: ACROSS THE ISLAND

Island Lady Recalls SteneNsNOl Splendor

IL A. MATHESON Provincial-Farm Editor

AN OLD FASHIONED bath tub which was used by Col John Hamilton Gray. the man who chaired ' ' conference here 1 week y 3 grand- . W.C. Wright in Sums, bathtldl. of most unusual design. is on the lawn of Inkerman House where Gray entertained the Fathers of Confederation. and their fanatics. at the last luncheon they enjoyed on the Island in 186-1

ore they sail Qu where Confederation was finally

on later that fall,

The Gray story and its connection with the Confederation conference of I has so many facets. I scarcely e to start. Gray was horn in Spring Park which is now a part of Charlottetown and It. was so na his father Robert Gray. who was a United Empire Loyalist who remained true England when the American colonies won their independence.

MRS. WRIGHT told me. that Gray looking over his father‘s shoulder one evening saw e Malabar Coast and said “Daddy, I‘m going to shoot me a tiger on the Malabar Coast one day"; which brought the answer “Hammy, my boy. you little where the Malabar coast is". But Hammy did get his tiger m that area when he was on military service in later life.

His granddaughter also told me that Hamilton Grey used to fear that bears “ere chasing hiIm sometimes. when he walked through the woods from Spring Park to a Charlottetown school. at reminds me that someone told me recently that people coming to Oharlot :Lown in those early days “came out of the cDonald‘s store stood later. “it's Cudmore's Grocery now. corner Prince and Kent. Streets. '

Gray went to England as a young man where he Joined the Army and married Susan Pennefather. the daughter of an English general. He later saw service In India. in the Crimean War and in South Africa where he fought in the first Boer War.

Home Named For lnkermon Victory

THE VETERAN soldier returned to the Island on retirement and built Inkerman ouse which he named for the battle of Inkenman where a combined British and French force be sieging Sevastopol defeated a Russian force led by Prince Alex- ander Menshikov. It was fought on Nov. 5. 1854, just 10 years before the Confederation conference.

The Grays had four daughters. each of them born in a dif- ferent quarter of the globe. but it's about their second daughter. Margaret Stukely Pennefat-her Gray, 1 want to speak about in this column. Margaret was born in South Africa at Fort Beau- fort on the Orange River. and she was a vivacious young lady of 19 when the Confederation conference was held.

he conference delegates and their families had their last luncheon on the Island at Col. Gray's Tin-kerman House. and it was Charles Tupper. later Sir Charles. who observed kin shortly before leaving. that Col. Gray should take his charming young daughter with him on the trip which was to end at Quebec to where the conference had been adjourned.

TRAINED T0 the split second timing of military discipline. Col. Gray replied in the negative. "The ship sails within the half hour. she can't rca _’ in time.”

. Gray. herself in pom health at the time. replied calmly "I‘ll get her ready to time. if you'll take her with you."

Getting Margaret ready was a simpler job by reason of the fact she had only recently returned from a visit to Halifax. and much of her best clpthing was still readily available, I mm to

And so the vivacious young Charlottetown girl came to dance and jest, and talk and walk with the men who founded ' own/try. and to share in most. of the glitter and the romance of the entertainments on a grand scale which were a part of the activity which followed.

Margaret. later became Mrs. Artemas Lord of Charlottetown-«— her husband occupied the post now known as district marine agent. department. of transport--- and she said in an interview published in this paper in July. [939:

“I can still see the brilliant scene when Quebec City loomed ii . . . . .. he grand old city made a most interesting meotacle, It was a never to be forgotten sight."

Mrs. Lord, then 94. recalled some of the more brilliant events. How could she forget?

“ re s ‘the drawing room’ held by Lord Mionck in the Parliament Buildings. where all of the delegates from the British North America colonies met together."

Some Wonderful Old Lace'

MARGARET WAS dismayed at the thought of such a grand assemblage at first. The. unusual finery. she felt, could not. be thatched by even the finest of the clothes she had worn on the Halifax visit.

