-.<-, -.W f,.,. .~-tions, choruses, and readings, which ¢u.,_..¢»-t, F Te I TQ-lE_°‘|lARY DUFF"-A Boston`des~ patch pays: The British schooner Mary Dull, from Charlottetown for New .__YorIr. wa|"thrown on to the rocks at 'Tarpaulin Cove. in Nantucket Sound. in a gale Friday. She was pounding heavily when the coast guard cutter Acushuet proceeded to her assistance from New Bedford. The vessel. load-" ed with potatoes, anchored off the lighthouse at ’1‘arpaulln_ i CAPTAIN DOYLE IN COMMAND.- The _ Halifax Recorder of . Saturday three ago, months in the Hamm is the eldest son of` Hamm. of Bunbury. took place- on Friday. 2$nd. lust. The .-pupils _were examined in the various branches by the Rev. E. S. Weeks .and the tea.cher..Miss Georgina Ma- say : The Plant Line steamer Halifaxlt ,eson alld showed great aptness and _ari'fved_yesterday from Bostonlfia mand of Capt. Herbert Doyle_,`_ of the Evangeline, now at Boston. (_ilptahi‘_ __bl¶tiori lu their studies. A_ va- ri_$d 'programme rendered by the chil- d u was greatly enjoyed by all pre- Frank Hawes, .who came down* as ‘e ,seat and much crealit is due the teach~ passenger, has resigned from théfcom- _ mand of the Halifax, and succeeds #Captain Earnest Kinney, of the Yar- which is going-South for the winter. First Ofllcer Joseph Walker has also resigned fromthe Halifax. and goes as ilrst oiilcer on the Prince Arthur.- ne.tive" of Charlottetown. _ er, ’a_x_id also Miss Enid Smith who as- sisted-i'0r preparing the children for ofthe way in which the school was CH_R_|8_'_\M_A8 FESTIVAI.-.7-¢_ Thfgpro r sing Sunday School childreli of Ziop. _Church held their annual Christmas _1_,ree and entertainment in Zion Hall as¢f‘eve'ning_ There was quite"a‘large Pownal. sciiool..-'rue semi-ali of Autos nual examination of Pownal School for cars. bum , and A PLEA8_iNG things tends ance of leading eil out the snow, for carriages and entertained the that Autos months of the year. see' iilg through the snow to conclude that it weeks of. the year not be able to run. Aooness To TEACHER.-_ou Fri- regard for you during, the' past two and a half years you have been has been most exemplary and real pro- risw Lennon ics- Racine Dwi -.159 191.0- f ‘I meeting ofthe New London _ Dear nloiiler and fat-her: I received association was beldat Clif- your very .killd.lette'rs. I am sure you week and was largelyatteii- will thiniuthatri stir veny ndglectful is keen. and a great ser- .in writing. hut I have been- suffering _ ll during the coal- .with a very sore head. l~got blood- horsemen'a'§%0i`l P0iS0uing in my» right thumb. so it horses .in con it-` .was-impossible iornie to write, but for. the summer racing., The-old il- sm just about, better now and will Robt, Fitssimmons, John Marky write more in the future. I am- still in _ _ . _ Harding, »Wi‘llia.ni Too`mbs,'l?yli-|‘England. but some' oi' our boys- have in F_i°anc_e_,__but I am not looking for all Sempie~ who is negotiating with .gone to the front. hui; -I do not know that_.'_l, dont wanpold St, Peter look-_ away J. Mcxlnnoll for me purchase-‘wigs l _viii go. __ __ _ __ ____e_ _ “___ _ih¥_.:1_§‘:1_:y__f_av_f:2_y__}1i:§_¢:_r_f__»_;f>¢_I;\12:21;‘§1°“§;}fi;ay ' - H . .