JANUA1§_Y___1_7,__1_948 [tow Stone No. Names. Dates. inscriptions. etc. Condition ef Stone a Type 70 70 71 71. Tl I1 ll 72 8 I I I333 Note of Explanation: monuments. they have been listed in “rows". and each has been given s number. The “rows"'ii're oymo means always straight and there are “any gaps between stones. Iilot Ave. The stones on the left-hand side oi the cemetery are listed first, the first row being the one nearest to Elm Ave. each stone or memorial there is a note of its type (slab {upright}, flat stone. shaft, sacrophagus. etc.) and its physical condition. that are intact, in no r.eed of repairs or levelling. and with good. clear lettering are marked "ll ‘good condition are marked ll. followed by the letters “lf" (lettering faint), “ivf” (lettering vcry fault), Family names only are written in capital letters. 1 Q-laea w. U. 12 I3 14 15 illsrcmc uoiiuiizius Detailed List of iitonos and inscriptions In Old Pro- te......u cemetery, Elnl Avenue: Charlottetown. By Elsie J. Cambridge In order to facilitate the finding of stones oi All rows run from left to right, as one faces In the case oi All stones Stones with faded lettering out otherwise in or some other comment as to lettering (Continued From Last Saturday) (at walk) Edward Curtis I-IAYTTIORN, a. native of the city of Bristol. England, 18 yrs. a magistrate for Queen's Uounly in this Isluiid, (d. Jan. 30, 1859, agc 45) and for 10 ('1') yrs. a lllClllbC1' of the Legislative Councll.—l.ar8‘-‘ flat stone, needs levelling a little, and base stones ar- ranged more neatly. 1f. Also. lichen should be clean- ed off. r (gulp) John DOWN. (l. Dec. 9. 1866. 889 43-"518b-U. 19b- tering almost gone. (near walk) Apparently (check by newspapers) Isa- bella. Jane BROWN. d. Nov. 1. 1861. use 5 yrs- 10 m<>$-— slob, top brokrn off. Could be trimmed square. ~lvf. Jabez BARNARD. d. June 22, 1859. agc 71. A native of England illid a resident. of this Island for the last 50 years-Slab, lace weal-hcrliig. Catharine. wife of Jiibcz BARNARD, ‘d. Sept. 25, 1854. age 65.~—-5l1lb*l.ll- Grace, Wile of John SCOTT. d. Aug. 28, i853 (f), age 56.—Slnb-—ll. lvi. (a little back of No. 4) albeitia. daughter of —-— 4-’ Cath . . . d. Sept. .. - Small slab-—l| lvi. Ex- aniine when leaves off trees. No inscription left-Broken lop of slab. No information. (in (i-onl. of iaurilard slabs) Mary Hunter. wife of JOS- eph WRIGHT. d. June (or Jan. or July) 25. 1866. age 59 (7) _Y1'§,—\q_lnla“ slab. clean off surplus cement. lvf. _ (close to walk) Alida Ellen. wife of Frederick N. GIS- BORNE, b. sopt. 10, 1834, d. Jan. 5. IBM-Square stone. not straight on ils base. lvi. Remove old rotted tree stump and possibly old stone bases for iron rods, or straighten sci-me and file off iron spikes. "Infants oi Jane & H. P. WALSH (?)—-’i‘iny slab -1f. No inscription lcf-l.--i-2 sill-b. N0 lilfflfmfll-lvfl- Ensign Peter SMITH. of (he New Bruitswlck Fencibles. tlho ztlici" many yezirs of faithful servitude to his King nild Country departed (his life Julie 1. 1843, age 64. — Large sigrb-lljl, Masonic emblem. Death date and perhaips some other information might be taken off by making a paper arid charcoal impres- siori.--l-2 slab. lvf. See note lo fl[,'lll/.——Sliil)-f'. but lettering almost gone. Ex- amine ivhcn leaves are off trees. John 'i'RENA1\’fAN .. -Sla-b—stuck iiigrouiid up- side down. Easily reversed. lvf. See when leaves off trees. Mary TRENAMAN. wife of John TRENlAli/IAN, d. Dec. 5. 1852, age 62. Also Thos. TRENAMAN, d. July 10. 18.52. age 117 _vcurs; also Jas. TRENAMlAN. cl. Dec. 25. i852. ago ‘J2 yrs. soils of (lic above-Slab-J, surface wrzll-lierilig. Louisa. doll. of Joiin and Mary TRENAMAN. d. March 30. 1844, age 26 y'rs.-Large slab-iii. ilvlni. Spencer COMPTON, merchant, d. Nov. l. 1847 age 48.—Slah-—"". ' . ilairict C. Cccnpioll. wife of W. S. COMPTON. d. Feb. 4, 1841. age 42. -- Slab-Jill. Lawrence W. GAIL, F.5d. d. Mar. ll, 1853. surface iveathcring. William Henry GALL, d. Apr. 10, 1889, age Bil-Small Gothic stone. Rccut base. (about middle of field, iir. 2 big sarcopliagl) Capt. Wm. (J-RJFFITYIS. d. Nov. 27, 1854, age 54 yrs. "Also two infants of (hc abovcf-Sitib-Il. lvf. Sarah M. Brown, wife of Wm. WILSON. d. Aug. 8 ('2), 1869. ago 29 yrs-Sla-b-lop should be cemented on. lvi. John STEWART‘. of Mount Stewart. Ekd, Deputy Pay- master General of H. M. Forces and Collector General of Quit Rents in this Island. d. June 22, 1834. iige 76 y'ear.