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THE Cl-IARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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APRIL 9, 1938

MONDAY

HIGHWAY OPENED-Tire high- way-aetween Charlottetown, sum- mer e and Borden is opened for R1070!’ traffic. A double header motor snow plow reached Bum- merside Saturday. Mounted Police are checking truck traffic to see that the weight of machine and load does not exceed 4,000.

TAKING IIEFRESHEB COURSE —R. C. M. P. Constable l". N. $41118. Montague; J. Edwards, Souris; E. Haywood. suminerside; and H. J . Beaten of the local de- tachment, left Saturday morning for Fredericton. N. B. when: they will attend a refresher course for members of the R. C. M. P.

ICE BREAKING UP-Ice in Charlottetown harbor broke up considerably over tiie week end. Open water is to be seen in sev- eral places and a‘! traffic over the ice has bc:ii stopped. The route to Rocky Point wa< Err-Pd $ri‘ur- day after a horse went through the its when near the Chnriottt-tthri. si e.

RIIEASANTS LIBEBATEW- Q‘ it urday 1n pursuance of the Depart- ment of Agriculture policy of stock- . ing til? Province with pheasant. 22 cf these birds were liberatcd at Mour-i Stewart, Wzitcrvale, Bun- bury and Kfllpll k. The-e pliant-l ants came from Moncton and can- cltides the distributing program for! this spring. Ten days ago a lo: of 26 birds that came from Ontario were liberated at West River. Alex- nndria rind Pisquid (Fred Lizards; Milli. 'l'liese birds were asigiir-d; to i-arcfuliy scicctcd areas and. arrangements have already been made iur their feeding and cat-c during the coming winter months.

A very refreshing programme was enjoyed by the members of the Women's Music Club at their meeting in the Canadian National Hotel 0n Saturday afternoon. The programme was entirely Gilbert and Sullivan whose familiar and delightful works were interpreted with zest the vocalists. and whose lives and partnership were fittingly described by Miss Mar- ferret Stems with vividly pictured iicizieiits. Mk3 Steriis‘ paper struck ust the right. note and was per- ectiy in tune with the a irlted words and music of its au jects. Th0 paper was very much appreci- ated by the audience. The musi- cians too deserved the laurels ac- corded them, and the President was warmly supported in her thanks to the guest. artists. Mr. P. D. Williams and Mr. C. P. Mac- Kenzie, and to the members assist- iizg, especially to Miss Stems who not only read the paper but took part in the mixed quartet at very short notice, owing to the regretted and unavoidable absence of Mrs. Arthur Roper.

-—WIZDDING BELLS-A wedding of considerable interest took place on Friday morning at the Baptist Parsonage, Summerside, Rev. J. B. Wilson officiating, when Miss Aud- rey Bernice. only daughter of lvlir. and Mrs. John F. Taylor became the bride of Mr. Sherman Charles Parlee. Mr. and Mrs. clitoral Wha- lcn wene the attendants. The bride was charmingiy" attired in a navy bluc dress and printed silk bolero. with matching accessories. After a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride, MI. and Mrs. Parlee left for a honeymoon trip through the ltiaritiizies. The bride and groom [re one of Summersideb most pop- ular young couples. Mr. Parlee is on the staff of the Canadian Na- tional Express at Bummerlide, and his bride is on the staff of Messrs. R. T. Holman, Ltd. 0n their re- turn Mr. and Mrs. Par-lee will re- side in sunimerside, where a host of friends wish them every hap- pmess.——S

PItE-NUPTIAL SHOWER-The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jen- kins was the scene of a most. en- joyabie function on Thursday eve- ning when Mrs. Jenkins enter- iaincd a wide circle of friend; at a pre-nuptial miscellaneous show- er for her niece, Miss Bernice Jen- kins, whose marriage takes place shortly. The est 0f honor was called forwar and seated in a chair done in a color scheme of pink and white. Mrs. Joe Guthro and the ho less carried in a pret- tlly de-orated basket laden with gifts. Thev also assisted the bride- elect in opening the daintily wrap- ped presents and in reading the appended good wishes. Moss Jen- kins was delighted with the love‘y gift; of silver, tea sets, bedding etin. and graclcusw thanked liar friends for their Iintiiiess. The happy hours wt-re spent in dan- cin music being furnished by lvfrzssrs. I-Iurth Fitzpatrick. George Jeans and A. Mclntirh. Tasty rc- froshmonts were served by the hostnss. assisted by Mrs. Jot‘ Guthrn and Mrs. Besie- Tanner.— New Gltvtow News.—l'l‘hc_ hnpny ounu coupe have ITiiIiZlVPS ln .hs pfflViIlCi‘, Patriot please ccpyi.

m. Lloyd n. Jay. 55-year-old Canadian National Railways sec- tion foreman of Mt. Stewart died unexpectedly in the Prince Eldwiird Islnnd Hospital Saturday morning. He had undergone an appendix operation about a, week before and was believed recovering satisfactor- ily until he became seriously » Saturday and died a short time

er.

