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and a concert. followed. s an excellent programm. 'Mr. 'M. Campbell, of Prince Albert, pre-|i _ sided; The proceeds amounted to the sum of $24. Great credit is due to the ladies who are taking such an active part in this: good work, and we trast this will be but a fore-runner of many such events to help the sufferers and the needy. . Seagrave Miss Toole, who has been holiday- ing at her home in Markham, has " testimed her duties as teacher. Miss Snider and Miss Marvin, o Toronto, who spent' their holidays at their homes in town, have returned to the city. Miss Bruce, of Scugog, spent the Yuletide at home. ' The Christmas tree and concert given in the Methodist Church was well attended and a good time re: ported. Several of otir young people went to the entertainment at Greenbank on New Year's night. - Other features of the day were snow- shoeing and skat- ing, Among those who seemed to enter heartily into these sports' were all the members of the Methodist Parsonage. The Dr, is quite a sport. An oyster supper. and reception - were tendered the bride and groom Tuesday night, Jan. 5th. We are glad to see Mr. Stone, who has been confined to the house for two months, around again. Mr. and Mrs, Years in Toronto. Couch spent New Mr. Towns, Greenbank, spent New Years in our village 'Mrs. Sleep, sr., has gone' to spénd the winter in Toronto with her dangh- ters. Cartwright The Patriotic Concert held under the auspices of the L. O. L. No. 299 of Purple Hill, in Blackstock Town Hall, was very successful. The en- tertainment was rendered by Port Perry talent and the Bailey Orchestra and local ministers who gave address: es, Proceeds of the evening Were about $35.00 for the Red Cross So- ciety. lhe Ball in the Town Hall, at Blackstock, 'on Friday night, Jan. 8, was well conducted and an attendance of about 178. Mr. Duff will attend {L.. O. L at Tails 8 on Jan. 18. Members to attend; visitors made | Miss M, M. B. Elliott spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Patton, at Bia r. John Stead has hail with : ey Lather Monier for the year. ER Pl Rb at eS we ae to West db ae Fd mines. Some of them are entered. by shafts sunk into 'the earth, and some by inclined tunnels which grad- ually descend to where the coal is mined. Into one of there latter mines Mr. W. H. Letcher went on his recent trip, and there he mined his bit o| real coal at a place 500 feet below the surface of the ground and 4000 feet into tho mountain, It was the real "black diamond." In that region greiything § in the shape of coal is used from the fine dust (which is pressed into pieces aboat the size of a hen's egg) to big chunks of cos! which are sized up in the breakers. Here we count pea coal about the smallest coal used; but there they have two smaller grades called "rice" and "buckwheat." Many thousands work in these mines and the men state tnat they would sooner be down there than out in the open. One tedious job is done by children--the picking of the slate from the coal as it leaves the breakers, where 'it is washed at' the same. time. Hour after hour these youngsters sit at their tasks of throw-' ing out the slate, with their hands in the water (bat 'is sluiced over it to wash out the dust. In addition to the mines there are big steel works at Pottsville where over a thousand men are employed; also machine works, silk factory and underwear factory where hundreds up- on hundreds of men and women work. While Mr. Letcher was in this city Theodore Roosevelt came to speak in an immense building called the Hip- podrome' = Many thousands went to hear him; but he did not get as cord- ial a reception as Bryan did in Phila- delphia, You see he came' to "speak in the interests of a candidate who was afterwards defeated. Since Mr. Letcher left Pottsville it has been visited by a very serious fire, destroying about one million dollars' worth of property in the heart' of the city and disfiguring it'a great deal: An interesting feature of the visit was a celebration of Hallowe'en which is carried outin the following manner, With 80,000 people from all parts of * the region crowding' the streets, Pottsville put forth a Halloween par- ade extending over a mile m length and with 2000 marchers in line. It was one of the biggest nights in the history of the town, and on every train trolley the thousands poured | in to the county seat, all good nat and full of {ning before