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. TUESDAY I iunlznaf. AT ANNANDALE -

‘I319 funeral of Mrs. Leo Mac- Master was held Sunday after- noon from Annandale United Ohurch. Services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Davison, assisted ivy-Licentiate Byron Hewlett. The pail-bearers were: James Banks, William Banks, John Dingweil. Rand Jenkins, Marshall (lamp- bcll and Douglas MacMaster. 1n- icrrnent was in Annandale cem- etery.

FUNERAL AT RIT. ALBION -—l The funeral of Mr. Mark Horton of Mt. Albion was held yesterday

afternoon. A short service at his late residence was follotved by‘ services in Birch Hill Church.-

conducted by student F‘. Zlt mail. assisted by Rev. E. R. Ma

Vicar. The pali-bearers wet

Harry Horton, Albert Stewii

Claude Horton, Warren Acorn. Guy llorton. John Sam Horton. Interment was in Birch Hill cemetery.

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hrtained the Presbyterian cori- negation Tuesday evening. Sept. 30th in honor of the Rev. John Robson. Huntsville. Ont. who 1', kindly remembered hcrc. llilVlil". spent the summer as stitdcii’. pastor. The evcnine! was pleas-

antly spent by muszc and song. A. delicious lunch was served by tbc‘ hostess assisted by the youn: git

Mr. Cameron lilacLauchlan. 1n‘ cold respected rcsidcnt of this FllS-i trlct who has been in the P. E‘. ll Hospital since last. December, was‘ able to VlSlL his son Arthur of. Mount Stewart on Sunci '. It isl pleasing to have Mr. lvliicLauch-; lan around 2min. ‘

On Friday, September 26th, l lhower was hcld at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Doiuzlas in’ honor of their dauzhtcr lifary andl her approaching marrlaze to 2\fr.l Mertin Jardlne. A iarile crowd attended and a good time w.“ enjoyed. Gifts received were malty, and. beautiful.

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A wide circle of fricnds and ac- quaintances will r-‘ret to learn of the death of Ciillilm furthest... 0i Glen William, son Qf Mr. and Mrs. Angus Matiheson. His death occur- red Sunday in sudbilrv. Ont.. fol- lowing injuries reccivcd in a min" accident.

—-A very impressive service was held in the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. Oct. 5th. Th: moderator of the General As- sembly of the Presbyterian Church in anada, the Rrv. Mr. Mac- Donald. Toronto, brought. the mes-i

sage. Special fTiLlSlf.‘ was rciid é 0d by the choir with Mrs. li.: Clark, organist. Messrs Russell l

Lockerby and Percy Klnch wcrr, collection bcarcrs. The church was.‘ beautifully der-oraferl for the oc- casion with cut floivcrs, gladtoius and asters predominating.

FUNERAL \'l<‘.STERD.l\Y- The funeral of Mr. John J. Dilffy \\‘l"_"l‘ held yvcstcrday nlornllig from his late residence. Hawthorne Avciiue, to St. Dunstans Basilica. ivhere, Solemn High Mass of Requiem‘ was celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Dr. P. McMahon, assisted by Reta, P. F. MattDonald as deacon and‘ Rev. David MlTagile as sub-‘ deacon. Present in the Sanctuaryl.‘ were His Excellency Bishop Boyle.‘ Mslzr. Maurice MacDonald, Rev. Ronald MacDonald, PP. East Point and Rev. Louis Callaghan. P.P., Fort Augustus. The hcarse was preceded to the Basilica byi members of the Benevolent Irishl Society and by members of the‘ Knights of Columbus, of which‘ societies the deceased was a inchi- ber. The honorary palibearrrs were: Dr. W. J. P. Mal fllian. W.‘ Chester S. McLure, M.P., Roy Cud- Ihore, D. A. MacKinnoii. Capt. J. J. Connolly and Patrick Mur- rilghan. The active pallbearcrsi .w"ere Joseph Parquet George Beer. ' Furness Matbeson. Urias MacDon-l

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t son. 6S, Borden.

On Sunday morning a special service of rc-cpcning was conducted in Zion Pr0SlJ_\l(‘1'i{ll1 Church and at the evening hour of worship a. festival of thanksgiving was held. Both scrvlccs were uiiidcr the dir- action of ‘the minister, Rev. G. Carlyle Webster. The special music

for the day was anranged by the organist and clhoil- director, Mr. Frank Johnston, .1\.T.C.l.. Large

congregations were present at both scrvzces.

