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Daily British Whig (1850), 29 Jun 1926, p. 7

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~ || HOUSES MUST BE IS FEET FROM STREET il (Continued from Page 1.) a -- VTENNIS RACQUETS . A communication from Margaret ll | Brophy, regarding the gals of lots, . "THE D ILY BR ------ R-- "It 1s on the Mist too," replied Ald, Price. Mayor Angrove drew the attention of the members of council to the fact that the Circlf Six ball team' was bringing a team hete to play on July . as the intention to have the §ame played ut the fair grounds, but the diamond was sadly if] Was referred to the Board of Works. | IP heed of attention, and he wanted i On the recommendation of | | Board of Works, permission Way to erect an electrical sign, and the same permission was granted the Hi Dainty restaurant. =----WE GUARANTEE QUR RACQUETS Council also decided, on the recom- mendation of the Board of Works, to R. UGLOW & CO. [tz ve = : a erect a metal awning. en his pro- perty at the corner of Princ and Barrie street. For the Home On the recommendation of 'the city solicitor, it was decided to pay R. 8. Walker, a claim for $10.75, for a broken spring on his auto bus. ; On motion of Alds. Dunphy and Boyd, it was decided to give permis- sion to the Checker Taxi Service, to Here you will find a | profusion of beauti- | ful articles, so dear to the heart of] every woman, whe- | ther it be to decorate |} the room or complete | transfer their gasoline 'putip from théir ° present premises on Clergy the setting of the din- ing table. Street, to their new building, eorner of Bagot and Brock street, the instal- Such a gift will be ap- preciated. lation to be under:thé supervision of > d Kinnear & d'Esterre the city engineer. JEWELLERS 168 PRINCESS STREET Protection is Needed. The question of having houses erected kept in uniform, has been discussed by the members of the Board of Works for some time, and as a result of this discussion, the Board recommended that an amend- ment be made to the city by-laws, providing that new houses erected, be not less than fifteen feet from the street line, in order to give pro- tection to the man who has already a house on the street, but after a good deal of discussion, it was de- cided to have the by-laws amended 80 that houses must be fifteen feet from the inside of the street line. On the recommendation of the property committee it was decided to have the oil portraits of Sir John Macdonald and Sir Christopher Hagerman, in Memorial Hall, re. touched by Mr. Loxton Rawbon, art restorer, Toronto, formerly of this city, for the sum of $550, the por- traits to be sent to Toronto, at the expense of the city, and insurance provided for the pictures while oiit of the city, On motion of Ald. Price, the coun- {| cll made a grant of $75 to Mr. Harry Coyle 'on compassionate terms." Mr. Coyle fell on a sidewalk some time ago, and sufféred a broken arm, Question of Band Concerts. Ald. Kent brought up the question of band concerts in the parks. He said that ng provision had been made for concerts, but that they were much enjoyed by the citizens. He moved, seconded by Ald. Holder, that the sum of $500 be provided for con- certs, "Did we make any rovision for § | these concerts in our b tt?" asked Ald. Milne, || "No, but the money will coms out of the fund for contingencies," re- '| plied Ald. Kept, . "I would suggest that a portion of fff this amount be devoted to putting | on a couple of community dances on the market square," said Mayor An- grove. "The people like these com- munity dances, and I think they are | 8 8ood thing and should be encourag- W. C. Cannon 284 PRINCESS PHONE 1448-w. Some people's minds Tesemble storehouses. and others are more like junk shops. ° - THE FINEST HARVEST TO0LS | Farmers are quick to pick out HARVEST TOOLS that are fine- iy Balanced and tempered right to cone ts mony TOOL to you fine quality in your needs for HAY FORK SECTION GU, RIVETS, FORK , Just becauss a map iz no better than he ought to be 1s fio sign that he fsn't worse. ; You will soon be thinking of COAL OTL STOVES. We recom. mend the PURITAN and the FLORENCE AUTOMATIC STOVES: wh oal Keeps Sowards WARDS COAL orice: McGALL'S AONE 155 'Phone 811. "Why not buy.a radio and put it on the market square too," suggest- ed Ald. Boyd. The motion of Alds. Kent and Holder to vote the sum of $500 was carried, with the understanding that the Mayor's suggestion regarding the | community dances on the market square be also carried out. Opening of Streets. Ald. Reid wanted to know - the cause for the delay in opening up Mack, Toronto and Macdonell streets. 