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------------ --_-- . ' Rivalry In T | Competition Won By Body Room That Tug O' War has gained 4a) Body Shep No. 1, Buick maraware a particularly difficult task, and a hoie was cut in the chancel roof in order to bring water to bear where ? Whitby Destroyed By Fire the' flames were florcest. =~ = Interior ls Badly Damaged in Bestaning Bhatt 330 lock control and within half an hour Bi. nr . : - | News of Fastern Ontario bt 3 FARM HAND SUICIDES Robert A, Wood, aged sixty-two, a bachelor, was found hanging from a tree on the farm where he worked, near Villiers, twenty miles from Pe- terboro, Friday. No motive is known for the act, although the deceased had been subject to spells, and it is supposed he committed suicide dur- ing one of these, Coroner Young decided that no inquest would be needed. #-YEAR-OLD BOY 18 DROWNED Joseph Fleming, aged 9 years, son of Mr. and Mrs, Willlam J. Fleming, (Swing back inte his former position. The impact was so hard that the two cars locked together, smashing both machines beyond repair. .The front seat of the Willis automobile was completely broken off, YOUNG LAD MISSING Pembroke local and provincial po- lice are conducting a search for Sol- omon Lavoie, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lavoie, who has been missing from his home there since last Monday. As he had fre- quently said he desired to find em- ployment on a farm in that vicinity, strong footing in Oshawa was well shown by the interest and competi tion that was displayed in the Tug 0' War tournament at the General Motors picnic at Lakeview Park on Saturday which was won after some strenuous pulling by the Body Shop No. 1 team from a field of eight en- trants, The finals saw the Body Shop men win in two straight pulk from the Paint Shop but in nearly all of the other tugs the teams had to take a third try before a win: The eight teams te appear in the shop, No. 1, Body Shop No, 2, Body Shop, Buick Assembly No. 1, Buick preliminary round were: Paint tor. i he y Sieg aa Loss Estimated at Nearly $10,-4 000 -- Building Protected By Insurance, But Organ is Complete Loss--Mr. John Perry Notices Blaze Early, Notifying Fire Department --TFire Originates in Motor of Organ and Spreads Through Wooden Pipes and the Master. Six were the first pair to pull and after some real tugging, the Paint Shop men came through with the final to gain the right to enter the finals. The Body Room didn't have as much trouble with the Hardware Team as did the Paint Shop with the Big Sixes and after only two pulis the Hardware matched but with an extra amount were put into oblivien The finalists were fairly well matched but with an extra amount of beef to help them along, the Body Shop came through on two straight pulls to gain the champion- Pwas uninsured and represents a dead loss of some $3,000. Manager John Perry of the Deo- minion Bank, whose house adjoins the church grounds, was the first to notice the fire. He immediately notified the local department. Due to Mr. Perry's early report and to the prompt and efficient work of Whitby firemen, All Saints' stanas today with only comparatively min- or damage. Rev. T.G.A. Wright, the rector, gave unqualified praise to the whitby firemen for their work. "Not only did they save the build- ing," he stated, "but they did their and extinguished n an hour. The chief was fearful, however, of a further outbreak and left a man on duty throughout the night. All Saints' Church was founded in 1866, and its congregational history is older by one year than the Dominion of Canada. The Church edifice is especially beautiful, and has been 'declared by several eminent architects to be the most beautiful ° Anglican church structure between Toronto and Montreal. Its loss by fire would have been irreparable from the standpoint of architectural excellence and historical associations, On May 5, of this year the beau- tiful communion table, which was ff Reporter) 128 Division street, Kingston, was |hjs absence did not at first cause Whitby, August 15.--Fire break- | work with a minimum of damage to accldentally drowned Saturday night [much concern, but nothing having | Hardware, Chevrolet Assembly and| The winning team was composed | ing out in the organ loft within half | the building as a whole. Our beau- | gayed, was dedicated by Rt. Rev, Dr. while fishing on a dock just inside |been heard of him, they have be- Hood Room, the latter two provid-| of:--Hyne, Coburn, Sheridan, Cot-|an hour of the evening service's | tiful chancel window, for instance, | Sweeny Lord Bishop of Ontario. ing the prettiest pulls of th the day| tingham, ' Deyman, Quantrill, Mec-[ close, did thousands of dollars dam- | Was not harmed, though it Was | ym found necessary to break some of -- = REFRESHMENT. Assembly No. 2, Buick Closed Body | ghip. ge BT A oe an to Toran the 'hen. | although neither reached the finals. Lean, Duotts, A. Walls, coach. aze fo All Saints' Anglican Church