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1917 for 1917

t Keep a Diary » ‘ We have a splendid

'. line of Office and Pocket 1 L" Diaries for 1917; all sizes, - styles of bindings and

rices.Peloulict’snoteso`n

/ School Lessons for 1917, I

' ' Oifice Staii0iie_ry_ _ ' To begin theNew Year » you will require a supply ' of office Stationery,Blank B_ooks, &c. We have a big stock of Blailk Books 1 in Ledgers, Dav Books, ‘ Cash Books, Journals Letter Books,Note Books, ` Bill Books,lnvoice Books, Files and Binding Cases, Inks, Letter Heads, In-

_ yoice Blanks.. Foolscap, f y writer Paper, T - wrlér Ribbons, CarTJT>Ti

1 Paper-\,‘l$_nvelopes, Carbon ;' Cooyi g Paper, &c, &c,

at lowest prices.

The Internationai.Sunday_ ~~ il§.°.$§.i?if‘i...‘i‘9’“i7.°‘ *F* .

Q . . ` V 11 V V _ Y 'V 'V 174;' . _- ~.;-psf*

,Famed fo ,. ‘»'<f’~=-111-'f»'~_=

ir rave to buy in tnuirmvmss. 1 A near. sic -rms i ""5 "°""""‘-"“‘°E“|-*N9 °"'v°d

ATTENTIO -‘--- Kozeyl Korner. 3722 mn 1;? at the|13n45 suiriglenllgisveslastthiumm at

N s directed t classl- 1 ._-_._ ~ I I1l0l'll-

iied ad in this issue re man whnted to POTATOES blues and reds wantedgfg at I 7 "If (l:h“"|°"°l°W“~

. e car en w l arr ve ere this

f i . .

. Its Cures.

of obstinate and long standing '

V ‘ Coughs and Colds

and, lung troubles ofiall ‘sorts--light or h avv, there }s absolutely no substitute or '

. Hughes

Cough Mixture

Get a bottle to-day; you

cannot afford to waste time trying other medicines

_ Huahes’ Cough Mixture, is the m ost successful remedy. I

Geo. Hughes

- .“'|`he Peop1e’s4 Dsuggist”

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take charge of .lobster cannery. 3705.

HIB LORDSHIP Bishop O’Leary

< will bless the new church bell at Kel-

ly's Cross on Sunday the 31st lust, at 10 a. m. -

BIG REDUCTION TODAY on per-

fumes and toilet water in attractive' packages, 25 p. c. off. Colin McDonald, prescription druggist, Kent Street. .

4 3716.

PEOPLE'8 Ci-lURCH<.- The Rev.

D. MacLean will preach at Nine Mile Creek on Saturday the 30th at 7 p. m., Sabbath 'the 31st Canoe Cove at 10.30; ciiumiiiii at 2 p. m.,l- and in the People’s Church at 7 p.m.

KINDNE88 APP|-`iECiATED.- The

Iaoldiers at the Saiiatorlum wish, through The Guardian columns, to

the' Empire for their gifts so kindly

SUIHJ

Carter & Co. Lid.

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EXPERT '

ii son of Mr. P; S. Francis, for-

at our warehouse every fine day that they can he brought to town safely from frost. Carvell. Bros. 3695-12-29M3i

i A MAGNIFICENT SUPPER will be served tonight at the Kozey Korner at 11 o’clock. 2.722.

GOVERNMENT HOU8E-.- His

Honour the Lieutenant Governor will be Al Home to gentlemen who may desire to call on New Years Day bo- tween the hours of 3 and 5 o'cioek p. m. Aeneas A. Macdonald, Pi-jvate Secretary- 3610-12-2sMai

WATCHNIGHT 8ERVICE.- The

usual service will be held in the First Methodist Church tcmorrow night at ll p. m. Rev. Mr. Fulton will speak his subject being The pursuit by the enemy and the escape.

_,_ ,

thank the Charlottetown Daughters oi EVERY MAN A HERO.- Gunner,

W. F. Dunn of No. 5,Siege Battery

sent for Christmas. ` now in _training at Aldershot Camp,

England writing home ,says “when

NORTH RUSTICO ETC.- Rav. W. the draft from `the 105th regiment

E. Piper will preach next Sunday in was called the men were lined up the Presbyterian Church North Rus- and any who did not wishto go to tico at 3- p. m. There will also_be~ France were ordered to fall' out. Not services iri Presbyterian Church il man moved from the ranks". Good 3011116! Bridge at 3 p. m, luck tc- these brave island lads!

