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) 5 he LEAGUE STANDING - Ey ------ Ee - E ---------- om Vol. XV No. 4 $1.00 a year in Ad ance Baseball in Ru$sell Casselman Races the city. PH iH PERSONALS Ee & ; The races held at Casselman on Rev. Mr. Jones visited Edwards Cochrane and McKay are in the, market for the purchase of any quantity of wool for which the highest price will be paid. B. W. Murray will ders up to Tuesday, June 29th, the erection of a brick veneer store the of Castore and! Broadway Sts. Plans and speci cations can be seen at Mr. Murrays. receive ten- for on corner The work meeting of the Cross Society will be held in the Foresters' Hall next Tuesday even- from 6:30 till The meetings will be held weekly in future on Tuesdays from 6:30 till 9 o'clock, p. m. ing nine. - Wanted immidiately by C. F. McArthurs Limited ten tons of wool for which we will pay forty v "| tions to enlist cents per pound in trade. Hon. Chas. Murphy has written stating he will be pleased to comply with the invitation extended to be present at the celebration to be field in Russell on July 1st. B. W. Murray has started excav- ating for the cellar of his new Hard- ware store and tin shop an the site lately occupied by R. B. Steurns. Wyatt Bros. of Dalmeny the well known horse breeders lost a very vauable clydssdale Stallion « on' Mcnday he was of ly sick for™ days and was valued ar $1500 insurance, The Kingston old boys Associa- tion of Ottawa held an excursion to Kingston last week among those who attended from Russell were Mrs. Dr. Macdougal and Misses Dorothy and Annie Macdougal Alvira Young, Effie Holmes Lor- ain Morris, Mrs. C. E. McCafirey and Mr. Edgar Young. The party yisited Barriefield Training Camp saw all the sights in the old Lime- stone city and report a very enjoy- able trip. Mrs. Muckelstone at Mr. Gormley's on Friday after- noon. will receive Mrs. Wm, Young who is leaving for England offers for sale a Kitch- en cabinet Morris chair Couchbed and several other articles all in good condition which must be sold. W. H. Magwood C. E, of Corn- wall was in Russell on Monday on his way to Osgoode where he has a number of Drainage schemes under way for the Township Council. . Wm. Porteous of Kenmore was a caller at the Leader Office on' door but broke the glass turning! Saturday. Result of the test for a two year old Holstein heifer May Cornucopia Pauline for twelve months owned by Allen Stevenson Russell. Lbs. of milk Jan........ 648.01 _ Feb........ 401.06 Mar, 1914.. 85.00 Mar 1915.. 278.06 Apr........ 973,01 May...... . 1023.01 June ....... 1176.03 July ....... 1130.03 Aug........ 1149.06 Sept. «0... 995.08 Oct........ 1021.08 Nov ...v0ee 849.07 Dec........ 706.16 "arm while attending a barn . pe surrounding towns, fi) chown as the Kingston district. avid Stearns of Marvelville had the misfortune to-fall 2nd break his rais- ing tf Robert Wades on Friday. new battalion to be known as 5 at Ottawa and is to be from Ottawa in what is Captain A. H. Thoburn who has Red | been appointed recruiting officer, will visit Russell in the near future | wit ffigA~\ signing up men who us of enlisting for over- sens service, but in the meantime, any. information will be supplied by «sprinting w with the recruiting officer at 125 Sparks Street, Ott 8] Ont. "Although the recruiting for this attalion has just started, applica- are coming in very {rapidly, and it is expected tha when fully equipped, that the 59th will be one the finest battalions to leave Canada, and will be able to are dest 39th is now formed with head- bo i and the! ls show the world what Canadians | jare capable of doing, as the men who are already at the front are doing every day. A wreck occured on the Ottawa! and New York Railway on Friday Won fost P.C Russell ...... 1 800 Kenmore. .... 2 600 Vernon ...... 2. 600 Metcalfe ..... 5 0co The Russell Baséball Team! ! =st Satur- and had the sa Sfiictio n of coming home with vi {journeyed to Kenn 101 day ctory on their shoulders, the score being 16 to 14. | The game was by no means an | errorless one, but excitement was + About the 'intense throughout. third inning Sabourin blew in from Casselman to go into the gameand help Russell come out on top. He played excellent bali" throughout the remainder of the giune. Simser claims he didn't pitch his best game. Perhaps we can account for this, but he promises to do wonders on the 1st of July against the red shirts when they make their final appearance of the season here. The victory was hailed with delight upon the re'urn of the boys to Russell, more especially as they considered a win away from home 'a very difficult propesition. There is sure to be great excite- ment on the fair grounds when the | the two teams cles once more on Dominion Day, "Al up!" at the curve west of Russell station The box'scoreds as follows: a train backing up from the stat-; Russell AB H RPO A E jon meetifg one coming from | Hope 2h. fey 3 1 3 : 0 L ile he attocbed ope 2b ..... 