Oshawa Daily Times, 7 Sep 1927, p. 6

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News of Eastern Ontario IN THR LIMELIGHT Kingston is now in the limelight. Four of ita bowlers went to Port Hope and whacked all the "cracks." "Jack" Elliott, the skip of the win- ning rink, proved himself the hardest aut of all, BLOOD TRAIL GAVE OLUR Trenton police, following a trail ! of blood, placed under arrest Fred * Milne, of Belleville, who ia charged | with entering Joseph McKeown's i grocery store and stealing therefrom . tobacco and other articles, PRESIDES AT ORGAN Owing to an automobile accident, Miss Warner, organist of St. Peter's Church, Cobourg, is unable to per- ,form her duties and Miss Dorothy 'Warmington has taken the organ for the past two Sunday, and will con- tinue to do so until Miss Warner is {able to return, PLUNGED OVER BRIDGR Mr, and Mrs. Hornbrook of Kingston and another occupant of their car were more or less injured when the car in which they were riding plunged through the guard rail on an overhead 'hridge near Trenton, falling to the bottom, a distance of 20 feet. HEAVY RORDER TRAFFIO Traffic on the Prescott-Ogdens- burg ferry route on Monday broke 'all previous records for a single day, when approximately 850 automobiles were ferried between the two ports during the day. On Sunday 660 were transferred and on Saturday 656. It was the heaviest week-end traffic on record, ACCIDENTAL, DEATH The Coroner's jury empanelled to inquire into the death of Lawrence Dunn of Sydenham, recently an in- mate of the House of Providence, who was killed on Sunday evening in the vicinity of Westbrook, when struck by an automobile as he walk- 2d along the Provincial highway, found death to have heen accidental, and that Alfred Bird, driver of the #£ar, was in no way responsible, VETERAN SAVES BOY Courage and cool efficiency on ythe part of F, J. Hawken, Superin- tendent of the Williamsburg Canals, paved young Keith Casselman, son of Ernest Casselman of Morrishurg, pear Brockville from death by drowning off the wharf in the Mor- risburg shipyard. The hoy fell into the water, which is 12 feet deep, ps he was playing on the wharf with some other lads. The cries of his companions brought Hawken to the CHIROPRACTIC 1). E. Steckley. Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist, will be in the office, 146 Sim 'oe street, north every afternoon and Mon ay, ednesday and Friday evening. oresoons by appointment. Residential «alls m in town a ShrTouiding dis rick, tat ice. et ion ree at office AS SS---- EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. The eyes are the most sensitive delicate organs of the human body. 7 we --lHONE=- isin Divnay Block Opposite Post Ome SES SITIO H RI lds. ,--_ OUTFIT YOUR BOYS FOR SCHOOL --it he-- Dominion Clothing Co. 88 King St. W. Phone 2141 spot. He dived into the canal, and found the boy lying on the bottom. Bringing him out of the water, he revived the lad with first-aid meas- ures, Hawken is formerly of Brock- ville, and was wounded in the Great 'War, in which he served with the 2nd Battalion, ENGINEER HONORED A gold locomotive badge, the gift of the Grand International Divi- sion of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Enginemen, for those who passed 40 years of service, was pre- sented at the meeting of the Belle- ville Lodge to Homer Lavole, now retired from the Canadian National service as engineer, The presenta- tion was made by J. W, Barlow, Chief Engineer, assisted hy the youngest engineer, Norman Willlam- son, KINGSTON ORICKRT On Monday morning at the Cricket Field the Kingston Odd Fellows and the Gananoque Odd Fellows played the second game of their series for the Evanson trophy, the game being won by the Kingston Odd Fellows by the score of 6-83, The Kingston team won the first game played at Gananoque last week hy the score of 5-3, and by winning the second game in Kingston Monday, became | possessors of the Evanson trophy for the next year, SEARCH FOR CIGARETTES Excursionists on the steamer Waubie were given a rather rude reception to Kingston Tuesday morn- ing at one o'clock from Clayton, N. Y., when they were met a; the wharf by four customs officers who ' demanded to he shown anything that : the excursionists had purchased In Clayton, The chief article being sought was American cigarettes which are in some cases more than WEDNESDAY BELLEVILLE MAN 1S