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Daily British Whig (1850), 31 Dec 1924, p. 9

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d ; Cnr Rpt dep ww riz 2; Pa HRS, Central Taxi Service 28c 30 WI pwrls af chp, Outer Dopos | Driving Job ..... 82.00 por hour THE DAILY BRITISH WHIC REVIEW OF LEADING EVENTS IN " KINGSTON DURING YEAR 1924 farewell in Queen street church and Sunday school. = July. 1-<Richard Vanalstyne acotdental- ly dowaed near bis cottage on the Rideau. January. © 1--Death of Mrs. Heary Mooers. 3~~Rotary Club opens shoe and stocking fund. $--Jos 1s being made at the Harty Arena. &--Four hundred men working on repairs to steamers, §~--'Regd" Ryan, who escaped from the "Pen" arrives in Toromto. §--TFour degrees below sero, Wind dew forty-six miles an hour, 7---Rev. Frank Ssunders takes over pastorate of Calvary Ce! chureh. ' jaa 2a Y. Mills elected president jot the Kingston Kiwanis Club, "Red" Rytn Dack in the 10--Tastern Ontario Dairymen's the dairy of the Board of Education. 13--T. J. Rigney, K.C., appointed crown prosecutor in the case of Sid ney Murrell, charged with murder at London. 13---Juspector Stuart points out "| great need of new school. 14-=Chalmeérs church gave $5,300 for mission purposes during the yoar, 15--Rt. Jie, Sir Raber I Jor den appointed or o! en's University, 18--¥ire and light committee calls for tehders for motor pump. 17-Death of ¢ M. Macdonnell, KC 18), C, Reynolds opens a law office In Kingston. $1--Death of James R. Henderson, grocer, 323--David Gemmill, resve of Palmerston and Canonto, elected warden of Frontenaes county, 26--Thermometer showed 24 de. grees below sero, 37--Father Hanley bids farewell to congregation of Bt. Mary's eath- edral. 28---Death of Rev. W, T. Wilkins, clerk of the Kingston presbytery meny years, 29-G. Y. Chown estate donates milk trust building to the city for a library, 80--XKingston exports to the Unit: ed States more than double in 1923. $1---Death of Frederick Orosler, of Crosler, Hanson & Edgar, dn February. 1--Bransby Williams, celebrated English actor, addressed the King ston Rotary Club, ' 2~Death of Dr. J, J, New York, S--Rev, Fethor Hanley 2 Henna in Association, B--R/C.H, stables damaged by fire. 6--Turnkeys have to shovel snow #t the county jail as there are no prisoners 7H. B. D. Ashiord pit of the United Ohuyeh at Ports. mouth, 9--Rotary Club holds tather and dsughter rir a -- 13--Rev. Dr, Pidgeon = presents Jose for churk union at Cooke's | 1 oil . : 17--Dance hall action is urged in resigns pul plans to motorise the last plece of | horse 08. ¢ apparat " im 12--Queen's decides to build new skating arens, 13--Finance committee fixes tax rate at 33 milly as the general rate and one mill for garbage. 14--Board of Education bands over management of the civie play- grounds to the city. 15--Net debt of Kingston shown to be a little over a million dollars, 16--Busy season in the building trade. ' 30-----Petition circulated for a re- prieve for "Slim™ Williams. 26----Death of Lieut.-Col, Austin Scroggie, D.8.0.. M.C. 27--loe in the harbor well broken up. James ---- April. 1--Contract awarded to P, H. Se- cord & Sous, Brantford, for erection ot clinic bullding'at Kingston Gen- eral Hospital. 3--Historical pageant decided on for the Kingston, Industrial fair, 4~--~Farmers are warned over the low dairy prices. §--"Al" Davis presented with American flag at New York Rotary Club for the Kingston club. 6--F. J. Wilson resigns position of general secretary of the Y.M.C.A, 7--Utilitles commission makes re- duction in rates for slectricity, 10~--Banquet tendered MH. A. To. field by leading citizens on account of his taking position of manager of Bank of Montreal at Belleville. 11-Congregation of Chalmers church tenders reception to their new pastor, Rev, G. A, Brown and Mra. Brown, 14--City couneil renis office in city buildings to the Ontario govern- ment liguor vendors. ! 