4 / i (Ottawa Th fuss pete tee 2.1 0 1 resulted cars Wire del pela at TOBE 1 0 © r and traffic delayed for a IC Fielding c (1b) 5 »2. 8 0 3 couple of hours no person injured. | Howesci(lb).. 5 3 1 4 0 2 ! Sab ib(c) 3 0 1 7 0 O g abourin c : D. P. Gormley accompanied by Carkner 3b...."3 £ 1 1 1 3 Mrs. Gormley Mrs. W. J.Lowrie Simserp...... Le Yi ae i HE and Arch. Carson motored to] = ==Z0 Zl -- -- -- -- -- -- Chestervi'le races on Friday. 40 15 16 25 4 13 Kenny Bros. are cleaning off the Rommars C1167 1 Jdebri d will HA Craig 2b...... e i and will start tebuilding S McLachlan p. 632 3 0 1.2 their BRICK BLOCK latiey des- GMcLachlan ¢ 6 3.312 4 0 troyed by fire. |Cc Warrentf... 6 1 2 0 1 0 The Bank of Hochelaga have in-|Clarmo cf..... 3:0 1-0 0-1 stalled a new safe weighing four| Thomas %b.... 1. 1 1.1 s tons. to be used-in ihe; |Watsonss .... 6 3 1 1 0 un hel po GE Warren li... 4 0.0 1.0.0 premises until Kenny Bros. McRuer 1b... 5.8: 2:5 0.0 rebuild the old quarters occupied Johnstons ....1 0 0 0 2 O by the Bank. John F. Loucks had the contract of removing the safe from the station and placing it in the Bank premises. McVey and Carkner have started excavating for their new block on the site lately purchased from the Oliver Boyd Estate, from all reports they intend erecting a building sec- ond to none in the town. Fred Loucks Barber Shop caugh; a coal oil stove. George Suther- land was on hand in a couple of minutes with a hand fire exting- uisher had not time to force in the minutes had it under control by the time the two new chemical engines were on hand. The damage was confined to the barber shop where the plate glass mirrors were des- troyed. Mr, Loucks is agent for a Laundry Co. and considerable laundry was ruined and the interjor wood work and furnishings charred with the blaze. Had this fire not been noticed in time, another fire in all probability as disastrous as the one of two weeks ago would have been the result as there was a very high wind blow- ing at the time. Our fire brigade want to get organized and secure hose for the steam engine and not fire on Saturday morning last from | the gas into the smoke and in a few jump, putting the shot, 48 12 14 26 12 11 032740016 1025004--14 by Russell ...0 0 Kenmore. .11 Struck out--by Simser 12, Mclachlan 8, by Johnston 1. Walked--by Simzer 3, by Mec- Lachlan 5, by Johnston 1. " July 1st Celebration The Russell Amateur Athletic Association will hold the Annuaj Field day on_ Thursday, July 1st, which will include the following events: mile race, hzlf mile race, 220-yard dash, 100-yard dash, hop step and jump, broad jump, high etc., for which valuable prizes will be given, The Annual Challenge Cup will be given to the party winning the greatest number of points.in the abovementioned contests. The competition open to the county of Russell electoral district excepting that portion of the city of Ottawa known as Rideau ward or New Edinburgh. A Base Ball game will be played be- tween Kenmore and Russell, Vari- ous other attractions will be scheduled and no effort is being spared to make this the best cele- bration ever held in Russell. Every person should make an effort to spend the afternoon in celebrat- is Lave the chemical engines locked Total ....,.10438.08 a up when wanted, ing Canada's National Holiday and encouraging good clean sport, June the 8th and 9th, were favour- led with good weather and a large Every was "attendance. race keenly contested, the following be- in ing successful capturing the (money. 