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on the Montague-Charlottetown highway on the north side of Montague, the barn of

Mr. Atwood MacDonald was blown into the position shown above.

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Front of Daniel MarteIl's home at Georgetown: The damage above was at least par- tially caused from debris blowing from the roof of Mr. James LleweiIyn's home across the street.

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gpi)-Q would came down but it wea. and high tension electric light pole but the town was cut off tram thered the storm. The home of Mr. Daniel Martell, electric power all day Sunday and o directly across the street from the until a late hour at night. FR , 4,35" Mr. Ambrose McMillan. a retired Llewellyn home. had the windows Linesmen from the Maritime W" i 't ” railwly min in Portland. Maine- and window sashes in the front of Electric Company pmcured poles at and

sun

The contract for the exection of the building was awarded to M. F. Schurman, Co. Ltd., general con-

and Customs working spaces are at the rear of the building where adequate driveways and parking areas are provided. A garage is

tractors. Summerside. in September 1953. Sub-contracts were let to Montague Electric Co., wiring. and Douglas Bros and Jones, Charlotte- town. water system, together with

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ALL coon WISHES to THE TOWN or MONTAGUE on COMPLEIION or ms

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-Interesting Two Day

whole family, with swings and sports for the kiddies. and many interesting events for the adults. R,elreshment.s Will also he served

Donald, Wiltshire; Hereford and

town; Roots. vegetables and fruits. Mi'. G. 0. Warren. Charlottetown; Sports. John A. MacDonald and Eugene Delorie; Handicraft, Ladies of the Women's Institute.

Sheep and Swine, Alex Hamilton.

The officials of the'mi-itch sre: President. Leslie Hunter, Bridge- town. Vice-President. F. W. clay, Bridgetown: Secretary-Treasurer. Albert 'Aoorn, Cardigan. RR 5.

Directors. J. 6. Campbell. Poplar Point; Wilbur Wood. Cumberland Hill: Louis Fitzpatrick. Newport; Louis Campbell. Newport; John MscLeod. strsthoona: William Hunter, Btrathcoris; clement Mac- Donald. Primrose; Neil Nicholsonh Albion Cross; Douglas Matheson. Albion Cross: Robin Clay, Bridge- twn: Wallace Macxensie, Bridge- town: John Judson. Bridgetown; John A. MacDonald. Cardigan:

Bristol.

A big tree almost a foot through crashed on the lawn on the farm property of Chester McCarthy. but no one was hurt. A well house was also twisted around and buckled quite a bit.

Another barn near by on the farm of Mr. Peter Dunphy, was a victim of the gale and crashed down. No animals were injured in any of the crashes as most ,anl- mals were in the fields.

Mr. Ed Hennebeny reports I bsrn on his farm a short distance away from the others also torn down In the twister while a porch on the vacant house of Mr. Len

A mighty tree crashed at the home of W. T. Coffin and fell di- rectly across the main telephone linesltearing the wires down a short distance from the central of- (ice.

The spire of the Bristol United Church was seen swaying in the gale and it was feared the lofty

was here for the week-end guest of his nephew. Rev. Phalen McKenna.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hughes, Buffalo. N. Y. have arrived to va- cation with Mrs. I-lughes' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Trainor.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Henneberry. have arrived to vacation with Mr. Henneberry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. I-lenneberry. A sister of Jack's Miss Eileen Henneberry. also arrived over the week-em" from Ottawa on vacation.

Rev. P. Mcxenna. P.P.. left for the mainland on Monday by air on his annual vacation for the next two weeks.

Miss Geraldine O'Brien has re- turned to the city to attend Notrn Dame Convent.

Mr. J. J. Dunphy leaves this week to follow up his studies at Holy Heart Seminary. Halifax. N. S. Mr. Dunphy spent the summer in the West.

Vacation time comes for us all and the scribe puts the typewriter away this week and leaves on va- cation for the next two weeks.

Mr. P. R. Sinnott has returned In work as is carpenter on the Fal- conwood job after a weeks lay off while the contractors took over the job from the government.

..'The severe storm on Saturday night did a great amount of dam- age in this vicinity. A 60-foot barn on the property of r. Ambrose Phalen. was torn to pieces, the roof landing in a field while one end of the building crashed into another machine building and crushed II: also. Another end of

the building was wrecked. only one

M. L. A., Pownal.

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. '!-lus-riosno Ems bit George- town law Saturday night and only 8u:nds.y morning. with the hcovioot winds in the memory of the old- est cltiun.