<.—--Vcry large open ends sarcophagus. Has been mended once (top cemented). needs slight additional re- pairs. Lettering silll fall‘. Mary Ann, wife of John SIEWARII‘, Ebqu d. May l0. 1832. age 46 years-Companion sarcophagus to above. open ends. Is intact. but has settled to one side. Might be levelled.- Petcr STEWART. Esq., Clilcf Justice of this Island for 35 years. d. Nov. 10, MDCCCV. aged LXXX years-Fine white slab-17. but clean off lichen, Lettering still good. John WINTERBUII-IAM, Wesleyan Minister. d. March 12, 1871, at Pownal, aged 48 (7) yrs. — Small Gothic slab. very badly mended and daubed with cement. if. (gap) Willie, son of the Rev. D. FITZGERALD, d. Dec. 2. 1850. nge 4 yrs. 11‘ mow-Small slab-ill. (ga-p) "Ereetcd by Charles BLNNS, Junior, and Elizabeth Anne his wife to perpetuate the memory of their tlwo infant sons-Joules Dix Cantclo, who died Aug. 2. 1839. age 3 mos. and 14 days, and Charles Theodore. riled Jan. 23, 1842. age 14 daysfl-Fine slab—lll|, with interesting carving of two angels. (at wiilk) Jniic Hallie, wife of Henry Pope WELSH. d. Aug. 6. 1868, age 3i yrs. -- Gothic slab, badly earn- entcd base, if. (long gap) Horace BRYENTON. d. Sept. 8, i869. age 43. —Small Gothic slab. could be recut at bottom. lvf. Millicent Oastell. wife of W'm. HODG-E. 81511., of Cym- blna Lodge. Rustico. d. May 8. 1855, age 51. also Wm. HODGES. Esq, d. Jan. 26, 1857, age 65.—l=‘ine o1_d slab Lettering still fair. William HASZARD. Esq., of Bellevuc. PEI. d. Mar. 14, 1847. age 80. Also Ann Earrant HASZARD. relict of ‘the itbovc, d. Jan. 18, 1858, age 78. -- Fine slab—!ill. Waitstili C. HASZARD, widow of James DOUGLAS, Esq" d. May 23. 1804. age 33. - Slab-till. James DOUGLAS. Esq., late Controller of the Customs for this Island, d. Sept. 28, 1803. age 46. - Slab-ll‘. if. John GARDINER. d. Jan. 5, 1842. age 82 yrs-Slab-rll. Fanny Elizabeth, wife of Edward R, HUIVIPHREYS. Headmaster of the Central Acadcmyof this Island, d. July 3, i845.,age 24 yrs. Also Fanny Maria Martha. in- fant daughter. - Slab-ill. but sunken too far. Part of inscription hidden in ground. Raise and examine. (long gap) Mary Longuet, eldest child of John ORLE- BAR. Commander RN. and Harriet his wife, d. Sept. 30, 1846, age 7 yrs. 10 mos. Anny (Fanny l), wife of Robert HODGSON. H. M. At- toriicy General of this Island. d. May i. 1832, aged 28 years-Fine flat stone-llll. Could be levelled a little. Robert FINLAYSON. d. Oct. 18, i847. age 27. -Sla.b-l_lv. Jane. wife of Rev. Angus MaclNTYRE, d. Sept. 17. 1842, age 26.—Slab—l(“. Jane. relict of the late Ewen CAMERON. Esq. d. June 19, 187i, age 78. - Slflb-Illl. (Check t0 see if this in- formation correct-Le. stone's condition). , Ewen CAMERON. Esq. u. Aug. 1, 1831. age 4a. _ Slab- face is weathering. 1".‘ R. HAVILAND, d Aug. l8. 1650, brown slab—-ll ll. _ (at walk) Matthew Wright, son of Nathan and Horriei WRIGHT. d. March 22, 1858, age 2 yrs.—Siab-.fiice weathering badly. William ORABB. d. May 80. 183d. age 54. Also his wife Phebe. d. Jan. l9. 1l56.-S1sb-ll._l.f. Nathan WRIGHT. d May 37. 1862. age 8i (7). Also his wife. Harriet J. Slab. sunken in ground, part cl inscription buried. lvfr ’ Phillipe CALLSECK. H. M. Attorney General. Lleut. Col. of the Militia, and Late weaker of the House of Assembly of this Province. "by whose order this monu- rnent is errcted as s testimony of their esteem and a grateful tribute lo a general benefactor of this Island. who died January 28, 1790. aged “Rh-There ls a new monument in perfect condition. The story current is that a-descendant of Phillip Cailbecir: despairing of (he AGSCIIID]; s good intention ever resulting in accomplish 42.—Sla.b. -ll. age i) wks.