Sherbrooke daily record, 17 août 1914, lundi 17 août 1914

[" Sherbrooke Daily Record.lW Established 1897 SHERBROOKE, QUE., MONDAY AUGUST 17, 1914 ONE CENT Dnasand Germans MAKE RAPID ADVANCE i GERMAN TERRITORY Austrian Ironclads Sunk; Enerny\u2019s Losses Heavy; French Capture Guns British-official statement., ! London, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 iThe official press bureau of the War Office and Admiralty bas Issued a statement saying that French troops, AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR LEAVES LONDON.London, August 17.\u2014(Special)\u2014 The Austrian ambassador left London last night for Plymouth.From there in the course, of a rapid advance he will proceed to Genoa on board a along the vallet of the Schirmeck have taken a thousand prisoners.The scene of the fighting of the last few days, the official announcement 'continues, shows the great tive effect of the fire of the allied artillery.Trenches abandoned by the enemy are filled with dead and wounded.GERMAN DREADNOUGHT OUT OF steamer placed at his Great Britain.disposal by HOLY CRUSADE BY RUSSIANS.London, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 ACTION.destruc- Tbe Petershurg correspondent of the Daily Standard says that the Russian authorities are using two mighty forces to stimulate the zeal for war among the people\u2014religious fervor and racial solidarity.The marching Russian troops are preceded by a bearded and robed priest of the Orthodox Church, carrying the cross.London, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014A Bands play alternately religious mu- despatch from Amsterdam to the Central News, says: \u201cThe captain of the Dutch steamer Epsilon, on his sic and barbaric airs.\u201cIt is not merely war,\u201d adds the correspondent, \u201cit is a, holy crusade, and also a arrival at Ymuiden to-day, reported ! crusade in accordance with the pan-seeing a German dreadnought in the Slavonic ideals.\u201d harbor at Trondjem which had been put out of action.Her funnels were smashed, and on one side she was scarred with holes from shell fire.\u2019 TERRIBLE BLOW TO GERMAN TRADE.London, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 No confirmation of the report has The Fads correspondent of the Chron-reached the official news bureau here.AUSTRIAN BATTLESHIPS SUNK- London, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014A despatch to Reuter\u2019s Telegram Com- and Vienna.icle sends an interview with an unnamed American business man who has just arrived at the French capital from Berlin by way of Hamburg / FRENCH TROOP\u2019S ON THE MARCH -;-\u2014-\u2014- pany from Nish, Servia, says: \u201cA naval battle between French and Austrian warships began off Budua, Austria, in the Adriatic, nine o'clock Sunday morning.French squadron, coming from He says: \u201cBusiness of every sort is at a standstill throughout Austria and Germany.Business men frankly at recognize that the war, whether suc-The cessful or not, has delivered a ter-the cible blow to German trade for a southwest, attacked the Austrian generation.warships.Two Austrian ironclads were sunk, one was set on fire, and a fourth fled northwards towards Ca-tare.The fight lasted over an hour.\u201d CAPTURE GERMAN ARMS.SITUATION IN AUSTRIA BAD.\u201cThe situation in Austria is worse than in Germany.Discontent is clearly evident on all sides.In Vienna the early enthusiasm for war has Paris, August 17.- (Special) -An j died down and the PeoPle are sullen-\u201d official announcement to-day i y the .FRENCH DROVE GERMANS TO-French War Office says: \u201cThe ad- :\tWARDS HUY.vance of the French armies continues T to develop.Our troops have taken -OIKon, - ugus ,\t\u2022 Hpecia ) the heights to the north of the Alsatian frontier, in German territory, and a French line of passes through Abrechevillier, Torquin, Azoudange and Masai.\u201cIn the Donon or Rougemont region we have occupied Schirmeck, eight miles from Saale, in Alsace, and we have captured twelve German field guns, eight machine guns, and twelve gun carriages with ammunition.\u201cOur cavalry has penetrated as far as Lutzelhausen and Muhlbach or Namur, describing the plan of battle at Dinant on Saturday, when he says ;tbe French defeated the Germans and j drove them frorri the place, states: \u201cThe general scheme of the French plans seemed to be to turn the Germans out of Dinant by a crushing i force, after having first allowed them J to enter, and second, to drive them back generally towards Rochefort, a town 2G miles southwest of Huy.! \u201cIn both objects, I believe, they succeeded.It was a magnificent \u201e\t, .\t\u201e\t,,\t.\t,, isight to see the French chasseurs\u2019 Rosheim.Farther to south we i\t,\t, ¦\t, ^\t^\tadvance, looking like a huge flock of occupy Ville-Est of Durbeis, on the\t.\t.* 1IT Wm üü ft-) !ÜP; î® i 'm il m mmm ém ml mm im m if® autonomy ordered TO POLAND Czar Has Adfessed Proclamation to This Effect to Polisti Population to Quebec Sherbrooke Volunteers Will Leave For Valcartier To-Morrow Morning WILL GET ITS ORIGINAL TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY\u2014FURTHER PROMISES AS TO RELIGION AND LAN-GAUGE.London, Aug.*7.\u2014A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company | from St.Petersburg correspondent | says that the Russian Emperor has ! Militia headquarters instructing thd addressed a proclamation to the en- ARMY SERVICE CORPS LEAVE THIS AFTERNOON\u2014 VOLUNTEERS AT CHURCH SERVICE Word has been received from the volunteers of all units in Sherbrooke to be ready to leave for Valcartier tire Polish population of Russia,Ger -1 at a minute\u2019s notice.Accompanying many and Austria, announcing his in- j these instructions ! tion that in all probability the men tention of restoring Poland to its would leave here at eight-thirty on original territorial integrity and of Tuesday morning, extending to it complete autonomy, Q.C.Ry.READY To MOVE TROOPS it»:; * mm i tip w /i I m % V: .\\ \u2019reserving only the right to appoint a j lieutenant-governor.He further pro-j raised facilities regarding religion and languages.WILD DREAM REALIZED.Paris, Aug.17.\u2014The greatest news of many a clay and o.' many a year is I that of the Czar's appeal to the Pol-j es of Austria and Germany and his promise to set up a new Poland, en-! joying complete autonomy, with free-j dom of language and religion.The student of history will recognize the tremendous irony of this proclamation by the descendant of Katb-erin the Great at the cost of the I descendant of her allies in the dismemberment of 1772 by Frederick the ! Great.I can myself testify that even am-| ong the most patriotic of Poles the j hope of recovering their national in-1 dependence was the most faintest and j visionary.Those who believed that The Quebec Central Railway has been notified that the Regiments will 'cave tomorrow morning, and have special trains ready to transport them to the training camp at Valcartier, ARMY SERVICE CORPS LEAVE TODAY The Canadian Army Service Corps, No.6 Company, will leave here this afternoon under command of Major J.B.Keating.This unit will go 80 or 90 strong in addition to the fifty who have enlisted for overseas service.The regular Corps will look after the wants of the men at Valcartier from their arrival there until they leave for the scene of war.The equipment of the Army Service Corps include fifty or more horses, bread carts, water wagons, etc.MEN ARE ALL READY.The coll to Valcartier was joy* fully received by tne men, who have been anxiously '.rçting instructions for several days.They volunteered for service abroad, and will not be satisfied until they have reached the this European war would spring upon | front.the world many sensational surprises pip'p'jNj'pj,; INSTRUCTIONS AWAIT-find here their first justification.The\tp,n linrni V reconstruction of the map of Europe has begun.Expectations that ware The Commanding officers of locsS impossible yesterday are to-day de- units involved are anxiouif.y await-fined so clearly that nothing can ex- mg definite instructions.A telegrahi tinguish them.\\ Infantry Regiments Proceeding througli a Village in Alsace-Lorraine to meet German Forces.25,009 MEN HTREALEH road to Schleistadt, and St.Croix aux Mines, and some heavy field artillery has been captured by ^0 French troops.\"In Alsace we have a strong sup porting line from Thann through | Cernay to Bannemarie.\u201d crows on a yellow field.STANDARD OF FAMOUS REGIMENT CAPTURED.FOR VALCARTIER GIVES IhMl SOI AUSTRIANS I MUST REMAIN Reservists Wiil be Arrested Should They Attempt to Leave Caiada '\u2014 j WILL NOT BE MOLESTED IF | THEY QUIETLY FOLLOW THEIR ORDINARY AVOCATIONS.| Ottawa, Ont., Aug.IV.-Following ! is expected at any minute confirming the orders already received.FROM 53RD REGIMENT Officers, Lt.-Col.F.C.Bowen, Capta N.C.Pilcher, M.K.Adams, K.A.Sampson ; Lieutenants, J.E.Ward, A.C.Webster, H.G.Tate, T.Irving.Descriptive roll of Men\u2014 L.Hudd, J, Pitchie, Edward Kensit, C.V.Webster, F.McCabe, R.Tomlinson, F.Rigley, H.Banks, J.Noble, P.J.McKenna, W.Brown, Segt.I.Vubers, E.H.Dodd, E, Thuat, E.A.Searle, G.Saunders, P.Tucker, W.Prewer, J.Roberts, A, (Continued on page 6).THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE with which is united The Eastern Townships Bank.SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., President.ALEXANDER LAIRD.General MantRer.JOHN AIRD.Asst.General Manager.i Brussels, August 17, via Paris 5.08 a.m.\u2014 (Special) \u2014The standard of the 'famous German regiment, the Death\u2019s ¦ Head Hussars, which was rormc.'ly j TO BE EXPELLED FROM MONACO ' commanded by Crown Prince Feeder |\t_____ I\t- ick William, was captured by the FORCE OF SIX THOUSAND SIKHS, PORTION OF MONEY WILL As Soon as Waterworks Are Com- Mr.J.K.L.Ross Has Sent a Con-pieted Troops Will i tribution o! $500,000 to Move in\tGovernment London, August 17.\u2014(Special)\u2014A special despatch received here says that all Germans and Austrians will he expelled from Monaco in accordance with an agreement between Frence and the principality.FRENCH WOUNDED REACH PARIS Paris, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 A special train, the first cars filled with wounded French soldiers and Belgians in the battle at Haelen, and is now at the town hall at Blest.FRENCH PRESIDENT REPLIES TO PRESIDENT WILSON.London, August 17, 7.20 a.m.\u2014 (Special)\u2014A despatch to the Chronicle from Paris says that the French Foreign Minister, Premier Viviffni, replying to the American offer of mediation, remarking that France AND JAPANESE HAVE OFFERED SERVICES TO FIGHT FOR EMPIRE.Ottawa, August 17.