15~~City health committee de. cides on "clean up" week for the city, 16----"Billy" Hughes will coach Queen's football team again . this year, 884A, N. Lyster elected president of the Kingston Rotary Club., 24--Two hundred Kingstonians join chureh union deputation to Ot- tawa. . - 26--8oldiers' Civil Ré-Establish- ment offices established in the post office. Hh 28---Locomotive Works received an order from the Canadian National | Railway for six mountain type loco. motives and two large Vanderbilt tanks. : 39H. W. Newman elected pre- sident of Queen's Lawn Bowling | Club, . NEL 31--Boys' choir of Vitoria school goes to Toronto to take part in musical festival. May. 1-----Boys' choir 1daves to take part in festival at Toronto. Now pumping engine for fire | Belleville, 1 §~ Two bumes on Alfred street department arrives and goes and (wo on Brock entered by ber- through first tests, Dr John - Wat _glars during the aight. s0R anmnoudces retirement from| O----1°% W. H. Raney takes over Queen's after §2 years of service. (POY O73te of Queen street church. 8--Aunounced that Glasgow Uni.| A 1i---Quest's summer school regi- versity will confer 'honorary degree S.retion reaches 437. on Principal! R. Bruce Taylor. 15---Whig, carvies exclusive story 9--6ir Adam Beck opens new [of $300,000 grant to Kingston Gene Utilities offices and addressed large °™ Hopital by estate of lets C. 8. gathering in city buildings. Campbell, Montreal. 11---George Jackson, aged eight,| Z0--Hody of Philp Delore found died as result of being hit by moter! /® Tetaraqui Creek near Bath Road, car at corner of Alfred and Jenkin | Sle] Nosh, peaiteatiary Mn. streets. mais, dove from cell gallery to con- 12.--Drive for $100,000 for Regt- [crete floor forty feet below and was opolis College is started. instantly killed, 17--1.0.D.E. Cenotaph unvelled| 2 Brown's house . near in. Macdonald Park, Kingrton Junction destroyed hy fire, 20--Bishop Bldwell delivers] 22---Porcupine tavaded Upper Earl stirring charge to Synod of Ontario. [otreel' snd caused small-sized hunt, 82--8ixty-four new doctors on! Si~--After three days body of man gradusilon lists of Queen's Medical Picked up on shoréd of Point Fred- College. jariok identified ae thet of George 25--Rev. G. R. Calvert, Kingston Palmer, ¢hoemaker, boy jugt ordained, preaches in St.! 38--Codur Island handed over as James" church {government park through efforts of 26--Assoclaled Commission, of Kingston Board of Trade. Chemists of the Honorary Advisory! 31---Hotel Dieu Feports every bed Cotinecil for Scientific and Industrial taken and long wating Met, an un- Research go into session at Gordon juswat condition for this time of year, Hall. -- 87--Gas price in Kingston re- duced, William Keely, Wolte Is-|{ 1 land farmer, d ed when he fell § out of boat ra Vincent. ' August, ton is made ddetriot head- for the Bell Telophove Com- from Cape pany and A. J. Evans succeeds W. A. © 1G, Spriggs es manager, 31----Announeement made that! ¢--Announcement that tox rate of Kingston Health Association will Kingston township fs reduced eleven take over and operate Mowat Me- mills, morial Hospital. | $--Terrible electric storm causes Sati dening damage in city and dis A | June. / | 9==Oity council rejects datest hotel 1--Rotary Club holds community Proposition at speci! meeting. service in Wilton Methodist church.! 10--Queen's old medical building 3--Kiwanis opens with a bang at "hilly deuiroyed by fire. the Armouries, 11--M. J, Kemmedy retires from 4--Minister and deputy minister inEston penitentiary after fdty-two of highways for Ontario \ confer 7°85 of service. . Hurry Whalley with Frontenac councll on paying Sixes from county jafl by scaling the provincial highway account. . 6--&8earch Is being made for Bil-| 13--Mr. and Mm, J. P. Treneer He Hughes, wanted as trainer for %clebrats golien wedding. the Canadian Olympic team, | 14.~--Robent Gamble, Morton, in 8B. B, Edwards garage on Mon- (Serious conditicn in general Rospitel treal street by fire, jae attack by two men. Tames Bragieqrey, after stir-! 