-,-'1‘lriy AA ‘AAA " rm: PIIALAROPIIS‘¢‘ In the 1818 list of Island birds occur the names oi the Red and the Northern Plialaropes. The great majority of bird-names are popu- lar in tiie sense that they have been bestowed by the people them- selves. The name Phalarope, on the contrary, could only have been im- posed by a scientist. for it is Greek for "Coot-foot." It is a good name intimatlng that the birds have separate lobate webs running along each toe. scallop-fashion. The list doeshot give any specific records of the Phalaropes. but since they are fairly common in Nova scotia. New Brunswick and Newfoundland tiie surmise l" that they certainly visit P. E. I. The Phalaropes are noteworthy iii some other respects. The female is larger and brighter-colored than the male, thus reversing the ilsilai older; and “the duties of incuba- tion are largely or chiefly per- formed by the male bird." Anoth- er striking difference appears in the seasonal changes of plumage as listed below:- Red (or Gray) Phaiarope. A.O.U. 222. Probable fall visitor. Adult female. summer plumage: Crown and chin brownish-black. cheeks white, lower neck and underparts reddish-brown. oftpn with scatter- ed ivhltc leathers. Back black, the feathers bordered huff, ivillgs gray, tips of greater coverls white; up- per tail-coverts rufous. Adult male in summer: similar, though small- er; little or no white on cheeks. crown striped like back. Adults in winter: tsp of head; aild under- purts, ivhiie; region about eye, and back ‘of neck fuscous; back and scapulars dark pearl-gray; wing.) gzeyisli fuscous. coverts and sec- oiidaries tipped white; rump and tail fuseous. To" with iobate webs. Length of Adult 8 inches. There i8 a distinction between the bills of the two Phalaropes which must not be forgotten. The hill of the Rx‘ species is heavy. broad and flat: that of the North- crn Pliniarope is very slender and sharp-pointed. Northern Piialarupc. A. 0. U. 223. Probable visitor, according to 1916 list. Adult female in summer: sides (and front) of neck rufous more oi less mixed with sluty-gray; rest c! the underparis white; upper parts slutty-gray; back and scapu Zara edged with ocliraceous buff’. Adult male in summer: similar but upper parts black, and with more cchraceous; sides (and front) 0f neck mixed with fllscous. Adults in irintcr: uppcr parts grayish. more oi less mixed with white. tips of greater wing-coverts and some- times part of the secondaries white; occasionally with traces B! rufous on the sides of the back. undeirparts white, more or less mottled grayish on the. breast. lin- maturo birds have the upper parts black. edged straw-color; forehead white; underparts white. lightly shaded buffy. Toes with lobate -.v(.bs. Length of adult 7.5 inches, of bill .85 inches- Piialaropes vwrc iloiicccl off the coasts of tile u. s. A. in 1881. but it was not till Sept. 1909 that an actual capture of three birds was rhade and the plumage observed. H. B. Brimley described them as "(host peculiar in their actions. darting about on tiie surface more like insects than birds." Scottish Life and Character (4) When Dean Ramsay published his “Reminiscence? (1860) it is clear that the drinking habits of the previous generations of Scots had given place to more. rational relaxations. No doubt the "auld Iowk" could have put up a 800d excuse for their devotion to (hc ‘boattlei’ The climate, among the hills and mountains of the North, was inclement; there were no ra- t v INi-iwsvillorlzs - W" ‘ ey Agricola‘ b 7 § ._.~ .1. ‘ _ “I I (ional amusements for the leisure hour; and there was remarkably little in the line of education, to promote a better class of culture. (Matters were almost iii the same stage in the Northumberland of my childhood. I can recall tiie sight of well-dressed men. adorn ea with stove-pipe hats, zig-zagging along the streets of a sea-side l, wn. and nobody giving them a second look. Years after, when I myself went to live in town, i noticed a great change: drunken- ness. except in the lowest stratum of the people, was taboo!) There was an invariable prac- tice at private drinking parties, WfilCll stirred the reverend Deans lic — the practice of forcing cacn person, man. matron. spinster, or girl. to drink a “toast” and iittei “a sentiment.’ Some of these sen- timents took the form of wishes- “l-leres tac the land o‘ cakes." (Scot-land) "Mair freens and less nccd u them." Hcreb Lac them that lends us a 11ft." There is no doubt that a cere- mony oi this sort could be made very embarrassing by an ill-natur- nci person, bui. the malice some- times backfired as the Laird of Combie lice found. There was a beiieioiciice robity. but no bea.:‘_v. One (lay ombie was, as frequently hap- pened, a guest of Miss MacNabb's,. dinner was over, and several toasts had gone round, as usual, when Cunlbie asked all the guests to fiil their glass: to the brim, for a special bumper. Rising. he ad- dressed himself to his hostess, and said “I propose the old Scotch llasl: of "Honest men and bonnie lossies!" He bowed to the hostess and took his seat. Miss MacNabo returned the bow. with a smile, and faking up her glass, replied, "Weel, Combie. I am sure we may drink that, for it will apply neither to you nor me." It is not on record that Coinbie had any reply to this thrust. Dean Ramsay was pleased that this degrading old custom had fall- en into abeyance. and devoted some pages to rejoicing over its downfall. Perhaps, for reasons of splice, we should pass on to the third division of ills bool(—- a coli- sideratlon of "the old Scottish Domestic Servant," in the next Notes. Just. a Few Words The other day I heard a speaker nlcntion the old time Vikings: he pronounced the word VIE-Kings, in concession, I suppose to some lo- cal pronunciation. It ought, of course, to be spoken as VlCK-ing, for tiie following reasons. The long narrow bay or creek on tiie Scandinavian coasts was called a ‘vik", and the dwellers on its shores became known as "viklngr." The ‘r’ was the sign of the plural. and (he "ing" might be loosely tiunslated "People." The Vikinsfi were literally tiie “crcck-ioik" .1 title which had nothing io do with the name “sea-kings." after wards applied to these wild rovers. Because the vikings clustered to- gether for safety their settlements gradually utcquirecl the name of "viks" (.00. V and W, in some of the old languages were inter- changeable, and by the time the word got to England it was "wick’ or "wlcli": Warwick. soldierrv-town, and Sandwich, town on the sand. The Germans flattened it to “wlg" as Schleswig, the’ town on the schlei. g ' (The letter "r" as a plural 1S. I think, very scarce. I have heard old Irish mothers talk of "the ciiilder" when they spoke of their families. The Anglo-Saxon has managed to achieve a double plur- al by talking oi the "child-r-en!) 74 74 74 75 '75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 ed fact, himself erected the monument. In all the inter- 10 11 12 l8 H 18 venlng years the grave was marked by a small sfllilfl" stone with simply the initials “RC. _ John Baylles. son of John and Clara B. LEA. b- NPPU 21- 1m. d. Mar. i2. l863.-T1l'iY Gothic slab- NW4!» "m" enting to base. if. _ John LEA. b. Apr. 20. 1831. d. Jan. 12. 1864.—-Gothlc stone. entirely loose on base. Needs cementing. ii. Frank Tisdale. b Sept. 7, o. sept. 24. 1858: Marv Andrews- b, June 12, 1363, d, May 11. 1864. children of John and Clara R. LEA-Small Gothic slab, loose on base. l.f. (close to walk) James Andrew, son of wlm. B. and Mary A, DEAN, d, Nov. 2, 1857, age 8 mos-small slab-—l|. 1i’- Ann, wife o! Wm. CRABB, Sen. cl Aug. 7. 1868. (I89 70.-Goi.hic slab, untidily cemented on base. 1f. (in advance of No. 2) Mary and Johnson BEAIRSTO. daughter and son of George and Jane BEAIRSTO. d. Jail. 17 aiid 23. 1852. age 5 ailrl 3 yrs-Slaib-lill. Ellcndcr Burk, wife of EdwardBURK. d. Feb. 14. 1337 age 30.—-Slai>—i‘.. lettering fair. (gap) Thos. B gs TYEIVIAINE. d. Aug. 28, 1864. age 81. -—Odd pile of nes with scroll In good condition ex- cept leaning somewhat. Elizabeth Allan, wife of ‘Phos. B. TREMAINE. d. Oct. 22. 1858. Also their sons. Benjamin, a. 18 (ll) yrs.. Henry Pryor, gge a yrs... George Barclay, 6 mos-Slab-ll. in- (eresting old design. if. Lydia Marion, wife of E. L. LYDIAR-D. d. Nov. 6. i850. age 41 (or 44). Also their daughter Annie Mary. d. Sept. 2. 1854 (or 1851). age i yr. 8 mos-Large flat stone. Should be levelled arid lichen cleaned off. if. "Removed from him .. . hi the full bloom of health and promise." . .. .. d. A118. 90» 1350- 88¢ 19 Yf-i-I-KYWEF 1-2 of slab. no name but ascertain from newspaper. Put on base. Artemus. son of John and Jane LEA. d. Mar. 13. 