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federal Public Works Activities

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The following review of aetivltlal i in the Dominion Department of t i

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Public Worka has been prepared by Mr. H. Ii‘. Miller, district en- ~ giueer.

During the season of 1M6 the dredging plant of the Department xas engaged as foiiowa:

, Dredge P.W.I). "No. W-Oaptaln

‘ Bert Shepard, carried on dredging at Wood Bland: throughout the season.

Dredge 1WD. "No. l0‘. Captain ‘tiex MacLean. carried on dredging

, 1t Rocky Point; Charlottetown. Vi-iri-timg Electric, (rental); Wood Islands; Lower Montague Ferry wharf; Georgetown and Graham's

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Pond. Dredge 1WD. "No. 11". Captain , Claude B. MacEwen and Captain l Freeman C, Webster. cars-led on l dredging at Red Head. St. Peter's ,» Bay. throughout the season. A new ; I cubic yard dump ICOI was eon- ! atrueted at Moroll, entirely by ‘ local skill, under Captain Mac- Ewen‘: direction.

Dredge P.W.D. “No lib" Cap- tain James Keddy. completed d1’ in at Summorlido, I!!! o! the ay Wharf.

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t Repairs. etc.

TU OUR FAITHFUL OLD FRIENDS, AND OUR cilccted or proposed by day labour

at the following works, under ‘the tforemen noted:

, Alborton Queen's Wharf. Alber- tton Railway Wharf, John C Mat- thews; Alberton. James A. E. Mac- Donald; Basin Head, James Whal- en; Belfast Wharf. James Halli- day; Bonshaw. A. C. Crosby; Canoe

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, Repairs and improvements were

Sincere Christmas Greetings

Point, Patrick Hogan: Mimineguh Harbour, Arnold P. Ellsworth;

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blue,

“INT CLUB BAG; ‘ Q grain cowhide

MAN'S GLADSTONES. biao bop grain cowhide ..

MAN'S Iii-INCH GLADSTON I . black, top grain cowhide .. .

ZIPPERILD DUFFLI BAGE:

blAWS GLADSTONE, 10p grain cowhide.

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MtiitDUNI-illl & RUWE‘ uooowontluc co. LTli.

l! Moniacue. Frank V Nfurrlhyr; Mur- ray Enrol‘. Waiirr Bur-ll; Ilia-Far- lvane‘; Covo. Allan McCo-‘mack; Naufrage, Roddie S. McDonald! New London, John Quinn; Port Hill, Henry Yeo; Red Head. Lom-

iucl Ronny; Rocky Point Break-

aygrljge size, combined three rooms: water. P. M. Arsenauit; Rocky in one. A corncr of the room. plLlS Point Wharf, James Smith! RUS- projecting shelves and u cabinet» lico Harbour Works, Henry Do-u- formed the L-shapcd area dv.‘\'0l9d,"ctir; Souris Railway Wharf. Alex

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(‘OLONIAL IS DISTINCT“? TYLE

American colonial is anything

but a consistent style. Each colony was settled by wholly distinctive types o; people, who maintained varying degrees or contact With

to cooking and preparing food. The adjoining corner was enclosed by a low, swinging fence painted snft blue. This private nook revealed a. wee table and chairs decorated

P. MacDonald; South River Wharf. Whitten Herring; Summersidc Railway Wharf, John E. CamphciL. Tignish Sylvain DesRoches; West Point, John Bulger; Wood lstnnds

the home lands, but little Willi each other, It is therefore not rm:- pri-sing that on the American cun- tlnent‘ we have echoes of York- shire ycomanry in New Erwin"!- Gocrgion olegnnre in Phiiadclninin, aristocrat French in Charleston. medieval German in rural Prniisyl- vaniu and ornate Spanish in Flori- da.

The eclectic period r/f Frcrvh decoration inspired by hurled Hor- culcanctim and Pompeii. was most whole-hearted. In 1764, a lino in a a French comedy reads: “Every- thing is Greek but our souls!“

The first patent for a dishwash- inc machine was applied for dur-

Parlter Lund.

In all instances work has been handicapped 'and delayed by s98‘!- city of materials and often an en- tire absence of available labour. In some cases this has ma-ie impossible to proceed. even ct this late date. and work will have to be carried over to next seasson.

with peasant designs -an idea place for children to play within the watchful range of mother Grown-ups dine across the room in tho i-cmai-ning cc-rncr. A largo screen of the same lovely bluo wood used im- the children's cornw, ch- literates the unpleasant view of sink. refrigerator. etc. A semi-cir- cuiar serving bar, perpendicula" to the screen, repeats the blue wood in 1h;- basc. and gives the final touch of seclusion to the dining unit.