\u2014The Militia USED TO PROVIDE PENSIONS , FOR SOLDIERS\u2019 WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.Ottawa, Aug.17\u2014The minister of fi-' GIVE THE BOYS A SEND-OFF.At.the time of going to press it is expected that Sherbrooke\u2019s contingent will leave for Quebec at 8.30 a.England\u2019s declaration of war on Aus-m.to-morrow by special train, from tria last week, an order-in-council the Union Station.\t% has been passed forbidding the depar- Citizens should turn out to give the j turc frotn Canada of Austrian reser- j\t- If.is possible that advices from Ot- ivists.The ord in council s ^ Capital,$15,000,000 Rest,$13,500,000 tawa may alter the plans of depar- that Austro-Hungarians \u201cso long as\t______ ture.If so, the fact will be bulletin-,they quietly pursue their ordinary\t_\tif \u2022# ed at the Record Office.\tavocations shall not be arrested, de-\tuY Mdli tained or interfered with, unless there Accounts may be opene11!:::i 1_11\t11 _________________ and stated that the waterworks will1 \u2019«een given out as a stimulus to other he installed at.Valcartier by Tues patriotic Canadians who may desire day or Wednesday.As soon as this! to make similar offers, has been done, the first troops will hegin to arrive, and by the end of the1 PRUSSIAN EAGLE CAPTURED, week a large body is expected to be Paris, August 17.\u2014(Special)-;\t(Continued on page 6).\tfirst Prussian eagle captured by to-day above the entrance to the French War Office in Paris.The flag was taken by the Rth -The Battalion of French Rifles, and was the-brought to Paris last night.6 F*er Cent Perpetual Debeitture Stock Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Company, Ltd.The statement of the Company for the year ending December 31st, 1913, shows neat earninps of over .255.000.The sinking: fund requirements and interest on the first mortgage bonds amounted to $330,000, thus leaving earnings of over $925,000.As only $180.(KK) is required for interest on the $3,000,000 Debenture stock, the balance remaining thus equals over five times the Debenture stock interest.This stock yields 0$ p.c.on the money invested.We own and offer a block of this issue.Full particulars on application.F.B.McCURDY & CO., Members Montreal Stock Eirclianje Sherbrooke Office, Art Building, R.N.ROBINS.Manager.BRANCHES ; Coaticook, Richmond. TWO SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914.136-138 Wellington Street Monday, ingT iTtti, 1914.Store Closes at 6 Tonight Phone Your Order II You Can't Come to the Store Satisfaction ilssored SPECIAL TUESDAY BARGAIN NEWS 4 COLUMNS OF BIG SPECIAL AUGUST BARGAINS Special Sale Travelling Requisites Trunks at $5.00 Th« biggest value this side ol the Jaetory !\t84 in.long, 21 in.high, 19 in.wide, iron bottom, strangly made with slnts and reinforced with brass clamps and two leather straps, strong bras^ clasps and lock with two keys ;\tS6.25 velue.\tdiX Sale price ¦.Leather Grips $3.50 Suitable for lady or gent.16 and IS in long, real black pebble Jeather, leather lined ; ^4.50 value.To-morrow .Leather $nit Cases Tan Leather Suit Case, 22 or 24 in.long, strong handle, reinforced corners, brass lock and clasps.Special $5.00 value.$4.50 To-morrcw*.Straw Suit Cases Another lot to sell at.-\u2014.$3.50 $1.50 Corsets 70c Line\t$1.00 Line for 49c\tfor 69c Both lines are long u-aist.extended tips, four hose supporters, in sizes IS to 27\\ Just the right weight for summer wear! To-morrow $1.00 Une for.TOc.line\t40C for.Srassieres 45c Very nice Quality.Xever offered under 60c., and equal to some 60c.Lines.Sizes 82 to 42 bust.45C To-morrow.Rouchings 15c Pour or five new pieces just in from New York.White or cream ;\t20c.and 25c.kind.\t1 \"Co.To-morrow, per yard 1 Beads The biggest line m town ;\t15c.20c., 25c., 40c.,\t50c.75c.,\t90c.and up per string.GLOVES Trench Kid or English Cape Kid Gloves Sale price To-morrow.* > v Long Silk Gloves Black or white, fine silk quality, double tip finger?, 65c.kind.iQr.To-morrow.1' 3 Y Lisle Gloves Black, white or tan ;\t25c.Une.to-\t20c morrow\u2019.\u2014 Hair Nets with or without elastic ; 7 for.Pretty Purses and Bags Beaded\t1 tr* only.-.**1'-' Toilet Paper Three 10c.packets t for.-OL Table Oilcloth 4-5 in.wide ; white, marble or colors.yard.22C 'ioc All Over L aces 7.5c White, cream or ecru\u2019; heavy pattern ; *$1.00 and $1.25 kinde.To-morrow,\tT*)f per yard.Barretts 15o\t A big basketful to select from .2.jc.\t values.Sale erfee\t\t13c Liquid Veneer\t Big 50c.bottles for.,,.\t\t\t39c Slat Blinds Only three to clear.\tThese low prices should move rhem 1 o-morrov.-\t One 6 ft.wide for.,\t« .\t\t$1.35 One 8 ft.wide lor\t\t$1.75 One 10 It.wide\t for\t\t All nature, color b \u2022 d\tW foot drop.comp let« w; ?ïi p >: ; ! $ v »\tand cord.ComblDation HuitK\t39c Nazareth Waist.Comb\t\u2022ication Suite, Waist and Drawers, r\t 10 and 12 years ; 75c Baie price \t\t\" 39c Flannelerie Kfankefa $1.39\t B!* sises, known as\tll'\tPerfect quality, fleecy and Koft\tA met.blç.comfortable blanket ;\t*1.85 value.Tq-morrov.\u2019, pair\t\t$1.39 Embroidery Outfits Envelope; 'O-\u2019 pieces, w; .ui; with.Complete.fo.r .Oi* stamped r to work White CJurdiin Mutiiiii 15c and 17(\u2022 Ladies\u2019 Cashmere Hose Penman\u2019s Seamless Cashmere\tHose, 37 è line\t\u2022>Qr.Wen\u2019s Cashmere Sox \"Penman\u2019s\" Cashmere Sox for mon ; 35c.line.\t\u2018XL, To-morrow.\u2014',/v- Ladies Fine Cotton Hose A fine quality cotton at this special price\t15c Pair.1 Clearing Lines in îk Ready-tc-Wear Secticn Cotfon Suits for Ladies Consisting of Skirt and Coat, white or linen color.Were $5.00.\t0;1 (11.Clearing our price.*U3I .\u2022 \u2019 ¦ White Lawn Dresses About eight in this lot, from last season.Former values $4.00, $5.00 and $3.00.Nov/ half price\u20142.00.$2.50 and $4.00.ASK TO SE£ THEM ' White Outing Skirts $1.50 line for.$2.00 line for .$2.50 line for .Wool Dress Skirts $3.08 In black, navy, brown and mixed goods ; all tailor-made , best quali-ties.A chance to secure a separate fckiri at a low price ; $5.0 » values.To'\t$3 ok morrow .*L.**Jt*j< 7 SPECIAL REDUCED PP.ICES ON COSTUMES.COATS AND REEFERS! $1.25 $1.1)5 $2.00 Motor Coats or Dusters of linen color.Just the garment for travelling ;\t$5.00 value.\tOsi To-morrow.Afternoon Dresse?$1.98 A select lot of smart new Summer Afternoon Dresses.All special values at $2.25,\t$2.50, etc.^.as Ladies\u2019 Waists 98e Five dozen dainty White Waists in fine Voiles.Were $1.25 and $1.35 ^ds:.98c Muslin Kimonos Short style .19 c ia?ns.s:5'1:.o9c Ladies\u2019 Bathing Suits $2.85,\t$2.95 and $4.00.MISSES\u2019 AND GIRDS' BATHING SUITS, BATHING CAPS, BATHING SHOES.Black ÿloreen 30c 38 in.wide, soft quality, the correct stuff for a nice black Underskirt .\t50c.value.\t*H\\r« To-morrow .\u2022}'/ ''lS,tlJDS fricads ln tbls \u2019 es were many and beautiful, sent by proceeds of the evening were over *or a\tal^cl sympathizing friends.She died at thirty-seven dollars.^\ttwavf wVh\\cf mÆ her old home where she had spent\tg^ecent privais arndmd^aakr1talîiir®S:^4.Annie\tGadtipee ; Mr.and Mrs.D.most of her life.\tShe leaves to mourn S visiting relatives' and friends- Mr.and\tT- «iddfir.\tof Boston, guests 0f her -\t\u2019\t\u2019\t'\tMrs.Geo.Dyson and sons 0f Rich- sistl-jr\u2019 Mrs; g- W.Davis ; Mr.M.A.mond, guests of Mr.and Mrs.Geo.Sunday, of Burlington, Vt.m town Millar on Wednesday; Mrs.C.A.to commence repairs cn the .ater Morrill and grandson, George Ptrri- Co.\u2019s large reservoir, gard to Montreal with relatives ; Mr.Wm.Robins ot Derby centre, Mr.and Mrs.N.E.Montgomery and: has been elected director of the Na-daughter of Richmond, with Mrs.E.| tional Bank of Derby Line to flil the Duffy; Mrs.G.S.Schagel, from a vacancy caused by the death ot Mr.month\u2019s visit with friends at Knowl- 2.Mansur.\t4\u2014__________ FARNAM\u2019S CORNER.Arrivals include Miss Florence Peters, South Stukely and Mrs.(Rev.) .\t____ _ A.Mandigo and children, Moretown, couule of weeks\u2019 holidays; Mr.F.Vt., guests of Mrs.Emily Harvey ; her loss seven sons and one daughter ; four of her sons, John, Harold, Canute and Arthur are living in Bury and three in Vancouver, B.C., are: Ola, Armime and Thomas ; her daughter, Mrs.R.E.Ord, of Bury ; two sisters and one brother, Mrs.A.(Ames, of Sherbrooke; Mrs.James Leonard, of Brookbury, and Mr.P.iDuffield, of Bury.The beautiful flow-i ers for the altar were donated by Mrs.C.F.Murray.Some beautiful hymns were sung by the choir, and Mrs.C.F.Murray presided at the organ.Mrs.Olson will be greatly missed as she was loved and respected by all who knew her.The St.Paul\u2019s Sunday School picnic was a great success.The weath- ton and Brome; Miss Myrtle Duffy, cn Wednesday for Calgary, Alta., to resume her duties as teacher; Mrs.J.A.Johnston and children, also Mrs.Weight to Montreal after a Wadleigh to Montreal on business; Mrs.Orton Ingalls, Somerville, Mr.W.Kershaw to Montreal, Friday! Mass.; Miss L.Ingalls and Mr.Harry day.\tIngalls, W\u2019est Brome, at Mr.V.\tJ.\u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014\t*- Gleason\u2019s recently ; Mr.and Mrs.\tW.JOHNVILLE.\tRobinson, West Shefford, guests\tof The Rev.A.Bishop will preach a Mr.L.Harvey ; Mr.and Mrs.R.J.patriotic sermon on\tSunday in the Ladd, Sweetsburg, at Mr.D.H.\tIn- Methodist Church.\tgalls on 'Wednesday, er was perfect and the children and , Arrivals and departures include :\tOwing to the outside attractions young men had a good time.\tThe: Mrs.Jas.Brooks, of Brunswick Me the lawn social at Mr' Shufcit\u2019s prizes for the races were well earned ffuest ot Mrs.E\u201een Warner : Mr's.!¦ ! otherwi'se^ould hive been.Those at-I and every child received a bag of .Smith home from Waterville ; Mr.tending enjoyed bountiful refresh-candies before leaving the grounds.and Mrs.Alton Lindsay, of Sher- ments, a hearty welcome and a plea-Rev.Jas.Hepburn of Stansteal, brooke, in town on Thursday guests sant social evening.Among those at-; visiting his sister at the old home' 0f Mr.A.G.Lindsay; Mrs.Harvey Ending from a distance were Mrs.i stead on Thursday.\tof Danville, guest of her brother Mr.\tand ^r ' and The box^oCial_held_at\tof Arthur Hunten ; Mr.and Mrs.A.E.\u201crT ÈAee.Sutton.The sum of to their home ( $12.18 was realized.if! R' C\u2019 aC,rri0rd\u2019\tJackson and family Farm, w\u2019as a decided success both £0- .r,u v\t^ dally and financially.The nice little lü Sherbrooke; Mrs.M.Mack, Miss ! sum of $13.60 was raised bv boxes, | Edna Parker and Master Fred Park-cakes, ice cream.Contributions werejer home from Beecher Falls, Vt \u2022 Mr as follows: Mrs.John Wyatt, $5.00; nd Mrs.Sam Campbell and c\u2019hild! Mrs.HI C.