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I {IA-GB 8-D MONDAY. AUGUST 31. 1964

Scenes from another day

ON THIS PAGE pictures ' show The Island way lie almost from the earliest times in local history and well into the memory of present gener- I atiuns. 0n the im me d iate l‘IiZIil is shown Queen Charlot- te. wife of George III, after wh the capital city was named. Top left is the first - Island postoifice which stood on Water Street just west of Prince Street. Next is the old Methodist Church part of

Typewriter and Addinc Machine - - - -

SALES

and

SERVICE

New Royal which still' stands as a dwell- ' in; on lower Prince Street . with the fan-Ashaped upper . window still in place. Beside : them are two ships the SS ,. ‘ Harland and tin1 Northumbcr- land once familiar sights in tht= harbor.

Centred at top is the old dotthie—decker grandstand on Exhibition Grounds from which

‘ thousands watched seven-heat rat-es. while top left are two- nnce-famous horses. Lord Dal-

meny. a Clydesdale stallion R. c, & imported from Scotland in

1905 by owner P.C. Brown, BUSINESS MACHINES Charlottetown, and Perfection 100 Fitzroy St.

USED OFFICE MACHINES FOR SALE OR RENT

phone +9525 “the most perfect trotting- —hred stallion in Canada,

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IN TUNE WITH THE TIMES

Mr. Palmer Employed in electric-l work until the 1914-1918 war, then went

ed in Englnnd

Electrical course. Alter thin re- turned to Charlottetown and opened the present business.

Mr. Kirby

Canadian Army in 1940, returned It

ir'lcai inspection department oi the Provincial Government. re. turning to rte-organize the pre- sent firm in

Fitzroy St.

Joined the mm in ms at which ‘

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BACK [N '1922 ”

When Mr. Philip Palmer in with Mr. Nor- mnn Wntnon opened nn electriul nhon npoelnlininx in electric motor repnirn. nnto electric. hounn wit-in; um refrixerntion. The bnnlnonn wen loo-ted in out of are building now ocottpled by Mnrtin’s Goren united, Queen Street. Charlottetown. From thin modnnt beginning lontoredbydteprlncipienolxood nerrion nndihnon- denvor to produce customer nnttninction. new the p". nent electrlcnl. reh-ignrntion end all henttnl service on installation huolnenn. in me the business was purchased by .l. W. Kirby and nonooinien in the persons at Art Myers. Jnclt Cert. Edwnrd Dooley nnd Sterling lure“.

TODAY 1964

manurmendenwonntoenrryondu trndltionn oi ltn ionnder holed on high qnnlity merchandise. excellent service by skilled mochnnlon nnd the slot to produce the nltimnte in customer nail-ino- tlon. It is with [rent pride we look hot on the yenrs oi'-‘ . service and lorwnrd to to spool-tulip 1 serving you. or nuntomorn. the people oi P.5d.

PALMER ELECTRIC Ltd.

Charlottetown

Phone .4-8543

' P.E.i. and other parts for the past 96 years. At this time we loin in making this. our CentenniolYear. the greatest one ever.

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TOP TUNE LISTINGS OF THE NATION AVAILABLE.

Fine Musical Instruments of all kinds. Radios. Record Players.

Household Articles. etc. LTD. Charlottetown

MILLER BROS. mm... ‘

Thanks To This Man . . . WE ALL LIVE BETTER

7 ELECTRICALLY

On February the 11th the world celebrated the birth of this genius, Thomas A. Edison. Thank- to him the many wonderful gifts of electricity became possible. While the electric light won only one of the contributions of this amazing Inna it remains Edison's greatest achievement.

We nll depend henvlly on elec-

nhilled electricians. The only kind you find at Newnol Eleo- tric. We llnve been serving the people oi this nren with their electricnl requirements for the post I run. Since that time

7" we hove conntnnily herein“ i ‘3' our store oi technicnl knowlodle " nnd modern equipment to en- . 7 nure you oi the H 5’ possible.

ELECTRIC-

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CHARMTETOWN

Miller Bros. founded in 1868 have Been serving the people of .

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Serving Prince Edwardesland

H. BENNETT CARR, DISTRICT MANAGER

148 Richmond Street, Ohnrlottetown

for 86 years

LOCAL REPRESENT ATIVIS:

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