3 Minute Class. Purse $60.00 {Ruth Hathaway {4550 'Sandiego 3.2.8 Dam Forester 25352 Lady Minto ; 4 4 4 2:30 Class. Purse $80.00 'Angus Mack 1 F241 D. judge 4 2.1.2 Diamen Dunn- : 2 3 4 4 Fred B. 5-5 3:3 J.P. H. 3 4.5.5 Named Race Purse $50.00 Fred B. 1 41.3 | Cheese Boy 4 22 Russell Boy 2 4 4 Lady Minto 3 3 3 Free for All Purse $120.00 Major Hunter 3-4-1 1 Red Bars 1: 2:3:.3 Lord Hermine 2.32 2 ---e > Canadian Newspader | It is now nearly a quarter of a century since Mr A. McKim; who established the first independent Advertising Agency in this country, completed the rather ambitious Directory Just Issued | on Tuesday last. Free Milking lessens given in Edwards every "evening at sun- down. For information apply]. K. McLachlan. Mrs. S. J. Loney spent Monday in Russell. Mr. Robert Simpsen painter of Carlsbad Springs has the centract of painting the Orange Hall. - OB Canadian~-Made Pavements With Europe States getting and the' United wood Canada wherewith to pave streets it has occurred to many in Canadians that we ought to give this home-pro- duced material a trial rather than pave our streets exclusively with material from other countries. With the view of mak- to. Canadians the latest information on wooden pav- ing, the kinds of wood used, the treatment of the blocks and the method of laying them, the For- brought ing accessible estry Branch of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, has had is- sued from its forest products laboratories a bulletin on "Treated Wood-Block Paving". This bullet- in which is just off the press gives the experience of English, French, United States dnd Canadian task of publishing the flrst Direct- ory ot Canadian publications. 'nine successive editions of this, valuable work provide the/ most complete detailed record' available of the growth of Canadi periodicals. The 1915 Edition, of which we have just received a copy, shows, that the great war has not scrious- ly affected the newspapers of Canada. While the birthrate of] new publications has received a and check, and the deathrate of the weak ones has perhaps increased a trifle, most of the leading papers, particularly the dailies, show very! A census of the papers listed and described in the shows nearly 150 Dailies, 7 tri- Weeklies, 45 semi-Weeklies, over 1065 Weeklies, about 40 bi- Week- lies or semi-Monthlies, 250] Monthlies, 3 bi-Monthlies and 18 Quarterlies--a total of over 1573 publications. This means approximately one Daily to every 10,000 families, and one Weekly to every 1,500 families. From this one would infer that for a comparatively country, Canada is well-read. A. McKim Limited report the usual keen demand for the Cana- dian Newspaper Directory, which sells at $2.00, Its red-banded, gold-stamped green cover has be- come a familiar sight on the desks of advertisers, publishers and business men everywhere who are interested in Canada, new EDWARDS Mr. Gibsen Armstrong visited his parental home Thursday and Friday for the last time before he leaves for the front. -He sails for England on the 24th, : The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. William Monahan on Tuesday last and left a baby girl. healthy increases in circulation. | Three metropolitan dailies have reached or passed the hundred thousand mark. 1915 Directory | wooden pavements. "of these pavements and how the 'have been overcome by bette A thods of treatment of, laying. Th "builetin, ry to be in | the hands of all who have to do 'with street paving, may be had free upon application to-the Direct- | or of Forestry, Ottawa. ; | BB | A Cosmopolitan | Fighting Force ('""Wall Street Journal" New York) | Considering its small numbers, | the Canadian overseas contingent, which has been winning laurels in the fighting line, is perhaps the most cosmopolitan force of that kind ever gathered together. Its numbers hail from" a!l quaiters of the globe--Asia, - Austrailia, Eu- rope, Africa, and, of course, America. Its dead and wonded already connt not only Canadians, Americans, English, Scotch and Irish, but Russian, Danes, Swedes, Armenians, Belgians, Greeks, Italians, Hollanders and Montenenrins. Perhaps most in- teresting in one Sense names in names in the casualty lists as Klotz, Scharschmidt, Hertzberg and many of these men are sons of Prussian born. And they are fighting not from compul- Canada's troops are Alsatians, are such sion--for -Card of Thanks Editor Russell Leader, Russell, Ontario. Dear Sir: Would you be so kind as to give me a little space in your valu«' able paper, as I wish to thank Mr. John Carkner for the beautitul gift which he presented me with Monday evening. I am sure that I apprec- iate his kindness very, very, much. I know of no better way of expressing my thanks to him for his kindness to me than through your valuable paper. 4 Miss Beatrice Dunlop and Miss "Olive Quail spent the week end in Yours respectfully, MRS. ARTHUR WATSON cities up to date in their use = It tells hh The | obstacles met with in the early wholly volunteer--but for principle, PIC - | Bat / & , 3 m( | p ob od De DO OB an SE NN - mh O_o / + £