\\oung, $1.00; Mr.R.C.' n I Crawford, $5, the total amount be- ^n\u2019 of Cooksh!re.and the Misses ing $24.66.The money will be plac-1 dDar^er* Montreal, guests of Mrs.ed in the hands of Mayor J.H.Leon- J- A.Seale on Thursday, ard for the benefit of George\tF.\tExhibition tickets can\tbe\tpurchased Ward.Many thanks are due to\tthe\tfrAm t/i> vr r friends who so kindly helped in this f°\u201c W'f' Smlfth an/ tl«« UP enterprise.\t|to Al,gust 29th\u2019 5 f°r 'W.OO.-\u2014\u2014f- i\t~\t^- BROWN\u2019S HILL\t| iArrivals ,,, \u201cTrfuree : Miss Lyster.Arrivals and departures: Mr.\tand\tof Chicago, and Mrs.Richard Mitchell Mrs.A.S.Brazel and son, Curtis\tand daughter, Beatrice,\tof\tCharney, and Mr.Alden Taylor of Sawyer-.^ue., guests of Mrs.J.E.Mitchell; Mr! ville, wcak-end guests of Mr.and Mrs ' Leslie Bilton.of Stealer, Alta., guest of E.A, Taylor.They made the trip by ' p®_?.unt\u2019\tF Woodburn ; nrs.l.auto and were accompanied by Miss\u2019day^\tm^hef T^ichardT Bertha Taylor, who had bean their Mr.and Mrs Bergeroni of Dennisonv guest for a few days; Mrs.Brcvoort J Mills, guests of Mr.Joseph Blanchette SILENT PARLOR MATCHES\u2014 & x 5 cent boxes for .25c.O R A X G E M A it M A LA D E\u2014 E.b.Smif.h\u2019i finest pure Orange Marmalade, in 5-lb.palls.Sale price.70o.HEIXTX SALAD OIL\u2014 The very finest quality.30c.size for .25c.50c.size for .43c.85c.size for .70c.PURE GOLD JELLY POWDER-Sixty dozen just\tin\tfrom -h» fac- tory.All flavors.To-morrowl two for\t.15c- OLD DUTCH OR POLLY PRIM\u2014 Three tina for .H.P.SA î fIE- Ten (lozpxx rearly.\tPer\tbot.18c.20c.COATICOOK Mrs.A.W.Elder, accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss B.Parker, of Beebe, in town for a few days the guests of Mrs.Gordon; Mr.M.Knight, who has beçn in Cookshire for the past few days took an auto trip to Littleton, N.H.; Mrs.S.W.Hansford of Sherbrooke.visiting friends in town; Mrs.Felix Lajoie from an auto trip through the White Mountains to Portland, Me., where she spent a few days.Col.F.D.Hale, Mrs.Hale and Mr.Bernard Hale formerly of this place and now of Huddersfield.England, are spending a few weeks in Lunenburg, Vt.KINGSEY.Arrivals and departures include : fiu-coL iui a .tn\t.\t-shoota m axr.Joseph Blanchette.!.a,___________vt\trTcnvilln of Fitch Bay, the week-end with Mrs.at the Woollen Mills ; Miss Jean Noble Mr\u2019 and MrS' H: *!own!.\u2019\t.D,a™ \u201e \u2019 W.H.Temple; Mr.R.A.Temple and and Mrs.Henry Noble, of Melbourne I guf^t8 of Mr.and Mrs, Daniel '\u201d^n0 Miss M L Adams, Sunday at W.H.i frosts of Miss Jessie Noble recently ; I recently; Messrs.W.and F .Reif, Bbip-Temple's- Mrs O.Rogers of Fitch ¦ M™- A- lUchmond.of Durham, at Mrs.1 ton, here recently on business; Mrs.Bay at Mr L L.Oustin\u2019s; Mr.and \"!.Hugh?a Gently.\tO.P.Shaw, Mrs, H.Towne, Mrs.R.Mrs! Bond Little, Jr., and young son I thodL^lmnday^SchoM was heîffn Mu | ^ Catson\u2019s\u2019-\"^Mr! and^lrs.^.\u201cw! adjoining the : Doylej Melbourne, guests of Mr.and of Eustis, week-end guests of Mr.and ! Cootes' maple grove!\t.UH Mrs.F.J.Brown; Mr.Scott Howe] church, on Thursday, and was well at-i -\t\u2022\t,, au \u201e and Misa Hull of Rock Island, aczom-j tehded by young and old, all of whom Mrs.Jas.Armstrong ; MrssM.Sharpe, panied bv a party of friends, guests1 enjoyed themselves.Following are the Sherbrooke, visiting friends.and : Drize3 obtained in the various races In Mrs.A B.Stratton, Jr., Master !\tLRCe gir\"liva^un- Leonard of Beebe, Vt.the we_k nd|t£.r.g, Bcrtha Gunter.Children's race, with Mr.and Mrs.G.C.Curtis; Mis-j under .3 years\u2014l, Charlie Cross ;\t2 E.E, Temple to Concord for a: Marjorie Woodburn; 3, Max Hughes, month.Her grandson, Master Earp Girls' race, s\u2019 to 13 years\u20141, Hattie Temple returned home with her; Mr.j Heghe-i ^ u, Etta cross.Boys' race, 8 and Mrs.L.L.Vaughan are enter- at H.N.\u2019 Davis on Sunday; Mr.little Gunt iiris' race, ll* to 10 yeare\u20141, McConnell.The result of tbe vote, for a \"dry\u201d county gives the friends of temperance here great satisfaction.Mrs.John Corey, of RoxH-ry.Mass.guest of Mrs.M.Rpcnolovc ; Mr.and Mrs.E.Howe, of Hatley, recent guests of Mrs.E.J.Parnell.Mrs.N.C.Kezar and little son are taining Mrs.Broussard and\t|Beau.lce Milcj.,.n .\t2> iiulcle 'lashes' daughter of\tSalem, Mass.,;\tMrs.;^ri8.race>\t,0 ^ ^\t\u201cj,4\"\u201d,;\t- Ghas.Waide\tof Stanstead at Mr.1'¦: Porter ; g.\tBeryl Porte- \u2022 3\tF'-m.-e\ti00 dl° sick\tlist*\t, Dunn\u2019s recently; Mr.G.B.Clark and:Hughes.Boys\u2019 race, over 1 a'ytars-l' I Mro- H- Hibbard is recovering »iow mother, Mr.\tW.M.Clark, to\tSher-1 Keg.Porter; u.Leslie Bilton.\toirla1\tj from her\trecent illness, brooke after\ta week at Mr.\tC.K.r^Ct'« °v*ci'\tyeans\u2014i.Mie»\tPorter\t| Brown\u2019s; Mr.and Mrs.V.A.Davis, i and,.Mlss Mamu Fve ; 2, Miss Lyster.I\tDANVILLE wcek- Miss Sari: race\u20141, Lialic Bilton ; Cross.Married ladies\u2019 ra.r-.b-1, Curtis I Mia Elmer Mathers of Sherbrooke Mrs.; was called home last week .on account of her mother s liluest:.Mrs.Norton; miss imizaiiuin.over in years\u2014i.Kconie Hiy'r.us ; nun.ime after visiting friends in]-\u2019.Beulah Porter.Thread and nc.fd'.e j AlabS.tiey; Messrs.Cafnpbc 1 and\t\u2018\"'Rl.e Bio on and Bculali i*or-! Ltete.Mr.E.E.Temple\u2019s rcca t j ;\tSm\"Jl\tVoi- ; is a g'.icsl of Mrs.No'mini and Miss Davis of Beebe the lend at Mr.H.G.Vaughan's;\tBogie ; 2.Mr».Nolsm, Gun , Vera Brown to Beebe or.Wednesday Boy»\u2019 lant walking tam - i.Lonlle iViiI i to attend the \"shower\" given Miss ton; 2.Jaa.Ward.Clothsu-plu n re.i fieete \u201cs fkil- vtry weak, j Gertrude .Norton; Miss Elizabeth srfr.s over is years\u2014i.fkD;,.b Hj;.',!,,,.: ' Mrs.Ada MiK'.bem of Wurceste Brown, home ! North Hatley ' Bellam at Mr.E.E.Temple's reemr-1\t-, ly; Mr.and Mr».8.Ketcham and I fta(j\tiuru; : *fi^ordoTsminmi\" Mr.W.Curtis of Crystal Lake, via- l.Levarien.\t1 iting their father, Mr.A.F.Curtis,\u2019 Much sympathy !» .'clt for rev Mr who is very ill; Mr.A.F.Emberléy ! Trcdetmick.who was callnl to ' Uttle at Mr.E.B.Temple\u2019s, Thursday ¦! Metis on Sunday by the death of hia :n-MkB Una Webster of Ayer\u2019s Clifl,l,\"Rt daughter.During hi» absctirc Ue.v, ; guest of Mrs.G.L.Temple recently; j W' \u2019r\t'vho 13 spending the sum Mrs.C H Brown «.nB,Ron r\u201er.rrlli | T-c> .\u20183 U'-'rl'sm.occui.led the pulpit on I to Be Mrs R.Brown, and Miss Vera motored to | were pleased ,t.o meet, them again.Magog recently; Mr.and Mrs.E.A.|\t-f- Taylor in Montreal, having motored\u2019\tGALSON.in there with their guests, Mr.Arrivals and departures include' and Mi's.Brazel; Miss Olive Brown,\t, ,, .visiting relatives in Eustis.\tMlSS\" Manon anlitiinlM ibout loomli-.from Mtmtn-n .on theO.l.R.C.P.B., nod IloM-m., UnlimRv , irlvhig on«yofoo,»tnNr>eVork»ml\twell n,nll iwIntoInCnnndn Th, bulMlngi for 1b, upper and rmrtintory p.-huol nro Iw.uHPill.e «itimtod.up to-date, wnlrarj end well TentUotied.auneomitrl,.avtnn.elimi, plnyrooma, n, wU n* oxt.nilve plejgroutiils.Horn ire prepared for II M C , Kindlon, the Unlver«IUe«.nud Bulimia Ufa by nn eOleienl itafl of Mazten, inoBtly grnduatoe of HngU\"h Unlvoraitiee.lor Caiesuhns, Injbnnatfon.efr.ajyt.ty fo fhe i/effd Jlmzfer, THE CALL OF THE SEA.Block Island, Watch Hill and Fisher Island\u2014three charming spots in the vicinity of New London, Conn., where warm sea bathing, deep sea fishing, sailing and driving, or tramping,may be enjoyed to the heart\u2019s content, have become extremely popular with Canadians who desire to spend their summer vacation at the seashore.These attractive beaches and popular resorts are reached via thé Grand Trunk-Central Vermont Route.The Seashore Express leaves Bonaventure Station, daily except Sunday at 7.35 p.m., with through electric lighted, broiler buffet sleeping car from Montreal to New London without change, and the day train leaves at 8.30 a.m., except Sunday, with broiler buffet parlor car and dining car service (a la carte.) Splendid hotel, cottage and boarding house accommodation available to suit all pockets, and with the superior train service to New London, the journey is an easy and comfortable one.Apply to any Grand Trunk Agent, or to Messrs.M.O.Dafoe and Marcus Alexe, 122 St.James St., Montreal, for a copy of Seashore booklet, telling you all about it.ST.SYLVESTER EAST.Arrivals and departures: Mr.Wm.Grégoire, of Sherbrooke, motored from here to Quebec last Sunday in ;his auto, accompanied by Mr.and |Mrs.Joseph Grégoire, Mr.Alfred and j Alphonse Letourneau, of this village.I Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Devlin gave a ' party to a number of their friends ion Tuesday evening, in honor of their | brother and wife, Mr.and Mrs.Luke jDevltn, of Colorado, who are visiting here, | Mr.Ai.Paycaur, son of Thos.Pay-;eaur and brother of Notary Payeaur, .has gone to join the ranks at Quebec I in the contingent being organized i there.STEAMSHIP TIOItE TS Sailings for Europe British Steamers are resuming regular service between Canada and Britain.Lowest rates by all lines.Apply E.H.SEWELL, City Pass.Agent C.P.R.74 Wellington St.Sherbrooke, Que.Harvest Help Excursion $12,00 tfi.fc GOING DATES AUGUST 14 AND 21, FROM WINNIPEG \u2014 For August U) excursion there will be proportiona-J tely low fares to points in Manitoba', ONLY.For August 21 excursion, low ! fares will be named to certain points-; in Saskatchewan and Alberta, where-help is required.For tickets, Information, etc., apply toi G.A.HARRISON, City Passenger and! Ticket Agent.2 Strathcona 1 Square.I \u2019phone 88, or to W, HARRISON, Sta-' tion Agent, 'phone 197.GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.Dr.Sam.Fraser, of Wentworth, N.H,.The West Leeds annual basket picnic will be held at Mr.James Reid's, \u201cRiverside Meadow,\" on Thursday, August 20th.There will be races, jumping, show of horribles, ball games at 10 a.m.Tea will be served on tbe grounds.The farmers have about completed their haying.Mr.A.W.Lefebvre is the first to start harvesting grain.'fcLV;,;;.A PLENTY OF SUGAR IN THIS COUNTRY Huntley Drummond, president of the Redpath Sugar Refinery, Limited said; \u201cThere is no necessity for alarm as to the sugar supply here, and anyone who orders a barrel of sugar for 'storage purposes,\u2019 besides having his work for his pains merely bids up the price on himself and others.There are sufficient stocks in Canada to supply all the legitimate needs of the country, and the refiners do not propose to allow speculators to unduly enhance the price.It is the duty of every good citizen to keep his head at present, as any other epurse invites unnecessary ?uf-fering and cost.Let, jpe repeat, there is sugar enough for everyone, and no geed whatever at present to pay increased peices whatever the future may hold in stock for us.