'It had been decided to do this work i] some time ago, and people had bedn asking him why the work had not been carried on. ; Ald, Price, chairman of the Board of Works, stated that the question of expropriating the land required for the opening of the streets was now in the hands of the eity solleftor, and that the city engineer was also pre- paring the necessary plans. f "What about Couper street?" ask. od Ald. Allan, * . F. GOURDIER 76:80 BROCK STREET. | > granted the 'Canadian National Rail- | /006Y.to meet the needs. the | tO know it the couneil would sanction . was | {ie expenditure of a small sum of The coun- cil gave the necessary permission, and the Mayor, who is a great lover of all sports, was greatly pleased. His Worship stated that the baseball match would provide pleasure 'for citizens who did not have a car to make a triff. . Mayor Angrove presided at the méeting, and other members present were Alds. "Allan, Boyd, Bennett, Carson, Driscoll, Crowley, Dunphy, Holder, John Fife Johnston, J. E. Johnston, Hebert, Kidd, Kent, La- turney, Martin, Milne; McCartney, Price, Reid and Sargent. ACCIDENTAL DEATH VERDICT OF JURY Which Enquired Into the Kill ing by Explosion of C. R. McDonald. Lansdowne, June 29.--"We the coroner's jury find that Charles Ray- mond McDonald came to his death accidentally, while engaged in ex- cavating rock for the highway, by the premature explosion' of dyna- mite." ' The above verdict was arrived at by the coroner's jury which sat in the township hall, Lansdowne, on Monday evening for the purpose of hearing additional evidence in con- nection with the explosion which caused the death of Charles Ray- mond McDonald on Thursday afier- noon last. Arthur Webster, civil engineer of Toronto," an expert on explosives was present but he was unable to bring out any additional evidence in connection with the use of the ex- plosive. : Nathan MtKay, foreman, who was in charge of the dynamite in the quarry, but who Was unable to be present on Saturday, gave ~onsider- able evidence, but there was noth. ing in addition to that given by the other witnesess on Saturday. PRIESTS HAVE RETURNED. Fathers O'Rourke and Whalen at Eucharistic 5. Westport, June 28.--Mr. and Mrs. V. Taggart, Port Perry, are visiting friends in town, Mrs. Dool; Torongo, is visiting her Rarents; Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Wing. Miss Doris Aylan, Mont- real, is the guest of Rev, and Mrs. F. G. Strange. D. T, McCann, Sehrie- ber, is visiting Wis parents, Mr, and Mrs, James B. M¢Cann. James Gar- vin, Detroit, is visiting his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Garvin. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Black, Brock- ville, spent the past week with Mr, and Mrs. W. Begley. Rev. Father O'Rourke and Rev. Father Whelan, Bedford, returned home after at- tending the sessions of the Eucharis- tic Congress in Chicago. Mr, Ernest Barker and Master Allen, Grand Val- ley, visited a few days with Mrs. J. J. Dier. Mrs. J. Nolan, Brockville, is visiting her sistev, Mrs. Felix Mec- Nally. Mrs. L. Bissell, Viking, Alta., is the guest of 'Mr. and Mrs. J, F. MeGuire. A v Mr. and Mts, Merril Hare and Iit- tle daughter, North Augusta, and Miss Lola Dier, Newboro, spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs, R, Prevost. Misses Minnie McCann: and Mary Elizabeth McCann, Tonis, Michigan, is visiting friends in town. Mrs. James O'Hara, Kathleen and Rita, motored to Kingston, on Satur. day last, and spent the week-end with Francis O'Hara, who is attend- ing the Notre Dame Convent. Am- brose Mulville, of the Detroit, or lege of; Pharmacy, was one e gt ot students to receive his de- gree at the June examinations with honors, 3; 1 WATTS.AN0 WEDDING DOWN IN GANANOQUE anual Quting . of Firemen. Gananoque, June 29. At St. John's Presbytery at 8.30 yesterday morning, Violet, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Amo, Charles Street, became the bride of Albert Watts, son of Mr, and Mrs, Stephen Watts, Kingston. Rev. G. T. Martin officiated. The bride looked very lovely in a gown of perwinkle blue with hat to match and carried a bouquet of orange blossoms and peonies. The bridesmaid, Miss Kathryne Donohue, Kingston, also gowned in blue, and carried a bouquet of sweetheart roses. Meehan Amo, brother of the bride was groomsman, After the Ceremony a dainty dejeuner was ser- ved at the home of the bride's par- ents. Among the out-of-town guests were Miss 'B. Shaw, Miss W, Watts, Miss Rita LeBlanc, Charles Logue and Mrs. Sargent, Kingston. The bride is a graduate of the Hotel Dieu, and both have many friends in Gananoque and Kingston, who ex- tend their best wishes for a bright and happy future. They will take up residence in' Kingston. Ray Hawke spent the week-end in Ottawa with