But her mother. Mrs. John Hamilton Gray. had travelled practically all over the world with her ofﬁcer husband. and she knew about such things. And Margaret found that her mother had packed some things fit even for these scenes of splendor. In her trunk was "some wonderful old lace" of her grand- mother's which suited the emergency.

Th . was some arrangement. and some sewing to be done apparently. for Margaret. then Mrs Lord. told this paper:

“Deft fingers stitched the delicate flowers. tier it over a white satin frock and I h which to make my w before the king‘s deputy.‘ N FRIDAY". she said in the interview of 25 ycars ago, "there was a grand hall and some of the girls were lovely. hut. none, I thought surpaSSed Emma Tutpper. daughter of Sir

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"Then there was a dinner at Spencerwood, where Lord Monick lived. for the Tuppers. Mr, Haviland. Mrs. Alexander. the Popes and father and me."

Continuing she said “we had some delightful outings near Quebec. i remember I spent one morning reading Dr. Tutppcr's speech to Mrs. Tupper."

Margaret and her father. Col. Gray. went to Montreal and visited with Sir George Cartier, They later went to Ottawa. Toronto and Niagara Falls which must have been interesting and glamorous cvcn 100 years a

It. was a wonderful and ncvcr-tn-bc—forgottcn trip for the. young Ollarlotlctown girl, and one that had been made possible originally by the suggestion of Sir (‘harles 'l‘uppor. It was nat- ural Margaret should have an unusually warm spot in her heart for this man. An that sets the stage for this story I want to

55 on to you from her daughtcr. \Irs. Wright whom I talked to reccntly at her home in Souris.

’How Dare You Hiss Sir Charles!’

SOME YEARS Inter Margaret was attending a political meet~ tug at which Sir Charles was speaking. Noticing that a listener was hissing the speaker, Margaret poked him sharply in the ribs with her umbrella and challenged "How dare you his Sir Charles? HOW DARE you hiss Sir Charles?“

I said earlier that Margaret became the, wife of Artemas Lord who was an employee. of the federal government, and pe0ple with polItical ideas often looked to "get something on" government servants. particularly when a government woud change.

This time a Liberal government had been elected. apparent.- ly. and the Liberals ere watching the actions of Mr. Lord with unusual care. I don't. know what his politics were, but. he was the perfect example of what a careful government employee ohould be. But it. was natural that his wife should be 3 Con- lervative, Her father had been a Conservative premier 153-65. and her admiration for Sir Charles would make the party ties Itvronger.

SO IT was Interesting that one of the Liberals should tell her one day “We can't get anything on your husband. But. we have enough on you to hang you. ' you were the government employee." But of course she wasn't.

On another occasion. her daughter told me. Mrs. Lord had become completely frustrated at something the Liberals had done. an 0 served with emphasis in his hearing "The brutes, the brides. the dirty brutes.”

But lmaband rtemas lord replied calmly "But remember dear that I get our living from the ‘dirty bmtes'."

Old House Is Interesting I WAS shown through Inkerman House and over Its spacious . days ago by Mr. and Mrs J. A, (Jockt Lawson who are the present. owners and use it as their summer res-

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so The Guardian. Charlottetown. rrl. June 23. 1964. FEDERATION NEWSLETTER

Century Signs Distributed; Forage Meetings Important

By J. LINCOLN DEWAR lducerl. and The machine in now in mo-i lumen. , tion getting the nearly 400 cen-l The more visible forms of the,I long a per fury farm signs distributedl program are the some bill-i . tthrough the province. The signs boards scattered across Can- } gives lwill be handled by the postal . RadIo Ieall.V :authorities and should be in the Show (not exactly visthlel. the hands of those entitled by Satur- newspaper advertislnﬂ h P l n It ‘day or Monday. It is h0ped that carried on a weekly basis. the ‘Ithese signs will be erected by material prepared by the home w m rem“ Juy l and thus be in appear-Iservices for womens pages "l, P 59"") made that 'ance for the visitors during the. newspapers and the highly at-1m9nt helm: isummer season. I In spite of the fact that the. almost 6,000 stores. Added to deadline for applications ex—l this is 8 Program 0‘ market “9' pired sometime ago there are search and also involvement.