The death occurred at his home in the c t.\'. iii Upper Prince Street. Stilldav evening: of Mr. Gcorge H. 'i'.'i_\'lclr, 95. well-known jeweller and founder of \he_bilsincss which bears his niituc.

.\lr. To or is survived by his wife. the rinci" Laura .\l.~i_v Rob n- slin of Dis» England; two sons.

Rcgiliald (3., city. lind Wilfred F., Kvtislngtfm. and thrce daughters, Aluriei. It'll-s. AR. Weir. Saskatoon. Sask , Miss Gwcntioly , city, and Vera, Mrs. Wliizini Seal)‘. city

Citzctis Irlrn all walks of life and rep si-ntalg all Christian ile- nominlitlo-ns in the City filled St. Patti's Anglican Church to capac- ity last n ght as a token of wri- colnc lind rccognition of the high llflllniil‘ rcccliilc conferred upon the, Most Rcvcrcud Llcorge Frederick} Kingston, Archbishop of NCva Sco_ tia. lll having been cllcicd Pl-imw ate of all Canada.

Aflllilli: those present nt the ser- Limit-Gov-

crhor JA. Bernard and Mrs. Ber. narll; Prrtniil‘ J. Walter Jnncs; .\lr. Justice Georee J. Ttvrelly; Mayor B. Earle MacDonald and Airs. luacDonold; Rev. George Gough, rcprcscntlnz tllic PE. i=- land hlililsteixril Association;

G.H. Barbour; Hon. , City Catiiicillurs NW. Lowther, 11.11» Farmer. J. Gordon MacDon- ald, D.E. Noonnn. and CM. Cox; Major JA. .\le.cDonaid. represent- nq the Canzicl an Lcgion: nndl i .-L‘oi. GG. Pcultc, rcprcsvnt-l in; tile Armed I-‘tiz-lcs.

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\\‘EI).\'I-ISDAX' l The tlcath of Alberta MacPher-l wile of Robert A. MaiPhc: on, retired chief engineer. of the chrfcrrv. occurred Moriclayg, septa-other 8th at the Prince Ed uard island Hospital.

The first dill pickle factory in} the Province smrts operating at‘ Maple Hills today when tbel Mattlieiv-Wclls C'ilnpan_v' begin, lmflilll: in!" jP-rs the thousands of; tons of cucillnbc which tli(‘_\' had‘ ruirrhascti at. th . Charlottetown‘ processing plant. tilts fail.

SALE OF PI “(DEN I-l.~l'l‘.\TIi- Tile Illl-al rc c .. with tloilblcl bllrlt . , on Mt. Ed- ward Road. iicicii m: to the 05-, trite of the lntc Vi/illzanl Pcar- l dcii was stcrciay to Mr. Sicwart v o’ Cash and Carry. who intrtvls to loiivcrt the cstatc into buzlrlinc lots. It is sit- llatcd about a rnzlc 11nd a hrilfl from the city Mr \\'. f1. Beatorl

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—\Vl-‘.l')Dl.\. - The home of .\ . , r. Smithficld. C-zit. was thc scene of rl quiet lawn wedding fcccntlyt when Vcitla AnnzbcllQ only daughter of Mr. and Nil-s. John

Duggaii. Stimmcrslde. P. E. 1., and Charles Wilbert. only son of Mr. C. Egbert Sexsmlth and the latcl Mrs. Scxsmith. Pctcrborough, Ont., ucre unitcd iii marriage by Rev. J. D. Martin of the United Church of Canada, Trenton, Ont.

FUNERAL Si-IRVICES — The funorai of Mr. William lilcAleer. look place ycsicrday lr.or'.iiiig at 8.45 from the Frank Hennessey Futieral Hollie to St. Dunstans Basilica where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev, David McTague who also conduct- ‘ rd the service at the grave. The pail bearers were Messrs. Patrick Dennis, Patrick Cullen. Dennis McKenzie. Lester Larter. John Murphy and John Blacquiere. ln- terment was in tile R. C. Ceme- Lery.

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wedding was solemnized on Sat- urday evening, October li, at. the Baptist Parsonage, 219 Church Street. Summerside, when Mary Marilyn Wedge became the bride of Marne Reginald wedlock, both of O'Leary, PEI. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wedge and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Basil wedlock.

HOME BEREAVED-The lym- pathy of many friends will go out tc Mr. Ernest Hogan, his brothers and sisters in the death of their brother Arthur, which took place yesterday at his home in hflllbury, Mass. The surviving family are ills wife, three sons, a daughter, two brothers, J. P. Hogan, Sum- znerside, Ernest, Charlottetoivn and sisters, Misses Bertha. Margaret and Florence of the Guardian office staff.