the parade started Centre street was lined with a crowd which flowed out over the street time and again; and had it not been for the excellent work of the state troopers, the city police and spe- cial fire policemen, might seriously have interferred with the marchers. As it was the crowds were to be found at. every vantage point. They spread out in:the side streets. up Market and ML SI ie dg Pls years for its construc the corner stone was laid Washington in 1793. = The White House is a fi fashioned home built abou time as the Capitol. ) ington laid 'the cornerstone of. this structure, too. It was burned by the on it was. painted white to wip 3 traces of fire, Mr Rin LT fb ce on The United States Trails hs a solid looking building, costing about six million dollars. = Here milli : dollars are stored, A large force o watchman patrol the premises' at all times, . - Electrical ' alarms are" kept and tested every half hour, and enough fire arms are stored to arm a thousand | men at any time; also there is connect. | ion with the barracks, i | If you want to get up in the world you should visit Washington's: Mon-/ ument a-huge pillar 555 feet: highia nd: 55 feet thick at the base, reach the top by elevator.or by climb- ing. 900 steps. 'Mr. letchet took the elevator "going up, but. ; down--a good steady 'tedious J you may guess. ig About 4000 people work in the Bureau of Printing 'and Engraving. Here the paper. money 1s printed -- the biggest bill having a face value of ten million dollars, ~ The postage stamps, Rewvénue stamps, checks, bonds, and Government secufities a ake also printed in this place. Americans dre an inventive people No greater evidence of this can be found than the fact that the Patent Office has created a surplus of 'seven million dollars from the fees charged to inventors securing patents. There have been over 1,600,000 applications filed since the Organization of the office, the patent system of which was invented by Thomas Jefferson. Itis a pretty big concern "which costs $16,000,000 a year to ran it; but{" that is what they spend in connection | with the Department of Agriculture; and the headquarters of the Depart ment are located in a fine set of build- ings. Some idea of the work done can be gathered from. the fact that 17,000,000 copies of 1200 different publicattons are issued by: this De-] partment and the Animal Industry of meat yearly' One of the most wonderful build: ings 1s the Smithsonion Institute. where curious.and- marvelous products of nature and. science are found. Here you may see huge stuffed animals that have long since perished |} from the face of the earth, and rare creatures of every sort. Mans al discoveries have been made by the men whose work lies here--discoveries that have Denififted the world in many fs Mahantongo, trees, telegraph poles } and from house tops. 'Thé weather was ideal and, the costumes of the clubs and. 'mummers | : £ Annbunces his is handed i moval 10 his few and handsomely 3ppainted.C 0 in the new Dominion' 70 Yonge St. cor. King ONE SCHOOL THAT MERIT: Ts oR Wey. ELLIOTT Corner r Yonge and Chales Streets TORONTO CEMENT W = Let me provide est estimates for|{ building your walls with hol-| low cement blocks; or shaped] blocks for silos; cement curbs} for wells. Wells dug; cleaned and re-| paired. Address WM. PARRY, ..Port Perry P. O. Ont. pene CHURCH ES AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES) fe alone inspects full seven billion 1bs.| N OTE--Notices, n ing o six lines, of Church or Soci be inserted. free of charge, if ho in on Monday of the om which expected to appear. All lines over SIX must be paid for! tthe fee of four ens | per line each PRINGIPAL Bb 3 Bell | Phone 1 "oou TY 191: ™ 1 'Whitby wise, Miss' E. - donell; Whithy: Jan, 7, eh 2, Mar. % Ant 6, May 4, June 1, July 6 Sept Oct. 4, Nov. 2! Dec: 2 Jan, 4, Oshawa--Clerk, Miss EL Macdonsl, Whitby. . Jan. 8, Feb 3, Mar 3, Apr yf Nar une 2, uy h Sent 2, Oct: b, Nov, , Dec 3, Brougham--Clerk, M Glesson; Grete. En 11; Mar 4, aay 4 5 ely 8, ; 4, "Jan 6, 1916 oF ONTARIO 2. Broug July 9; Sept i 4 Uxbridge--Cle df. Moore, « Ux-|: bridge. Jan 16, Mar 12, ors 11, July 13, Sept 7, Nov 0, Jan. 14, toia' 8 Cannnington-- Clerk, Thos. H. F. July 14, Sept 8, Nov 19, Jan 13, 19; 8 Beaverton-- Clerk, Chas. 'A. ren, Beaverton; Jan. 14, Mar 10, May 13, July 16, Sept 9, Nov 18, Jan 18, 1916 Cannington: Jan: 15, Mar 11, May I 15 Salt, Wool Mill Feeds Molassine Meal |, etc