INSTANTLY KILLED IN HIGHWAY CRASH F. Willard Davis Blinded By Glaring Headlights Near Kingston SISTER IS INJURED Car Upset When the Driver Went Too Near Ditch to | Avoid Oncoming Auto Kingston, Oat, Sept. 6,-- Blinded by glaring headlights which caused his ear to swerve into a ditch and turn turtle Just east of Grass Creek, about nine miles - east of Kingston, on Monday night, F, Willard Davis, 818 Albert street, Helle ville, sales manager of Cook's Auto Service, received injuries which resulted in his almost in- stant death, while Mrs, Harold Doolittle, Belleville, his sister, was injured about the limbs and back, and Edith Cobham, was injured about the body, Mr, T, Patterson, the other oc. cupant of the cdr, escaped with a severe shaking up, The party driving in a Star four | sedan, went to the Grand Gardens about eleven o'clock and were re- turning to the city in time to catch the train for the west, which Mrs. | Proolittle intended to board. Just east, of Grass Creek, another car was seen coming fast. The glower- | Msn Bobi 'The distinctive en Pentagon Acclaimed America's most bevel watch for men, the ve-sided Pentagon case, how- ever is more distincti ve in appea:ance. By keeping the watch upright in the pocket, it h upg to RS _-- keeping accuracy, You Buy The Rest Ag GAVE EXHIBITION RECKLESS DRIVING Syracuse Man Has a Permit, ing headlights blinded Mr, Davis so much that when he tried to keep on | the road to let the other car pass, | | he found his own car partly in the I ditch. In an endeavor to right the 6 Quarts of Scotch and One Dozen Bottles of Ale (By Staff Reporter) fifty per cent. cheaper than the cigarettes purchased on this side of the line, DIES IN HOSPITAL Ruth Guest, aged six years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Guest, Prince Edward County, died in the! Belleville Hospital early today of a fractured skull and internal injuries the result of heing struck by a mo- tor car, the driver of which was G. E. Wright, an American tourist from Malone, New York. The child was running across the street to get! an ice cone. Mr. Wight did all in his power, it is stated, to avo!d the child, nearly ditching his car. An inquest was opened there yesterday afternoon, DAYILIGHT SAVING ENDS Kingston folk sald good bye to daylight saving time Monday night for another season, and until the first Sunday in May, the city. will be regulated by standard time. The extra hour of sleep came for the children, who had to get up in time for school on Tuesday morning, and was greatly appreciated, but the older folk as well were glad of the extra nap. As per usual, there were '| citizens who neglected to turn their clock back an hour and as a result they were ahead of time on Tues- day morning but as it is far better' to be ahead of the times than be- hind, there were no serious results. INJURED BY DYNAMITE Lloyd Morris, aged nine years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris, 204 | Station street, Belleville, suffered ' severe wounds to his legs when a cap used by C.N.R. employees ex- ploded when young Morris struck it with a stone. The young victim who was playing in the rear of the Sal- vation Army Citadel on Station street, along with several other youngsters, found the cap and at- tempts were made by means of Stones to break it. The cap which was composed of dynamite and other material exploded with a loud report and some of the contents entered the flesh of the little fel- low's legs. fon of {and second, of reckless driving. He Whitby, Sept, 7.--Ed. St. John, of Syracuse, has a very poor opin- Ontario hospitality, He brought a lignor permit in Kingston yesterday on his second day in Can- ada, and laid in a stock at Belle- ville consisting of 6 quarts of Scotch and one dozen bottles of ale, Last night he was stopped on the high- | way west of Dunbarton after an ex- hibition of reckless driving and brought hack to Whithy, A search revealed 3 hottles of whiskey and five full bottles and one part bot- tle of ale. The condition of the occupants of the car left no doubt of the whereabouts of the remain- | der. St, John appeared before Mag- istrate Clark of. Pickering at 10 p. m, to answer two charges, first of consuming liquor in a public place car on to the highway, the car, on the uneven ground in the ditch snd- denly turned completely over. The force was enough to smash in the front part of the top, so