Mr. Jay was born at Fanning- brook the son of the late Mr. George Jay and Mrs. Jay. He hiu been a sectionman on the Prince

word Island division of the Canadian National for more than

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$33131“; are his wife. formerly Miss Emma. Laird of Pinuid. and three sons and two ciauantei-smrl Jay, m. eiewart. Levi Jay Pil- quid. Sheldon Jay at home. Isabel. Mm. Alan Mien, Ohidlw. U51‘- nnd Lona Jay at home.

Bis mother, Mrs. George Jay. hnningbrook. and seven brothers and four sisters also survive. The? include: Lemuel hi’. W- QWWI"? Frederick Jay. Pisquld; Reany Jay. Crawford Jay. M‘- lot wni Police force Ohm-oi. tow Jl-Y. mm ‘r fist

dron I-I. Barbour. both of Alma. The young couple were unattend- ed.-—8

The community of Freetown was saddened when it became known that Mr. Hubert C. Reeves had passed away. He had not been en- joying robust health for the put three years and with the closing of the old year he too closed his earthly life.

Mr. Reeves was born in Upper Freetown. Lot 2a on July l6, 1868, and was ‘l4 years of age when he died cn December 31st 1987. He was the son of the lafe David Reeves and Margaret McAllum Cafes of Cotes Wharf, Bedeque. There were thirteen children, only , two remaining on the Island.

He lcavos to mourn his son-owing

\\' - ‘y toruicriy Aiargaret A. Buch- lu n. tliice Sltno‘, Alexander, who I a "ed by plane from Stoneham. l iv ., to attend the funeral, Wes-

l. ' ill liiii: inl. Sask, and Wallace

.\ . at home. Also three brothers, Her-

, bi-ri of Vcoric. Lot 13, Horatio of Sunday. making

Rutianci, Vermont, and Duncan ofl Lnc-omhe, Albriri. and three sisters,‘

"Airs. H-thor Wcbstcr, Frec:r:\vn.; Mrs. George Colcs. Windsor, Ver- mont, and Mrs. Joseph Webster,

Imperial. Sash, and several grand- chidi-cn. Two daughters predeceas- ed him. I

Miiiv iii-arts ivcre sadrirtieti and a '_"O!.\ill ('11s! over tlic vuviimuiiity of Rice Point and surrounding district on Friday. March 26th. 1938 when the gentle spirit of Archie MlLFfldyflll passed away at the early age of twenty-two years, after an illness 0i leuro- pneumonia surrounded by h par- ents, sister and brothers, who pa- tiently remainea at his bed-side until the last.

He leaves to mourn, his Father. Dougall Mat-Fadyen, his mother, who suffered double bereavement in the same day in the loss of a brother, two brothers, Donald and Charles at lioine and Effie on the nursing staff of the Provincial Infirmary who returned home to assist in nursing him during hie illness.

The funeral service took place at the house Sunday afternoon conducted by Lloyd H. Henderson. Student, the remains were then tenderly laid to rest in Canoe Cove Cemetery there to await a glorious resurrection. The large crowd of relatives and friends in dance at both the grave abjore silent tribute to the.

epfllt .

The pail bearers were: Meson. Weldon Taylor, Daniel MscKinnon, John MncFadyen. Archie Mec- MacEechern, Wilfred Maclkcbem, and Walter MacDonald.

The death occurred at his home 1n Roseneath Saturday morning, after a year's illness, o! Mr. Fade Gordon, an aged and highly re- spected farmer.

Mr. Gordon was born at I-‘toee- neath on July 5, 1856. being a son of the late Peter Gordon and the last member of a large family, of WFDIII five were master mariners. Ivir. Gordon, who was g, worthy descendant of the Scottish pioneers of Three Rivers, was I. successful ad highly intelligent farther. I-Ie took an active interest in public affairs, was a strong Conservative although he never offered as a candidate. He was a man of splen- did personal character, a d neighbor, honourable and u ight in his-dealing; with his ellow- men and was a member for man years of the Presbyterian Chur at Cardigan.