- - 1 the event After the examination day evenias Dec 22. a number of the °f New -‘\““““ "`“"k f“"m' ““d‘m°“V md°“' i_°"°?lfa‘; your (fnawes and about evéryday 0-, me we-ek and foggvfthe socks mouth. Boston steamer Prince Artllur;I'the puplls'were treated to candy and ratepayers or Pleasant Grove scho “he” Wm ‘"5 much '“' eY'id°°"¢`“t the 5 '° 99' ‘ Y I’ '. - _ - t t l t d d tl , I the rest of the time. l would noi live box and _ “pl” by the teacher' g Miss Mable district met at the home or Mr` Hen bbfsg big; cs,tx:x.gw‘iIliin'b‘Eer sldldlebdotgoillit .ages gggiieiog? A‘ii)dg;,a)y',ad\on't"leItri;:l?; here for_the_ world, although it is a I will write Enmnn, then in behalf of pupils read Curran and presented the teach .\ _ _ _ i 1 °“ °i‘.‘i'°“° ““° M';,:.““'"'ft °‘“*“‘“ lu." i fmt 23:: -c::.‘:§,.“:.':i,':;‘;'ff1..£.f.i“f;..';;i s.°,':.‘:“. §;i'z.;i°.1;':i.is:.s“.l°‘i..:::; r.°:“i¢.€:l::’.:i“;i..t.°..%.‘1i*l.riil“¥rtli’.2 ”°¥‘.‘* _ _ er W, 8. very appropr ate r s mas era e sum 0 imone an t e o lo n _ . - ` ‘ ' - - _ Capt. _Herbert _Doy‘le,1jefe'rred -to is a ipresent. Remarks made by` those address:-Dear Te,i;_cher_Pl¢age ag 'l`0dd ’ wits- which will likely be hitch- a splash, unless I happen to get killed liée so different to ours. The loads are They were looking v ,¢.»-. -1--~i~»-1 »' mingle* t li . _fiif h », .-ig., » -.,,_»»_ . :lieu ` . . _,ini - _ ~~ ~‘- Private '”3“'.°."é "1'2s11. "D"l‘= c6:i.osthfaqt'¢ iliaifii-m§__i=_, -_o...Loli- _ don, Etik|al1`d.` iriyiii thi tof’ his pai-5. _" ents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘_Thomas Carver, -.= _ Allisto. says:-- ` ’ present evidenced their satisfaction cept this small token of our sincere ' _ ____ - | - ,____ ' _ ...ii ng 5 gg; _ . . , ' ‘ J I QF.. _ ‘ - _ » _ J ‘ --_ amongst us. Your conduct of the school , - __ UHHISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT. _ ' I ' Thg annual Christmas tree and enter- SWS! has Well made- We lm 10111 ill ' talnmen; for the Sunday School chil Wm\i“8 YOU B brisht and happy fut _ 0 attendance andthe ai'fair_waea great _dwn of SL P-“ps Church was, helm' ure and trust that Providence may g " , y - ` 2 V ___ n thescll olroom last evening alla it Smile “D011 you in the years to come i - ’ - '* "~> ~ `» succe'ss‘ from every sthadpoint. _-The Christmas ‘tree,'-in its beautiful dsc- ol-ations of festoons and colored el- _ectric lights made quite a‘ fascinating -scene, An impromptu .programme of t1ven|,y~ilve items in alll, gaveipleasure 'to everyone. This programme was hurriedly made up of songs. recita- the children had given or taken' part in-at the closing exercises of the dal’ 's,eli.o`ols.._-'lfhefsoios included -both pa- triotic and Christmas songs. A dia- logue from "i_.ittle' .Womea," by tive young ladies -.tgps e. delightful feature. _Atitgiii close the programme some agg of oand'i'an‘d fruit were’ dis- tributed among the children. Qultc a number of the pupils` present were remembered by gifts from their teach- e'rs and the teachers in like manner were similarly remembered. PATRIOTIC CONCER`l",-- New Ar- gyle Schoofl concert was- held most .