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ER ae, OBS 101ST BIRTHDAY John . Martin, Brock Street, Kingston, was the recipient on Saturday of + many congratulatory messages, the occasion being his 101st birthday. Mr. Martin enjoys excellent health. The members of his family gathered at his home Saturday for a Quiet celebration, GIVES HIMSELF UP Rev. Joseph J. Mellor, former pas- tor of the United Church, at Picton, surrendered himself to the police Sat- urdayd According to Chief Constable Bert Biddle, Mellor is believed to have been "tipped off" to the fact that the authofiities had a new warrant out for him, is warrant, Biddle states, was issued from the Attorney-General's partment, Toronto, Mellor is understood to have been in Syracuse, N.Y., since his first court case, BOUGHT OWN COFFIN . AND AN IRON FENCE Irvine, K.Y.,, Sept. 25--John D. Rose went to town yesterday for a little shopping. He is eighty-five and bought a coffin and an iron fence to put around his grave and gave the under- taker full directions as to how the funeral was to be conducted, The farmer has no fear of dying soon, but wants to be prepared. It is a custom followed more and more by mountaineers, One of the most pro- minent instances was Judge James Hargis, who bought his coffin shortly before he was killed by his son, COMPANY SUING QUEEN'S Before Supreme Court Sessions con- cluded at Kingston, Saturday, Justice Rose gave judgment in the case of the Webber Chimney Conipany, Chicago, vs. Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, finding plaintiff company liable for breach of contract ordering that it pay Queen's Univer- sity $4,200, less the sum of $1,800, the balance due them on the contract for the erecting of a chimney, The Web- | her Company sued the university un- der their contract, but instead of ob- taining judement, it has to pay dam- aves to the university for breach of contract, MARKET AT KINGSTON A big supply of produce on the Kingston market Saturday consisted chiefly of vegetables, fruit, butter and eqes, Prices were firm at the opening but eased off, There was a great dis- play of melons. Prices were generally as follows: Corn, 25¢ dozen; onions, 30c ; eggs, 45¢; potatoes, $1.40 per bus- hel,; tomatoes 75¢c a bushel; melons, 5, 10 and 15¢ each; celery, 10c bunch; carrots, 40 c peck; beets, 30c peck; apples, St. awrence, 45c basket; erabs, 50c peck; cabbage, 10c; honey, 25¢ per section; do., white, 65¢ for 5- Ibs, tin; colored, 50c for 5-Ib. tin; chick- ens, $1.75 to $225 pair; cauliflower, 20c; farmers' butter, 45c; white fish, 20¢ pound. GUILTY OF SHOPBREAKING Albert Laporto, John Bazin," Armand Plante, Albert Wilfred and Frederick Monohan, five French-Canadians ar- rested on a charge of breaking into the shop of Mrs. Annis Shea on the Kingston road near Napanee, appear- ed before Judge J. E. Madden in the County Judge's Criminal Court. Ac- cused pleaded guilty and received the following sentences: Laporto and Mo- nohan two years, and Brazin, Plante mouth Penitentiary. Records show that Bazin has had two previous con- victions, Wilfred five and Plante four. ¢ of stealing the large touring car in Which they were driving when ar- res T-- SPENDS HIS AFTERNOON MAKING KIDDIES HAPPY Santa Claus's understudy, in the person of J. D. O'Connell, the "Friend of the Orphan," on Saturday afternoon paid a visit to a' district of the city where he found Toronto's poorest chil- dren. Driving long the streets in a motor car, which was accompanied by' a car carrying 'Alderman and Mrs. 7. A. C. Cameron, Mr. O'Connell scatter- ed showers of candy and pennies to the children. Following a drive through that section populated freely by folk of foreign birth, Mr. O'Con- nell visited the Elizabeth Street Play- grounds and sections of the East End as well. He declared that Saturday was one of the happiest days he had known, PRESCOTT MARKET Vegetables and fruit were again plentiful on Saturday at Prescott and trading was good. Prices on the whole showed little change. Butter, 45¢c; 'eggs, 45¢c; potatoes, $1 to $1.25; toma- toes, 35 to 50c per basket; heets, car- rots, lettuce, onions, parsley, spinach, rhubard, radish and parsnips, 6 bunches for 25¢; turnips, 2 for Sc; pumpkins, Sc each; squash, 10 to 25¢ each fer pers, 25c dozen; celery. 