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BRYAN'S REVIEW OF OAKVILLE From an Indian Reserve and hunting ground to a live progressive town has been a long step through the space of time and within the period since Oakville was incorporated extending onwards to the present day, the character and reputation of the place have remained prominent always. In earlier days the very picturesque harbor presented a busy aspect at a time when considerable shipping was carried o n ; when passenger steamers, notably the Southern Belle, under Captain Donaldson, The Empress of India and The White Star, under Captain Boyd, brought their crowds from Toronto to enjoy the sail on the lake and the pleasures to be found in Oakville, and where many sailing craft sought shelter, screened from the stormy billows of the lake. Times have changed all this to the regret of old timers, but again, some day Oakville Harbor, which by the way, is shortly to be improved by the Dominion Government, may be the scene of shipping .activities as in former years, which it is to be hoped will happen ere long. Oakville and vicinity have long been famous as the centre of strawberries, that delicious fruit which commands the readiest sale and the best price if branded "Oakville Strawberries." Besides strawberries, this section of Ontario grows in abundance, raspberries, cherries, currants and apples. The reputation of the fruit gathered from this section is so high that large shipments are exported annually to Liverpool and Glasgow. Oakville is famed for its natural beauty of landscape, its beautiful homes, its pure air-water and lovely views. As one moves about the residential parts, the first formed impression is strengthened and upon closer acquaintance, the more attached you become to the old town and its people. All about, on every side, one is impressed with the many detached and excellently designed homes, surrounded with forest trees, rocky ledges, wild flowers, ferns and vines. ST. JUDE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND Rev. C. E. Riley, Rector