1861. age 18 yrs-Slalb-llll. Penelope, wife of George DAVIES. d. January 2. 1860. ege . .. .. - Slab-needs straightening up and putting on base. lvi. Maria (7), wife of Nathan DAVIE. d. May 30. 1883. age 78.-Slab. sunken too far. and face badly weathered. Nathan DAVIES, merchant. d. Oct. 18, 1837. age 57 yrs, a native of South Wales and a resident of upwards of 80 years in Charlotteiown.-8lab—|ill. Too high out of ground. Kezia ATWOOD. wife of Benjamin DAVIES. Esq. d. Nov. l, i852. age til-Slab. too high out of ground. Sur- face is weathering. Agnes R, d. Sept. 24. 1856. age 15 mos. Mary D.. d. Dec. 20. 1860. (Get -family name and other information from newspapcrsL-Uppcr 1-2 of atnall slab. Could be put on base. _ Mary, wife of Thomas MORRIS. (Date of death gone). —Upper half of slab. Set on‘ base. Josephine Augusta,‘ wife of Albert HlIldO YATES. d. April 18. 1580. age-80. - slob-should be raised and W ooss THE (Rlck/ Y‘ Charles Worth, Charlottetown Phone 8Z8-L Robert J. Shaw, Bloomfield Clarence F. Ilaslam. Emerald J. J. Stewart. Montague reck) town," th A poet once said ‘Westward if the reader can secure an map of Canada. he (or she) MacKenzie River. Tile writer r.:lcl that there have been published? in-"ak", with variants. "ok", and uk." l-Iad they occurred in Eur- ope these syllables would alignment oi rude columns, hence called “Ca1rn" (cairn) and meaning "stone men." This may be a memorial of some great bat- (l9. book for 1948", aneiit -sunspotsz produced the most and largest sull- spots ever observed. 'l'llat of March of April 1947 were ill eacli case the largest on record. The maxi- about tiie beginning of 1948. For the whole of the year 1948 far above average spottedlicss of thc sin may be expected." Sonic years ago a Russian scien- tist came out with a theory that tiie maximum sun-spot period ivas productive of unrest. and even crime, on the earth. Sunspots pro- Jiice enormous quantities of elec- tzons. causing magnetic disturban- ccs. he said; these electrons also cause notable alteration in (nails rendering him. in (i certain, lrrcs- ponsible for his actions. Tile con- dition of the world, today, gives the theory some support. TRAVEL CLOTHES COMBINE FABRICS NEW Y RK -— Those who en- joy combinations of different weaves of fabrics in the same cos- tume will find this idea frequently applied (o current travel clothes; as for example, a gray and white plaid cardigan topper worn with a jacket and skirt developed in the some tones. but made of a zig- zag tweed. The collar oi the tweed jacket matches a bit of tiie plaid topper to tie the costume together. A topcoat in a. light chinchilla goes about iii friendly fashion with a smooth gray gabardlnc suit. A slate and canary plaid tweed iiob- iiobs with slacks of gray flannel and a cashmere sweater. QMG5M. NOTICE Due to ill health I will not be able to coll on my customers for chick orders, but would appreci- ate your kind-nessfllf they would write, phone or cull on me. I will Guarantee them extra good chicks, sexe or unsexed. Also storied chicks, from real good iioicheries, namely, Cyrus 8. Manning Ells, N‘. 5., Clark's Poultry Form, N.8-, E. W. George Hatchery, Sockville, N. Nursery Stock. A. H.»BRYENTON, 222 Queen Street, Charlottetown, P.E.|. Wibirelt-Mibdgfiwéi l {STRAWBERRY BARON SQLEMACHER. Produces (he Iargrn berries nvailabie from seed. This greatly super- ior variety often (lowers m eight week: from seed. grown; hn no runners. Produces grrai quantities of luscious fruit throughout (he seavon. Has the delicious flavor and aroma of wild strawberries: (wrinkle berries \'II|I aunr l few hpun before serving and they nlmo-i float (n Ere. A showy garden. nly grown. advertisement. (rill. an) (3 pin. 80¢) Inipoid. FuI—- OUR ll“ W“ llll) ‘ND NU”! IOOK — ligjer than Iver 3° _r plant ‘and fine for nier dim) from (hii mounted. The lid. W’ E Getting back to the "vik", _ iiLXl. fiiid it in Iceland, ivhcre the Genny" mPrmmCum‘ °I ‘t 5P‘ rapiml is Reikjavlk‘ “Steam (m, pear-ed in Humans Wear Daily, _ rcck being call..