He leaves to mourn the loss of e loving husband and father a. wife and the followinfl 50m and daugh- ters: Edwin of Saskatchewan; Fred of Alberta; Archibald, a. lawyer in California; Grace (Mrs. Wood) of Manitoba: Edna (Mrs. Archibald), of Chicago; Marjorie and Edith. Registered Nurses of New Yo: , and Helen in Regina.

Edwin has been home with hi: parents during the winter. and Edith has also been home for sev- eral weeks.

The funeral will be held upon the arrival of members of the family from abroad.

To the bereaved relatives the deep sympathy of mi: pe will

be extended. TUESDAY

-ASSISTANT PRIEST —- Rev John Francis Buoie has been ap- pointed as assistant priest to Rev F. X. Gallant, pastor of Egmon‘ Bay parish. Rev. Fr. Buote was or- dnincd at Stalls. Maris Church, North Rustico on March 20th, anc celebrated his first llfass on March 27‘. i.—S

Entered into rest at his home in Mount Royal. P. E. 1., on Friday. Ayril 1.: . Mi‘. Fulton Ramsay a llllhly erleeincd citizen. He was the son of the late Mr. James ‘Runway of Hamilton. P. ll}. I. The deceased had lived in Mount Royal fpr over 30 years where he won trc appreciation of his many

friendi.

He is survived by his widow formerl Annie Iockerby of Ham- ilton aso his son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Her Ram- say of Mount Royal an their. children, Wilma and Roy, also two sisters and four brothers.

The funeral service was held at the family reidenoe on Sunday. The many floral wreaths and large number of friends present, notwithstanding the unfavorable wzather nndmrged; testify to the P5 98m in w c t e deceased was held-B.

-WEDDI'NO BELLS --A Wilding of considerable interest t4; friend; in North Bedeque took plloe at Bteilsrton laot Tue-day March 39th when Miss Minnie Irene Mac- Arthur was united in muting; to Mr. James Kenneth Norton. eon o f Mr. and Mm. J. H.

Rev. .

the ceremony, 0.6. Michell of bride a niece of

—-QUIET WEDDING -— A quiet wedding was aolemnized on Wed- nesday. March 30th, at the Baptist Parsonage. Rev. J. B. Wilson offic- iating when Miss Daisy Rh Dun- bar was united in marriage to Wal-

Strong arguments on behalf o! the reduction of the United States dut/yofwpercentonfox furs as; agvanufid by ‘J. Waiter flora:

.' . . gnu maker a Rotary hmcheou yesterday after- noon.

Mr. Jones briefly reviewed the steps that have been taken to sa- ciire this reduction, and gave a number o! interutiing Inch con- earning the uiduetry.

At the regular quarterly meet- inr of the Summereide Board of Trade, held last night in the Civic Building, Mr. R. B. P. Jardiue, President in the chair. the mem- bers present unanimously adopted a resuition moved by Mr. Lowell Hancock and seconded by J. W. oaiibeck: "That the Board g0 on record as being opposed to any r6- ductlon of the present 50 per cent tariff on sliver fox pelts entering the United States from Canada and that a brief be submitted t0 the Federal representatives at Ottawa giving reasons why this would be undesirable at the present time."

HGIOME BY PLANE-Mrs. John Ar-hibald, Missouri, nauzh- ter of the late Mr. Fade Gordon 0f Roseneath who passed Hill!!!‘ o" Friday, April l~t.. arrived home on the trip frmn Mgncw» to Charlottetown by plane on Saturday and finding Sh? iv iild have to stay over .n Chai- luttctown until Monday Owing 1° the condition of the roads. the flew to Rosencath _ Sunday. iht’ pilot making a perfect landing in a field close to her home. The f‘. eral of the late Mr. Gordon rill be held on 4 at? o'clock Interment in Generic-W Cemetery. 4..

BREAK AT SHOE s-roae-six pairs of women's boots and three pairs of men's boots. KOEEUWY with two rubber coats. were taken in a break at P.W. 'I‘urner's whole- sale shoe store. Queen Street-some time Sundaylnigig. gcacordtlne was! report at poioe ea uar ers y - terday. Early yesterday an officer. on his beat. found the rear door of the establislunent upon. He ntr mud min; Turner, who. after n hasty check, believed nothing had been removed, Later, however, an- other check revealed the absence of some footwear and the two coeds. A collapsible sample case was also taken and it was believed it was used to carry the loot.

