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Daily British Whig (1850), 10 Jul 1924, p. 7

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Gummed Fruit Jar Labels Neatly printed and well gummed. They save time when canning and pre- serving. PRICE 10 CENTS. R. Uglow & Co. Before placing your order for || a Monument, or having Letter | ing done in cemetery SEE | J. E.Mullen 857 Frontenac St., Kingston 'Phone 1417. Hard Wood Choice Body Hardwood. Soft Mixed Wood. Shas, Dedurs 4 Son mt Dr. Waugh DENTIST 108 Wellington St. Phone sid Attention KINNEAR & - AESTERRE Have moved to their new store, 168 PRINCESS ST. (Next to Laidlaw's) Blackstone: "No matter where he | goes he always gets credit." | Webster: "Yes, But he never goes to the same place twice!" --E. H. D. Meant Business, A burly negro entered a hardware store with "blood in his eye." "Ah wants a razor," he roared at the clerk. J "Do you want a safety asked the clerk, politely. | "Naw," sald the customer, "Ah wants one ob de mos' dangerous rahzers what yo' got!" --Little Bill. razor?" Comparatively Speaking. Molecules add atoms May be rated very small: But they can't compare, on Friday's With my bankroll at all! --Alex D. Wiemer. A Fable. It was a dark, gloomy night, and the road was lonely, Bang! | A tire had blown out. The heart of the man was very black, and he swore. and lonely than the first. | Bang! A tire had blown out. The heart of the same man was filled with joy and he grinned into the night. He had his girl with him. VERSES AND REVERSES. By Samuel Hoffenstein. | 1 [ The camel has an ugly hump, | As if he fell and got a bump. | 11 | {A fly upon a sleeper's nose | Is like a thorn upon a rose. { II The hoptoad hops, the serpent crawls The eagle flies, the waterfalls. 1v I love to" sleep, I love to shirk, While better men go off to work. Vv | The apples on the branch so high | Will sink at last to apple-pie, VI x | The sun it has such ample light The moon can borrow it at night, | fr-- x 'PHONES 22879---923W. 5 + nn $ | Et, BRICK, STONE, PLASTERING AND TILE SETTING DOUGLAS & McILQUHAM CONTR JOBBING WOR: A SPECIALTY. TORS 400 ALBERT STREET FRUIT ~~ JARS We have all sizes in stock, lowest i i. prices. Also Glass Tops, Rubber Rings, Zinc Tops. Stone Crocks for Butter and Eggs. "Phone orders filled promptly, Crockery China | Robertson's Limit 73 Princess St. Laas Glassware 4 e Canvas Footwear SPORT AND OUTING SHO ~ Ouwr stock of White Footwear . the styles that fashion approves -- dals, Straps and Oxfords, in the eatures in San- most at- tractive patterns and on the new Popular lasts. -- Summer-time Footwear for all occasions ~--for business, for sport and for dress, ed | And 'spite of all the moon can bor- row, There still is sunlight for tomorrow. The Modern Mothers. Robert: "What would your mother say if she caught you smoking?" Collean: "She'd swear I was steal- ing her cigarettes again!" --Louise Benda. Fitting. "What excuse do you offer for call- ing your husband a 'mule'?" "Well, he's stubborn, and he's al- ways kicking about something." --Harry J. Williams. The Fair Reward. The cash I spend with thee, heart, , Is like a string of pearls to me; I count it over, every coin apart, My salary, my sal-a-ry! --Emily C. Hatton. dear Church News. "Well, darling, what did you see at church to-day?" a little three-year old was asked after her first visit to a real church gervice. 'Oh muvver, I saw de funniest thing--dere was a man dat said his prayers and den he didn't go to bed." --Frances Minot. The female of the species is sus picious of the male. ---- Innings and Outings, ~ His office hours were on his door, He kept them? Yes--Iike fun! He golfed the while that lying sign Read: "In from ten to one." At last there came a client Who did not swear or pout, But underneath those hopeful words wrote: "Ten to one you're out!" ---Sarah Redington. DRY RED FLUTTERINGS As Reported = By Jay B. Iden. Ezra Pingle, of Clover Leaf Farm, who keeps summer boarders, was leaning on the front fence talking to a new arrival the other day, when out in the meadow near the river a young man clad in a bathing suit leaped high in the air and detoured to the ground, his outstretched arms lending considerable grace to his movements. When he touched earth again his rebound was magnificient, Then, Itke an excited fawn, he leaped and ran across the meadow. where he ended his exhibition with g most beautiful dive over the alder bushes into the river. "Interpretive dancer?" asked ths Dew boarder. } "Nope, bumble bees," said Ezra gle, A Mountain Mush. I love the mountains, you too, John dear, The craggy cliffs, the streams so clear, The sea-coast views, don't think ms drifty,-- \ Please sign a check and send me itty. + ==J. L. Barry. ---- Speed. Jones: "Did the Cop pick Smith 1 Up when he was speeding?" It was another night, more gloomy | Officer: "No, the Doctor picked him up after he quit speeding." --J. Clyde Thomas. (Copyright 1924. Reproduction Forbidden.) Readers are requested to contri- bute. AH humor: epigrams (or humorous :.oitoes), jokes, anec- dotes, poetry. burlesques, satires, and bright sayings of children, must be original and unpublished. Ac- cepted material will be paid for at from $1.00 to $10.00 per contribution; from 26c. to $1.00 per line for poetry according to the character and value of the contribution, as determined by the Editor of "The Fun Shop." All manuscripts must be waltten on one side of the paper only,,shouid bear name of this newspaper, should be addressed to Fun Shop Headquarters, 110 West 40th Street, New York City. Unaccepted contri- butions cannot be returned. ee. GANANOQUE July 10.