that just where the driver was sitting the top was battered almost to the seat. Killed Instantly Mr, Davie was pinned in his seat, and the terrific impetus resulted in his weceiving a fractured skull. At the same time the jagged edges of the steering wheel, what had heen broken, crushed into Mr. Davis' chest, causing internal hemorrhage, the other occupants of the car were cut with flying glass and otherwise | bruised, but were able to extricate | themselves and a call was immed- | jately sent to the eity. An ambul- | lance quickly went to the scene, but it was found that Mr. Davis was al- | ready dead. The other occupants were taken to the General Hospital and the body removed to the city. |The car. which was later towed in| to Cook's Auto Service, was pot as badly damaged as one might ex- pect. Having turned completely over, the wheels, fenders, and other parte of the bottom of the car were not damaged in the least. but the top was a wreck. 'The windshield was broken, and the weight of the top had crushed the front seat down. pleaded guilty to both and was fined $100 and costs on the first and $10 and costs on the second. When his permit was handed back, he tore it up and then, thinking better of it, picked up the pieces, St. John said he was a hootlegger at home and claimed to be able to get better stuff and cheaper in Syracuse than in Ontario. His wife extended invitations to all in the courtroom to call on them in 27Tachse and promised everybody a rink, IS ROBBED AND HELD IN AUTO WHILE OTHER MEN ARE VICTIMIZED Detroit, Mich., Scpt. 5--William 8. Gilbreath, former manager of the De- troit Automobile Club, was kidnapped in his own automobile by three thugs and was forced at the point of a gun Had Many Friends The late Mr. Davis was one of the most popular of local automo- bile salesmen. Of a most genial dis- position his friends in the city were many, and it was with expessions of genuine regret that they learned of bis untimely death. He came to | Belleville from Kingston his home, to sit in the rear seat while two other | about four years ago, and since then men were robbed and kidnapped and | bas been connected with Cook's one of them so badly beaten that he' Auto Service. He was regarded as a died in Providence Hospital. most expert salesman of automo- The man who died, Edmund Weiner, | biles throughout the city and county 33 years old, of 2919 Cortland Avenue, ! was extremely well and favorably was assaulted when he attempted to' known. resist, and was beaten several times | because he cried out as he lay bleed-' ing on the floor of the car. The thugs robbed Gilbreath of $18 or $20. | | Ted Nolan, oil station attendant at 8823 Dexter Boulévard, who also was {robbed and kidnapped, reported a loss of $200 to the police. Neither Nolan (B: s EY nor Gilbreath was harmed. | Mord Say or ole of "T O be smart one must wear black," And so this store, al- ways going along hand in hand with fashion, has included plenty of black georgettes, black satins and black velver frocks. $25 TIERS! She OSHAWA, - LUMBER FOR SALE We have a car of good merchantable Spruce con- sisting of : 10,000 feet 2x6 2,000 feet 2x8 6,000 feet, V Joint 1 x 6 Tel. 2053w College Woodwork JEDDO--Premium Coal OLVAY--COKE General Motors Wood Best Wood Value in this City 262 DIXONS 540 All fue orders weighed on City Scales if desired. to sit in his car for nearly three hours with a revolver against his ribs while his caotors discussed whether he should be killed, and canvassed the possibilities of robbing various stores and oil stations. AN IMPROVED MAJ, SERVICE | 1S ARRANGED FOR KITCHENER | Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 6.--Kitch- ener business men will benefit by a Ont, Sept. £--The Fall Fair will be open- public tomorrow after- will continue Thursday | to 3 the and Friday been i Agricn Mtural = Society, whe working hard during the THI oT 3 BRWOCeSss. expected on all days. i E. opening 1 ceremonies. ® {brothers play golf this afternoon be- at sales, a gift of Camada weeks, declare that noth- spaved to make the for the Adw Record to . Thompson and Conn- telegraphed Bateman ave to offering to buy the home for the mation. Gilbreath told of how he was forced hours or so the Prince of Wales and Prince George return to Montreal to- day. But they go back to Cartiers- 'ville afterwards where they have been in residence since Saturday and motor direct from Cartiersville to the Royal train. They leave for Quebec early to- morrow. The two Princes returned to ' Montreal shortly before noon and had a call on the H.MS. Calcutta which in Montreal Harbor. Afterwards ! Prince George had a game of Squash Racquettes while the Prince of Wales attended to some personal affairs. PEONIES TO MARK VISIT OF PRINCE Montreal, Que. Sept. 6.