-successfully in' Canoe Cove Hall on gedngsday evening. December the th in aid of the' Red `Cross. Despite' the inclemency of. the .weather and the r0ads,s th hall was iil'le`d_to the utmost. Mr. giohn MacF‘adye_n» occu- pied the chair, and after a few suit- able remarks the curtain was drawn. The programme' was as follows: Chorus, ‘The island Hymn" by the school children; .gramaphone selec- tions; solo. by Nell MacEachern (en- cored); duet. by Misses Sadie Ger- rard and Pearl Stewart; reading, by Gordon MacEachern; intermission for sale of home-made~-candy; gradin- phone selections; solo, __ by Walter Shaw iencored); recitation, by Jean MacEachern; solo, by Norman Mac- Lean (en'cored); recitation, by Annie MacKinnon; gramaplioue selections; duet, by Misses Sadie Gerrard and Pearl Stewart iencoretii; chorus, by falr_ol the kind ever held there. The ll`all_ was crowded and the' silver coi- lectioa taken at the door will mean a substantial sum for patriotic pur- lngram; dialogue, “Merry Christ- mas;"'piano solo, Dorothy Sims. Dis which. nee less to say, was mu -'ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION. -The semi-annual examination of Wheatley School was held on the 20th of December. Quite a. number of pig- ents andvisitors were present; 'I' _e pupils who were examined in the var- ious sublects acquitted themselves in.`a very creditable manner. After render- ing of an interesting program prizes were awarded and confectionary dis- tributed. The following address accom- panied by a very suitable gift in the form of a manicure set was then pre- se_rited.tn the teacher. both of which were highly appreciated. Dear Teach- er:-_~We cannot ie; this ,season of-the year go by without some expression of the’ good will we' feel towards you. During _the short time you have been with us, you have greatly endeared yourself to us by your kind attention and pains-taking efforts in our behalf. the §"h°°l chlmren- “KW” me Hmne You have’ been ver patient and rareflll Fires Burning." ilmlileiiiately alter the programme was completed the sale of baskets was begun. The night's proceeds amounted to $51. The concert was altogether a grand success. The teacher Miss Addie Mac- Neill alld comimlttes tiesire to thank all those who helped’ in any way to make the concert the success that it was. SCHOOL CLOSING.--The semi-an nual examination of Rennie's Road School took place on Friday. Decem- ber 22rid_ A ‘large number of visitors were present. Mr. Donald Andrews. Secy. Tustee-.=i presided as ehairiman. After the _examinations were co1lclud-- ed. a short program consisting ,of singing and ‘recitations was carried out, to the pleasure and satisfaction of all present. This was followed by the appearance of Santa Claus who pre- sented Miss Janle_Andrews with ii. prize for her best department' and Miss Mildgalen Gallant with a prize for best attendance. He also treated thepup- ils and visitors present to generous- supply of candy, etc., 'and' needless to say this par; of the programme was very much enjoyed by alll A pleasing feature of tho days proceedings took place. when Miss Mildred Beaton ou behalf of the pupiig read an address and Santa Claus presented the teach- er with a handsome*-gift. 7i\h'e.edd!e’§l reall as f_dlio`ws:--Mr. Wm. Qiiliphahi Dear Teacher:-»-4! have beeilgeqaested hy the pupils oi this school to oiieryoa il slight token.oi our_affe¢tion and re'-‘_ card. What wg offer you is a symbol ni our