OPENS itoAn T0 SUliIblEB» “"28,” *3?.".-".,....“’..%w£..€i“£; igmwwin Willlamfi 0c. drove by our ho de With Ml’. RD- bert Hnknati and returned to lhe (my yesterday morning with his UWnMIiDOIWIIOIITiIIIdZOmiII- irtess. Mr. Turner. who eagle hip tihe Island lalt W1 ll Q1" to find B 131111

make Sumimeiside. eventually and aftq manv many of hard work and anVBXPQT‘

THIAN SISTERS ENTER.- rayigi KNIGHTS-Knilm! of ins were entertained last nght by the Pythian Sisters It bridge and auction fort 41W- "‘l°,..."l"“l.‘, 'é°i§€..‘”§§%‘ié’.‘.° will‘???

u. . u y Chief. Followini refreshments Wrocla-

byvKn J. T M53”, William arren and H. Vessey. Prize winners a the card games were: bridge. ladies. Mrs. Arthur Henry; gentlemen, Mr. Aharan. Auction forty-fives. ladies. Mrs. I-I. McLean; ntiemull. M1’-

PABENT-TEACREB EXECUT- rve mews-At a meeting oltlw executive of the PrI-MB 5W9“ pu-gnqdrgggh“ Association i119 following committees were appoint- ed: Prucmm eonmii ‘ , MPI- 3-C- Keobins. Min Jacqueline Mscdon- aid, w. J. P. Hilltop; mo rty and und committee. - L- J. coy. M1’- Mrs. E. B. Coffin; ways and means committee, Min Jessie Fullerton. Mrs. P‘. B. Conrad. Mf-l- G-C- war‘ curriculum conunltltee. M1‘!- J. A. Lawson. Mr. Milton Stewart. Capt. D. N. Ball, Mrs. EM. Nash. Mn. R11. Hurst. The first named in each case is the convenor. It was decided to change the date o! the next meeting of the Associ- ation txi Tuesday, April l2. at 7-30 p.m. Mrs. E. S. Townsend will speak on the work of the Parent- Tea/cher Association of Amherst. Her addrem will be followed by l1 discussion.

5115s Mary Amelia Wright passer

peacefully awiiy on Snturduy. {lull 2nd, at the home of her sister Mrs. F. W. Strong after a lingerlll illness of several years. Wright, who was born at Elm- vaie, Bedeque, in 1853 was the daughter of the late Stephen ,Wright and his wife Mildred Palm- er. A.ter the death of her Parents she went to live with her invalid sister. Mrs. F. W. Beer in Chur- lotietown and was her cotwiant companion up to the time of hei- death in 191D. Since that time the bu been an honored and dearly loved member of the family of her twin sister, Mn. I. W. Strong, Bummorlide. Min Wrllhl- Wll I beautiful ‘ tian character and to know hei- was tn love her. Form- erly she was closely connected with the Methodist Church in B64190"! where the was the only remainine chart-u number of it! Women's Miuionu-y Society in connect-ion with that church. and aim‘ h" 1'9- movol to Charlottetown was active

Ooil. U. G. Dawson uddnmed l Joint meeting of the Charlotte- town Gym Klnmini Olublllet night on “Duties in aid oi’ the civil

wu". Mr. Btzwut Jenna. of the an Club

-8AD NIWI IlOEIVID-Word was received by friendl in Qum- merside of the death on lsturdey April and, o1 Mr. Robert beer at his home in Seattle, Washington after an illness of some month: Mr. Boer was formerly of Glar- Iottetiown and was the eon of the late Dr. I"._ D. Been-l

T0 CELEBRATE VIMY-A cele- bration at the

mohair-men.

dining the . the various" branches of I army who took part in the grea will give their brief deecript it. A musical program has been arrsti-Bfd.

Mr. George J. Tweedy. K.O..pust president of the Prince Edward island Red Cross Society and Mr. C. N. Bissett, member of the exe- cutive chosen to represent the soc- iety, returned last night from Tor- onto where they attended the an- nual meeting of the Canadian Red Cross Society last week. Mr. 'X‘Vi'€t‘dy attended in place of Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, Provincial president. who was unable to et- lPIl .