--On the de- parture from Canada of the Prince of plants will, I [| ROCKS Introducing Newest |} of the [New Modes R-------- re + N many of the: fine l dresses included in thi¢ special price you will find style details ordinarily obtainable only in much higher priced models, Many black satins included! THE NEW FLARED SKIRT STUNNING NEW NECKLINES TUCKS! EVERY NEW STYLE FEATURE! PLEATS LIMITED PICKERING Pickering, Sept. 6.--Rev. J. Down and daughter, Miss Florence, of Cen- tretown, are visiting friends in the village this week. In the absence of the pastor, Mr. A. R. Sanderson, Mr. Down occupied St. Paul's pulpit twice on Sunday. His many friends were pleased to see him in their midst a- gain, Mr. Milton Slecp sustained a rather painiul injury on Friday which' might have proved more serious than it was. While at his work in Law's garage, he slipped from a scaffolding, falling on his shoulder and fracturing it. He was taken to the Oshawa Hospital where the injured member was set, af- ter which he was able to return home. He will be unable to resume his duties for some time. All roads led to school on Tuesday morning. Although there were a few lagging feet, the majority of the chil- dren showed countenances that were far from gloomy. Some were just starting off on the adventure of school- life, and were eager to taste of its joys, while the older ones looked for- ward with pleasure to renewing old acquaintances and taking up the ac- tivities which were put aside at yaca- tion time. The public school has an attendance of eighty pupils and the Continuation school fifty. The regis- ter stands at practically the. same number as last year, and there is no overcrowding. In the Continuation school there is a class of twenty new- comers, the majority of them having come from the rural sections. The same staff as last term has charge of the work: Mr. C. Trott, Principal; Miss M. Robertson, Mr. G. Wallace and Miss G. Topliffe. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burrell and daughter, of Peterboro, wisited with the tormer's mother, Mrs. A. Burrell, on Sunday. Mrs. Hetherington, of Peterboro, is visiting at the Manse. Miss Mary Dale returned home to the West on Wednesday after spend- ing three months with friends in On- tario, The Missionary Society oi St. An- drew's church met at the home of Mrs. J. Smith on Wednesday after- noon, Mrs. W. A. Bunner and daughters, Misses Gladys and Vivian, of Bow- manville, called on Pickering friends on W ednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. H. Bayes and family motor- ed to Lakefield and spent the holiday with A. H. and Mrs. Clark. While there they enjoyed an excursion up the lakes to Bohcaygeon. Mr. and Mrs. S. McLean, of Cleve- land, Ohio, spent the holiday with the latter's mother, Mrs. Bedson. Mr. and Mrs. A. Bayes and son, Jack, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. A. Frankl'n, of Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. F. Frederickson and family, of Cleveland, called on Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Monney on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Carlton and Mr. and Mrs. C. Gilman, of Lakefield, cal- led on Pickering friends on Tuesday. LORD DERBY'S FAIRWAY WINS CHAMPAGNE STAKES OF $14,000 Doncaster, Engiand, Sept. 6--A Derby possibility of next year was uncovered when Lord Derby's two- year-old colt, Fairway, won the his- toric Champagne Stakes today by two lengths. Marshal Feld's brown filly. Nance, was second, two lengths in front of J. Coutauld's colt, Cyclonic. Nine of the best two-year-olds on the turf went the distance of six furlongs for the stakes of about $4,000. WE DELIVER Leader Dry Goods Store 82 Simcoe St. 5. Phone 740. Do You Own Your Own throughout (his wishes. WITAING TO BUY FOR NATION Directors of the West THE HOME OF CHARLES DARWIN | announcement made by Sir Arthur Keith, that the British tanded Charlés Darwin at Bromiley, Kent, Dr. Buckston Browne

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