--One of the prettiest weddings seen in Gananoque for a long time was that solemnized in St. Andrew's Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon at 3.30 by Rev. C E. Kidd, when Hazel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson Haig, be- came the bride of Joseph Homer Shaw, Perth. The church was beautifully deco- rated with daisies, ferns and wild roses. The bride, who was given away by her father, was exquisitely gowned in white plaited georgette and radium lace, her veil being caught with sweetheart rose-buds. She carried a bouquet of roses. The bridesmaids were sisters of the bride and groom, Miss Orma Haig and Miss Shaw, who wore lovely gowns of turquoise blue georgette anid honey- dew georgette with large picture hats to match. Their bouquets were sweet peas. The groomsman was Hillls Moulton, Perth, and the ushers were Messrs. Ford Halg and Allen Ewart, Perth, During the signing of the regis- ter, the choir sang "O Perfect Love." Miss Fairbrother presided at the or- Ban. After a dainty dejeuner at the home of the bride, the happy couple left by motor for the Adiron- dacks to spend their honeymoon, af- ter which they will take up residence in Perth. J The annual meeting of the Ganan- oque Golf and Country Club took place Tuesday afternoon when the following officers were elected. Hon- orary presidents, Dr. Nichol, Mr. Sargent and T. Chambers Reid; pre- sident, W. T. Sampson; secretary, W. B. Mudie; vice-president, Dr. J. T. Rogers; Captain, L. 8. Barr. The directors include A. W. Taylor, 8. C. Taylor, Dr. C. H. Bird, J. H. Samp- sen, F. J. Skinner, George R. Webb, F. W. Bell, Lindsay Barr and D. Ford Jones. Chairmen of the vari- ous committees are: Property, 8. C. Taylor; house, Dr, L. R. Stedman; greens, J. S. Hargraft; handicap, L. S. Barr; match, Garfield Hood. The secretary reported a membership of 125 playing members and 25 non- playing members. Redmond Nalon, Rochester, N.Y., is visiting his parents on North street, Mrs. Ranald MacDofiald has re- turned from Montreal after a couple of months' visit there with™ her daughters, Misses Betty and Helen. Miss Mildred Woods of the Par- mwenter and Bulloch staff has return- ed after a couple of weeks' vacation with friends in Toronto and Beaver- ton. Everett Earle of the Bell Tele- phone Company, Cornwall, is in town. Miss Bessie Gratton, Kingston, who has been spending the past week Here with friends has returned bome. y Jack Sophie, Rochester, is spend- ing his vacation here with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sophie, Princess street. ---------- Lawn Social and Dance ° Will be held in Fair's Grove, Glenburnie, Friday, July 11th. Dane- ing from 8.30 to 12.30 standard time. Roy J. Harvey, B.A.Sc., Toronto, has been awarded a Dominion schol- arship at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, Eng. The award is of the value of £300. PICTON NEWS BUDGET Boys Can Identify Man Who Stole Money From Two Houses. Picton, July 9.--Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Wil- bur Turnbull motored to Toronto and spent over the week-end returnin on Monday night. : The provincial secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance preached in the Methodist church here on Sunday morning and in the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening. The Oshawa police are now look- ing for one William Risman, an Austrian, who escaped from Picton jail 'and escaped wm a stolen auto a short time ago. Two houses were entered in that city while the occu- pants slept and about thirty-fiye do!- lars in money taken. Boys who saw the intruder were able to furnish the Police with a description of the man which tallies with that of Kusman. is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. D. B. Christie. Strawberries are very plentiful, selling freely at three boxes for 25 cenfs, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene motored from Toronto Shannon to visit friends in town and county. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Patterson are In Kingston where Mr. Patterson is undergoing treatment at the General Hospital, . Mrs. Thomas Fleury is visiting friends in Lindsay for a couple of weeks. Miss Catharine Tobey is spending school holidays in Cleveland. Mrs. Joseph Welsh, of Peterboro, returned to her home on Tuesday after spending a couple of weeks with friends in Picton. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rowland, of Kingston, were recent guests with Mrs. ,Rowland"s brother, Charles North and Mrs. North. Miss Pauline Vipond is spending holidays in Toronto. Miss Vipond will have charge of the senior room of the new school being built at Cherry Valley in the fall. Mrs. Lloyd Gerow and family and Mrs, Lockwood and family are camp- ing at Hickory Park for the summer. The W.M.S. monthly meeting will be held to-day in the Sunday school room of the Methodist church, the programme being in charge of the Mite-box Committee. Mrs. D. Robertson and children of Montreal are spending several weeks at Shore Acres, West Lake. Ralph Valleau has bought the Lome of the late W. B. Saunders, High Shore Road. Miss Orpha Noble, of Syracuse, N.Y, is spending holidays with the Misses Lillian and Daisy Noble, Prospect avenue. Percy Shorey, of the Belleville high school staff, is holidaying with his parents, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Shorey at the McMullen home, Main street west. i Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Ryckman, Grand Rapids, Mich., are visiting friends in town and county. Mrs. (Rev.) E. Tennant and daughter, of Ottawa, came to town to call on their old friend Miss Mary Post, one day this week, A. G. Waghorn spent a few days in Picton recently. He was en route to Toronto from Watertown, to move his family to the latter city where he has taken a new position, Broadcasting Market Prices Appreciated by the Farmers The broadcasting of the Kingston market prices by radio is being greatly appreciated by farmers throughout the 'district, A farmer named Johnston, living at Moscow, reported to the Whig on Wednesday, that he had received the local market reports over the radio and that he greatly appreciated the Information. Other' farmers through- out the district have also received the prices over the radio. : The market reports are being broadcasted as a result of the action taken by R. J. Bushell. The latter had a conference with J. C. Stewart, of the live stock department at Ot- tawa, who was in the city recently, and as a result Market Clerk Wilson Reginald N. Hickson, of Chicago, ! Springs. THE LEADING UNDERTAKER. rm is sending the prices to Ottawa each week and from the Capital they are being sent out. ------------------ WAS OPERATED ON. James Heffernan Is Making Fine Charleston, June 7.--T. Heffernan received a message on Saturday morn- iag, trom Cobalt, saying his son, James, had an operation on Friday evening for acute appendicitis. A later despatch said he was getting along as well as could be expected. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Wilson, who were on their wedding trip to New York, arrived here on Friday and are at the Harbor View Hotel with the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Hal- liday. Walter Woods has returned from Utica, N.Y., and is going to War- burton this week to assist W. Vande- burg in the cheese factory. Mrs. Leonard Halliday and little daughter, Chlerera, are spending a few days in Brockville. The football team went to Kemptville on Friday to play with the Kemptville team, but no game was played, as Kemptville would not put their team on the field. Miss - Edith Green, B.A. eacher at Burlington Beach, is spend- Men's Crepe Sole Sport Oxfords The Crepe Rubber Soles--made of pure Latex, are not only nearly indestructible, but light and buoyant, under foot, as well. $7.00 and $7.50 ABERNETHY'S SHOE STORE KINGSTON'S BIGGEST HOME F URNISHERS REED FURNITURE FOR THE HOME AT REID'S ~--ATTRACTIVE AND DURABLE Why not get ready for the warm weather that will soon be here by Also full line of Porch and Lawn Furniture, Hammo Couches and JAMES REID 'PHONE 147 FOR SERVICE. ing a few days with Mrs. Harry Webs- ter. Miss Maggie McAvoy is engaged to teach our school for another year. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley,. who were recently married in Detroit, is with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Spence, and will remain for a month or so before leaving for their home in Cleveland, Ohio. A miscel- laneous shower 1s being held at the home of Miss Eliza Beale on Tuesday afternoon for her. Miss Marjory Godkin has taken the Oak Leaf school for the coming year. | Miss Godkin has purchased a new car. -------- Had Her Arm Broken. Peggy, aged seven years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mcintyre, Brockville, was playing on a teeter with other children at Bay View and falling from it her left arm struck' a rock with the result that it was broken at the elbow. ------------ Hon. Thomae A. Low, Minister of Trade and Commerce, who had a ser- fous illness a few weeks ago for f Great Britain, to seek rest and a re- covery of health. Canadian apple prospects are ini- proved. Ale oC \ a A Rill = Conor le el NAVY CUT CIGARETTES a . cents A little higher in price, but -- what a wonderful difference a.few

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