraction for, Kingston. The mare puts on an ex-| hibition which has not been seen any | place outside of Ottawa. She races another horse without sulky or driver in record-breaking time. While at the Ottawa Fair on Thursday, Mr. Bushell was a guest of honor at the directors' luncheon, He war given a seat next to Sir George Foster, who was the speaker of the day. Henry B. Thomson, chairman of the Canada Food Board, was an- other ker. Mr. Bushell speaks very highly of She exhibits at the Ottawa exnibi- on. y + . Fuel Official Here : Although nol generally knows, it was learned on Friday morning that a representative from the fuel com- troller's office, Ottawa, spent a day or so inthe city this week cio over the conditions. Tae represen- tative invited a conference i local labor m®m, but rtunatel; the labor men did not get the if vitation in time to arrange for it. ------------------ PORTED ASHORE NCBENTS: OF THE DAY BELOW [LOCAL NOTES AND ITEMS OF | GENERAL INTEREST. i y Bippenings In the City and Vicinity { ~What the Merchants Offer to the] Readers of the Whig. Harry McLeod Orr has le Port Hope to attend Trinity School. Ernest A. Bartel, Inverary, son of W. D. Bartel, is pow in England with the Depot Battalion. Mr, and Mrs. W. D ary, are leaving for a visit John's, Que., for two weeks. Rev, H. W. Reede, Comber, former-| ly of Joyceville, has accepted a call to} a large Prebyterian church in New- | ark, N.J. { ft for} College | t | to St} Kingston ig certainly on her good | For the second time this the behavior week there 'was no session of police court on Friday morning. Now is the time lo Dave plano tuned. We carry two expert tuners and will assure entire satis- faction. C. W, Lindsay, Limited. R. J. Wilson, Toronto, was a visitor in Kingston on Thursday. lle former- ly resided here and is a brother of] Houghton Wilson, Clergy street. George W. Hudsen, formerly of this city, bas accepted an induction into the 1st Company, Eastern New York Coast Artillery Corps, and wil be stationed at Fort Totten, N.Y. While in New York, S. Roughton attended the convention of the Life Underwriters of North America Eight bundred delegates were at the banquet in the Waldorf Astoria. We will rent you a piano, and at end of six months if you feel lke purchasing igptrument we will al (ow the six months' rental on pur chase price, and arrange easy terms on halance. C. W. Lindsay, Limited. The H. W. Newman Electric Com- pany has been awarded the contract for the electric system in the new Barriefield barracks. This will in- clude the wiring of all of the build~ ings and furnishing the fixtures. The people are already conserv- ing gas, after the warning issued by the Utilities general manager through the Whig Beonomizing in {the use of gas will tide the gas de- partment through the fall and wint- er On Wednesday, Sept. 11th, at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Charles B. Boyle, Belleville, their eldest daugh- ter, Vera Helen, became the bride of Corpl. James Harold Wiskin, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R, Wiskin, King- ston. SERVICE CORPS AND DENTALS Po-morrow--Game Promises to be Feature of Season. To-morrow at three o'clock Ser- vice Corps and Dentals, winners and runners-up of the Military "Y" Baseball League, will hook up at the Cricket Field. This is the game that the fans have been waiting for. It would be nearly impossible to pick two teams as 'keen to battle and win as Serviee Corps and Dent- als, and Mr. Ward, of the "Y," who is arranging the bout, says that the game will be the season's best. 