- cii by (he iiclghflioiirliig hot springs‘. (In: tide of Empire takes its way." and old will find "vik" as a termination oi’ , , place names on tiie coast of Labra- mmk‘ beaver‘ muskrat‘ e"m"‘°' rioi (e.g.. Aulslsivlk), Hudson Bay tuner’ blue IOX‘ ‘T055 m)“ "d I“ (Kovik. Lat 620), and right on to Aklavik, near the delta of the great has occa- sional discoveries of Vickliig bur- ials on this continent. bill no pcr- niniieiit record of them has been A great many native place-names on the route above-mentioned, end have meant “merl" or "people." Carnac. in Britanny. France, is a prehistoric “an” Most of the older names are dis! carded from the modern maps o1’ (Janada- which 15 5 M551" 5°m° as a gesture of goodwill to the respects. children of New York. have sent a --—~—~ mflknlficent male platinum fox and Sunspot lilnxiinum Your? an equally fine ring-necked wh to ‘There is just room for a qupta- tion from “Tile Observer's Halid- "The current sun-spot cycle has 1947. and the corresponding group mum of the cycle may be occurring emotional and volitional centres, B, Algo qfhgr Hqfdyerig; Algg noied for their good quality. good ~ ~ - color and particularly for (heir Guuflhun subscmmom a "d proiificncss. Year after year he -__.'ILIIE_.GPABPIAN. craiqrrrrowu Prices paid at Hudson's Buy Corr.- pally January sale of sliver fox were u follows; Full silvers un- controlled $40; controlled $28; three-quarter silvers uncontrolled ($436; controlled Q5; half-nilverl uncontrolled $14; wntroiled $15.- 40; low grade skins uncontrolled ‘$9; controlled $11.40; pearl plat- inums uncontrolled $18. Harrods one of tiie largest de- partmental stores iii Landon. Eng- land, whose slogan is - Everything from a needle to an anchor ~ had a wonderfully decorated ‘W-Ildflw of silver and mutation fox pelts re- Nciv York. The Canadian Fur Auction Sales (Quebec) l..(d.. will coinmeilce their Auction at Montreal on January 19th. Several days will be devoted to tiie sale of ranch hunk. wild lynx. wildcat, maficn, otter. raccoon. skunk, sqlllrrcl, (vvoif. It is doubtful if silver and mutation fox will be offered lie- forc January 26th. The offerings will consist of 35.000 including plzitninns, pearl plflllnums, white marked and slivers. Several opinions have been ex- pressed regarding the nlmber of mink that will be offered for sale (lic season of 1948. being the pm- (lilclion of 1947. George Mayer's de- clares that his estimate of the total Canadian and United States ranch (‘F011 would be about 1.250.000 pelts. Mr. ltfayers does not expect any difficulty in the absorption of that number by (he buying public of the United States and Canada. The fur breeders of Wincoxisln fox. (o (he New York zoo. ‘They were accompanied by a letter from tiie governor of Wisconsin to tiie mayor of New York asking him to accept the gift. Mayor O'Dwyer wolf and timber- 6R '\c~ there. There were of silver fox. icent individual. e at Alliston. Oilllifil), -,vhlcii is a visited the Rulliven and McCague ,l'2ii(iis and was given every facil- ilj.‘ fur seeing their foxes, buildings ctr, Both. hano splendid plants WlliCli are managed 1h (lie very hes! possible manager. 'l‘iie (up mink man in Ontario, he believes, 1s Blsbee and he has mink farming doivn to a science. Bus could not resist the appearance of one of his pastel males so forked 07k the . necessary and came home in pos- session of this heautzful mink. He is pflllkllllirly gratful to Dr. E. R. Bowness, one of our own Island boys now with Muslei‘ Fccds, Ltd. Toronto, who look him around. and he says Di‘. BOVl‘ll(‘SS' fox and nilnk Iiillll is one 01' (he best he has seen. It is to a certain extent an experimental ranch and (what is learned there I! disseminated through articles wrtlen by Dr. Bc-wness in the leading fox mog- azines. I-Ie thinks they have a good idea in their system of feeding in Allis- ston and vicinity’. The Ruthven farms are equpped with numerous mixers and grinders and they make up practically all tiie feed for the various famis. The farmer sends for it at three o'clock and gets it all mixed at eight cents a pound Due to the nuiriber of horses which 111T.