___ l POFlK.- There was a large offer- SERIOUS FIRE.-At 9_o_’clock yes-

. ing of pork on the market yesterday, terday morning fire broke out in the

it was all of oxcelllent quolllty, in fact residence oi’ Mr. Moses Byrne-, North

_#___ the pork brought to the city for gala lliver. It started from the chimney.

f -°" "-”'_'*°* this _season has been the best average The neighbors promptly turned out, . _ ,_ ~ lot ever niarketed here. The top-notcli and 24110680911 in Duttinii' Oiil tho fire

_ V-_ _ ‘pi-ice paid by the dealers for goloclg with buckets, after a portion of the

._ yesterday was 15% cents. gable end of the house had been burn-

' _ _ nd. _Considering the high wind at

,_ ._ ' ij v ; FORMER IBLANDER.-.The fol~ the time, the work of the burcket bri-

g. lowing from a Cincinnati Exchange' Sade WHS I`ei.ll&l‘ki1bl8_~ The GRIIIBEG

;vili be of interest here as Mr. Francis Wm he fl“0li1 $100 10 $200~

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. _ _-.. merry 0r.Dundas, Kiiigsco., P. E. 1. SOME VALUABLE sK|Ns.- in

T t ‘- ‘ l The lunm-gl0f.Mrg_.Elhel M_ Francis the window of the P. E. island Fur

00 who urea saber home on McMillan Sales Bowl were disirlayed yester-

street 'I‘uesday,,.wag held yesterday iiuy' ncziily two hundred skins. of nl-l afternoon 1-at a‘cre-matory. Mrs. I='.rii<1€‘s. fi'0"\ Dale SUVETS 10 DUN

S Francis had' been ill six yea;-g_ She l-lacks. Within the last. few weeks

SERVICE

We have recently had the privilc.-gc °

of visiting the ofilces of some of the' most expert Opticians in Canada. We have studied theirnietliods and sapi) them practically demonstrated, and it is a matter oi’ gratification to be able to say that the _service we are giving our patrons, we believe is quite equal atc- that obtainable in

the larger centres.

We solicit your patronage.

ac mite their

weetens ‘he breath was the wife cr ci. W. Francis, sup- we Fill Soles Board shipped $40,000

ei-imendem or me Amana rox w<>rth of skins. They have now on

‘ and pf€V€lltS Engine Company ot’ this city who liand skins which are insured for

' gmc here a year ago from Boston, ff-40.000. Mr. Mcliure, the- milnaget.

» ass. Many beautiful floral pleoog was in Suiiiinersirle on Thursday and

pnca 25c per tube were received from Bympmlhlzing lirou-glit down with him over one hun-

t fi-lends in Boom-n_ Dayton and Spring. tired silvers, some very choice ones-.

Sbld only at lleld, Ohio, where the pair formerly 'Wlilily -U19' B0l1I'U iii imilkiilk 11 Bh|D~

‘ ' lived. Mr. Francis and his daughter ment of $30,000 worth. It is pleasing

V IDorothy, 6 years old, will continue to to note that the Sades Board is receiv--

Tu M 'ir , - home in (}lnclnnaii_ ing the support of most oi’ the island

ranchers.

» ~ - < 0 t wsooine ua|_|.s.- The marriage ‘ C0' ' look place at Victoria, Crupaud, on

Wednesday evening, Dccefmber 27th,

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_morning from Pictou and will bring the mail left over by the Nortbum

Iberlsnd. It ia probable- the car ferry wi'll return to Pictou today god mme back Sunday. The car ferry will make return trips next week until the Stan- ley is able toresume operations.

Mathers Know Genuine.

rivélysi

oainvmsws AssociA'r|o`N.- A

meeting of the P. E. island Dairy _men'a Assooiation_was_ held yesterday afternoon in' the Provincial Building, the following gentilemen being pres, ent:}Vlessrs J. A. Dewar, W. J. Gib- son, J. H. Simpson, Ernest Gillis. W.