'Clash To Organize Mission Band. The Women's Missionary Society of Brock Street Methodist charch met or Thursday noon witan a larze attendance of intereste! mem- hors present. Two Dew 1 ames wars adi1ei to the roll. Ji was decidel to cegan'ee a mission ban! next Fri- day ¢fternoon, Ww.i1 Mrs. Douglas Pound as superintendent. A pro- SPETOUS YEAr Was repos «a wits We Want Big Busindss, Not big profits Saturday we of- ter dollar Lombard plums, with ten cents off for "cash and carry," at Carnovsky"s, "on the corner." AAA AAA AAAI (rrr Kingston's Famous Fur Store NEWEST IN COATS Our display of ladies' coats is one that all interested should see. We sell almost every kind of a winter coat a lady wears. We have some elegant plush coats, modelled on exactly the expensive THE | great reduction in ready-made cloth- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918. Bartel, Inver-} your | useless editions. Phone 919 TEXT BOOKS OF LATEST EDITIONS ONLY For Collegiate, Public and Separate Schouls and Business College Store Open Tonight Public and High School geography new edition. This will not be obtainable from publishers for two weeks. THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE Se Do not purchase old and i: Open Nights A big clearance hy AY tungs. Lengths, 2 to Saturday morning. WS RY Nobby styles White Silk Blouses . . 2040.2F nia, The Always "USTOLEN CAR RECOVERED. Was Fowid in Macdonald Park on Friday Morning. On Wednesday night an automo- bile, belonging to the city coal yard, of Gananoque, was left on Montreal street for a time, but when the party operating it came back the car was missing. The matter was reported to the police, but no tracq of the car was found until Friday morning, when Police Con- stable Tesslie (Clark located it in Macdonald Park and drove it to the 'police station Some 'person evi- dently had a good time with the car, but luckily it was not damaged. BICYOLISTS' MEETING. Club Organized at ¥.M.C.A. With En- thusiastic Following. An enthusiastic organization meet- ing of the Y.M.C.A. Bicycle Club was held in the association rooms on Thursday evening, with about thirty boys present. Plans for a fishing trip to Louchboro Lake on Saturday, Sept. 21st, with a shore dinner, were discussed and approved. The follow ing executive was appointed: A. E. Treadgold, honorary president; George R. Clark, president; F. J. Wil- son, vice-president, and Gordon Sweetman, secretary-treasurer. SNEAK THIEVES BUSY. Reports of Thefts Have Been Made | From Around Inverary. Sneak thieves have been busy around Inverary. A set of harness belonging to George Leatherland, which had been loaned to a friend for use at the air, was stolen, and two tires and a pair of rubber boots belonging to Harold Lyons. The thefts have been reported to the county police, and an investiga- tion. is being made. Great . Sale. : Clearing Prevost, Brock street, has made a ; gents' His orde clothing partment is as sale is to make room on, for fall and winter mnant in remnants goods including navy and black serge, gab- ardines, tweeds, novelties, etc. nants of silks in pailettes, poplins, Shan- 5 yards. Anticipate your needs and save money, as these are marked at about Half Price for oats--Coats Crepe de chene Blouses Special sale of Corsets; broken sizes; Newman & Shaw == | Alarm Clocks This Is Headquarters. We sell all makes of Ameri can alarm clocks. With reason. able caré they'll last for years. up. +ALL CLOCKS GUARANTEED SMITH BROS. Jewelers Lid. Opticians, Marriage Licenses, Diamonds. 350 King St. of dress Also rem- Hudson Seal Coats W. F. GOURDIER 78-80 Brock Street. Phone 700. hd .. .. .$16.50 up. co . . $3.95 up. ee. . $2.50 up. .98¢ Ahi A Aa Busy Store <D PPR And keep time and get you | LE a eg Lh i hhh eee IR E A Estate Drain Tile Drain those low gl tached dwelling oh s, side lands . and 5 make front entrance; Improye= them fit for -cultiva- ments, apd large garden, tion by using our going for $1850. Immedi- Clay Tile ate possession. ye rn |] adage tpt S. ANGLIN & C0. |} or" srsbor. sonssi wesmmeezen {EE Malin & Son Lamber Yards Bay and Wellington Streets, Sellers of Real Estate. Cor. Johnson and Division Sts. VT EZ Stores Week-End- Chocolates Regular Price 50c and 60c Ib. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 35¢ Pound Agents For Page and Shaw Chocolates ! § Mahood's Drug Store| BIsiB IE a

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