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. on the street looks eel SE 9 2 1 ociety é Tamch of the Ascension, will be held "Snihe Town Hall on the 15th of Jan, 8 pom. Entrance is by "Sock," wilbtaimed at Mr. Rose's store. Read sibedines enclosed. The Entertain- ament-wiall be a musical treat, also dia- andl recitations. © Refreshments Mh. Caemichael "is spending the iliflays with her daughter Mrs. Dr Bellon Uzbridge. Mr. Carmichae also. speat 2 day in Uxbridge recently He Weak Orser and his wioties are spgesiiing the holidays with her brother, Ar Thos, Rose : #Mpocial Children's service at the Faptist check on Sunday evening Wiss. Amy, of Cannington, Mr. and Sex. D. Horton, Toronto Miss E. Mlleny, Seagrave were recent' guests ull Mas. William Tommonds: Wil. Howard Tummonds is again psentising as a Veterinaay Surgeon in Wc. Jack Davis, of Toronto, was #0 town dering the holiday. Wiz. Douglas Leitch, of Toronto was wen during Chnstmas Day. Br Roy and Walter Cook, of "Wiownutto spent the holiday with. their pares. Mic. Randolph Switzer, of Lindsay mas in 40s during the holiday. Wz. Jack Corin, of Peterboro, spent ihe bobday with friends in town. ix. Hawold Allen; of Toronto spent Shelhwilallay with his parents. Mir. Mosman Murray, of Toronto, 'was hosee with Ins parents, during the hohdaey. Mix. W. Comin and daughters Mmgaetand Nita spent thé holiday anitth 'Mix. ¥. Cornn, of Toronto, Mess. Art. Fowler and Jack "Dewnor, of Whitby, spent the holiday gt ! My. Ow Browne, of Toronto spent ibe hdliday ma town. Br. W. Wells of Lindsay was. in Awa turing the holiday, Bis. and Mss. Wilmot Walker Left sn Satwday morning to spend the holliday with Rev. R. E. Burton, Femcle of Mrs. Walker) at St. Mary's. Wis. A. C. Courtice, Miss A Lomtice and Mr. Roy Courtice, of Hosonte, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. = Ax. Wall Ash of Toronto spent the ~Bondsy before Christmas with: his Dr. §. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. R. RMobestion and family. and: Mr. Robert Robertson. Sr., of Toronto 2 Christmas with the latter's Mr. E. A Walker. comes that so complete a everything is unbelievable, | it must all be a' dream, ; The air here is fine. ing fine and 'everybody ne. | before hie was in Toronto; the feet A party of us went off down into the} country the other day to look at} some timber and 'we had a great}. time. . The man who ranthe car was certainly an expert. The way he ran us across prairie, through} sloughs, and manoevered around in} piove timber where there was no sign of 'a road was a caution, and be went so fast I didn't see, nearly as much as 1 wanted to. see because I was expecting 'all the time he was going to climb some of the trees) straight on ahead. But he missed everything and we had only to get out once 'when we came to a jump- ing off place on a road near Alligator lake, It was' a black looking hole about twenty-five yards across and up north no one would ever think 'of trying to go through it in a can But he did, and we never stopped either. 'We walked around and got more mud and wet on us than be did, There is funpy thing about this country that is different to Ountario. The roads look 'dry and sandy, but we can sail along as fast as the motor will take us and when we look behind there is no dust. Some of the main county roads are covered with marl, big deposits of which are found here in lotsof places. Marl roads are alright when they are looked alter.but 1 would rather nde fast over a good sand road as it is not nearly so joity. When we were down in the couns try looking at the timber we came into a 'clearing alongside a shrub. oak where there "was a small shack. We had a big basket of lunch 'with us and decided toleatit there as there was a well. .~ No 'one seemed to be at honfe but presently we heard a gun shot: and a' hound started to yelp like thunder. Of coutse re marks were. madebut we went on eat- ing. 'Soop a big lubber of a boy came along followed by a badly lanied dog. = Enquiry developed the fact that 'the boy had seen a wild turkey at different times when hadn't a gun §-nd had made' an effort to getit that day. "The dog chased the turkey out of a palmetto alright bat received the charge himself. We discovered in a few minutes that the dog had a good deal more sense and gumption in him than the boy had, That boy's mother, a' widow; had muved down here from Michigan op account -of her health and had brought her family with her. Now she is teaching. school in a little set tlement out in the bush in order to provide food for 'her ne't~do-well offspring. 'Right where they have their five acres of land is as -beauti- ful an opportunity to be "independ: ent of the rest of the world as: one with. common "sense .and a little energy would want. Their land is particularly well 'adapted to truck gardening and frnit growing. But they have not a ree planted or. an meh of ground cultivated. I asked the boy where their garden was Jand he declared there" "wan't no use trying to. do anything arotind. there as the hawgs got in and tore everything up.' ed smells awiul, done at lowest Prices. Hides tanned and fine rug work made © them in all styles. Rare birds bought and sold. © We will buy your Coon, Mink. Muskrat and other furs, and pay. you highest prices. W. J. Collins, ol than six miles of brick were laid]: this last eight months.' n sidewalks are being laid everywhere Cement || although there is not a. bit of 'mud, | dres: no matter how hdrd 1t rains. 'There are scores of 'beautiful residences all around town and nearly. every lawn has rose bushes and all sorts of nice plants 'out in flower. "All around the town are garden plots and fruit 'groves, they call' them #'graves' here not. "orchards", 1 noticed coming down from Jackson, ville which is 165 miles north' of here that the country did not. look to be up to much froma "'farmin, standpoint until we reached Sanfori about hall' way." From Sanford down things bégan to look splendid and I goess that 18 because we are on this side of the height of 'land From Sanford northi'the rivers flow 'north. This side they "flow sosith & cheque from the" groom's par ts the groom's gift to the bride was a set of silver fox furs. po : Mi. and Mrs, Bennett in Port Perry until the New Year, will thes: return to Oshawa to And 'then, again, as far 'as 1 'can 3 make out the best land'is on the} interior where we are. Some the groves around this lake that I have inspected, beat abything I ever saw in Calilornia. They are beautiful-and that is' all there is' to it. 'Now:I am beginning 'to under- stand how there is so much money J. Pearse , wishes to" thank} gq e-many persons who placed their in: surance with the late C. J. Pearse, fa and announces that Mr. in fruit and vegetables wheo I ses, the (rees loaded the way they are here and see the fields so chuck full of all kinds of stuff that northern people pay big piices _to'get wher the weather. is freezing and evi shovel full of coal means 1lie price of a good "meal down here. For a couple'ol dollars one can get all the wood - he "will 'need' 10 $es him through the odd cool days we m get: To.day thethermoteter is at] 76:aud thats about tue way it been all along. The sky is as clear and as blue as. a day in dune there and' the clouds ars ak stationary... | am trying lo accustomed in ile salpharsmell artesian water we all drink, TI say it is pure and I giess it ish One thing I am si of, that v oe len did-and everyhody else Serms 10 | he same YoursAruly Pearse & Ward will 'remain |! HAH