10 'to A hunch; corn, 2 dozen icr 23¢ cauli- flower, 10 to 25c; cabbage, § to 10c; apples, $1 to $2 a bushel: peaches, $I to $1.50; pears, 75¢ to $127; plums, 75¢ to $1; blueberries, 25¢; erah apples, a basket; melons, 10¢ up; grapes, 18 to 20c a pound; chickens were fairly plentiful and sold for 30 toy 35¢ a pound ;; hay, $10 to $12 a ton, PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES A prominent citizen" of. Napanee, in the person of G. F. Ruttan, K.C, bar- rister, etc, passed away at his home Saturday night after a serious illness of some months' duration. At the time of his death he held the office of police magistrate for the town of Napanee and the, County of Lennox and Addington, Ih religion he was a member of the Church of England and many times represented the parish at the meetings of Synod. He was the third son of the late Dr, Allan Ruttan, a successful medical practitioner here for many years. He is survived hv his widow and by his two brothers, Prof- Fulford Ruttan of McGill University, Montreal, and Dr, Allan M. Ruttan, who resides in Western Canada. He was a member of the Masonic Order, WINNERS OF THE EATON CUPS At the recent Kingston industrial Fair, the T. Eaton Company, Toronto, gave handsome silver goblets for com- petition among the public schools of rach township, their field products he- ing shown first at the school Fair, The best exhibits of vegetahles, etc., were | shown at the Kingston Fair, The win- ners of goblets in each township, with the number of their school, were: -- No. 9 Redford, Clinton Steele; No. 1, Hinchinbrooke, Gregord Allen; No, 1, 0so, Fvelvn Henderson: No. 12, 0Ol- den, Pearl Cawdy: No 3. Storrington, | Flora Greenless: No, 13, Wolfe Island, Gordon Gillespie; No. 8, Pittshure, Ross Donaldson: No. 9, Kingston, Ed- win Coombe: No. 3, Loughboro, Ruth Caldwell; No, 3, Portland, Lloyd Townsend; No, 1, Portsmouth, Doris Mills. RECORD IN CORNWALL Two drowning and two fatalities on the Canadian National Railways with- Chief Barrett of Napanee also holds warrants against the prisoners on the and Wilfred five years each, in Ports- | fracture of his spine and three ribs in a space of two days, as well as a man falling from a tree and suffering a skull fractured and died a of Hours after reaching the Hotel Dieu Hospital. He was not quite seventeen Ran of age and was - Bl Paul Rozon of St. Lazare, e. PETERBORO MARKET A great deal >f produce was left over at a late hour Saturday morning at Peterboro in che basket section ol the farmers' market, where poultry, butter, and eggs were on sale in great abundance. yo were priced at 43 and 45¢ a pound. Chickens sold all the way from 25¢ a pound, the price asked by one vendor, to 3fc a poun with hens' at 25c. Ducks were 30 an 35c a pound. On the open section, corn was selling at 10 and 13¢ a dozen, and potatoes were down slightly, with prices of 25¢ for a peck. Green toma- toes were a basket and red toma-/ toes, 40 to 45c in large containers. hos. were very plentiful and of ex- cellent quality, Wealthies were 35c a peck and luscious big Wolf River spe- cimens sold at 40 and 45¢c a peck, Bart- lett pears were $1 a basket; grapes, 65¢ and peaches 85¢ and $1.50, in small and large baskets. Elderberries were a basket. Honey was fairly plentiful, selling at $1.50 in 10-pound pails. {| French. There is no such practice that teachers were permitted to teach Regina, Sept. 24.--J. G. Gardiner, ET ----_-- ------------------ pie ea-- % A GLORIOUS WEEK OF and King's Printer, J. W. Reid, both denied Wednesday the assertion of Canon Burd, of Prince Albert, made at the Anglican general synod that the official forms of the province are being printed in English and in effect, they said. Mr. Reid de- clared the only time he remembers ever having had an official document printed in both languages was some years ago. Then, in response to a re- quest from Prince Albert . French language newspaper publishers, an official translation of the School Art was printed. Premier Gardiner is of the opinion the Canon must have confused the Federal and Provincial issues. He further declared that the only course in this province which might be con- strued as having any tendency to- wards bi-lingualism was the fact the children of French parents In that language during their first year at a school only. It is admitted that some of the wullating of the heslth department | may conceivably be printed in French and other languages for