Bears the

5'! ..?.“‘l.a.‘i2‘I.‘..§¥.;, ’.§‘.f.‘3Z{`..“.‘§’_' "l'.'l.{2£; Signature' .

were discussed relative to the annual meeting which will be held on the last

Wednesday in February: "f ` L

FUNERAL VE8T»ERDAY._ Th-6 funeral of the late Mrs. John Pan. . eron took place yesterday afternoon from Wright’s undertaking parlorr to the Peoples Cemetery, Rev. Dr. Fullerton ofliciatiiig. Notwithstanding the intensity of the weather, a large ` number of re/latlves and friends paid their last respects tothe departed. The pall-bearc-rs were, Messrs, Nelson Rattenbury, Edward Davy. Walter

` .fluff 7/011! li:.¢f/ll.’(’4Zl’/7UI£I'l | a...,..'.;. .sal-

»/Lalhuiir +- R¢|l{¢&lLi'-

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ns. au- '

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Apu-ieci Remaly fogm

Harold Jenkins ‘and Colonel D. Stew-

ar, nm mil Loss orSi£iu>.

, For.

canaoi/ms' onavss ' igonrasitaiiawron

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Robertson, Donald Nicholson, M. P., \|£,‘;';‘"g‘_’é';°l1svl3|‘;‘f;:;F”“5h U .

MARKED 'BY CROSSE8.

`LONDON, Dec. 29.- The illentl-.

ilcatloii and markeing of every grave of n Canadian soldier whc- dies in England from wounds, disease or ac- cident is being undertaken by the staii` oi’ the' Adjutant-General of the (liiiiarilaiis in London. Men who die in Flnglaml, at least. to have thc' hon- or of having their last resting place marked by the erection _of u small wooden cross which is so familiar in the cemeteries of Flanders `and F`i'ance'. These memorials are-only of ri temporary character, but at the present time they undoubtedly count as more worthy to-keus of respect than the costly' productions of stone- masons.

As far as posaible. cemeteries in

England are ma ing special reserva- tions of plots for military burials, and Canadian funerals are nrran ed

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mnn's name. with his unit and date of decease below. The work has been in hand now for ii month. and already

o t $00 ofthese memorials have

_ it

according to regular military proced~ iirc-; but the task of marking the

nb ii : been erected. As burials have been placed up and down-the country. It

‘(‘anarla." and on the crossbar is the the erection of t

latives prefer to e a more' ornate character, at liberty to do so, but

most peopl

crosses will tell most'

gravei suitably has been undertaken has 'keen necessary to make hy-iiie'of'lice inenti@ed. The crosses enquiries as io location oi ut which l saw .a sample, are ,made of nioreoxer. as ci-'neieries and oiled English oak, and are guarante- yards are under the control ed tolast for 40 years. On' the top,|a.uthorlti¢s or rectors,

just above the crossbar, is the word1 has t0 be fiblillrielixl ill 61211

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wet or wrtpper' 'vu ennauis c¢»n|»a|u'r.‘lluw ‘

. it i _ ' _ fi.,

G.F. Hutcheson

' _ _ Optician 384 8-i2-19M i'wl.i’.

£11;-2

l ; v in the lviothogist Church, oi' Mrs. Jas.

The | I{ ‘re . ., tichards, an Mr. W. L. Smith, of

Re.xa I °.dak sto ~ 1.iverpool-, N. S. The rector, Rev. Mi".

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“_”-" 5 'viorr ofliciated, the church being

, _ , . ls, .

' . _ _ . ‘llled. The bride ilooked very charm

' ing attired in a costume of balttdesliip

tch..

