Courier Democrat., 1903-01-29
MT. CARMEL.

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services on Sunday at Wales and Dres-
den. and on Monday at the church in
this parish.
That there is any amount OF musical
talent around here is again evident from
the fact that string band and orchestra
is now in course of formation.
Blacksmith John Girodat is making
improvements in his shop this winter to
meet the demands of his growing trade
and the gasoline engine expected to
arrive in a few days will make the hard
work of John quite a lot easier.
Mrs. Matt kartes and Mrs. Jos. sadlo,
who have been spending the greater part
of the wintc, with old friends in Musko-
ka, Ont. are expected to return to their
homes here this week.
Letter; from Bruce county. Ont. tell
his Ole friends here that John kartes Is
enjoying his winters stay down there
immensely and now lot that backed
out of making the trip With him arc
wishing tte-y had.
There isn't anSone around here who
does not ap,rccit to the Improvement IN
the mail ser'.ice $ nee tho management
OF the route won't INTO the hands OF
Ambrose Kl ,e,Sct who @ets the mail
OUT hero ON tmc. a 'nnge that all ap-
nrcciatc.
Weneiel ilau!v al wno has been quite
seriously iii siu~, the beginning of WIN
ter continues t. lose strength and grow
worse. He is being attended by DIR.
semnIc. Of I4angtlon. WHO holds out but
little hopes of the young fellows re
covery
Members Of the Maccabee are SO
pleased with the success of the box social
tl5ev held shortly before the holidays
that they az. arranging for another.
which comes oti' in their hall on the 23rd.
5 1t will be a good one and the young
folks like the idea of another dance be-
fore the beginning OF Lent.
Those who had the Aieneda land
craze recovered and those who went out
to look over the country seem to have
v suffered the greatest disappointment of
S all. Good crops and the general progress
1 our farmers have made during the past
:, year OF TWO changed the minds of a
;. number Of ncighbors on the point OF
: selling out last fall.
This is not official, but your CORE
spondent has received pretty straight
g tip that there are quite few more we'd
g dings in sight and the event in all o
n these matrimonial contracts is scheduled
n to come off before Lent. As each we'd
:, ding means a dance for the young folks
= of the settlement the ante -Lanten periol
: is likely to be a merry one.
These quiet winter days when there i:
S so little doing considerable talk can bt
e gathered around the postofiice and the
: blacksmith shop as to who is to be cit
r when the spring election rolls around il
c March. There is plenty of time tomakt
> and break states and quite a genera
} sentiment favoring the return OF :he pre-
n sent incumaants for another term.
Frank kartes is down from the Saska
S toon country visiting for few weeks
O among friends. He sold out his liver,
a business there, but goes back in the
S spring and will likely Try his hard Al
n farming. lie has fine piece of land
e but says that the to WI of Saskatoon it
4 self has been overdone in nearly every
f line Of business and will not he much
good for speculation until The surround
ing country has settled up more.
NearlJ all the local excitement in yea
estate matters has died out since the
e cold weather set n. Prospecting parties
from the Cana dian Northwest return
v with reports .nat are not as glowing as
1 the immigration literal ure issued by lanG
t agents on the other side advertised. We
could name half dozen parties arounC
e here who have finally made up theil
: minds not to sell out and go across the
r line.
Mt. Carmel school officers are getting
# ready for the approaching opening of the
n spring term. There are five schools il
e the district and an early start is being
made on the work Of securing teachers
J. it being reported that they are scarce
e and.wages likely to be high as the time
If for the opening of the schools approaches
% The Mt. Carmel village school may pro
badly be run for term of nine months