and fell into the water. Two other |Enquiries in the district surrounding | , After the ropes had been repair-| Paint Shop team lined up as fol- | here, and for a time threatened the | the smaller windows nearby." lads With him became frightened, [have failed to reveal any trace of | °4 Of the damage dome owing toflows:--Hunt, Dow, Wright, May- total destruction of the building | Members of the Whitby fire. de- and did not giv, the alarm until the terrific work in the first round,| nard (coach), Hale Shermerhorn, | which is comisdered one of the most | partments salvage squad removed Soft Drinks, Ice Cream, and ) it was found that the Paint Shop, | Hooker, Norbray. beautiful churches in the Province. | the Communion Table and its fur- Light Lanches 14 Simeve St. N,. Phone 2904 only from smoke and water, immediately after the alarm was odie Lie later, The body was re -- Total damage resulting is esti- | nishings to a place of safety. + = mated variously between five and The fire began in the motor of $10,000. The organ, installed some | the organ, according to Rev. T. F. . ten years ago, was entirely destroy- | Wright, Detroit, a son of the rector COUNCIL MEETS 3 EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. r Rebuilding the damaged por-|sent in, and with his father helped The spirit of vision is the spirit tions of the church will be com- | in directing salvage work. h So. 4 menced at the earliest moment pos- The flames spread through the Busy Session -- Ask Grant: | the dwells in light "m gible. The loss to the building, | wooden pipes of the great organ as for Rural School SENT TO PRISON Hverett Masters and his wife, Frances Masters, a young couple, were Friday by Magistrate Mikel, of Belleville, sentenced to six months each in the Ontario and Mercer Re formaories when they pleaded guil- ty to'a charge of stealing a team of horses, the property of Mr. Seth Boys' Balbri Conti pike 3c Dominion Clothing Co, 68 King 8t, W. Phone 2141 ed, Considerable damage was done | who is home for his August vaca- to the chancel, but has suffered | tion, He was on the scene almost ne ait AONE... hint i which is worth over $30,000, is cov- | amongst so much stubble, The posi- ' i" ered by insurance, but the organ | tion of the fire made its fighting LJ 82 Simcoe Nt. 8, Phone 740, Wheeler of Sidney, 'At night the Fairs @nimals were taken and one horse was traded for a buggy and har- ness, The couple was arrested near Frankford, , alld N KILLED HY TRAIN, Run down by the Ottawa-Toronto train whil, walking on the tracks of the Canadian National Railways, east of the station at Newburgh, Samuel Blair of Napanee, was killed early Saturday morning. Dr. Cowan, Coroner, of Napanee and also Chief of Police Barrett of Napanee were called to the scene and an inquest was ordered, Blair had been ving at Napanee where two brothers also reside, He was between 60 and 65 years of age and is said to have been in ill-health lately, Ihe ew Fall Hats Are Here Pierrette Felts in Cut Work and Crush Designs ESCAPED MAN REARRESTED Harvey Lake, with no known ad- dress, appeared in court at Belleville Friday charged with stealing two gold watches, a suit of clothes ano other articles, from the residence of George Wallace, Rawden Township The accused was remanded to jail for a week at the request of the Crown Attorney. A year ago Lake was sentenced to the reformator) for on, year, and while being con- veyed to the county jail here escap ed, and his whereabouts were un- known until yesterday, when he was arrested for the above offense. CAMP PROVES POPULAR The Cobourg camp for motor tour ists was never more popular than it is this year. As many as twenty- seven different parties have been camped there at one time, with many more putting up at private homes in the town. The camp, which is pro- 1d and Satins vided by the Corporation of Co- Di | d bourg, is in the western part of Vie- toria Park and close to the shore of on Lake Ontario. It is under-the super- vision of the Streets and Parks Com- mittee, and every effort has been DRY 'GOODS, READY TO WEAR made to bring it Gp to the standard required by the Provincial Depart- Ladies' Rest Room ment of Health, Large Velvets THREE BADLY INJURED, Three local people, Miss May Pol- Jock, Stanley Willis and Jessie Hill. are in Nicholls Hospjtal, Peterboro, as a result of a head-on-collision oc- curring on the provinciali hghway about eight o'clock Thursday night. Donald Hill and Mrs. Stanley Willis were also hurt, but were able to go home. Miss Pollock is the worst in- jured, having her leg badly broken, while th, others are cut about the head and body. All are members of te Knox Church Choir, and had been attending the annual choir picnic at At the regular meeting of Darling- on Township Council, August 6th, the nembers were all present, with Reeve Vight presiding. Minutes of the last regular meeting vere rcad, approved and signed. W. F. Kerr, K.C., Clerk of the 'eace, Cobourg, gave notice that Sta- tutes of