\u2019\u2019 GLEN MURRAY.i Arrivals and departures: Mr.and j Mrs.Mann, of Lynn, Mass., guests of |Mr.and Mrs.W.J.Turner and Mr.(and Mrs.Thos.Duff; Miss Annie Mer- j cier, of Laurierville, visiting her sis-jter, Mrs.Arthur Caron; Mr.and Mrs.i |Thos.Soutar guests of Mr.and Mrs., L\\lex.Graham on Saturday, j Miss Hattie Neill the week-end with 'her parents, Mr.and Mrs.Jas.Neill.I Several of the farmers in this vi-' cinity have commenced harvesting and expect a good yield.Mr.John Duff, of Inverness, and family, guests of Mr.and Mrs.W.J.Turner.Quite a number of people from here were very pleasantly entertained at ( the home of Mr.W.D.Patterson on ; Friday evening.ST.SYLVESTER WEST Arrivals and departures: Miss Mabel Ashcroft, of Manchester, N.H., on a vacation; Mrs.(Dr.) W.H.M.! i King of Georgeville, visiting her old ¦ horn* aud friends; Mrs.Albert Smith ; 1 of Thetford, with her parents, Mr.| and Mrs.Geo.Nutbrown; Mrs.Mary McCourt to Quebec, visiting her sis-i ter, Mrs.Dooley; Mr.and Mrs.Win.! J.Machell of Littleton, N.H., with his parents, Mr.and Mrs.Dick Canty of Quebec; Mr.George Monaghan 1 ! Mrs.W.M.H.King, Mr.Arthur and Miss Ethel Machell, visiting Mr.and Mrs.John Machell on Sunday; Mrs.Paquette of Montreal to her old home.Haying is nearly finished in this vicinity.The crop is hardly up to tha average.The grain crops are looking well.MILL AN VILLE.Arrivals ane departures ' Mr.Neil Î McKillop left for his annual trip to the \u2019 West : Mr.Win.Wright, Sr., from Moosejaw, guest of his brother.Mr.B.Wright ; Master Ernest Lawson from Quebec, guest ol las cousin, Master George Lawson; Mrs.John K.Little from Henderson Vale, guest ol her son, j Mr.Guy A.Little ; Mr.and Mrs.Alex.| Henderson and daughter, Olive, guests 1 of Mr.am\\ Mrs.Herman Marshall ; Mr.Wilson Henderson and Mr.T.Cham-! bers to King's Corners.Leeds, guests of ! Mr.James Moore; Mr.James McMil-j lan to his home here, after an absence of ! over a year in Ontario.CANADIAN SERVICE!.From Sculhatuploo\tFrom Montreal Aug.13\tANDANIA\t1 Aug.29 Aug.20\tASCANIA\tSept.5 Aug.27\tALAUNIA\tSept.101 Steamers call i\u2019JymouLh Eàatbouui:.j Rates : Cabin (II) $47,50 and up ; Third-Class British Eastbpund §30.25 up » ( Westbound $30 up.For further particulars apply to E.H.\u2019 Sewell or G.A.Harrison.Sherbrooke,) Que., or the Robert Reford Co., Limit-; ed, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, St.John,( N.B., and Portland, Me.Railway INVERNESS.Mrs.D.Hutchison and son, Roland, j Lemesurier, with her mother, Mrs.D.; McCullough ; Mrs.Harris and Miss Harris, Lowell, Mass., guests of Miss Gillis on Wednesday.Rev.Mr.Howe very ably led the meeting Wednesday evening in the Presbyterian Church.At the close a business meeting was held.Air.M.G.Walker, principal, was appointed convener of the social committee in place of Airs.Archie McKenzie, who resigned.Miss Jessie AlcKenzie and niece, Aliss Alberta McKenzie, Wednesday with Mrs.Donald McKenzie ; Mrs.Chawford and children guests of Mrs.J.McKelvie on their way home from Halifax this week, and were accompanied by Airs.D.H-Penninglon, who returned to Halifax on Wednesday.I IM£ TABLE IN EFFECT JUNE 22nd, 19M.EXPRESS\u2014-Leave Sherbrooke, 6.00 a.m.daily except Sunday, arrive Levis 11.00 a m., Quebec 11.05 a.m.BOSTON AND NEW YORK EXPBÉSS-* Leave Sherbrooke 9.30 a.m.dalle» arrive Levis 1.55 p.m., Quebec 2.00 p.m daily except Sunday, Sundays: ouly arrive Levis 2.25 p.m., Quebeo1 2.30 p.m.WHITE MOUNTAINS\u2019 EXPRESS \u2014j Leave Sherbrooke 4.00 p.m daily except Sunday, arrive Levis '9.051 p.m., Quebec 9.10 p.m.ACCOMMODATION \u2014 Leave Sherbrooke 6.50 p.m.daily except Sunday, ar-' rive Levis 6.45 a.m., Quebec 6.50 a.m.Also connecting trains on the Megan-tic and Chaudière Valley Divisions.For timetables or further particulars apply to any of the Company's Agents or to E.O.Grundy, G.F.& P.A., Sherbrookft- NORTH THETFORD.Haying is finished in this district, ! and farmers are well pleased with the crop.A pilgrimage to St.Anne left this parish on Sunday.A large number of residents availed themselves of the, opportunity to visit the shrine.,Rev.Father Vincent is absent in Quebec this week to attend the ecclesiastical retreat.LEEDS VILLAGE.The Municipal Council held a meeting in the Town Hall, Kinnear's Mills, on Monday.All the councillors were present.The valuation roll was homologated without any complaints.Mr.Chas, A.Fraser, accompanied by hts daughter.Pauline, left for a fortnight', visit with Mr.Fraser's brother, REEDSDALE Mr.Jas.MacMillan, recently of1 Gorniston, Ont., with friends here;' Mrs.Meehan, and her son, Henry, visiting Sunday with Mr.and Mrs.Laclare ; Miss Manningham to her home in St.Julie, after a short visit with hertsister, Mrs.R.Gingras.Mr.and Mrs.Jas.Longmore entertained the young people of this vicinity on Wednesday evening to a dance.Sir.Anthémis SEASON 1914 Runs daily Magog to George-ville.Mondays and Saturdays\u2014 Leaves Magog 8.35 a.m., arriving Newport 11.30.Returning, leaves Newport 12.30 p.m., arriving Magog 3.20.Saturdays, ¦ Tunecls with C.P.R.trains to Sherbrooke 4 p.m.Wednesday and Fridays\u2014 Leaves Magog 11.30 a.m., arriving Newport 2.2,-> p.m.Returning.leaves Newport \u20181.00, arriving Magog 6.45, in time, for C.P.R.train to Sherbrooke.For further particulars aPPly to Canadian Pacific ticket office.5732 (Four L.SHERBROOKE DAII,Y RECORD, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914.MAKE DOLLARS POUTRE\u2019S TUESDAY SPECIALS A Cannonade of Savings throughout the Entire Store Beckon You Here To-morrow.Every price quoted here is a genuine mon-ey-saving one, attached to reliable quality.Come down as early as you can.At eight o\u2019clock if possible.% WHITE EAWX\u2014 40 in.wide,\t12 $c.value.Tuesday.HATR NETS\u2014 In light, medium or dark brown.Value, 2 for 5c.Tuesday, 4 for.¦.BONE CROCHET HOOKS in different sizes.Value.5c.each.Tuesday.3 for.^CHILDREN\u2019S GARTERS.White or black.Value, 15c.a pair.\tTuesday .i MENDING SKEINS\u2014 *\tIn black, tan.brown or grey.Value 5c.Tuesday, 2 for.**y.DOME FASTENERS\u2014 f\tSize 0 to 3, black or white.Value 5c.each.Tuesday, 3 cards for.^ROLLER TOWELLING\u2014 Checked or with borders.Value 12c.Tuesday.: ^CHAMBRAYS\u2014 in plain, checked or striped.Value 12 je.\tQ Tuesday.C HXLDREN \u2019 S SOCKS\u2014 in sizes 4 to 7.Value 1V\tQr- HANDKERCHIEFS\u2014 in Fine White Lawn.Value 5c.\tr\\_.T-esdav.3 for.19 c\t PRINCESS STOCKINGS.\t Fine ribbed, ior\tgirls' wear.Value 25c.Tuesday \t\t19c BUSTER BROWN STOCKINGS\u2014\t Heavy ribbed, for boys\u2019\t wear, 25c.Tuesday\t\t19c KID BELTS\u2014\t in a good range of colors ;\t25c.and 35c.\t values.Tuesday \t\t19c COLORED WASH CREPE\t in beige, pale\tblue.mauve ; 25c.value.\t Tues- dav\t\t19c SUMMER VESTS\u2014\t Drawers also ; 25c.value.Tuesday \t\t\t19c TEA APRONS\u2014\t Embroidery trimmed,\t 25c.value.Tuesday \t\t\t19c MAIDS' APRONS\u2014\t with or without\tbibs ; 25c.value.Tuesday \t\t19c KNITTED DRAWERS\u2014\t Children's sizes\t16 to 30 ; 25c.values.Tuesday \t\t\t19c LISLE GLOVES\u2014\t A clearing lot or\tsale ; 25c.to 50c.vali\t.es.Tuesday\t\t19c WINDSOR TIES \u2014\t in plain or plaid\tchecks.25c.value.Tuesday \t\t19c CREPE CORSET COVERS- All sizes, 34.\tto 43 ; 50c.value.Tuesday \t\t39c LADIES' VESTS-\t Short\tor\twithout sleeves ; 60c.value.\t Tuesday \t\t39c KNITTED COMBINATIONS-\t White short\tsleeves, 60c.value.Tuesday \t .\t39c TEA APRONS\u2014\t in Dotted Muslins, 50c.\t value.Tuesday\t\t39c ART LINEN\u2014\t 36 in.wide,\tround thread, 50c.value.\t Tuesday \t\t\t .\t39c FANCY Ht'CK LINEN\u2014\t Two different\tdesigns.50c.value.Tuesday \t\t\t39c GIRLS' SILK STOCKINGS\u2014 Black, tan or white ; sizes 5 5 to 10./IQy-j Tuesday .HAND BAGS\u2014 Black only.Value always sold at 7&C.Tuesday .ulrt/C! CORSETS\u2014 Clearing lines, all sizes; ?5c., 90c.values.49c Tuesday BRASSIERES\u2014 Sizes 34 to 52 value.Tuesday .60c.49c 27 IN.EMBROIDERIES\u2014 Good lot to clear ; 50c a yard values.39c Tuesday FARMER SATIN\u2014 54 in.wide, black ; 60c a yard value.39c Tuesday COTTON' CORDUROY\u2014 on white or tan, 50c.value.\t39c Tuesday SHIELD GARMENT\u2014 Sizes 3 and 4.Always sold at 50c.Tuesday .WAISTS\u2014 of Fine White Lingerie, all sizes, Si.00 value.Tues- 49c day BOYSj DUCK SUITS\u2014 in dark stripes ;\t7'5c.value.Tuesday .49c TABLE LINEN- 66 in.wide, full bleached, 7oc.value.Tueshay .49c NIGHT GOWNS\u2014 Ladies\u2019 sizes.75c.value.Tuesday .Special 49c TAFFETS SILKS\u2014 in black or white ; S5c.and 90c.a vard values.49c BROCADED RATINE\u2014 in* saxe or pale blue.Value 90c.yard.Tuesday.A Short Sighted Person is one who neglects to give proper attention to hia eyes.You see others enjoying good sight with good Glasses.Why should you not enjoy good sight as well ?Our optical skill is at your service.We correct short sight, unequal sight, weak sight, failing sight, etc.We have our own lense grinding plant.Consult A.C.Skinner THE OPTICIAN, 7 Strathcona Square.DAILY NEWS ERON TOWNSHIPS GOOD CROP OF OATS.Stanbridge Bast, Aug.17.\u2014(Special)\u2014Farmers are busy at their harvesting and a first class crop of oats! \u2019and barley are reported.I PRICES ADVANCE AT CLARENCE- ' VILLE.Clarenceville, Aug.17.\u2014(Special)\u2014 Butter is now ;i2c.lb.; sugar, 5,5.2,') per bag ; flour, $6.80 per barrel.The prices are still soaring.Greater and Greater Bargains In Women's, Men's and Children's, Shoes, Pumps & Oxfords.NEVER PRICED SO LOW We are determined not to carry over a single pair of our stylish Summer Shoes if price-cutting will move them.Think what this means to the people of this city to buy such styles and quality as our Oxfords g and Pumps afford.Not one should miss this sale.Come in to-morrow\u2014\u2022 you can still get your pair in the style you like best.See Window Display ! Come in and see Bargain Tables ! IVI.,J.CHOQUETTE R5 Wellington St.\tOpposite His Majesty's Theatre.WATER LOW AT ROCK ISLAND, j Rock Island, Aug.17\u2014(Special) \u2014 The water is very low here and the water supply has been shut oil this week except a few hours daily.HORSE KILLED BY LIGHTNING.Foster, August 15.