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Gifts

We have still a num-

ber of Gifts suitable fo

la "

ew Year _Gil

Why not call and se

the value we have ;

We 'consider it a pleas-

ure to show goods

J.R. Gillis Ltd. '

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ljeweler 'and optician `

K.¢¢r.lear Fest Warm and Dry

We sell all kinds of Men’s

and Womens--Rubbers and Overshoes and __

Lumbermans Rubber

ln Endless variety ,

We have the _GOODS and

SALESMEN you have the

V- The Money"

Come in and let us make

a perfect fit for you and let us show you how little mon-

ey will make _you comfort- a le for the winter

Prices the lowest in

. . l Canada

Sunnyside Ch’t°w,n,E _ Morris-Smith-Beer

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' This is the morning subject at the »,

BAI"l`lS'lI_-CHURCi~I tomorrow. Rev | Charles R-."Freema|'»| will preach. 11| y

SUNDAY SCHOOL AT HALF PAST '_

A __ _Therc’s a constantly growing men’s |_

class that welcomes you-there are 1

--_J

s Dr. Frank is in receipt of a letter

from New York advising him of the in- creased demand for silver black fox furs, particularly second and third grades, also cross-foxes and reds. The demand is due to the fact that a new creation in style in silver fox furs has -taken hold of the' middle class

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Gifts for Soldiers

` _' - A few pounds of Hickey’s Black

'1 wist Chewing Tobacco, or a pound -tin of H1ckey’s Bright Cut Smoking

Tobacco

Insist on Hickey’s, -the soldiers

choice.

.1-li¢1iey=& Nicholson Tobacco Co.1.td

' Charlottetown

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i_ " The Right Way to Get

» '_~ Good, Hoiiest;Pliimhing; '

Phone- 393 L

T caii--- so cranes sneer

f-,wfiie--

and furriers are now dressing theirl windows-with elaborate displays of fox (urs and advertising the fact that they have numbers to select from. The-impression among manufacturers irifthefiir business is 'that the demand .. this year will be greater than the sup- ply and the Doctor recommends that ranchers having foxes to dispose of this year pelt them as .soon as pos- sible and ship early in order to obtain preent prices which are on a par with last year’s. ~ The correspondenhwas _ asked by Dr. Frank if he considered that the present market could take

ciating thein value..and he replied that

provided the peits‘ are distributed on a business basis. l`ri order to obtain thdbest prices the recommendation to Island ranchers is. to shipthem to the Fur Sales Board.of Charlottetown, who are realizing ,this year some splendid prices as the outcome of the missionary _work performed ,last year

by the comniigltee,-headeti_ by. Sir Char- les Dalton w o gave his-entire time and attention while _in New York to_ the study of_tl1o_ fur _market as well, as making proper’ connections with

large fur.T1>useq_ for the handling of same. 'l' s was encouraged by tho local Government which .bore all ex- penses. “l‘her1'nsn of"the'hcur in the fox pelt business today. says Dr.

_ Frank, without,.a, doubt is Mr. Chester

Mobure. *To* see two hundred

* .Qoanrls of' goldtlnatured humanity

'working behindlhe counter with .UW usual smile of Chester all over. as he holds the 'phone in one hand answer- ing 101 questions while the other is engaeed in fondling some rox veit upon which he is placing a valuation as- to what lie will -receive' for some and from whom. is _indeed a pleasant sight to`.bel\'old and it seems that his gues- ses- in values we-genonlly_not lar from tho'rnai°k`. .,'lt"is‘oertainly, A source oi gratification that P. E. ,ls- iniid has n mon who can plaoe_ slus-

FRED H. TRA'I.NQl§z§§;;,_;j;..s;'.:?..f°;::f.:.,-;..'-;-ly-.af

1 _.W Penpraise. of Victoria, who ,wore a

:hocolute colored costume of silk. loth csi'ried"heautiful bouquets of il|lie's'oi`t'ho valle`y.`Mi°. Lorne L'ea,

ii. m. ' of Victoria, `wae.'groomsman. Sena-

or Prowse who was a friend of the

TWO' family, gave' the bride away. When

he ceremony concludedi a very de- iglitful reception was held at the

other classes for all needs and for all home of me b,-|de_ The- home. whlcll 'lges' COME' is a splendid 'new structure, beauti-

MENTAL STOCKTAKING is the fully furnished, looked all the more

subéecivrzf the evfmiiig sexrmon. Rev- ontrancing with the gorgeous array 3* ' emu"--W Urea” - P- mv of weddin ' resents, showi ig the pop- FINE CHOIR' FINE MU5IC~ WARM' iilarity ofg Dthe bride.. nA lively Wm-‘COMFT AT "THE HOME LIKE charivari awaited the bride and bride- CHURCH- groom, each one insisting on shaking,

hands with tho bride and bridegroom before they would depart which

A , -meant the shaking of hands with over

» . ` one hundred persons. Both took this*

_ . reception in the proper spirit realiz-

. ing that their friends and acquain-

e them all success and

tances wish d .