Fire early today destroyed the barns of George S. Mum: on the Sf. Peter's Road. oppos- ite the People's Cemetery. The blaze was discovered about 2 o'clock. The Parkdale fire de- partment responded to the call and assistance was asked from the Charlottetown Fire De- partment. The sprinkler was sent out from the City, with a. crew of firemen, and was used in helping save the dwelling. —ILLNESS REGIIETTED -Thc many friends of Mr. I". W. Luque of New York City. will regret to learn that he was stricken with another serious heart attack on Oct. 6th, just. as he was to leave for P. B. I. where he intended to remain’ as he had to resign from his position with the National City Bank, and worked in its Broadway branch. Mr. Luque suf- fered from the hart condition since July 1946. e is now with his son Raymond and his wife and son at their home on Loni: Island. His family and friends here hope for a speedy recovery. THURSDAY

-Mrs. Chester Palmer. Summer-

side, left by automobile for Mass-

achusetts on Monday accompanied‘

by her grandson. Mr. Stewart Wells and his bride. ivhcre she Will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Wells and Mr. Wells, Braintree-S.

-FIIIE AT DARNLI-JY-I-‘ire of undetermined origin destroyed a house and

barn at. Darnlcy on.

Siliizlay night. The buildings were‘

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A iarlze number of fi-lcnds and rclatixcs from this vicinity at- tended the funeral service of the late Reginald Mai-Neill Wllflbi‘

death occurred at the home. of his'

mother. Mrs. Daisy MacNciil. Mount Royal on Sunday night at the early age of 32 ital-S

Mr. alid Mrs. Henry Gallant were lzucsis of honor last week at lm enjoyable chicken supper at the home of their daughter. Mrs. the occas- ion of their thirty-ninth wedding anniversary.

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An Estancia in Argentina (l)

In the Family Herald, Oct. 1. there is an article on the oper- ation of an estancia (or ranch) in Argentina. It is owned by a com- pany. managed by a farmer, and produces milk for city consumption and for cheese-makiniz. Everything about the estancla is as carefully looked after as it it were a mass- production factory.

It happens that. amongst my hooks, I have a pamphlet written by one Norman McLeod Clerk, in the year 1847——.iust one lifetime away-telling of his visit to an estancia some little distance from Concordia, the capital of Errtre Rios. Argentina. Concordia is on the river Uruguay and is some 450 miles from the ocean.

“Concordia is a town of about

5.000 inhabitants and here the traveller, if he ls an ingenious master of signs. may, with the

help of Spanish. French. and It- alian, succeed in obtaining u horse and guide, or a carriage to take him to the scene of his future lab- ors." Our traveller obtained a carriage dirlven by a Portuguese. and it was quite a rilz. It. was hauled bv three horses yoke-i abreast while a fourth, acting as leader, was ridden by a ragged bare-legged boy. Another boy brought along fifteen spare horses, so that fresh ones could be yoked when necessary. The harness, he noted, was composed of platted thongs of rawhide "wonderfully tough and durable."

He gives us a glimpse of the terrain: “mttling over an un- dulating country_ with aandhiiis, extensive palm forests, watered by tree-fringed rivers. and dotted here and there with lagunas (or lakes) in whose muddy waters troops of cattle or wild horses en- joyed the luxury ofu. tepid bath. . ." At last he arrived at the ea- tancla house where 50 or 60 dogs of every type and breed‘ imagin- able clamored against his pres- ence. Dofr: accumulated on all such ranches, and were of no par- ticular use. And one nlwayc en- zounterod a few nandu avestruz, or ostriches. round the dooryard, though these were not ht all treacherous, as the African birds are.

The house was l long one-story

jrlclr- building, (adobe?) thatched

l distharpctl from the Kinds Coun-

Jerry Reardon, and Mrs. Laura Barry, Arlington, Boston, Mass, are spending a week's vacation in Montague, guests of Mrs. Ma- boney's and Miss Reardon‘: uncle. Mr. Frank Murphy. ‘Ilhe visitors were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hynes at the Riverside races Monday.

FUNERAL TUESDAY — The funeral of Mr. G.H. Taylor was held Tuesday afternoon from Trin- ity United Church. Services were conducted by Rev. T. E. McLennan and Rev. Dr. Rice. The pallbearers were: Alfred Duchc-mill, C. H. Black, W. H. Smith. E. T. Higgs. Dr. J. H. Ayers and Alex MacLeod. Interment was in the pcopleb Cemetery.