\u2014(Special)\u2014The barn owned by A.M.and C.P.Hunter, situated at Bondville, was struck i by lightning, last night, and one horse instantly killed.The barn did not catch fire.NOTES OF NEWS FROMMEGANTIC Presbyterians Will Meet to Extend Call to Rev.George TRY OUR PARCEL POST SERVICE ! TVE PAY POSTAGE.SHOP AT .: \" s E'S IT PAYS Sole Agent for STANDARD PATTERNS.BELL PHONE 433.CITY NEWS Mrs.G.A.Coombs, and two children, Evelyn and Roy are visiting friends in Celebrook\u2019 N.H.Mr.and Mrs.W.J.Wiggett and fatally left on Thursday ro spend three ¦weeks at Camp Comfort, Garthby.Mrs.T.Holmes, who was operated on at the Sherbrooke Hospital for appendicitis, has returner to her home in Dixville quite recovered.Mr.and Mrs.Adrien St.Cyr.Messrs.Edward and Emery Heins and Miss A.St.Cyr have returned from a ¦week at Megantic where they visited relatives and friends.All members of the City Band are requested to meet at their band room, Bel vider» .Armory, at eight o'clock tonight.It is absolutelv necessary that every member be \" on band.Mr.A.P.Taylor, assistant local tna&ager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, ard Mrs.Taylor, left* Sa-iurday for Montreal, whence the former got - to P.imouski for a fishing trip, accompanied by his brother-in-law, to be joined later by Mrs.Tav-lor.Miss Annie Hackett spent the weekend at her home at Chambly Canton, i Mr.Arthur Couture was in Mont-\u2019 real for a week end visit.Mr.L.E.Codere went to Montreal Saturday on business and is expected home this evening.Mr.Norris Robins, of the Canadian Rand Co., Montreal, is in town for hi- vacation, which he will spend at home.Mr.D.Beaupre, who has been in charge of the Sherbrooke office of Mr.L.N.Audet, has left for Montreal, the office being now closed.Mrs.Henry Swett, of Farnham, is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs.H.S.Purdy at the Ross Farm, Brompton Road.Miss Carrie McKay from Montreal, is visiting Mr.and Mrs.W.P.Berwick at \"The Netherlands,\u201d Bromp-;on Road.Mr.and Mrs.George H.Bradford cave returned from a couple of seeks\u2019 stay at Dorval, where they vere the guests of their daughter, \u20181rs.Clive Dobell, at her country rome.BUSINESS NOTES Everybody is going to Old Home Week at Coaticook.Get your Flags and Auto Pennants at Edwards.\u2019 Mr.P.A.Lyster.Walton Avenue, i.as .st returned from Lyndon Centre, \u2019vt., where he went to attend the funeral of his uncle, the late Rev.W.Lyster, who, although a native of Overton, had lived in the United States forty years, and in Lyndon LASTING\u2014Dome and radiator are American Ingot Iron\u201499.84U pure.These parts in OFCIaryS Sunshine ^\tcan never wear out Jl UTlldCQ or rust away.See the McClary dealer or write for booklet, w Sold by La Cie Codere & I lls, Inc.i Centre for the latter half of that time.Mr.Lyster also visited his brothers, Messrs.William, Thomas, and Tobias Lyster in St.Johnsbury.He was accompanied on his return to Sherbrooke by his niece, Mrs.Bennett, who was the guest of Mr.and Mrs.Lyster for the week end.Miss M.Sdred Lusk, of Worcester, Mass., is the guest of her uncle, Mr.J.C.Waterhouse, Moore Ct.Last night St.Andrew's Church was specially favored at the evening service by having a male voice chorus lead the music, composed of some of our best local talent.The soloist was Mr.J.T.Mathews, whose rendering of \u201cArm, Arm, Ye Brave,\u201d from Handel\u2019s Judas Macabeans.was very acceptable, and quite in keeping with the martial spirit of our times.The service closed by the singing of the National Anthem.In the absence of Rev.Mr.Nicholson, the pulpit was occupied by the Rev.Mr.Ross, of Montreal West, who made a very strong appeal to the young manhood , of the congregation.At the close of the service Mr.J.0.Jones vacated his position at the organ in favor of Mr.J.Wb Bearder, F.R.C.O., organist of All Saints' Church, Ottawa.His selections were : Sonata in C.Minor by Merkel ; Indian Melody, by Dvorak ; Traumlied, by Roland Biggie 'an old Sherbrooke organist), and : Offertoire in D, by Batiste.Mr.Bearder who is well known in Sherbrooke, i and is very popular with the music 1 lovers of this city, was very much appreciated, his interpretation of Batiste s Offertoire in D was exceedingly brilliant, and his many friends were glad of this opportunity of hav-: ing a musical treat at his hands.CENTRE WARD RATEPAYERS CALLED FOR TO-MORROW |\tNIGHT.The ratepayers of the Centre Ward will meet at the City Hall on Tuesday evening, the 18th instant, to discuss the selection of a representative to fill the vacancy in the City i Council for this ward.RATEPAYERS WILL BE CALLED UPON TO VOTE ON BY-LAW TO BORROW MONEY FOR POWER PLANT.Lake Megantic, Aug.17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014Next Tuesday, August 18, there will be a congregational meeting in connection with tendering an official call to the minister, Rev.Geo.Atkinson.The Rev.J.R.McLeod, of Scotstown, moderator of this district, having been away for some time on his vacation, has just, returned and will be here to conduct the meeting.WORK ON WHARF RESUMED.Wrork on the concreting of the Government wharf has been resumed after being suspended for some time on account of the high -water in the lake.Mr.Matheson, the superintendent of the work, however, has not been idle during the interval, but has had the scow and a crew at work hauling sand, etc., to the wharf, so that the work could go on expeditiously as soon as the water was low enough., WATER LOW IN LAKE.The water in Lake Megantic, which has been kept up as near as possible to a high level, has now been falling during the last week or two, so that work on the wharf can be proceeded with.RATEPAYERS TO VOTE ON BYLAW.Notice is given that on Thursday, August 20, there is to be a public meeting in the Town Hall for the ratepayers to vote on the by-law giving the Council power to borrow 5150,000 for the construction of the electric power dam and plant on the Chaudière River.At a former meeting of the Council this action was fully discussed and decided against by the casting vote of the mayor, but since the absence of Mayor A.B.Gendreau, who is now in France, it has been decided to bring the matter before the ratepayers.It would be well for all the citizens to turn out that day, especially those who have the true interests of Megantic at heart, and cast their vote according to their consciences.The present time is not by any means the best time to go into the money market to borrow money, even if it is backed by the municipality.NOTES.Mr.Ed Bouffard, a former resident of Piopolis, who has been away from here for several years and has been visiting his brother and other relatives in this district, left by the Quebec Central on Friday for St.Eph-rem, where his children are with relatives.Mr.Bouffard recently purchased some fruit lands in Florida, where he has been living lately, and intends returning there shortly.The object of bis present visit here is to make arrangements for placing his children in the convent school here during the coming winter term.COWANSVILLE PEOPLE IN LONDON.Cowansville, Aug.17.\u2014(Special) -Letters from Dr.Frank England, of Montreal, to Mrs.H.Curtis, here, say that Dr.Ritchie England and daughter are safe in London, England.ASK US HOW TO GET THEM.See our new Imported NETS.Probably the LAST shipment we will receive for a long time.THE McCAW'BISSELL FURNITURE CO.EXHIBITION TICKETS ! \u201cOh You SUDDEN DEATH OF C.R.NET-TLETON, ROCK ISLAND.Rock Island, Aug.17\u2014(Special) Mr.Chas.R.Nettleton, of the Rock Island House, was found dead in bed1 Friday.He was apparently in his usual health when he retired the previous evening.He leaves a widow and one child.» RECEIVED SHOCK FROM LIGHTNING.Kingscroft, Aug.17\u2014(Special) \u2014 The residence of Mr.N.Lebeau was struck by lightning on Tuesday during the electric storm.Considerable damage was done.Five persons who were in the house at the time received a shock, but none were seriously injured.PRAY FOR WAR TO END.Cookshire, Aug.17.\u2014(Special) \u2014 Considerable interest is being taken) locally in the war.In the Methodist)-Church on Sunday at both services,1' morning and evening, the pastor Rev.Jas.Pletts, read a special reference on the many reasons for which the people should pray for speeding of the coming of peace.GUARDS ON SCOTSTOWN BRIDGE.Scotstown, Aug.17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 The C.P.R.has an .armed guard watching the railroad bridge.The bridge is guarded day and night.FLOUR AND SUGAR IN DEMAND.Scotstown, August 17.\u2014(Special)\u2014 The store keepers are doing a big] trade in flour and sugar these days.I Nearly everyone is laying in a stock ! j on account of the raising of prices.ESCAPED INJURY IN AUTO ACCIDENT ! Canterbury, Aug.17\u2014(Special)\u2014Mr | A.Morrison, of Scotstown, met with .an auto accident, Wednesday evening.The car was overturned near Charles : j Cowling, but none of the occupants | were seriously injured.Mr.Orin Mayhew hauled the auto to Bury for repairs.RINGS in Silver.All sizes at SOc each Of course they\u2019re a fad, but there\u2019s Some thicken while they last, at 0.J, Gendron\u2019s THE JEWELER 135 Wellington Street.AT MITCHELLS WOOD Cord Wood, Block Wood and Stove Wood of various lengths for sale.\u2019Phone 35i.\tW.A.HALE.demy, Farnham and Stanbridge East, Frelighsburg, Stanbridge, Ridge, Soules, Station, and Monaghan, under the Good Roads Act of 1912.On motion, the Valuation Roll for 1914 was received and homologated.We have just unloaded another cai BEAVER ° BOARD This is the board that takes the place of lath, plaster and wall paper in every type of building.Why not build the walls and ceilings of your new house of BEAVER BOARD BEAVER BOARD will not crack, chip or disintegrate.BEAVER BOARD keeps out heat and cold, deadens sound, and retardr fire.BEAVER BOARD is quickly and easily put up by anyone handy with tools.Samples, booklet with full information and prices on request.WHOLESALE PRICES TO DEAL) ERS.J.I Co.BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND BURNED TO THE GROUND Laurierville, August 17\u2014(Special) : \u2014The barn of Mr.Hiram Mercier was struck by lightning on Tuesday afternoon and was completely destroyed with a large quantity of hay and a part of the farming implements were destroyed.The loss is a very heavy one.GRAIN CROP EXTRA GOOD.1 Bishop\u2019s Crossing, Aug.17.