At 12:15 p.m., the roof was com- pletely blown off the home of Mr. James Llewellyn on wste! street. as the wind roared across the her- bour. M-r. Llewellyn, who had only returnedgfrom the yrince Edward

having retired for the night, when he heard what he thought was a clap of thunder and on going up- stairs and from there'pi-oceeding to the attic found that the whole of his house roof had been blown off. The roof in different sections was blown across the street strik- ing and snapping oi! s telephone

the house smashed in by portions of the flying debris. Mr. Mar-tell. a partial invalid was sleeping in the down-stairs front room at the time. Another section of the roof was hurled across the street and smashed through a large plate glass window in the store of J. J DeLory and Sons.

Windows were also broken in s vacant house. owned by Mr. How- ard Fouchere. who now resides in Souris.

Men were immediately scene and the Nccupants or the Llewellyn and Marten homes. as well as those in the home of Mr P. J. Henry, were taken to neigh- bours. T'he'damage to the high- tension wires resulted in brilliant illumination and for a time there was danger of persons coming'in contact with live wires.

An electric light pole wQs also snapped off further east on Water Street. Numerous trees were blown down in the town. Fishermen put out extra lines to their boats.

At one time three fishermen had to form s human chain by catching hands to stem the fury of the gain and proceed along the

hen was killed. several trees on the church grounds that adorned the lawn were torn and split in two and shingles were ripped from the barn while a brick garbage burner was blown away.

'Mr. John Laybolt. merchant here. is having his house moved from Dundee. to the highway be- side his store this week. N.

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..'Altbough only VII III! II! lott in the fishisitsouosa. Inn is stillsbigchonestolsldthobsst trout of the you.

On "-indsy Mr. Bill Pltuersld of Georgetown tried his luck on the Morell River and cuno home with s 5 pound salt tutor tout. the catch of the your.

The lovely trout was so inches long, ms inches in girth. Playing

Kane was torn off and landed up Island Hospital earlier in the mm 1,, ,, m,,.,W ,pw,, ML pm. side down by the house. night, was reading. in a down- Kenld had W use every mm I; m. stairs room. his wife and family

command to bring him in. and sf- ter a real battle the trout finally gave up the fight.

Mr. Fitzgerald was using a nine ounce glass rod with garden hackle as bait.

Queen Wharf communications re- mained intact in the section of the town north of Water Street

Charlottetown and worked all sun- day afternoon and until I late hour at night. Many citizens re- mained up all night and men patrolled the streets. in case of any further damage occurred. -A.G.

NEW EV OUTLET

HALIFAX. (GP) - Work has started on the transmitter building for the CBC's new television station Halifax. With call letters CB1-IT. the station is expected to be in operation by Christmas.

P.E.I. PLO'.'.'ING MATON & EXHIBITION

All classes of live stock, In- cluding Cattie. Sheep. Swine & Poultry. to be shown on Wednesday.

Draft & General Purpose horses only classes on Thurs- day.

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provided for R. C. M. P. cars with specific sub-contracts being let to on the grounds during the 2-day "16 bl! blm landed near the - ospsrate side entrance and stairs mainland firms; t ' mi-et. hm”! Whut b0BIid5 End Shingles , I mains to the R. c. M. P. offices The completion of this new The show will be officially opcn- were soldered -11 around the yard ind Quarters. building marks another step in ed at 1 nm. by Premier A. W. find "9'd- A 50”” ”""'"'"."i D” The building is heated through- the progress of the town of Monta- Mntheson. '" ""3 b"" Uayed I" ' ”I”I he” Tg Th.

out by hot water connectors gues, and will be looked upon with Judges for the events are: "" 1”f't"a'"” if the b"" mm” . . Thermostaticslly controlled with justifiable pride by the ritiuns of Plowimz. W- W- Baird. Amherst; 3” ” W” "N ""1 We JOIII WITII Many ofIlCl'l twin boilers. Storage space for all the community who are grateful to horses. George Kitson. Hampshire; A 1.”, hen house on 3.. big devnrtmenhs 18 l7I'0Vid?d in the those who have been instrumental Stake Race. Dr. Cv-.C- Fisher. Ch!!!" farm of Eph Malone was stove in ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE in ExfQnding.- basement. in its erection. lottetown; Ayrshire. Boswell. and in the teem of the norm. the

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