The death occurred at the Prov- incial Samitorium yesterday of Miss Frances E. Doyle of 8 UDP" Hilisborn Street. a former employ- ee of the Guardian office. Miss Doyle had been in failing health for some time and had been a Pa" tient lfl the Sanatorrltim fc-r more than a year.

Mrs. Mary Bell Stetson Arblng passed away at her home in Wood- stock at the ace of seventy-seven years. An invalid for many years, she was aiivays patient and long- suffering and her minister and those who called on her always received help and inspiration. During these years of invalidlsm she was lovingly cared for by her daughter Nellie.

Peter Jarvis Vlsscy. 4i, Char- lottetown, was found “not guilty of murder but guilty of man-

siatlgbtel- with a strong recom- mendation for mercy" by a Detlt jury in the Supreme Court here yesterday. The verdict was brought in at 8 p.m. after the jury bad deliberated for an hour and fif- teen minutes.

Sentence upon the accused will be passed at. 10.30 next Wednes- day morninz.

HOME BEREAVED — Word has been received by Mrs. Stuart Mor- son of this City’ of the passing after a lengthy illness at his hcmc ‘J5 Gorham Avenue, Brook- line. i\iass.. of her brothcr-in-latv, Mr. Janics crbcrt Morson, a weil-knoivn la\v_vcr of Bcstori- Th1’ city and the latc Mr. Dougald C.

Morsoti of Cartiigziii were also brothers. Mr. liiorson is remem- bered \v.th affection and rcspccv by niziny ili the province. especial- l_v in Ma" i ftcid and Duiidas. Bc-l. Qfdcs h‘; widow hc leaves three. sisters in Western Canada. and. one brother. Reverend R. Rcbcrtl lvforscn in Bryttlitville. Mass. l

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The Cflildlllflfi of Mr. James Rice who uilurcd hlnisclf severely in a fall from the staging while working on the new Irving Oil]

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Mr. Elmer Dunning. who for th= past four years has been general‘. manager of the branch of Berta,

man's Enterprises in Montague, ; l reccntly resigned his position to_ resume a former field of cn-,

Miss‘ deavor as a commercial traveller.

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with long grass held in place by strips of rawhide taken either from donkeys or from carpinchos (water-hogs). Round the entire house ran a verandah which he calls a corridor; and near by were a feiv huts for the peons or ser- vanis. iSei-vants here has the Bib- lical meaning, a shade above a slave.) Near each main entrance. was a kind of shed-four corner- posts and a thatched roof for sheltering a visitor's horse from the sun. A galpor. or woodshed, pens for the sheep. and a small corral for catching horses. com- pleted the farm buildings. Yet the owner of this modest establish- ment l-lad sixty thousand acre: of beautiful pasture land_ on which grazed forty thousand sheep. four- teen thousand head of cattle, two thousand mares and five hundred working horses! Almost all the estanciqs were cattle ranches at that time. and wheat growing wal a generation May. -

Mr. Clerk give no hint of his business in his memoir, but we shall not be far wrong if we sup- pose him to he nefiotiatiing an investment in the ranch. Britain, before the war, had much capital tied up in “the Argentine."

Shortly after our traveller arriv- ed at the estancla, a tropero (cattle-dealer) made his appear- ance rather late in the day; he had been delayed by an accident, and wanted from four to five hundred fat bullocks made into a troop or drove and handed over to him, on the morrow. Al] was bustle for the "drive" was to be- gin at dawn. The first warning of the approach of day, was given by the clear note of the cock, then came the shrill scream of the tero-tero or iapwing, and the hoarse boom of the nanciu ave:- t/ruz as li. led out its young to ‘breakfast. on thistle-mp: and coarse puturage. Promptiy every one in tile estancia answered the call to be up and doing, and after a very scanty application of soap and water, all, corfgregated round the kitchen fire to await the sun- rise. Here might be‘ seen a peon engaged in roasting bits of meat on a log lmn spit. while his neigh-

bor is deftly roiling a supply of paper cigars. Most are indus- trioutiy sucking the fragrant yerba mlta, from tho little [curd

|P. W. Ciarkln, Ernest Far- qilharson, Vernon l-fo-tvatt and lIenry Larter.

‘ McBride. Elmer MacDonald, Frank

McNally and Francis McKcnna [Ititcrment took place in the church cemetery whcro services

fisbe bore with deep Cilristian pa-

for DeBIols Bros, Charlottetown.