feelings. but we know that you wiii receive it irinrily as afsnnpie in, diratlon of the' attachment which eaclix one of us cherishes in 'our hearts. _You have made our lessons pleasant to us., no pleasant that it would be ungratqfiilr to call them tasks. l have been re- quested by my schoolmates not to ail- dresa ou formally. but an a belovhil _ Y with us, and as ii small token of the appreciation with which we hold you please accept this gift from your'pu`p- ils. Wishing you the compliments of the season A Merry Xmas and a NEW ARGVLE SCHOOl..- The semi-annual examination of New Ar- gyle School, No. 56, was held-_on Mon- day evening December 18th, in the. presemce of a crowded school. The pu: pils were e`xamined in the different subjects by their teacher, Miss Addie MacNeil'i, and by their ready'-\ and- correct answer, fully testified the tl! the quality of w0rk_belng done. Following the examination, an en_- tertainment was given by the pupils, consisting of recltatious, duets, and choruses, which ,was also rendered most creditabiyi and thoroughly en- laden Christmas, tres, - presenting teacher and pupils with many Chflit s tokens. allio Lconfsctiouery, after 6 edlogising the tdaeher on the wo _ being don in the school. The msetiiii closed wi the singing of the Na tional Anthem The following is the standing of the pupils for the month John Gillis; 2, John McKinnon. Grade of attendance 72. ml reilpeaed' umm-_ Please' with our little present. our earnest good vrialiee, IM#-'yon alweyi be' as _c_i_ri'_r - on would hd by cing- 3-i :E O iii?-oi as » _ 4 RETURNED SOLDIERS.-Privates Wallace Diamond, of the 105th Bat talioll, and Stephen Doiron, of the I \ - o es. 'ril i t m. lst canadian Artillery contingent ar- \ _ £3' -. d » 5 begs was 2 gergifiblgilymriegitorigusnbnpi ‘Wed ‘mme last “ight ‘W me Wester? ` "L`J"'/ _ V D M ` _ _ e ' n . . '- _- _ .‘ _ lv/ ,mdfthoge taking pan deserve every train. Owing to the_lat_eness and the _ ~' -' ' f __ * \ credit. Following was the programme: \lH_<;;%_I‘lHiI\fY illiia h;\_\_l\‘__0ih8»I‘l'iVl\i the _ V# ` ' M, \ Chorus "Merry Christmas Bells;_” PU 0 T0C€_D 011 D 61'- 0U0U¥` WHS ` ‘_ ' ‘ ° _ ' ` [Q \ ~ f@°ifaf{0D. John Harrison; song by put oil’ till this morning at 10 o'clock ‘ The big’ °“t Staxldlng' ""’, ) U lime gh-15, 1-1,1195 in our g¢0¢k|ng¢=,, when a fitting demonstration will bc "\\ 5 h B Fl ,,/7, i ." " ' ' \ ` i V ' ‘ onw “ eavcr ' our <» -. /."’ dialogue. "Tile Day Before xmasr' made at the Ci¢y_H“'N- Theo'-‘were mei .` . 'lk ' ` ‘ ___~__ ~ "as Y , h _ H k _i ~ ""5"/7 solo md chorus, “Good Luck tg the by Major Leigh and a number of _ \'\~f ' - =*-__ ~ ~ makC$ Sl1Ci’i ,ilg I, 2 -~_\ -» W, - Boys of the Allie's;” recitation, Ada friends who warmly welcomed them _ , `- _ " _Pies and Pastry, and such ’ :_ _' 1 `,l‘ H home. Pte. Doiron who enlisted'witll the first contingent leaving this prov buted s ba% of candy to every chiflcgq and was taken sick whi_le ‘ .tri _ ‘ _ 1 . ll ~ ‘ ‘ » ° 'n England After being K’ »;& I appreciated, _ hospitail for some two months // ._ if _,_:,::____;T`~ _ - - - _ - - , _ _ ____ _ he was ,Maude-d homa i - . _ ,_ _ - - » flavored; Ontario-winter wheat, to which has we INTENSIVE DAiFlYiNG.f-As an instance of the possibilities of the