V .happiness upon the sea of matrimony.

T The happy coupleileft by the car-_

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wedding trip through some of the principal cities of the United States and Canada. They intend returning to

the Island in a few weeks- to spend

erry steamer yesterday morning on a

he winter here. The groom, Mr.

Smith, is a. man of financial prom- inenco in the lumber industry of Nova Scotia and is recognized as a leading mechanical_ engineer. The Guardian joins in exteiidng 'beet wishes. --

> : The _adjourned annual' meeting of

Panmure Island Black Fox Co.. will be held at Dr. Fraeers office.. Monta- gue, Thursday, Jan. 4th 1917."

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,up this year's output without depre- ‘\\€'I#ZIOL“KK””Il‘

on tho best information obtainable W ' k

five thousand pelts would be ii small e

item in view of the present demands.

1 You ,-

As we crcss the threshold

of ‘a newyear, we wish to thank those who have honored us with their 'confidence and trade during the year that isgone.

We strive always to

protect and promote the interests of our friends and customers i_n_every way and weare gratified to note the generous .response which this policy bnngs. Donny: the coming year we shai make every effort to serve

- ou even better than we

hsvelin the past.

We extend to all Sincere

Wishes far A Happy, Healthy, and Prolpurous New Year.

.loliiiton & Johnson

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We Wish ali.'Our Patrons and Fi'ieni155, a Happy and Prosperous New Yeaifici

OUR Motto for 1917 will be, a bigger and better BUSINESS "

The FEED and PRODUCE business carried on by us in our large warehouse”

on Queen Street has already reached large proportions but there is room ior__a large increase. fa

WE BUY _ 5-

oats (black and white), 'wheaefor seed, wheat- `f`/of Feed, Barley' wand 6

rowed) Buckwheat; Pressed Hay, Pfessed Straw. .f , l 1

We want at once, 25'tons_Ciean Dry Straw, highest "cash prices paid for the

.FLOUR 1 N -_

' I 3001 1'5ari't-is in stock _ t~i`ood," "i\'o_\ ai l'ii5us-clioifi” _"Queen Cityf’

“Sensation” in barrels and bags. Our prires are the lovin;-st_iii the city. - _

Goods delivered promptly to any part of the city. Warehouse Phone 208. _

WE SELL

Flour, Bran, Middlings, Oil Cake, Feed Flour, Pia Feed, Cotton Seed Meal, .

Feed Wheat, Cracked Grain, Cornmeal, Cracked Corn, Linseed Meal, Oatmeal, Flax _‘_ Seed, Calf Meal, Scratch' Feed for Poultry, Buckwheat, Barley, Oats, Pressed, Hay -

- and Straw, etc., etc. Poultry Supplies. _ _ P _ ‘ va. _

Several cars of choice Pressed Hay- in stock. Special .°»_prices to horsemen in

ton lots. You can buy hay cheaper from us than you can buy it on the market S Uafe- . - -.si is-. _ q Our prices for Black and White Oats, Hay and Straw are lower than farmers

We buy in car lots for Spot Cash. We sell at close prices for CASH. __

GET OUR PRICES !

For Our Seed Business _ ‘ ' We want bo buy choice Seed Wheat, Seed Oats, Barley. Buckwheat, 1',

rain Farmers bring 'ilong your grain, we will clean and grade it for you." ‘

oatstobecrushed. ' ~ _ _ ._., ' ‘ We have installed the latest and best. seed mill, bring ul

Timothy Seed to be cleaned and graded ‘

Machines are-rim by electric. power. ~ ___

-- Our charges for cleaning and are veryinoderate. e

1 Carter & Co,

' Warehouse Pi me 208 _ Omen Pitons

above orin' exchange for féed of allkinds. ' » ~ , ~. __ , _i

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Seedf h' h` will a highest cash prices or exchange for Feeds., .

0W:hl;:vdwiTistalleI:i ya Grading Machine of the- latest make for all

R ' We have installed a RbilersC?gin Crusher-bring us your

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