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. MacDougall, Ar- gyle Shore, on October 9th when their many friends and neighbours gathered to celebrate their twenty- fifth wedding anniversary. The gathering was called to order by Mr. l1 C. Hoim and an appropri- ~ate address read by Mr. Chester Shaw.

‘FUNERAL YESTERDAY- The funeral of the late E. Bertha Douse was held yesterday after- noon from her late residence. The service was conducted by the Rev. T. E. MacLennan assisted by the Rev. Dr. C. H. Rice. The pall- bearers were Lyman Davison, C.

M. Williams, Charles Earl, and Victor Purdie. Interment was in Sherwood Cemetery.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY -The

funeral of the late T. H. Wisener was held froln his late residence, 54 School Street yesterday after- noon. Service at house and grave

was conducted by Rev. G. C. Webster. Interment was in the People's Cemetery. Pall bearers

w ere, Calvin McKay’. J. D. Jenkins,

RENEWING l RIENDSIIIPS- Mr. Harry J. Wonacott arrived last evening from Winnipeg and Toronto, He is visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry Barr after an absence cf 28 years and sees many changes during that time. On Saturday he leaves for Saint John, to visit his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Hutchinson. Prom there he will E0 to Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Harry 2s making his home in Winnipeg with his son Mack.

Mrs. S.R. Buirke recently received a telegram conveying the sad news of the death c-f her cousin, the Reverend lilctlier St. Alfred in St. Paul, Minn. 'f‘he former Mary Re d. daughter of the late Hon. RB. Reid and Mrs. Reid of Alberwn. Mcthcir Si. Alfred was superor of White Bcar Convent for a great l'.".l1‘1"_~l)."l' of y-nzlrs. The news of her death has been the occasion of deepl regret to her -hc:.t of friends here lind abroad. '

FUNERAL SERVICES The; funeral of Joseph J- Weir was hcld yesterday morning from hisl‘ late residence in Scotchfort to St. Bonaventures Church, 'I‘ra- ccdie. where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev Kenneth MacPherson. The pail- bcarcrs were ldcssrs. Joseph Fish- cr, Alcxanicr MacKcnzie, Pius

were conducted by Rev, Kenneth MacMillan.

After a lingering illness which tlence ivfiss E. Bertha Douse pass- ed pcaccftlllyl away at her home. 4 Vvest Sheet. City. Tuesday, October 14. She iliid received all that medical skill and tender nursing could do to case her pain through her years of suffering and teapot, by means of a tube. There nlay be no tiread, for flour is hard to get; and very thin slices of teari beef, dried in the sun, have at times, taken its place for weeks, as a substitute. Soon this odd breakfast scene is broken up by the capataz (or foreman) calling “Sunl-ise!" and immediately all rush to saddle up.

The horses have been tied up all night and are wearied by the unwanted restraint. One or two showed a decided unwillingness to be mounted. but the swarthy sav- ages vaulted lightly into the _saddle and sink the cruel spurs into the animals, while the air iesounds with yells of encourage- ment or derision. The men scat- ter to the boundaries of the Es- tancla, and when the cordon is comlpilete—slx or seven miles in perimeter-all begin to close in towards a common centre. From every quarter of the compass come the yells and ivar-whoops as the men rouse the cattle from their fairs in the grass.

At last all, cattle, roe-deer, and perhaps a stray stag, are sur- rounded on the customary piece of ground called the rodeo (from "rorlear", to surround); then the blown and foaming horse! are turned loose, fresh ones caught and saddled and the work of the day begins. How it finishes will be related in next week‘! notes.

Three Rare Geese

If a strange bird has appeared but once in any country, is it allowable to list that bird amongst that. country's fauna? Apparently ii. is, for in a "Natural History of British Birds" there was listed an Egyptian Vulture. the only one known to have visited the British Isles. (It was, of course, shot).

The three geese described be- low have the same right (and no more) to be included nmonl the"Birdc of P1211‘, Most Cana- diiln migratory till-as follow well- deflned paths ("aways"). but now and then adventurous indivi- duals take a notion to see the world-and the Ialahdl If the visitor finds security And plenty of food, it will return the follow- lhg season, and possibly bring others as did the Ring-necked Ducks.