dslrying lndustry in -P. E. I., the' sup~ plying of milk to the value of _$503.00 to the Kensington cheese factory, dur-' ing the season of five months by James' Braham, Kensington. is worthy of notice. Tile milk was the product 0i’_ _ ten cows. lt _is not_ the largest. amount, neither-is it the best average per. cow, sent to Kensington factory, but it one item of the product of ‘a llui;di*'e`$é__,a5|'e` fanm, with apparently little e a outlay, at the same time concerning the fertility of the soil. and `nla`keb people hark back to the ob- servation' made by the great “Empire builder" the late James J. I-lill,‘ during a visit to P. E. 1. a few years ago being interviewed by a news- peper reporter ,one of thc first 'relnarks Mr. llill made concern- ing his observations of l"‘. E. vi., was “that it is a natural ilairying country ioualpart of its possibilities’--K TID »- The semi annual exa atipn o'f_Bonsliaw school took pla _ wg ,~Tl1ursday, December 21st, and! . attended by a ‘large number i rate- payers, and friends of thepup it. T e scho0l‘roonl'i{_W8s nicely decord tl or the 00cl_al_"li. Tltq children _ th in ready'.an`\sv_¥§r_s showed that t ey f'éoe'iv'éd"0li'b‘_ful` __ _ _inslrllctioi their teacher, ide"M'£ry sm i°';.:.*.;"*""**i~°'f,.-t°s;.i‘i..‘i‘.‘... -.‘°.ii~’ ¢_ir_iiiii.»ya2_"$`_`_if egos ln* an ac- f=e§i¢=ii»1°.`~-Jraun _/bit -the l>“i»g=» °f~ Happ_vlNew‘Year. Your loving pupils. BCQNSHAW 3C_H00|- EXA,M|N'Af - - ED . ' ll" .- .wrigfr with a little i-_e eihbrance and treat by °:°-:°-- fr us: .i.i.~°°s.fi.“.:*~°.i;;i.r.;.i;r.: ~ 4 - a mote rnr/:"0 `t_erooin ana au . _‘, _ - _ _ _, _ “ ~ » ~ ° , , ~. _ aw-53d an-1 ~¢=u>»»d me h°»vf1r<_g_;_f1-;_;;\=e.‘- v ~. Y--tm .°“ “° - - Miss Blends Wheat Makes Good 'l`iun88 io Eat. _ 1% " L ' _ “ l . _ i ' a ner -~'- ._ 'school _was be ii; lids _ -gpiioiars presented tlielr._t_e\ _r_ -> fiaihandsmfoeaiift i th th sing g siiuisrua issues ° COLUMBIAN MEDAL ' ‘ AND of December: Grade V.-- 1, Mae_§lt1ZE8.-4i'l`J _ ush__tl1e efforts ‘_of Stewart and Lizzie MacKinnon, eqi1al{%_ ev. Mr. M er a "§olumbua” msiial, 2__.Jean MacEachern and Mal-gdret i me speurgggr _ t e__comu!ittee_Lil'i_ I Stqwartgequal; 3.- Sadie Gerrard: 4, arge‘o!~ Ne-lr_ ics. Santa Ma _ ,f~ _ Mary" B. Gerrard. _ Grade lVf- 1, Ihr Albeliion Hi; hool. This medal was to be awarded to the pupils: of, l-Ii.-- 1, John Mack MacKinnon; '2. the ljrincipafe department, who cohld Jessie' Giiilis..Grade~Il.-;- 1, 'Annie Mc- o'the beet essay, not to ‘exc d Kifnggi 3, ]§g,|,lg,McKiiinon.` Grade I. ,on _tllllliiiand words, on Christop er __ _ Nicholas Gillis; 2. Florrie Ger- Co umbus. Book prizes for sim ,t'i‘|lo|? having perfect attendance purposes were awarded to the V ce- {xdy`iihnlh_§lloi.J¢»i\_)|@A?eftl,¢,l¢li_- Principal's and fiat Intermed _tq sie Gillis, Nicholas Gillis. ercentase room by Revs. Mr. iller and ,.- Campbeil. Miss Davide Bakein' of a_. senior de Qrtment w the __ m `l happy as you have endeavoured to suit of w_ai,ch1y_a,e_ thaika 5 make your pupils, and may they be was awe ed 0) eiclil-‘ nd M le I/law, , always as faithful in their duties to povnear-r Rogers won the prize ia llilii _- ' as you ’_l;ave',b;en inhydour gina, , _ i&i_l's'%p&_rtment_ Tuess;_m_';§ hal A _ s, . I" ' ' . ¢ l-doll re - 0 Ni I ' ' -' I ' ' '-0 E `., replied in suitable __ _ _ Princi i_'s“ department. accoihpa them for their gener- ` `f` -'f ’ » By’ Wigs l¢l|'i*;a“6on’s eti _. ,,' _ the were presented by' Rev. bell, and appropriats remar r r aa;:- YE- _aa§|,.b!,(7_Y¥.