Ontario, 1927, were now ready or distribution, Hon. John 8. Martin, Minister of Agriculture, made inquiry as to whe- her Council had passed a bylaw for ppointment of a Weed Inspector. Counties Treasurer gave notice that Annie Petley and Mrs. Walter Ro- yerts had been admitted to Bowman- sille Hospital, Application having been made for he usual grants to Township Rural school Fairs "Council was of the op- nion that grants should nt be made yrovided the Boys' Training School vas not debarred from entering into ompetition," and that clerk give no- ice to that effect to District Agricul- ural representative and to Inspector i. E. Snider, Requests made by N. Bynes for ce- nent walk leading to his house in En- riskillen, and by O. L. Bynes for re- luction in assessment on bulldings vere not entertained. John Dorland, Enniskillen, placed in yands of Council an agreement signed yy himself, John McGill, J. Arthm Werry and Adam Sharp, in which they ledged themselves, their heirs, execu- ors, administrators and assigns to for. ver fully indemnify and save the Cownship of Darlington from all costs, osses, damages and compensation vhich the said Municipal Council of he Township of Darlington may be alled upon to pay in connection with he construction of a tile drain on pro- erty at south-west quarter lot eigh- een, concession nine, owned by John Dorland, and the consequent flow of vater upon the land of the Municipal Jouncil and of adjoining property owners. The agreement as presented was ap- yroved and accepted, and clerk to have ame registered. George A. Stephens drew attention f Council to the danger to users of yublic highway at Lot 10, Con. 3, by 'eason of three on Jand at south-west orner of Lot 10, Con. 3. Reeve was wthorized to interview Robt. Colla- utt, the owner of said land, with a sew of having the trees removed. Tax Collector of 1926 presented Bill Abatement amounting to $661.15 vhich was approved and accepted. Treasurer acknowledged receipt of heque from collector of taxes for $191.32, being percentage on arrears » taxes for 1926 paid after December 4th, 1926. Clerk was instructed to ask for ten- lers for printing of 1927 Voters' List, enders to be in by eight o'clock p.m. ------ ------ Every Piece of Furnit- ure and Every Article in Our Drapery De- partment is reduced in 'Price. Never Before | have we slashed prices to Such Figures. Y WATCHING our advertisements which IT AT THE m Monday, August 15th, 1927. Bylaw was introduced and given its everal readings appointing T. H. Richards, Tyrone, as Weed Inspector 'or year 1927. The Clerk was instructed to adver- tise for application for the office of fax Collector for the year 1927. Ap- slications to be in hands of Clerk by oe o'clock pm. by Wednesday, Sep- Cobourg. Stanley Willis, driver of the car. attempted to pass another automobile at a point between Fras- erville and Springville, and failed to see a car coming in the opposite direction until it was too late to appear regularly in the press, one will : readily grasp the significance of this Sale. I is vo mass hclieve Sule in any way ---- it is » real clearance proposition, surel met with much favour in Oshawa and 4 i WHITBY _BRANCH Barnett's Antique 479 Younge St., Toronto mill-dam road at centre Lot 18, Con. 5 a few more days to run. Jampton; Theo Slemon, calcuim -alcuim chloride, Enniskillen, $59.10. Baxter Prints -alcuim chloride, Enniskillen, $59.10: R. Avery, calcuim chiordie. Hampton, oe, balance of salary. collector of ember 7th, 1927, and applicants to by citizens who are saving Hundreds of spear in person at 3 o'clock on the Dollars by buying now while this Clearance Sale n accordance with government regu- iP ations as suggested and laid down by i sovernment Engineer. LUKE i hloride, Enniskillen, $29.55; Counties I URI \ITURE £CO. b J [reasurer, arrears of taxes, $29980; Bank of Montreal, Jutercst, $31.25; . of r Py b 4 4 » 4 Fu Orders were drawn on Treasurer as Shetfie Pla 'ollows: Road superintendent, salary id te . wd office expenses, $117.16; road su- serintendent, road material, $78382; $9285; Workmen's Compensation English Brass Board, insurance of bridge workers, 2250; J. W. Balson, sheep damages 2500: S. A. Northoott, sheep inspec- ON THE A axes. 1926, $10000: Fdwin Hoggith. HIGHW Y lebenture No. 4. S85. 19, $289.45: Bk f Montreal, debenture No. 5 and cou- ame day at the regular meeting of 2 3 » ame day a € 8 is on and in full swing. Don't delay making Treasurer acknowledged receipt of "ounties Treasurer, calcuim chloride, ; ¢ % Rare Old China Bol Tinnient. semen ridges 79776. road supermtendent, road ion, $1.40: L. T. Pascoe, extra ex- Dundas St. East, - | ons. SS. No. 6. $407.60: Bank of X Montreal. debenture No. 6 and cou- "ouncil. Council decided to repair and widen | your purchases any longer as the Sale has only 4643 from R. Avery, calcuim chloride, fampton, $9285; Counties Treasurer, naintenance, $1,16193; Theo Siemon, senses, collector, 1926, $500; L. T. Pas- pons, SS. No. 8, $42477.