\u2014(Special)\u2014Farmers in this vicinity have finished haying and commenced harvesting.The general report of hay crop is better than last year.Very few report lighter crops.Grain is j reported to be extra good, also all j root crops.NO MONEY TO PAY TEACHERS.Bury, August 17\u2014(Special) \u2014 At a meeting of the School Commissioners, Mr.J.H.Leonard was re-elected Chairman.A rate of 8£ mills on the dollar was levied to defray the expenses of the School Board for the school year 1914-15, was passed.The Secretary explained there was no cash on hand to pay the teachers for July although there were $2,500, of uncollected school taxes and asked the Board to borrow enough from the Bank to pay the teachers.It was moved by Commissioner Groom and resolved that the Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer borrow $500 from the bank for three months LIGHTNING STRUCK CHURCH TOWER.Barnston, August 17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 Lightning struck one of the towers of the Methodist Church, partly demolishing it.Fortunately it did [ not take fire, although the alarm was ! given, and men were at hand with ladders and pails.were Miss Lou Allen, Madam T.C.Cabana ; Mr.Wilfrid I^igare, and Mr.Ernest Armitage.SLIGHT INCREASE IN FOOD STUFFS.Stanbridge East, Aug.17.\u2014(Special)\u2014Prices of food stuffs have in only a few instances advanced here.; Flour is selling at $3.50 per bag;' butter at 28c.lb.Sugar at $4.85 cwt.; beef at 18c.and 20c.lb.; pork1 at 16c.and 17c.lb.BY CANADIAN PACIFIC RY.HARVESTERS ËXCÜBSI0NS Aug.21 si, 1914 To WINNIPEG) PATRIOTIC FUND HELPED BENEFIT RECITAL The Benefit recital Sat.urdav after-Rap*.in the Art Hall, while not so well attended as had been expected, wan, nevertheless, successful, both from an artistic and financial point of view.The programme, while not long was well chosen, and that It was much appreciated was evidenced by the liberal applause.The contributors to the programme FOrt THE BEST MAIN BUILDING FULL The Sherbrooke Exhibition this year promises to be bigger than ever.The main building is now filled up, and entries are still coming in.WPLL LAY FOUNDATION STONE.The foundation stone of the new Gibbs Home on Bowen Avenue, East Sherbrooke, will be laid to-morrow afternoon at three o\u2019clock by Bishop Dunn, of Quebec.MR.ARRIVE A infU From > Out arlo fyh&rbo \u2018 Propr Itoba, ai £a»t iii For inforrnaiic SEWKiyb.City p: poln** in Man- Agtnt or to E.H CONFECTIONERY tCK CREAM, HALTED PEANUTS.SALTED ALMONDS, Salted pecans, CAKES, Et);., he xure an1! go to Woodard\u2019s Confectionery, HtortKj HHEP BROOKE, QVK.'Phon*' r * * t « t » * » t < t AND MRS.POUTRE HOME telephone message, this morn-was received from Mr.J.E.Poutre, who reported safe arrival there.Mr.and Mrs.Poutre will reach Sherbrooke, via Q.O.R., this afternoon.Mr.Poutre reports a rather exciting trip.Precautions were taken to prevent a clash with German cruisers, lights being hidden at night.DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.Mr.Desmarls, who was injured at Ayer\u2019s Cliff, when his carriage was struck by a train, died in the hospital on Saturday evening, it will be remembered that his daughter was in Stan U y killed at, the same time.The remains were taken to Lord\u2019s under taking rooms and will be taken to Ayer\u2019s Oijfl, where the funeral will take plaee on Wednesday morning.Coroner Bachand will hold an Inquest this evetiLog,\t| DWELLING HOUSE AND BARNS BURNED.Cowansville, Aug.17.\u2014(Special) \u2014 During the electric storm Friday night the horse barn, carriage house, dwelling house and contents, including one horse and two pigs belonging to M.Forget Berangcr, were destroyed by fire, which was started by lightning striking the building.LINE HOUSE RAIDED SOUTH OF ABERCORN.Abercorn, August 17.\u2014(Special)\u2014 Provincial Revenue.Collector O.D.Griggs, accompanied by Constable J.M.Stowcll, made another raid on the line house between Abercorn and ! Riehford on Saturday at about 8 j a.m.They were joined by American ! officers Ladd and Phan m Riehford.Thirty bottles of.gin nre re.ported to hnve been confiscated.This is the second raid this month on this bouse.BETTER ROADS FOR STANBRIDGE MUNICIPALITY.Stanbridge East, Aug, 15,.(Spe dial) An adjourned session of the Municipal Council of the township of Stanbridge was held in the Town Hall, Stanbridge Cast, on Wednesday.There were present Mayor Robt.Kidd, Councillors Stillman, P.Knight A.M.Gardner, Willard N, Martin-dale and Jos.Richer.\t, A hy-law was passed to provide for gravelling the following roads ; Aca- SCOUT MOVEMENT AT SAWYER-VILLE Sawyerville, Aug.17\u2014 (Special) \u2014 The Boy Scout movement has extended to Sawyerville and already a number of the boys have been enrolled.Rev.G.H.Forde, who has recently come to Sawyerville as pastor of the Methodist Church, had been Scout Master of the Boy Scouts in Dunham, his former- pastorate and on coming to Sawyerville was approached by some of the boys i.here, on the subject.With the assistance of Dr.Yorston, Mr.Baker, of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal, and Mr.A.Hughes, a troop has been formed.Rev.Mr.Forde being Scout Master, and Mr.Baker, and Mr.Hughes, Assistant BcouL masters.It is hoped that all the boys who are eligible for enrollment will join the movement which has just received the high distinction of having its uniform recognized by the British Government, as one of the public services, and which has proved of such world wide interest and value to the boys of many lands.The boys have just spent a few very pleasant days in camp under the direction of Mr.Hughes.Arrangements are being made for the instruction of boys on the various tests and somn very enjoyable expeditions have been indulged in.Two patrols have been enrolled in full strength and a third patrol Is in process of enrollment, and hoys in tercstcd should communicate with one or other of the officers.W.E.L00MIS Ceramic Products Builders\u2019 Supplies Brick rough and smooth effects for artistic fireplaces or buildings,common builders for chimneys and walls.Plaster Rockwall, Selinite, Plaster Paris, Danville, and Thetford Asbestic.Dominion Lime Go\u2019s LuIlVf E Canada Portland Cement fresh from manufacturers Hair, Mortar Color, Fire Brick and Clay.Gravel and Sand of superior quality.General Carting ROCK BOTTOM PRICES PROMPT DELIVERY ST.GABRIEL ST., Head of Ball Street! BURY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.Bury, Aug.17\u2014(Special)\u2014 At a regular meeting of the municipal council there were present :\tMayor Leonard, and Councillors f\u2019.Duflield, J.W.Dawson, N.Asker, and O.Morrison.Bills for road work amounting to $202.65 were ordered paid.Two tenants for making half a mile of road (Government Standard) j were received but were considered to be too high and were not accepted.It was moved by Councillor Dawson, seconded by Councillor Morrison that the gravel road bo done by days work to the amount of 3800 this season,\u2014 This was earrled.If was moved by Councillor DufTleld seconded by Councillor Morrison that C.Oleon be engaged as foreman for NOTICE Have your old clothes made to loc like new by having them cleaned ar pressed at the Cleaning and Pressii Parlor.We buy second-hand clothe J.K ItA K i » VV> K Y, Hell phone 1296,\t243 Wellington St the above work at $2.50 per day ar that the wages for help should i I7i cents per hour for a man and cents per hour for a man and tw horses.The Secretary Treasurer was orde cd to get twelve nine inch culvert) three twelve Inch, and one fifter inch, all 20 feet long and one t.weh inch thirty feet, from the St.Johr Olay Products Co.9929 480 SHERBROOKE DAIRY RECORD, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914.\u201cDaily Record\u201d Want Advertisements SIG RESULTS FOR LITTLE IVIOIVEY RATES : /15 woria or less, 15c.each insertion ; one wat tor each additional word.Six insertions for the price of; Ats.If charged weekly rate does not apply.10c.added if accounts have to be sent more than once [\tv*;-v\u2019T* v'I**I4*r'C'*l**-ù-v*!* vd* v'!*v*j**t* J HELP.WANTED\u2014PEMAUS.HELP WANTED\u2014MALE.t OR SALE.A P A B L K OJONKRAL SERVANT Vy wanted who can do plain cooking.Mrs.P.C.Baker, 61.Quebec St.kJON tl, .niRL WANTED WHO CAN DO plain cooking.Good wages.Apply Box 11, Record Office.r1ENERAL SERVANT wanted -Small family.Apply 118 Ball St.or 64 King St.jT-JENERAE SERVANT WANTED FOR family of three persona.Call at 18 Montreal St.jriHAMBERAIAlD, KITCHEN and cook wanted at once.Valley House, North Hatley.C .thoroughly experienced on fancy woollens and worsteds wanted in about \u2022seven days.Paton Manufacturing Company, Sherbrooke.LEW GOOD MEN WANTED IMMED-x iately.Apply at plant, near Lenuox-vilie.E.T.Brick & Mfg.Co./ \u2019ON.CRF.TE MIXERS \u2014 ALL SIZES ! VP and styles, new and second-hand.I Large stock slightly used contractors' I plant, including stone crushers, engines ! and boilers, pumps, hoisting engines, ! wood and iron-working machinery, and ! other mo.chines too numerous to men-i lion.Foss & Hill Machinery Co.644 i St.James St.Montreal.y.\u2022?ï v t V f We have n.very reliable boys\u2019 watch which is guaranteed fully as to timekeeping qualities, etc.Good nickel movement in either ,?« nickel or gun metal case._ Pries $2.50\t¥ Mail orders promptly filled.\t*1* tv 18.J.Spearingf \\70UNG MAN WANTED TO ACT AS -¦ yarn and hosiery packer.Paton Manufacturing Company, Sherbrooke.IjX)UR-CYLiTNDER 15 HORSE POWER -* launch tor sale.Speed, 16-20 miles an hour.Apply N.E.Walley, Bor 328, Sherbrooka.Goldsmith, Diamond Merchant, 33 St rath con a Sq.'¦\u2022\u2019I ¦:>hcne 41 I |\t^\t\u2018\t\u2019 .*.'\t\u2019 l MAY NOT LEAVE TOMORROW r, GIRL Apply tOOK WANTED AT AMERICAN House, city./ tLERK FOR GROCERY TEAM\u2014 v' English, French.Give references, salary expected and former experience.Woodman & McKee, Coatieook, Que.ÇlOOTl GENERAL SERVANT WANT-ed at once.No cooking, no care of children.Mrs.T.Vineberg, 34 Wolfe St.ORGANIZERS WANTED IN EACH town for a leading Canadian fraternel and benevolent society.Attractive contract for good, live organisers.Write to A.Whitehead, Box 638, Bury, Que.High - grade jersey bull, 3 years old, for sale.Also Berk-; shire boar, 1 year old.Apply H,.Veil j leux.\"Elmhurst Farm.\" Lennoxvillc, ! LALY EXTERMINATOR.ALSO FOR j T mites, lice on hens and cattle.Price, | 7üc.per gallon.Apply H.A.Martin & ' Co., sole agents, Lcnnoxvills.Que.TEACHERS WAITED.REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.rp BACHER WANTÏÎD \u2014 WANTED ! I-L Srst-clasa elementary teacher for j Fraserville Dissentient School.Term.i ten months.Salary.S35 per month.Apply to Jos.Y.Pommet.Sec.-Treaa., I Fraserville, Que.Ïpi/BMBNTARY TEACHER WANTED ! J for District No.1 school.North : Ely.Salary, $30 per month.School i commences September 1st.Unnualified ! teachers need not apply.J.M.David- | son.Sec.