£',~ dials. _ __ ' _ vm. ~ ~ ,fam - an ii.. R vieerrilmipal, mu rieiafllf. ____ in -lla ~ sam. me winner of iiieimali is Wi" - deserving of the highest sepaa ti mp partm judged by Principal Rowe, H “°" ~ = "il 'l .il :ii-iii-fvilii..-ml il if use ‘lwdr §-1,g,M,,,,¢'f,t,v, - ...°..,:...... ... .....,. ....°_i.;l ...__ the vr°vil°°- -A- Q \ \',\ / __....__.`l'.';.__..._.._._...__.-_- . . - _ , _f - f _ ' /`/ » _ ». 9 d llcloushomcmade . , tribution of thirty-elBht prizes' by Mr. ince and has seen much lighting.-was 2* -'f' 'h' fe "~i.1'_ ` e t . ' ' .' . l ' “SP Justice I-laszard. Christmas play i.n :_v0u_;1_detl_ ti; th; leig gioilt is in -e'xIce_lle;il_ _- '__ \ i _“__ r _, two acts. “Night Before Christmas." ea a oux s 8 Y-Bl119_~ TVB 9 “ y "“""' .;}"”" ` ` _ Santa Claus was present and distri- Diamond was a member of t-he 105th. V I ' ir* ' é]md’d,}gaur‘ ' . ‘ /,/ /,, I ' of W_e_s_tcr_n spring wheat to obtain the desired . I _ i _ I .slid is worked by only a snlal_l_ i'rit_ci- ~ - _ mlLmD__ _ _ . OF 1 is f1o_ili;;ii,"iiie _t=rJgspr~presents each. 5 _' " ' . _- "f-~~ Di-“iv rd.-.iiifi-°°""-i§,i I -'ii u I. I' N' 0 A *N -$"‘~°*'*i i`ie3C?finei¥t_,)‘i$h:& I U . `%,,§s pe,-hfps' the- most succewful af. Signed on behalf of the people. A ‘ __ » _ - __ /1 1*- . -_ 1?: __ se. a. _ _ _\,,,,/'- , 'i _ _ / _Ib Hp 3 ¢ .. is 1Qé;1m~» . ~ . . Bread, 1s»because._xt u a El - It is a iiburf ground of the delicately been addedasclcntliically determined proportion _ mm 5 _ lm.: .-1 » _ ._ . _ _ ' 1'. ......'€.‘ ' 1:' ’ "-1 ~t' _ " .. ` ` ' -' ` im _ _ F i-' II 1 I' ,,. ____ _ _ 'Tl ia .- ' ’- \ -' . I ' _ 1 . / - ,_ ,. ' . -:,. This is whyf"‘Be`avcr” Flour makes a good- size loaf _of Bread, with _an appctizing, nutli_k‘e, “homcy’_’ Hayour, impossible to obtain by using western wheat Hour alone. ‘ _ , __ A _ . _ This is why f‘B¢avei"’ Flour; makes '_-Pie -Crusts and Doughnuts.--Cakes and Cookies-Gingerbread and Tarts-that are revelations to the Woman who has been struggl-ing( alongfwith western spring wheat Hours. “'Bc'aver’_’ Flour is it Pastry jifflour. ~-Ycsl' It is also a Bread F lour--and at ger;_§ral`purpose ilour'--ullsurpassedfor quality and flavor. Bciiigblcndediin exact' proportions every time, it is always the same in quality'-'and strength-and always gives the same happy results with every t>'i\ki.ng._ . ` ' ` . _ Ask your grocer for “Bcaverl' Flour, and try it on your next baking day. The results you will get with “Beaver” F iour-compared with what you have been getting with western spring Hours-will surprise and delight you. DEALERS-write us for prices on F céii, (__;_oarse__Grains and Cereals. » -' *_ L l A' l, fi ~ ' i' ' - 1" ." A ' ' mg l ` ` Y I _ _ "' ’ ' ' ii - . ' -,;~ , -_; ,_‘ . -, - _ - ---"‘-`“ ~ ~ `- ' ‘~~»»~` `~~ 1'..1°“.»2==2’»#°='=-‘=»‘f=f“*»'=‘~‘-‘-'i'-f°=`i@i-’i‘,l., me-r.~ its ee. 1 - f Q- _ - _ ont. _ n ..;',f.l.-A 1. _ - - - » ~ ' U E if , ,.. . fTh¢rfei_§il- *_ 2 ,ps e s I ll WB\'é .dy "K \§-» _ 'Y .__-T 1 » 1/ ‘vel-fir ' ‘ ire *,-