cir- ANNIVERSARIES HELD AT CORNWALL The 140th anniversary of the found- ing of Presbyterianism in the County. of Glengarry and the 150th of the or-, ganization of Lancaster congregation, | was observed in St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church at Lancaster yesterday when the congregation was honored by the presence of the Rev, W. Leslie! Clay of Victoria, B.C, Moderator of | the General Assembly of the Church, The historic stone church was crowd- | 'ed in hoth the auditorium and gallery at both services. Rev. Dr, Clay told | the congregation he brought tidings to Lancaster from the entire Presbyterian Church of Canada. The thought in| his mind was: "What could possess the minds of honored, intelligent, leading | men in the Church that they 'ever thought that by a mere majority they could blot out 'the Preshyterian Church | in Canada? You are not of that type; you and others are not of that stock or spirit that bows to worship with a majority for a position," said Dr, | Clay. The Moderator went on to say that they were told they would not | have fifty congregations, hut he was | pleased to state there were over 1,200, Since 1925 there had heen a great pro- | gram of church building. The crying | need of the Church was men. He ask- | ed his hearers to be true to their | Church, and prepare their boys for the | Christian ministry, | | K.C. DIES AT NAPANEE | and one of the oldest citizens of Napanee died at his resi- dence there Saturday in the person of David Hiram Preston, K.C. He Ad horn in the Township of Manvers, On- | tario, on Dec. 25, 1841, the fourth son | of Lieut, Col Alexander Preston, a | well-known pioneer of that township, | and a grandson of Isaac Preston, one of the early settlers of Amherst Is- land. He was educated at the Univer- sity of Toronto, from which he wasl graduated in 1866, with the degree of L.L.B. He was called to the Bar at Osgoode Hall in due course, and loca- ted at Napanee, where he had prac- ticed his profession for nearly sixty years. He was created a K.C. in 1889, and at the time of his death was one of the oldest King's Counsels in the Province. He was well known as an a a AT Do You Own Your Own _-- Home ~PAY HIGH PRICES for Lots to speculators when we have the choicest Lots and the closest in to the G.M.C. for $10 per ft.7 Smell payment down--Restricted Property. See us before buying and save money, HORTON & FRENCH Better Houses URIAH JONES CARTERS Real Estate Phone 1380 Res, 1828W will condvet | he is survived by two sons and five culation among different colonies, but they are not official Government documents, EXCHANGE PULPITS Reowmani®a, Sent. 26, -- Rev. R. C. Blagrave, M.A, D.D, rector of St, John's Anglican Church, Peterboro, morning and evening Harvest Thanksgiving services at St Tohn's Church here on Sunday, Octo- ber 2. Rev. Robert J. Shires, M.A, B.D, of St. Tohn's, Bowmanville.' is exchanging pulpits with Rev. Mr, Bla- grave. In days of old, when knights were hold, the measure of human courage was no greater than a Twentieth Century aviator's.--Ottawa Journal. outstanding practitioner of the old school, a sound lawyer, punctilious and painstaking in his profession, up- right in all his. ways, and a public- spirited citizen. His wife, formerly Miss Janet Templeton, of Nananee, predeceased him a few years ago, and daughters: J. W, Preston, attorney-at- law, Pueblo, Colorado; Dr. H. F, Pres- ton, Toronto; Mrs. Russell, wife of Dr. Alfred Russell, Bailieboro, Ont.; Mrs. R. R. Davidson, Lethbridge, Alta.; Miss Janet Preston, Pueblo, Colorado; Miss Ethel Preston, of the Department | of Agriculture, Ottawa, and Miss Alice | The death of the legal profession in Preston, at home. | BL | this county, SAVINGS A sale phenomonal--- beautiful Cretonnes offered | at great reductions during the last 4 days of September . 19¢ 29c 39¢ 98c 39¢ | | | GET IT AT THE ARCADE 500 yards, 36 inches wide Cretonne, beautiful patterns | Tuesday, while it lasts, yard Bn il 600 yards, 36 inches wide Cretonne, new Fall designs and il colorings. Tuesday, while it lasts, yard... 450 yards, 36 inches wide Cretonne, colors and designs Il to suit every taste, Tuesday, yard | ; | New Block Prints, beautiful colorings, very useful for | Slip Covers, .. Tuesday, yard nied : 250 yards Curtain Net. Neat dotted patterns in white. 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