‘ slaughtered in ‘Foroillo and surrounding areas each year horse meat can be purchased pretty rea- sonable in (he late fall. Ruthverl cold storage plant stocks up with this enabling them to produce feed at a lower cost then we can. We was on hand to recelizc the present whQ (he airplane arrived. The foxes unade (he trip in excellent conditunu and the next afternoon were viewed by thousands of child- ren. Window displays were made by dozens of furriers showing sil- ver fox, while fox uild platinum ,(o.\'. so (lull (he ivhnlc idea hccamr- a boost for (he industry. After all when it comes to promotion one. has (o hand it (o the Americans. We have reccilzed from 1mm». son. F'raser 8c Hutch. 1mm. New. York. the analysis of (her Junuaryl mink sale. Of the 90.000 offered? 70"?- was sold. space does not per- nllt giving a detailed account but for select males extra dark prices ranged from $39. to $47; select rc- "18195 PXlF-‘I (lurk, $25.50 (o $32.00. For good qualily extra dark and dark males‘ prices were _fi'(v.n $24. lo $31 and for females $15.75 to $19, 50: ordinary quality cxtra dark and dark males fetched $15.75 (o $21.50 quality in tho above brought pro- portionately lower prices. Half- bloods select quality medium clear males brought from $29.50 (o $38; good quality medium clear $25. to $29; ordinary quality medium clear $19.50 to $23. Half-bloods are very popular. They appear to have more of lhe quality of the wild mink than do other mink and as a result they are golng strong at all auction sales. Great interest is be- ing taken in the next mutation sale of mink bv Lampson, Fraser 8'. Hutch which will be held on Feb- ruary 26th. That sale is supposed to set (he figures that will govern a large part of the season. Another of the veteran ranchers of Prince Edward Island -ziiirl (hat means a lot as fills was the birthplace of (lie industry - Jolin R. Muiili. Mai-shfield has de- cided to go completely out of the business and has pelted off ills entire holdings. we hail a lalk with Mr. Miinn the other day and he said he had arrive-d at tiie age when lie figured that with presellt conditions it would bc unwise to continue. Mr. Munn's name was one (o conjure with in fox farming as from the very first he made a success of it. I believe it was early in i914 (hat he started his ranch and (he fact that he has con- (inued (or over thirty years is evfd. encc of his tenacity and good man- agement. Mann foxes were always would have numbers of large lit- tors of sixes and sevens and (he average production would be in (hcj viciniy of four pcr female. Of. course Mr. Munn whose beautiful farm has been an example through nil (ho years to other farmers for. its ileatness. arrangement and the good use made of the land would have made a success no matter what business he went into. We had a short talk q-llh B. B. "Bus" Jones. Builhury. (he other afternoon. He had just recently rc- (urned from tho Michigan-Ulric. show at Grand Rapids. He said the fox entry was not largo but (he mink. w-lflch included all types and mutoiinns. was a very large one. lie did not think the foxes were illlv better than (hose shown at our recent Exhibition hilt he said (hey did have some very wonder- ful mink. ‘The facilities for judgng foxes wrro nnlhlng like as good (is (hose ril ille Provincial Exhib- iiioii. OI (he types of foxes shown there were acme very nice slivers with platnums. white marked, glaciers and pearls of all types. The only Canadian (hat he noticed exhihli- ing was Percy Noble and he was _ and females $12.75 to $17; lower‘ | other sinzgcsiion and ll worked out curable a good whisk nild carefully Once at (he H. B. C. Vvarehouse in l London. Governor Sale ulanied pick out a good silver skill for tiie dozen on (ho table and the Governor selected (he host. Picked (hnf particular peli he said. amounts lo.’ asked Bus if he intended keeping as many mink as last year and he said yes. he (was keeping more but he had culled out very carefully and would stick to the solid colors. that is siiverblue, pastel and standards. Yesterday morning W0 hurl a (all: with Toni Carriilllcrs at Cali- adlaii Nal/onal Silver Fox Breeders headquarters. Summer-side, Tom said the entire staff (was at the highest pressure in years . that already over 35.000 pelts had pas- SCfl through their hands