18 Portsmouth council fixes (us ring address In his own defence, Mite as forty mills for pubMe soloed acquitted on charge of obtaining supperters and forty-four for copar- money under false pretenses in Oso ate school supporters. township. 31--Paity of Buglish geologists 15--R.M.C. memorial arch unveil- St0p here to study rook formations ed in presence OF vast assemblage. of district. Kiwanis 17---Many visitors reported at attracts the U.E.L. commemoration at B~--Mrs. M. A. Aesselstine, 136 Alfred street, 'one hundred years semted to oity old, ing at Gemoral Hoophta "gels. taste of pos-| tai workers' strike, Septomber. 3---Recomm tions of Auditor] 2--Biggest locomotive Muir to Kingston township coupeil British Empire leaves the made public, L, Martin's ofgar tive Works. store 'gutted by five, 3--Kingston baseball 24--PFinding of body of infant in protest water below LaSalle causeway leads | to investigation, 30-Dr. W. 5 Lone | in ¢he Locome- team - lost entered by Peterboro club. 6--The Hockenbury system agk- 'ed to make survey in Kingston to makes advise possibility (! building a hotel, T--Kingston Circle Six baseball dean oot wt Peterboro by eleven to 9--Kingston Ministerial .Assocls- tion passes strong resolution en- ed 13---Seventy| per ceit. of KC.I eg pass departmental examine 15--Kingston Industrial Exhibh | tion opened to-day. 16--Thomas Smith, Biginburg, injured at fair grounds as a result of discharge from gun. ot fair to-day 17--Attendance largest on record. 19--C, N. R, freight train jump- ed tracks at Collin's Bay, but no | one was hurt. : 20--Charles Burley, Bath, died In motor car while on way to King- ston. $4.--~Col. G. Hunter Ogilvie ap- pointed Sergeant-at-Arms in Ontario Legidlature, October, 1--Dr. Hendry Conuell and Dr. R. R. Richards left for overseas on medical research work. ¢--Fire destroyed some boats and | boat houses near C. P, R, round house. 6--Work on Jock Harty arena be- ing rushed along for opening on Dec, 15th, T--=Driver Watts, . R.C.H.A, suf- fered fractured skull as fesult of kick from a horge. | 8--F, J. Grade; appointed la. crosse coach st West Poim Academy. 16--Dr. J. C. Connell, re-elected predident of Kingston Health As- sociation, 17--8lir Robert Borden {installed as Chancellor of Queen's University 18--Queen'y defeated "Varsity by § to 3 in Senior rugby contest. 22--James Sprott, Bastern On- tario Dairy School, won first prise at deiry show in England. 23---Kiongston voted in favor of Government Control, by 1434 ma- jority, 25---~Queen's defeated McGill by 13 to 8, 2 30--G.W.V.A. say good-bye te Dr, Voluhe who has been president for some time, . 31--Michesl J. Kennedy més senger at penitentiary for ha a century received present from staff. November, 1--Miss Edith Agherott, daughter «| of Dr. R. Ashcroft, wine $1,000 for best ice cream slogan. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Robérts _{ and two children killed By C. N. R. near Findlay Station. §--H. C. Nickle eleciéd chairmen of Hoard of Governors of Kingston Genera! Hoeplital. 6--Council decides to sell by gue- tion spaces on market, 11+-Mre. George Rois eiscted president of the Alumase of Queen's University. Queed's win third Intérs colleglate championship by dotest. ing 'Varsity 14-13 on Saturday, 13--Queen's Athletic Nodrd de cides to play the Queen's Tiger game fn Toronto, 17--~Thermbmeter drops to 10 de- grées above zero. : 18-~Raev. Dr. R. H. Bell of Syden- ham street chiireh celled to Win. nipes. 21-~County Council asks for bets ter protection for crossing at Findley Station. ' 24--T, B: Angrove and Dr, C. CO, Naéh nomitiatéd dd mayordlity caddl- dates 26--Miss 'Mergeret and Mery Morrison die #5 a result of drinking says that there is no extra electric power fn sight Tor Kingston. wards nominated Boxes 'of Chocolates AT REDUCED PRICES. a weekend 00 packages fer seen

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