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ONTARIO NEWS CUSTOMS RETURNS revenue for Belleville for , 1928, was $286,238.- : an increase of $72,972.13 as he FTE -retuns aggregated $2 = As Sam with January, 'the Eo returns show e of 325.03 95 from $314,- the January figures. TAX RATE 87 MILLS The tax rate for Peterboro was Jast night set at 37 mills, an in erease of one mill over last year's rate, The increase was general all along the line. The only sizable decrease in the estimates was in the charity account, nearly five thousand less being required. One mill on the assessment is approx- imately $21,000. BETTER SEED CAMPAIGN The Seymour Agricultural Socl- ety is co-operating with the Do- minion and Provincial Depart- ments of Agriculture in their work of ocnducting a better seed eam- paign in Northumberland County. A meeting was held yesterday af- ternoon in John L, + Hay's Com- munity Hall at Campbellford, at which addressed were delivered. BREEDERS CAREFUL Durham County breeders have fad good sales of Shorthorns the past year, and are enthusiastic over a successful future in beef cattle. They consider that the industry has now passed the low price period and that more and more breeders will be looking out for pure-bred stock to replenish their hords so that they may get in line for the period of prosperity that is appar- ently coming, EVIDENCE IN RAYNOR CASE Judge McLean of Picton granted a motion for commission to take the evidence of Miss Viola Fray, the former credit manager of the Commercial Finance Corporation, Limited, of Windsor, Ont,, in the matter of this Corporation's charg- es. against R, H, Raynor, Miss Fray is now in California. This means that these charges will not be heard until her evidence is ta- ken, In the meantime the charges laid by the Industrial Acceptance Corporation and Mrs, Yerex against Raynor will be heard before Juage McLean on Friday, March 2nd. FRANK BELL DIES A well-known resident of Co- bourg, Frank Bell, succumbed to aparalytic stroke with whieh he was seized a few days ago. His wife died about tem years ago, and of late he had resided with his son, George Bell. Two other sons and a daughter survive their father. Also a brother, C. Bell, residing in Hamilton Township, and a sister in Cobourg. FUNERAL MRS. DANIEL BAKER The funeral took place yester- day of one of Cobourg's oldest res- idents, Mrs, Baker, widow of Mr. Danied Baker, who had been a res- ident here for 88 years, during which time she witnessed many changes in community life. Mrs. Baker, before her marriage Mar- garet Gage, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. Gage. Her husband died 31 years ago. She is survived by one son, Mr. Fred W. Baker, for many years in charge of fhe Canadian National Ticket and telegram office here, and by one dauhgter, Mrs. Cyrus W. Field. DIES ON EVE OF BIRTHDAY John W. Boyce died at Coborg on Monday night after only a few days' illness, on the eve of his ninetieth birthday. Mr. Boyce was born in Prince Edward Coun- ty, and was for many years a leading photographer in the City of Belleville. He married Har- riett Emerson, who died at Belle- ville 26 years ago. Of late Mr. Boyce had lived retired here. He is survived by his only child, Mrs. C. H. Winter, from whose home the funeral took place this after- noon. Rev, W. R, Tanton con- ducted the services. The remains were deposited in the vault in the Mortuary Chapel at Cobourg Un- ion Cemetery, and will later be in- terred in the family plot at Belle- ville, MRS, JOHN BRISLAN PASSES The death took place yesterday in St. Francis General Hospital here of Mrs, John Brislan, aged 72 years, following a few days' ---- from illness pneumonia, Deeas-| Turabun was seen safely op her 84 helofe 10 Marriage Waa Cath, way by a comstable in 'uniform. erine Valcour, and was born at Kemptville. Following her mar- riage to Mr. Brislan, who survives, she lived at Merrickville, bbt for the past 40 years had lived im Smith's Falls. One daughter, Mrs. Thomas Judge, survives. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Peter Sophy of Burritt's Rapids, and Miss Sarah Valcour of Smiths' Falls. Deceased was a devoted wife and mother, a kind neighbor and highly respected by all, She was a member of St. Francis De- salle -- Roman Catholic Charch. Following the funeral service the remains will be placed in the vault to await interment. BARRICADES SELF IN COACH Believing that detectives, rail- road officials and members of the Travellers' Aid Society, were in league wtih her husband in an ef- fort to kidnap her three children, Mrs. Cora Turnbull, daughter of Mrs. Tanner of this town, barrica- ded herself in a railway eoach at the Michigan Central station, De- troit, early yesterday morning, and for an hour successfully resisted all efforts to dislodge her, accord- ing to information that reached Mrs. Tanner at Pembroke yester- day. Several days ago Mrs. Turnbull's husband, Ernest Turnbull, a tele- phone employee at Louisville, Ky., instituted divorce proceedings against his wife, She at once de- cided to return to her mother, and, fearing her husband would attempt to get possession of the children, she wired the Travellers' Aid Soeci- ety at Detroit to meet the train with a policeman, They did, only the .policeman happened to be a detective and not wearing uniform. After all the oth- er passengers had left the car, Mrs. Turnbull locked the doors and re- fused to let the officer in. She wanted a policeman in uniform. In vain the detective showed his po- lice badge.. It resembled the tele- phone company badge worn by her hushand and Mrs. Turnbull was doubly sure he was in league with her husband. More detectives arrived on the scene and finally a uniform con- stable arrived, but by that time Mrs. Turnbull felt she could trust nobody. At the request of railway officials the doors were broken in and the woman finally persuaded to go to police headquarters, Police then communicated with her mother in Pembroke, and Mrs. After a lingering illness, which confined him io iis bed since lass October, Willlam Grabam Fergu- son, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Peterboro', away at 9 o'clock yester- y, in his eighty-first year, at his home