The geese were atragglera from the great migration through cen- mi clinics into the Mlssinippl valley. Their reception hero oun-

not have been encouraging, for nothing has been beard of them lately. v

Grater law Boon. Aou. ital

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she was faithfully attended and gratefully comforted by her pas- tors, Rev. T. E. McLennan and Dr. Rice 0f ‘Prinlty United Church. She leaves to mourn her loss

three sisters, Mrs. Julia Far- quharson, Mrs. Minnie Davison and Miss Delphine also three

brothers, Harry, Victor and Arthur. BIRTHS

FARQUIIARSON - Atthc P. E. I. Hospital,‘ Oct. l2, to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Farquharson, a son. MILLER - At the P. m. Island Hospital, on Oct. l2, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward fvfiller, a son. CONNICK - At the Prince County Hospital on September 28th, 1947, to M-r. and Mrs. Louis J. Connick

(nee Vivian Sullivan) of Norboro, ai

daughter, Barbara Ann.

STAVERT - At the Prince Ed- ‘

ward Island Hospital October 14.

1947. to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M.

Stavert, a son;

DEACON-—At the Prince Edward

Island Hospital, October 8th, 194f,| to Mr. and Mrs. Allison Deacon

(nee Muriel Frlzzell) a son, Donald

Allison. Welgiht 8 lbs. 10 0|.

MA RRIAG E S

STEWART-HARLEY —- At St. Dunstans Basilica on Oct. 6. 1947 by the Rev. Dr. Maclvfahon, Helen Wanda Harley to Robert Daniel Stewart, both of this city,

DEATHS

DOYLE - The death occurred in the Provincial Sanatorlum on Wed- nesday, Oct. 15, 1947, of Frances E. Doyle of 8 Upper Hillsboro Street. F

DOUCETTE - In Boston, Mass. on Monday. Oct. 13. Mrs. Jere- miah Doucette in her 80th year. CORNEY - At Appln Road, Oct. 14, 4947. Josiah Corney in his 86th year. 1-

WlSENl-IR-At 54 School St., on Tuesday, October i4, 1947, D. H. Wisener in bis 81st‘. year. SWAN-At the P. E. I. Hospital Wednesday, Oct. 15_ 1947, Mrs. D. Wallace Sivan, ln her 67th year. McALEER — At the Charlotte- town Hospital, Oct. l2. William McAleer, aged ‘l4 years

TAYLOR - At 91 Upper Prince St... on Sunday, Oct. 12. G. H. Tay- lor in his 95th year. ' WlSENER-At 54 School st, uh Tuesday, October 14th, 1947, D. H, Wisencr in his 81st year. HOUSE-At 4 West Street. ’l‘ucsday morning, October 14th, 15147, E. Berihn Douse.

WEIR-At his home in Scotchfort. on Thcsdai’, October 14th, 1947. Joseph J. Weir in his 34th year. IIOtEAN-At Millbitry, Mass, on October 14th, 1947, Arthur Hogan, formerly of tihis city, leaving a scr- rowing wi-fc, three sous and one daughter. Also the following brc- thcrs and sisters. J. P. llogan, Sum- mcrsidc; Ernest. Bertha, Florence and lifargziret of this City.

MacLfEAN - Passed away August 17th, 194T, at Vancouver, B. C.. John hennetli MacLean, of 5050

Scmervlllc St., formerly of Dundas. Prince ‘Edward Island, in his 77th year. Leaving his loving wife Pearl. one sistcr and two brothers. Mrs. D. H’. Stewart of Brighton. Mass; Joseph A. of Berkley. Calif; Jona- than D.. Mt. Stewart, P. . Island.

visitor, recording to Francis Bain. (One record only for Nova Scotia—Mr- Robie W. Tufts.) Plumage white but primaries black. and prim- ary coverts ashy. Length 30 to 38

int-hes. Sometimes called the ‘White Brant".

The Blue Goose is rather less rare. One was taken alive at

Summerslde about 1910, as noted ly the late Ludlow Jenkins. Mr. J. Frank Stems saw five at Souris, November. 1933. I was told, in i946, of a bird which may have been a Blue Goose. hilt the description was not definite en- ough to. constitute a record.

Blue Goose, Aou. 16g. i. Mis- rant. rather rare. Bill (and feet) reddish; bead and neck white, often tinged rusty on the face; eyes brown, Lower neck upper back. and scapulars rownish black; lower back and wlni; cov- erts bluish gray. feathers edged whitish; belly whitish. Immature bird: slmll r. hut head and neck brownish. length 26 to 30 inches-

The white-fronted Goose breeds in the Arctic regions of America and Asia and is rarely seen in eastern Canada. It is a straggling migrant here. and Baln "occas- ionally observed it", One was taken near Summerslde about 1926 (Note by Mr. Tufts).