-Treas.Davidson Hill, (via S.j Durham) Que.[TOROTESTANT ELEMENTERY TEA- ' A* cher for the Martinville village school, to be opened September 14th.Salary, *35 per month.Jos.Martin, Sec.-Treas.Martinville, Que.!\u2014-i jTfiROTESTANT TEACHERS HOLD- 1 \u2019A ing model and elementary diplomas , wanted for the school municipality of! Phiiipsburg.Apply, stating salary expected, to D.L.Tittemore, Sec'y-Treas., j St.Armand Station, Que.iOELF - contained house on Hojre St.for sale.Modern conveniences, large lot.Apply Box 65, Record.PUREBRED TAMWORTH PIGS FOR | sale.Also one horse, one mare, one jil-year-old colt All sound and young, i E.S.Miltimtore, Knovvlton.'j\u2019WO-YEAR-OLD BOAR FOR SALE- CITY NEWS spent the week Heed's Crossing, Que.ACRE FARM.FOR SALE \u2014 ON wt-l- Capeiton road.1-4 mile from city.Good buildings, well watered, good orchard ; also good grounds for gardening.Apply John Cillis, Sherbrooke.ONE VICTOR GRAMOPHONE, ALSO 28 records.The machine in first-cltfsa order.Apply to Albert Higgins, care of J.Parkes, Spooner Pond road, j Richmond.House for sale\u2014no.5 port- - land Ave.Apply Mr.Hiram lyioe 57 Moore St.H I ! \u201c O U S IS H O L D FURNITORE FOR sale cheap.Apply 4-6 Magog St.rPWO HUNDRED ACRE FARAt-Fifty acres well timbered! balance in good state of cultivation.Two large barns, fine dwelling house, never-failing spring water running to house and barn.One mile from C.P.K.station.For further particulars apply Box 6-05, Bury, Que.PIANO\tFOR SALE ON EASY' tr.rnui.Will stil for S66.A bar- ! gain.Must 8?ll.Apply to Box 34, , Record.||\tb.lir.nc 413\tv SHERBROOKE CONTINGENT MAY \\0T LEAVE TOMORROW.The following statement with regard to the departure of the Sherbrooke contingent was handed to the Record at 2 o\u2019clock this afternoon : TO THE PRESS Advice has just been received at Brigade Headquarters, Sherbrooke, I5y wire, from Militia Headquarters, Montreal, that the 53rd and 54th Overseas contingents, are to hold themselves in readiness, but are not to move out until definite orders are issued.It is therefore probable, that they will not leave Sherbrooke, tomorrow Tuesday morning, as expected.E.W.FAREWELL, Brigade Major.Sherbrooke, August 17\u20141914, LATEST His Majesty\u2019s Theatre Three Nights, Commencing Thursday, Aug.20th Special Saturday Matinee AT POPULAR PRICES.MYE1 VINCES STOCK COMPANY v: IN A REPERTOIRE OF STANDARD PLAYS.THURSDAY \u2014 \u201cTHE VILLAGE PARSON.\u201d FRIDAY\u2014\u201cA JEALOUS WIFE.\u201d SATURDAY\u2014\u201cA HIDDEN CHIME.*\u2019 SATURDAY MATINEE - \u201cDOLORES.\u201d VA UDE VILL E BE TWEEN A C TS Ps'ices: 10-20-30 cents.« Seats Wow on Sale.jJ^JOOTL SCHOOL TEACHER WANT- ! r I THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLr-*- lars buys restaurant.Well equipped, doing good business, no opposition.Re^ ceipts last year, $8,000.Address Box 212, Thetford Mines, Quo.ONE 50 HORSE POWER ELECTRIC | dynamo, direct current, for sale.| Also one 4u horse electric motor, nearly j (new and in good running order.Willi j sell at a bargain to quick buyer.Apply \\ ! T.Morrison, East Sherbrooke.ed for the Kinnear\u2019s Mills Model School, to commence September 1st, 1914.Please apply and state salary at once to H.A.Lowry, Sec.-Treas., Kin-near's Mills.Que.TO LET.'THE BUSINESS BLOCK.*01 WKL-1.lington St., to rest.Apply 0» prem sea..AGENTS WANTED.HDELIABLE MEN WANTED NOW TO j sell Pelham\u2019s Peerless Fruit Trees, j ,Flowering Shrubs.Berry Bushes, etc.Our; agencies arc valuable and terms gen-1 erous.Write Pelham Nursery Company.Toronto, Ont.IH OUSE TO LET ON FIRST AVE.\u2014 Apply E.Bradley.Frontenac St.MI SCELLANEOUS.JIANG TO BENT\u2014TERMS REASON-able.Address Box 89.Record Office.rjJHE VALUATION ROLL MOTOR CARS FOR SALE.IiOR SALE\u20141913 OVERLAND FIVE-1 passenger car.Electric starter and j lights.Will sell cheap to quick buyer.I Apply Box 20, Record.KINGSCKOFT.Mrs.H.W.Wilkinson and her two daughters, who spent a few weeks in Kingscroft, to their home in Sherbrooke.Miss A.Roy, student, of Coatieook convent, has received her elementary di i ploma with distinction.Vu.ht> MELBOURNE STREET TO TJ let, Contains it -ooms, modern plumbing, hsatnd by hot water, statl» and garas* FobbmïIuü May 1st.Aj ply W.A.Hale.VIX ROOM FLAT TO LET ON ES-planade.Apply C.G.Brown, city.17OUR AND FIVE-ROOM FLATS TO -C let.Rents reasonable.Windsor apartments, Belvidere St.Apply C.G.Brown.\t, | iREENWOOD COTTAGE.LAKE MAS-sawippi to rent or for sale.Apply F.Tisslngton, 79 Drummond.rpwo FLATS TO LET\u2014HOUR ROOMS l and 6 rooms each.L.H.Lakeman, Beckett road, Sherbrooke.OF THE township oi Bury tor 1914 is now completed and deposited in my office, at the disposition and for the information of cli persons interested.Said roll will come before the council of Bury for examination and homologation on Tues-i day, September 8th next, at their usual I place of sittings, at 2 o\u2019clock in the j I afternoon Note : My office is oprtn Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 to j ! 12 and 1.30 to 4.30.J.W.Bennett.' 1 .Sec.-Treas.\tBury, Que., August 10th, | Î 1914.j 100D RESPECTABLE HOME WANT'D d for a boy S years old.Address A.W.Conner, Route 2, Minton.Mr.Raoul Codere end at Garthby.Mr.and Mrs.J.C.Belisle spent' the week end at Garthby.the guests of Mr.and Mrs.J.A.Cameron.Mr.and Mrs.J.A.Cameron are at Camp Comfort, Garthby, for a three weeks\u2019 holiday.Mr.Ashley Norcross was at Lake Scaswaninepus for the week-end, the guest of Mr.and Mrs.Frank Norcross.Miss Jeannie Gauthier, of Gordon street, is visiting her cousin, Miss Gladys Hudon in Richmond.Mrs.0.A.E.Lefebvre and Miss Lefebvre, Gordon street, have gone to Nashua, N.H., for a visit to friends.Mrs.James Davidson is spending a week or two at Potton Sulphur; Springs.Mr.Chas.Auber, of New York, has returned to the city after a visit to Thetford and Black Lake.Mr.and Mrs.John G.Watson, of Kingston, Ont., are spending their vacation in Lennoxville, the guests of Mr.and Mrs.O.E.White.Mr.A.Brombaugb, of the Canadian Rand Co., is spending a week) at Garthby, and Mr.Karl Barrett was his guest for the week end.Financial and Market News PITMAN\u2019S SHORTHAND.TOUCH typewriting.Priva.te lessons by English expert.Apply Box 52.Record.Having given my son.byron - R.Brown, the rest of bis minority, I will collect, none of his wages nor pay any debts contracted after this date.D.T.Brown.Compton, Que.August, 3rd.1914.\"VIASSAWIPPI BOARD OFTRADE NEW BRIDGE COMPLETED ACROSS THE RIVER WHICH IS C0N-\u201c VENIFNCE TO PUBLIC.Massawippi, August 17\u2014(Special)\u2014 At a meeting of the Board of Trade arrangements were made for the fin-fencing, of cement set posts and ex- i river, giving a short cut to the station.This is made of strong wire fencing, of cement set kosts and ex-, pected to last for a long time.Arrangements were also made for the.culling of grass and rose bushes in the cemetery.This was accomplished on Saturday and is quite an improvement.It was suggested to erect a cement watering trough, something much needed in this village.The W.C.T.U.intend to aid in the project, as for some time it has been their intention to see wha t could be done along j the \u201cwater line.\u2019\u2019 Sporting News | BASEBALL SERGT.HOOTEN HELD RESPONSIBLE CRYSTAL LAKE Arrivals and departures; Mrs.R.W.Bowell, to Montreal after the past three weeks at Mr.W.E.Ketcham\u2019s: Mesdames E.Spooner, T.S.Wilcox and Master Grenville Wilcox, Newport, Vt., recent guests of Mr.I.B.Loveringe; Mrs.Tweed and children, Magog, vi'iting her sister, Mrs.A.W.Sorensen; Mrs.ElUa Hunt, Barton, Vt., recent guests of her nephew, Mr.W.E.Ketcham; Mrs.Walter, Lowell, Mass., visiting relatives here.Mr.G.Moranville ia quite ill at Mr.D.A.Hamilton's.LA CIE CODERE § FILS (INC); Wliolesale ami Retail Hardware, Leather, Tinware and Coal, Blacksmiths\u2019 Plumbers\u2019 and Electrical .Supplies fcUMRBttOOKJE Cheap Tenements To 1er We have throughout the city several low-priced tenements to let, at from Sl.nn to $2.00 per week, including water.To worthy applicants we will give assistance in furnishing the rooms, same to bo repaid in weekly payments.EDWARDS REALTY CD J.K.EDWARDS.Mgr.32 Klnn Ht ATHLETICS WON FROM FARN-HAM On Saturday afternoon the Athletics succeeded in turning the tables on the hitherto unbeaten Farnham nine, and won the first game of a home anh home series for the championship of this section.The final count was 10 to 7.The Athletics took the lead in the first inning, Baker crossing the plate, but Farnham came back in the third with four runs.The nome team evened the count in the fifth but the visitors made it 7 to 4 in the seventh.Then came Sherbrooke's \u201clucky seventh\" in which they have won so many games, and Longtin was batted off the mound, six runs resulting.Ralph Laird was on the mound for the Athletics and held Farnham well in hand.Landers on third for Farn-ham, gave one of the best exhibitions of how to play the hot corner ever seen in Sherbrooke.Ma^forth, I the St.John\u2019s catcher is undoubted-1 ly the best backstop and all round ball player that has performed on I the local diamond.The teams hatted as follows; Athletics\tFarnham Butler 3b\tLapeltier\tl.f.Hess c\tPicard c.f.Workman\t2b\tLanders 3b Malay s.s.\tLongtin lb Baker c.f.\tCoderre\t2b Molyneux lb\tBrilhart\ts.s.Cote l.f.\tMayfcrth c.Chattier r.f.\tBarrows r.f.Laird p.\tLongtin p.Umpires\u2014Dillon and Currie WON FROM OAPELTON YESTERDAY Yesterday Capeiton were defeated by a score of 8 to 2.The score stood at 2 to l until thssixth when thcAthletics broke away.The game furnished plenty of excitement and good crowds were on hand.GOLF ST.FRANCIS GOLF CLUB.The North Hatley Golf Club played a friendly game with the St.Francis Club at the.Sherbrooke links, on Saturday.Arriving in the morning, the North Hatley men, eleven In number, lunched at the Club House with the members of St.Francis, and started playing immediately after lunch.The result was a win for the home team, the score, hoing 13 to 8 as follows : Ht.Francis.\tN.Hatley.2\u2014Smith vs.Fraser, A.\u20140 a- Wnlthour vs.Nelson .\u20149 0\u2014Thompson vs.Turnbull .\u20149 0\u2014Robinson\tvs.\tFraser, 15.0.\u20143 0\u2014Hurry vs.Tomlinson .\u2014 I 0\u2014Atkinson\tvs.\tHtèwart .\u2014I i) Becbnmu\tvs.\tGlbnon .\u2022\u201c* 0- Ten Eyck\t\\s.\tRobins .\u20142 2\u2014Cochrane\tvs.\tSpier .\u20145 SHOT AND KILLED FRENCH NAVAL RESERVIST AT MONTREAL ARMORY.Montreal, August 17.