Mr, and Mrs. Ford Gillespie. Ralph Scott, Lloyd Halpenny and Wesley Beatty are leaving to-day on & motor trip through the Niagara Fruit District, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston, Mrs. Wilfrid Wilson and little son, Brewer's Mills, were guests of Mr. and Mrs, H. Lynn at the week-end. Mrs. E. Scott returned home with them Sunday, and will spend the next» few weeks at Brower's Mills. Mrs. Nellie O'Neill, Rudolphe La- Riviere and the Misses Leanore and Betty LaRiviere, Evansville, Indiana, have arrived here to spend the nex: couple of months, Mrs. Bessie La. Riviere will came in August for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Skinner are enjoying a motor trip on the other side and will visit Clifton Springs and Johnstown, N.Y. Mr. Skinner will return in a few days, but Mrs. Skinner will be gone for several weeks. : W. T. Sampson Jones in the = Golf Championship Tournament in England. He invest. ed five pounds; sterling and his win- nings will amount to about $400. Mr, Sampson picked the winner from a list of 17 contestants. Miss Alma Sinclair and Miss Freda Sinclair were at. Chatean Laurier, Ottawa, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. E. 8, Byers and little Nancy were guests of Mayor and Mrs. Graham, Belleville, over the week-end. The futieral of the late James Dempster took day afternoon and was tended. The local firemen had their an- nual outing at the week-end and motored to Ottawa for the occasion. Councillor Bob Sinclair, chairman of the fire committees, went along toy chaperon them, A backed Bobby Mrs, Place ester. largelr at. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONVENTION I$ HELD ia By Township of Leeds and Gananoque In the Olivet United Church, He Gatanoque, June 28.--The annual Religious Education Convention of the township of Leeds and Ganano- Que was held fu the Olivet United Church, on the Seeley's Bay pastoral charge, on Monday, June 21st. There was a splendid attendance of dele- Baths and friends from most of the church schools within the constity. ency at both aftermoon and evening sessions, and all in attendance were quite enthusiastic in comment on the very fine and profitable time 'enjoy- ed, Much of the success is due to the splendid work of the .refiring president, Mr. G. N. , to whom the convention expressed in a fitting resolution its unbounded ap- preciation. Mr. Bracken fs the sup- erintendent of the church schoo! at the Olivet United Church, ne ot the was [To with grey hat A NEW AND BETTER SHEATHING "BUILD.FOR WARMTH" Will commence Sunday, "Phone 316, Good health demands such recrea- ton. Your enjoyment depends on the smartness of your lawn and Chairs, Arm Rockers, Lawn Seats and Hammo Couches, four passen- Ser Swings, Porch Shades, Grass Mats, y ; ¢ SEE SIMMONS' SPECIAL HAMMO SWINGS, $25.00 COMPLETE. ne JAMES REID "Phoue 147 for § THE LEADING FUNERAL SERVICE, BUS FOR OATARAQUI ETERY April leaving at 2 p.m, ins" Live Queen Street. | | 25th, Focal and 384 DI long distonce, All Motor Tucks with H, L. BRYANT vision Street, AS CONTAIN NO NARCOTICS Missionary, Mrs. T. J. Pritchard: Temperance, Rev. H. 8. Cooke. Next year's Grass United Churoh, Gananoque, FUNERAL OF VICTIM OF The Late Charles Raymond Lansdowne, of Charles Raymond McDonald, only son of Mr. and Mrs. ald, of Lansdowne, whose death took place on Thursday noon, by the premature explosion of a charge of dynamite, took place on Saturday. Deceased was eight years old. 'The large number of floral and spiritual offerings which rested on the casket, tributes of sympathy. parents, who are left to mourn a de- voted son, are two sisters, Mrs. Ln. tonla Vincent, Gananoque, and Miss Marcella, at home. The service was held on Saturday ow convention goes to -------------- DYNAMITE EXPLOSION | Modey, MoDonald Is Deeply Mourned, Si June 28.--The funeral Frank Charles McDon- tragic after. twenty were silent Besides his Donald, Judge, Mr. and Mrs. morning to St. where a salemn celebrated by The church was The bearers were fin, Vincent Donevan, Rev. Fat filled to the Messrs. Donal Harold Mi Gerald Flood. took place in St. Patrick's comet Those from a distance who atten: ed the 3 funeral we Giffin Mr, Danie} and C. J Cleve Leeder, Toledo; Mr. and Donald Brockville; Mr. Charles 0 Kingston; Harold McDonald, and Miss garet McDonald, Card i M garet Elliot, Watertown, and Mrs. Arthur Slack, Moses Kavanagh, Charles Slack and sons, Charl Mr. and Mrs. James Lappan, Frank Slack, Lyn. 2 Daniel -------------- Miss Rath Huffman, BA, ville, has been engaged as classics and moderns in' the high school to fill tie vacancy ed by the resignation of is M. Rhodes, B.A: i Xu Miss

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