American White-fronted Goon. Aou. 171.2. Chance visitor. Bill pinkish, forehead ivhlte. hlld "id neck gray; eyes brown. Rust of plumage kfflylfih hmwnl b“ undgrvparts grayish white, blotch- erl and spotted black; belly and tail mverts white; feet yellow. lmmotura bird: have no while 0h the bead. nor black on the under- pflflg, kength, 27 to 30 inches.

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Summary of the condition of the monuments in the old Protes- tant Cemetery, Elm Avenue, Char- lottetown; prepared by Miss Elsie J. Cambridge. Continued frolm The Guardian of Oct. 4:

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Slabs: While many of the slabs are in a slanting position_ this does not seem to be a serious de- fect except in a very few cases, which are noted in the report. In all the other cases this condition has been ignored.

Reference has already been made to the excellent conditions of many of the oldest stones in the ceme- tery. This is trite of both fabric and lettering. In all. 139 slabs nave been listed as being in all- round 300d condition. Slabs in good condition except for fading or partly (in some cases wholly) ob- llterated lettering number 194. Thcse two classes account fol- 333 slabs out of the total of 501.

As previously noted, one of the present objectionable features of this cemetery is the all too-appar- ent evidence of careless repair work- Stones that could have been neatly repaired at small expense have been rudely daubed with cement and stuck together in such an untidy and uniovely manner that any sensitive observer would probably prefer to see stones lying fiat. than subjected to :uch an indignity. 1n quite a number of cases where slabs mounted on bases were broken at the foot, the uneven, jagged ends have been re- cemented to the bases. In almost all such cases no portion of the inscriptions would have been lost if the foot of the stones had been lei-ut and made square. Two photo- graphs of the six accompanying this report illustrate the unhappy condition at present found. In all, 51 slabs have been classified as "badly cemented." 1n at least 10 of the 5i cases. recuttlnl; of the foot of the stones ls indicated. From an estimate given by a lead- ing stone mason, lt is believed that slabs could be rccut at the foot and rc-cemcnted on their bases for $2.00 each, or possibly for less, if all were done at the same time on contract. Naturally, great care would have to be taken to see that the right slabs got back on the right bascs. Some of the 51 slabs classified as "badly cement- ed" could he greatly improved in appearance with very little intel- ligent effort-l refer here to cases not involving the recutfing of the

Fifty-one slabs bate been listed as in need of ralslnlz, and two as needing to bc lowered. If this work is undertaken. bases will have to be supplied in some cases, in oth- ers not. These 53 slabs are in good condition (with the exception of faded lettering in some cases! otherwise.

In the final class~numberlng 64 -are broken slabs, portions of slabs’ and slabs needing miscellan- eous repairs. In many of these cases a very small expenditure

sentable marker. Monument Shaft:

Of the 34 monument shafts in the cemetery 24 are ln need of levelling. From the purely physical standpoint theneed for levelling these shafts is the most urgent of any. Some shafts, already fallen and mended tsometimes very crudely) once, are in imminent danger of falling again. Others. still intact, are tipping badly. A- part from the damage to expen- sive and often handsome or beau- tiful monuments, the sight of these tall shafts pointing towards the sky at unseemly angles seems to the visitor a conspicuous and pain- ful evidence of neglect.

Where there is a will there is a way-almost always. Admittedly, to engage a stone mason to do this work on a strictly business basis would cost a good deal. As far as the writer's knowledge goes, there is no dependable, lasting way of keeping monuments erect short of giving each a cement base which goes below the frost line - ln Prince Edward Island three and a half feet. Moving of heavy monu- ments by the proper ebuipment would be required, the removal of earth, the building of wooden forms (presumably) for the cement, the procuring of cement and sand, the mixing and pouring of the ce- ment,, and the resetting of the monuments after any needed re- pairs. This seems formidable, when 34 monuments are involved. Bu! would not. some descendants, at

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least, be interested? And are there ' not in Charlottetown public spirit- ed men who would contribute their labor and skill and also materials at cost, if not by outright gift? Could not such men be founM-At least, it would do no harm to try to find them. In trying to enlist the interests of ‘escendants there ls some encouraging bvldetice: sev- eral shafts in this cemetery have obviously been repaired privately, and in one case, at any rate, relet- terlng has been done -u late no i930. for ii is so stated 6n m shaft. _ Sareophagl