Contracts Awarded

Contracts have been awarded as follows-

Charlottetown Railway Wharf- Repair and lmpl‘0V0l'fl0fill-- Con- tractor Messrs. J. P. Porter Com-l pony, Limited, uccesso s to Messrs;

BENZOL EXCITES PEOPLE EffW-t s

0i hrrathing henml-

i“? ‘he Cimmrni“ “m "m" m" lrulcn nlr causes the patient in be» J- P< “"1" "d Sms- Limiwdw it, was not_ until 1907.lll“il the Comp dizzy‘ breathless or “cum M“ J‘ Q Mcxenmh reshqem on. electric rlcvi-ce was designed and __ __ ‘ gmeer for the Department‘ Mm Plmd "1 "l! "mim- Philip s. McQuald, Inspector of

A recent nation-wide survey cno- .

cerning housing indicates that only 14 per cont oi’ the people \\'ifil | aad_ Iallin Hair. use Min. tn live in cities. Tho grant muior- lhaeixralggic" ’1§’§‘”°““ ity plan to move to tlic =ulvrirll<i limesaweck and the result or to the country. Thc samv r- n ‘l’ b" \'o_v indicates other mien-sting cm“ m“ "m 5""! "I" trends: Twn-story-and-a-half: Cape

Cori. ranch house and rnniemtflf- N u R D‘ S

nrv or» tho ntnst popular slYlPF-I l-‘ifiv-fﬁvr- percent. ni‘ the ~ > “ n L Kill] ilF PM"

Construction; Messrs. C. H. How-I att, s M. MacKay and J. A. Mac- Kinnno- Inspectors of Dredtting. i

Egmcnt Bay Wharf- Wltleningl Wharf Approach - Contrnctoisi Messrs. Noye. Raynor, Bagloie A: Noye-Mr. Emanuel Gallant, ln-, specter of Construction. i

Lennox Isianrh-Cnnstruotion of wlnrfﬂConiractor, Mr. W. J. Ford, —Mr. Arthur E. MacDonaid, In-i specter of Construction.

North Lake Boat Harbour - Brco-kwater Extension - Contrac-

pearl»; having separate dinimz rooms use] them for purposes other than eat-l ing. Eighteenth Century furniture is ailll strong in demand by nMmlP wh ‘so homes cost more than ti?» 00K‘. truiv KlVGElITI-llﬂilflt‘ kiiiiicv‘. at

tors, Messrs. Noye, Raynor. Bag- lioic A; Noye-Mr. Elijah A. Pierce,

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Inspector of Construction. j Rocky Point whBTf~—R9COlIslJ'UC' tibia-Contractor, Messrs. H. J. ‘Phillips and Son-Mr. E. M Phil- lips, Managc:--»l.i;_ {L-znws irnitll. Inspector of Construction. Souris Railway Wliarh-Ncw root’

on shed-Contractor. Mr. Harry E.

Phillips.

Tender: were asked for the fol-

‘mving wot-ks, but no bids receiv- ed owing to extreme diificuitv m procuring materials, and scarcity ‘ of labour:

Montague - wharf.

Sourls-Repalrs to breakwater.

Tignish-Rcpairs to outer end. IBouth Breakwater.

Wood Islands- Widcning wharf approach- Reconstructing iiftimg tpparatua of transfer bridge.

A second call for tenders has ‘been or is shortly to be issued for all of these-and in some cases a third call will be necessary. IOMANOI ITAITID l1 Gill’! VOICE

OAPIPOWN. Dcc. i8 -(C.“) —-A clear soprano voice singing an Tr- iah iovi ballad started a romance that will shortly reauit in marriage. The p-incipaia in the love story an! William (Bill) Potter. 32-year-old ex-corporai of the British Army. now in Capetown, and Mm Lucy ﬁsher. 20-year-old city ahop anis- taut.

Bill waa sitting on the venrciah of a city hotel one afternoon. B‘

2O to 70% QFF » ALL TQYS

Owing to the unexpected arrival oi a large quantity of new merchandise we must have our vvarerooms cleared oi all toys by Christmas llay. For Today and Tomorrow only we are offering our entire stock of toys at a discount of from-

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“Suddenly a woman started to sins." he llld. "It was a clear l0- pnno voice. It was ao beoutlfui— that Iriah love ballad -that I could Only alt and hope it would go on for ever. .

"I looked over to when the voice came from. and I saw her. I want- ed to talk to her and {ell her how homesick I was. I was too shy. when she looked at me I knewthat I would never rest until we were married."

Unfortunately the Young woman left the hotel aoon afterwards and Bill then spent many a long day tramping round Capetown iookwg for her. "I must have walked hun- drelia of miles," he aald. “but could not. find her. When eventually I left Capetown for the country I left iattars for her with tltu hotel manager, the waltera and other member: of the stair-in the hope that the would return to the hotel.

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"I was beginning to despair of aeehg her again when I received a letter from her. Sh. hati been handed one of my notaat And in her latic- ahe confessed that she had felt the mane way aa 1 had."

They became engaged and hope to marry early next. year.

"Yea, it aounda like a story-book romance," Miaa Fisher agreed "When I aaw Bill I inltinctiveiy knew that 1 loved him."

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Ullcn c. aeene that is as lair, And warms the day.

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