-STUDY cum MEET - The closing meeting of the North Be- deque study Olub was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Imo- Cauli and was largely attended. The subject of Plertilinem was die- cusscd and much useful informa- tion gained. The club found the papers sent from the Department of Agriculture verylielpful. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph MaoCaull for the use of their home for club meetings-S

ARRIVE FROM CHICAGO-Ml’. and Mrs. Alan Swan were passen- gers on the Canadian Airways plaiie.fi'om Nloncton list 1118M. 081 rouw to Mt. Btawert t0 attend tlie funeral of Mrs. Swan's father. Mr. Lloyd B. Joy, today. Mr. Joy died in the Prince Edwani Island Hospital on Saturday

and Mr. and Mrs. Swan left Ohi-

ca at 10 o'clock that n t for Province. They err ved in Charlottetown at. 6 pm. ecterdsy

and left at once by s 0 Bamotor trolley for Mt. Stewart, a. 13 mile trip by mil. Use the trolley was necessary as there is no train to Mt. Stewart until this attor- noon and dirt. roads are impou- able for motor traffic.

WEDNESDAY

In the uvenlng of Much 19th, i938, the community of little Sands lost one of its tilde:

e

daughter of the

and Mrs. Gillie of Lilith Sandi. Mrs. MacLeui had been confined to her bed for five years and m- Dudng that long per-

or she maintained a ha

spirit. and often was cord to my. “ have a. lot to be thankful for."

..'FUNIBAL AT LORNI VAL- LEY-The 1111161‘! (M Miss Flor-

ek ago. A native of Lorne Val- ley, she is survived E her mother who msldeeinhow .Mss..one brother and five listen. MacLood of South Boston; Mrs. Arthur Myer; of Martinvlld, PILL‘ Mrs. Olmstold, and Mrs. Alien d Lowell, Mess Mrs. O'Hara cheater. Mm. m4 w». Atiioi D. acLeod 0! Oambtldmi.

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The 4th Girls and Boys’ Hobbies Exhibition under tho auspices of the Charlottetown Y. M. O. A. was

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Olarke c MoGili University, Montreal. was adjudicator, while the comtmtitions were conducted under the super- vi ion of Prof. R0 Kendall. chair- man of the adv cry committee. Mr. P. W. Turner. president of the Hobbies Exhibition presided at the opening.

‘The annual meeting of the Catholic Women's UPBKUB was held yrsterday in the Business Girl‘! Hall with the President, Mrs. F. Walker residing.

The eection of officers for the ensuinz year resulted ls follows:

President: Mrs. Frank Murray, (acclametion).

1st. vice president. Mn. B. J. MacDonald (re-elected). “lid vice president: Mn. ll.

Paquotte (re-elected). 3rd. vice president, we. W. J, P.

MaoMillan. Record mocretary: Mil, I. Kelly (re-b carted). w“ Conospon wocretary: Mae King (re-elected). Treasurer: Mu. W. T. Goody, (re-limited)

Councillors: Mn. W. O. Mrs. J. ll. Blanchard. Mn. Rudy, Mrs. A. Hewett, In. Doyle. Mrs. I. E. Orphan.

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Th5" paged to etknll. ward on March 102x580. at 3i home of her deufillbl‘. l!" Wm- mms°°“'°"'b u m. mites m a 86 yearn-

DAIIY IICDI-D-T-‘hé cow Inwblook 1m!!!

to be oongntultted their good work, having started 11.0.1’. a. bowie of you: ego

READY POI III- harbor, was

packed ice a: whence wo be carried out by the tide. Orossn to 800w Point were be- ing me mum of an t. similar to t cu used at the capes before the advent. of the winter steamers. ‘The Point fe Fairview has been overhaul . inted and was said to be ready resume service.

PHANTOM WAS FIRE IN NJ. -Mr.A.G.MooreofPownalsl.id yesterday he examined with I powerful glass what, t0 the unaid- ed eye, appeared to be a bright light iii Northumberiand Strait on

ednesdey evening of lest week and decided it was I fire on the mainland. The blaze wmild be in the vicinig of Wallace, 11.8., Mr. Moore b ieved. Others present came to the same conclusion, it was said. Mirage was tiothi new to the residents of Powne. w. Moon said. They frequently ea/w the mainland r very nee!"

ugh the no. n1 phenomena known as "looming."

MEETING 0F ART SOCIETY- Various schools of pointing were discussed at the monthly meetiAng of the Prince Edward Island Society llst night. Miss Ruth Heart: and Mrs. Riley spoke on the Italian school, Mrs. Harris on the Netherlands, Mrs. Mutch on the English and Mrs. Gals on the French. In addition a collection of reproductions of the works ofgroat