The it llrcophafl found in this cemetery have much interest. They are antiques in stone. and severill of them are very beautiful. All are worth inspection. Fortunnwiy, tlil

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putting of them all in good condi- tion does not seem formidable. 0d the 11, 2 are_no\v in satisfac- tory condition, except that their bases should be cleared of “teed; etc. Four others need slight ' pairs only. and of these 4_ flfrange. merits are already in hand to t-m for 2. One other, in perfect 00nd“ tion except that it has settled ra- ter badly and the top needs ce- menting on, should, perhaps h, ‘levelled. Expert advice is needed on a problem of this kind. 5d,, one other is in good condition at. cepl; that the sides have n 1m This is being cared for privamy. The remaining 3 of the ll m; m a state of complete (‘OlRV-Jt“, but preiiminiiiqv inspection lilillfflle! that all parts arc probably lllim and that it ls quite feasible to p111 these three fine sarcopliagl to, gether again. Certainly they silouif not be left to lie in unseemly heaps, as they are at present, Photographs of two of [h9g1 ...,l__ Yapsed tombs accompany this w. port. There is no reason to iltlilx the rebuilding of those three sar. ropbagi at not too great cxpcnsg is not perfectly feasible. How-erg; in the event this cannot he (lOIIA in one or more cases, tbcn the only remaining solution \\'Oiili‘l it, to take the fine top stones. \\'lllt‘l\ are intact. and lay them fiat on 'l1e ground, removing the unwant. ed stones. However, such a drastic solution of this problem ivoilill seem a last resort. As time goes on these relics of the past will heuomg more and more valuable for their antiquarian interest, if for no other.

Flat Stone:

Fiat stones -- great stoncs rest- ing on the ground, or on low haul stones-number 16. By and large, they are in excellent. condition and very little needs to be done to pu‘. l5 of the 16 in perfect condition, save for fading lettering in one or two cases. All that six of them necll is Just a little general cleaiiilic up of earth. weeds, etc. Nine hlilrls need levelling - a simple task ~ and ln some of these same casci ‘he base stones need pilttihz ll‘. iicater order. Two or thrcc i119" armed with iron bars and ar. : ‘_ with a precise eye and sq gm , with a spirit levcl. are all tlral ... ‘ needed to put these nine stones lll , good condition. In» the case of one

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. ugnmcni. At. least the two halves ‘ (ould be levelled and placed ill a- Illzhnmcnf.

Flat Stones Resting On End 0r I Side Stones

There are 5 of this interesting lype in the cemetery. Probably the question of possibly levelling two of them is the most serious prob- .cm presented by this small group. Tvvo of the five have settlrd to one side. Another has partly fallen down. The top stone, in perfec’ condition, should either be set on lhe reinforced end stones or b! ' placed flat on the ground. OM very large stone, once carefully re- paired, might be recemented. All that the remaining monumefi! needs is a little straightening Mill clearing up around. As in the case of the sarc-ophagi, it is always poi- sible to place the fine top stones on the ground and discard the eilil and side stones, but. nlzaiiil W‘ would seem a last resort.

Miscellaneous Stones Ind Monument!

Of the 29 stones classified l! above, 15 need no attention excelil possible reletterlng in some viii" One other, with protruding 11'0" spikes should have these filed oil. Still another needs nothing iltlt ilil clearing away of lichen. Tilrcc Olli- ers, in order to he but iii really uood condition. should be rel-lit Ill the bottom and recementcd l’ their bases. This accounts for l‘ out of the N of the relnatnliil ‘atone: 9 stonll. one needs 9111f slight levelling and ltflilffliiflillnga one is leaning somewhat and slloli be straightened; one has a tufllfll base; one needs a clean-ill‘ “i hm ly applied cement. and shlltlliil i“ its base; another needs n clean-iii? of crudely applied cement at _ base; one needs levelllnl: Mid-f?’- mentlng on its base; one needs mi oiling, repairs of broken PM"- M“ removal of badly applied remefids one is loose on its base and n: H‘ cementing: and one is not stru f» on its base. needs cementlnil i the removal of old tree stumPl near it. It will be seen from m above that many of these It?” are minor. In addition to ‘ma, stones, there is the plot "new, by four stone posts and n! iron bars. but with no marker. _ bars should be rubbed down v steel wool and painted. t" . further rust. This. 0f °°i"~‘°' ' very simple matter.

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The detailed report lists all of debris which should be "n05, ed, since it serves no 300d P" l and l: an eyesore.

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