processors ‘

"ada. the Don Messer should mean in

and these plantings will

the best date meant one. bushe per acre less in the crop. Another statement we lHowever, it would appear thattcarrying out research on the Epossibly 80% of those eligiblegeffect of dairy foods on health. have made application and havei Prince Edward 1.5km“ farm" been recognized. ‘ers will be contributing the

larger part of their funds dur-

‘ITWILIGH'I‘ MEETINGS Next week‘s forage and pas-‘ a check-off made by the ture meetings will be held ini plants Co—OPH‘ation by . Kings County. The original‘prnducers and plant Operators

dairy; down the yield. bmht EGG PAYMEth The possibility exists that the meeting at the farm oil level and prospects .Chester McCarthy will be. any good for a continuation- June 30th rather than on thei ' ‘date originally indicated. Otherl NATION BUILDH‘G , meetings will be held fol-1 This week the Federated \l n- sary for egg producers to have

appeariseptember 30 may warrant a deficiency payment by the

lows: Wilfred Furness and sun 5 men's Institutes of Canada afﬂ‘lheir settlement slips n order Vernon Bridge June. 30; Page} holding their annual mectlng Iln‘lfﬂ claim for payment. J. MacAulay. Souris July 2; Wolfvville. Nova Sootia. Early Ln? Egg producers are therefore

the provincial Institutestadviscd to obtain and keep on meeting inflhand their grading slips if any

IGeorge Kennedy. New PerthHJuly . July 3. All meetings at 3:00 hold their annual

pm. It grass and forage is Charlottetown- , fflmﬂﬁjs l" Slii’TA‘fEEL": important in your program. The “men's “‘s"“"°§ 8"“ ROMANIA aoosrs WAGES these meetings are a must. the farm women of d VIENNA kw) _. Romania.s

make a combination about which PASTURE CONTRAST Lit is easy to be enthused. PI'Ob'l Will increase all wages .10 to 15 Last week we had the oppor-‘ ably no EFOUP 0‘ P9130"s has; per cent bccause of “the favor- tunlty of meeting dairy fal‘m-jcontributcd more to the build-l able development of our econ. if” from omal‘io and Manlmbaﬁ ing 9“ “19 “ﬁlm and "“F'Civod‘ only." Radio Bucharest said the The-V. TeDOI‘led Pastures m poor. loss In the \l'ay of umlf‘l‘ldl "“ wave hnnm will be made under conditions and the necessity of hard than hare the farm wo-j a Etaggerpd “stem beginning haulms feed to their cattle from. men. = Aug .1 and continuing Into 1965. other fields. ! Over the wars their unpaldlcmk‘imn and family bonuses ‘ This is in marked contrast to‘ labour amounted to a reaHY‘ also will be increased and wage the generally luxuriant growth staggering contribution. In ad- taxes Inn-cred, the announce- uihlt‘h gills pl'ovincc now dis- tlitinn. to lhii mHlf‘l’lv’ll '"'"‘"i' mcnt said. pays. rue it may have hecnhution has been that 0' "Will-“1' H * [later developing than In other and home builder. ‘ 5%g~m¢ .places. but our ample moisture‘ If Canada ever 5"” 3mm“ Trina aconv'erled American oil maintains It at a better level. to the point of recognizing tanke'r arrested three weeks ago 1 Pasture possibilities with goodl groups that have made an out- bx. a warm-s Ofﬁcer is being management are really excit.-‘ standing cnnlriblllion ‘0 "a‘l‘m' sold to pav off debts and will mg here, The first fact In be hood then there is certainly a m” m (150". ‘hree week! for ireallzed is that high fertility is place at the Mr "t '11? "st for requested and the starting point the farm women of this coun- is lime. Attempts