and they were still coming in. The day pre- vious some 2,000 had arrived from Ontario and there (was st'li the west and late pelters throughout the ilfaritimes and Quebec. Alhough he would make no prediction we would nol be surprised if C.N.S.F‘.B. A. will handle nearly 50.000 pelts, which will smash all records. We spoke about tiie show and he said just a minute, and he called Lowell Ilaiicock. Lcrzvell was up to his eyes iii nvork figuring out plans for the coming fox pelt show. Tom was not sure if it could be pulled off, but Lowell said- yes, everything was arranged. "If we don't judge tliem in (he Association here we will judge at the Labor Union Hall where we judged last year. There is an excellent skylight and I am sure we will have everything in tip top shape for the public to see the judging Monday January 19th. You might mention that QVEYYone is welcome to attend (he banquet at (he Olymp"'c Tea Rooms Tuesday evening and that in ad- dition (o a good feed there will he entertainment. "The Judge of the pelt show will be Douglas Bell of Carleton official Dcminion grader. whose work has been so well liked the past. few years, Just recently we had a photo taken at the Vimy ranch of some pelts with the idea of making it into a letter head l_( ii (urns olit well. We had (he pelts hung up full length and photographed also tacked on a board frame covered with- dark blue crepe paper The hoard was set at an angle and each (wit was seperalcd by about two inches. Believe it or not. we could look aloni: that line of pclls and yfck (lic (ops just as easy as could he. Those hung silt-fight up and down 0n (hr.- wall {flag could be judged much better than flat on the table. Wc mentioned (his to lowcll and he said he believed they could arrange (o ilave (he Jildrzing (ahlc a1, on ailglc. still an- nr-il with (is ~- have a long brlstled hair brush or if (hut is not pro- hrush (he polls from tiie lir-nll rlowli (o rump after lli(‘_\' are hung. (n King's sister. We sci out about a Askcrl how he "it looked best." Yes we said, that's about 8f)"- of what judging pelts ‘ii. F. llutoheson 8 Still OP'I'UMETRIS'I‘S “Specialists in (he fil- ting of glasses for (he correction of ocular de- feels.” 53 Grafton Street I TIMELY liiifES (iii iorlcs Ellltflll M311 Kill‘ K l lilliliiilliiii lillTii “ g Silver Fox and ll - Mink Farming é ’ A <5 not sure- that he had any foxes some Canad- ians there looking on and of course the show was wonderfully staged with banquets and fashion show: featured by beautiful models wear- ing all (he (iiffcrent new creations mutaton fox and mink. Among (lie sales made he noticed a. blue fox that changed hands for $500. It was a magnif- Returning home he stopped off scclioii that contains over hull tiie fox and mink farms of Ontario. He 95912.71‘ 515115215. iiaughterlnjures Wife HELEN TIMMONQ . FRANK virtuous. drum?“ an) ormcnn said to be a victim of melon: cholla, Frank Timmons. 72. o: so, Catharines. Ont... is being held b! police in connection ivith (hi dcalli of his duuahler. Helen, 42. and lllllil'lC.< sulfcl-r-d by hi; wins. lVlrs. Cfllllflfllll‘ TllllEliUllS. 8G. Mm, ‘Iiniinoils. critically injured. told police that (he elderly ma brooding over his (liability a lvork. beat her and her dauglli in a fit of despair. The daughtei had givcil up llcr (caching carceb to care for lit-r parents. . l KNWS as ransa mummy with table manners befitting a young lady, Sweetie Pie, 20-year-- old parrot. Diliilcd by Miss Hilda ‘ Merkcl of Los Angeles, scoops up and cats her food with a spoon, Ignoring (he traditional “Polly ivants a cracker." Sweetie screams for her spoon when she's hungry, When the spoon is offered, 5h; (likes it in her beak, trgnsfeu-s i; i0 I 011W. and starts spooning ini her victuals. After she is through eating. she puts the spoon neatly in a special cup. I om now booking order; f0.- MANNING E. ELLS CHICK HATCHERY, N.S. When you wont the bash-l on willing to sell you the be", Write, Phone or Coll- ~ A. H. BRYENTON, 222 Queen Street CHARLOTTETOWN BIIIBKEII We ore buying Chicken om Fowl Daily. Ship or bring them f0 THE ROYAL PACKING CO. CH'TOWN. J. D. JENKINS (Prop) WE ARE ALSO BUYING RAW FURS loe ¢~