at 254 Stewart rat, a The late Mr. Ferguson identified with the active lite of of | the city for over 60 years, and his presence will be missed when e votees of the "roarin' game' meet for annual bonspiels, for he was a great loverof the curling stones. For over half a century he rarely missed a gathering of the Knights of the Broom ,and was an honor- ary member of the local curling club, He was also a member of the Ketchecum Hunt Club, Coming to Canada about 1866, Mr. Ferguson, who had learned the grocery business in his native land, was a member of the staff of Nicholls and Hall, grocers, up to the time that he embarked in 1873 with the late Peter Connal in a grocery business of his own. In 1901 he became one of the original directors of the Otonabee Power Company, and managed its aairffs from 1906 to 1911, when the Peterboro' Light and Power Company took over the concern. He spent about two years with Kingah Hardware Company, and in 1913 became manager here for the Hydro-Electric Power Com- mission, resigning from active business life only two years ago, when he was close to eighty years of age. 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For health use Smyrna) NATURAL FIGS | 15c A ---- I VINE: YON IS BRUTALLY SLAIN Body of Pretty, etty, Young Wife Discovered in Ditch 12.DAY SEARCH Automobile Mechanic is Ar- rested at St. Boniface Hospital ---- Winnipeg, Mar. 1.--A 12-day mystery was solved Monday eve- ning when the body of Mrs. Lottie Adams, 30, the pretty blonde wife of a local department store de- tective, was found in a deep, snow-filled diteh a short distance Train her home in St. Vital, a sub- ur She had been brutually murder- ed. Twelve days ago Mrs. Adams disappeared from her home and following his own personal inves- tigation and fallure to find: his wife, James Adams, the husband, appealed for the police aid. Im- mediately a province-wide search was instituted while search par- ties of boy scouts and snow shoers were organized to co-operate with the officers in scouring the woods in the vicinity of the Adams home. When she disappeared, the woman wore a fur coat, and this was a factor in the discovery of the body on Monday. Walking close to the ditch, W. Watkins, an elderly resident of Fort Gary municipality, noticed a piece of fur showing above the snow. A closer scrutiny revealed a bit of fur collar and a hand partly protuding from the snow bank, while nearby were blood stains leading to the roadway. Within a short time, police vis- ited St. Boniface Hospital and ar- rested Albert V, Westgate, a 35- year-old automobile mechanic and chauffeur, He is known to have taken Mrs, Adams for an automo- bile drive on the day she dfsap- peared from her home, and is al- leged to have been an unwanted admirer of the woman, she having expressed fear of him to neigh- bors, A sedan, which Westgate is alleged to have hired on the morn- ing of February 16, the day Mrs, Adams disappeared, was seized by police in a local garage Monday night, Westgate entered the hos- pital on February 27, and received treatment for mental trouble, and was about to be discharged from the institution when arrested, When Mr. Watkins made his gruesome find, the body was lying face down. On 'the head was a deep wound, evidently made by a blunt instrument, while her hands and face were scratched giving evidence of a terrific struggle for life. Nearby was an excavation in apparently scraped up a supply of snow with which to cover body, WCALLUM GRANT | BURIED IN HALIFAX | of Former N.S. Lieut. Governor Halifax, Mar. church and state, representative of the military and naval services, and citizens drawn from every walk of life, joined Monday at the funeral of Hon, MacCallum Grant, to pay their last tribute to the war-time Lieutenant-Governor. of the Province of Nova Scotia. services at both the house and grave were simple, There were no pall bearers, but the long retinue that followed the hearse from the deceased's late residence. on Young avenue to Fairview cemetery, and the num- ber of people who lined the route along which the procession passed, bore evidence to the esteem and affection in which the late gov- ernor was held. Services at the house and ceme- tery were conducted by Rey. John Mutch, minister of Fort Massey United Church. He was assisted py Dean Llywd, All Saints' Cathe dral, Dr. Clarke, St. Matthew's Church, and Dr. J. W, Falconer, of United Church College. Messages of sympathy were received from His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Willing- don, and from many others throughout the Dominion. SPAIN MAY JOIN LEAGUE AGAIN Settlement of Tangiers Police Problem Removes Cause of Disagreement Parfs, Mar. 1.--France and Spain have virtually reached an accord on the policing of Tangiers, the settlement of the long stand- ing dispute, which it is expected will be signed before the end of the week, probably will mean 2 request by Spain to return to the League of Nations. Ambassador Quinones de Leon passed the afternoon at the Quai d'Orsay with M. Berthelot, First Secretary, and after the wisit it was announced "hat the accord was nearly completed. it was predicted that it would be signed before Foreign Minister Briand, with M. Berthelot, leaves here for England and Italy for ratification, but their actions will depend on what France does. CLAIMS PRISONERS GRAVES NEGLECTED) London, Mar. 1.--Howard Bury, (Conservative, Chelmsford) al- leged in the House of Tuesday aftermoon that some of the graves of the prisoners of war who died in Germany are not be- ing properly looked after. The Secretary of State for War asked for details, adding that the imperial War Graves Commission had charge of these graves. The President of the Board of Trade said he was awaiting from Canada details of the mew tariff provision affecting the percentage of Empire labor in Canadian im- ports. WOMAN WAS KILLED BY REVOLVER BULLET Winnipeg, Feb. 29.--A revolver | bullet wound has been discovered in the head of Mrs. Lottie Adams by doctors who are conducting a post-mortem examination today. Albert Victor Westgate, automo- bile mechanic, was yesterday for- mally charged with the young woman's murder. 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