\u2014After one of the most dramatic inquests ever held at the Coroner\u2019s Court, the jury Saturday morning returned a verdict of criminal responsibility for the death of Antoine Toussant against Sergt.George Hooten, of the Montreal Heavy Artillery, living at 459 Waver-ley street.According to the evidence the sergeant was on sentry duty outside the Drill Hall on Craig street Friday afternoon-between five and six, and, after a dispute, of which varying accounts were given, he shot Notter dead in the presence of a crowd.The evidence was very conflicting, two of the witnesses swearing positively that the man was shot in a restaurant in their presence, and all the other witnesses swearing the opposite.But it was proved that the dead man did not know English and the sentry did not know French.Hence a misunderstanding which led to Notter\u2019s death.Joseph Martin, of 3355 Boyer St., testified that he was a personal friend of deceased.The latter had been a soldier and sailor in the service of France for five years and had shown him his papers proving his service.1\u2014\tJaques vs.Macdonald .\u20140 0\u2014Swift vs.Parker .\u20143 8\t13 Owing to the heavy rains of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, the tennis courts were not in a condition to be used, and the proposed match with North Hatley did not take place.At the Hermitage Club, Magog, last week, tiie St.Francis Club won at Golf, with the following scorn ; St.Francis.\tHermitage.0\u2014Fraser vs.Macdonald .\u20143 3\u2014Nelson vs.Biggar .\u20140 [ 0\u2014Fraser vs.Clegg ., .\u20143 2\u2014\tCaneton vs.Piddington .\u20140 .1\u2014Robins vs.Archibald .\u20140 0\u2014Tomlinson vs.Campbell .\u20141 2\u2014\tLawrence vs.Morac .\u20149 3\u2014\tGibson vs.Reddy .\u20140 11\t7 -+- SAWYKRVILLE The following is the Model School report: Grade HI.Model Rcxford Marshal 1, Charlie Galley, Fred Yor-Ston.(Irnde 1.Academy Nnomt Gilmnn, Mildred Swail, Thomas Majury, I canard McGUton, Bienne r Walker.Grade U.Academy: Levin Earns worth, Marjorie Waldron, My.tl Evans, Roy Cromwell, Fred Pet' i > sell.The Sergeants of the 53rd Regiment will tender a smoker to the volunteers for overseas service at nine o\u2019clock this evening, at the Armoury.Mrs J.IT.Gervais of the Inland Revenue Department, Ottawa, and Mrs.Gervais, are visiting friends and relatives in the city.Mr.and Mrs.C.N.Martin returned on Saturday from two months\u2019 j trip to Western Canada, where they renewed acquaintances with many old Eastern Townships friends.Mr.Roger de Valter, of the 54th Carabiniers de Sherbrooke, who has-volunteered for active service and leaves this week for Valcartier, is the son of Mr.C.de Valter who came from France with his family some years ago.Mr.C.de Valter is a professor at St.Charles Seminary, and his son feels that he must take service under the Tricolor, the flag of; his fathers.FRENCH SWEEP ADRIATIC SEA London, August 17.\u2014(Special) \u2014 The British official news bureau today says : \u201cThe French fleet in the Mediterranean have made a sweep of the Adriatic sea as far as Cattaro.A small Austrian cruiser of the Aspcrn type of 2363 tons was fired on by the French vessel and sunk.\u201d VISITORS 10 00ÂTI000K Will Rave Pleasant lime Tlie Olii Home Celebrations During COMNSVILIE BUY MMS Twelve Factories Were Represented With 003 Packages ol Rutter -\u2014\t! un ms MARKET WAS STRONG AND RULING PRICE WAS 272c.PER POUND.Cowansville, Aug.17.\u2014(Special) \u2014 The usual meeting of the E.T.Dairy-; men\u2019s Exchange was held in the1 Town Hall last Saturday afternoon.The President of the Exchange, Mr.George S.Walsh had charge of sales.The buyers represented were Messrs.Olive, Dorion & Stroud, Messrs.A.A.Ayer & Co., Messrs.Lovell & Christmas, Mr.A.J.Vallancourt and Messrs.Gunn \u2019 ,10> f,nd: ^ing,\u201d was sung by the choir and of commerce, and that its converted 7 , \u2019\t(lr,ayed » lt8 close the preacher spoke as.entlre congregation.: cruisers are seizine British merchant\tlonger-\tthere has been a follows :\t|\tprocessional \u2018\u2018Men of the 53rd, or rather vessels.Such actions, it is argued.lul1 ih the fighting in Northern Bei sol- .are directly calculated to disturb the ghim, the invaders are ¦ peace of Eastern Asia, ami according- aIong tbe vallt,y of t:ie MeuSl \u201c\tIV after full anrl fronlr r> to rvn m 11 ri i n o + ! zw r.! dlers of the Empire ; ï have frequent- the Good Fight,\u2019 Hymn\u2014 \"Fight brought the ser- Quebec Provincial Exhibition 1914 August 31st-September 5th 1914 \u2022Reduced Rates on All Railroads- .veeping :\tr .\u2022\t*\t\u2019 Y Y S\t.vice to a close.7 : ly welcomea your regiment m thisi ly after full and frank communication, YY\"\tsout\u201c i House of Got;, bur.never nefore un-.LENNOX VILLE WOMEN TO MEET, with Britain, Japan has found her- of Nan,,jr- ana hav\u2018! reached Dmrmt, jer similar circumstances.\u201d self compelled to send an ultimatum w*lere V3-11 of a strong French force, \"May God\u2019s Providence be over I There will he a meeting of the wo-to Germany.\twhicli is established behind that ^,jU \" May His care be about men of Lennoxville, on Tuesday The text of the Japanese ultimatum town, took the offensive and defeated ! ï\"'1'\tY011, K° io , sei V6 you/ r\u2018fternoon' three o\u2019clock, at the has created a profound impression unm\t' : Kin-.and C ountry, under the grand- Town Hall, to consider ways and .\u2019\t: est flag on earth.\tmeans of joining in the Patriotic although it had been predicted that Japan was making ready to partio.i-; pate in tbe war.\tcrossed the Belgian frontier to join Count Okuma, the premier, and hands with their allies not, a moment Takaaki Kato, the foreign minister, too soon.All along the AIsace-L0r- i YpmwY fmpBtrgS d rrC^nt8\u2019 rainfi frontier the advance guards of : members of Parliament and others, ,\t.\t, and counselled a calm attitude.They t'hfi ,'wo 0PP0SlnK armies have come declared Japan had no ambition for into contact, and, according to territorial aggrandizement.\tFrench official reports, the Germans In reply to a question propounded have been driven back everywhe.ro hy a merchant, the foreign minister \u201e.,tb unequivocally denied reports that the | United States had interfered in any1 StronC French forces are now in way with the situation, and, he add- possession of all the passes of the ed, the United States was not likely Vosges Mountains, from the west,.(as to.Later, he said the American Gov- far as these leading down to Colmar, ernment would be fully informed as\tu f to the Japanese position.\t1\u2019urther Bouth\u2019 French force3 are -\tready to proceed over the flat coun- ESCAPE OF GERMAN CRUISERS itry toward Muelha\u2019lflen The incident shows that the French \"God grant that when the war is work of the Women of Canada.A over, this flag shall wave with un- large attendance is earnestly request-diminished lustre, and may you be ed.What Is Doing In Eastern Townships iv FEW SCOTCHMEN IN KNOWLTON.BRITISH Knowlton, Aug.17.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 Recruiting Officers\tDavidson and Claude Roberts of\tthe 5th Royal Scots, Montreal, were here last week but did not meet with as much suc-! cess as they had anticipated.$30,00© in PRIZES Great Aviation Meeting ü L\u2019Hon.Cyrille Ddage, President.Georges Morriset, Secretary CITY HALL, QUEBEC, QUE.The French have taken the offensive -\t^ .along the line from Luncville to Snr- WARSHLPS GLARDED rebourg, on the German frontier, hut.I RENT H I ROO PS PROM AI- | here, a,« in the other theatres of war, RR A TO FRANC E\tbbj, main armies have not.come into London, August 17\u2014The Daily Tele- contact.graph's Malta correspondent tele-\t., graphs the following stor8 of the es- .hf! A \u2018\t\" \u2018 'rv an ftnd Aus1r,>']day evening the barn of Mr.William cape of the German cruisers \u2019Goeben Russian frontiers, both sides claim Lasenby, situated on the Scotch Road CAME EAST TO ENLIST, Cowansville, Aug.17.\u2014(Special) -Messrs.Geo.N.Ruiter and Richard Russell, of the 13th Scottish Light Dragoons, who were living in Peter-boro.Ont., came east and enlisted for war service.WERE THEY GERMAN SPIES ?BARN AND CONTENTS BURNED.Abbott\u2019s Corner, Aug.17.\u2014(Spe-,,\t.ir./U lx\tcial)\u2014A mysterious man, well dressed Bury, Aug.17.-(Special) - Dur-ln a hrht Krey suit\u2019 wlth a good ing the heavy electric storm on Fn leather suit, case, professing to he a pedler, pessod through this place on and Breslau into the Dardanelles:\tvictories in encounters.But these can \"Wh -n the Goeben and Breslau baVB im,ie effcct on t,he general re-were bugging the Italian shores a'm|,t llnle83 the Servians compel the French errny corp» had to he t.rann-\t.\t.\t.\t.\t.port\u2019d from Africa to France.Brit-\tAustrians\tto send stronger forces\tin isli warshipt, allotted the duty of an attempt to subdue them, warding off any Interference, were ns Austria is preparing to resist an signed to a position Istwenn Italy attaek on her shores of the Adriatic, and the line of transportation.\t|\t,\t,,, ,\t,\t, , \"The G.rman cruiaers must have\t\"»Wch l\u2019ossibly will he\tunder taken\thy wondered why they were lelt alone,\tthe Joint\tAnglo French\tfleet, although the plucky British cruiser It Is explained that the state of Gloucester got a smack at the lires\twhich has been proclaimed In lau and would have sunk or\tcaptured\tB,ll(!firla\t,fl\tslm(lly\ta precautionary her had not the big Goeben\tburred\t., , to her rescue\tmeasure\tso\tthat\tthe country will\ti\tc \"The operations of the transfer of\tprepared\tIn\tcase\tof\temergency.about two miles from Bury, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.Home of the farm implements were saved, but the hay was burned and sheds.Wednesday about six p.m., cn route for Frelighsburg.Hls appearance and actions were not that of a pedler and on showing up his suit case carried only a few little things.As he was also the adjoining] a German the question arises was he ia sny.Everyone who saw him -\t1 throught so.HlfHMAHK W1U, REMAIN AT 1 A fw days previous rally Ono HOME.\tmorning a gentleman and lady, also Cdarencfivillf* Alig.17.- (Bpecial )- Geimans, passed through here on i ï\tï ., i route towards Rlchford.L ent, f lilTord Dean was oidercd to Tf , , f ,\t,\t, It, might ho to C anada H advantage have Squadron \"H\" Sixth Hussars in bo keep the roads crossing the bor readiness to go to Quebec for drill, der watched, as an auto without a The order has been countermanded, number also passed through this place and the squadron remains at home on Thursday en route towards Rloh-for the present\tI ford f "]