Communist government says it

to pt‘ndlice‘ try. I . tn the broader field the farm will be disappointing. Lime. women have 'manure and fertilizer all have‘ their Institute to focus attention ‘ for repair work dock has and '3 Part in play and after thesel on and initiate action with re- gorew wages

come management. in the form spec! to a wide variety o 50-?

sale to an unna

con- has been spread over an un- lusually long period. in fact too

Generally the early sown grain better returns and this

month of May. Even this week grain is going into the ground

liker produce the best results. the state—

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tractive banners displayed in I day‘s delay in sowing oats after;

recol- still a number of late comers. with an American Committee.felt-tel:t that gllésnxmolreeyﬁpot'ttﬁlg to be giving the last extra cul- tivation, In many cases it would appear that grain land is over cultivated thus adding to the .jng the month of June through cost and in some cases cutting

that. schedule has been changed in, has in the past been at the loot? , egg prices for the year ending:

Stabilization Board. Should this possibility arise it will be neces‘:

» Spanish Morocco Captain Bjorn » Eliassen of Chicago, part-owner of the vessel. said Thursday the I S panish COmbWEd through firm will more than cover liens

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Iof rotational grazing. clipping cial. education and domesticl and the application of fertilizer ‘. pl‘flblf‘ms- The" at various times throughout the lalso been felt

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jmany people in backwar Last. week the 24 man com-‘ tries have been made in o r 9 Many older folks, when deﬁcient in iron.

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‘mittee that looks after dairy, tolerable by programs whichfmay regain We" Pld’ﬁm' "‘"9’. a"; adVCT‘iSing in Canada met in they have supported and en-‘tyounge' M‘M W" 05"“ TM" w W I

oronto to consider two main couraged- 05ka‘ltiia'y."§ms’r:§§ln"lwv WW9" ‘ . . of ad- GRAIN sowma "energelic feeling. B-day “get-acquainted ‘Vel‘tlsmg and PUbliC "Elation-‘3 The impression is gained that 5i" “5‘5 mm' M a" drug “m for 1965 was gone into very care- Ihe sowing of grain this year

fully, in the light of reactions<

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to the 1964 program. As a pilot! project for 1965 a limited budget ifor television was approved. Television on an extensive basis is a very expensive medium ‘but it was felt desirable that‘‘ Ithe program gain some. experi- ence in this fie

With very minor exceptions. lthe 1964 program has met with* lquite general approval by pro- M

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PLUS 8-DASH HARNESS RACING PROGRAM THURSDAY, JULY 16

SUMM‘ERSIDE RACEWAY

l A Catholic mother tel/5.. . “WHY I BELIEVE IN } BIRTH CONTROL”

The uncertainties of the rhythm system. she says. can

do great psychological dam- Afternoon—2:1 5 age. Yet the Church accepts _ no other method. What is Evening—8:15

one. to do when asked to . choose between the salvation ' of the soul and the salvation of the. family? Read a forth- : I right answer in the July» I Reader’s Digest, now on sale. I

ReservevTickets Only 1.50

Mall cheque or money order to Summersldo Lobster Carnival. P. 0. Box 1391. Specify afternoon or evening performance.

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SALE B TENDER

Sealed tenders clearly marked as to content will he received at the office of the undersigned until 12 o'clock Noon. the 30th day of June, 1964. for any or all of the used heavy equipment listed below.

1. One Caterpillar D7 Tractor c/w Hydraulic angle Dolor and cable winch.

. One Austin Western 99 Motor Grader c/w Snow-plow and wing.

. One Hough HF Rubber-tired Payloader.

. One Pmibono Mullkon 15 Rubber-fired Payload" c/w

bucket and one-way snow-plow.

One London 65 one bag Concrete Mixer.

. One Annoy-Mord Gus 6-8 ton ruler.

. One 1920 Buffalo-Springﬁeld 5 ton steam roller.

Machines may he purchased with or without attachments.

2 3 4 5 6 7

A certified cheque in the amount of 10% of the bid must accompany the tender.

Inspection may be any-ranged by contacting the City Engineer’s Office. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

JOHN J. BUTLER City Comptroller,

City of Charlottetown

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